The Lake House of Prayer is a retreat centre in the contemplative tradition of the Catholic Church. Our values are Silence, Solitude, and Simplicity. We offer inclusive hospitality for all people.
RATIONALE
The globalized world, while providing much good to humanity, also has brought a frenetic pace and inhuman complexity that has brought many people to physical exhaustion and mental despair.
We offer guests a time away from worldly distraction through a contemplative environment and experience, which is an opportunity to connect with their true self and God.
VISION
To provide a space of Solitude, Silence and Simplicity for the Seeker in the Contemplative Tradition of the Church.
MISSION
To provide a “Desert Atmosphere”, that is a place free of distractions and noise to enable the guest to detach from the regular ‘noise’ of everyday life to Rest in the Lord Body, mind and spirit.
Goals
1. To build dwellings that are conducive to providing an atmosphere of silence, simplicity and solitude.
2. To landscape the grounds with gardens, trees, water, flowers and grass which give our guests healing in the silence, simplicity and solitude of nature.
3. To provide Spiritual Direction given by trained Directors in the Christian tradition.
4. To build and live in an ecologically friendly way that will be a model for the poor so we/they can meet the challenge of Climate Change.
5. To provide contemplative hospitality for any guests that come to us.
6. To create a Core Community which would live and work together holding the Silence, Solitude and Simplicity for our guests.
7. To have an outreach to the poor that flows from the Core Community’s contemplative life i.e. hospice.
8. To Practice a regular rhythm of Contemplative Prayer that focuses on Silence, Solitude and Simplicity.
9. To create, foster and maintain a holistic life-style that is attentive to the entire person: Body Mind Spirit.
10. To live and work in solidarity with the local church and surrounding community with special concern for the marginated