Past retreat
This retreat has already taken place.
Family retreat: "The Lord will renew you with his love"
For families: adults with children and teenagers.
Sharing a spiritual time as a family
Living a spiritual retreat as a family is a foundational experience.
It is a true spiritual renewal for the whole family, parents and children alike, each at their own stage of life.
This special time can be an opportunity to share a spiritual experience, to care for the family as a whole and for each individual.
- Reflecting on the past year
- Growing in faith and unity
- Learning to pray together
- Sharing on what truly matters.
Retreat led by Father M. Martin-Prével, cb, Toulouse, Father D. Bostyn and the Community of the Foyer.
Programme
A 6-day stay for rest and prayer, in a spirit of shared recollection.
- Parents follow a silent retreat with teachings that speak to their lives as spouses and parents.
- Children aged 4 to 14 enjoy a retreat tailored to their age group, where the spiritual experience unfolds through play, reflection, community life, and prayer.
- Young people aged 15 and over participate in the family retreat by taking on a service role. They help supervise the children's groups, and also benefit from time for formation and relaxation.
- Three teachings per day
- Daily Mass
- Lauds
- Free adoration
- Rosary
- Evening prayer vigils with personal prayer activities offered.
Opportunity to meet with a priest (for confession or a personal conversation) or a layperson trained in listening and spiritual guidance.
Possibility of walks in and around the grounds, through a landscape of gentle, wooded hills.
Meals served with music, generous and varied. Special diets available on request.
Practical information
Important information
- Please bring your own bed sheets (or rent a set for €5), towels, a cloth napkin and its holder if possible, any medication you need, outdoor shoes for enjoying the countryside, your Bible (available to borrow on site), and something to write with.
- Accommodation in single rooms; a few double rooms available. Pillowcases and blankets provided on site.
- The Foyer is located halfway between Toulouse and Bordeaux. We will pick you up at Agen train station if you are traveling by train.
- By registering, you commit to respecting everyone's privacy and to participating in the retreat in its entirety.
Suggested offering
The amount is left to your discretion, in good conscience, according to your means.
For reference, a day of full board costs us €55.
Getting there
The Les Houches train station is the closest. By bus: from several cities in France, Blablabus and Flixbus serve the Chamonix bus station, where you can take bus line 1 (direction Les Houches) to the Le Tourchet stop. From Geneva Airport: Alpybus takes you to Les Houches, Mountain Drop-Offs to La Flatière, and Easybus, Blablabus, and Swisstour to Chamonix. Let the community know your arrival time so they can arrange a taxi to meet you.
Follow the signs toward La Flatière from the Les Houches train station
Be prepared for some steep climbs on the way to the retreat center