Benedictine University plans for two retreats per academic year. The particular retreat’s archive section usually contains more information, including electronic application forms and such as available.
| What | Date | Time | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BK 12 | Friday, 3 October through Sunday, 5 October 2008 | 4:00 pm Friday departure; 5:00 pm Sunday return. |
St. Charles Borromeo Pastoral Center, Romeoville, IL | The Fall 2008 retreat! Arrival and departure are from University Ministry in the Krasa Center (Room 175). |
| BK 13 | Friday, 20 March through Sunday, 22 March 2009 | 4:00 pm Friday departure; 5:00 pm Sunday return. |
St. Charles Borromeo Pastoral Center, Romeoville, IL | The Spring 2009 retreat! Arrival and departure are from University Ministry in the Krasa Center (Room 175). |
K-Masses are generally every other Monday night in St. Benedict Chapel, lower level of the Krasa Center. Praise & Worship starts at 9:00 pm with Mass at 9:30 pm (or very shortly thereafter if we know someone is stuck in one of the late Monday night Benedictine University classes). All Koinonia alumni/ae, Benedictine or otherwise, are welcome to join us!
| What | Date | Time | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2008 | ||||
| K-Mass | Monday, 25 August 2008 | 9:00 pm P&W; 9:30 pm Mass |
St. Benedict Chapel | Regular BK Mass. Choose one: Monday, 21st Week in Ordinary Time or Saint Louis of France, King, Married Man or Saint Joseph Calasanz, Presbyter, Religious Founder, Educator |
| K-Mass | Monday, 8 September 2008 | 9:00 pm P&W; 9:30 pm Mass |
St. Benedict Chapel | Regular BK Mass. Feast of the Birth of the Virgin Mary |
| K-Mass | Monday, 22 September 2008 | 9:00 pm P&W; 9:30 pm Mass |
St. Benedict Chapel | Regular BK Mass. Monday, 25th Week in Ordinary Time |
| BK 12 Team Mass | Monday, 29 September 2008 | 9:00 pm P&W; 9:30 pm Mass |
St. Benedict Chapel | Usually, attendance at this Mass is reserved to Team Members only.
Please check with Fr. Bob or Julie Handler beforehand if you are not a BK 12
Team member. Feast of Michael, Grabriel, and Raphael, Archangels |
| K-Mass | Monday, 6 October 2008 | 9:00 pm P&W; 9:30 pm Mass |
St. Benedict Chapel | Welcome BK 12!!! Regular BK Mass. Memorial of Bruno, Presbyter, Hermit, Religious Founder (Readings from Monday, 27th Week in Ordinary Time) |
| K-Mass | Monday, 20 October 2008 | 9:00 pm P&W; 9:30 pm Mass |
St. Benedict Chapel | Regular BK Mass. Monday, 29th Week in Ordinary Time |
| K-Mass | Monday, 3 November 2008 | 9:00 pm P&W; 9:30 pm Mass |
St. Benedict Chapel | Regular BK Mass. Choose one: Monday, 31st Week in Ordinary Time or Saint Martin de Porres, Religious (readings as above). |
| K-Mass | Monday, 17 November 2008 | 9:00 pm P&W; 9:30 pm Mass |
St. Benedict Chapel | Regular BK Mass. Choose one: Monday, 33rd Week in Ordinary Time or Margaret of Scotland, Queen, Married Woman (readings as above) or Elizabeth of Hungary, Married Woman, Religious. |
| K-Mass | Monday, 1 December 2008 | 9:00 pm P&W; 9:30 pm Mass |
St. Benedict Chapel | Regular BK Mass. Bless departing folks. Monday, 1st Week of Advent |
| Spring 2009 | ||||
| K-Mass | Monday, 19 January 2009 | 9:00 pm P&W; 9:30 pm Mass |
St. Benedict Chapel | Regular BK Mass. Monday, 2nd Week in Ordinary Time |
| K-Mass | Monday, 2 February 2009 | 9:00 pm P&W; 9:30 pm Mass |
St. Benedict Chapel | Regular BK Mass. Feast of the Presentation of the Lord |
| K-Mass | Monday, 16 February 2009 | 9:00 pm P&W; 9:30 pm Mass |
St. Benedict Chapel | Regular BK Mass. Monday, 6th Week in Ordinary Time |
| K-Mass | Monday, 2 March 2009 | 9:00 pm P&W; 9:30 pm Mass |
St. Benedict Chapel | Regular BK Mass. Monday, 1st Week of Lent (This is also the anniversary of Ben. U.’s founding in 1887!) |
| BK 13 Team Mass | Monday, 16 March 2009 | 9:00 pm P&W; 9:30 pm Mass |
St. Benedict Chapel | Usually, attendance at this Mass is reserved to Team Members only.
Please check with Fr. Bob or the LD beforehand if you are not a BK 13
Team member. Monday, 3rd Week of Lent |
| K-Mass | Monday, 23 March 2009 | 9:00 pm P&W; 9:30 pm Mass |
St. Benedict Chapel | Regular BK Mass. Monday, 4th Week of Lent with commemoration of Saint Turibius of Mongrovejo, Bishop and Welcome, BK 13! |
| K-Mass | Monday, 6 April 2009 | 9:00 pm P&W; 9:30 pm Mass |
St. Benedict Chapel | Regular BK Mass. Monday of Holy Week |
| K-Mass | Monday, 20 April 2009 | 9:00 pm P&W; 9:30 pm Mass |
St. Benedict Chapel | Regular BK Mass. Monday, 2nd Week of Easter |
| K-Mass | Monday, 4 May 2009 | 9:00 pm P&W; 9:30 pm Mass |
St. Benedict Chapel | Regular BK Mass. Bless departing folks. Monday, 4th Week of Easter |
From time to time, fun things get planned with enough lead time that we can place them on the web.
| What | Date | Time | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celebrating the Arrival of BK 12 | Monday, 13 October 2008 | 6:00 pm (or whenever you can get there) until about 8:30 pm! | Cheeseburger in Paradise (Butterfield & Finley) | An informal welcome for BK 12 where we just have a fun dinner. |
| Celebrating End-of-Semester | Monday, 8 December 2008 | 6:00 pm? | Cheeseburger in Paradise (Butterfield & Finley) | We like to get together to blow off a little steam at the end of a semester. However, at this writing, this is tentative and awaiting consensus. It also happens to be the Immaculate Conception, a Holy Day of Obligation. Maybe we could all have dinner before 9:00 pm Mass? |
| Mass for College Students with the Bishop | New Date: Tuesday, 17 February 2009 | Depart Ben U: TBA | Lewis University | Open to all college students to have a Mass with Bishop Sartain. BK often organizes some of the rides once we get information from the diocese about time and place and whether we will have dinner with Bishop Sartain beforehand. |