Global Celebration of Young People!
Middle School Day - Sat, Feb 8, 2025
High School Day - Say Feb 15, 2025
Updates coming soon!
What FRC will provide for this year’s events:
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Provide young people to grow closer to Christ though worship, creation, and each other.
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Prayer experiences throughout the Franciscan Renewal Center property.
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Times available for Mass, Adoration and Reconciliation.
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Contemporary Christian music for praise and worship.
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Tour of the Franciscan Renewal Center grounds.
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Exhibitor hall for organizations to share their work with young people and opportunities for young people to participate in those organizations.
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Breakout session topics will cover our theme on Hope in the Lord! including Q&A with Franciscan Friars, practical steps young people can take to put their faith into action, servant leadership, and mental health.
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Provide a “Call to Action” for young people to do in their home parishes.
Contact Cheryl Hentz cheryl@thecasa.org for more information.
In 2020 Pope Francis called for a renewal of global celebrations of young people in our local churches and across the universal Catholic Church. As part of this renewing World Youth Day would transfer from Palm Sunday to Christ the King Sunday. The center of the World Youth Day celebration remains the Mystery of Jesus Christ the Redeemer of Man, as Saint John Paul II, had initiated as the patron of World Youth Day.
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The global Catholic Church calls this annual celebration “World Youth Day” to remind people that every year is an opportunity to celebrate and accompany young people. However, because the term “World Youth Day” is often associated with the major international event that has taken place every two or three years since, we in the United States refer to the Christ the King Sunday experience as the “Global Celebration of Young People.”
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The purpose of holding a festival of faith for young people each year is to give them opportunities to grow in their relationship with God and give them knowledge and tools to be “doers” of the Word. We want to recognize their importance in our global Church and empower young people to understand they are not only the future of our Church. They are the NOW!
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As part of our Franciscan values, we recognize the dignity of each individual and work to identify legitimate needs and share our resources generously. The Franciscan Renewal Center is an ideal location for this event. Established in 1951 as a place for spiritual growth, healing, and renewal, it offers numerous meeting rooms for our breakout sessions. Additionally, the grounds have ample space and place to experience the peace of our God. Participants can visit the Blessed Sacrament or the Meditation Chapel for quiet time to talk with God. The Healing Garden and Labyrinth are both favorite places of prayer time for our attendees as well. We are fortunate to have a property which makes it possible beautiful opportunities for people of all ages. ​​