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.

2025 – 2030 Event Calendar

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	2025
January 2025	January 2025
5-10	Region XIII Bishop Retreat
6	SEAS School
7	ACE Path Retreat
9-12	Gamaliel Retreat
11	Music as Prayer: The Sacred Cello Fr. Charlie Wehrley, C.Ss.R.
11-12	Ladies of St. Henry (revised)
14-16	DSW UMC Annual Gathering
16-18	Korean Academy for Leadership
16-18	Spiritual Formation Society of Arizona
18, 24-30	Wheaton Franciscans
19-23	OCP Songwriter Retreat
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 Flyer Fr. Stephen Rehrauer, C.Ss.R.
7-14	Esoteric Yoga
8	Forgiveness – the Power to Heal Fr. Charlie Wehrley, C.Ss.R.
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
22	Shame & Codependency Fr. Charlie Wehrley, C.Ss.R.
26	Mountains Shadows Church
27-Mar 2	KAIROS Retreat (Salpointe High School)
28-Mar 2	The Root of Addiction 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	Copper State Hospice
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
14-17	Holy Week – Contemplative Intensive Retreat Fr. Stephen Rehrauer, C.Ss.R.
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
28	Our Mother of Sorrow School Staff Retreat
August 2025	August 2025
14-17	St. Kateri Tekakwitha Mission Parish ACTS Men’s Retreat
17-20	KAIROS Retreat
22-24	HDSA Phoenix Chapter
24-28	Institute for Soul-Centered Life & Leadership
September 2025	September 2025
3-14	Nine Gates Programs, Inc.
8-12	Via Christi Society
15-17	DoT: Mentoring Program
15-18	KAIROS Retreat
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	Donor Network of Arizona
2-3	DoT: Catholic School Principals
3-5	Southwest Conference United Church of Christ UCC
6-8	St. Thomas the Apostle Parish Staff Retreat
6-9	St. Barnabas on the Desert
8-9	Wisdom’s Way
10-13	KAIROS Retreat (Salpointe High School)
13-18	Vietnamese Christian Life Community
17-20	Vista UMC Lectionary Women
19	Santa Catalina Parish Volunteers
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
5	St. Cyril of Alexandria School
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
27-Mar 1	MAGIS Women Bible Study Group
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
27-Apr 7	Nine Gates
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.
21-25	Byzantine Eparchy of Phoenix
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	EPC – CSsR
4-9	DoT: Priest Retreat I
9-11	DoT: Deacon Retreat
11-16	DoT: Priest Retreat II
16-18	COTL Catholic Community
18-26	Desert Rain Zen Retreat
23-25	Men’s Serenity Retreat
26-30	Diocese of Las Cruses: Priest Retreat
30-Nov 2	Wisdom’s Way Interfaith 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
8-11	Vista UMC Lectionary Women
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
12-13	Tacheria
	2027
January 2027	January 2027
3-8	Region XIII Bishop Retreat
4	SEAS School 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
15-20	Desert Rain Zen Retreat
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
20-24	Via Christi Society
26-Oct 3	CSsR – Denver
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
18-22	Byzantine Eparchy of Phoenix
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
16-20	Byzantine Eparchy of Phoenix
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	December 18, 2024	Updated