In the event of an actual emergency, you will be instructed by staff and volunteers to follow the appropriate protocol—evacuation or shelter in place.

Doors open 30 minutes before a session. In an attempt to seat everyone fairly, we rotate seating sections throughout the weekend. Seating is open for workshops.

First Line of Defense

Thank you for your yes to care for and minister to the youth at the Steubenville Youth Conference!

The group leader and adult chaperones are the primary ministers to the youth on the weekend. Please be sure to share all of this information with all adult chaperones and religious in your group.

The Team of Prayer Ministers

Prayer ministers will be wearing bright green shirts and will be available throughout the weekend. They may approach you to ask if you need assistance. Feel free to approach a prayer minister for help.

Role of Prayer Ministry

The role of prayer ministry is to serve and support you and your chaperones by offering spiritual assistance to the youth in your group. Prayer ministry is an extension of the ministry done by the ministry team from the stage and by you as the group leader and chaperones. They can assist you if there are several youth that need attention or if there is a particular situation that you and your chaperones are unsure how to handle.

Remaining Present

If a prayer minister does assist your youth, it is ideal to have an adult chaperone from your group present to watch over and pray with them as well, as iIt is good for the youth to have a familiar person present. In addition, it is the adult chaperone who will be going home with the youth. Therefore, he or she can continue to pray for and with the youth at home if needed. If this is not possible, know that the prayer minister will encourage the youth and let them know that group leaders and chaperones are there for them if need be.

This will be distributed during check in.

On Saturday all LEAD participants should eat at 12:30 p.m. regardless of colored wristband so they can participate in their scheduled afternoon meeting.

Please enter St. John’s University from Gate 1(8000 Utopia Parkway). Public Safety will direct you to the Residence Village for unloading of buses. Buses will be directed to free parking for the weekend. Group leaders should have driver contact information and place a sign in the front window identifying the group leader’s name and parish. Ex. Mary Smith, St. Joseph, New London, CT

Please enter St. John’s University from Gate 1 (8000 Utopia Parkway) regardless if you are in a bus, personal vehicle, or arriving by public transportation http://www.stjohns.edu/campuses/queens-campus/directions.

Public Safety will direct you to Residence Village for unloading of buses and personal vehicles. Buses and personal vehicles will be directed to free parking for the weekend. Refreshments will be available for participants while the group leader checks into Montgoris DIning Hall. Participants who need photos taken for the Storm Card will need to accompany the group leader to check in.

Except for designated outside areas, all conference venues are smoke-free facilities. During the conference, we ask all participants, including adult chaperones, to refrain from smoking. The consumption of alcohol is strictly prohibited during the weekend.

The Bookstore is located in the lobby of Carnesecca Arena. The sale and distribution of any items is strictly prohibited without the permission of the conference coordinator. Food Trucks will be in the Residence Village on Friday and Saturday night following programming until 11 p.m.