Conference 2025 Retreat
Made possible with support from the
Center of Renewal Retreat & Conference Center
May 31 - June 3, 2025
retreat, reflect & respond
Continued growth as directors and companions. Wherever we are, we are just beginning.
Join SDI conference keynoter Pat McCabe at our post-conference retreat at Center of Renewal Retreat and Conference Center, for an opportunity to gather with other spiritual directors and companions, to reflect and discern on the conference’s rich offerings, and to recommit to our calling and to our ever continuing growth.
Participants can expect to arrive on Saturday, May 31, between 4:00 and 5:00 PM and depart on Tuesday, June 3 after lunch.
About Center of Renewal
Center of Renewal (COR) Retreat & Conference Center at Stella Niagara is a sponsored ministry of Sisters of Saint Francis of Penance and Christian Charity, Holy Name Province. Stella Niagara was founded in 1908. Center of Renewal at Stella Niagara began as a retreat center in 1974, and in 2024 this ministry will be celebrating its 50th year of continuous retreat center hospitality and spiritual development.
Pat McCabe
Retreat Leader
Pat McCabe (Weyakpa Najin Win, Woman Stands Shining) is a Diné (Navajo) mother, grandmother, spiritual companion, activist, artist, writer, ceremonial leader, and international speaker. She is a voice for global peace, and her paintings are created as tools for individual, earth and global healing. She draws upon the Indigenous sciences of Thriving Life to reframe questions about spirit, sustainability and balance, and she is devoted to supporting the next generations, Women’s Nation and Men’s Nation, in being functional members of the “Hoop of Life” and upholding the honor of being human.
Her primary work at the moment is:
- The reconciliation between the masculine and feminine, Men’s Nation and Women’s Nation
- Remembering, recreating or creating anew a narrative for the Sacred Masculine
- Addressing the Archetypal Wounding that occurred in our misunderstanding and abuse of technology in prayer, ceremony and science
Center of Renewal Retreat and Conference Center Details
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Currently, Center of Renewal provides a peaceful and beautiful environment for many people and organizations, offering opportunities for spiritual, educational, emotional, and physical renewal. Through shared hospitality and sponsored events, this retreat center and multi-room meeting facility can currently accommodate almost 90 overnight guests. COR continues to deploy its core values plus commit to its mission and that of the Sisters of Saint Francis of Penance and Christian Charity, Holy Name Province.
Center of Renewal Retreat & Conference Center is located on the grounds of Stella Niagara, only two miles north of the Village of Lewiston, NY and four miles south of the Village of Youngstown, NY and Old Fort Niagara. This tranquil, 100+-acre scenic site offers a sense of peacefulness with nature trails, a Peace Garden, an outdoor labyrinth, athletic fields, and nearby Stella Niagara Preserve (Western New York Land Conservancy) along the Lower Niagara Rive
Mission
The Center of Renewal is a community of service. In the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi, we provide hospitality, promote spiritual growth, and foster the development of people. Individuals and groups are welcome to this environment of peace and beauty.
In keeping with the mission of the sisters and their Franciscan heritage, there are three areas to consider that is in keeping with the mission of the Center of Renewal as a spiritual resource for the development of people. These are hospitality, humanity, and ecological/global peace.
- As a place of hospitality, the Center of Renewal provides a place for spiritual renewal, intellectual discourse and respite for people. It has particularly provided an affordable place for the underserved, marginalized, and disabled to come for spiritual enrichment and periods of respite.
- As a place for human development, the Center of Renewal offers multiple opportunities for spiritual, physical and intellectual growth and development through workshops, lectures, group and private retreats.
- As a place for the promotion and practice of ecological and peaceful living, the Center of Renewal creates and invites opportunities for the celebration of creation, and increased consciousness of peaceful and relational living.
Features Include
- Reflective, contemplative times and locations on property
- Outdoor Labyrinth
- Nature Trails
- Peace Garden
- Riverside Chapel
- Stations of the Cross
- Meals & Beverages Included
Travel and Location
Center of Renewal is a 20-minute drive from Niagara Falls Convention Center.
A bus will pick up attendees near the convention center after the conclusion of conference activities on the evening of Saturday, May 31.
Dinner will be provided that night for those attending the retreat.
Center of Renewal Retreat & Conference Center
4421 Lower River Road
Stella Niagara, NY 14144
Phone: 716.754.7376
Accommodation Details
Single & Double Rooms
Enjoy overnight accommodations for 3 nights, along with 3 meals per day and beverages throughout your stay. Appropriate adjustments can be made depending upon arrival and departure dates and times. Rooms run along a hallway with bathrooms and showers near both ends of the hall; each room has its own sink, furnishings, bed linens & towels. Each sleeping room has a window and a fan (no air conditioners), but meeting rooms are air conditioned throughout the building. This area typically has comfortable weather patterns most days of the year.
Four Upgraded Rooms with Private Baths:
- Room 317 (private full bath with larger shower, 1 full bed and two twin beds)
- Room 219 (private full bath w/tub & wall shower, 1 full bed)
- Rooms 221 & 321 (each with private ½ bath, no shower, queen bed)
Register Now!
Very limited spaces available – spots are first come, first served!
Post-Conference transportation from the convention center to the retreat center (and back again) is available if requested during purchase.
Make your reservations today!
If you’d like to select from the four available room upgrades or reserve multiple spots at once, click the button below.
Additional Questions?
Please contact [email protected] or telephone 01-425-455-1565.