Short Retreats (3-9 HOURS)

   3 Hour Twilight Guided Retreat: Come and Rest Awhile 

                                       Tuesday June 17, 6:00-9:00 pm     

“There is a certain charm in the twilight hours, a time when the world seems to soften.” (E.B. White) Following a communal experience of guided prayer, enjoy an evening in the quiet of Villa Madonna’s restful spaces, in the stillness of nature, or in the sacred silence of the chapel.

Retreat Leaders: Dorie and Bob McDermott, Debbie Cochrane

                              Cost: $20                        Max. Retreatants: 15

                                   Registration fee: $20 (non refundable) – no cost upon arrival

                                6 Hour Guided Retreat:   Finding God in Nature

                                     Wednesday June 18, 10.00 am - 4:00 pm    

“But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you; or speak to the earth, and it will teach you…“ Job 12:7-9  Two guided prayer exercises and small group sharing will be part of this Day retreat. Lunch and an afternoon snack provided.

Retreat Leaders: Patti Daley, Lorna Jones, Lisa Thorne 

                                   Cost:  $40                             Max. Retreatants: 15.  

                                      Registration fee: $20 (non refundable) - $20 upon arrival

                                9 Hour Guided - Directed Retreat:  The Breath of Life  

                                           Saturday June 21, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm.

“God is closer to us than our own breath.” Come experience a simple way of prayer taught by Ignatius in his First Spiritual Exercises... praying  the words of our traditional Christian prayers with our breath. This retreat includes lunch, supper, an afternoon break plus one opportunity, if desired, to meet with a trained spiritual companion.

Retreat Leaders: Patti Daley, Sandra Roy, Paul Ranson, Kelly Carline

                                   Cost:  $80                              Max. Retreatants     15

                                       Registration fee: $25 (non refundable) - $55 upon arrival