Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center

Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center

Over the past several months, the Passionists of Mater Dolorosa and the Earth & Spirit Center have created a variety of online resources for you to experience from the comfort of your own home or other retreat location! 

  • Receive the spiritual nourishment we all crave at this pivotal time in our country’s history;
  • See and hear your favorite devotions and prayers recited at Mater Dolorosa; 
  • Experience the smiling faces of the retreat ministry team right in your own home;
  • Explore a new practice to grow in your spirituality and learn to be more present.
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Walking with God During Difficult Times is a retreat designed specifically to respond to the current crisis. A spiritual response to help us understand our role in this once-in-a-lifetime journey, and how by walking with God, we can see He was there all along. 

You can purchase this retreat for yourself or as a gift for others for a donation of $125.00 

Register Now!

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Beginning Meditation Class

Introduction to Mindfulness: Cultivating a Relaxed, Focused, and Clear Mind

10-week course begins online January 25, 2021

Two opportunities: Mondays – 11:00am –12:30pm or 7:00-8:30pm (Eastern Time) Online via Zoom

Register Here!

 

https://materdolorosa.org/11618-2/

LOS ANGELES RETREAT CENTER COMMUNITY RESPONDS TO THE PANDEMIC WITH NEW INITIATIVES

For Immediate Release:

 

LOS ANGELES RETREAT CENTER COMMUNITY RESPONDS TO THE PANDEMIC WITH NEW INITIATIVES

 

 

Los Angeles (September 9, 2020) - Throughout Southern California and the nation, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of many. The Los Angeles region has been home for decades to leading retreat centers providing a place of rest for those in need of spiritual nourishment. Today, these centers are announcing a collaborative program for the region - the Los Angeles Retreat Center Community ("LARCC"), offering both online retreats and personal self-directed retreats for those in the area.

 

"We have been working collaboratively during the crisis, sharing information and practices to try and respond as effectively as we can to an unprecedented situation." Noted Dr. Mike Cunningham, Retreat Center Director at Mater Dolorosa.

 

The following are the current members of LARCC, offering a choice of locations, facilities, and programs to Los Angeles area residents that are convenient wherever they live and whatever their particular faith expression:

  • Holy Spirit Retreat Center (Encino)  https://www.hsrcenter.com

  • Mary and Joseph Retreat Center (Rancho Palos Verdes) https://maryjoseph.org

  • Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center (Sierra Madre) https://materdolorosa.org

  • Sacred Heart Retreat Center (Alhambra) https://sacredheartretreathouse.com

  • Serra Retreat (Malibu) https://serraretreat.com

 

All the retreat centers are offering both online retreats and single and multi-day personal retreats*. All the centers are located in spectacular settings, with gardens and vistas to help visitors enjoy that much needed private self-guided spiritual retreat. Enjoy guest rooms with a private bath and blissfully free of any electronic devices! Rooms are fully air-conditioned and have been cleaned & sanitized following CDC guidelines.  Day options are also available from each retreat center.

 

The online programs can be conducted either on-site or at the location of your choice, making it simple to enjoy one of these retreats wherever you are situated.

 

A combined calendar of events is attached to this Press Release for the period September through October 2020 for distribution.

 

The retreat centers hope this new collaboration will help those in need of a retreat or a spiritual break to find the most appropriate venue and program to meet their requirements.

 

*Sacred Heart is offering online programs only at this time.

 

 

Contact for this Press Release : Michael Cunningham

(P): 626.355.7188 x106

(E): mcunningham@materdolorsa.org

 

For further information please contact the center below which is most convenient to you.

 

Contact: For each retreat center listed below:

 

 

Chris Machado, SSS

Holy Spirit Retreat Center

4316 Lanai Rd.
Encino, CA 91436
Phone: 818-784-4515

E-mail: chris_testver@yahoo.com

https://www.hsrcenter.com

 

 Paul Craig

Director of Business Operations

Mary & Joseph Retreat Center

5300 Crest Road

Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

 

Direct: 310-541-0758;

Email:  pcraig@maryjoseph.org

https://maryjoseph.org

 
Michael J. Cunningham O.F.S.

Retreat Center Director

Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center

700 N. Sunnyside Avenue

Sierra Madre, CA  91024

(626) 355-7188 x106

Email: mcunningham@materdolorosa.org

www.materdolorosa.org

 Sister Marie Andre, O.C.D.

Retreat Directress

Sacred Heart Retreat House

920 East Alhambra Road

Alhambra, California 91801

626.289.1353

retreatdirectress@carmelitesistersocd.com

www.sacredheartretreathouse.com

 
Tom Anderson

Executive Director

Serra Retreat

Malibu, CA 90265

310.456.6631 x 16

 

tanderson@serraretreat.com

https://serraretreat.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Location of Los Angeles Retreat Center Community Member Organizations

Individual Retreats

RELAX, RECHARGE, REJUVENATE

Sign up today for a much needed private retreat at Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center conveniently located in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in the quaint city of Sierra Madre just northeast of downtown Los Angeles. 

Explore over 20 acres of gardens that include our historic Stations of the Cross, the Garden of 7 Sorrows and cactus garden located next to a massive Morton Bay fig tree where the very first retreats were held at Mater Dolorosa back in 1926. Sample self-guided retreat formats can be supplied to maximize your time on your individual retreat. 

For $125 per night you will receive a guest room with a private bath and blissfully free of any electronic devices. The rate also includes three healthy meals prepared by our own onsite kitchen staff. Rooms are fully air conditioned and have been cleaned & sanitized following CDC guidelines. Minimum stay is one night. Day options are also available beginning at $25 per day. 

For more details, click here. 

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