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SEARCH is a Christian life experience designed for high school teens in grades 11 and 12. Guided and led by a team of diocesan youth and adults, this peer-centered weekend offers teens an opportunity to grow in faith, build friendships, and deepen their relationship with Christ.
Throughout the weekend, participants will experience faith sharing, music, prayer, small-group discussions, Eucharistic Adoration, the Eucharist, Reconciliation, quiet time, and fellowship with new friends from across the Diocese of Biloxi.
SEARCH weekends typically begin Friday evening around 7:30 p.m. and conclude Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. The retreat is held at Sacred Heart Retreat Center in Dedeaux.
The retreat is open to high school juniors and seniors, with seniors receiving first priority during the application process. Each weekend can accommodate up to 45 participants, with a limit of three to four teens from each parish.
The cost is $100 per participant, which covers lodging, meals, and all retreat materials. A non-refundable $50 deposit is required with each application. Don't let cost keep you from attending! If financial assistance is needed, contact the Youth Office to discuss options.
SEARCH is a gift of time away from the distractions of everyday life, an opportunity to meet other young Catholics, and a chance to explore questions about yourself, your relationships, prayer, faith, and the role of the Church in your life. Most importantly, it is an opportunity to make room for God and listen to where He may be leading you. You never know what He might have in store for you!
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upcoming Dates
January 8-10, 2027
January 29-31, 2027
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History of SEARCH
Started in 1977, the goal is to empower young people to engage each other in building relationships with Jesus and within their parishes. The team meets weekly after initial formation to plan and write talks for the retreats that take place later int the year.
Formative peer led retreat for 11th and 12th graders guiding young people toward a deeper relationship with Christ. Composed of current Seniors in high school from parishes all over the diocese. Qualifications include that they attended the retreat their 10th or 11th grade year and recommended by their peers, pastor and local parish/school leadership. The SEARCH team is composed of 12-16 young people each giving a talk/witness during the retreat weekend while also leading a consistent small family group in prayer and small group activities. Guiding the team are a married couple, a single adult leader, and the Youth Minister for the Diocese. The framework of the adult leaders can change, but this basic pattern is maintained. Example: We now have a deacon and his wife as the married couple and we have both a male and female single adult team leader. Previously we’ve had a priest as our single adult team leader with a lay married couple. We have always strive to have strong adult examples of religious life represented.
One of the big risks with the SEARCH team is that we need each young person to give 100% at every meeting and every retreat. We can’t have them miss a retreat or that’s one talk we don’t have. We have a series of commitment ceremonies to instill the importance of their own involvement. We also make sure they have assessed their other school commitments and other obligations that might interfere.
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Contact Us
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Marianne Schmidtmschmidtbiloxidiocese.orgDirector of Youth Ministry -
Ashlie Moran Herbertaherbertbiloxidiocese.orgAssistant Youth Director
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