Join us for one of our Diocesan Confirmation retreats! Retreats include icebreakers, talks and witnesses, opportunities for prayer, the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and Mass!

Below are the dates and locations for Confirmation retreats that the Diocese is running in 2022-23. Cost to attend is $25/student. All students must sign up with a group. The teen to adult ratio must be at least 8:1. Individual registrations are available on a limited basis. If you are interested in sending students to one of the retreats, sign up using the links below or contact Tim Messenger at 508-929-4360 or at tmessenger@worcesterdiocese.org for more information.

Deadline to sign up is 2 weeks before each retreat! 

2022-23 Confirmation Retreat Schedule

Sunday, October 16, 2022, 12-6:30pm
at Our Lady of Hope, Grafton

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Monday, January 16, 2023 (MLK Day), 10am-5pm 
at Our Lady of Providence, Worcester

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Saturday, March 4, 2023, 11am-5:30pm
at Holy Rosary, Gardner

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Sunday, March 26, 2023, 11:30am-6:30pm
at St. Edward the Confessor, Westminster

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We can also come to you to do a retreat!
If the above dates do not work for you or if you'd like to have your own retreat we can plan and facilitate a retreat and send a retreat team out to you! Retreats can be customized to whatever your needs are. To have the Diocese put on a retreat, you must have at least 20 participants either from your parish or a group of parishes. We can do any type of retreat whether it is Confirmation, middle school or high school youth ministry retreats, or anything else!

If you have questions, please contact Tim Messenger at 508-929-4360 or at tmessenger@worcesterdiocese.org.

The Youth Ministry Office can also help to plan and/or run a retreat for your Catholic school! Retreats can be customized to whatever the needs of your school are whether is is a day-long retreat, part of the day, or a weekend retreat (limited availability). Retreats include a mix of social and spiritual experiences. Typical retreats contain icebreakers, talks, team-building, music, prayer, and worship. Mass, Adoration, and confession are highly recommended (priest needed). To schedule a retreat at your school or for more questions, contact Tim Messenger at tmessenger@worcesterdiocese.org.

We are always looking for volunteers to serve on our Diocesan retreat team! If you are someone who has a passion for helping young people, this team is perfect for you! We are in need of all types of gifts and skill sets including small group leaders, leading games/icebreakers, speakers, behind-the-scenes workers, and much more! Team members can help at whatever retreats they are available for (or all of them!). If you are interested in being a part of this team, click on the link below:

Sign up for the Diocesan Youth Retreat Team!