2025 US Fall Retreat

2025 US Retreat

October 20-25, 2025

Provisional Theme: Lukan Spirituality & Spiritual Practice

Guest Speaker: Dr. Karl Kuhn

Dr. Kuhn is the Grace Chair of Religious Studies at Lakeland University in Madison, WI.  He has written two books on Luke: Luke: The Elite Evangelist (Liturgical Press, 2010) and The Kingdom According to Luke and Acts: A Social, Literary, and Theological Introduction (Baker, 2015).

We will gather at Mercy Conference and Retreat Center in St. Louis, MO.  Mercy offers us comfortable places for worship and gathering indoors, as well as Stations of the Cross, a Grotto, an 11-circuit labyrinth, and a walking path, all outdoors.  

There are a variety of rooming options at Mercy: 38 double rooms, 7 singles, and 16 singles that share bathrooms.  Prices for the retreat, including all meals, plentiful snacks/coffee, and all programming are as follows:

Double room (shared with a roommate) – $432

Single room (with shared bathroom) – $462

Single room (with private bathroom) – $495

Commuter price (for those staying elsewhere) – $290 

The retreat will be held at

Mercy Conference and Retreat Center
2039 North Geyer Road
St. Louis, MO 63131-3332
https://www.mercycenterstl.org/