Kairos Retreats
Among Christian retreat centers, the Jesuit Retreat House hosts numerous high school
retreats every year.
One of the more popular retreat models is the Kairos Retreat. Kairos is a Greek word roughly meaning "seize the
opportunity."
The Kairos Retreat is based on the conversion process outlined by St. Ignatius in his Spiritual Exercises. Over the course of four days and three nights (this can vary) there are talks, numerous small group discussions, daily Eucharist, a healing service, opportunities for reconciliation and an experience of shared prayer.
The retreat is led by members of the senior class and an equal number of adults from across the school community.
Principals, teachers or student advisors are encouraged to call 440-884-9300
or email us to inquire further
about scheduling a high school Kairos retreat.
Some local northeast Ohio high schools that
have made the Kairos Retreat at Jesuit Retreat House include Lake
Catholic High School, Padua
Franciscan High School, St.
Ignatius High School, and Walsh
Jesuit High School.
Pre-Confirmation Retreats
Many area schools now plan their confirmation retreats at Jesuit Retreat
House - a Christian Retreat Center. Elementary through high school age students are scheduled
throughout the year to attend a single retreat day in preparation for being
confirmed.
The program consists of presentations by a senior from Magnificat and St.
Ignatius High Schools. The talks are on Prayer,
My
Relationship to God and Others and the Sacrament of
Confirmation. There are also small group discussions and a
concluding prayer service or the
liturgy.
The cost for students is $10 per person and includes a meal.
School principals or directors of religious education interested in
scheduling a confirmation retreat may contact us at 440-884-9300 or [email protected].
Please be advised that dates fill rapidly. Some of the schools/parishes in
the Diocese of Cleveland sending candidates for confirmation include
Assumption, Incarnate
Word, St. Bernadette, St. Christopher, St. Clement, Ss. Joseph & John, St. Leo the Great,
and St. Stephen.
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