Columbia, South Carolina, July 14-22

We'll be traveling by bus with other local parishes to serve in the south. Trips like this are often highlights of high school!

Eligible Ages: Currently in grades 8-12
Deadline to Register: March 1st

BEGIN REGISTRATION FOR COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA 2020 HERE
READ THE COLUMBIA 2020 INFORMATION GUIDE HERE

What is a High School Service Trip?

The High School Service Trip is an opportunity offered by local Rochester area parishes. It is open to any high school student, Catholic or otherwise, in grades 8-12 (during the school year before the summer trip). While there are many reasons parishes offer service trips, we are convinced that our main reason is because Christ has called us and has commissioned us to recognize the intrinsic dignity that resides in each and every person we meet.

What to Expect

Every day at Alive in You will be a new adventure. Your days will be packed with awesome praise and worship music, Mass, prayer, motivational speakers, opportunities for the Sacrament of Confession, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, service, and education about the Catholic faith. Our group will also have time to come together daily for parish time to share our experiences with one another.

Theme

Every year Alive in You chooses a Catholic theme that will be emphasized throughout the week. Each day will include a focus that supports the weekly theme. Evening sessions, activities, service work, parish time, and the conference will all be connected in order for you to easily grasp the message of the week. This year’s theme is “Magnify.” We will look at Mary, the Mother of God, and how our devotion to Mary leads us into a closer relationship with our Lord.

Activities

Throughout the week, we like to mix things up a little bit and have different workshops and hands-on team building activities. Some of these will be set up directly to benefit local charities and communities. This provides a positive experience for all the participants and help to reinforce the them for the week all while helping the community we will be serving.

• Click this LINK to open up our Online Giving Portal.
• Log-in (or create an online giving account if you don't already have one). If you'd rather not create an account you can select the "Quick Give" option toward the lower right corner of the page.
• When making payments make sure you select the correct fund. In this case, "Pay - Youth Ministry Trips/Camps/Event Fees"
• Under "Special Instructions" please enter the following:
  • First and last name of student registering, HSST 2020
  • For example: Joe Johnson, HSST 2020 
• Follow any remaining on-screen prompts
   

Check out this video from our Summer 2014 trip to Detroit, Michigan