JOURNEY RETREAT SCHEDULE 2022-2023 PROGRAM YEAR

During the program year, candidates are asked to attend a Journey Retreat Weekend. This experience fosters a sense of community among the young people and brings to light the possibility of establishing a personal friendship with God.

For the 2022-2023 Program year, there will be four Journey Retreats. They are:

SEPTEMBER 30-OCTOBER 2, 2022
NOVEMBER 11-13, 2022
FEBRUARY 3-5, 2023
MARCH 10-12, 2023

Candidates will have the option to choose one of the weekends above at the time of registration.

THINGS TO BRING
SLEEPING BAG OR LINENS/BLANKET & PILLOW
REUSABLE WATER BOTTLE
PERSONAL TOILETRIES
WASH CLOTH & TOWEL
COMFORTABLE CLOTHING FOR TWO DAYS
JUG OF WATER OR BOTTLE OF SODA TO BE SHARED WITH THE GROUP
SNACK FOOD TO BE SHARED WITH THE GROUP (INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED IS PREFERRED)
 

THINGS NOT TO BRING
GAMEBOYS/ELECTRONIC GAMES
HOMEWORK
MONEY/VALUABLES

DIRECTIONS TO ARCHDIOCESAN YOUTH RETREAT CENTER
499 Belgrove Drive, Kearny, NJ
(Former Boys Town Facility)

TAKE ROUTE 17 SOUTH ALL THE WAY INTO LYNDHURST.
ROUTE 17 SOUTH WILL EVENTUALLY MAKE A LEFT HAD TURN AND BECOME RIDGE ROAD (IN LYNDHURST). FOLLOW RIDGE ROAD FOR A WHILE, GOING THROUGH THE TOWNS OF LYNDHURST, NORTH ARLINGTON AND EVENTUALLY YOU WILL COME INTO KEARNY, WHERE RIDGE ROAD BECOMES KEARNY AVENUE. YOU WILL GO OVER A SMALL BRIDGE AND PASS ST. STEPHEN’S CHURCH ON YOUR LEFT. AT THE NEXT TRAFFIC LIGHT YOU WILL MAKE A RIGHT ONTO MIDLAND AVENUE. AT THE NEXT TRAFFIC LIGHT, MAKE A LEFT ONTO BELGROVE DRIVE. AT YOUR NEXT TRAFFIC LIGHT YOU WILL MAKE AN IMMEDIATE RIGHT INTO THE DRIVEWAY FOR THE CENTER.  THE DRIVEWAY IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE CHURCH BUILDING AND THE GYM BUILDING. PULL DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. PARKING IS BEHIND THE BUILDINGS. MASS WILL BE HELD IN THE CHURCH BUILDING.