FAQ - FOR PARISH CONTACTS 

 

How do I book a Retreat? 

 

All the scheduling and booking for Retreats is done through the Coordinator of SENT Ministries. If you are interested in having a SENT Team out to your parish or school please send Angela Sengenberger or Gabe Salamida an e-mail or give them a call. She will be able to give you the most information about the ministry and talk to you about dates that are available. Also see the "Book a Retreat" tab for more detailed information! 

 

Contact: Angela Sengenberger        Contact: Gabe Salamida 
sentministries@franciscan.edu         sentministries@franciscan.edu
or (740) 219-2143                                  or (386) 341-8675

 

What type of Retreat does SENT put on? 

 

SENT Ministries plans all types of retreats! Confirmation, High School, Middle School, Youth Rallies, Theology of the Body and much more. We do not have a specific "set retreat" schedule that we go off of. Our Core Team Leaders work with each parish contact to plan the best programming for their youth. We can do as little or as much as you would like, from planning a whole three day retreat, start to finish, or filling in the blanks of a schedule you have already come up with! If you have a theme that you would like us to run with, we can plan from that theme! Our teams are here to serve you! 

 

 

Can the team come the night before?

 

Absolutely! If the retreat is starting early in the morning and the parish is further than two hours away from Franciscan University, we suggest that the team comes the night before to settle in, prepare and pray for the retreat. You will not be charged for the team to come the night before. 

 

What do I need to provide for the SENT Team while they are here? 

 

We ask that you provide food while on retreat as well as living arrangements for retreats that are longer than one day. Our teams can bring sleeping bags & air mattresses. All we ask is that you provide two seperate rooms (one for boys and one for girls) to sleep. Our teams are not permitted to sleep in the same room as the teens in which they are serving. 

 

How much does it cost? What if we cannot afford the cost? 

 

The base fee for a SENT Retreat is 300.00 (one day). An additional 200.00 per day of ministry. A round trip gas fee is also calculated into the total cost. There is no fee for travel days (example: A team is leading a Saturday and Sunday retreat but traveling to the parish Friday night, you will not need to pay an additional 200.00 for the team to come out on Friday). If you have a financial struggle but would like a SENT Team to come out to your parish, please contact the Coordinator of SENT Ministries and ask about our Angel Scholarships.