Participants of YOUTH 2000 pray the rosary during the annual retreat on March 17, 2024 at Brescia University. RACHEL HALL | WKC
YOUTH 2000 celebrates 27th year in Owensboro
BY WKC STAFF
The 27th annual YOUTH 2000 drew more than 500 participants (400 of them youth) for the March 15-17, 2024 retreat, which was held at Brescia University in Owensboro.
The retreat, which is centered around Christ in the Eucharist and focuses on bringing teens closer to the Eucharist, is led by the Diocese of Owensboro’s Marian Shrine Committee and cosponsored by the diocese’s Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry.
YOUTH 2000 features prayer, Mass, Confession, talks, and fellowship with other Catholic youth from around the diocese. This year’s retreat saw more than 500 registrations of youth and adult leaders, which was the highest number seen since 2020.
To learn more about the retreat, visit owensborodiocese.org/youth-2000.
A youth receives Holy Communion during the closing Mass for YOUTH 2000 on March 17, 2024, at Brescia University in Owensboro. RACHEL HALL | WKC
A monstrance containing the Holy Eucharist is seen during evening Adoration on March 16, 2024, at YOUTH 2000 held at Brescia University in Owensboro. COURTESY OF FR. COREY D. BRUNS
Participants hold hands for the Our Father during the closing Mass for YOUTH 2000 on March 17, 2024, at Brescia University in Owensboro. RACHEL HALL | WKC
Altar servers lead the procession at the end of the closing Mass for YOUTH 2000 on March 17, 2024, at Brescia University in Owensboro. RACHEL HALL | WKC
Originally printed in the April 2024 issue of The Western Kentucky Catholic.
