The high school youth retreat will be at Whiteoak Conference Center in Winsboro, SC.  Youth will arrive at 6:30pm to check-in.  The guest speakers are Sean Forrest and Emily Wilson.

     Sean founded Movin’ With The Spirit, Inc. (MWTS), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to boldly proclaiming God’s eternal Truth and love. The group’s mission is to reach out to the lost and lonely in the name of Christ. Since then, Sean has had the opportunity to speak to hundreds of thousands of teens and adults across the country and internationally.

     He has been a guest on multiple programs on the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) and has been featured in nationally recognized magazines and newspapers. Sean has performed and spoken at venues such as: The National Catholic Youth Conference, World Youth Day, and the Creation fest and Soul fest Christian music festivals. He is an annual keynote speaker at the Steubenville youth conferences-and challenges men at diocesan men’s conferences throughout the country to live their faith and lead others to Christ. He reaches out to both the hearts and minds of his audiences, in keeping with the focus of Pope John Paul II’s Fides et Ratio (Faith and Reason).

     Emily is a young, energetic, Catholic musician and speaker who travels the world sharing her faith through witness and worship. Emily was encouraged by her third grade teacher to get up and sing in front of the whole church at the age of 7. With continued support from her high school choir teacher, she started leading music regularly. While attending Arizona State University, Emily began leading worship at church with Ike Ndolo. After hearing her voice and seeing her passion to lead others, Ike invited her to tour with his band and, together, they have attended conferences and events all over the country.

     Emily has spoken and played music at dozens of national and international youth and young adult events including diocesan, parish, and school events, as well as Life Teen conferences. The heart of Emily’s ministry is offering encouragement to young women in their search for their true identity. She spent two years as a full-time campus minister working with teen girls, and has since then led many women’s sessions across the country. Emily is on a mission to draw others to Christ through her speaking and her music that is both prayerful and powerful.

The weeken will conlcude with Mass Sunday morning with Bishop Guglielmone.