St. Francis Retreat -San Juan Bautista, CA

06/06/2026

Celebrate the Jubilee Year of St. Francis with our Find Your Peace in Nature Journaling Workshop. Come as you are and enjoy a relaxing time of reflection, creativity, and connection with nature—and each other.

https://www.stfrancisretreat.com/event-details/find-your-peace-in-nature

06/05/2026

Final First Friday before we take a summer break. Join us this morning - begins at 10.

June 5th is the final First Friday before our summer break.

05/15/2026

We had a great time welcoming the 8th Graders from Sacred Heart Parish School of Hollister to help with trail clean up and constructing our new labyrinth!

04/10/2026

St. Francis Retreat is blooming in Easter joy. 🌸 We hope you feel it too! Sharing the beauty of this season with you.

04/08/2026

03/28/2026

Join us this Good Friday - a sacred time of simplicity, humility, and reflection. Together, let us walk the path of Christ with hearts open to solemnity, peace, compassion.

Join us Friday, April 3rd.

03/20/2026

Springtime’s soft promise. Quietly, new life stirs in every corner of creation. 🌸

02/23/2026

“Lord, help me to live this day quietly, peacefully;
to lean upon Thy great strength trustfully, restfully;
to wait for the unfolding of Thy will patiently, serenely;
to meet others peacefully, joyously;
to face tomorrow confidently, courageously.
Amen.” - St. Francis of Assisi

02/15/2026

Join us this Ash Wednesday as we begin the sacred season of Lent together.

Come for prayer, reflection, and the gentle invitation to renew your heart. “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return”.

Lunch will be available following Mass for those who choose not to fast.

All are welcome.

02/02/2026

"Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible."- St. Francis of Assisi

At St. Francis Retreat, we are holding space for you.