October 2-5, 2025
Welcome to the HOPE Retreat, a pro-life retreat for high school students!
This is a 4 day retreat in Prescott, Arizona run by the Pro-Life Education Program of Life Choices Women's Clinic for Catholic high schoolers. This retreat is a wonderful way to spark a culture of life in your community. Whether a teen is leaning pro-choice or feels like he or she can defend the unborn, this is a good opportunity to learn more and dive deeper into the pro-life movement.
Registration will open in July.
The Details
Mass, Adoration, & Confession
We will spend time in song and prayer and participate in the sacraments.
General Sessions & Workshops
We will dive into topics like Planned Parenthood, IVF, Euthanasia, abortion, etc. We will also talk about suffering and hope.
Team Building
We will play games, participate in team-building activities, and get to know other teens from around the state!
Follow us on Instagram @hope.retreat to see pictures and videos from our past retreats!
Q&A
Who can sign up?
Youth ministers can sign up their youth groups by reserving a number of spots. We will email you a registration form and ask that you send us your teens' names, gender, grade, and t-shirt size by September 20th. For every 8 teens, please bring an adult chaperone who is safe environment trained.
Teens can also sign up individually, and they will be assigned a small group of other teens that signed up individually.
We have opened the retreat to college students. They will be housed with the adults leading the retreat and have their own small groups. Any college student attending will be required to complete the Diocesan safe environment training as well.
How will we get to Camp Pinerock?
If you are coming from outside of Phoenix, you will need to arrange your own transportation. We will have a bus leaving from St. Bernadette's at 4pm on Thursday, October 2nd, and the bus will return on Sunday, October 5th by 2pm.
Is this a 4 day retreat?
Yes, we chose these days because some schools are on fall break during this time. We have found that three days is just not enough time to dive into these topics while also giving teens time to have fun and rest.
Will meals and housing be provided?
We will be stopping in Prescott Valley Thursday night and the teens will have the option to eat at KFC, Taco Bell, or Burger King. All other meals will be provided by the camp. We will be staying in the dorms at Camp Pinerock.
