OUR MISSION

The Center operates under the guidance of the Bishop of Venice, in collaboration with the leadership of the Center, the staff, advisory board, volunteers, and supporters, modeling Christ’s teachings of service and hospitality to others.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Retreat and Spirituality Center provides a setting to serve those searching for God: people of Catholic parishes, participants of programs of the Diocese of Venice, and people of Christian faith searching for spiritual help and growth.  It provides a place of peace and beauty, where one can develop a closer relationship with God.

OUR HISTORY

Shortly after the establishment of the Diocese of Venice, Bishop John J. Nevins asked Father Charles Mallen, C.Ss.R. (pictured left) to begin the process of promoting the development of a retreat center for the young diocese.  The groundbreaking ceremony took place in January 1995 and eight months later Our Lady of Perpetual Help Retreat Center became a reality.  A conference center and two villas were the first buildings completed. In a short span of five years the two villas increased to four and a dining center, offices, and chapel were added to complete phase one of the master plan.
 

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Retreat and Spirituality Center is blessed with a dedicated staff and a committed corps of volunteers.  They help to keep the center alive and have served from the beginning.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Retreat and Spirituality Center stands as a living testimony to what can be done when God's will becomes a reality.  A wise man once remarked that “a difficulty is a miracle in its first stage.”

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