Summer Opportunities
This page will display all of the summer events/opportunities for St. Luke Youth Ministry.
​For specific dates please see our  linked below calendar!
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions!
youthministry@saintlukemclean.org - 703-356-3092 (Youth Ministry direct line)
     While Life Teen and other programs are on break for the summer, we are still going strong with Life Teen SUMMER edition!  Join us for the same fun, fellowship, games, and Jesus!  The only different for SUMMER is that we will not be going through any of the series that Life Teen offers, instead we'll lean more heavily on the fun & fellowship and provide a shorter form of faith-based content.  Life Teen SUMMER meets Sunday evenings from the usual time of 6:30-8:00pm.  We will be meeting at St. Luke in Flaherty Hall.  All high school and rising teens are welcome to attend!  Please bring a face mask in case we play a game that requires closer proximity or if we are spending some time inside in the chapel.​
     ​Starting June 17!  Join us Thursday mornings at St. Luke for the 9:00am Mass followed by Chick-Fil-A biscuit sandwiches, fancy homemade coffee, and other fun treats!  We'll eat and hang out outside in the fresh air on the Flaherty Hall patio, weather permitting.  All teens are welcome to attend.  We'll be meeting on 6/17, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22, & 7/29!
     Join us July 11 (Sunday) for our third annual Slurpee Pilgrimage!  We'll meet up in the parking lot of what was formerly a Safeway and soon to be a Lidl on 1330 Chain Bridge Rd. in Mclean and walk our route to 3 separate 7-Eleven stores within a mile of each other for FREE SLURPEES & other treats!  We'll meet up at 3pm - weather permitting, of course!
"What is Work Camp?"
     WorkCamp is a weeklong camp for high school youth to serve their brothers and sisters in need by making their homes safer, warmer, drier while also having the opportunity to grow in their Catholic faith. WorkCamp combines hands-on service for those in need with a faith-filled and fun atmosphere. Teens get the opportunity to participate in hands-on building projects for residents in need. Throughout the week, participants will be given opportunities for prayer, praise & worship, daily Mass, inspiring talks, Adoration, Reconciliation, along with great food and fun games. WorkCamp is a truly life-changing experience!
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     We will be participating in WorkCamp with the Catholic Diocese of Arlington June 20-24, 2021. This year it is adapted to give the fullest possible experience within safety protocols as given by public health officials and the Diocese. We are returning to Turner Farm (10609 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls, Va 22066) to complete a number of projects alongside St. Mark. Both parishes will meet at Turner Farm on Sunday for team building, tool safety training, dinner, and parish discussion. Monday-Thursday we will attend Mass in the morning at St. Luke, work at Turner Farm during the day, and gather with 100-200 WorkCampers at Bishop O'Connell High School for free time, dinner, and evening program. Adult leaders will drive teens throughout the day and we will return to the parish for pickup each day.
Because COVID restrictions will still be effect for Summer 2021, we will potentially be very limited in the number and types of activities that we will be able to offer.  However, please see below for several opportunities of some of the things we either will be offering in 2021 or intend to offer in the future!
     This year we will be attending Diocesan King's Dominion Day!  Each year, the Arlington Diocese office of Youth Ministry invites all youth ministry programs to come enjoy King's Dominion together.  The day typically starts with an early Mass close King's Dominion (or we'll do an early Mass at St. Luke) followed by a day of fun at the park.  In the past, due to scheduling conflicts we've changed the date to we visit the park so more people can make it, but as of right now we are planning to make the trip July 23.  If the date happens to change, we'll update the information here ASAP!  More details, prices, and a registration page will be up soon, so stay tuned!  Please contact youthministy@saintlukemclean.org if you have any questions.
“What is Steubenville Conference?”
     Steubenville conferences are high-energy youth conferences where thousands of teens are invited to encounter Jesus Christ through dynamic speakers, engaging music, the Sacraments, small group discussions, and fellowship with other teens.  These conferences help teens to encounter the love of Christ in a new way as well as building the church by evangelizing, equipping, and empowering God’s children to become radical and joyful disciples.  These conferences are an outreach of Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio.  They take place over a weekend on their campus in Steubenville, OH.  Participants will be housed on campus and all meals will be provided (bring some money for snacks!).
We currently do not have a Steubenville Conference trip scheduled for Summer 2021 due to COVID restrictions, but we plan on offering them in the future!