SAVE THE DATE:
October 15-18, 2026
Welcome to the HOPE Retreat, a pro-life retreat for high school students!
This is a 4 day retreat in Prescott, Arizona run by the Pro-Life Education Program of Life Choices Women's Clinic for Catholic high schoolers. This retreat is a wonderful way to spark a culture of life in your community. Whether a teen is leaning pro-choice or feels like he or she can defend the unborn, this is a good opportunity to learn more and dive deeper into the pro-life movement. We now have a leadership track for our teens who have already attended the Hope Retreat!
Registration will open in July 2026.
The Details
General Sessions & Workshops
Team Building
Mass, Adoration, & Confession
Leadership Track
We will spend time in song and prayer and participate in the sacraments.
We will dive into topics like Planned Parenthood, IVF, Euthanasia, abortion, etc. We will also talk about suffering and hope.
We will play games, participate in team-building activities, and get to know other teens from around the state!
We will be offering a leadership track for our teens who have already been on the Hope Retreat!
Follow us on Instagram @hope.retreat to see pictures and videos from our past retreats!
Interested in hosting your own Hope Retreat using our curriculum? Email Sammie Carel at sammie.lcwc@gmail.com for more information.
Q&A
Who can sign up?
Youth ministers can sign up their youth groups by reserving a number of spots. We will email you a registration form and ask that you send us your teens' names, gender, grade, and t-shirt size by September 20th. For every 8 teens, please bring an adult chaperone who is safe environment trained.
Teens can also sign up individually, and they will be assigned a small group of other teens that signed up individually.
How will we get to Camp Pinerock?
If you are coming from outside of Phoenix, you will need to arrange your own transportation. We will have a bus leaving from a parish (TBD) at 4pm on Thursday, October 15th, and the bus will return on Sunday, October 18th by 2pm.
Is this a 4 day retreat?
Yes! We have found that three days is just not enough time to dive into these topics while also giving teens time to have fun and rest.
Will meals and housing be provided?
We will be stopping in Prescott Valley Thursday night and the teens will have the option to eat at Chick-Fil-A or Chipotle. All other meals will be provided by the camp. We will be staying in the dorms at Camp Pinerock.
