Campus Ministry - Ursuline Academy

Campus Ministry within the Ursuline community is a collaborative effort to create an environment that is permeated with Gospel values. This spirit is fostered through every activity of the school community; be it academic, athletic, social, or spiritual. All members of Ursuline Academy are invited and encouraged to discover and live an active relationship with God. We support each other in this mission by our prayers and actions so that we are enriched individually and as a learning community.

Morning Prayer

Students, faculty and staff have the opportunity to lead morning prayer over the PA. Prayers of all faith traditions bless the day and bring greater awareness of God’s presence to living that day.

Liturgical Celebrations

Throughout the course of the school year, we gather as a community to pray, to celebrate our faith, and to give thanks for God’s continued presence in our lives. Holy Days within our Roman Catholic tradition, and seasonal celebrations, often led by students, call us to gather– enriching our faith and challenging us to share our faith with others.

Reconciliation Services

The Sacrament of Reconciliation is offered to all students and faculty during the Advent & Lenten Seasons.

Retreats

The retreat program is designed to invite students, faculty and staff of all faith traditions to a more personal and active relationship with God. The retreat days provide experiences that encourage participants to recognize God’s presence: in their lives, within each other, and the greater world. These experiences offer the space and time to consider more fully where and how God is present.

Our four year retreat program follows our mission statement of preparing our young women for college and beyond by nurturing her soul, intellect, heart, and imagination.

Freshman Retreat

Freshman Retreat is led by trained Ursuline PALs (Peers as Leaders) and takes place during the second half of the school year, after Freshman Community Day.

During the Freshman Retreat, a professional storyteller shares various dimensions of faith. The retreat takes place during the school day on school grounds and offers a chance to reconnect as a class and focus on personal development and forming community within their class, through the eyes of imagination and creativity.

Sophomore Retreat

Sophomore Retreat is also led by Ursuline PALs (Peers as Leaders).

During the Sophomore Retreat, the theme for the day focuses on the intellect and wisdom of the Ursuline Sisters. The students hear and experience the history of the Sisters who founded Ursuline Academy while also visiting the Mother House and grounds of Chatfield College. Sophomores explore their own story in the context of the themes contained in the Ursulines’ faith journey.

Junior Retreats

Kairos Retreats

Kairos, a Greek term meaning the appointed time or God’s time, is a three day/two-night retreat program held at the Jesuit Spiritual Center in Milford. The Kairos retreat is led by both student and adult teams. Focus is on God, self, and others. The retreat is placed in the context of individual talks, discussion, and prayer experiences. Kairos is the final retreat at Ursuline and culminates the entire retreat experience on soul.

Ms. Corinne Horner

Campus Minister

B.A. & M.A., University of Dayton
Community Ministries
513-791-5791 ext. 1132