Spiritual Growth

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Retreats

Fall Semester

Freshman & New Student Get-Away Days:  

Time for new, first year students to meet one another and learn about Dominican from continuing students. Issues covered:  relationships, peer pressure, roommates, making friends, developing your spirituality.

Leadership Training:  Aug. 9-11, 2012

Freshman Get Away Day:  Aug. 25, 2012

Fall Retreat (Bolinas):  Annual Fall Retreat with at the Dominican Sisters' Retreat House, Bolinas, open to all members of the Dominican Community.  Sept. 21-23, 2012.

Moon Light Walk:  Tennessee Valley, Sept. 29, 2012

Tahoe Retreat:  Small group retreat at the Dominican Sisters' Retreat House, North Tahoe.  Participants are limited due to size of facility.  Oct. 19-21, 2012

Spring Semester

• Freshmen Get Away Day (TBA)

• Sonoma Get Away Day (TBA)

• San Francisco Get Away Day (TBA)

• Stinson Beach Get Away Day (TBA)

Student Leadership Day:  Day for student leaders from Campus Ministry, ASDU, Residence Life, and Ambassadors to come together for goal setting for the second semester.  Jan. 21 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

Senior Retreat:  Retreat for Seniors at the Dominican Sisters House in Bolinas.  Feb. 1 - 3

Spring Retreat (Santa Cruz):  Annual Spring Retreat open to all members of the Dominican Community, held at the Dominican Sisters Beach House in Santa Cruz.  Feb. 8 - 10

Ripple Effect: Small Faith Communities

 Faith Communities are small groups of students (from 3 to 7) who gather each week to read, reflect, and respond to the weekly scriptures from the upcoming Sunday Mass.  Although we use the Catholic Lectionary, students from all faiths are welcome to come together to share common values, concerns and support from fellow students.

In reflecting on the gospel reading of the upcoming Sunday, we learn together how to incorporate gospel values into our lives as college students, young adults, and people of faith.

If interested, contact lianni.castro@dominican.edu

Conversation Café

"Conversation Café" is a an opportunity for students to gather in a group setting over coffee and discuss items of interest.  Led by various student leaders, it is a way for topics of interest to come up and be open to discussion from the group.

Wednesday:  6:00 p.m., Chili's Cafe

Contact: lianni.castro@dominican.edu

Bible Study

Various opportunities are available for Bible study.  Study can be done in organized groups, or done individually.  The Campus Ministry Office provides material for those who are interested in scripture study.  Organized groups include:

• ESL Bible Group: Mondays, 3:30 p.m., Siena Center
• Contact:  craig.singleton@dominican.edu
• ROOTS Student Fellowship:  Wednesdays, 8:30 p.m.--Veritas Room
• Contact:  Twitter @RootsMarin
• Ripples Bible Study:  See information above

Confirmation Preparation

Many students desire to receive the sacrament of Confirmation while they are attending the University.  Classes are held during the academic year which help to prepare the student for the reception of the sacrament.  At the end of the preparation, students can elect to receive Confirmation in their home parish, or at a special liturgy on Pentecost Sunday in the Cathedral of Mary our Queen, San Francisco.

Classes:  Sunday, 6:00 p.m., Siena Center  Contact: carla.kovack@dominican.edu