Saint Helen's Retreat House

This Retreat House has been the donation of John and Antoinette Kovak.
We, the Ecumenical Missionaries are able to bring God’s love to so many, due to the benevolent, kind, generous and charitable use of this beautiful peaceful lake house which belongs to the Kovak family. We are forever grateful to be their guest as we share with them in the spreading of the "good news".
All are welcome!

Fr. Luigi Hargain E.M. says that a retreat is where the person seeks God. It is where God seeks the person. A retreat is a meeting place…
According to Holy Scriptures in the book of Hosea God invites us to come to the desert to pray and he will speak to our hearts. Retreat allows us to break our ordinary pattern of life!

1.Why a spiritual retreat?

The Webster’s dictionary defines retreat as ,seclusion,
a place away from the pressures of ordinary life.

The word spiritual is define in the
dictionary as “ The higher intellectual or endowments of the mind,

Intellect, consciousness or the moral
feelings or state of the soul.

The spiritual retreat is to rediscover the divinity that exists in the center of
our lives, to find ,taste, see ,and feel the very presence of the Almighty
within ourselves.

2.Why Silence?

Silence renews us.

Silence opens our communication with God.

Silence lets us feel the beauty of our purpose in the very presence of God. In silence one cannot hide from one’s problems, or from God.

3.How does a retreat help me in every day life?

A retreat is not a substitute for daily life. It should be a booster an accelerator of the spiritual journey.

A retreat provides focused an opportunity to learn and strengthen practices which will lead us to a shift in perception. Changing our relationship with life and the world around us.

4.What can I expect of a retreat?

A retreat will provide you the environment to rest your body, mind and soul. A retreat is an invitation from God to "come to me all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest".

It is the prayers of the Ecumenical Missionaries that you enjoy the beginning or continuation of your spiritual journey. Please know that you are remember in our daily prayers, meditations, and the sacrifice of the Holy Mass.

In the spirit of Ecumenism

The Ecumenical Missionaries of St. Helens Retreat House