Meri Kirihimete from all of us - Blessings for a holy and peacecful Christmas v ery soon. May you know the love and peace of God in your hearts, your families and your homes.  W e hope to see you in the next year on a retreat, a day/overnight stay or to one of our midday prayers We will start back with our orayer rhythm in the week from 5th Jan 2026

Then this opportunity may be for you! Volunteers have always contributed to the ministry of the house and some of them - women, men, lay, clergy, Presbyterian, Anglican, Baptist - form the present Board of Oversight. The Board of Sister Eveleen Retreat House meet monthly to support and oversee the work of the director and take responsibility for finances and the property. Current Board of Trustees (absent: Glenda Prosser & Rev Dr John Fox) We are seeking 2 new board members ,

Rev. Jo Cotton recently attended the Creative Writing Retreat led by Eddie O'Connor. We are privileged to share one of the beautiful...

Interested in serving God through the gift of hospitality? Sister Eveleen Retreat House may need you!! Sister Eveleen Retreat House...

...If you have stayed with us before, and would be interested in joinin our pool of volunteers please get in touch with us via email (...

Meri Kirihimete

They are crafted from the original Sister Eveleen Retreat House weatherboard or Rimu by Dugald Wilson from our Board... and by the way...

for a joyful evening of carols, community, and gratitude as we give thanks for the blessings of this past year at Sister Eveleen Retreat...

... to our friends who enabled us to upgrade our shower and taps in the main house. We now have a beautiful new shower that will refresh...

... there is a constant quiet initiation to come and rest in the presence of God We are designed to yearn for something bigger than mere...

Sister Eveleen Retreat House (SERH) is perched on the hill overlooking Sumner Beach. It is a place steeped in prayer and offering...

Vacancy for a Live-In Host Sister Eveleen Retreat House (SERH) is perched on the hill overlooking Sumner Beach. It is a place steeped in...

... we added a new retreat, 5 days (5 nights) with daily prayer and chapel rhythm, mostly in silence. This retreat is for people who...

... to the Launch of Friends of Sister Eveleen Retreat House Tuesday, 9th April, 5:30pm Transitional Cathedral, Choral Evensong, followed...

The perfect Joy of St. Francis with Marion Fairbrass 6 - 8 September 2024 For more info check out our updated annual programme... or get...

An Introductory Encounter with the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola - a 4-week programme with weekly sessions, beginning 19...

Take some time to read, and be inspired... We keep this updated as retreats are added to our programme throughout the year.

Help Us Enter the New Year God of all time, help us enter the New Year quietly, thoughtful of who we are to ourselves and to others,...

Because we link Christmas with summer holidays it so often comes with a mad rush as loose ends are tied up and all sorts of gatherings...

An early invite for our Working Bee day, Friday, 9th Feb (noon) - Saturday 10 Feb (noon) 2024. We have a couple or larger jobs (2-7...