Please note: This is a tentative event schedule and is subject to change. All times noted are Pacific.The final schedule will be posted here when finalized and sent to registered participants via email.
12th Annual Oblates & Friends of the Camaldolese
Retreat & Assembly, “Listen: Does not Wisdom call?”,
in person at
Villa Maria Del Mar, Santa Cruz, CA
and online via Zoom
Sept 6-8, 2024
Tentative Event Schedule:
Friday, September 6th
4:00pm Arrival & In Person Registration (Foyer)
5:00pm Rooms Available
6:00pm Dinner & Announcements (Dining Room)
6:45pm Zoom Log-in begins for Musical Offering
7:00pm Welcome & Musical Offering by Gitanjali (Seaview Room & Livestream)
8:15pm Compline (Seaview Room & Livestream)
Grand Silence is observed until Saturday morning Lauds
Saturday, September 7th
6:00 am Tai Chi Chih (Outdoors with Mary Pat)
6:45 am Meditation w/Elbina (Chapel)
7:00am Zoom Log-in begins for Lauds
7:20 am Lauds (Seaview Room & Livestream)
8:00 am Breakfast & Announcements (Dining Room)
8:45am Zoom Log-in begins for Morning Keynote
9:00am Morning Keynote with Mary Stomes (Seaview Room & Livestream)
10:30am BREAK/Personal time
11:00am Zoom log-in begins for Mass
11:15 am Mass: (Seaview Room & Livestream)
12:30 pm Lunch (Dining Room)
1:30pm Personal time
2:45pm Zoom log in begins for Afternoon Keynote and Breakout Groups
3:00pm Afternoon Keynote and breakout groups (Seaview Room & Livestream)
5:00pm BREAK
5:15 Zoom log-in begins for Vespers
5:30pm Vespers (Seaview room & Livestream)
6:00pm Dinner and Announcements (Dining Room)
6:45pm Zoom Log-in begins for Oblate Community Developments
7:00pm Oblate Community Developments (Seaview Room & Livestream)
8:00pm Wine/Dessert Reception (Dining Hall)
Grand Silence is observed from departure from the Reception until Sunday Morning Prayer
Sunday, September 8th
6:00 am Tai Chi Chih (Outdoors with Mary Pat)
6:45 am Meditation w/Elbina (Chapel)
6:45am Zoom Log-in begins for Collatio
7:00 am Collatio (Seaview Room & Zoom Collatio)
8:00 am Breakfast
9:30 am Checkout (Foyer)
10:00 am Personal Time
11:00am Zoom log-in begins for Mass
11:15 am Mass & Closing (Seaview Room & Livestream)
12:30 pm Lunch
2:00 pm Departure -Safe travels!