Island Bay Home of Compassion

OUR LADY'S HOME OF COMPASSION :: ISLAND BAY :: RETREAT CENTRE
The perfect place for rest, retreat and renewal. Encounter the charism of compassion and take time out to contemplate and reflect.
SGM Wellington
2 & 4 Day Directed Retreats
Friday 28 August - Tuesday 1 September 2020
(Wheelchair  access)

Registrations Closed - will be changed Oct 2019
Theme: "Naming Our God"

​4 Day Option - $400
Arrive from 1pm Friday 2 August
1st Group session 7pm.
Self cater for Friday tea.
Concludes after lunch Tuesday 6th August
3x40' spiritual direction sessions offered Sat/Sun/Mon

2 Day Options
(Runs concurrently with the 4 Day Option)

Weekend Option - $240
Arrive from 1pm Friday 2 August
1st Group session 7pm.
Self cater for Friday tea.
Concludes after lunch Sunday 4th August
2x40' spiritual direction sessions offered Mon & Tues

Alternative 2 Day Option - $250
Arrive from 1pm Sunday 4 August
1st Group session 7:30pm Sunday
Sunday tea provided
Concludes after lunch Tuesday 6th August
2x40' spiritual direction sessions offered Mon & Tues

4 Day Non-Residential Option - $210
Time frame as for 4 Day Option above. Includes lunch and tea from Saturday

A substantial part of each day will be in silence in order to listen more closely to God.

Typically each day will offer:
  • Morning Prayer and optional other resources for the day
  • Evening Prayer to close each day
  • an individual daily spiritual direction session (30-40 mins)
  • personal space for your own  journey
  • periods of communal silence  will be kept
  • clay and material for drawing, collage and painting will be available
  • provision will be made for those who want to make a fully silent retreat
  • Retreat Centre is set in spacious grounds with a lovely Chapel and plenty of walks available nearby
Venue: Our Lady’s Home of Compassion, Island Bay, Wellington - see map below.

Facilitators and Prayer Guides: Spiritual Growth Ministries Wellington-Kapiti Team Registered Directors. This year Helen Tripp and Adrienne Thompson will be your spiritual directors and presenters. Terry Alve will administer.

Costs: 
  • $400 (4 Days Residential)
  • $240 (2 Days - Weekend Option)
  • $250 (2 Days - Sun to Tues)
  • $210 (4 Days Non-Residential)

Maximum Number: 16 Retreat Attendees

Registration Closing Date: Monday 15 July 2019
Registrations usually fill well before this date

What to Bring:
  • personal clothing & toiletries
  • electric blanket, hottie
  • Bible, journal, notebook, pen
  • a back pack and drink bottle if you plan a longer walk
  • ​a drinking cup plus your preferred beverage/s for morn/aft tea
IMPORTANT - PLEASE NOTE
  • Check in time Friday & Sunday is from 1pm
  • On the day you leave, please vacate rooms by 10am - luggage can be stored on site through lunch
  • Please call, text or email Terry if you want to fast from any meals - a reduced fee may be available​
REGISTRATIONS CLOSED

    REGISTRATIONS CLOSED

    After you submit this form please pay your chosen fee using the info below.
Payments
Internet Banking: ASB Account #: 12 3142 0156477 00  
Include, "SGM2-4Day19" and "YOUR  NAME"
OR
Cheque: Spiritual Growth Ministries
 C/- Jo Anastasiadis, 11 Apuka Street, Brooklyn,  Wellington 6021
For further information please contact:
Terry Alve
027 600 1926 or Email: terry.alve@gmail.com
Venue: The Home of Compassion, 2 Rhine Street, Island Bay, Wellington, 6023
Phone: (04) 383 7769

Previous Retreat Participants' Responses

Immense thanks to you for the thought, time and prayer that has yielded such treasure for my mind, heart and soul over this retreat. May God restore your time and energy fourfold.
 
Thank you for great encouragement and insights. May this time also have been a great blessing to you.
 
Thank you so much for all your hard work, thoughtfulness and care to make this a wonderful retreat for us. I really appreciated the thought and care and for me it was the right amount of input and guidance provided each day. I am taking much away from these 4 days. It would be fantastic to be able to do another retreat with SGM one of these years. Bless you all on your journeys.
 
I feel very refreshed in body, mind and spirit. I have enjoyed in the fullest sense and have just loved the music. God has blessed me through you all and I just say 'thank you'. 
 
Thank you for all you have given to us in your very special presentations and for your listening to our hearts and encouraging us. God bless you all richly.
Thank you, thank you thank you. You have provided a feast to share.
 
Thank you for making yourselves available to us and God over the weekend. She has been truly present to us. 
 
Pure gift. Thank you for your hospitality. Thank you for your prayers and faith. 
 
Thanks for a magic, faith-filled retreat. I have learnt so much about listening and getting closer to God. Best wishes. 

Thank you for sharing from your store of wisdom. The insights have helped me draw closer to God. This time has been an oasis of stillness and refreshment. 
 
Thank you all for the effort you have put in to make this such a fruitful place for us. You dug over the soil and invited God to work in our hearts. I appreciated this. Much love.

Many thanks. 

Thank you. This retreat has been an incredible gift for me. Thank you for all your efforts, organisation and great love imparted to me and for me. Love in Jesus + Psalm 20