Retreats

This summer, Malden Catholic is proud to restore a grand tradition, the Malden Catholic Leadership Institute, a four-day, three-night retreat at Endicott College in Beverly.  For many years, this MCLI experience has been the summit of what all our other retreats have built up to.  An immersive, faith-filled, service-oriented opportunity to grow as a class, as a school, and as a Church. Your child will hear talks from amazing speakers, participate in group exercises to build trust and communication skills, serve people in need, spend quality time with one another, pray together, and grow in fellowship and faith.

This experience will take place in the summer, from August 4^th to the 7^th. Students will be dropped off on Thursday morning (they may not drive themselves up), and stay in dorms with friends, partaking in the retreat for the next few days, until you can come up and join us on Sunday morning for Mass, after which you may pick up your child and go home.  

The cost for this is $350 with a deposit of $100 due by Friday, April 15th.

Due to the fact that we will be together in close quarters quite a lot and that we will be spreading out to different service sites around the North Shore, we have made it a requirement that any students that go must be fully vaccinated.  I realize that this may not be agreeable to everyone, but the safety of our students, the people we are serving, and the MC Community as a whole is a paramount issue for us and it is necessary to be as prepared and safe as possible.

While we would like to have the entire Junior class join us in this, unfortunately, due to space, we will have to limit the amount of participants to no more than 130.  
We will have a meeting for all parents interested at MC on Monday, May 2^nd, in order to address questions and concerns.  In the meantime, if there are other specific questions you have, please contact Mr. Eamonn Casey '94, P'25 at caseye@maldencatholic.org.

XBSS Student Leadership Retreat

An annual five-day program gathering approximately 100 students from all the sponsored schools. The theme of the retreat is "Falling in love with the service of God." Students have the opportunity to learn about Xaverian Charism, Global Awareness and Stewardship. The retreat ends with a day of service. Students are asked to develop a plan to bring the spirit of the Xaverian charism back to their individual school. After attending this retreat, past MC students began the weekly Wednesday Rosary, Lancers-in-Action, Lancers United Scholarship, and Big Lancer-Little Lancer program.Six select juniors and one senior go each year.

Freshmen Retreat/Spirit Day

This day held on campus introduces the freshmen class to the Malden Catholic family, rooted in the love of God. Through a variety of activities, the students are welcomed into the community and given the opportunity to interact with his classmates. Big Lancer Seniors who have been trained by campus ministry prepare talks and presentations, and lead small groups throughout the day. This day includes presentations on the school mascot, seal, and the spiritual values of the Xaverian Brothers. The last half of the day is held on the football field and led by the Athletic Department with spirit and team-building activities.

Sophomore Retreat

This retreat is held during the Lenten season and focuses on relationships with God as well as the people in our students' lives who inspired them as models of Christian Leadership to serve others. The day is held at a local gathering hall and includes a liturgy, PowerPoint presentations, student witness talks, recreation, a trivia game, lunch, and small group activities.

Junior Retreat

Aligned with the junior Morality & Social Justice theology curriculum, this retreat is held off campus and is designed to focus on a deeper level on one’s responsibility to serve others in our local communities and beyond. PowerPoint presentations by faculty and staff who have served in Haiti and in the greater Boston community are a focal point for discussion and sharing. Students are asked to discern ways to live out the challenge of Catholic Christian morality and Social Justice as they heed the call to reach out in love to God’s people everywhere.