2025 Retreats

Man Landscape Mountain Prayer Retreat Beauty Sunrise Sunset

February

21st – 23rd 
Men’s Vocation “Come and See” Weekend,
Fairlie 
moconnell@cdoc.nz

March

5th – 7th  
Coming home to the Father’s Loving Embrace – Praying and walking through the Parable of the Prodigal Son 
Sr Eveleen House, Sumner - Retreat Directors - Colin and Carol Renouf
https://www.sistereretreat.com...

15th 
APEST: Fivefold Ministry Workshop

Replenish
 - Cameron Surrey, PHD

21st – 23rd
St Joseph’s Men’s Retreat
Community of the Beatitudes
retreats@beatitudes.nz

April

5th 
Diocese Women's Retreat Day
Catholic Diocese of Christchurch
https://cdoc.nz/news-events/wo...

Lenten Family Retreat Day
Community of the Beatitudes
retreats@beatitudes.nz

12th
Glory: A retreat on the Holy Spirit
Replenish - Fr Michael-Therese Scheerger, Brothers of St John

17th – 20th
Easter Triduum Retreat

Community of the Beatitudes
retreats@beatitudes.nz

May

2nd - 4th
Call to Holiness Couples Retreat

Community of the Beatitudes
retreats@beatitudes.nz

10th
Unlocking your potential - A journey into CliftonStrengths

Replenish - Cameron Surrey, PhD

23rd – 25th
Freedom to be Loved Women’s Retreat

Community of the Beatitudes
retreats@beatitudes.nz

June

6th – 8th
Men’s Pentecost Retreat 

Community of the Beatitudes
retreats@beatitudes.nz

13th-14th
Called and Gifted Workshop

Replenish - Cheryl and Cameron Surrey, PhD

23rd – 25th
Praying with St Ignatius of Loyola
– Exploring the major themes of the Spiritual Exercises
Sr Eveleen House, Sumner
Retreat Directors - Colin and Carol Renouf
https://www.sistereretreat.com...

27th – 29th
Revolution Camp
for Years 7-9 at Woodend Christian Camp
mcurrie@cdoc.nz

July

23rd
Diocesan Jubilee Pilgrimage to the Beatitudes

moconnell@cdoc.nz

25th – 27th
Discernment of Spirits Retreat
 
Community of the Beatitudes
retreats@beatitudes.nz

August

9th
Diocesan Year of Prayer Pilgrimage and Retreat
– Temuka
moconnell@cdoc.nz

16th
Marian Retreat Day
at the Community of the Beatitudes
retreats@beatitudes.nz

22nd - 24th
Diocesan Men’s Vocations Retreat
 
Sr Eveleen House
moconnell@cdoc.nz

September

5th – 7th
Call to Holiness Couple’s Retreat

Community of the Beatitudes
retreats@beatitudes.nz

5th – 7th
Exploring and Praying with the “I am” Statements of Jesus

Sr Eveleen Retreat House, Sumner
Retreat Directors - Colin and Carol Renouf
https://www.sistereretreat.com...

9th
Diocesan Jubilee Pilgrimage to Akaroa

moconnell@cdoc.nz

19th – 21st
Antioch Camp for years 10 – 13
,
Woodend Christian Camp
mcurrie@cdoc.nz

October

24th – 26th
Prayer and Union with God Retreat

Community of the Beatitudes
retreats@beatitudes.nz

24th – 26th
Facing the Fire: A journey into Darkness with the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius,

Sr Eveleen Retreat House, Sumner
https://www.sistereretreat.com...

26th – 31st
Diocesan Pilgrimage to Northland

moconnell@cdoc.nz

November

1st
All Saints Family Retreat Day
Community of the Beatitudes
retreats@beatitudes.nz

16th – 21st
Clergy Retreat
at the University of Canterbury

14th – 16th
Secular Carmelite Retreat
at the University of Canterbury (TBC)
Megan Emery benedictus@windowslive.com