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TAPTsters: Plan to arrive at Camp Lawrence (directions) on Friday, March 7th at 7:00 p.m., (and please no earlier than 6:45). Check in will be in the Dining Hall. Please eat dinner before you arrive. The retreat will conclude at appr. 1:30 p.m. on Sunday March 9th (Due to the retreat falling on Daylight Savings Time weekend, the retreat was extended one hour). The TAPT Closing Mass, also known as the “Reunion Mass,” is open to guests, including family members and former TAPTsters. Mass will begin appr. 12:15, but if guests plan to join us, please arrive early to ensure seating. If you are attending from outside the diocese, please note that Camp Lawrence is on Central Time.
Cost: $65*, includes lodging, meals, materials, t-shirt, and other retreat stuff. *Persons registering after February 22 will incur a $10 late fee. Teens may only attend a TAPT once. Previous TAPTsters may apply for a position on the leadership team. FORMER TAPTSTERS, PARENTS, YOUTH LEADERS: Join us for the closing mass, "Reunion Liturgy!" CLICK HERE for more info.
WHAT TO BRING: _______WARM CASUAL CLOTHES FOR 3 DAYS _______SLEEPING BAG (or sheets and pillowcase and covers for a twin bed) _______TOWELS AND WASHCLOTH _______MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS (for free time, and maybe closing liturgy) _______CAMERA (please mark your name on them, even disposables!) _______AN OPEN MIND _______A WATCH, ALARM CLOCK _______LOTS OF ENTHUSIASM _______Medication(s) or prescriptions* DO NOT BRING: You are discouraged from bringing cellular phones. If you and your parents deem it necessary, we insist that cellular phones and pagers are to be turned to their OFF or SILENT settings during the entire weekend, and that you restrict phone calls to parent/guardian check-ins and emergencies ONLY. Personal calls are not allowed to encourage teens to be fully present for the retreat experience. Text messaging is prohibited during retreat activities. _______RADIOS, CDs, IPODS/MP3 PLAYERS _______ILLEGAL DRUGS OR ALCOHOL _______GUNS, KNIVES OR WEAPONS _______HOMEWORK, BOOKS OR SCHOOLWORK _______NEGATIVE ATTITUDE _______FOOD OR SNACKS* *If snacks are brought, they should be taken to the dining hall where they will be shared with the entire group. TAPT 2008 PROMO POSTERS/FLYERS: Parish leaders: Please consider using these bulletin/email announcement during weekends throughout January and February to assist you in recruiting teens. You may also copy/paste them into emails! (Full Version) High school teens are
invited to attend TAPT, a Diocesan Catholic weekend retreat, held March 7-9 at Camp Lawrence, north of Valparaiso. Retreat
activities include: talks, discussions, prayer, recreation, Reconciliation, and
Eucharist. TAPT is designed to bring teens into a more intimate encounter with
the Incarnate Jesus Christ. Cost: $65 ($75 if you register after 2/22). For complete details, visit garytapt.com , or contact Kevin Driscoll at the Diocese of Gary Office for Youth
& Young Adults: 219-769-9292 x229, email
(Shorter Version) The annual TAPT retreat
returns to Camp Lawrence March 7-9. TAPT is a dynamic, life-changing spiritual
retreat for high school teens sponsored by the Diocese of Gary Office for Youth.
Cost: $65 ($75 after 2/22). For complete details, visit garytapt.com, or contact Kevin
Driscoll: 219-769-9292 x229, email
(Spanish) The Los juveniles de la escuela
secundaria estan envitados atender TAPT, un retiro católico entre fin de semana
Diocesano, en los dias de 7 al 9 de Marzo en el Campo Lawrence, norte the
Valpariso. Los actividades incluyen: platicas, discusiones, rezo, recreación,
reconciliación y la Eucaristia. TAPT es disenada para traer a los juveniles en
un encuentro mas intimo con el encarnado Jesús Cristo. La costa es $65 ($75 después de
2/22). Para los detalles completo vesita la dirección electrónico garytapt.com, o
comunicarse con Kevin Driscoll en la Diocesis de la oficina de Gary para la
juventud y los adultos jóvenes: 219-769-9292X229, correo electronico:
Parish leaders: I can hear some you asking quietly, "What the heck is TAPT?!" Click here for Frequently Asked Questions by Youth Ministers! |
TAPT COMMUNITY
OUTREACH EFFORT: Sojourner Truth House is in need of a number of items for
their ministry... 
Parents, a licensed nurse will be available on
the retreat. If you wish for your child’s medications to be distributed by this
nurse, please see the nurse when you check your child in on Friday night.
Otherwise, the Diocese of Gary will not be held responsible for the distribution
of medications. 
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