All Saints family session

Retreat to reconnect as a family

Where?
Corbara Monastery
When?
18/10/2026 - 24/10/2026
Who is this for?
Familles
Atmosphere
Montagne
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All Saints family session

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Celebrate All Saints' Day as a family with the Brothers of Saint John

A family session to experience together during the days around All Saints' Day!

The Brothers of Saint John welcome you:

  • activities for children
  • conferences for parents
  • special moments as a couple and as a family
  • times of service
  • life of prayer: communal prayers, Mass, adoration.

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A typical day's schedule

  • 8am-8:55am: breakfast
  • 9am: morning prayer with all families
  • 9:30am: distribution into work groups and conferences for parents
  • 10:30am: break for children (except nursery) and couple time for parents
  • 11am: hymn practice to prepare for Mass at 11:30am (11am on Sunday)
  • 12:30pm: lunch then service. Everyone will have a service to perform for the common good.
  • The afternoon is family time
  • We gather at 6:30pm for adoration led with all families
  • 7pm: dinner
  • 8:30pm: activities for children over 6 years old
  • 8:45pm: conference for parents
  • 9:30pm: evening prayer and blessing
  • 10:30pm: end of day

The schedule is subject to change depending on weather.

Retreat organization

  • The session begins on October 18 from 3pm with the welcome of families and ends on October 24 after lunch. When registering, please make arrangements to respect the arrival and departure dates.
  • Meals are provided by the community, you won't need to cook anything except to make us desserts, cakes or specialties from your region. To be discussed with the cook.
  • We will provide a washing machine for laundry for 6 euros per token.
  • We offer sports activities (scuba diving, hiking...) for older teens. Scuba diving is paid for by parents separately from accommodation costs.

Children

  • Children aged 0-3 are supervised in the nursery by volunteers, not professionals.
  • For safety reasons, children aged 0-4 sleep with their parents. Other children are grouped by age, they sleep with children their own age.
  • They will be supervised by the brothers and volunteers when parents are in conference sessions. Outside of group activity times, children are under parental supervision.
  • We can rent you travel cots upon request.

What to bring

  • You may bring your own sheets and towels (parents' beds are 1.40m wide and children's beds are 0.90m). You also have the option to rent sheets and towels on site for 10 euros.
  • Bring a Bible, something to take notes with, hiking shoes, hats, sunglasses, musical instruments for liturgical celebrations.

Financial contribution

  • The balance of your stay is paid on site in cash, by check or by bank transfer.
  • To continue its mission to families, the Brothers' community counts on your generosity to receive your donations. A tax receipt will be given to you for each donation you make to the brothers.
  • We thank you in advance and assure you of our prayers. You may entrust us with your prayer intentions and we will bring them to the Lord.

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