The Marian Movement of Priests (MMP) is pleased to advise that our Annual Oceania Retreat for 2024 will be held at the St Clement’s (Redemptorist) Retreat Centre at GALONG NSW (near Yass) from 29 July – 2 August 2024 (inclusive). The Retreat will be led by Fr Hugh Thomas, a Redemptorist who is led the retreat many times and who is the Priest responsible for the MMP in NSW. The retreat was to have been led by Bishop Giovanni D’Ercole, a retired Italian Bishop now living in North Africa but he has had to withdraw due to illness.

The retreat commences with lunch at 1.00 pm on Monday 29th July 2024 and concludes after lunch on Friday 2nd August 2024. All necessary information will be provided to participants prior to the Retreat; the daily program will be provided on arrival.

A range of room-types are available. Rooms have single beds, or twin-single beds, or double or queen sized beds; a few (flats) also have a sofa for relaxation. All rooms have desks, and some form of heating. While most rooms access shared bathroom facilities, some have ensuites. Rooms that can accommodate two people will wherever possible be allocated to two people (to maximize the number of people who can attend). The cost of the retreat (including accommodation, linen, and all meals) varies with room-type (see overleaf); rooms with ensuites cost $100 extra pp.

Transport to the Retreat Centre can be undertaken either:

• by CAR (1.5 hr from Canberra; 2.5 hr from Albury, Orange or Griffith; 3.5 hr from Sydney; 6 hr from Melbourne); or
• by TRAIN (the nearest railway station is Harden, 23 km from the Retreat Centre – train travelers will be met at the station); or

Inquiries can be made by email (mmpriests@gmail.com) or post (PO 636 Castle Hill NSW 1765).

Registration must be made on the appropriate form (downloadable HERE).  Completed registration forms should be scanned & emailed (mmpriests@gmail.com) OR posted (PO Box 636 Castle Hill NSW 1765). You are encouraged to register as soon as you can.

A deposit of $250 pp for the retreat is payable at the time of registration, either:

• by bank transfer to our St George Bank account (Account name: MMP; BSB: 112879; A/C: 041489990). If paying by bank transfer, please identify yourself in the reference section of the bank transfer notice, OR email (mmpriests@gmail.com) a copy of the bank transfer receipt so we know who has paid; OR
• by bank cheque or money order or personal cheque made payable to the MMP & posted to PO Box 636 Castle Hill NSW 1765.

NOTE: Anyone who cancels their registration after 1 July 2024 will lose $100 of their deposit. Anyone who cancels their registration after 19th August 2024 will lose all their deposit.