Guide to STAY-IN Retreats at The Cenacle

For individually directed silent retreats:

It is recommended that you think first of the specific dates when you want to make a retreat. Depending on your need and time availability, you may choose to go for 1 day, overnight, 3, 5, 8 days. The sisters can help you decide on this matter.

Regarding the time to start and end a retreat, you can come in time for morning mass (please check with our office for the schedule in this time of community quarantine). Alternately, you can also come any time during office hours from 830am to 530pm. The costs will be computed on the basis of meals taken and how many days/nights you stayed.

Before you arrive, based on your request form, there will be an assigned Retreat Guide or Cenacle Sister to journey with you throughout the days of retreat. Some common questions you may anticipate : an introduction of yourself, prayer habits / patterns, what are your desires for your retreat, is this your first time to make a private, directed retreat, so that she can instruct you on how to go about your day. After your first session, your guide will discuss the arrangements of your next (few) visits. You will follow your own schedule of personal time of prayer and reflections based on points/prayer materials given to you.

Your personal time of prayer and reflections are a significant time and process for you to ‘listen’ to how and where God is leading you in your present life situation. The session with the Guide allows for objectification/confirmation/clarification of where the Spirit is leading you in your personal insights and reflections.

The following are the suggested retreat costs:
Board and lodging at Php1600 per day/night to cover room (+Php300 for aircon use) + food (3 meals and 2 snacks). The suggested stipend/contribution for the Retreat Guide is between Php600-1500/session or any other amount you deem just .

Our rates are pegged at minimum costs to ensure that everyone can afford a retreat and our services. However, we welcome your generosity in supporting our mission through a separate donation.

To proceed, please fill up the form and our staff will connect with you pertaining to arrangements, guidelines and health safety protocols:

NOTE: To ensure that we have received your registration, kindly send an email to cenacle.philippines@gmail.com

REQUEST FOR A STAY-IN RETREAT

Your Name (required)

Your Email (required)

Your contact number(s)

Your address (required)

MaleFemale

Some questions to help us in our assignment of a retreat guide:
Age

Civil Status

Occupation

1) Please share with us your past retreat experiences : Have you been to an individual, private retreat? When, where and how they were?

2) What is your desire for going on this retreat? Is there a particular need or concern which you like to be attentive to?

3) Please indicate if there's any dietary constraints and/or medical condition? If yes, please provide us with details of your current medication (in case of emergency)

4) Date(s) of Retreat ;
check in time / arrival and check out time

5) A retreat can be an intense experience. You will be in a place surrounded by silence, meals are in silence and you will be by yourself most of the time. If this is a concern for you, please let us know. We also like to know, have you been diagnosed with any mental health condition?
YesNo

6) What interventions have you received?
MedicationsTherapyCounselingOtherNot Applicable

7) Your Message to the Sisters/Office