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Retreats

A retreat gives you an opportunity to take time away from your ordinary activities, reflect on your life and renew your commitment to God through prayer.

LEAP Retreat

LEAP, which takes place once in the Fall Semester and once in the Spring Semester, is a unique, communal, and deeply personal experience that is built upon talks, activities and group dynamics to deepen one鈥檚 personal faith in God and commitment to God鈥檚 people. The retreat has a series of personal talks about who we are as individuals and who we are as a Christian community, and it explores the meaning of self-awareness, commitment, peace, prayer and faith in one鈥檚 life and the challenges these elements present. LEAP is a Christian community that helps participants discover the presence of Christ in their lives, and encourages acceptance, tolerance, and appreciation of people with different gifts, talents, interests, abilities, and backgrounds as elements of the Body of Christ.

Retreat Location: St. Anne’s Shrine

For over a hundred years, members of the Society of St. Edmund have educated young people at St. Michael鈥檚 College and have invited students to explore their faith with greater understanding. To this end, our retreat location at Saint Anne鈥檚 Shrine in Isle LaMotte, VT provides accommodations for those seeking to deepen their relationship with spirituality. Each cabin is suitable for adults of all ages and includes a living/dining room, a full kitchen and four bedrooms accommodating up to sixteen people.
The Boucher Building is the gathering place for hospitality and meals and also includes the Shrine鈥檚 Administrative offices. A recent expansion of this facility includes additional meeting space for retreat conferences and also private rooms for individual prayer and reflection. The new main room includes a beautiful stone fireplace and scenic views of Lake Champlain.

For more information about LEAP

contact Fr. Marcel Rainville, SSE at mrainville@smcvt.edu and 802-654-2848, or Victoria Reed at vreed@smcvt.edu