All church events in the Diocese of Fargo have been cancelled until further notice.

Quick links: • Online application
• Registration Fee Payment

Past SEARCHers

Welcome back! Now that you have attended at least one SEARCH retreat weekend, you are invited to serve on the weekend as a team member. We could not have weekend without you! Seriously! We are blessed to have you in this community.

A few reminders …

• Team fee is $50 per weekend.
• You must be able to commit to being there for the entire weekend.
• Team must be at Maryvale by 7:00 p.m. on Thursday evening. We have fellowship and quiet time to bond and prepare us.
• Fees are due before the weekend. After you get an acceptance email, make your payment on the “Team Member Payment” page.
• Scholarships are available based on need.
• If you are 18 or older, you must complete the “Safe Environment” training (see the bottom of the page for more information).

Team dates: Jan. 9-12, 2020
Team application deadline: Dec. 13

Team dates: Feb. 27-March 1, 2020
Team application deadline: Jan. 31

Team dates: April 16-19, 2020
Team application deadline: March 20

Do not pay until you have receive an e-mail notification that you have been accepted on the team for which you applied.

Payment options:

• By Credit Card: visit the secure payment page
• By Check:
  • Make check out to “Diocese of Fargo”
    • Write the name of the team member on the memo line
  • Mail to:
    • Diocese of Fargo
      Attn: Youth and Young Adult Ministry
      5201 Bishops Blvd, Suite A
      Fargo, ND 58104
• Scholarship: see the information on the Additional Information page

Additional information, including directions and a map to Maryvale, is available on the Additional Information page.

Safe Environment Training

If you are 18 or older and want to serve as Team on a SEARCH, the Diocese of Fargo requires a few things done prior to being allowed to attend the SEARCH weekend.

1. A Background Check: Download, complete and send in the Authorization for Background Check form.

• If you already have completed this within the last 5 years by the Diocese of Fargo, SEARCH needs a copy of the completed study (verification) for our files. Please have this e-mailed (contact the parish you did it with and they will email it to SEARCH).

2. Read the Code of Conduct: This is a one-time requirement of the diocese (unless something changes in it, then you will be notified you have to read it again). Read it at your leisure. Please print out, sign and return the last page that states you have read the Code of Conduct. SEARCH only needs the signature page (the last page) returned.

Fill out and sign both documents. You can mail them, e-mail them (scan them into a PDF document) or drop them off (see the Contact and Additional Information page). SEARCH needs to receive these completed documents at least two weeks prior to the weekend.

3. “Circle of Care” Video: The video will be played on Thursday at 5:45 p.m. at Maryvale. If this time does not work with your schedule, you need to contact SEARCH well in advance to make other arrangements.

• This is a one-time requirement in the diocese. (If something changes in the video; you will be notified that you have to watch it again.) If you have done this previously, SEARCH needs your verification form (see point #1, above).
• If you have not viewed it, plan to arrive on Thursday early.

For more information about safe environment training, visit the Safe Environment page.