Retreats
Annual Retreats
Encounter Retreat | May 9-11, 2025
If you're an undergraduate or graduate student looking for an opportunity to be stretched, strengthened, and empowered in your faith, join us at Encounter. Student-designed and student-led, Encounter is an invitation to dig deeper into your relationship with Jesus. Enjoy a weekend of community, prayer, and reflection, and be renewed in spirit to live out your missionary identity. Take some time away from campus at the beautiful La Salle Manor in Plano, IL. The cost of the retreat is $125. Scholarships are available. Registration is limited. If you have any questions, contact Arielle Joaquin here.
There are no more spaces available. If you would like to be added to the waiting list should additional rooms become available, please email Martina Ricca here and put "Waiting List" in your subject header.
Kairos Undergraduate Retreat | Fall 2025
Undergraduate students are invited to step away from campus and leave their obligations and deadlines behind to tend to the movements of God in their lives. Kairos is an opportunity to rediscover who they are and who God is in their lives. No matter where one is on the spiritual journey, all are welcome! The annual Kairos retreat is student-led and a great opportunity to meet new friends, to spend time in conversation and prayer, and to give yourself the space to breathe and refresh the heart and mind at the beautiful La Salle Manor in Plano, IL. The cost of the retreat is $125. Scholarships are available. Questions or want to learn more? Contact Arielle Joaquin, campus minister, at 847.328.4648 x13 via email here.
Busy Student Retreat | Winter 2026
The Busy Student Retreat enables all students to take a retreat while staying on campus and continuing with your classes and other activities. The format of this retreat accommodates your daily schedule. You commit to spend half an hour of private prayer daily and a half hour meeting with a spiritual companion. The meeting times will be arranged at a mutually convenient time for you and your spiritual companion. The retreat is free to all students on both the Evanston and Chicago campuses! For questions, contact Tim Higgins here.
Graduate Students and Young Adults (GYA) Retreat | Winter 2026
Join the annual GYA winter retreat. Arrive at Sheil on a Saturday and we will return to Sheil on a Sunday. Cost is $50 for Northwestern students, $100 for non-students. Scholarships are available. Payment can be made here. If you have any questions, contact Tim Higgins here.
Day of Renewal | Winter 2026
Join the annual day of renewal for the entire Sheil community of students and associates. Every year we invite a speaker to help us reflect on a particular theme of faith through prayer, lecture, and small group reflection. The day of renewal takes place at Sheil's Evanston campus and includes lunch. $10 for associates, $5 for students. Scholarships are available for students. If you have any questions, contact Martina Rica here.