Retreats

Upcoming Events

The retreat is offered twice:

Thu, Feb 13, 2025 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM PST. Register here…

Sat, Feb 15, 1-4 pm followed by Mass and pizza. Register here…

Food for the Soul:
Praying with the Saints Student Retreat

Come join us for a spiritually enriching experience at St Mark’s Parish! Our student retreat will focus on deepening your connection with the saints and other students through prayer and reflection.

This in-person event offers a unique opportunity to learn from the wisdom of the saints and grow in your faith. Don’t miss out on this chance to nourish your soul and strengthen your spiritual journey. Register now and embark on a transformative retreat with fellow students! Pizza included.

Learning Discernment
from St. Ignatius of Loyola

Sunday, March 2. St. Mark’s Parish

with Fr. Andrew Laguna, SJ and Fr. Edmund Lo, SJ.

4:30pm mass

5:30pm dinner

6:00pm Talk: Learning Discernment

Ignatian Spirituality Discernment Weekend Retreat

Bethlehem Centre, Nanaimo

RETREAT POSTPONED (originally scheduled for Jan 17-19).
New date will be decided soon

How is God calling you now at this stage in your life? Are you seeking spiritual nourishment? Perhaps you are a pastor, a spiritual director, or a ministry leader looking to refill your well? Perhaps you are in a period of discernment, seeking the next steps on your journey. Perhaps you would like some quiet time to spend with God. Perhaps you are seeking rest and restoration. Perhaps it’s time to book your annual retreat. We invite you to discern God’s invitation to you through the tools of the spirituality of Ignatius of Loyola. Learning to discern gives us clarity and freedom in our spiritual journey and in life.

This weekend retreat will offer inspiring inputs, periods of silence for personal prayer, small group spiritual conversation, and optional individual spiritual direction. We will engage art, music, poetry, scripture, film, and time in nature.

The Bethlehem Centre is offering new ways to make retreats more affordable: with payment plans, shared accommodations (bring a friend, sister, or partner), commuting rates, and some programs that are subject to early bird discounts. Plus, now there is a high-speed ferry from downtown Vancouver to downtown Nanaimo and a 10% discount on A/C taxis from the ferry to the centre.

Register here: https://bethlehemcentre.com/program/2759/ignatian-spirituality-discernment-weekend-retreat/

Save the Date!

- Parish Retreat.

“Were Not our Hearts Burning?” – Walking Forward in Hope with the Risen Christ – with Fr. Andrew Laguna, SJ
Saturday, March 1, 9 am – 12 pm followed by a light lunch

- Longing for the Lord Easter Season Retreat,

Sat May 24, 2025, 9 am – 12 pm, St. Mark’s Parish, Vancouver