Bring your family to a weekend of spiritual renewal, rest, and connection July 25-27. This year, the retreat is at Corpus Christi Priory in Springfield, IL, a sacred campus shared by two vibrant religious communities. The priory offers beautiful walking and hiking trails, a serene grotto, and outdoor Stations of the Cross-so while the retreat is more spiritually focused, it still invites us to enjoy God’s creation in meaningful ways.

Retreat highlights (July 25-27):

1. New location – A deeply spiritual environment, more affordable, and fully aligned with our retreat mission.
2. New dates – Late July, due to the facility’s school-year calendar. In the fall, they run a trade school in a Catholic environment (worth looking into and knowing about)
3. Stunning sacred space – The church invites reverence and prayer without needing to recreate a worship environment from scratch.
4. Comfortable rooms – Hotel-style accommodations (yes-real mattresses!).
5. On-site priests – Resident priests trained in spiritual direction will be available for confession and personal guidance.
6. Outdoor experiences remain – Trails, prayer spaces, and team-led games will offer a healthy mix of nature and fun.

Two ways you can help this year:

• Invite a family who could use this kind of weekend-especially those spiritually hungry or weary.
• Contact your pastor to see if your parish could share the retreat flyer or announcement. (We’re happy to send materials!)

Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/TranscendRetreat2025. We have pictures and video of the rooms to help you plan your stay, and we secured permission to park RVs on the lot for those who might want to brave the camper in July running a generator (no hook ups). We would love to see your family again-and to welcome new ones into the grace and joy this retreat continues to offer.