b'RETREAT CENTERS MORE PHOTOS BY SID HASTINGSOUTREACH OFFERS BY DELIVERING TO THE POORBy Joe KennyT he eighth-graders and their confirmation sponsorseagerly jumped into a one-on-one discussion quickly rearranging their chairs to face each other.They just had been asked to reflect on the skit thatopened their Marianist Outreach RetreatExperience (MORE) at Annunziata Parishin suburban St. Louis. The skit highlightedhow people wear masks to hide theirThe sponsors. true selves and how easy it is to mislabelare going to bepeople.in their lives for a What struck them about the skit? Whylong time. Thesedo people their age wear masks? How areretreats strengthen peers labeled unfairly? Do they knowthat relationship. anyone who is mask-free? Paul Masek Sean Hogan, among 17 eighth-graderspreparing for Confirmation at the parish,said the skit helps you see real-world examples. The questions relate to howyou connect your life to the skit.Hogans sponsor and uncle, Joe Paul,Paul Masek leads a confirmation retreat for appreciated the help in starting a conversation, saying itthe Marianist Outreach Retreat Experience got you thinking. Its a good subject matter, relevant to(MORE) team on April 23 at Annunziata today especially with the prevalence of social media asParish in Ladue, Mo. people project a persona that may not be real. MORE also has helped the Marianist Retreat and Confer-ence Center (MRCC) in Eureka, Mo., to evolve and becomemore relevant these days, with outreach adding to its foun-dation as mostly an in-person spiritual center. Under thespiritual direction of Paul Masek, the outreach program6 Call 1.800.348.4732'