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Teens Encounter Christ Is Back: Die, Rise, Go – Gigi Wilwerding – 10/16/2026
The St. Thomas More Center in Panora is home to Catholic Youth Camp, but its mission of forming missionary disciples runs year-round. Gigi Wilwerding, the center's first full-time retreat coordinator, joins Deacon Mark Campbell to talk about the retreats it hosts on campus and brings to parishes.
Gigi discusses:
What "retreat life" means, and why stepping away from the phone is a skill young people have to learn
Retreats for eighth graders and for freshmen and sophomores (the Journey to Emmaus confirmation retreat)
Teens Encounter Christ (TEC), now back in the Diocese of Des Moines: a…
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