Chant Camp Workshop for Teachers

Vallombrosa Center 250 Oak Grove Avenue, Menlo Park, CA, United States

Children and teens love to learn to sing the Mass, and we can help you make it happen. The Benedict XVI Institute of the Archdiocese of San Francisco invites teachers, musicians, choir directors, and leaders of sacred music to learn all the essentials needed to lead a chant camp for young Catholics. This four-day course, […]

The Shining Radiance of Prayer

Vallombrosa Center 250 Oak Grove Avenue, Menlo Park, CA, United States

Please join us in silence as we enter into "The Shining Radiance of Prayer". The Silent Retreat for men and women will be conducted by the Carmelite Nuns; the Daughters of Carmel Congregation. They embrace a unique blend of spirituality; rooted in Carmelite spirituality, yet live in the renewal of the Holy Spirit. Their intense […]

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Rachel's Vineyard Retreat

Vallombrosa Center 250 Oak Grove Avenue, Menlo Park, CA, United States

The next Rachel's Vineyard Retreat offered by RealOptions Pregnancy Medical Clinics is on Sept 15-17, 2017. Rachel's Vineyard Retreats offer support to those who have been impacted by pregnancy loss, abortion and/or miscarriage. If the quality of your life is affected or you have never completely recovered from pregnancy loss, Rachel's Vineyard Retreat is a […]

Vallombrosa Thanksgiving Choir

Vallombrosa Center 250 Oak Grove Avenue, Menlo Park, CA, United States

We cordially invite you to join us for an afternoon of music, prayer, and reflection in celebration of the gift of God's love. The Vallombrosa Choir, under the direction of Patrick Feehan, will perform a Thanksgiving Prayer Service at the Chapel in the Vallombrosa Center on Sunday, November 15 at 2pm. Afterward, light refreshments will […]

Healing Retreat by Fr. Ghislain Roy

Vallombrosa Center 250 Oak Grove Avenue, Menlo Park, CA, United States

Healing Retreat by Fr. Ghislain Roy, a Catholic priest for the last 25 years, who belongs to a parish in Quebec. He has a special charism of healing, and travels all over the world from Europe to the Caribbean Islands, to North and South America, giving healing retreats. He will be visiting the San Francisco […]

Poetic Medicine & Personhood

Vallombrosa Center 250 Oak Grove Avenue, Menlo Park, CA, United States

Poetic Medicine & Personhood: A Way to Explore the Sacred Have you been yearning for a way of deepening your Spirituality by connecting creatively to your inner life? Vallombrosa Retreat Center in collaboration with the Institute of Poetic Medicine (IPM) invites you to a unique one-day experience dedicated to poetry-making, encouraging you to discover your […]

“A Day of Spiritual Renewal & Preparation for Lent“ with Dan Schutte

Vallombrosa Center 250 Oak Grove Avenue, Menlo Park, CA, United States

Vallombrosa Center and renowned composer and musician Dan Schutte present a day of renewal and Lenten preparation for liturgical, music and formation ministers. The workshop is designed for ministers who support and encourage the Lenten journey of parishes, including: - liturgy committees- liturgical ministers- music ministers- catechists- and RCIA teams The day will explore the […]

Annual Thanksgiving Prayer Service

Vallombrosa Center 250 Oak Grove Avenue, Menlo Park, CA, United States

Join us for an afternoon of music, prayer, reflection and refreshments with the Vallombrosa Choir under the direction of Patrick Feehan, well-known local composer, teacher, and conductor. Donations will be gratefully accepted. Please let us know you are coming by calling 650.325.5614 or RSVP on our website at vallombrosa.org. Click here to download a flyer. […]

Tools for the Urban Mystic

Vallombrosa Center 250 Oak Grove Avenue, Menlo Park, CA, United States

Vallombrosa Center, located on 10 beautiful acres in Menlo Park, invites you to a day-long workshop led by well known psychologist, Cynthia McDonald, Ph.D., Saturday, Sept. 6, from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm. Come and explore what it means to be an “Urban Mystic” - one who consciously establishes an inner communion with God, but […]

Retreat for Families and Friends of Alcoholics

Vallombrosa Center 250 Oak Grove Avenue, Menlo Park, CA, United States

Vallombrosa Center is sponsoring a retreat weekend for Families and Friends of Alcoholics by Fr. Tom Weston, SJ. Enjoy the peace and beauty of our grounds while gaining insight and encouragement. We will have some conversations, some prayer, some quiet, and some time to rest and to share our experiences, strengths and hopes. Cost: $350, […]

Theology of the Body

Vallombrosa Center 250 Oak Grove Avenue, Menlo Park, CA, United States

Vallombrosa Center in Menlo Park is offering a morning workshop: Theology of the Body, presented by Ed Hopfner, the new director of Marriage and Family Life for the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Ed will give an overwiew of Pope John Paul II’s teaching on marriage and sexuality. March 8, 2014, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon. […]

Christmas Lessons & Carols

Vallombrosa Center 250 Oak Grove Avenue, Menlo Park, CA, United States

Welcome to our popular annual Christmas Lessons and Carols, Dec. 15, 2013, sung by the Vallombrosa Choir and directed by Patrick Feehan. Celebrate the season through choral music, prayer, and reflection. Concert begins at 2:00 pm in the Vallombrosa Chapel at 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025. Light refreshments will follow. A donation […]

Advent Silent Retreat

Vallombrosa Center 250 Oak Grove Avenue, Menlo Park, CA, United States

Do Something Special for Advent. Give yourself the best Christmas gift! Make a silent retreat at Vallombrosa Center in Menlo Park. We’ve set aside the weekend of Dec. 6 through Dec. 8th for individuals to prepare for Christmas by taking time out of their busy schedules to simply rest and pray in a peaceful, spiritual […]

$236

Gaelic Singers Concert

Vallombrosa Center 250 Oak Grove Avenue, Menlo Park, CA, United States

Vallombrosa Retreat Center located at 250 Oak Grove in Menlo Park presents a concert of Ancient Irish Sacred Song: Sacred Days - Mystic Ways, featuring Mary McLaughlin’s Cór Ainglí, (a superb 9-voice woman’s vocal ensemble) on November 10, 2013, at 3:00 pm. Selections will include pre-Christian Gaelic works, 13th century Latin monastic chant as well […]

$16 – $25

"Abide" – Keeping Vigil with the Word of God

Vallombrosa Center 250 Oak Grove Avenue, Menlo Park, CA, United States

Abide is a very rich & sacred word. It is an invitation to dwell in Christ, to be immersed in the Divine, to be absorbed by God. This week-long silent retreat for women is led by well known writer, Sr. Macrina Wiederkehr, OSB. Give yourself the gift of sacred space and time. Details at www.vallombrosa.org. […]