Diocesan Service Trip

Registration will open on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023.  

The registration deadline for this trip is Friday, Jan. 5, 2024.

Health concerns:
This weeklong trip has a full schedule and lots of walking.  If you have any medical issues or health concerns that could limit participation in the service or attending the conference please notify our office prior to registering. 

Sensory warning: 
The Steubenville Conference and Mission Trip is a wonderful experience. However, if your teen has auditory, visual, or tactile sensory issues, this may not be the experience for them. The conference is in a large arena, where praise music is played loudly among cheers and loud singing and clapping. Strobe and other flashing lights are used often. The travel on the buses and close quarters of the conference guarantee that there will be physical touch at some point due to dancing, shuffling in lines, getting through doorways, etc. We would ask that if you still want your child to participate, but they may need quiet breaks, that you would plan to register and accompany your child as chaperone. While we want to be welcoming to everyone, staff also needs to be available for all students attending. The diocese does offer more accommodating retreats for anyone wanting a wonderful opportunity to encounter our Lord. If this particular event doesn't suit our sensory sensitive brothers’ and sisters’ needs, please consider one of those options.
 

Payment Options
Cost: Will be posted in October ($100 non-refundable deposit due at registration).

Ask your parish's youth ministry staff about fundraising opportunities.

You may choose to pay in full or select the payment plan which has 3 additional payments after the initial deposit. Payments will automatically be withdrawn from your card on file on the following dates:

• Saturday, April 6, 2024
• Saturday, May 4, 2024
• Saturday, June 1, 2024

Choose the payment plan then the "deposit + 2 payment(s)" option during registration. If you are paying for part of the trip through your parish, please contact them about requesting a scholarship/fundraising coupon code to add to your registration so the parish can be invoiced. Those with parish coupon codes will add them at the end of registration prior to payment. Coupon codes can be added by Annette Merritt after registration if needed. 

Cancelation policy

If you are no longer able to join us you have until May 4, 2024 to cancel and receive a refund minus the $100, non-refundable deposti. If you need to cancel your registration after May 4, 2024, there are no refunds available. 

If you are a parish bringing students on this trip, you will be asked to send at least one chaperone from your parish to accompany your students on this trip. You could be asked to provide two chaperones or split the cost of a chaperone between two parishes.   We must have an adequate ratio of male and female chaperones to care for our students.  If you are a youth minister and plan on bringing students on this trip or have chaperones you would like to bring with, they must be approved by the Office of Youth Ministry prior to their registration. 

October 19, 2023: Registration Opens

To Register:

1. Go to www.dioceseduluth.org
2. Click on the Department of Youth Ministry Page
3. Click on Steubenville Mission Trip and follow the registration link.
4. Fill in all of the required information, including electronic signatures and permission slips.
5. Note - you will receive a confirmation e-mail once you have hit submit and completed the online registration process.  If you do not receive a confirmation e-mail you are not registered. 

When registering for this event parents will need the following information:

1. Health History and Insurance Information
2. Know food allergies
3. Emergency Contact Information
4. Coupon codes from the parish office (if applicable)
5. Ability to pay $100 non-refundable deposit.

January 16, 2024: Registration Deadline & Deposit Due

April 12: Payment Due

May 23: Payment Due

June 14: Final Payment Due