“Face 2 Face,” a Eucharist-centered retreat weekend for youth and young adults ages 15-30, was conducted Feb. 17-19 at St. Mark’s parish, Sheepshead Bay. The weekend is based on bringing youth and young adults to a face-to-face encounter with Jesus present in the Eucharist. It’s part of the Youth 2000 program that began in 1989 as a challenge from St. Pope John Paul II at World Youth Day in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. It is an international spiritual initiative established to draw young people through Mary into a deep and lasting union with Jesus Christ, especially in the Eucharist, ‘the source and summit of Christian life.’

Photos: Steven Ciatto