Short Term Vacancy for a Live-In Host (May-August 2025)

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

Sister Eveleen Retreat House (SERH) is perched on the hill overlooking Sumner Beach. It is a place steeped in prayer and offering opportunities in contemplative Christian spiritual practice. The house accepts guests all year round, runs regular retreats, and hosts a wide range of Christian groups.

Due to staff leave, we have a short-term vacancy for the role of Live-in Retreat House Host (RHH), paid 10 hours a week, with accommodation provided. The RHH works with the Director to provide a hospitable welcome to guests and a presence at the house when the Director has left for the day.

We are looking for ...

... someone who has a strong, firmly rooted, Christian faith, 

... someone who has a heart for the contemplative expression of faith as a way for God to be closely present, and ...

... someone who is available from May - August 2025.

Are you comfortable welcoming strangers, discerning when to chat and when to be silent, mature and responsible?

This might be more than just a role; it could be a calling for someone who feels drawn to a ministry of hospitality and contemplative service.  You might be on sabbatical, writing/researching/working from home, or in a transitional stage of your life, and able to offer your time to Sister Eveleen Retreat House  for this short time.

Still Interested??

If you think Retreat House Host sounds like you,please ask for a ministry description, or seek more information by contacting the Director,

Antje Duda antje_duda@sistereretreat.com, phone 022 563 6879.                         

We would welcome your expression of interest, so please email a 1-page summary of who you are, what you’ve got to offer,  and how this role might work from your perspective to

chair@sistereretreat.com by Wednesday 16th April 2025

For more information about Sister Eveleen Retreat House check out our website: www.sistereretreat.com

Sarah Gardiner

(SERH Board of Oversight chair)

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