Retreat Info
Active Hope in a Changing World
Do you ever feel disillusioned or discouraged by our world today? Don’t despair. Many others feel this way as well. We can do something about it! We can act to change our circumstances.
You will take a journey on this retreat which will nourish and strengthen your ability to make a difference in our world, while living an engaged, encouraged, enlivened, and empowered life.
We will utilize the book Active Hope by Joanna Macy and Chris Johnstone as our guide throughout the week. By looking at our situation and changing our outlook, we can make a difference in our world. We can begin to live in a state of active hope instead of constant fear.
Date: Sunday, August 24 - Friday, August 29
Time: 7:00 p.m. Sunday - 1:00 p.m. Friday
Location: Mercy Spirituality Center
Fee: $495 (includes a copy of the book)
Facilitators: Sue DiVita and Allison Murphy
Forest Bathing/Yoga Retreat
Join us for this overnight retreat in which we blend forest bathing and yoga into a relaxing and wonderful experience.
Date: Friday, October 3 to Saturday, October 4
Time: 6:30 p.m. Friday until 3:00 p.m. on Saturday
Location: Mercy Spirituality Center
Fee: $195
Facilitators: Nancy Weise and Deborah McGowan
Silent Directed Weekend Retreat
Did you miss out on the directed retreat this summer? A full week too long? Join us for a weekend retreat where you will meet with your spiritual director and have time to reflect on where God is leading you.
Date: Friday, October 10 to Sunday, October 12
Time: 6:00 p.m. Friday until 1:00 p.m. on Sunday
Location: Mercy Spirituality Center
Fee: $300
Spiritual Directors: Sr. Theresa Rutty, RSM & Sr. Elaine Englert, SSJ
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.
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 "Retreats" page to see what’s up next or call to arrange an experience tailored to the needs of your group.
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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 lunch) 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.