Retreats & Events

Please click on our events to find out more about these retreats, which are sponsored by the Bon Secours Retreat and Conference Center. If you would like information about scheduling a group conference to come to our Center, please call 410-442-3120. Conferences are distinguished from retreats because the group comes to our center for the facilities, lodging and/or meals, but they have their own presenter and attendees. Retreats are events that we plan here at the Center and that are open to the public to attend.

To maintain an atmosphere of quiet relaxation, we are an adult-only Retreat & Conference Center. Our retreat and event registrations are only open to those who are 18 and over. Please also note that only certified service animals are permitted during your stay. Thank you.

For more details, additional programs and registration information please call: 410.442.3120

Women Wear Many Hats

Sale: Take advantage of our Earlybird special rate of $60 through 1/8/2025.

Women have shouldered many responsibilities over centuries and have found strength woven in community. Have you ever wondered and reflected on the many individual, family, societal, and cultural “hats” carried by our biblical elders like Ruth, Naomi, sisters Mary & Martha, Elizabeth, and Lydia, to name a few? What must … Continue reading

$70

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Songs of Freedom

Sale: Take advantage of our Earlybird special rate of $60 through 1/15/2025.

At a polarizing time in our country, FREEDOM grounded in wisdom from the past is the path forward. Join us this Black History Month as we travel back in time and gain insight into how enslaved and free Black people creatively and courageously strategized pathways to freedom through song, dance, … Continue reading

$70

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Set Your Heart on Fire This Lent

Sale: Take advantage of our Earlybird special rate of $265 through 12/21/2024.

Engaging the Courage, Resilience, and Wisdom of the Female Doctors of the Church Hildegard. Catherine. Teresa. Thérèse. Each of these women has significantly changed the course of history within the Church and around the world. The ways in which they struggled, persevered, and said ‘yes’ to God and God’s call … Continue reading

$285

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Meditating From the Heart

Are you interested in exploring biblical meditation and learning how the practice can deepen your faith? If so, you are invited and encouraged to join us as we explore meditation through the scriptures as an embodied and heart-centered practice. Through prayer/meditation, journaling, sound, silence, movement, and stillness, participants will have … Continue reading

$50

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Caregiver’s Retreat

Sale: Take advantage of our Earlybird special rate of $60 through 2/1/2025.

Uncovering the Blessings of the Caregiver Journey – A Day of Retreat & Reflection Spend some intentional time being reaffirmed as a caregiver for someone with a long-term illness or condition, including (but not limited to) dementia. This retreat utilizes a lens for understanding the spiritual or meaningful dimensions of … Continue reading

$70

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Friends Day of Prayer: Fr. Kurt Klismet

Compassion and Mercy: Practicing the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy in Everyday Life Early in our faith life, many of us may have learned about the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy. Since mercy is a virtue which helps us have compassion for others and a desire to alleviate … Continue reading

$45

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Lenten Lunch and Dialogue

The Lenten Season is a fertile time to journey with Jesus in a contemplative way and to employ our prayerful imagination as we encounter him in his life and ministry. It is a time of connecting intimately with him while pursuing opportunities that help to nourish and renew our faith. … Continue reading

$50

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A Lenten Journey to the Heart

Sale: Take advantage of our Earlybird special rate of $265 through 1/14/2025.

In the Scripture reading for the liturgy of Ash Wednesday, the prophet Joel says to us: “Return to me with your whole heart” (Joel 2:12). In the opening of the Confessions of St. Augustine, Augustine reminds us that our heart is restless until it rests in God. The season of … Continue reading

$285

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Prayer Walking and Rules for Eating

Sale: Take advantage of our Earlybird special rate of $60 through 2/15/2025.

In his autobiography, St. Ignatius of Loyola called himself "the pilgrim." What do pilgrims do? They walk! Did you know that it's easy to add prayer to your exercise through “prayer walking?” Come join us for an introduction to both prayer walking and to St. Ignatius' Rules for Eating, found … Continue reading

$70

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Embracing Forgiveness

Sale: Take advantage of our Earlybird special rate of $60 through 2/22/2025.

As we gather during this Saturday of the 2nd Week of Lent, we will reflect on the gospel reading for the day, which is the story of The Prodigal Son. Through presentations, quiet time, and small group sharing, we will consider the personal, interfaith, interracial, and international elements of forgiveness. … Continue reading

$70

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The Wound as Portal to Grace & Healing

Sale: Take advantage of our Earlybird special rate of $60 through 2/27/2025.

A Lenten Retreat Day There is a crack in everything God has made. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson. The wound is the place where the light enters you. ~Rumi Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack, a crack in everything. That's how the light … Continue reading

$70

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SoulCollage® Weekend Retreat

SoulCollage® is a simple, intuitive process of creating many small collages and then giving voice to the images to discover their identity and the wisdom they carry. It is an imaginative, contemplative way to mindfully access the reality of our True Selves. SoulCollage® is a spiritual practice which can lead … Continue reading

$285

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Preparing for Holy Week and Easter with St. Ignatius

Sale: Take advantage of our Earlybird special rate of $265 through 2/4/2025.

Using St. Ignatius' Spiritual Exercises and Sacred Scripture, this weekend will allow retreatants to spiritually prepare themselves for Holy Week and the joy of Easter. Retreatants are encouraged to bring their bible and a journal. Check-in begins at 4pm. There will be a brief welcome session at 5:30pm, followed by … Continue reading

$285

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Jesus’ Suffering: A Lenten Retreat

Sale: Take advantage of our Earlybird special rate of $60 through 3/11/2025.

As we reflect on Jesus’ suffering leading to his death, we do not always consider how brutal his treatment was, and sadly, we often sanitize what he went through. But the brutality of crucifixion as a means of capital punishment should not escape our devotional life during Lent, especially during … Continue reading

$70

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Pilgrims of Hope: Walking into Holy Week  

Sale: Take advantage of our Earlybird special rate of $60 through 3/12/2025.

Like a flame my hope is burning, May my song arise to you: Source of life that has no ending, On life’s path I trust in you. ~ Hymn for the Jubilee Year 2025: Pilgrims of Hope In this day retreat, we will mark the transition from Lent into Holy … Continue reading

$70

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Triduum Retreat

Sale: Take advantage of our Earlybird special rate of $395 through 2/17/2025.

μένο (meno) Abide, Stay, Dwell, Live, Remain During Triduum, we have a special opportunity to live these days with Jesus: to see him, listen to him, learn from him, be loved by him, love him, be moved, be grieved, be lost, and to rejoice at what God does in and … Continue reading

$405

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Triduum Retreat *COMMUTER Option

Sale: Take advantage of our Earlybird special rate of $245 through 2/17/2025.

μένο (meno) Abide, Stay, Dwell, Live, Remain During Triduum, we have a special opportunity to live these days with Jesus: to see him, listen to him, learn from him, be loved by him, love him, be moved, be grieved, be lost, and to rejoice at what God does in and … Continue reading

$255

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Looking at Loss

Sale: Take advantage of our Earlybird special rate of $60 through 3/26/2025.

An intrinsic part of daily life is losing — whether it be the loss of our temper, our car keys, our children’s attention, our job or the heartbreaking loss of our cherished partner, friend, or parent. Losing is not the end of the story. It is possible to make a … Continue reading

$70

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Spiritual Direction Institute, Session 3 *VIRTUAL Option

The Bon Secours Spiritual Direction Institute offers a nationally-recognized training program in the art and skill of spiritual direction. Participants gather for three sessions, each time for an intensive week. Session 3 for Cohort 6 of the Spiritual Direction Institute will focus on dealing with particular populations, such as victims of … Continue reading

$1125

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Spiritual Direction Institute, Session 3 *Overnight Option

Sale: Take advantage of our Earlybird special rate of $1300 through 2/27/2025.

The Bon Secours Spiritual Direction Institute offers a nationally-recognized training program in the art and skill of spiritual direction. Participants gather three sessions, each time for an intensive week. Session 3 for Cohort 6 of the Spiritual Direction Institute will focus on dealing with particular populations, such as victims of … Continue reading

$1350

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Breathwork: An Invitation to Healing and Integration

Sale: Take advantage of our Earlybird special rate of $60 through 4/3/2025.

The potential of consciously utilizing the breath for healing is both an ancient and burgeoning healing modality. Breath is a constant in every moment of our lives, from birth to death. Each breath both expresses and impacts the way we experience and process the events of our lives, as a … Continue reading

$70

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Faith and the Creative Process

Sale: Take advantage of our Earlybird special rate of $60 through 3/10/2025.

Explore connections between the process of creating art/content and spiritual practices in this one-day workshop with Christian artist Tara Mulder. Writers, artists, and makers of all types can gain a stronger sense of who they are as a creative individual and as a child of God. Tara will share about … Continue reading

$70

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The Magical Upside of Aging

Sale: Take advantage of our Earlybird special rate of $60 through 4/29/2025.

Aging is an inevitable part of life — if we live long enough to experience it! This retreat will consider what it might look like to age faithfully. We will be using excerpts from the book Aging Faithfully: The Holy Invitation of Growing Older by Alice Fryling. Together we'll explore … Continue reading

$70

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Soul Gardening 

Sale: Take advantage of our Earlybird special rate of $265 through 3/30/2025.

What does it mean to live as the fruit of the Spirit in today’s world? Are there actions or spiritual practices that can deepen our ability to bring these fruits into the world? In this retreat, we will use John 15 as our guide and inspiration: “I am the vine; … Continue reading

$285

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MindBody FAITH Wellness Retreat

Sale: Take advantage of our Earlybird special rate of $265 through 4/4/2025.

Has stress gotten the best of you?  Do you feel burned out and disconnected?  If so, you are invited to join us for a weekend designed to help you unplug and reconnect with God. Through group discussion, meditation, prayer, worship, mindful movement, and journaling, we will learn how to cultivate … Continue reading

$285

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What our guests are saying about their stay at The Bon Secours Retreat & Conference Center
"The Retreat Center is spotless, offers good food, private full baths, seems to have a “happy” staff, persons from office, persons to do housekeeping and all. The hospitality of all is 'tops'. I love the quietness that is encouraged."
— Aging with Wisdom
"Everyone goes out of their way to be helpful and makes guests feel welcome."
— A Path and a Small Light
"Beautiful campus. Food was outstanding. Thank you for being so welcoming."
— School of the Cathedral
"Great facilities. Wonderful experience and I am very grateful."
— Grounded in Gratitude
"Everything went very smoothly. The presentations were excellent. The bookstore had a great supply of the recommended books."
— Making All Things New
"The landscape and the beauty of this operation is spectacular. The scenery was breathtaking."
— NFBC Women’s Ministry
"I have been coming here for 25 years and it adds so much to my spiritual life."
— Aging with Wisdom
"Could not have been better in any way."
— Gift of Animals: Our Spiritual Companions
"The quality of the food and the selections were outstanding. Thank you all for an amazing visit."
— Bon Secours Health System, Inc.
"Loved your retreat center! Thank you for delicious meals and happy employees/facilitators!"
— Immaculate Heart of Mary
"A serene and beautiful facility where spirits can be renewed."
— The Alleluias
"This place is awesome and thank God for all the staff."
— Heartland Hospice/Caring Hearts Camp
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