Retreats and Workshops

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:

• For a typical weekend retreat, Mount Alvernia requests a $160 donation per person (includes a $25 nonrefundable deposit) for private room, bath, and five meals (three meals on Saturday and two on Sunday).
• For a monthly one-day retreat, Mount Alvernia requests a $25 donation per person. This includes a continental breakfast and lunch.
• For longer retreats, Mount Alvernia requests $65 per day.
• For longer overnight retreats, Mount Alvernia requests $75 per day for a private room, bath, and three meals.

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.

The Summer 2009 Retreat and Workshop Schedule

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One-Day Retreats

Open to all.... Come and spend a Tuesday with the friars and others also seeking to deepen their spirituality. We encounter the Lord in silence, Eucharistic adoration, and communal sharing at Mass. Monthly Retreat Days include a cont. breakfast, lunch, two conferences, quiet time, Reconciliation & Mass.

Our Tuesday Retreat Days all begin at 9 AM and conclude at 3 PM. A $25 offering is appreciated. 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 and refreshments are served in the Dining Room.
 

Month	Dates	Themes
		Fall 2008-Summer 2009
Sept	16	Autumn, Season of Transformation. LaVerna, called to be a mirror of Christ.
Oct	14	Autumn, Season of Harvest. Invitation to gratitude: All is blessing.
Nov	18	Fall, Entering into the cave of Mother Earth. Sister Death, completing the circle of life.
Dec	16	Winter, Season of waiting. Grace to live with Advent longing.
Jan	13	Winter's inward retreat. Entering into the solitude of the heart of God.
Feb	17	Winter's Season of Hope. Grace to stay focused on the promise.
Mar	17	Spring, Season of awakening. Celebrating God's faithfulness.
Apr	14	Spring, Season of newness. Gazing into the blossoming face of God.
May	12	Spring, Season of Fruitfulness. Arise. You are clothed with Divinity.
Jun	16	Summer, Season for Eco-Spirituality. God looked at everything created and said it is very good.

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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

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

• If you have special dietetic needs, you must indicate them when you register (either on the form or by telephone) in order to give the kitchen staff time to plan for them.
• On Friday evenings, refreshments (but no buffet) are served at 7 PM.
• On Saturdays, three meals are served at 8 AM, 12 noon, and 5 PM.
• On Sundays, two meals are served at 8 AM and 12 noon.

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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