Retreats & Workshops

A silent retreat allows you to engage in quiet reflection on your relationship with Jesus Christ. It is an opportunity to ponder what has gone well, what has not gone so well. You will come away with resolutions that will bring new light to your everyday life. Workshops will give fresh ideas and inspiration for enhancing family life, doctrinal formation and your social and cultural milieu.

It is the policy of CRCC that these activities, inspired by St. Josemaria Escriva, are so important that no one should be prevented from attending due to financial constraints. Please contact the registrar at the email address below if you require financial assistance or for any other information.

Registration Information & Participant Acknowledgement Form

Important: Please review this registration information and print, complete and bring the Participant Acknowledgement Form with you when you come for your activity at Copper Ridge Conference Centre.

2020 Retreats & Workshops for Women

For more information about activities for women please contact womensretreats@copperridgeconferencecentre.ca

Date	Description	Register
October 2 - 4	Retreat for University Students (Women)	Register
October 9 - 11	Retreat for Women	Register
October 18 - 20	Mini-Retreat for Women (Cantonese)	Register
October 23 - 25	Retreat for Women	Register
November 13 - 15	Retreat for Women	Register
November 27 - 29	Retreat for Women	Register

2020 Retreats & Workshops for Men

For more information about activities for men please contact mensretreats@copperridgeconferencecentre.ca

Date	Description	Register
August 28 - 30	Workshop for University Students (Men)	Register
September 18 - 20	Retreat for High School Students (Men)	Register
September 25 - 27	Retreat for Men	Register
October 30 - November 1	Retreat for Men	Register
October 12 -16	Retreat for Diocesan Priests	Register
Nov. 3 - 7	Retreat for Diocesan Priests	Register
Nov. 9 - 11	Cantonese Language Mini-Retreat for Men	Register

- I felt so at home on my first retreat at the Manoir. I learned that the staff prayed for me as they cleaned my room and served my meals and their warmth and joy were so inspiring. I wanted to try to do the same at home with my own family.
  
  —Maria, a mother of six young children
- I love attending Opus Dei activities because they add to the way I see the world. They give me a better grasp of the beauty and truth of real life and help me become better at being myself.
  
  —Rachel, a 17 year old high school student
- During my later teenage years, I was searching and lukewarm in my faith. The genuine friendship and solid formation I received at the Centre enabled me to reencounter Christ and grow in my relationship with Him. The message of Opus Dei has taught me to direct all my actions and ordinary duties towards a Father who truly loves me as His son.
  
  —Jonathan, a 3rd year medical student
- Opus Dei activities helped my daughter a lot while she was growing up. I think the formation, friendships and advice she received through her adolescence and young adulthood, are the main reasons she is strong in her faith and happily married today.
  
  —Kathleen, a mother of 7 and grandmother of 3
- Opus Dei activities help recharge my batteries. I’m encouraged to enlarge my heart and give the gift of self. I’m certain this helps me be a better wife and mother.
  
  —Frances, a young mother of seven children
- Our adult children have told us more than once, that they still practice their faith because of the answers we gave them when they were questioning their faith as adolescents. My wife and I would never have been able to answer effectively without the formation we’ve received over the years through Opus Dei.
  
  —John, a father of seven grown children
- I am one of the fortunate ladies who attended a retreat at the beautiful new Copper Ridge Conference Centre before we were all confined to our homes. The spiritually uplifting meditations and talks, coupled with the beauty of the oratory and the surrounding natural beauty have helped sustain me in faith and hope during this COVID19 pandemic and given me more tools for helping others in their spiritual journey.
  
  —Jessica
- Having four young children and running a boarding house at a high school filled with 50 teenagers, there are few moments in my day that I can describe as “quiet”. Attending a men’s retreat at Copper Ridge was, in a word, heavenly. It was filled with time to consider how to become closer to God and the perfect space to foster and nurture reflection. On the final day, the unquestionable joy I felt rose in my heart. The benefits of being close to the Blessed Sacrament for such a sustained period helped me grow closer to Our Lord and appreciate at a deeper level what I have been blessed with.
  
  —Mark Wismer