Bishop Burbidge invites all middle school students of the Diocese to join him Saturday, May 4 for BASH 2024!  BASH is the Diocese’s largest gathering of Catholic middle school students (6th—8th graders) every year – over 1000 young people were present last year!  

Registration for BASH is now open and will close at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 1.

BASH is an opportunity for the young Church in the Diocese of Arlington to gather each year to pray, learn, and celebrate the Catholic faith.  We are planning for hundreds of middle school students to gather for an evening of faith, fellowship, and fun!  This includes music, games, inspirational speakers, confessions, and a Vigil Mass for Sunday.  Bishop Burbidge will be the principal celebrant and homilist for this Mass.

When: Saturday, May 4, 2024 | 3:30 pm—8:30 pm
Where: Bishop O’Connell High School 
Cost: $25.00 per youth participant *includes bus transportation, dinner, snacks, and t-shirt!
Transportation: We will all take a bus from Nativity to Bishop O’Connell. Meet in the Nativity parking lot at 2:20 pm. We will depart at 2:30 pm. 

Registration: First, make sure your child is registered for Youth Ministry at Nativity for the 2023-2024 school year. You can fill out our free registration form here. Then you can register your child for BASH using the button at the top of the page.

Volunteers: We are looking for adult volunteers that are compliant with the Diocese’s Office of Child Protection. If you are not compliant yet but would like to join us, please reach out to us at cym@nativityburke.org to begin the compliance process. Register to volunteer here.

• Speaker: Mari Pablo
  Mari is well known for her dynamic presentations internationally at large events such as Steubenville Youth Conferences, World Youth Day, NCYC, NET, SEEK, diocesan events and more. She has worked in youth ministry for over 15 years, including serving as a youth minister and as a high school theology teacher. Mari is a presenter for Ascension Press on numerous projects and is currently serving parishes and universities across the country with The Evangelical Catholic. To learn more about Mari, visit her website.
• Entertainment: Danny Ray
  World-Renowned illusionist, keynote speaker, and author Danny Ray creates mind-blowing magic shows with a life-changing message. He uses sleight of hand magic to captivate audiences and make the messages memorable for a lifetime. He has partnered with over 1,400 ministries and performed for and spoken to over a million people. In 2021, Danny appeared on Penn and Teller: Fool Us and fooled them with a trick that has left Arlington audiences speechless! To learn more about Danny, visit his website.
• Games & Food | Tons of inflatable games, pizza, Rita’s ice cream, and more! From the rock climbing wall to bacon pizza, we’ve got a great day planned!
• Gaga Ball Tournament & Free Throw Competition | There will be great prizes available for the winners!
• BASH T-shirts!  Every youth and adult participant will receive a BASH t-shirt at the end of the night.