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OUTREACH - SHARE OUR FAITH: RETREATS AT THE MISSION
Please see the preaching page if you’d like to as a Franciscan to lead a retreat at your location.
The Mission’s outreach center includes a 57-bedroom retreat center! We would love to consider hosting your retreat.
- College alternative break trips (Catholic AND non-Catholic schools)
- Adult service retreats
- Independently organized retreats (e.g. RCIA retreats, young adult retreats, staff retreats for parishes etc.)
- Please contact us with other ideas and we can see if it is possible!
Facilities:
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- 57 bedroom retreat center. Each larger retreat room contains 4-5 individual bedrooms divided by 10 ft high walls with curtain doors. The larger retreat rooms are divided into men’s and women’s sides. Each side has a large public bathroom containing private shower stalls.
- Conference room & breakout rooms. The second floor of the building contains a large conference room for talks that can accommodate 70+ people and 8 breakout rooms for small groups. The second floor also has a large café and kitchenette that can be used for snacks and drinks throughout the day.
- Chapel & dining room. The outreach center has a chapel that will fit 60+ people for Mass, Adoration, and personal prayer. The dining room holds 100+.
- Church available. Our large church building is available for day retreats with larger groups of people.
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DETAILS:
- Cost? Free will offering
- Food? Please contact us. Cooking arrangements vary among groups.
- Minors? We cannot have anyone under the age of 18 stay overnight in the convent or school. However, minors are welcome to come for day retreats.
- Sacraments? We can discuss Mass, Adoration, and confession availability for your group as we plan your retreat
SIGN UP?
Please e-mail HERE (olamission@gmail.com) or call 773-486-8431 to discuss scheduling a retreat for your group.
INDIVIDUAL RETREATS?
We are very limited in our ability to provide space for individual retreatants at this time. However, please do still contact us HERE (olamission@gmail.com) to see if we can accommodate your need.