Testimonials

Submitted by Karen Cain  I spent 3 days in a silent retreat at Bethlehem Retreat Centre. This is a very unique and special place which already has everything there needs to be for a retreat.  I hope that it can be preserved for the use of all those that are interested...

Gratefully, Sister Teresita Kambeitz, OSU, Saskatoon Bethlehem Retreat Centre was a haven of peace for me during the few days I spent there in February, 2010.  Having come from many busy weeks in cold and snowy Saskatoon, it was blessing-filled and soul-nurturing...

submitted by Joanne Mawhinney My late husband, Lock Mawhinney and I have been going to retreats since the Center opened. We have attended all Faith and sharing retreats, in fact, 3 generations , my daughters and their children have attended these retreats. What a...

Submitted by Daria McLean I attended a week long contemplative retreat at Bethlehem Retreat Centre at the invitation of a friend in 2013. Since I live in Winnipeg and could fly directly into Nanaimo, it peaked my interest that it was being offered on an island ideal...

Submitted by Barbara Friesen I have had the opportunity to have been a retreatant at Bethlehem Retreat Centre in the past and was looking forward to my next visit. The tranquil setting and wonderful walking paths , just out the door, are comparable to none. Coming...

Submitted by Janet Lironi Bethlehem Retreat Centre has been integral to my spiritual unfolding. I have been attending silent mediation retreats in the Theravadan Buddhist tradition at Bethlehem for more than 15 years. These are retreats are put on by British Columbia...

Faith and Sharing and Faith and Light, are sisters of L’Arche. Many L’Arche communities began in North America, following a Faith and Sharing Retreat. L’Arche Daybreak in Richmond Hill ON, the first L’Arche community in Canada and L’Arche Comox Valley, our own...