Annual retreats have many benefits for the one who aims to grow in holiness and offer a strong opportunity for spiritual formation. We must step away from the busyness of our daily lives and pause to listen to God’s voice.
Important Dates
- May 15 – Retreat Registration Opens (One retreat only; first come, first serve )
- Aug. 31 – Deadline to sign-up for first retreat
- Sept. 1 – Students can sign up for extra retreats if spots are still available
- May 1, 2024 – Deadline to complete retreat
Retreats have so much potential to completely change your life. The goal of a retreat is to allow you to encounter Christ in some way that you haven’t before. I have been on countless retreats and I continue to be amazed at the depths that Jesus is calling my heart to. I have felt Jesus’s presence in a profound way during adoration at these retreats during my time at Pius. These retreats can serve as a beginning, restart or affirmation to the holiness that all of us are called to.
Tess Timmerman '22
Overnight Retreats from Pius X
Fall Retreat
November 11-12, 2023
Camp Kitaki (transportation provided)
All grades,
130 spots
Cost TBA
Retreat FULL
SEEK 2024
January 1-5 2024
in St. Louis, Mo.
Seniors only
50 spots, cost varies each year est.
$750-$1,000 (based on previous years; transportation, hotel, and conference fee included), https://seek.focus.org/
Christ in the City Mission Trip
June 2024
Denver, Colo.
All grades
Contact Fr.Bernardo@piusx.net to join the summer 2024 mission trip
Rome Pilgrimage
Tentative dates: June 13-23 2024
Sophomores – Seniors Only (28 spots)
Cost $3,300 (Subject to change)
Day-long Retreats from Pius X
* Indicates these retreats have the same theme and schedule as previous years.
Music Retreat
CANCELLED
August 3, 2023
1pm – 8pm
Choir Students only – 65 spots
at UNL’s Newman Center
Freshman Encounter Retreat
Closed for 2023
Senior Retreat
March 12, 2024
9am-3pm
Seniors, 215 spots
at UNL’s Newman Center
Not required for all Seniors
Diocesan Retreats
TEC
Seniors, juniors, and second semester sophomores
Multiple dates.
Space is limited.
Must sign up through Pius and the Diocese

Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Movement
October 21-22
at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church (juniors and seniors only)
Email Brian with more questions: brian.nguyen1@veym.net
Discernment Retreats
Email or see Campus Minister for approval
Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House Retreats
Email or see Campus Minister for approval.
Diocesan retreats require an additional registration through the Diocese of Lincoln Youth Ministry website. Once a student completes his/her diocesan retreat, the Campus Minister will be notified by the Diocese of Lincoln Youth Ministry Office. Students are encouraged to follow-up with the Campus Minister to ensure they receive credit.
More Information
- Students must be present at the entire retreat. If the retreat takes place on a school day it will not count towards the Ten Absence Rule.
- Students can begin to fulfill the annual retreat requirement on May 15th of the previous academic year.
- Students must fulfill the annual retreat requirement by May 1st of each academic year.
- Registration:
- Retreat registration will open May 15th of each school year.
- Students must register for a retreat before August 31st.
- Registration is first come, first served. Space is limited and registration will close when that retreat meets capacity.
- Diocesan retreats and events require an additional registration through the Diocese of Lincoln. Once a student completes his/her diocesan retreat the Campus Minister will be notified by the Diocesan Youth Ministry Office.
- If a student desires to change retreats or they are unable to attend the retreat registered for they must contact the Campus Minister and will only be allowed to switch retreats if there is an opening on another retreat.
- If a student is not registered for a retreat before August 31st he/she will be assigned to a Pius X day long retreat.
- If a student wants to attend more than 1 Pius X Retreat during an academic year he or she must register for the additional retreat after August 31st.
- Students who do not complete the annual retreat requirement will receive a letter from the Campus Minister during the 4th
- During January of their senior year, students who have not met the retreat requirements will be notified in writing by the Campus Minister.
- If a student attends more than one retreat during the school year it can be applied towards the next year. It is the student and parent’s responsibility to communicate with the Campus Minister if a student does a second retreat that he/she would like to apply to the next academic year.
Headlines

Student serve others during fall service retreat
Pius X held its service retreat on Oct. 12. Students gathered in the LPAC and

Class of 2025 greeted with orientation
Welcome to the Class of 2025! Freshmen were on campus today for orientation, will be tomorrow for a retreat, and will be back Monday for their first day of high school. ⚡️

Stewart ’13 continues missionary journey that interested her at Pius X
Kendra Stewart is a 2013 graduate and is current a FOCUS missionary in Alabama.

Student serve others during fall service retreat
Pius X held its service retreat on Oct. 12. Students gathered in the LPAC and

Class of 2025 greeted with orientation
Welcome to the Class of 2025! Freshmen were on campus today for orientation, will be tomorrow for a retreat, and will be back Monday for their first day of high school. ⚡️

Stewart ’13 continues missionary journey that interested her at Pius X
Kendra Stewart is a 2013 graduate and is current a FOCUS missionary in Alabama.