MLK Weekend Youth Retreat Jan. 18-19
In his letter from a Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King Jr. wrote, “Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” The theme of this year’s MLK Weekend Youth Retreat will explore a faith-based response to mass incarceration. All middle and high school youth are invited to participate in this joint project between St. Luke’s in Long Beach and St. Cross. The overnight weekend will include conversation, reflection, learning and relationship building. As a follow-up to the retreat in January, the high-school participants will visit the border wall in San Diego and continue the conversation around incarceration. The visit to the border will take place in Lent. Please RSVP to Rev. Stephen at ssmith@stcross.org.
