WHO SHOULD COME: Catholic High School Campus Ministers, Chaplains, Theology teachers, and Directors of Ministry & Mission.
Take advantage of our SPECIAL OFFER for Priest Chaplains: you can attend for FREE with our Shepherd Scholarship fund, covering your flight, registration, & lodging for the entire conference. Click here to download the application.
GET INSPIRED: Whether you are new to ministry, or looking for the best practices to continue your ministry in your high school, this event is designed for you. Come and feel what it is like to be “ministered-to”, with a talk track completely geared towards you. Sit at meals or by the pool with other campus ministers, theology teachers, and priests and share your trusted methods or ask for input to improve areas in your ministry.
Sessions Include:
SCALABLE, CUSTOMIZABLE RESOURCES: A core mission of Life Teen is to create resources that are scalable and customizable to your parish, to help decrease your administrative planning. Focus your time and energy on what matters most- the day-to-day ministry within the lives of teenagers.
COMMUNITY SUPPORT: Supporting parishes means supporting your needs and struggles with the hope of creating solutions, sharing inspiration, and celebrating this common mission.
SPIRITUAL RENEWAL: Step away into the natural beauty of Phoenix, Arizona for physical and spiritual renewal. Join others on the same mission and walk away with new connections, ideas, and spiritual renewal. Come and celebrate daily Mass without the panic of wondering if your Senior peer ministry remembers that he is a lector. Experience the Sacrament of Reconciliation without wondering if every teen has gone first. Pray in front of the Blessed Sacrament during adoration without having to tell teenagers to put their phone away. YES, this week is for YOU!
DON’T MISS THIS BRAND-NEW OPPORTUNITY to be fed and enhance your effectiveness. You’ll leave knowing you’re not alone but part of a greater community with a God who knows you, sees you, and loves you.
In 2024 our Catholic Youth Ministry Convention will be held at the beautiful Hilton Phoenix Tapatio Cliffs Resort!
HILTON PHOENIX TAPATIO CLIFFS RESORT
Website: Hilton Phoenix Tapatio Cliffs Resort
Location: 11111 North 7th Street Phoenix, Arizona 85020
Rate: $109/night
Cut Off Date: May 31st
To Book: Click Here or call (602) 866-7500
Mike is the Director of Campus Minister at Saint Anthony’s High School in Huntington, New York. Mr. Clauberg also serves as a youth minister for St. Patrick’s Church in Huntington. Mike has 27 years of working for the Diocese of Rockville Centre on Long Island, NY. Mike is also the NY/NJ Area Contact for Life Teen Inc. He is full of Enthusiasm and Joy for our Lord and uses his own prayer experiences of both failures and successes to get his message of our Lord across to those he trains and leads on retreats and conferences. He received his B.A. from St. Joseph’s College in 2000, and a M.A. in Theology from Immaculate Conception Seminary in 2014.
Check-in runs from 11:00am-2:00pm on Sunday. The first session starts at 3:00pm with Sunday Mass taking place after dinner. The conference ends at 12:00pm on Wednesday.
Check back soon for the full conference schedule.
$580 Super Early Bird Rate // February 15 – February 29
$600 Early Bird Rate // March 1 – April 14
$620 Regular Rate // April 15 – Onward
Each event registration includes general sessions, breakouts, Sunday dinner, Monday lunch and dinner, Tuesday lunch and dinner, and conference materials. Participants are responsible for booking their own accommodations. See the Hotel Info for discounted rates and booking details.
You can request to add on additional spots via this Adding Spots Form. The requested spots will be added on at the rate of the date that they are requested.
All registration fees must be paid no later than May 1st. Payment can be made by check or credit card.
Checks should be made out to Life Teen and mailed to:
Life Teen, Inc.
ATTN: CYMC 2024
P.O. Box 117299
Atlanta, GA 30368-7299
To submit a credit card payment, click this link to view and pay your balance. You will need your email address and confirmation number to log in. Once logged in, you will be able to put in your credit card information and submit your payment.
Julianna Nett, Events Registration Coordinator
jnett@lifeteen.com // 800-809-3902 ext. 231
MaRisa Falkenbach, Assistant Director of Events
mfalkenbach@lifeteen.com // 800-809-3902 ext. 223
Katie Cionic, Director of Training Events
kcionci@lifeteen.com // 480-889-6190
Check-in runs from 11:00am-2:00pm on Sunday. The first session starts at 3:00pm with Sunday Mass taking place after dinner. The conference ends at 12:00pm on Wednesday.
Check back soon for the full conference schedule.
$580 Super Early Bird Rate // February 15 – February 29
$600 Early Bird Rate // March 1 – April 14
$620 Regular Rate // April 15 – Onward
Each event registration includes general sessions, breakouts, Sunday dinner, Monday lunch and dinner, Tuesday lunch and dinner, and conference materials. Participants are responsible for booking their own accommodations. See the Hotel Info for discounted rates and booking details.
You can request to add on additional spots via this Adding Spots Form. The requested spots will be added on at the rate of the date that they are requested.
All registration fees must be paid no later than May 1st. Payment can be made by check or credit card.
Checks should be made out to Life Teen and mailed to:
Life Teen, Inc.
ATTN: CYMC 2024
P.O. Box 117299
Atlanta, GA 30368-7299
To submit a credit card payment, click this link to view and pay your balance. You will need your email address and confirmation number to log in. Once logged in, you will be able to put in your credit card information and submit your payment.
Julianna Nett, Events Registration Coordinator
jnett@lifeteen.com // 800-809-3902 ext. 231
MaRisa Falkenbach, Assistant Director of Events
mfalkenbach@lifeteen.com // 800-809-3902 ext. 223
Katie Cionic, Director of Training Events
kcionci@lifeteen.com // 480-889-6190
This premier training conference is perfect for any and all adults involved in youth ministry— youth ministers, core members, music ministers, confirmation coordinators, DREs, campus ministers, priests, deacons, seminarians, religious sisters. Basically, something valuable is offered at this event for everyone who works with teens in any capacity. As much as we love teens, this event is for adults only. All participants must be at least 18 years old and graduated from high school in order to attend. Teens who are interested in being leaders and evangelizing their peers should check out our Life Teen Leadership Conference.
Yes! Generous donors have made it possible for all priests to attend any Life Teen training conference for free — because we believe priests are essential for effective youth ministry. This year, this generous offer has been extended to seminarians as well.
This event provides an opportunity for priests with a passion for their vocation and for serving the young church to connect and support one another. The training sessions will provide you with material to take home to grow your parish community and the times of prayer will contribute to your own spiritual renewal. The combination of these things all in one place leads priests who attend once to return year after year.
Simply indicate you are a priest or seminarian when you register and your registration fee will be waived. If you’re a priest or seminarian who has never been to a Life Teen event before, we will also cover your flight and hotel expenses! To receive this portion of the scholarship, please register online for the conference and then submit this Shepherd’s Scholarship application form along with your airfare and hotel receipts to Julianna Nett, Events Registration Coordinator. Please contact her with any questions at jnett@lifeteen.com or call 800-809-3902 ext. 231.
Check-in runs from 11:00am-2:00pm on Sunday. The first session starts at 3:00pm with Sunday Mass taking place after dinner. The conference ends at 12:00pm on Wednesday.
Check back soon for the full conference schedule.
The closest airport is the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX). It’s less than 30 minutes drive from the Convention site.
These hotels host numerous events throughout the year and sometimes the reservations agent isn’t looking in the right place for our conference. It may be a simple mistake in relaying the proper information to you. Our first recommendation is to hang up and call back to speak with a different person.
The next recommendation is to ask if every night of your stay is full or if only one night or room type might be the issue. If the problem continues after trying both of these things contact Julianna Nett, Events Registration Coordinator, at 800-809-3902 ext. 231 or jnett@lifeteen.com so that we can look into it for you.
If you have a food allergy or dietary restriction we need to be aware of, please let us know. There is a section that allows you to share this information with us during the online registration process. We always do our very best to accommodate your needs; however, it never hurts to bring some supplemental snacks.
Yes, you are more than welcome to bring your families to enjoy the resort while you attend the conference! If family members would like to join you for conference meals, you can purchase an additional meal plan for each of them when you register. The meal plan for non-registered guests costs $185/person. While conference sessions are for registered participants only, family members are welcome to attend Mass with you each day.
All priests attending the conference must submit a Letter of Good Standing.
All deacons attending the conference must submit a Letter of Good Standing.
This can be emailed to eventsforms@lifeteen.com or mailed to:
Life Teen, Inc.
ATTN: Convention 2024
P.O. Box 117299
Atlanta, GA 30368-7299
Please submit this no later than May 1st.
We would love for all priests to concelebrate at the conference liturgies! We ask that you bring your own vestments (alb & stole of the proper liturgical color) for Mass and to assist with the Sacrament of Reconciliation.