One Night. 100 Wines. Keep Capuchin Retreat Open to Everyone.
Watch this 30-second overview of The Crush for the Capuchins
Enjoy 100+ wines from around the world with fellow Metro Detroit Catholics while helping ensure no one is turned away from retreat for lack of funds.
A quiet crisis, and a place still built for stillness
Set on 95 wooded acres in Washington Township, Michigan, the Capuchin Retreat Center is a Catholic Franciscan spirituality center offering weekend retreats, days of reflection, Mass, and spiritual direction to anyone carrying a burden they cannot name to someone else — grief, addiction, broken relationships, spiritual exhaustion.
The Center offers its programs at a loss, on purpose, and no one is ever turned away for inability to pay. That promise only works because of donors. Every ticket, sponsorship, and gift to The Crush for the Capuchins goes toward keeping that door open.
See How to Help
“People today are exhausted and searching for stillness. We never turn anyone away for lack of money, and that promise is only possible because of the generosity of this community.”— Br. Igor De Bliquy, Director, Capuchin Retreat Center
Silence has become the rarest gift we can give someone
U.S. workplace stress reached a multi-year high in 2025 — and what the Capuchins have known for 800 years, modern research now confirms: quiet heals.
An evening built around great wine, great food, and a great cause
100 Wines, Curated
Jim Lutfy of The Fine Wine Source has assembled a collection of 100 wines from around the world, organized by region, for an evening of unlimited pours. Celani Family Vineyards joins as our honorary winery and presenting sponsor of the evening.
Chef-Crafted Fare
Chef Bobby Nahra leads the culinary program with a strolling, station-style menu spanning the globe served alongside the wine.
Live & Silent Auction
Bid on a once-in-a-lifetime Napa Valley wine excursion, a private wine dinner, fine jewelry, and more — plus a wine-basket raffle at every table. Every guest also takes home a keepsake.
Tickets & Ways to Give
General Admission
An evening on your feet, mingling through the crowd — tastings from 100 wines, a walking dinner of heavy hors d’oeuvres, live entertainment, and a keepsake to take home.
- Wine tasting — 100 wines
- Walking, standing-table dinner of heavy hors d’oeuvres
- Live entertainment
- Keepsake
Reserved Table
Prefer to sit? Reserve a branded table of 8 for your company, family, or friends, in premier placement for the evening.
- Reserved, branded table for 8 — premier placement
- Wine tasting — 100 wines
- Seated dinner of heavy hors d’oeuvres
- Live entertainment
- Keepsake for each guest
Support the Cause
Want to help fund the event itself, or support the Capuchin Retreat Center directly? Gifts of any size are gratefully accepted and go toward keeping the Retreat Center's doors open.
Make a GiftPresented alongside our founding partners
Event Chair & Host Venue
Chef Bobby Nahra
ENCORE Catering & Banquet Center
Chef Bobby Nahra chairs The Crush for the Capuchins and is opening ENCORE's doors as our host venue for the evening.
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Wine Curator
Jim Lutfy
The Fine Wine Source
Jim Lutfy is curating and donating all 100 wines poured throughout the evening and has personally donated the Napa Valley excursion headlining our live auction.
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- Jim Lutfy
- Tony Raffin
- Steve Gadzinski
- Br. Igor De Bliquy
Special Sponsors of the Evening
Honorary Winery & Presenting Sponsor
Celani Family Vineyards stands with us as the Honorary Winery and Presenting Sponsor of The Crush for the Capuchins, lending their name and their generosity to an evening held in support of the Capuchin Retreat Center.
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Special Sponsor
Wolverine Packing Co. joins us as a Special Sponsor of The Crush for the Capuchins, supporting an evening held to benefit the Capuchin Retreat Center.
wolverinepacking.com →“This is more than a great night of wine and food. Every glass raised helps make sure that anyone who needs a place of peace can find one, no matter what they can afford. That's a cause worth crushing it for.”— Chef Bobby Nahra, Event Chair
Every dollar raised stays close to home
Proceeds fund the Retreat Center's daily operations and provide a scholarship for those who wouldn't be able to afford to come on retreat.
Tickets, Sponsorships & Media Inquiries
For sponsorships, reserved tables, auction donations, or press inquiries, contact us below.
Chef Bobby Nahra, Event Chair
On behalf of the Capuchin Retreat Center
robertnahra@icloud.com
An evening at ENCORE Catering & Banquet Center
Chef Bobby Nahra is opening ENCORE's doors as our host venue for the evening — a modern banquet space in Metro Detroit, set up for exactly this kind of night.
