Retreats offer a great opportunity to:
Campus Ministry offers a number of overnight and weekend retreats over the course of the academic year. Our retreats range from on-campus half-day events to destination weekend-long overnight retreats.
Each year, the retreat team draws upon the amazing talent of students in creating and offering powerful retreat experiences for students throughout the year. Our Retreat Team is formed by student volunteers that lead talks, small groups, and music. Please contact Marta Pereira if you are interested in being part of a team. We would love to welcome you as part of the Campus Ministry community!
For more information about these and other retreat opportunities, visit our offices at the Iversen Center for Faith or contact Marta Pereira at mipereira@stthomas.edu.
Typically retreats offer various activities like talks, silent reflection, community building, small groups, praise and worship and the opportunity for Mass and consultation and confession for those who desire it. Some retreats like the First Year Retreat and Kairos are planned and led by students; others like the Silent Retreat or Crossroads are led by a retreat director or other speakers. Anyone is welcome to participate in Campus Ministry retreats. Mass and opportunities for spiritual consultation and confession are available for those who desire it.
Retreat details and registration links are found each semester in .
Do not miss the opportunity to connect with other first-year students for a weekend of fellowship as you start your college faith journey. Join us for a great time of prayer, sharing, and fellowship as we explore how we might more fully invite God into all aspects of college life. This is an overnight retreat held in late September.
This daylong retreat offers Hispanic students - and others interested in the Latin American faith experience the chance to encounter others and celebrate their faith enriched by their cultural experiences. You will experience talks, reflection, small groups, and fellowship. This retreat includes a Spanish Mass.
Silent retreats have been a part of the Christian spiritual tradition for centuries. By taking the time to calm our minds, we can listen to God more clearly and discern His will for us. Come and deepen your experience of Christ by joining us for our annual Ignatian silent retreat weekend. This overnight retreat is open to undergraduate and graduate students.
This overnight retreat in the spring is designed to experience God's presence in our lives, providing the opportunity to listen and be transformed. Be part of this wonderful weekend of fellowship and prayer and rediscover the depth of God's love for you and come out stronger in faith, hope and love. Led by students, Kairos is a time to disconnect from Chronos and intentionally experience God's time in our lives.
Crossroads offers students the possibility to hear from others whose careers and vocational options have led them to live in the service of others, through their professional work and state of life. This is a wonderful overnight weekend (during spring semester) to discern more deeply where your passion and God given talents meet the needs of the world.
Senior Night is a year-end evening celebration to give thanks and reflect on how to live your faith after college. What do you cherish about your time at St. Thomas? How do you feel now as you prepare to live your professional life? How will you nurture your faith once you leave campus? Seniors are invited to spend time reflecting on such questions at the annual event. This evening includes time for fellowship, reflection and prayer.
These morning retreats for faculty and staff are offered during Lent and Advent as an opportunity to enter deeper into those liturgical seasons. The morning is typically led by a retreat director and involved talks and time for reflection.
Retreat Participants
We ask all students to be respectful of the retreat facility and respectful of one another. Inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated on any Campus Ministry retreat. All St. Thomas Student Policies also apply.
Campus Ministry charges a nonrefundable fee of equal to the registration fee for all student retreats ($15 for a day retreat, $20 for a single-night retreat, $25 for a two-night retreat). If a cancellation occurs, the fee will be charged with the exception of a family emergency (hospitalization, funeral, etc).
Bus transportation will be provided between the University of St. Thomas and the retreat site through the university's Charter Bus agreement with Lorenz Bus Company. If a student chooses to drive their own vehicle to the retreat site for any reason, neither Campus Ministry nor the university is liable, and mileage will not be reimbursed. In addition, the Program Manager, Director, or Graduate Retreat Assistant must be notified if you do not plan to use the provided transportation.
Rooming will be gender specific. Single rooms are not guaranteed on any retreat; most retreats have 2-4 students per room. Accommodations regarding accessibility will be offered as needed.
All student alcohol consumption (regardless of age), illegal or irresponsible drug use, is prohibited on Campus Ministry retreats.