Author Archives: Lauren van Vliet

Illuminating Steubenville Atlantic 2024

Steubenville Atlantic was hosted at St. Mary’s University in Halifax, NS, July 5-7th. This year, a total of 21 high school students, nine chaperones, and one priest from our diocese attended. It was a powerful weekend, focused on the theme ‘Illuminate’, taken from John 1:5 The weekend included talks about the different ways God illuminates

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Celebrating World Youth Day at Home

On Sunday November 26, the Diocese of Charlottetown Youth Ministry Office and the UPEI Chaplaincy Centre organized World Youth Day at Home.  Approximately twenty young people from across the diocese gathered at UPEI to celebrate their faith. The afternoon began with ice breakers, and a greeting from Bishop Joseph. Our keynote speaker, Ryan Mitchell of

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NET Retreats Return to the Diocese!

From November 12 to November 17, NET Ministries Canada hosted several successful events across the province. This included four day-long retreats (one in each Zone) for youth in grades 6-12, a conversation circle at the UPEI Chaplaincy Centre, and a NET Alumni event at St. Dunstan’s Basilica. It was a whirlwind week, that saw the

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A Bus-Full Heads to Steubenville Atlantic

Eleven chaperones, three peer leaders, and 39 high school students from the Diocese of Charlottetown attended Steubenville Atlantic Youth Conference. This was the largest group in recent years to attend the conference. It is an opportunity for the young people in our diocese to join with hundreds of others from across the Maritimes to grow

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