RETREATS

Being a Freshman and Catholic at Marist :

Welcome – to the first year of college with all of the challenges and opportunities of transition it presents to everyone.
We leave the familiarity of families, schools, communities and enter a world of possibilities, choices and decisions some more obvious than others.
Often at the center of these transitions and choices are a persons faith.
How can I sustain the faith I have come to embrace growing up?
Will that faith support me in the decisions with which I will be confronted?
Who are the people around me asking the same questions?
The Marist Freshman Retreat is designed for all members of the freshman class to share this journey of faith with their peers and benefit from the experience and wisdom of upperclassmen of faith who have made this transition.

  Catholic Freshman at Marist:
Through personal testimonies, discussions, prayer and song, as well as some fun activities, the twenty-five hour Marist Freshman Retreat offers students a chance to address some important issues while making new friends. For one day Sunday : 1:30/ 5:30PM ] the retreat draws first-year men and women together to reflect upon what they have brought to Marist and their hopes for their lives at Marist and beyond.

The Freshman Retreat is structured around three pillars:

Community- The retreat provides students with the opportunity to meet men and women from various dorms who are adjusting to life at Marist. It encourages them to listen to and speak with other students about what life at Marist has been like.
  Faith- The retreat encourages students to express and explore the importance of their faith, while sharing what it is like to try to live one’s faith on a college campus. It also provides information about various opportunities where one might seek additional assistance for personal and spiritual enrichment.
  Hopes- Students will be invited to reflect on their hopes for their time at Marist.

The retreat will provide the participants with a context to explore some of the ways in which their faith in God will sustain them and enrich their time at Marist as well as how it will contribute to the lives of others on, and beyond, campus.
Dates - Check - the Chapel web site, announcements at Campus Ministry meetings or in the Chapel after services.
Place- All retreats will take place at the Focolare Center – Mariopolis Luminosa- Hyde Park, NY.

Being Strength for the Journey:

Welcome – to an opportunity to share faith with those with whom you share so much! You choose who they are.
When we have so much in common we are faced with so many possibilities, choices and decisions that seem to challenge our relationship with those with whom we share so much.
Often at the center of these challenges and choices are a persons faith.
How can I sustain or sustained by the faith I have come to embrace?
Will that faith support me in the differences that our sharing of common gifts can surface?
Who are the people around me asking the same questions?
The Marist Special Group Retreat is designed for all members of the college community who share a common gift, interest or relationship. This offers an opportunity to share the journey of faith with their peers – their companions.

A Special Group Retreat
Through personal testimonies, discussions, prayer and song, as well as some fun activities, the five hour Marist Special Group Retreat offers students a chance to address some important issues while sharing a special time with special companions. For one afternoon [Sunday/ 1:00PM – 6:00PM] the retreat draws men and women who have chosen to reflect with each other - together to reflect upon what they have brought to Marist and their hopes for their lives at Marist and beyond.

The Special Group Retreat is structured around three pillars:

Community- The retreat provides students with the opportunity to meet with persons who have similar interests or gifts.. It encourages them to listen to and speak with one another about what they share in common.
Faith-The retreat encourages students to express and explore the importance of their faith, while sharing what it is like to try to live one’s faith on a college campus. It also provides information about various opportunities where one might seek additional assistance for personal and spiritual enrichment.
  Hopes-Students will be invited to reflect on their hopes for their common bond and their shared time at Marist

The retreat will provide the participants with a context to explore some of the ways in which their faith in God will sustain them and enrich their time at Marist as well as how it will contribute to the lives of others on, and beyond, campus.
Dates- Check - the Chapel web site, announcements at Campus Ministry meetings or in the Chapel after services.
Place-This special day will take place either at The Marist retreat Center, Esopus,NY [across the river] or at the Focolare Center – Mariopolis Luminosa- Hyde Park, NY.

Welcome – to what some call ‘the real world’ with all of the challenges and transition it presents to everyone.
We leave the familiarity of school, friends, routines and enter a world of anticipation, possibilities, choices and decisions – some more obvious than others.
Often at the center of these transitions and choices are a persons faith.
How can I sustain the faith I have come to embrace and develop during these years at Marist?
Will that faith support me in the decisions with which I will be confronted?
Who will be the people with whom I to share a relationship?

The Marist Senior Retreat is designed for all members of the senior class to share this journey of faith with their peers and benefit from their shared experience, wisdom and faith while making this transition.

A Catholic Senior Retreat :
Through presentations, discussions, prayer and song, as well as socializing activities, the twenty-five hour Marist Senior Retreat offers students a chance to address some important issues while taking some time for yourself. For two days and one night [Saturday / 4:30PM through Sunday/ 5:30PM ] the retreat draws senior men and women together to reflect upon what they have brought to Marist what hey have received and their hopes for their lives beyond Marist.

The Senior Retreat is structured around three pillars:

Community-The retreat provides students with the opportunity to meet with men and women who are anticipating life in ‘the real world. It encourages them to listen to the voices: of the experience they’ve had and of others from whom they have learned about life in the larger community of the world. 
Faith-The retreat encourages students to express and explore the importance of their faith, while sharing their hopes and expectations for living one’s life with faith in God and oneself. It also provides opportunities to reflect on some of the challenges to living a faith filled life with personal and spiritual enrichment.. 
Hopes-Seniors will be invited to reflect on their hopes for their future.

The retreat will provide the participants with a context to explore some of the ways in which their faith in God will sustain them and enrich their years ahead as well as how it will contribute to the lives of others on, and beyond, themselves.

Dates - Check - the Chapel web site, announcements at Campus Ministry meetings or in the Chapel after services.
Place-  All overnight retreats will take place at the Focolare Center – Mariopolis Luminosa- Hyde Park, NY.

Being a Minister at Marist :
Welcome – to the ministering to the needs of others to enter into the presence of God in : Word, Song and Sacrament.
We, who come together at mass to be ministered to, have answered the call to minister to others at the same time.
Often our being part of the very group we are called to serve, we are made better at knowing the needs of those who come together in faith.
How can I minister while I worship?
Will my faith support me in the efforts I will make to minister to the students with whom I live, work and play?
How am I worthy of being so publicly connected with this weekly worship service?
The Marist Ministers Retreat is designed for all members of the worshipping community who have answered the call to minister.

A Ministers Retreat:
Through personal testimonies, discussions, prayer and song, as well as some fun activities, the five hour Marist Ministers Retreat offers students a chance to address some important issues while making friends with those who also minister. Sunday : 1:30/ 5:30PM ] the retreat draws ministers together to reflect upon what they have brought to the Marist worshiping community .

The Ministers Retreat is structured around three pillars:

Community-The retreat provides students with the opportunity to meet with men and women from various dorms who have answered the call to minister at Marist. It encourages them to listen to and speak with other students about how ministering can affect ones life at Marist.
Faith-The retreat encourages students to express and explore the importance of their faith, while sharing what it is like to try to live one’s faith while ministering on a college campus. It also provides information about various opportunities where one might seek additional assistance for personal and spiritual enrichment.
Hopes-Students will be invited to reflect on their hopes for their time ministering at Marist.

The retreat will provide the participants with a context to explore some of the ways in which their faith in God will sustain them and enrich their time ministering at Marist; as well as how it will contribute to the lives of others on, and beyond, campus.
Dates-Check - the Chapel web site, announcements at Campus Ministry meetings or in the Chapel after services.
Place -All retreats will take place at the Focolare Center – Mariopolis Luminosa- Hyde Park, NY.