Archdiocese of Seattle | Office for Youth and Young Adult Ministry

Youth Ministry : Ascend

 

Ascend High School Leadership Camp

 

NEW!: Watch the New Ascend 2012 Promo Video!

Ascend continues a long tradition within the Archdiocese of providing quality opportunities for leadership development for our high-school-aged youth. Ascend seeks to support and train students in high school identified locally for leadership roles by their parishes and school communities. The program involves a planning team of 6-8 professionals, a staff of 20 adults and young adults, and 100+ youth participants. 

To register, download the Ascend Flyer, fill out the form, and send it back to us with payment (instructions found in the document) 

Ascend 2012
July 16-20, 2012
Camp Don Bosco

Open to youth entering grades 9-12 at Catholic parishes and schools. 
This unique Catholic leadership camp is a great experience for the high-school youth in your parish or school who are on a leadership team. It’s also a great opportunity for you to encourage those whom you’ve seen having leadership potential. 
 Ascend offers participants the opportunity to:

  • Discern leadership gifts
  • Develop concrete skills to use in their school or parish
  • Explore Christ’s example of servant leadership
  • Experience the power of walking the path of discipleship
  • Have fun in the beautiful setting of Camp Don Bosco
  • Meet new people from around the Archdiocese

Serve as staff at Ascend! – We are looking for staff – especially college-age young adults looking for something meaningful and fun to do with their summer. Youth ministers are welcome too!Download Staff Application 
For more information, or to get involved, call 206-382-4562 or contact Eric Forrest at eric.forrest@seattlearch.org

ASCEND DANCE VIDEO! We would love to come to your youth group and give a short presentation on Ascend and what it means to be “marked to move” and, if you’d like, teach the moves to this year’s theme song (to be filmed/edited into an archdiocesan-wide music video). We’d love for you to be a part of it –to get on the schedule, call Eric Forrest at 206.382.2010 Download flyer here.