We have fully resumed our operation. For information please contact RRC at office@desertrenewal.org.
Here is a list of retreat and renewal programs at the Redemptorist Renewal Center. The list includes programs that are directed or sponsored by RRC as well as hosted programs. Not included in this calendar are liturgical or para-liturgical services related to the Our Lady of the Desert Church.
For reservation of an RRC program, or to reserve rooms for an event, please complete our form for:
- Group Registration form
- Sabbatical Registration form
- and email it to office@desertrenewal.org.
- For deposit payment, there are various options.
- You can pay by cash, by check (payable to the Redemptorist Renewal Center),
- by credit card (call the office at 520.744.3400, or Toll-free 866.737.5751)
- by PayPal online.
Event Calendar
2024 | ||
March 2024 | March 2024 | |
2 | Desert Star | |
3-8 | Korean Academy for Spiritual Formation | |
3-May 10 | Contemplative Study and Retreat Spring Sabbatical | |
4-8 | Korean Spiritual Academy | |
8-10 | Resurrection Lutheran Church | |
9 | Christ the King Catholic Community: DMAFB | |
11 | Christ Child Society of Tucson | |
11-14 | KAIROS Retreat (Salpointe High School) | |
14-17 | St. Barnabas on the Desert Retreat | |
14-17 | UMC Mission Volunteer Training | |
18 | Santa Catalina Communion Ministry | |
19-24 | Desert Rain Zen Retreat | |
20-22 | Ignatian Solidarity Network | |
23 | Be Yourself! – A Serenity Retreat | |
23 | Grace Community Church Alpha Retreat | |
April 2024 | April 2024 | |
1-5 | MCSTNJ Sisters | |
5-7 | SRF – Phoenix | |
6 | Running Away – A Serenity Retreat | |
7 | Chi Nei Tsang | |
7-12 | ECC – Deeper in Christ | |
7 | Grief Share Support Group Sundays 2 pm-4 pm (13 weeks) | |
7-19 | Hesychia School of Spiritual Direction III & IV | |
12-15 | JVC Silent Retreat | |
15-19 | Two Spokane Priests | |
19-22 | ECC Coaching, Peer Mentoring, Spiritual Direction | |
19-20 | St. Thomas More Catholic Newman Center | |
20 | Soul-Centered Music as Prayer – A Serenity Retreat | |
22-25 | Grand Canyon Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
23-25 | Mountain Shadows Presbyterian Church | |
24-26 | The Diocese of Western Anglicans | |
26-28 | Contemplative Intensive Retreat | |
26-28 | Potter’s Wheel Retreat | |
29-May 3 | OCP Artists Collective Retreat | |
May 2024 | May 2024 | |
1-2 | Grand Canyon Synod of the Evangelical | |
3-5 | Casas Adobes UCC | |
3-6 | New Roads Silent Retreat | |
4 | Seeing God in the Ordinary: Cultivating an attitude of contemplation | |
6 | Santa Catalina Parish Social Awareness and Justice Ministry | |
6-10 | DOP: Priest Retreat | |
9-13 | Oakford Dominican Sisters | |
10-12 | Rachel’s Vineyard Ministry | |
11 | If Only: Healing Regrets – Serenity Retreat | |
11 | Tucson Benedictine Oblates | |
12-15 | JVC Silent Retreat | |
16-19 | ACTS Women’s Retreat | |
18 | Grace Community Church Alpha Group | |
18 | Oro Valley Church of Nazarene | |
20-24 | North American CSsR Formation Student Gathering | |
22-Jun 2 | Nine Gates Program | |
24-27 | Center for Spiritual Imagination | |
25 | Chasing and Conquering Illusions | |
25-Jun 2 | Come and Pray/Partners in Mission | |
28-Jun 1 | UMC Retried Clergy Retreat | |
June 2024 | June 2024 | |
2-9 | Sisters Eight-Day Retreat – Spanish and English | |
3 | DoT: Vocation Office | |
8 | Lost Without Love – Serenity Retreat | |
9-15 | Ward Method of Music Instruction | |
10-14 | Missionaries of Faith Priests | |
14-16 | Movimiento Familiar Cristiano | |
21-24 | Transcendental Meditation of Tucson | |
22 | Christian Spirituality: Faith, Morality, and Religion in dynamic unity | |
29 | Return of Codependent Crazies – Serenity Retreat | |
July 2024 | July 2024 | |
15-19 | Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity | |
21-Aug. 23 | Contemplative Study and Retreat Sabbatical | |
27 | Talleres de Oracion y Vida | |
29 | St. Ambrose Catholic School | |
29 | Path Tucson | |
29-Aug1 | DoT: Vocation Office | |
August 2024 | August 2024 | |
2-4 | De La Salle Brothers Community | |
10 | Fear of being Unlovable – Fr. Charlie Wehrley, C.Ss.R. | |
19-23 | Salvatorian Retreat | |
23-25 | HDSA Phoenix Chapter | |
24 | Oh God Hear my Cry for Help – Fr. Charlie Wehrley, C.Ss.R. | |
26-29 | KAIROS Retreat (Salpointe High School) | |
29-Sep 1 | St. Kateri Tekakwitha Mission Parish ACTS Men’s Retreat | |
September 2024 | September 2024 | |
3-5 | DoT: Mentoring Program | |
4-15 | Nine Gates Program | |
7 | Wisdom: A Spirituality of Balance Retreat | |
13-15 | Rachel’s Vineyard Ministry | |
14 | Boundaries for Better Relationships – A Serenity Retreat | |
15-20 | CSsR Denver Province Chapter | |
20-26 | CSsR Denver Province EPC | |
21 | Desert Star | |
21 | Grace Community Church Alpha Retreat | |
23-27 | Diocese of Gallup Priest Retreat | |
27-29 | Parenting from the Heart | |
27-30 | Tucson Transcendental Meditation | |
30-Oct. 4 | Byzantine Eparchy of Phoenix | |
October 2024 | October 2024 | |
4-6 | DoT: Deacon Retreat | |
6-11 | DoT: Priest Retreat I | |
6-Dec. 13 | Fall Contemplative Study and Retreat Sabbatical | |
11-13 | DoT: Vocation Office | |
12 | Gospel According to Disney A Serenity Retreat | |
13-18 | DoT: Priest Retreat II | |
15-17 | Provincial Santa Fe Meeting | |
18-20 | Ignatian Retreat – Registration – deadline October 7, 2024 | |
25-27 | Men’s Serenity Retreat | |
26 | Rock Me Amadeus – A Serenity Retreat | |
27-30 | KAIROS Retreat (Salpointe High School) | |
30- Nov 1 | Aging Workshop | |
November 2024 | November 2024 | |
1-2 | Tacheria – Wisdom Way Alumni Retreat | |
1-3 | Resurrection Lutheran Church | |
2-6 | Christian Life Community – E | |
3 | Donor Network of Arizona | |
3-4 | DoT: Catholic School Principals Retreat | |
4-6 | Southwest Conference United Church of Christ (UCC) | |
6-9 | Solihten Institute | |
7-10 | St. Barnabas on the Desert Retreat | |
8-9 | Living the Gifts of the Holy Spirit-Pt 1 – Fr. Stephen Rehrauer, C.Ss.R. | |
11-14 | Vista UMC Lectionary Women’s Retreat | |
14-18 | Vietnamese Christian Life Retreat | |
16 | Copper State Hospice | |
18-22 | Diocese of Las Cruces: Priest Retreat | |
20 | Presbyterian de Cristo | |
22-24 | Contemplative Intensive Retreat – Fr. Stephen Rehrauer, C.Ss.R. | |
22-24 | OCDS (Order of Carmelites Discalced Secular) | |
29-Dec 2 | Transcendental Meditation of Tucson | |
30-Dec 1 | Tacheria | |
December 2024 | December 2024 | |
2-4 | DoT: Mentoring Program | |
5-8 | KAIROS Retreat (Salpointe High School) | |
7 | Self-Forgiveness – A Serenity Retreat | |
8-15 | Rohatsu | |
13-15 | Wisdom’s Way Interfaith Spirituality School | |
14 | Living the Gifts of the Holy Spirit-Pt 2 – Fr. Stephen Rehrauer, C.Ss.R. | |
20-22 | Transmittal Convivence | |
2025 | ||
January 2025 | January 2025 | |
5-10 | Region XIII Bishop Retreat | |
6 | SEAS School | |
10-12 | Ladies of St. Henry: Women’s Retreat | |
11 | Soul Centered: The Sacred Cello Fr. Charlie Wehrley, C.Ss.R. | |
11-12 | Ladies of St. Henry (revised) | |
14-16 | DSW UMC Annual Gathering | |
16-18 | Spiritual Formation Society of Arizona | |
18, 24-30 | Wheaton Franciscans | |
19-24 | LCWR Leading from Within Retreat | |
23-24 | AZ Prayer of Christian Unity | |
24-26 | Good Tree Institute | |
24-30 | Wheaton Franciscans | |
26-31 | Ignatian Wisdom Fellows | |
27-30 | KAIROS Retreat (Salpointe High School) | |
31-Feb 1 | Casas Adobes UCC | |
31-Feb 2 | Changed not Ended Retreat | |
31-Feb 3 | Center Spiritual Imagination | |
February 2025 | February 2025 | |
3-7 | Bethany Fellowships | |
3-7 | Franciscan Friars Retreat | |
6-9 | Sacred Sorrows | |
7-9 | Contemplative Intensive Retreat Fr. Stephen Rehrauer, C.Ss.R. | |
7-14 | Esoteric Yoga | |
10-12 | The Diocese of Western Anglicans | |
12-16 | Empty Cloud Sangha | |
15 | Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet & Associates | |
15-20 | Jesuits Conference | |
17-19 | DoT: Mentoring Program | |
20-25 | Wisdom School Retreat | |
26 | Mountains Shadows Church | |
27-Mar 2 | KAIROS Retreat (Salpointe High School) | |
28-Mar 2 | Men’s Serenity Retreat Fr. Charlie Wehrley, C.Ss.R. | |
March 2025 | March 2025 | |
2-May 9 | Spring Contemplative Study and Retreat Sabbatical | |
4-7 | Vatican Observatory Foundation Board | |
4-9 | Desert Rain Zen Retreat | |
7-9 | Parenting from the Heart | |
8 | St. Thomas the Apostle Alpha Retreat | |
9-12 | New Roads Silent Retreat | |
10-12 | Korean Academy for Spiritual Formation Leadership Training | |
13-16 | St. Barnabas on the Desert Retreat | |
15 | Society Companions of the Holy Cross (SCHC) | |
16-21 | ECC: Deeper in Christ Retreat | |
17-19 | Redemptorist Alumni Gathering | |
18 | Santa Catalina Communion Ministry | |
21-23 | SRF: Phoenix | |
24-28 | Diocese of Gallup Priest Retreat | |
25-27 | Casas Adobes UCC | |
28-30 | Resurrection Lutheran Church | |
April 2025 | April 2025 | |
4-6 | Potter’s Wheel Retreat | |
6-10 | SNP Biomimicry Workshop | |
11-14 | KAIROS Retreat (Salpointe High School) | |
13 | Chi Nei Tsang Retreat | |
22 | Academy for Spiritual Formation (AZ) | |
22-24 | Grand Canyon Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | |
25-27 | Casas Adobes UCC Women’s Retreat | |
25-27 | DoT: Common Formation | |
29 – May 11 | Nine Gates Programs, Inc. | |
May 2025 | May 2025 | |
12-15 | DOP: Priest Retreat | |
17-20 | JVC Silent Retreat | |
22-25 | St. Kateri Tekakwitha Mission Parish ACTS Women’s Retreat | |
23-25 | Rachel’s Vineyard | |
26-30 | CSsR Denver Superior Meeting | |
30-Jun 5 | CSsR Denver Province EPC Meeting | |
30-Jun 1 | Fr. Cyprian Consiglio Contemplative Retreat | |
30-Jun 1 | Movimiento Familiar Cristiano | |
30-Jun 5 | CSsr EPC | |
June 2025 | June 2025 | |
1-8 | Sisters’ Eight-Day Retreat | |
9-12 | Carmelite Regional Conference | |
12-15 | Ekklesia | |
15-21 | Unification Committee for CSsR New Province | |
July 2025 | July 2025 | |
19-Aug 3 | Nine Gates Programs, Inc. | |
20-Aug. 22 | Summer Contemplative Study and Retreat Sabbatical | |
August 2025 | August 2025 | |
14-17 | St. Kateri Tekakwitha Mission Parish ACTS Men’s Retreat | |
22-24 | HDSA Phoenix Chapter | |
September 2025 | September 2025 | |
3-14 | Nine Gates Programs, Inc. | |
15-17 | DoT: Mentoring Program | |
18-21 | Black Catholic Theological Symposium | |
19-21 | Love the Master Retreat | |
22-26 | Korean Academy for Spiritual Formation Psalm for Lectio Divina | |
26-28 | Ignatian Retreat | |
28-Oct 5 | CSsR Denver Province: Praesidium and Province Retreat | |
October 2025 | October 2025 | |
5-Dec. 12 | Fall Contemplative Study and Retreat Sabbatical | |
5-10 | DoT: Priest Retreat I | |
5-10 | CSsR Denver Province: EPC Meeting | |
10-12 | Contemplative Intensive Retreat – Fr. Stephen Rehrauer, C.Ss.R. | |
10-12 | Potter’s Wheel Retreat | |
10-12 | Rachel’s Vineyard | |
12-17 | DoT: Priest Retreat II | |
17-19 | DoT: Deacon Retreat | |
20-24 | Vincentians of Western Province | |
24-26 | Men’s Serenity Retreat | |
27-31 | Diocese of Las Cruces: Priests Retreat | |
31-Nov 4 | Vietnamese Christian Life (English) | |
November 2025 | November 2025 | |
1 | St. Thomas the Apostle Retreat | |
2-3 | DoT: Catholic School Principals | |
3-5 | Southwest Conference United Church of Christ UCC | |
6-9 | St. Barnabas on the Desert | |
8-9 | Wisdom’s Way | |
10-13 | KAIROS Retreat (Salpointe High School) | |
13-17 | Vietnamese Christian Life Community | |
20-23 | St. Kateri Tekakwitha Mission Parish ACTS Retreat | |
December 2025 | December 2025 | |
1-3 | DoT: Mentoring Program | |
6-7 | Tacheria | |
7-14 | Rohatsu | |
2026 | ||
January 2026 | January 2026 | |
4-9 | Region XIII Bishop Retreat | |
8-10 | Spiritual Formation Society of Arizona | |
12-16 | Vatican Observatory Foundation ACME | |
18-23 | LCWR / Leading From Within Retreat | |
26-28 | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Arizona | |
28-Feb 1 | Empty Cloud Sangha | |
February 2026 | February 2026 | |
1-13 | HSSD 2026 – Week I & II | |
2-6 | Bethany Fellowships | |
9-11 | DoT: Mentoring Program | |
14-17 | KAIROS Retreat (Salpointe High School) | |
18-22 | AGPIM | |
22-24 | AJCU Conference on Pastoral, Theological and Ministerial Ed | |
24-26 | Desert Southwest Conference UMC/Board of Ordained Ministry | |
March 2026 | March 2026 | |
1-May 8 | Spring 2026 Contemplative Study and Retreat Sabbatical | |
3-8 | Desert Rain Zen Retreat | |
7 | St. Thomas the Apostle the Alpha Retreat | |
9-13 | Diocese of Gallup | |
13-15 | SRF Phoenix | |
16-19 | Kairos Retreat (Salpointe High School) | |
19-22 | St. Barnabas on the Desert | |
22-27 | Korean Academy for Spiritual Formation | |
April 2026 | April 2026 | |
9-11 | Spiritual Formation Society of Arizona | |
16-19 | KAIROS Retreat (Salpointe High School) | |
19-May 1 | HSSD 2026 – Week III & IV | |
23-25 | Presbytery de Cristo | |
30-May 3 | St. Kateri Tekakwitha Mission Parish ACTS Women’s Retreat | |
May 2026 | May 2026 | |
4-8 | DOP: Priest Retreat | |
10-15 | Academy for Spiritual Formation | |
15-17 | Rachel’s Vineyard | |
20-31 | Nine Gates Programs, Inc. | |
June 2026 | June 2026 | |
July 2026 | July 2026 | |
19-Aug 21 | Summer 2026 Contemplative Study and Retreat Sabbatical | |
August 2026 | August 2026 | |
20-23 | St. Kateri Tekakwitha Mission Parish ACTS Retreat | |
30-Sep 4 | Academy for Spiritual Formation | |
September 2026 | September 2026 | |
4-6 | Rachel’s Vineyard | |
8-10 | DoT: Mentoring Program | |
9-20 | Nine Gates Programs, Inc. | |
25-27 | Ignatian Retreat | |
27-Oct 4 | CSsR Denver Province: Electoral Chapter | |
October 2026 | October 2026 | |
4-Dec 11 | Fall 2026 Contemplative Study and Retreat Sabbatical | |
4-9 | DoT: Priest Retreat I | |
9-11 | DoT: Deacon Retreat | |
11-16 | DoT: Priest Retreat II | |
16-18 | COTL Catholic Community | |
23-25 | Men’s Serenity Retreat | |
26-30 | Diocese of Las Cruses: Priest Retreat | |
November 2026 | November 2026 | |
1-2 | DoT: Catholic School Principals | |
2-4 | Southwest Conference United Church of Christ UCC | |
5-8 | St. Barnabas on the Desert | |
12-16 | Vietnamese Christian Life Community – (Viet) | |
19-22 | KAIROS Retreat (Salpointe High School) | |
30-Dec 2 | DoT: Mentoring Program | |
December 2026 | December 2026 | |
3-6 | KAIROS Retreat (Salpointe High School) | |
6-13 | Rohatsu | |
2027 | ||
January 2027 | January 2027 | |
3-8 | Region XIII Bishop Retreat | |
11-13 | DSW UMC Annual Gathering | |
17-22 | LCWR: Leading from Within Retreat | |
24-29 | Academy for Spiritual Formation | |
31-Feb 12 | HSSD 2027 Weeks I and II | |
February 2027 | February 2027 | |
1-5 | Bethany Fellowships | |
10-14 | Empty Cloud Sangha | |
23-25 | DSW UMC Board of Ordained Ministry (see Jan 2027) | CANCELLED |
March 2027 | March 2027 | |
4-7 | St. Barnabas on the Desert | |
7-May 14 | Spring 2027 Contemplative Study and Retreat Sabbatical | |
8-12 | Diocese of Gallup | |
28 – April 9 | HSSD Weeks III and IV | |
April 2027 | April 2027 | |
May 2027 | May 2027 | |
3-7 | Diocese of Phoenix: Priest Retreat | |
June 2027 | June 2027 | |
July 2027 | July 2027 | |
18 – August 27 | Summer 2027 Contemplative Study and Retreat Sabbatical | |
August 2027 | August 2027 | |
29-Sep 3 | Academy for Spiritual Formation | |
September 2027 | September 2027 | |
October 2027 | October 2027 | |
3-Dec 11 | Fall 2027 Contemplative Study and Retreat Sabbatical | |
3-8 | DoT: Priest Retreat I | |
8-10 | DoT: Deacon Retreat | |
10-15 | DoT: Priest Retreat II | |
25-29 | Diocese of Las Cruces: Priest Retreat | |
29-31 | Men’s Serenity Retreat | |
November 2027 | November 2027 | |
1-3 | Southwest Conference United Church of Christ UCC | |
4-7 | St. Barnabas on the Desert | |
7-8 | DoT: Catholic School Principals | |
18-23 | Vietnamese Christian Life Community – (Viet) | |
December 2027 | December 2027 | |
2028 | ||
January 2028 | January 2028 | |
10-12 | DSW UMC Annual Gathering | |
30-Feb 11 | Hesychia School of Spiritual Direction I & II | |
February 2028 | February 2028 | |
16-20 | Empty Cloud Sangha | |
22-24 | DSW UMC Annual Gathering (see Jan 2028) | CANCELLED |
March 2028 | March 2028 | |
5-May 12 | Spring Contemplative Study and Retreat Sabbatical | |
26-Apr 7 | Hesychia School of Spiritual Direction III & IV | |
April 2028 | April 2028 | |
May 2028 | May 2028 | |
June 2028 | June 2028 | |
July 2028 | July 2028 | |
August 2028 | August 2028 | |
September 2028 | September 2028 | |
October 2028 | October 2028 | |
1-Dec 8 | Fall Contemplative Study and Retreat Sabbatical | |
1-6 | DoT: Priest Retreat I | |
8-13 | DoT: Priest Retreat II | |
27-29 | Men’s Serenity Retreat | |
November 2028 | November 2028 | |
5-6 | DoT: Catholic School Principals | |
16-20 | Vietnamese Christian Life | |
December 2028 | December 2028 | |
2029 | ||
January 2029 | January 2029 | |
February 2029 | February 2029 | |
14-18 | Empty Cloud Sangha | |
March 2029 | March 2029 | |
4-May 11 | Spring Contemplative Study and Retreat Sabbatical | |
April 2029 | April 2029 | |
May 2029 | May 2029 | |
June 2029 | June 2029 | |
July 2029 | July 2029 | |
August 2029 | August 2029 | |
September 2029 | September 2029 | |
October 2029 | October 2029 | |
7-Dec 14 | Fall Contemplative Study and Retreat Sabbatical | |
7-12 | DoT: Priest Retreat I | |
14-19 | DoT: Priest Retreat II | |
26-28 | Men’s Serenity Retreat | |
November 2029 | November 2029 | |
4 | DoT: Catholic School Principals | |
December 2029 | December 2029 | |
2030 | ||
January 2030 | January 2030 | |
February 2030 | February 2030 | |
March 2030 | March 2030 | |
3-May 10 | Spring Contemplative Study and Retreat Sabbatical | |
April 2030 | April 2030 | |
May 2030 | May 2030 | |
June 2030 | June 2030 | |
July 2030 | July 2030 | |
August 2030 | August 2030 | |
September 2030 | September 2030 | |
October 2030 | October 2030 | |
6-Dec 13 | Fall Contemplative Study and Retreat Sabbatical | |
6-11 | DoT: Priest Retreat I | |
13-18 | DoT: Priest Retreat II | |
November 2030 | November 2030 | |
December 2030 | December 2030 | |
Updated | September 11, 2024 | Updated |