Kujenga Youth Retreat

Kujenga is the Swahili word “to build.” For the Archdiocesan Commission of Black Catholics, it has been our purpose and goal “to build” community and provide leadership opportunities for Black youth since 1991.

The focus of the retreat weekend is to provide young people, between the ages of 13 and 21, an intensive, Africentric experience of leadership training within the Roman Catholic tradition.

The goal of the retreat weekend is to:

• Emphasize the importance of a Christ-centered life in moral and ethical development.
• Teach the history and tradition of Catholics of African descent within the universal church.
• Promote higher education and community service.

The weekend is generally held on the third weekend of October, beginning Friday evening and ending by noon on Sunday.

The weekend program consists of scheduled prayer, workshops, family group discussions, arts and crafts, music and dance, celebration of the sacrament of reconciliation, and Sunday Mass.

The cost is $40.00 per participant. For further information contact the Commission of Black Catholics office at 651-291-4495 or email BlackCatholicMN@archspm.org.