Our Lady of Peace Retreat always welcomes new promoters to help with sharing the good news about our growing ministry. The following is a list of what has worked in parishes in sharing the news about our retreats.

• Promote ALL retreats, events and programs.
• Encourage the women in your parish to invite their husbands, sons, and fathers to attend retreats.
• Use this website to share Our Lady of Peace with those who have never been here. Email our website link to all those in your e-mail address book.
• Ask your pastor or deacon to encourage congregants to go on retreat from the pulpit.
• Invite your pastor to spend an overnight at Our Lady of Peace. All clergy are invited to stay overnight at no cost anytime. It is a wonderful way for your Pastor to get needed rest and to learn more about our retreat house.
• Make a short presentation to parish groups, e.g., Parish Council, Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors, Knights of Columbus, Women's Club, etc.
• Invite people who have never been on retreat to an event.
• Print formal invitations to a retreat and send them to all the men/women of your parish.
• Never give up!!! Some men come on retreat after having been invited annually for ten years or more.
• Invite children to come on retreat for family bonding.
• Use the press release on this website to send information about your retreat to local newspapers, which will often list current events for free.
• Contact us for printed materials.
• Plan an alternate weekend retreat date for your parish for those who cannot attend the primary date.
• Never let MONEY stand in the way of making a retreat. All our retreats are donation based and no one is ever turned away.

To become a Promoter for Our Lady of Peace, contact Tina Ryan at (503)649-7127 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows thank all the promoters for their valuable help in making the Retreat House the success it is.

Pax et Bonum!