Niobrara Valley House of Renewal
P.O. Box 167
Lynch, NE 68746
1(402)569-2421


           

Home Up Quest Reunion

Where We Have Been
Events we have participated in

  • December 21-22, 2002 - Quest Reunion - 25 participants over the two days. Click the "Quest Reunion" button above for the advertisement we did. If you missed it, you missed a great time.
  • October 12-13, 2002  Quest - A Christian Encounter for Freshmen and Sophomores - Team: 4 priests, 31 adult & youth leaders, 26 participants
  • September-October 2002 - Youth Ministry Leadership Training - 2 4-hour Training & Preparation Sessions before Quest - Participants: 32-member Team
  • August 24, 2002 - Confirmation Retreat for St. Patrick's (O'Neill) Confirmation Class - Team: 1 priest, 8 adult leaders, 10 youth leaders, 35 participants
  • July 23-29, 2002 - World Youth Day, Toronto - sent 2 youths
  • July 30, 2002 - Fun in the "Son" - Jr. High, Confirmation Theme - Team: 1 Priest, 5 adult lay leaders, 8 youth leaders, 26 participants
  • June 9-13, 2002 - Christian Leadership Institute (CLI) - Presented by the Office of Religious Formation, Archdiocese of Omaha - sent 1 youth leader
  • April 13, 2002 - F.R.O.G. - Fully Rely On God - Jr. High Lock-in - a great start to faith sharing - Team: 1 priest, 18 lay adults and youth - 45 participants
  • March 23-24, 2002 - Quest - A Christian Encounter for Freshmen and Sophomores - Team: 4 priests, 39 Lay adults & youth, 28 participants
  • March 2002 (4 sessions) - Youth Ministry Leadership Training - 4 hour Training & Preparation Sessions before Quest - Participants: 35-member Team
  • October 28, 2001 - Youth Leadership Appreciation Event (well, alright, this actually happened at St. Mary's Social Hall in Spencer) -  This year's Archdiocesan Youth Events were held on the parish and deanery levels. Here in the Rural Northwest Deanery, we  planned a Youth Leadership Appreciation Event. This included a Mass, an appreciation evening "luncheon" followed by a concert with noted song writer and singer, Fr. David Hemann (see his web site) from Sioux City, Iowa. The concert was open to the public. The Mass and luncheon were by invitation.
    We had 95 participants.
  • October 5-7, 2001 - Quest - A Christian Encounter for Freshmen and Sophomores
    Team:  3 Priests & 10 Lay Adults, 21 Youth
    Youth Program Participants:  28
  • August 25, 2001 - Confirmation Retreat - for junior high students.
    Team:  2 Priest, 7 Lay Leaders, 8 Youth Leaders
    Youth Program Participants:  31
  • July 31, 2001 - Fun in the Son - Reflection, Friends, & Service - A time for 7th to 9th grade students to gather for some fun, a little service, and instruction. This is designed for a Confirmation project, and this year we will be discussing the Sacraments of Initiation. It will include an Outdoor Mass at our Grotto, volleyball, and swimming. It is an all day event. - by 1 priest, 8 adult leaders, 3 youth leaders - 30 participants
  • June 10-15, 2001 - Christian Leadership Institute (CLI) - presented by the Office of Religious Formation, Archdiocese of Omaha - attended by 3 youth leadersMarch 17-18, 2001 -  Quest (see Quest page) - by 3 priests, 9 adult leaders, 15 youth leaders - 13 participants

  • March 9-11, 2001 - Choices (For Young Singles to examine their Choices in Life) - sponsored by ProSanctity, Elkhorn, Nebraska - attended by 1 adult leader, 1 youth leader

  • September 30 - October 1, 2000 - Quest (see Quest page) - by 3 priests, 9 adult leaders, 18 youth leaders - 19 participants

  • October 7, 2000 - Confirmation Retreat (Gifts of the Holy Spirit) - by 1 priest, 6 adult leaders, 8 youth leaders - 35 participants

  • August 1, 2000 - Reflection, Fun & Service (Life of the Saints) - by 1 priest, 8 adult leaders, 5 youth leaders - 40 participants