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BROWSE OUR PROGRAMS
Art Club
Who it serves:
Youth
Who to contact:
Sophia Rodriguez
Art Club is an after-school program for students to explore themes of art that intersect with culture, identity and community. It teaches middle school youth how visual artists explore, represent and envision identity and personal voice through contemporary, culturally responsive approaches to making art.
Middle and High School Retreats
Who it serves:
Youth
Who to contact:
Carlos Beltran
Upon request, we offer retreats adapted to a school’s goals and circumstances. In these programs, we offer groups of young people the opportunity to step back and discover important truths about their value, their goals, their families and culture, and the loving resources available to them – as well as the pitfalls of popular culture and peer pressure. Through sharing and silent reflection, participants develop personal and communal strength to embark on the journey of discovering their calling to shape a more just and loving world.
Urban Plunge
Who it serves:
Adults
Who to contact:
Laura Hancock
Casa Romero’s Urban Plunge develops sensitivity and awareness of urban issues through input, reflection, prayer, service and agency visits. Customized to focus on the social justice themes each group wishes to explore (such as hunger and food insecurity, homelessness, poverty, care for creation, migration, human trafficking or racism), the program immerses participants in aspects of urban reality while encouraging their commitment to building a more just world. You or your group might be ideal participants in Casa Romero’s Urban Plunge if you desire to look for the unique dignity of each person you encounter while being ready to expand your sense of “what I/we know to be true” about the world. It is our hope that participants will return to their communities with the desire to share their gifts and talents even more as a way of realizing God's dream of healing, justice and freedom for all people.
Music Summer Camp
Who it serves:
Youth 6-17 years old
Who to contact:
Guisela Dominguez Argueta
This is a two-week summer camp open to children and youth 6-17 years old. It offers the opportunity for children to be in a safe and welcoming environment for this period during the summer, when there might not be other activities for them. Through music, art and meditation, our goal is to help children and youth grow their self-esteem, express their thoughts and feelings in a positive manner, and discover their strengths and talents, all while helping them become future leaders for this camp and for life in general. The group’s final project is coming together to create and record a unique song.
Amar y Servir
Who it serves:
Adults
Who to contact:
Guisela Dominguez Argueta
This six-week program is open to all adults and is a requirement for Spiritual Companion participants during their formation. Facilitated by Spiritual Companion leaders, it is a way to prepare for Lent through Ignatian Spirituality using Lectio Divina (Scripture reading, meditation, prayer and contemplation) for personal reflection and small group sharing. The same method is also used during the Advent season to help individuals prepare themselves spiritually to draw closer to God.
Canasta Llena
Who it serves:
Families
Who to contact:
Karen Vega
Our Canasta Llena retreat is a four-session family program designed to deepen the bond between parents and teens, beginning with a day of mutual sharing that ends with a "family resolution" for the betterment of all. In follow-up sessions, the family is invited to reflect on how they are doing in implementing their resolution, and to participate in a community service project, especially one that allows them to share their cultural and/or faith values. Finally, the group reassembles to evaluate the experience and to celebrate.
Art Club Summer Camp
Who it serves:
Youth
Who to contact:
Sophia Rodriguez
Art Club Summer Camp is a week-long day program where students explore themes of art that intersect with culture, identity and community. It teaches elementary and middle school youth how visual artists explore, represent and envision identity and personal voice through contemporary, culturally responsive approaches to making art.
Soccer Camp
Who it serves:
Youth, boys
Who to contact:
Carlos Beltran
Soccer Camp is a one-week athletic camp which guides participating boys to understand their self-worth as team members; learn to use self-awareness, conscience, imagination and willpower as agents in decision-making; and develop an appreciation for the important role of education in their lives.
Internal Oasis
Who it serves:
Moms of all ages
Who to contact:
Guisela Dominguez Argueta
The Spiritual Journey of Motherhood is an eight-week program that embraces and explores the role of motherhood as a sacred vocation, with a focus on participants being able to share their experiences as mothers. Since this group is for moms of all ages, mothers with older children help young women understand and make their journey as mothers easier.
Comunidad de Amigos
Who it serves:
Summer Youth Programs
Who to contact:
Guisela Dominguez Argueta
This is an ongoing music program made up of families (parents, children and youth) from all walks of life, backgrounds and abilities. Together, we learn to play instruments and music, but also spend quality time in an environment where everyone is accepted and included without judgment. We recognize that everyone matters, is an important member of society, and has something to contribute to this ministry of peace and love. This program celebrates our spirituality through music, service and sharing the gifts that God has given us; strengthens bonds of friendship; and provides opportunities to serve through performances at parishes and community events.
Acompañantes Espirituales
Who it serves:
Adults
Who to contact:
Guisela Dominguez Argueta
This two-year formation program that meets every second Saturday of the month is open to all adults who want to prepare themselves to become Spiritual Companions who serve their parishes, community and/or families. This is a love ministry that requires a commitment to not only prepare oneself but, once the formation is complete, to serve with an open heart and out of love for those who need someone to talk to without judgment. This program is offered only in Spanish at this time, but an English program is being developed.
Ignite Program
Who it serves:
Grades 10-12
Who to contact:
Carlos Beltran, Youth Program Coordinator
The IGNITE Program offers holistic leadership development for teens through retreats, skill workshops, evenings of reflection and practicum experiences. By enhancing participants’ understanding of personal gifts and talents, IGNITE empowers youth to employ these strengths in their relationships, service work and dreams for the future.
Art & Activism Summer Camp
Who it serves:
Youth
Who to contact:
Sophia Rodriguez
The Art & Activism Summer Camp is a week-long day camp led by Casa Romero staff and a team of local artists. We use the creation of murals as an exercise in collaborative group expression with the aim of advancing group cohesiveness, leadership skills, critical thinking and artistic expression. As students reflect on the concerns they have for their community, they are guided to conceptualize, design and paint a mural that gives artistic voice to their message of justice and peace, raises awareness and inspires positive change.
Ignite Summer Camp
Who it serves:
Youth
Who to contact:
Carlos Beltran
IGNITE Summer Camp offers holistic leadership development for teens through retreats, skill workshops, evenings of reflection and practicum experiences. By enhancing participants’ understanding of personal gifts and talents, IGNITE empowers youth to employ these strengths in their relationships, service work and dreams for the future.
Art & Activism Camp
Who it serves:
Summer Programs
Who to contact:
Sophia Rodriguez
Led by Casa Romero staff, youth facilitators and a team of local artists, the Art & Activism Retreat uses the creation of murals as an exercise in collaborative group expression with the aim of advancing group cohesiveness, leadership skills, critical thinking and artistic expression. In small groups, students reflect on the concerns they have for their community, and are guided to conceptualize, design and paint a mural that gives artistic voice to messages that raise awareness and inspire positive change. Throughout this process, youth are guided through discussions about community healing, and spiritual and emotional wellness. These ideals are promoted further through meditating, journaling and various art activities.
Spanish Silent Retreat
Who it serves:
Adults
Who to contact:
Guisela Dominguez Argueta
This weekend retreat, co-sponsored by Casa Romero and the Jesuit Retreat House in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, invites participants to truly open their hearts and souls to deepen their relationship with a loving and merciful God through small-group activities and time alone to pray and reflect in silence. At the end of this series of four retreats, facilitated completely in Spanish, participants are invited to join the Spiritual Companion formation group to help prepare themselves for such ministry and to serve their parishes/community. English retreats are offered directly through the Jesuit Retreat House.
La Quinceañera - Dreaming a Future of Hope
Who it serves:
Families
Who to contact:
Karen Vega
Casa Romero's premier retreat experience, featuring a day-long bilingual program for teen girls and their mothers, seeks to provide a "sacred" environment for participants to deepen their relationship, and to strengthen their bond by focusing on intergenerational sharing of memories, wisdom, hopes and dreams. It is a special opportunity for young women approaching their Quinceañera celebration and their mothers (or fathers, madrinas, abuelas or tías if Mom is not available) to engage in a day of reflection, faith sharing and dreaming together a future filled with hope.
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