With only 50 spots offered, registration will be filled in a first-come, first-served basis. To hold your spot, a completed registration form and $100 downpayment is required.

Once all spots are filled, we will begin a wait list. As we recieve cancellations, youth from the wait list will be notified.

Final payments are due by June 15.

Should a youth choose to cancel, refunds will be offered up to June 15.

This year’s home base is Mount St. Francis Center for Spirituality located at 101 St. Anthony Dr. / Mt. St. Francis, IN. Affectionately called “The Mount,” this will be where we have breakfast and dinner, evening programming, and stay overnight. Youth and adults will sleep in bunk-style dormitories. The building is air-conditioned and has communal bathrooms.

In accordance with the Bishops Charter for the Protection of Children, separate showers are provided for teens and adults. The showers will be available each afternoon during free time. Bathrooms are located in the hallway of the dormitories and each shower/toilet has a private stall. Participants are required to shower daily.

The menu offered at Faith In Action is based on a well-balanced diet that will provide the nutritional and calorie needs for each day.

• Breakfast includes juice, cereal, muffins, bagels, danishes, fruit, yogurt, and milk, as well as hot food items (pancakes, egg casseroles, etc.) prepared and served by the chef and staff of Mt. St. Francis.

• Daily lunch at worksites includes a peanut butter or a cold cut sandwich, various prepackaged snacks, and a drink.

• Dinner meals will be prepared and served by the chef and staff of Mt. St. Francis.

All menus accommodate youth and adults with common food allergies and sensitivities (vegetarian, gluten allergy, nut allergy). Make sure you identify your allergies and dietary needs in all registration paperwork and contact Michelle with information about the specific needs.

Catalyst Catholic is partnering with great community organizations that provide ongoing support to the residents we will serve. All of our service sites will be within the New Albany Deanery - Clark, Floyd and Harrison counties in Indiana. This will allow us to emphasize the idea that we are called to serve our neighbors in our neighborhood. This also allows our young people to connect with philanthropic organizations in our community that do good works 365 days a year!

Small groups of five youth and two adults will be sent out to worksites together each day. Groups will be formed based on age and interests of the youth, also giving them the chance to meet youth from other deanery parishes. Youth and adults will be assigned meaningful service work and have opportunities to pray and grow into a small community with one another.

Only adults 25 years of age or older will be permitted to drive vehicles on behalf of Faith In Action, and all adults over 18 will participate in training, including Safe Parish and background checks.

While Mt. St. Francis is relatively close to home, we need your support as we help our youth disconnect from the distractions of everyday life and focus on the meaningful service work they’ll be doing during Faith In Action. Think of this week as a retreat or summer camp experience. In order to maintain a positive, immersive environment, we ask for your cooperation with the following guidelines:

• Commitment: Youth are expected to attend the entire mission trip. Both youth and adults are required to arrive on time and stay for the full duration of the trip. Late arrivals or early departures are not permitted.

• Transportation: Youth are not allowed to drive themselves during the mission trip.

• Phone Use: We ask youth and adults to use phones only during designated free time, applying a common-sense approach to minimize distractions.

• Communication: Parents are encouraged to limit phone calls and text messages during the week to support the focus on service and community.

• Visits: For the integrity of the experience, friends and family, including parents, are not permitted to visit during Faith In Action.

Thank you for your understanding and support in helping us create a meaningful, distraction-free environment for the youth as they focus on serving others.

In the case of an emergency that you need to get ahold of your child, please contact our Faith In Action leader Michelle Fessel at 812-968-4436.

A full packing list will be sent two weeks prior to the event, but here is a general idea of what will be provided or need to be packed.

Worksites:

• A Faith In Action t-shirt will be worn at worksites each day and laundered each night.

• Youth should have both shorts and jeans/pants for their worksite - some sites will require pants at all times.

• Please be sure to bring closed-toe tennis shoes or work boots for the worksite. Flip flops and slides are only allowed during free time.

Evening programming:

• A comfortable change of clothes for each evening, such as shorts and t-shirts.

Overnight:

• Modest pajamas

• A pillow, along with sheets and a blanket or a sleeping bag. Youth will sleep in twin sized bunk beds.

Faith In Action provides a safe and welcoming environment that exemplifies the Christian Community. For this reason, all youth and adults are asked to dress in a manner that is modest and appropriate for a Catholic environment.

• Dress during program and free time while at home base must cover up all parts of the chest, mid-section, and back. In addition, please be modest when packing shorts and bathing suits.

• Personal appearance is not to be sexually suggestive or revealing nor display offensive or suggestive symbols/statements. T-shirts with beer/alcohol logos are also prohibited.