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As the movement of Life Teen, we are outraged, saddened, and grief-stricken by the horrific deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and too many others, and by the division and violence across our country. We believe that racism is a life issue. It is a disregard for human life and an ongoing danger that must be met directly. As members of the Church, we are called to stand up against injustice so that we might not embrace indifference. As Catholics, we cannot turn our eyes away from these atrocities and still profess to respect human life. We serve a God of love, mercy, and justice. With that comes the responsibility to love, to show mercy, and to seek justice.

We stand committed to continuing this conversation with young people as we believe real change can happen, and that God is still working miracles today. We have previously developed a resource called “At the Table” to help you and your teens discuss this important topic, and we are offering it for free on our website at this time — https://lifeteen.com/cym/resource/at-the-table

We pray for an end to racism, and an end to the violence in the wake of this tragedy. We pray for comfort for grieving families and friends. We pray for peace across the United States. We pray that through these trying days, real change will happen.

Finally, we beg God to heal our deeply flawed views of each other. As Jesus said, “By this, everyone will know that you are my disciples if you have love for one another” (John 13:35). Let us love one another.

Mother Mary, Pray for us!

Randy Raus
Life Teen President / CEO

We have made the decision to kick off summer camps at Covecrest and Hidden Lake only on July 6th!

The health and safety of our campers is our #1 priority. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we think it is important that you understand our efforts to manage your campers’ health and safety so that you can make an informed decision. Life Teen is focusing on ensuring that we are complying with all summer camp guidelines set forth by the state of GA, as well as taking all reasonable measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in our camps.

All campers will be required to test negative for COVID-19 within a week of coming to camp.
We will divide groups into groups of no more than 20 and maintain social distancing between groups while at camp.
We will be taking measures to monitor and address symptomatic campers by introducing a pre-camp health screen, daily temperature checks, and protocols to isolate, confirm, respond, and remove any camper or staff suspected to have COVID-19.
All away days will be eliminated, and no one will be allowed to leave camp property without being retested for COVID-19.
We are strengthening our standard cleaning procedures, including increasing the frequency of wiping down common touch points, dining hall areas, and activity equipment.

How did we reach this decision?

We received guidelines from the State of Georgia that includes measures that match Life Teen’s COVID-19 Camps Response Plan.
In consultation with our staff and board of directors, we feel confident that a group attending the weeks of summer camp this summer will have one of the best weeks ever. While our programming will be adapted and meeting and dining rooms will be marked for group sizes, we believe that it will be a Life Teen and EDGE Camp experience that you’ve come to expect!
After a lot of prayer and feedback from many of you (including parents) still wanting us to host camps, we feel that now more than ever teens need to be able to attend summer camps.
Looking at the amount of preparation we will need to make summer camps a reality and realizing that many of your parishes are just starting to open up again, we are going to kick off summer camps at Covecrest and Hidden Lake only on July 6th! So here are the actual weeks we will host Summer Camps in Georgia!

Life Teen 2020 Camp Weeks at Covecrest- July 6-11th, July 13-18th, July 20-25th, July 27-Aug 1st, August 3-8th

EDGE 2020 Camp Weeks at Hidden Lake – July 6-11th, July 13-18th, July 20-25th, July 27-Aug 1st, August 3-8th

While ministry may not be able to happen in the traditional sense, we are committed to providing innovative ways to connect digitally and to empower your teens and families to connect. Learn more about our Global Life Night Experience series and The Summit Movement and how we are partnering with you in this “new normal” of youth ministry to continue to lead teenagers closer to Christ.

Download our Life Teen COVID19 prayer

Life Teen is a movement within the Roman Catholic Church, Life Teen leads teenagers and their families into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ and His Church.

Leading Teens

Closer To Christ

A Message From Life Teen President Randy Raus

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