Retreats and Workshops

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Mount Alvernia Retreat Center offers retreats throughout the year. All faiths are invited to attend. Over 6500 persons retreat to Mt. Alvernia each year. Retreat and workshop subjects include—but are not limited to—healing for the physically ill, spiritual, marriage enrichment, addictions, and abuse. Individuals, couples, and groups may attend the retreats. Children may also attend the healing retreats. The typical retreat lasts for two-and-half days (Friday evening, Saturday, Sunday).

For  weekend retreat descriptions and scheduling information, see the retreat and workshop schedule.

For information about one-day retreats, see monthly one-day retreats.

Registration is required to reserve your place. To register, please telephone the Mount Alvernia Retreat Office at (845) 297-5706, ext.12 or send e-mail to mtalverniaretreat@gmail.com. If you have special dietetic needs, you must indicate them when you telephone or include them in your e-mail. (For weekend retreats retreatants are also reminded to sign-in upon arrival at 7PM on Friday evenings.) The center is handicap accessible and includes an elevator for those retreatants who are unable to use the stairs.

If your group is interested in attending a retreat, your group coordinator should contact the Mount Alvernia Retreat Office for registration and accommodation information. Group coordinators must confirm the approximate number of retreatants at least one week prior to the retreat date.

Rates and fees for various retreats:

Please contact Mount Alvernia Retreat Office for the latest rate information. Personal checks are accepted; make checks payable to Mt. Alvernia Retreat Center. Mount Alvernia, a non-profit organization, does not deny attendance because of a person’s lack of financial resources. Deposits will be returned if a scheduled retreat is under-subscribed.

Additional information about accommodations, meal times, dietetic needs, etc. is listed in the Miscellaneous section below. If you have additional questions, please contact the Mount Alvernia Retreat Office at (845) 297-5706 ext.12.

For travel information, see visitor's information and directions.

For a virtual tour, view the Mount Alvernia Experience topic on YouTube.

The 2010 Retreat and Workshop Schedule

Month Dates Description
May 1-2 Fellowship Group -12 Step Men
May 7-8 Mother-Daughter Retreat
May 8 One-Day Marriage Preparation 9AM-4PM (Pre-Cana/Session 1). Contact the Family Life Office at (212) 371-1000 ext.3185 for dates and locations for Part II. See also marriage preparation.
May 11 Monthly Retreat Day (9AM-3PM). See one-day retreats.
May 13-16 Tres Dies - Men
May 21-23 Akiele
May 23-27 Capuchin Friars Retreat
May 28-30 St. Therese Church, Brooklyn, NY
June 31-3 Blessed Sacrament Church, Manchester, NH
June 3-6 Tres Dies - Women
June 11-13 St. Matthew Church, Brooklyn, NY
June 15 Monthly Retreat Day (9AM-3PM). See one-day retreats.
June 18-19 Father-Son Retreat
June 19 One-Day Marriage Preparation 9AM-4PM (Pre-Cana/Session 1). Contact the Family Life Office at (212) 371-1000 ext.3185 for dates and locations for Part II. See also marriage preparation.
June 25-27 SFO Secular Franciscans
July 9-11 Christ the King Church, Queens, NY
July 16-18 Engaged Encounter Weekend. See engaged encounter for information.
July 25-31 Brothers of St. Gregory
July 25-Aug. 1 Icon writing--contemplative prayer. An 8-day directed retreat writing a sacred icon. The cost $ 750.00 includes private air-conditioned room with a full bath, 3 meals daily, conferences, icon writing/painting, daily eucharist and prayer time. All materials provided. NO PRIOR ART EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. Step-by-step instruction by experienced iconographer-instructor: Sandra Hofstead. For more information, call the retreat office:845-297-5706.
August 2-6 Silent Directed Ecumenical Retreat with Fr. Joe Diele (Monday to Friday).
August 6-8 John Henry--12 step Men
August 13-15 Married Couples-Marriage Encounter Weekend. See Marriage Enrichment for Married Couples for information on attending the Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend.
August 20-22 Engaged Encounter Weekend. See engaged encounter for information.
August 21 One-Day Marriage Preparation 9AM-4PM (Pre-Cana/Session 1). Contact the Family Life Office at (212) 371-1000 ext.3185 for dates and locations for Part II. See also marriage preparation.
August 22-25 Ecclesia

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One-Day Retreats

In commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of the Franciscan Order, our Monthly Retreat Days will focus on various aspects of the Franciscan Charism, its Founders, Spirituality, and Mission in the Church.

Each retreat day begins with a welcome and refreshments. There are two conferences, time for quiet, prayer and reflection, lunch, reconciliation, and mass. The retreats begin at 9 AM and conclude at 3 PM. Donation is $25. Phone Registration is required. Please call the Mt. Alvernia Retreat Office at (845) 297-5706, extension 12.

Park in the back of the Retreat Center and enter using the Lower Level ramp door. Registration is served in the Dining Room.
 
Month Dates Themes
    Spring-Summer 2010
Jan 12 St. Clare, Franciscan contemplative life--A prayer-filled life at the center of fraternity & service
Feb 9 St. Clare and the Eucharist--the Bride and the Bridegroom
Mar 16 LaVerna, St. Francis and Christ Crucified
Apr 13 Francis, Apostle of Peace, a mission to the world
May 11 Third Order, Secular Franciscans, bringing the Gospel to the secular world
Jun 15 Evangelizing with Francis' spirit of service & joy

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Solitude Days

These days are welcome rest from our busy lives and burdensome schedules. Mt. Alvernia provides a quiet setting to "come away" and be spiritually refreshed by the silence.

Any weekday--From 8AM to 3PM--without a schedule to follow--pray, read, journal, rest. Come for a morning or stay the day. You are welcome to enjoy the grounds, chapel, and facilities of the Retreat Center. Bring a bag lunch or make the day one of fasting from food, talking, and noise! Refreshments are provided. Phone Registration is required, free will offering. Please call (845)297-5706, extension 12. Mass at 8AM is optional.
 

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Miscellaneous

Accommodations: Single- and double-occupancy rooms are available. 52 bedrooms are modest in design and each room has a private bath. The entire retreat center has been recently renovated and is air-conditioned. The center is handicap accessible and includes an elevator.

Free parking is available in the back lot.

Retreatants are required to pre-register with a nonrefundable desposit of $25.00 to reserve their places. For information, use the Contact List  to call, fax, or e-mail Mt. Alvernia.

Retreatants need to sign-in upon arrival at 7 PM on Friday evenings. (Departure time is after lunch on Sunday.)

Meals for weekend retreats

Phones in the retreat side of the premises are programmed to handle only local calls.

An elevator is available for those retreatants who are unable to use the stairs.

The gym is no longer available for sports.

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