Retreats
In order to grow in our lives we need to take time to step away from the busyness that happens all around us. Retreats are the perfect way to get away from campus for a weekend to reflect on our lives and experience the Sacred. Through retreats — activities engaged in, meals shared, thoughts and feelings treasured — you are invited to embrace the Ignatian principle of "finding God in all things."
Retreat Schedule
Fall Semester 2024
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- August 24-25
- Contact Tom Sheibley, tsheible@sju.edu
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- September 6-7
- Contact Fr. Doug Ray, dray@sju.edu
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- September 27-28
- Registration closed
- Contact Tinamarie Stoz tstolz@sju.edu
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- October 5-6
- Contact Tricia Riordan priordan@sju.edu
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- October 18-20
- Contact Tom Sheibley tsheible@sju.edu
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- November 1-2
- Contact Diane Hankee, dhankee@sju.edu
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- November 8-10
- Registration below, sign up today!
- Contact Maggie Koch mk697612@sju.edu
Spring Semester 2025
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- February 1-2
- Contact Fr. Doug Ray, SJ, dray@sju.edu
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- February 21-23
- Contact Ally Craskey ac716616@sju.edu
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- March 28-30
- Contact Maggie Koch mk697612@sju.edu
Spark
Spark is an overnight retreat for first year Hawks to take the first steps into college life. Take 24 hours to pause and check in with yourself while building a community of like-minded people.
- Date: Friday September 27 at 5pm - Saturday September 28 at 3pm
- $30 (*scholarships available, email tstolz@sju.edu)
- Open to all First Year students
Registration is now closed
Ignite
Have you taken time to reflect on your spiritual journey and life at SJU so far?
Do you hope to build stronger friendships and get to know your fellow Hawks better?
Do you take enough time out of your busy schedule to relax and be present?
You can do ALL these things and MORE on the IGNITE RETREAT!
COME AS YOU ARE!
2025 Retreat:
- Friday February 21, 5pm - Sunday February 23 at 3:30pm -open to all First Year students
$60 (please note that all fees for this retreat are non-refundable)
Registration is now closed.
Search
Need time to rest? To think?
Hoping to reflect on your life - your personal identity, decisions?
Looking to find and make deeper meaning?
Seeking to build or or strengthen your relationship with God?
Open to nourishing a deeper faith life?
Whether you know you are searching or not, you are welcome.
Search is a weekend retreat for sophomores, juniors, and seniors at Saint Joseph's University. The experience is one of joy, renewal, and reflection, with time to think, walk, pray, create, communicate, connect, laugh and rest. It is a weekend of personal and spiritual exploration.
A team of student leaders share stories about their own journeys and create safe spaces for community and connection. The retreat is rooted in the belief that God is love.
This Year's Dates:
- March 28-30, 2025
Fall Search:
- Friday March 28 at 5pm - Sunday March 30th at 3:30pm
- $60 (scholarships available, email Maggie Koch mk697612@sju.edu)
- Registration closes:
- when spots are full (first come first served basis)
- deadline is Monday March 10th at noon
Search is the cornerstone retreat for upper classmen students. Sophomores are particularly encouraged to participate in Search. Juniors and Seniors who have already made the Search retreat are welcome to join the Discover retreat, which is offered in October.
Email Maggie Koch mk697612@sju.edu for information on financial scholarship assistance or with any questions regarding Search or your desires for spiritual formation.
Discover
The Discover retreat is for juniors and seniors who have already made the Search retreat. It offers an opportunity to revisit and deepen many of the experiences from Search, with a focus on discerning where God is calling you in your life today.
Contact us at campusministry@sju.edu with any questions.
- Friday October 18 - Sunday October 20
- $60 (*scholarships available, email tsheible@sju.edu)
- Open to all students who have previously attended Search
Registration is now closed.
Senior Retreat
Campus Ministry desires to celebrate with you - and to celebrate YOU - with the chance to reflect upon your years at SJU with other members of the class of 2025 who have shared in your story. This will be an overnight retreat at the St. Raphaela Center in Haverford on February 1-2, 2025.
Registration for this year's Senior Retreat is now closed.
Contact Fr. Doug (dray@sju.edu) with any questions.