Spirit Center Retreats
Spirit Center facilitated group retreat offerings.
Come to the Quiet: Winter's Hush
With Spirituality Ministry Team
January 23 - 30, 2026
Spirit Center at the Monastery of St. Gertrude
Relax in God's presence, surrounded by natural beauty and supported by a praying community. Experience a week of silence for your heart, soul, mind, and body. Let go and listen deeply. Come To The Quiet retreatants stay in a private room with a private bathroom, receive three meals a day, and access all of Spirit […]
The Sacred Art of Traditional Iconography 2026
With Fr. Damian Higgins
February 9 - 13, 2026
Spirit Center at the Monastery of St. Gertrude
"Holy icons direct us toward the Divine."
Fr. Damian Higgins is an iconographer whose works are featured around the world. Don't miss this encounter with sacred Christian art using traditional egg tempera.
Materials provided; no experience is necessary.
A Watercolor Journey 2026
With Pearl Maxner
March 10 - 12, 2026
Spirit Center at the Monastery of St. Gertrude
Explore watercolor painting with step-by-step instructions on the use of color and light and capturing mood and emotion. Paint with confidence and trust God in the flowing of color in your life. For beginning to intermediate painters. All supplies provided.
Centering Prayer Intensive
With Donna Kreiensieck and Mary Bieter
March 16 - 22, 2026
Spirit Center at the Monastery of St. Gertrude
This 7 days/6 night Centering Prayer retreat provides an opportunity to deepen one’s established Centering Prayer practice by building to 4 ½ hours of prayer time at mid-week. During the retreat, one is held in prayer by the sisters of St. Gertrude’s Benedictine community located on the Camas Prairie in Central Idaho. The Spirit Center offers a quiet setting to support your retreat; including private rooms with baths, meals, daily prayer with the sisters and/or Eucharist, hiking trails, museum and gift shop.
Deepening Our Spirituality with Mindfulness
With Gail Stearns
May 8 - 10, 2026
Spirit Center at the Monastery of St. Gertrude
Ancient spiritual wisdom and current science are showing we can actually shift the way our brains work, to experience less reactivity toward greater calm and purpose. When we combine mindfulness tools with spiritual, contemplative practice, we can experience this transformation in a beautiful way.