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Students embark on religious retreat
Student's 'encounter' Christ at weekend retreat
Courtney Kohloff
Issue date: 2/8/07 Section: News
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The "Encounter with Christ Retreat" was the answer to many students' prayers last weekend. Between classes, work, friends and living the college life, being overwhelmed is a common emotion.
The Encounter with Christ Retreat was offered by Campus Ministry to help students focus on themselves and their essential relationship with God over three days of fun and reflection.
"The Encounter with Christ [Retreat] offers community time, self-reflection and prayer," said Jacci Olen, senior, Canton, Mass. who has attended the retreat several times. "It is a stress free weekend where you can forget about the daily hassles of life."
From Friday, Feb. 2 to Sunday, Feb. 4, students traveled to the Nazareth Spiritual Life Center in Monroe for the 17th annual retreat.
The program is offered to any student who feels they need a short weekend get-away to get in touch with their spiritual side.
Last weekend, 52 students took the "spiritual journey," making this years retreat the largest one in Sacred Heart history.
Encounter with Christ is student-run and is the largest retreat offered at SHU. Although the retreat is a Sacred Heart sponsored event, our University is not the only school doing this sort of retreat. Similar events take place all the time, worldwide.
"Encounter with Christ is a really relaxing chance to get to know myself better," said Jillian Crisci, junior, New Paltz, N.Y. "I can also get in touch with my relationship with God in an effective way."
Diana Bramante, senior, North Bellmore, N.Y. agrees with Crisci and finds the retreat to be very memorable.
"I had a great experience. The best part was meeting new people and being away from the everyday craziness," said Bramante. "No watches, computers or cell phones. My stay was great. It was a weekend of reflection, laughs and just time to think about myself and the relationships in my life."
Other students, like Danielle Thibault, junior, North Haven, has heard a lot of positive feedback about the retreat and hopes to attend it next year.
"A lot of my sorority sisters have gone on the retreat before," said Thibault. "I've heard nothing but positive feedback from them about how they felt more in touch with themselves and God."
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