I went with the Sr. High youth on their retreat this weekend. There were four boys, three girls, and three adult leaders. We left the church at 5:30 to avoid the Friday traffic and headed up to Big Bear. Big Bear is a resort town up in the San Gabriel mountains. A parishioner has a "cabin" up there. (It is more like a house. The house next door has permanent residents.) There wasn't a lot of snow left but we still had a good time talking about faith, being a teenager with faith, temptation, why anyone comes to church, and other such things. They also seemed to like playing Cranium and shouting out random things, like "Travis" (he's the youth guy), or "dishwasher," or "there's a chicken in left field." We also sang and worshiped and walked around Big Bear a little. We finished off the weekend with a visit to the Big Bear Candy Store. They had amazing gelato. The weekend tuckered me out a little, but I generally had a good time with the youth. They are all interesting in their own way and I pray that God will keep them in the faith.
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