MYP TEEN RETREAT PART 2— May 18, 2024, at Thomas Berry Place, Jamaica, NY By Tom Leavens

The 2024 MYP Retreat is in the books! This year, the MYP Team planned two parts to the teen retreat. The first part was held at Holy Trinity Church in Whitestone, NY, on Friday, May 3rd. This was the perfect set-up for what was presented on Saturday, May 18th, at Thomas Berry Place in Jamaica, NY.

The theme of the retreat was Faith. After breakfast, the teens were presented with a huge, team building activity that involved many locations in the retreat house. It was called, “Faith Journey,” and the teens worked together to accomplish many tasks. The activity continued after lunch, followed by a talk from Diana Roach and the continuation of the painting activity.

We were able to have a Mass with the teens at the end of the day. Our celebrant was Fr. Chris Cleary and Mass was held in the beautiful Choir Chapel. The teens were invited to gather around the altar for the celebration as well. Also, we said goodbye to our seniors, Luke Hammond & Nico Medina.

Diana Roach & Tom Leavens rectored the event, with Team Members Nan Adams, Cathy Bischoff, John Fodera, Eileen Haggerty and Mary Leavens.