Boundary Waters Canoe Area Retreat
Stay tuned for the summer of 2024 dates
This May, Saint John’s Abbey is hosting a discernment retreat in the beauty of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA). Led by Saint John’s Monks Fr. Lew Grobe and Fr. Nick Kleespie, this retreat will allow participants to discern a vocation to monastic life while canoeing and camping through the BWCA.
The average day will include canoeing, camping, mass, morning and evening prayer, campfires, and more. No previous experience is necessary, but a willingness to camp and the canoe is needed.
Open to men ages 23-35 discerning a vocation to monastic life. Limited to six participants. The retreat is offered at no cost.
To make an initial inquiry into the BWCA Discernment Retreat, please complete the form below:
Anticipated Schedule:
TO BE ANNOUNCED
Depart for the BWCA
Enter the BWCA near Ely
Explore BWCA
Depart BWCA and return to Saint John’s Abbey