Host Your Group Retreat or Meeting at OLPH
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** Due to Hurricane Ian, we are unable to accommodate onsite groups
until Fall 2023 **OLPH offers a beautiful, spiritual, and peaceful setting to host a single or multi-day retreat. We are located along the Myakka River in Venice, Florida, a little over 1 hour south of Tampa. OLPH offers conference center and full-service dining facilities that can be used for group retreats, parish and religious groups, meetings, and workshops. Click here to view a video that provides an overview of OLPH from current and prior Spiritual Directors, Retreat Leaders, and participants.
Single Day Retreat or Meeting
OLPH offers conference facilities, seated dining, and use of our chapel for up to 125 individuals for a single-day retreat. The retreat or meeting leader may choose to manage and conduct all facets of your retreat or meeting, or you may request for OLPH's priests to present conference topics and/or celebrate Mass. The minimum number of attendees required to host a single day retreat for your group is fifteen (15). This includes facilitators, attendees, instructors, chaperones, etc.
Click here for more information on Single Day Retreat or Meeting deposits, rates, and cancellations.If you are unable to meet the minimum number of participants (i.e., 15 participants), please consider bringing your group to the OLPH Monthly Day of Prayer, offered the second Sunday and second Wednesday of each month from September through May. Click here to learn more about the Monthly Day of Prayer.
Multi-Day Retreat
Our campus includes four villa buildings available for overnight accommodations of retreatants, totaling 20 private bedrooms, each with an ensuite bath. Each villa has a communal gathering space and kitchenette. The kitchenette is furnished with a toaster oven, coffee maker, microwave, and refrigerator.
A minimum of twelve (12) rooms must be booked for OLPH to accommodate your overnight retreat on weekends. Smaller groups can be accommodated from Monday - Friday. When determining your estimated number of participants, please include all leaders, facilitators, attendees, instructors, care givers, chaperones, etc.
A multi-day retreat generally has a duration of 2 nights/3 days and includes five meals (2 breakfasts, 1 lunch, and 2 dinners), although we can accommodate longer group retreats. Retreatants check-in the afternoon of the first day between 2:00- 4:00, followed by dinner in the Dining Room.Click here for more information on Multi-Day Retreat deposits, rates, and cancellations.
Full use of the conference center and the chapel can be made available to the group. If schedule permits, our priests may be scheduled for Mass and/or the Sacrament of Reconciliation.