Quiet Garden Day (August 8, 2026)
2026-08-08
Savour the beauty of creation in contemplative silence. Inspired by the Quiet Garden Trust of England, the Sisterhood of St. John’s Quiet Garden Days invite participants to relax, renew, and rest in the Convent gardens. Beginning with prayers and guided by the Sisters, use your time at the Convent to pray, meditate, dream, and commune. Mid-day Eucharist services at noon are followed by silent lunch with the sisters. Find tranquility among the blossoms of the Sisterhood’s garden, and deepen your connection to divinity by immersing yourself in what God has created.
Retreat format: In-person day retreat
Date: Saturday, August 8, 2026
Registration Fee: Total is $40 for bagged lunch, $60 for hot lunch; for Associates and Oblates the total is $30 for bagged lunch, $45 for hot lunch
Registration Deadline: August 1, 2026
Led by: TBD
Arrival Time: 9:30 AM, Saturday, August 8
Depart: after 4 PM Saturday, August 8

Quiet Garden Day (August 8, 2026)

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Deposits for events are non-transferable. Full refunds are available up to 30 days before the event. Deposits are non-refundable less than 7 days before the event. Please see our Guest House Cancellation policy at ssjd.ca/food-for-the-soul/policies for further details on refunds.

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Quiet Garden Day (September 26, 2026)
2026-09-26
Savour the beauty of creation in contemplative silence. Inspired by the Quiet Garden Trust of England, the Sisterhood of St. John’s Quiet Garden Days invite participants to relax, renew, and rest in the Convent gardens. Beginning with prayers and guided by the Sisters, use your time at the Convent to pray, meditate, dream, and commune. Mid-day Eucharist services at noon are followed by silent lunch with the sisters. Find tranquility among the blossoms of the Sisterhood’s garden, and deepen your connection to divinity by immersing yourself in what God has created.
Retreat format: In-person day retreat
Date: Saturday, September 26, 2026
Registration Fee: Total is $40 for bagged lunch, $60 for hot lunch; for Associates and Oblates the total is $30 for bagged lunch, $45 for hot lunch
Registration Deadline: September 19, 2026
Led by: TBD
Arrival Time: 9:30 AM, Saturday, September 26
Depart: after 4 PM Saturday, September 26

Quiet Garden Day (September 26, 2026)

PLEASE NOTE:

Deposits for events are non-transferable. Full refunds are available up to 30 days before the event. Deposits are non-refundable less than 7 days before the event. Please see our Guest House Cancellation policy at ssjd.ca/food-for-the-soul/policies for further details on refunds.

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AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands
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Please list any dietary needs (vegetarian, Coeliac, allergies)*Do you have any accessibility requests, which would make your time here more comfortable?*Registration FeeBagged LunchHot LunchAssociate/Oblate Bag Lunch (bring your own)Associate/Oblate Hot LunchThe totals listed include the cost of the retreat plus any food. Total
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