Emmaús Retreats

Emmaus Retreats Specifics

Incredibly Effective– One of the most effective tools to Transform Lives With Christ and Revitalize the Catholic Church.

Timing– Last 2 ½ days on weekends; from Friday afternoon to Sunday Evening.
Gender Specific.
Large Planning– Require 3 months of very specific and detailed preparation and planning.
Capacity– Usually between 45-60 people in total ; 30 to 40 retreaters, and 15-20 leaders and servers.
Cost– CEC Retreats costs between $3,500 to $4,500 and ranges from $113 to $150 per person. Extremely Cost Effective – 45% Less expensive than Emmaus Retreats in Miami .

Extremely Low Retreat Costs

The CEC Retreat Costs are subsidized and are streamlined delivering incredible efficiency.

All Operating Expenses are Donated by CEC Brotherhood in Miami (time, treasure, and talent). 100% of your donations go directly to funding retreats in Cuba and not paying foundation costs.
Highly Trained Teams in Cuba means no need and costs to send Leaders and Servers to conduct retreats.
Strong Financial Alliance with Cuban Catholic Church which subsides Retreat House costs of food and shelter.
Streamlined all Retreat House, Materials and Transportation costs.
Approximately half the costs per retreater as The Emaús Retreats in Miami.

CEC Retreat Costs in Cuba

(Assumes 55 people per Retreat; 40 Retreaters and 15 Servers)

Expenses	$ Cost Per Person	$ Total Cost
Retreat House	27	1,400*
Polos (60 per retreat) **	16	960
Rosaries	2	90
Holy Water Bottles	2	90
Diaries	2	90
Transportation Materials to Cuba	8	500
Transportation People in Cuba	9	1,200
Unforeseen Costs	3	170
Total Retreat Costs	69	4,500***

Notes:

*The Cuban Catholic Church largely subsidizes its retreat house costs to help CEC implement more retreats and transform lives with Christ.

** The 15 servers receive two polos: a blue one to identify them as servers and a white one for the closing mass which everyone gets.

***Because the Cuban Catholic Church Subsidizes the costs of the retreat houses, the total costs of CEC retreats in Cuba are approximately 50% less expensive than the costs of retreats in South Florida .

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