IN OUR CHAPEL...

ON RETREAT...

COME FIND HOME.

Confronted with chaos in our world, in our relationships, and in our hearts, many feel lost, alone, and homeless. Echo Community offers deep and life-changing encounters where men and women discover the truth their of their identities. We empower young people to live true freedom: deeply rooted in the "echo" of humanity's original home, and looking forward with hope to our ultimate home, the Kingdom of Heaven. 

"...inscribed in the depth of the human heart as a distant echo, as it were of original innocence."
- TOB 19:2 (bold added)

A good home is a tiny taste of Heaven on Earth. It is more than a place. It is communion of persons, a safe place to be fully yourself and fully loved. During his life, St. John Paul II formed groups in which young people lived in authentic friendship. They called themselves "Rodzinka", little families. At Echo Community, we strive to build up this culture in the Church. 

Whether on retreat, in formation, or at our headquarters, Echo Community provides a home for men and women to encounter the timeless truth of the Gospel through the lens of St. John Paul II's vision of the human person, to discover their unique value, to experience newness of life, and to live in the authentic freedom they were made for.

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THIS YEAR, HELP US RAISE $100,000

When you support us this December 2nd, you're helping us:

To steward our home, LOLEK Center for Evangelization. With Christ in the Eucharist at the center, many have found a home at our headquarters. Visitors consistently remark "this is a special place"! From group and personal retreats to evenings of prayer, celebrations, and our young adult leadership formation program, New Horizon, an abundant harvest is flowing out of LOLEK Center for Evangelization!

So far this year at LOLEK Center for Evangelization, we have:
- Hosted 12 formal group-retreats with 7-50 participants each
- Provided 7200 hours of direct formation to individuals in 3 different states through New Horizon leadership formation program (which we filmed in Studio 39 at LOLEK; dates for this program ranged from September 2024-September 2025)
- Filmed over 36 formation sessions, which can be shared broadly
- Hosted 17+ individuals or small groups for personal retreats
- Hosted even more overnight guests
- Hosted 3+ community celebrations
- Hosted 1 album release party
- Hosted many hours of adoration and communal prayer
- Had countless conversations of eternal significance!

It takes a lot of resources to steward a home well! In the past three years we have invested a lot to purchase and build up our home. The ministry happening at our headquarters has grown tremendously, and will continue to grow in the coming year. We are raising $100,000 to steward our home this year so more and more people can come find home through the ever increasing ministry that takes place at LOLEK Center of Evangelization!

Who We Are

Echo Community cultivates authentic masculinity and femininity through the lens of the Theology of the Body, helping teens and young adults to prepare for, discern, and live out their unique vocations to love.