Several girls work on an activity during the Feb. 16-18, 2024 Lazarus Retreat, held at Gasper River Catholic Youth Camp and Retreat Center in Bowling Green. COURTESY OF CHARLIE HARDESTY
Lazarus Retreat 2024 helps youth embrace new life in Christ
BY WKC STAFF
The annual Lazarus Retreat, led by the Diocese of Owensboro’s Office of Youth Ministry, took place Feb. 16-18. A total of 17 youth (11 girls and six boys) attended, guided by 13 adult leaders.
The Lazarus Retreat utilizes the story of the raising of Lazarus (John 11: 1- 46). While on retreat, the youth are invited to explore the things in life that keep them bound up, entombed, and unable to hear the voice of Jesus calling them to life. The goal of the retreat is inviting the young people into the good news of Jesus Christ; helping them abandon the things that lead to death and respond to Jesus calling them to new life.
To learn more, visit owensborodiocese.org/lazarus-retreat.
On Feb. 18, Lazarus Retreat participants and team members pop confetti during their Sunday morning “Celebration Breakfast” kicking off the day’s focus on Lazarus coming from the tomb into new life. COURTESY OF CHARLIE HARDESTY
The participants of the Feb. 16-18, 2024 Lazarus Retreat, held at Gasper River Catholic Youth Camp and Retreat Center in Bowling Green. COURTESY OF CHARLIE HARDESTY
Originally printed in the March 2024 issue of The Western Kentucky Catholic.
