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Creating opportunities for spiritual growth. 

Retreats are a beloved tradition at Holy Child – a chance to step away from the ordinary pace of the school year, to spend time in community, to pray, reflect, and develop a personal response to God’s love.

COMMUNITY BEYOND THE CAMPUS

All members of our Holy Child community participate in retreats each year. Each class has a retreat, intentionally planned for that age and stage of their development and relationship with God and others. Faculty and staff also participate in an annual retreat, and alumnae are invited to a morning of reflection to take this time away to pause and pray. These are favorite times of the year for our students and opportunities we find that they look forward to.

As Holy Child values these retreat days and generously gives students these days off, the same is true for Holy Child faculty and staff. An annual spiritual retreat provides a day to put aside other responsibilities and to pray, learn, and celebrate community.

Recent retreat guest speakers and Mass celebrants have included Fr. Jim Greenfield, OSFS and Msgr. John Enzler of Catholic Charities DC.

“Retreats give us an opportunity to spend time with our peers and focus solely on building a bond with everyone in our grade. I was extremely excited to be a leader on the sophomore retreat this year because even during Covid, I remember being able to become closer to girls in my grade whom I had only seen online. As a Sophomore Retreat leader, I loved watching everyone branch out as we sat around the campfire. I also loved watching everyone problem solve during the team bonding activities!”
 
- Claiborne Clark ’23 
 
 “The freshmen retreat was so important to me and my classmates I connected with each one of them more than I thought I ever would so early in the year. The freshmen retreat mirrored exactly what it is like to be a part of the Holy Child all girls Catholic community of sisters. After the retreat, I reflected on how grateful I was to be a part of this community. The retreat has definitely impacted our class for the next years to come.”
 
– Lucy Rudski ’26  

RETREATS BY CLASS

Rich Traditions

Retreats are a beloved tradition at Holy Child – a chance to step away from the ordinary pace of the school year, to spend time in community, to pray, reflect, and develop a personal response to God’s love.