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Father's House Fall Young Adult Retreat in Collaboration with FOCUS - November 13-15, 2026Open to all Young Adults 18*-35 (*post high school)Cascade View Retreat Center, 14427 Alfalfa Rd, Powell Butte
Registration Fee: $60/ person or $100/married couple (registration includes retreat materials & meals).
Discounts for students: $45/person or $80/married couple (registration includes retreat materials & meals).
Scholarships are available.
Optional overnight accommodations are available for Friday and Saturday:
$40/person in a group cabin with 3 other adults; total retreat cost: $100
$30/student in a group cabin with 3 other adults; total retreat cost: $75
(very limited availability: semi-private (2 single people, same gender) - $70/person; total retreat cost: $130/person, $115/student
private cabin (a single person) - $100/person; total retreat cost: $160/person, $145/student)
$100/married couple in a private cabin (twin beds); total retreat cost: $200
$80/married student couple - at least one spouse is an active student, in a private cabin (twin beds); total retreat cost: $160Made possible through donations to the Diocese of Baker Bishop's Annual Appeal.
A little more about this retreat:
What it’s about: The theme is The Father’s House. Many of us know God is a loving Father but still live as if He were distant or hard to please and thus, we live our lives separated from the care and help of God the Father. This weekend is designed to give you the space to look honestly at how you see God and how He sees you. We hope this retreat will help you enter into God’s Fatherhood in a new way and experience His closeness and His healing mercy in your life.
What to expect: Throughout the retreat you can expect a handful of short talks given by Bishop Hennen, Jesse and Alicia Stokes, Alyse Perez, and Bryce Herrmann. You can also anticipate time for fellowship and rest, small group conversations, Mass, Adoration, time for prayer, opportunities to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and to seek prayer with one of the available prayer teams.
Starting Friday evening, we will get settled, meet people and ease in with an opening talk about how we view God. That evening there will also be time for prayer, small group discussion, and fellowship. Throughout the day on Saturday there will be a few more talks diving deeper into how we view God as a Father, time for small group discussion, Mass, Prayer, meals, and an extended amount of free time. Saturday evening, following dinner, there will be a talk on The Father’s Blessing, and each person will have an opportunity to personally receive the Father’s Blessing from Bishop Hennen. To finish the evening, we will likely have a bonfire or play games into the night. Sunday morning, we will start with Sunday Mass celebrated by Bishop Hennen, followed by a Knight's of Columbus breakfast, a last small group discussion and a final talk about how to Live in the Father’s House. The retreat will end around lunch and there will be sack lunches available for you to take on the road as you travel home.
What you can expect to take home:A clearer, truer picture of God as a loving Father, and yourself as His beloved son or daughter.- An experience of His healing and blessing through prayer, the sacraments, and the Father’s Blessing.
- Concrete next steps for living in the Father’s House once you go back home.
- Plus friendships with young adults from across the diocese.
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