Just5Days is a five-day experience of service, hands-on learning activities, prayer and liturgy, and community building designed for groups of middle school youth and their adult leaders from Catholic parishes and schools. See the schedule for Just5Days.
 


 

2012 Dates are now set!

Appleton, Wisconsin   June 25-29
Appleton, Wisconsin   July 9-13
Austin, Texas   July 23-27
Jacksonville, Florida   June 18-22
Kansas City, Kansas   July 16-20
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma   June 11-15
Springfield, Illinois   July 16-20
Springfield, Massachusetts   July 23-27
St. Joseph, Michigan   June 18-22

 

Click here to check availability for sites.

Need help getting started?
We have developed a resource that will help you get started on putting together a group for Just5Days. Included in the resource are talking points for conversations with your parish/school leaders, resources for communicating with parents, and strategies for inviting and selecting young people.
 
What are people saying about Just5Days?

The evaluations are in and middle schoolers and their adult leaders love the program! Read more about what people are saying about Just5Days and the impact it is having on them, and check out a story about one of our parish groups from Joplin, Missouri.

2012 Just5Days Program Fee: $275 per participant

Price includes lodging and meals during your program week, as well as all of your work supplies. Each participant receives a program t-shirt and water bottle. Travel is an expense of the parish or school.

Just5Days is just for middle schoolers
Just5Days is open to youth who are entering 7th, 8th, or 9th grade.

One adult (25 years old or older) serves as the team leader. Additional adults must be 21 years old or older. You will need one adult for every five young people you bring. Teams with more than seven youth participants of both genders must have at least one male and one female adult in attendance and participating in Just5Days.

Just5Days will help you succeed

Daily programming is designed just for middle schoolers—lots of visual learning, hands-on activities, movie clips, small group projects, and discussions. Middle schoolers will learn about Catholic social teaching and the importance of justice, and they will have fun doing it. Dynamic prayer services and liturgy engage young participants in full and active participation, making faith more tangible for them.

You will receive a Team Preparation Manual with everything you need to prepare your young people and adults for a great week. Our staff will help match you to a service site that will match with your group’s energy and will help you each step of the way towards a fantastic program week.

Skilled program staff guide the week and allow you to focus on your young people. The program staff includes a Program Director, Site Coordinator, and Prayer and Music Coordinator. All are trained professionals with years of experience working with youth.

Watch a video of participants from 2010.

Registration for Summer 2012 is now open!
Click here for Summer 2012 dates and locations.

PDF flyer of Summer 2012 dates and locations.

Download the brochure for Summer 2012.


Learn more about Just5Days at a Spotlight Event online.
Download flyer with dates and information.

For more information about Just5Days, contact Ann Marie Eckert, Project Coordinator, at (716) 819-0925 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

To register a group, please contact Nancy Flint at (253) 853-5422 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

 

 

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