Youth Ministry Trips Summer 2026

Basic Trip Info and Answering FAQ's:

• EDGE Camp Hidden Lake is offered to rising 7th and rising 8th grade students who are currently registered in SMM Youth Group.
• Life Teen Camp Covecrest and the Life Teen Steubenville Conference are offered to rising 9th graders through rising college.
• Life Teen Camp and Edge Camp require a non-refundable $150 deposit to secure your spot.
• The Mexico City mission trip requires a $250 non-refundable deposit. The DR mission trip is only open to current juniors and seniors. Requires an Additional Diocesan Application
• Life Teen Steubenville Conference requires a non-refundable $75 deposit to secure your spot.
• If you are interested in joining us as a chaperone for Mexico Mission, Covecrest, or Steubenville, please contact Peyton. If interested in chaperoning Edge Camp (Hidden Lake), contact Bela. As a chaperone, you attend the trip at no cost; all youth spots are contingent on the appropriate number of chaperones.
• Please pay your trip deposit asap at the bottom of this page. You will also need to fill out the paperwork that will be sent to you by your Youth Ministers asap to officially secure your spot.
• You can also PAY THE REMAINING BALANCE of the trip on this link. You will be able to input whatever you owe (contact [email protected] if you are not sure what your remaining balance is), and, you can also utilize this link to pay in increments if need be. You would just need to notify Sandi.
• If you would like support with the remainder of your summer trip costs (final balance after deposit is already paid), you are invited to serve at our annual Youth Ministry Fundraiser on March 20 and 21. The fundraiser works in conjunction with our local Winter Park Art Festival by ushering cars to open parking spots in our lot. Please sign up for a shift here! You could potentially get partial or all of your trip(s) covered financially, depending on hours worked at our fundraiser!
• Scholarships (partial and full) are available upon consultation with Peyton Kuhlman, [email protected].

Middle School: Edge Camp Hidden Lake:  June 8 – 13

• A week in the mountains of Dahlonegha, GA
• Transportation complementary from SMM by charter bus
• Total Cost: $665

Life Teen Camp Covecrest: July 6 – 11

• A week in the mountains of Tiger, GA
• Extra “away day” of white water rafting trip included in total cost
• Transportation complementary from SMM by charter bus
• Total Cost: $810

Life Teen Steubenville Conference: June 19 – 21

• A conference weekend at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel where we will be staying overnight for the weekend
• Transportation not provided by SMM due to the venue being local; carpooling and drop-offs recommended or parking at hotel will be paid separately by the individual
• Total Cost: $275

Mexico City Mission Trip & Pilgrimage: June 18 - 23

• A long weekend in Mexico City with Hope of the Poor (official apostolate of Archdiocese of Mexico City). This will also double as a beautiful pilgrimage opportunity to see Our Lady of Guadalupe's miraculous tilma and basilica. 20 million pilgrims make this journey each year, and this is such a profound and impactful experience with Our Lady for our teens' faith journey.
• Check out details of our "Sunshine State Summer Mission" here (ignore the registration section at the bottom of the page, please).
• Must have a passport to apply
• Trip is only open to current juniors and seniors.
• Mission Trip Application
  • Applications are due on Wednesday, February 18, at midnight
  • Essays will be scored anonymously by our diocesan committee
  • You will receive an email after Feb 18th in regards to a pending acceptance and moving forward with registration or not. Thank you for applying!
• Total Cost: $1000 to cover Hope of the Poor base fee and partial flights; rest of flights and any other expenses (like tshirts) are complementary from SMM