We are so excited for our second annual Saint Peter Edge Middle School Weekend Retreat! Our retreat will run from the evening of Friday, November 6th through the afternoon of Sunday, November 8th with overnight accomodations at Tel Hai Camp and Retreat Center in Honey Brook (About 10 minutes from Saint Peter). Accommodations are hotel/cabin style and are fully climate controlled (Heat and AC). Check in will begin at 5:00 pm Friday, and the retreat will wrap up at approximately 2:30 pm Sunday afternoon!
This retreat is very flexibile and only 10 minutes from Saint Peter Church. Middle schoolers are more than welcome to arrive late, leave early, or leave and come back for any practices/sports if needed. There are also options for the "day" portions of the retreat for those middle schoolers who do not desire to stay overnight. Email Chris or Abby at youth@saintpeterchurch.net to discuss!
This retreat is being hosted by our young adult Core Team and high school Teen Missionary leaders. All adult staff and volunteers with Saint Peter Youth Ministry have all required safe environment clearances and compliance.
The cost of this weekend retreat with overnight accomodations and all meals (Friday Dinner-Sunday Lunch) is $240 per middle schooler. The increased cost this year is needed to defray the cost of our adults attending the retreat, as the parish is no longer able to subsidize these costs.
Finances are never an obstacle for our middle schoolers to attend. If you are in need of a scholarship, please email Chris or Abby youth@saintpeterchurch.net and we will ensure your costs are covered.
Middle School Participant Information
If your middle schooler takes any prescription medication, please write the medication and dosage information and place in a ziploc bag with your middle schooler's name. Middle Schoolers will give all prescription medication to the adult volunteers to hold in a secure location who will supervise the dosage of said prescription medication
Acknowledgements & Conditions of Participation
Saint Peter Youth Ministry Participation. All necessary permissions, waivers, standards of behavior, and agreements for this reteat have already been collected on the Edge 26-27 Registration Form. If this is your middle schooler's first event with us, please go back and fill out this additional form. Outlined below are more details about this specific retreat:
Cell Phones
To enter into a retreat environment and to avoid unsupervised use, all middle schoolers will be required to turn in their cell phones for the duration of the retreat. Core Team members will get in contact with parents if needed, and middle schoolers will be welcomed to contact their parents at designated times if desired using a core member's cell phone or their own phone under supervision. Parents are encouraged to have their middle schoolers leave their cell phones at home. Phones that are turned in will be kept in a secure location and reasonable efforts will be made to ensure their safekeeping. However, Saint Peter Youth Ministry is not responsible for any lost or damaged cell phones.
Prohibited Items and Consent to Search As the parent/legal guardian of the participant named above, I understand and acknowledge that Saint Peter Youth Ministry prioritizes the safety and well-being of all attending the retreat. As such, prohibited items on this retreat include but are not limited to, alcohol, drugs, cigarettes, cigars, vapes, nicotine pouches, weapons, or any other illegal or age restricted product. All middle schoolers will be given the opportunity to turn in any of the above mentioned items within the first hour of the retreat without consequence. After that point, if the need arises, I grant Saint Peter Youth Ministry employees, volunteers, or designated representatives, the right to search the belongings of my middle schooler, including but not limited to bags, suitcases, and room accommodations, if there is a reasonable suspicion that the participant may possess any prohibited or illegal items.
I understand that this search will be conducted with the utmost respect for my child's privacy and belongings. In the event that prohibited or illegal items are found, they will be confiscated, and appropriate action will be taken, which may include immediate dismissal from the retreat without a refund and, if necessary, involvement of law enforcement. Acknowledgement of Overnight Retreat Standards
I understand and consent to my middle schooler sharing a retreat cabin or room with other middle schoolers of the same gender. Adult chaperones and missionaries will be staying in the same gender specific buildings with middle schoolers with separate or individual occupancy restrooms and sleeping quarters. Each middle school participant will follow all directives of the Saint Peter Youth Ministry staff and volunteers in regards to curfew and quiet hours at night, as well as the separation of spaces by gender. Each middle schooler commits to not entering a retreat room or cabin of the opposing gender. Each middle schooler commits to remaining in their designated buildings or cabin after the set curfew in the overnight hours
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RefundsI understand that Saint Peter Youth Ministry must provide a final count to the retreat center within a reasonable timeframe before the retreat and is then responsible for the final balance of the number of attendees. Therefore, any cancellations after Friday, October 23, 2026 will not be eligble for a refund.
Tel Hai Camp Activity Waiver
Please print, sign, and scan back the following waiver to youth@saintpeterchurch.net. This is specific to the activities at Tel Hai Camp. Thank you!
Tel Hai Waiver
Parent/Guardian Signature
By typing my name below, I attest that I am the authorized parent/guardian of the middle school participant listed on this form and that I agree to all of the above conditions of participation for my middle schooler in the Saint Peter Youth Ministry Retreat. I understand that on this electronic form, typing my name in the box below is the legal equivalent of a written signature.