Retreat Info
Summer Retreat Schedule
Please Note: All Retreats are on-site. There is no virtual option.
Guided Retreat with Sr. Noel Keller RSM-RETREAT FULL!!!
PLEASE CALL TO BE PUT ON A WAITING LIST
Theme: Essentials of Discipleship according to the
New Testament and Catherine McAuley
Using texts, poetry and art, we will explore what “following” entails and how that all translates into what is even more essential for us today? During the week we will review Mark, Matthew, Luke,
John, Paul and Catherine McAuley.
Dates: Sunday, August 8, 7:00 pm through
Friday, August 13 after brunch
NOTE: RETREAT IS FULL!!
PLEASE CALL TO BE PUT ON A WAITING LIST
Guided Retreat with Joyce Martelli
Theme: Creative Exploration of Art and Spirituality. Enjoy 4 days of expanding your spirituality through art. The two will be enhanced using Visio Divina, creation of your personalized journal, the use of nature and other creative activities to widen your meditation time with God. The program allows for private reflection time as well as group work. All are welcome. Come and discover the artist in you whether it is through doing, praying, or viewing pieces of art through Visio Divina and nature.
Dates: Thursday, August 26, 9:00 am through
Sunday, August 29 after brunch
Fee: $325 Resident/$250 Commuter
Directed Retreat Weekend Returns
Come immerse yourself for a long weekend of spiritual enrichment using imagery, art and media to help you connect with Jesus’ life experiences
and see your own call to discipleship at a more contemplative pace.
Individual Spiritual Direction will be available.
Facilitators: MSC Team
Dates: Thursday, October 21, 9:00 am through
Sunday October 24, after brunch
Fee: $325 Resident/$250 Commuter
Retreats
Mercy Spirituality Center is a retreat center for people of all faiths. We believe that each of us, individuals and organizations alike, needs time apart to find,
deepen, or refresh our connection to what matters most in life.
We are deeply grateful to be able to offer our beautiful space
to the community for rest, reflection and spiritual growth.
Our facilitated retreats center around contemplative practice, Ignatian Spirituality and finding God in nature.
We also offer private retreats for groups and individuals. A Day to Call Your Own opens with an optional communal prayer, then the rest of the day is yours. We provide a private room, a simple lunch, and our beautiful house and grounds for you to explore as you wish. If you need a little more time in quiet, consider A Retreat to Call Your Own which includes all of the above plus an overnight and pick-up breakfast. Check our calendar for scheduled opportunities,
or contact us to arrange a date that fits your schedule.
Located just one block from Highland Park, Mercy Spirituality Center offers 10 private guest rooms, meeting spaces for groups as small as 5 or as large as 35, kitchen and dining facilities along with various dining options dependent on the length and nature of your stay, a richly stocked library,
spacious yard with gazebo and plenty of off-street parking.
Quiet Retreats
Our day-long, mini-weekend and full weekend retreats provide opportunities for slowing down and making space for the more in your life. We offer practices designed to quiet busy minds in order to make room for a deeper and richer experience of the divine. Mercy Spirituality Center is a retreat center for people of all faiths. We believe that each of us, individuals and organizations alike, needs time apart to find, deepen, or refresh our connection to what matters most in life. We are deeply grateful to be able to offer our beautiful space to the community for rest, reflection and spiritual growth.
Facilitated Retreats
Our facilitated retreats center around contemplative practice, Ignatian Spirituality and finding God in nature. Check our calendar to see what’s up next, or call to arrange an experience tailored to the needs of your group. We also offer private retreats for groups and individuals. A Day to Call Your Own opens with an optional communal prayer, then the rest of the day is yours. We provide a private room, a simple lunch, and our beautiful house and grounds for you to explore as you wish. If you need a little more time in quiet, consider A Retreat to Call Your Own which includes all of the above plus an overnight and pick-up breakfast. Check our calendar for scheduled opportunities, or contact us to arrange a date that fits your schedule. Located just one block from Highland Park, Mercy Spirituality Center offers 10 private guest rooms, meeting spaces for groups as small as 5 or as large as 35, kitchen and dining facilities along with various dining options dependent on the length and nature of your stay, a richly stocked library, spacious yard with gazebo and plenty of off-street parking.
Group Retreat Opportunities
We believe in the value of time apart from the routines of daily life. In our warm, inviting space, Mercy Spirituality Center is uniquely able to offer intimate, experiential, contemplative retreats for your small group. Call us to find out more about our weekend (Friday evening – Sunday brunch) and mini-weekend (Friday evening - Saturday late afternoon) offerings. Call 585-473-6893. Or email us at: [email protected]
But contact us early! Available weekends fill quickly.