Retreats

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Campus Ministry’s Retreat Program invites students to deeper engagement in their own spiritual lives.  Through participation in retreats, students are invited to become more fully aware of God’s presence in their midst, to be more actively involved in their relationship with the Divine, to be more deeply connected to the human community, and to become more fully committed to offering themselves in service to the building of the Kingdom of God.

We hope you accept the invitation and join us for the journey! 

To learn more about each retreat, please click on the following links:

Scholarship Information

Questions? 
For more information about Campus Ministry’s Retreats, contact: Cindy Schmersal at 816-501-4303.

Frosh Get-A-Way

September 13-15, 2013
“The talks about changing relationships struck me, because I’ve really been struggling with that lately.”


This weekend retreat serves as fertile ground for first-year students to build friendships, conjure dreams for their next four years, and identify attitudes and lifestyle choices that facilitate growth and goodness. We go to Tall Oaks Retreat Center in DeSoto, Kansas, about 40 minutes from campus. Imagine open spaces, towering trees and hearty meals, and you’re on the right track. A day of teambuilding on the low ropes challenge course filled with fun and new friendships, while evenings simmer down with quality time around the bonfire or games of spoons, mafia, signs and four-square. Prayer and reflection are sprinkled throughout the weekend, with Rockhurst sophomores provide leadership and share of their own first-year experiences. All frosh are encouraged to attend Frosh Get-A-Way!

Read what students have (PDF) said about this retreat.

Watch the Frosh Get-A-Way Video

 


Emmaus

October 26-27, 2012

Designed for those students who previously have attended Retreat on the Rock, Kairos, TEC, Awakenings or a similar retreat, Emmaus invites individuals to continue their journey toward a deeper relationship with Christ in a tranquil overnight retreat complete with ample time for individual reflection in the context of an intimate community.

Read what students have(PDF) said about this retreat.

Silent Retreat

April 5-6, 2013

Given the frenzied pace of modern life, it is increasingly rare to find places where quiet and reflection are truly honored and preserved. The world calls us to be busier and busier, to be continually “plugged in.” This twenty-four hour silent retreat, the first-ever offered through Rockhurst University, offers students much needed space for silence, stillness and spiritual discernment. An opportunity for contemplation and quiet, the Silent Retreat allows retreatants to unplug from their daily lives, quiet themselves and listen to the still, small voice of God. The retreat, which begins on Friday afternoon and concludes on Saturday afternoon, includes the opportunities for group prayer and meetings with an individual spiritual director. Students interested in attending must have previous retreat experience, submit a complete interest survey and meet with Cindy Schmersal one-on-one to discuss participation in the retreat.

Read what students have (PDF) said about this retreat.

CLC Retreat

November 10, 2012

This day retreat invites students to sink deeper into Christian Life Community (CLC) by connecting them with the broader Rockhurst CLC Nation and by inviting them to pray over the Ignatian Spirituality that saturates CLC spirituality.  Themes for CLC retreats over the years illuminate CLC’s Ignatian character: discernment, missioned communities, guided by the Spirit, consolation and desolation.  Talks, small-group discussions, one on one discussion, and activities are sprinkled through the day.  All Rockhurst University students involved in a CLC are eligible to participate.

Senior Send-Off Series

This series offers evening sessions throughout the second semester that provide seniors with helpful resources and much-needed time for reflection.

Retreat on the Rock

February 8-10, 2013

“I thought I was the only person who doubted God’s love; I know now I was wrong.”

Retreat on the Rock is a weekend charged with God’s love for us! Student retreat leaders share moving talks, facilitate intimate small group discussions, and lead transformative prayer experiences. The goal of Retreat on the Rock is to provide retreatants with the opportunity to view both themselves and God from a new perspective, thereby deepening their relationships with God and others. Retreat on the Rock is open to all students.

Read what  students have (PDF) said about this retreat.

Women's and Men's Retreat

March 24, 2013

These one-day retreats invite students to gather with other students of the same gender to reflect, dialogue and take action in their faith.

Lumberjack Service Retreat 

May, 2014

Every even year (2010, 2012…) campus ministry sponsors a domestic service trip to Hancock, Michigan to serve with Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly (Little Brothers), a non-profit agency. Little Brothers provides many services for the rural, aging poor, including free firewood, which reduces the burdensome heating bills of northern Michigan winters. Little Brothers supplies the saws, axes, gasoline and logs…Rockhurst University students supply the muscle. A can-do attitude, rather than woodcutting experience, is all that is required.  Furthermore, Little Brother’s motto, “Flowers Before Bread,” illuminates the belief that providing companionship for the elderly is at least as important as providing for their physical needs.  In that spirit, participants in this trip are invited to spent time visiting with the folks to whom they deliver firewood.  Contact Bill Kriege at 816-501-4855 for more information.

SuperNatural Christians Retreat

May 13-19, 2013

“I continue to work on accepting… that I am simply one part of this world despite what my ego might try to get me to believe.”

This six-day backpacking retreat invites participants to celebrate and explore their relationship to Earth in light of their Christian faith. Set in Upper Michigan's Sylvania Wilderness Tract, an 18,000-acre, 34-lake example of God's pristine creation, the SuperNatural challenges retreatants physically (hiking and canoeing), mentally (studying currentenvironmental issues) and spiritually (new prayer forms). Daily visits from bald eagles and nightly concerts from several families of loons provide added inspiration. Open to all undergraduate & graduate students, faculty, staff and alumni. All are welcome: Eagle Scouts, backpacking tenderfeet, and everyone in between!

Scholarship Information

Campus Ministry recognizes that retreats play a valuable role in nurturing and growing students’ faith throughout their college years. Yet, all retreats have associated costs. In order to make these retreats feasible for students, Campus Ministry heavily subsidizes the retreat program. If the retreat cost presents too significant a financial hardship, please.

Scholarship applications must be submitted by the registration deadline for the retreat.  All applications will be reviewed and assistance provided based on the availability of funding.  Individuals who submit a scholarship application must also complete and submit a registration form for the retreat.

Our great desire is that all students who wish to participate in retreats are able to do so regardless of their financial situations.  If you have questions, please contact Cindy Schmersal at cindy.schmersal@rockhurst.edu or (816) 501-4303.