Mount Saint Francis Center for Spirituality

Founded, owned, and administered by the Conventual Franciscan Friars of the Province of Our Lady of Consolation, Mount St. Francis is a retreat center and land sanctuary. Following in the tradition of their founder, St. Francis of Assisi, the friars maintain the Mount as a residence and a sacred space of welcome. The Mount provides opportunities for spiritual renewal to all people and organizations whose purpose is to encourage religious and human enrichment. The Mount offers a variety of lodging, meals, and meeting space for your company, family, or church retreats: Main Center -Private bedrooms (49 rooms, sleeps 59) -Large and small conference rooms -Spiritual direction rooms for group breakout spaces -Multiple dining rooms Youth Center -with bunk beds in dormitory-style rooms -kitchenette -dedicated Chapel -large group spaces -small breakout group spaces -Professional chefs -High and low ropes team-building course For Private Retreats: -Single occupancy Hermitage -Loftus House with 6 individual bedrooms -Five Private Suites in the Main Center Large Meeting Spaces -St. Anthony Hall: holds up to 120 people, enters off back parking lot, kitchenette nearby -Albert Leis Room: holds up to 80 people, couches on the perimeter, enters via the ramp -Cupertino room: holds u to 110 people, enters via ramp Additional Amenities for all visitors: -Wooded outdoor Stations of the Cross -Chapel -Walking trails through 400 acres of woods and fields -Walking Labyrinth in field  -Shelter Houses near Lake and near Ropes Course -Bookstore and gift shop -Walking Pilgrimmage, over 20 shrines and statues to prayerfully walk Garden Shelter: -Concrete floor, covered roof -lovely setting for medium size gatherings of 25 or so -has a firepit, wood available -restroom facility -located off the backlot Water Garden Patio -Shady graveled area to seat 6-8 -Goldfish pond nearby -Handcrafted mosaic bridge separating tiered ponds -Easy access