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Here are answers
to Frequently Asked Questions we receive by people
interested in coming for a retreat. If you do not find
the answer to your question here feel free to
contact us in person. We would love to hear from you. |
- What kinds
of retreats do you offer? How are the
retreats different?
- Is this a silent retreat?
- Do I have to be a Catholic to attend retreats?
- Do I have to be married to
attend a couples' retreat?
- How do I register?
- How much does a retreat cost?
- What time should I arrive ?
- Is the retreat house handicapped accessible?
- Will I share a room?
- Is there a phone in my
room?
- Do you have a cell
phone policy?
- Do I need to bring my
own towels and/ or sheets?
- Do I need to bring my
own bible?
- Is the retreat house
air-conditioned?
- May I smoke at the
retreat house?
- Do you offer any
recreation?
- What do I wear?
- What if I forget to
bring something?
- What if I have
special dietary needs?
- Who do I make my
check payable to?
- What if all of my
questions were not answered here?
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We offer four kinds of retreats:
- Weekend
retreats offer conferences each day based on the dynamics of Ignatian
spirituality. The weekend includes
daily Mass, periods for private reflection and devotions, spiritual direction,
and reconciliation and healing services. Silence is maintained between
individuals so that each retreatant has time and space to connect deeply
with God.
- Couples' weekend retreats have fewer
conferences each day than the regular weekend retreats and time between
conferences is to be used by each couple to discuss and pray together
about what was brought up in conferences. Silence is still maintained
between different couples. In addition to Mass, reflection time,
spiritual direction, and healing services, there are also "date"
activities built in to encourage couples to connect with each other.
- 12-Step recovery weekend retreats are
grounded in the 12-Steps. The
weekend includes the various activities listed in the weekend retreat section and includes an opportunity
for a 12-Step meeting.
- Summer
directed retreats offer the retreatant a personal director or directress with
whom the retreatant meets daily for spiritual direction. There are priests,
nuns, and laypersons who function as spiritual directors.
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All of our retreats are silent.
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No. All
denominations are welcome here.
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No. On the
couples' retreat weekend we welcome couples who are married, engaged, or
seriously considering engagement/marriage. Marriage is a lifelong
commitment and it is entirely appropriate to want to make a retreat with
your husband- or wife-to-be in order to learn more about the role of God
and spirituality in marriage. Many couples who attend this weekend
continue to make the retreat throughout the years to help them to
reconnect at different stages of their marriage.
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Use the form found on the web page or in any of
our schedules. To use the website to
register go here. Send the form in
with your non-refundable, non-transferable $40 reservation gift to:
Jesuit
Retreat House, 4800 Fahrnwald Road, Oshkosh, WI 54902.
We accept reservations with room deposits on a first-come, first-served
basis. You
will receive a confirmation card in the mail.
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Visit the section on
pricing for suggested donations.
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Weekend, 12-step, and couples retreats begin with dinner on Thursday
evening at 7:15 p.m. and close on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. after lunch. The first evening
of a directed retreat begins with a 5:00 p.m. social, with dinner at 6:00 p.m.
Mid-week retreats begin at 11:30 on Monday and end Wednesday after dinner at
6:00 p.m. Holy week retreats begin on Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. and end Saturday
after lunch at 1:00 p.m.
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Yes. We
also have a limited number of rooms available for the physically challenged
equipped with a private bath.
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Each retreatant has a private room.
There are sinks and mirrors in all rooms.
Bathrooms and showers are nearby.
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No. If you need to make a phone call,
there is a phone available. You may give the retreat house number for
emergencies. We will get any messages to you.
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Yes. In the interest of allowing all
retreatants to immerse themselves fully in retreats, we discourage the use
of cell phones in the retreat house. When a phone rings, it distracts
others who are trying to pray. If you will be bringing your cell phone
into the house, please be sure that your ringer is turned off. Cell phone
calls should not be made from anywhere in the retreat house, including the
private bed rooms and the grounds surrounding the house, as talking
disrupts the silence that is a valued part of the retreat experience. If
you must make a cell phone call, please do so from inside your car in the
parking lot. This way you will not interrupt the experience for others.
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One set of towels is provided. Bed linens are
provided. Each bed has an electric blanket and an extra blanket and pillow
are in the dresser in each room.
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No, there is a bible in each room.
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There is a fan in each room and most of
the house is air-conditioned. The
chapel, lounge, and dining room are air-conditioned also.
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Jesuit Retreat House is a smoke-free
facility However, you may smoke outside at designated areas.
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We have bikes available (seasonally), and an
exercise room available at all times. It
is safe to walk or jog outside on the grounds and surrounding area.
In the winter retreatants may bring cross country skis or sleds to enjoy
the grounds.
We have the Fr. Roets, S.J. Memorial Walkway on the grounds, it meanders
along the lakeshore. There are
benches, swings, and a bridge along the way.
Lawn chairs are available seasonally.
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Dress is casual, but should be appropriate.
Shoes or sandals should be worn in the house.
We have four seasons and it is recommended to dress for the time of year
you will be here.
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We have notebooks, medicines, and toiletries
available.
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It is encouraged that you bring your own foods
for special needs. We offer a menu
that accommodates most everyone. All
meals are buffet style. Snacks,
fruit, coffee, tea, hot chocolate and spring water are available at all times.
We also have a refrigerator for retreatant use. Should you have questions,
please write about them in the "additional notes" section of the
registration sheet.
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You may make out your non-refundable, non-transferable registration gift
check to: Jesuit Retreat House
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Feel free to contact the Jesuit Retreat
House office with any remaining questions you may have. The contact
information is here.
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4800 Fahrnwald Rd.
Oshkosh, WI 54902
office@jesuitretreathouse.org
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