Accept the Invitation!
Campus Ministry’s retreat program invites students to engage more deeply in their own spiritual lives. Through participation in retreats, students are encouraged to become more acutely 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. Reflecting Campus Ministry’s belief that retreats provide extraordinarily valuable opportunities for students, the department highly subsidizes the cost of retreats in the hope of making them financially accessible to all students.
We hope you accept the invitation and join us for the journey!
Frosh Get-A-Way
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This weekend retreat provides fertile ground for students at the beginning of their pilgrimage through college to create/grow friendships, enjoy time in prayer, relax in nature, eat S’mores, tackle a ropes course, and have fun! All freshmen and new transfer students are encouraged to attend Frosh Get-A-Way! Cost: $40. Register for Frosh Get-A-Way now!
Retreat on the Rock
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Retreat on the Rock is a weekend charged with God’s love! Student retreat leaders share moving talks, facilitate small group discussions and lead transformative prayer experiences. The goal of Retreat on the Rock is to provide students with the opportunity to arrive at a new/deeper understanding of themselves as God’s beloved. Retreat on the Rock is open to all students. Cost: $40. Register for Retreat on the Rock
Lumberjack
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Campus Ministry sponsors this service retreat to Hancock, Michigan to serve with Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly (Little Brothers), a nonprofit agency. Little Brothers provides many services for their aging friends, many of whom are isolated in rural homes or struggling with limited financial resources. Student woodcutters will help provide free firewood to the elderly, reducing the burdensome heating bills that accompany winter in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. 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, in many ways, more important than providing for their health/physical needs. In that spirit, participants are invited to prioritize listening/visiting/celebrating over task completion. Daily prayer and reflection round out the experience. Cost: $200. Register HERE. Email Bill Kriege with questions.
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. 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 obtain the retreat scholarship application from the Campus Ministry office. Submit scholarship applications by the retreat registration deadline. All applications will be reviewed, and assistance will be provided based on funding availability. Individuals who submit a scholarship application must also complete and submit a retreat registration form. We want all students who wish to participate in retreats to be able to do so, regardless of their financial situation. If you have questions, please contact Bill Kriege at 816-501-4855.
Leadership Opportunities
Peer leadership is an instrumental aspect of many of Campus Ministry's retreats. If you are a student with prior retreat experience who feels called to minister to peers as a retreat leader, we encourage you to speak with Bill Kriege at 816-501-4855 about available opportunities.
Questions?
For more information about Campus Ministry's Retreats, contact Bill Kriege at 816-501-4855. For more photos and videos, see the Campus Ministry's Instagram.