Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre, Mississauga, Ontario

I have been looking forward to a three day retreat out of Toronto for a long time.

Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre, Mississauga, Ontario

Many of my classmates and I are excited about attending this Silence and Solitude Retreat as a mandatory part of the course.

We arrived at the Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre at around 3pm 

I met up with Julianna, Nicole and Karyle at the college and hitched a ride with them to the retreat centre. I really did not know know too well as we rush in and out of our class, never having an opportunity communicating with them.

A beautiful and quiet setting for our retreat

Sitting in the car for almost an hour gave us time to talk and get to know each other. I found out so much from them and discovered the other side of Karyle, a very humorours side of him. The ride was enjoyable and before we knew it, we reached our destination.

Main lobby at the Renewal Centre

The Quees of Apostles Renewal Centre was built in the early 1960's.  It occupies a site of about twelve acres surrounded by mature majestic trees.

The forest  behind the Renewal Centre. 

A beautiful retreat located just steps from city streets. It is spacious, peaceful and quiet, away from all the hustle and bustle of the city.

We all have a single room with private bathroom!

As we were the first one to get there, we got to pick our own room.

Each one of us got a room with our own private bathroom with shower facility.

The small garden with a waterfall outside the dining hall

The centre is clean, spacious, quiet and peaceful.

The renewal centre is perfect for people seeking some time off to be quiet and reflective for a little while.














After putting away our luggage, I went out for a walk before dinner time.


This is a very mature and affluent neighbourhood of the city of Mississauga. I was glad that I could have a quick walking tour of the area before dinner.

Dinner was at a local restaurant not far from the retreat centre. I met two other people from the other session, Peter and Minhee. We sat at the table and same a meal together.

Great food and interesting conversation at dinner!

We decided to order and share our food so that we could have a variety of dishes rather than one big individual one. We had pulled pork nachos, chicken and shrimps, BBQ ribs and different kinds of vegetables. The food was delicious and the conversation was fantastic and stimulating!

Peter was sharing with us about his three year MBA experience which cost him over $80,000,00 in tuition fee about ten years ago. That was interesting as he recounted his business project experience in detail. I haven;t had such great conversation in a long time!

We had our first session at the Chapel 

We got back to the retreat centre in time for our 7pm first session. Our professor was there explaining to us about various housekeeping items and our schedules for the next few days.

The chapel is full of symbolism and interesting architecture  

Before we started the worship program, we were asked to get together two or three and shared with the other what we expected and hoped to get out of this retreat. I shared with the lady sitting next to me, Dorcas.

Though this was the first time we met, we shared and prayed with each other as if we had known each other for a long time.

Professor D. sharing his message at the retreat

Professor S. played the music softly and we began our worship. What a peaceful and joyful experience that was! I felt wonderful and blessed as we started singing, My youthful voice came back and I was able to sing like I used to, strong, clear able to hit the high notes!



After our worship in songs, Professor S. shared a message with us on the power of tongue - our words to others. The evening ended with some hot drinks and cookies and great fellowship with the other participants.

A great first evening! I look forward to our next two days in this great facility!
Praise God for giving me such a wonderful opportunity!

R.T.
Queens of Apostles Renewal Centre
Mississauga, Toronto