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Each year, Hartzer Park offers a guided silent retreat—a sacred week to step away from daily demands and travel deeper into faith, healing, and transformation. “Life is a Journey” our 2026 retreat, walks your personal story alongside Jesus’s journey, revealing freedom and wholeness through God’s intimate love.
This is a silent retreat, offering you the gift of uninterrupted space to listen, pray, and encounter God in stillness. Daily spiritual direction, communal prayer, and Mass will support your journey throughout the week.
Date:
Friday, 21st August to Friday, 28th August, 2026
The retreat begins with the evening meal at 6:00 PM on Friday, 21st August and concludes with lunch on Friday, 28th August.
Cost:
$950 per person (fully catered). A $200 deposit is required to secure your booking.
What’s Included:
Retreat Facilitator Fr. Chris McPhee (MSC)
Fr. Chris McPhee is a Missionary of the Sacred Heart who has served as Parish Priest, Novice Master, Provincial Superior, and General Councillor. He has guided retreats across Australia and overseas, creating sacred spaces of reflection, prayer, and renewal for countless retreatants.
Rooted in the MSC spirit of compassion, love, freedom, justice, and community, Fr. Chris’s retreats invite participants to journey more deeply into faith and life. His gentle, contemplative approach supports retreatants in encountering God’s transformative presence in their own stories.