Vacations for single mothers with their children
These vacations are offered for single, separated, divorced, or widowed mothers, accompanied by their children.
A week as a family at the Alençon sanctuary
Would you like to relax and recharge at the family sanctuary, with your children, for a few days? To take time for calm, joy, reflection, and spiritual growth away from the whirlwind of an exhausting daily life, and to rediscover how to "let yourself be loved by the Lord"?
You will be welcomed and cared for by a team from the sanctuary.
Programme
- Visit to the sanctuary,
- excursions through the city and surrounding countryside in the footsteps of the Martin family,
- prayer vigils,
- Masses,
- teachings,
- activities for children led by sisters, animators, and seminarians,
- walks
- and sightseeing excursions... to help you find renewed energy and enthusiasm.
Practical information
Participants will be accommodated at the sanctuary's pilgrim guest house.
The suggested offering for the weekend includes accommodation, meals from Friday evening through Sunday midday, as well as pastoral activities.
Getting there
The SNCF train station is less than a ten-minute walk from the sanctuary!
Allow less than three hours from Paris, and about one hour from Caen, Le Mans, and Laval.
Winding through the Norman Switzerland region, you can reach Alençon by bike!