Catholic Scouts Retreat Weekend “Walking with the Saints” November 1-3, 2024

September 29, 2024 // Office for Youth and Youth Adult Ministry

Sponsored by the Archdiocese of Newark’s Catholic Committee on Scouting & the Office for Youth & Young Adult Ministry, this camping retreat weekend will be taking place at the Ross Dock Section of the Palisades Interstate Park in Fort Lee, NJ.

Scouts BSA, Sea Scout Units, Venture Crews and also Cadet, Senior and Ambassador level Girl Scout Units are welcome to attend this camping weekend.

Hold A Sites are $50.00 per site, per Unit. Units must supply their own Breakfast Saturday & Sunday morning. We provide Lunch and Dinner on Saturday. Units bring their own tents to set up in their site.

The Retreat Fee for all scouts and adults is $40 per person.

The weekend includes Retreat Sessions, afternoon activities, lunch, dinner, Mass, Adoration and more! The Retreat begins at 9pm on Friday and ends by 10am Sunday.

You can preview the schedule below, and reserve spots now for the weekend.
Deadline to reserve a Hold a Site and spots for your Unit is Friday October 25th.

THE RETREAT SCHEDULE (As of September 29, 2024)

Friday November 1

6:00 – 9pm Check –In/ Registration/ Camp Site Set Ups For Boy Scouts

9:15pm Gather at Main Pavilion

Welcome, Intro on weekend

9:30pm Retreat Session 1

10:15pm Closing Prayer

10:30pm Leaders Meeting

11:00pm Lights Out

Saturday November 2^nd

7:30 -9:00am Breakfast – Units on their own

9:00-9:15am Morning Prayer & Announcements

9:30am -10:15am Retreat Session 2

10:15am Break

10:30am Retreat Session 3

11:00am Break

11:15am Retreat Session 4

12:00pm Wrap up / Announcements/ Grace

12:15pm Lunch

1:00pm Gather to discuss Hike/ Group Photo

1:15pm Depart for Group Hike

4:15pm Return/ Free Time

4:30pm Retreat Session 5

5:15pm Discussion on Religious Emblems

5:25pm Announcements

5:30pm Dinner/ Free Time

6:30 – 7:30pm Mass

7:30pm- 10pm Eucharistic Adoration (30min shifts by Units)

7:45pm Movie

11:00pm Lights Out

Sunday November 3^rd

7:30-9:00am Breakfast – Units on their own

9:00am Morning Prayer & Announcements, Closing Ceremony

9:15-10am Site Inspection/ Check Out

Catholic Scouting Retreat Weekend Registration Form

Unit Contact information(Required)

First Name Last Name

Email(Required)

Cell Phone Number(Required)

Scout Unit #(Required)

Where is this BSA Unit Chartered at or does the Girl Scout Unit Meet at??(Required)

What city is the Unit from?(Required)

What county is the Unit from?(Required)

This Unit is a(Required)

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

How Many Sites does your Unit Need? Sites are $50 each and can accomodate up to 25 people. .(Required)

Total # of spots reserving for Scouts attending the Retreat(Required)

Total # of spots reserving for Adult Leaders attending the Retreat(Required)

Any Food Allergies we should be aware of for your Scouts/ Leaders

Please Note

Cost for the Retreat is $40 per person and covers the cost of the Retreat, lunch and dinner on Saturday.
Payment is expected upon arrival to the Retreat Check In via cash or check. Please make the check payable to “Archdiocese of Newark”
Unit Leaders MUST BE 21 years old or older
All Units Adult Leaders in attendance must be BSA and Archdiocesan Safe Environment Cleared

QUESTIONS? PLEASE CONTACT
Rich Donovan, Associate Director
Office for Youth & Young Adult Ministry
richard.donovan@rcan.org
201-998-0088 x 4150