Programs
One-Day Personal Retreat
On a One Day retreat you will have a room to stay in and access to the Library, Center kitchen, and walking trails. Lunch is provided at no extra charge.
Meeting Space
Do you have a group that needs a space to meet in? Our conference rooms are available Monday through Saturday for programs, workshops, meditations, prayer meetings and more!
Spiritual Direction
Spiritual Direction is a way of extending a"sustaining, welcoming environment: within a one-on-one relationship. It is a dynamic process where one can listen to self in order to reflect on life's questions in light of our Gospel call. Sessions typically last one hour. Multiple sessions can be scheduled. Read about our […]
Gift Certificate
A gift purchased for someone you would like to bless with a retreat, program or spiritual direction. Several options, listed at right, are available. Contact the Center for more information. 360-438-2595
Private Overnight Retreat
Spiritual Direction is available for an added cost. We […]
Lunch and dinner are also available for an added cost.
Oblate Summer Retreat August
With Raphaela Cady, OSB
Holey, Wholly, Holy: Humility – the three-fold journey of seeking God. The oblate community is being invited to take a deeper dive into the meaning of humility and how it expresses itself in our daily lives. Sr. Raphaela Cade OSB will be here in person to lead this retreat and share the fruits of her […]
Ora et Labora: Care for our earth --Labor Day
With Angela Hoffman, OSB, PhD
Prayer and work are key to St. Benedict’s way of life. We will begin by prayer, reflection and discussion comparing Benedict’s and our current understanding of planet earth and how we can care for it. After Noon praise and lunch with the Sisters, we will work outside and return inside to wrap up. This program […]
Zoom: Prayer Practices Certification Program 2025-2026
With Anna-Camille Wooden, OSB, Julian Cleary OSB, Laura Swan, OSB, Monika Ellis, OSB, Paz Vital, OSB, PhD and Sonja Weber, OSB
Prayer Practices is a 2 years (20 sessions -40 hours) certificate program to explore a wide variety of ways to approach a prayerful life. You will learn to connect with the sacred in diverse ways in order to help guide others. If you are a spiritual director, pastor, counselor or work in a ministry, different […]
Hybrid: Tangling with Sister Monika in September
With Monika Ellis, OSB
Thursdays of Zentangle with Sister Monika Tangling with the Zentangle method is a way of drawing simple, deliberate lines which come together to form a beautiful image. This type of image-making is relaxing, calming and prayerful. It is helpful for pain management and improving focus. It is fun! This Program is for: Anyone who wants […]
Hybrid: Contemplative Rest Practice on First Saturdays Monthly
With M Freeman
This Contemplative Rest Practice series is open to those who have taken a Contemplative Rest retreat with M Freeman. Each session offers opportunities for awe-savoring, somatic, guided meditations by M and silent resting-in-awe practice together as well as gentle time for group sharing, connecting, and cherishing the transporting benefit of communal contemplative practice. “All living […]
Hybrid: Getting to Know your Darker Half
With Paz Vital, OSB
Why do we look at the speck in someone else's eye and pay no attention to the plank in our own eye? -Matthew 7:3 We will explore the gifts of becoming familiar with our self-critical thinker, that dark side that prevent us from fully manifest our true Self. Jesus invites us to transform our dark […]
Oasis 2025-2026
With Paz Vital, OSB, PhD, Monika Ellis, OSB, MA, Education, Anna-Camille Wooden, OSB, Sonja Weber, OSB, Laura Swan, OSB and Julian Cleary OSB
Do you yearn for rest, prayer and nurturing in your busy schedule? What would your life look like if you gave yourself or/& to a beloved one two retreat opportunities at the Center, plus six quiet afternoons during the year? Silence, spiritual direction and Lectio Divina are available to aid your reflection. Every Third Thursday […]
Forest Therapy --Summer/Fall
With Kathy Holley, -PhD
Forest Therapy walks at St. Placid Priory “The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground – trees that were pleasing to the eye...” (Genesis 2: 9a) About Our 4 Seasonal Forest Therapy Walks (also known as Forest Bathing or Shinrin-yoku) We invite you to experience the natural beauty of God’s […]
Introduction to Centering Prayer
With Anna-Camille Wooden, OSB
Have you been longing for a deeper, more intimate relationship with God? Sourced from the depths of the Christian contemplative tradition, Centering Prayer has emerged as a life-changing practice for those who embrace it. The method of Centering Prayer, a traditional form of Christian contemplative prayer, gives you a way to say “yes” […]
Hybrid: I Am A Woman Now Of Many Years (The Poetry of a Woman’s Life Journey)
With Cecily Markham
We will explore the personal and transformational power of a woman’s life journey through poetry, storytelling, life review, and other creative writing genres – including a Sound Poem Video with Music by the presenter. The poem, “I Am A Woman Now Of Many Years” of which the author will present, is an award winning poem […]
Weekend Silent Centering Prayer Retreat
With Anna-Camille Wooden, OSB
This in person retreat is the perfect place for those new to Centering Prayer and silent retreats to begin, as well as for experienced practitioners to have a chance to sit with others and experience a weekend of silence and rest. Arrival and registration is scheduled for Friday, October 17 at 3:00 p.m. followed by introductions […]
Hybrid- Day of the Dead: Grieving Mexican Style
With Paz Vital, OSB, PhD
Day of the Dead Retreat; This Saturday we will learn the real meaning of this Festive Celebration. We will merge two ancient traditions. In the Monastic tradition; the Rule of Benedict says: “Keep death daily before your eyes”, and in the Mexican Tradition we celebrate: “Dia de los Muertos”. Join Sister Paz in this traditional […]
Intensive Silent Centering Prayer Retreat
With Anna-Camille Wooden, OSB and Michele Jankanish
This retreat, called an “Intensive Retreat” by Contemplative Outreach, provides an opportunity to deepen your established Centering Prayer practice in an atmosphere of silence and community, away from the busyness of daily life, and to allow your mind, body and spirit to surrender to God’s presence and action within. It has an educational component to […]