Sacred Spaces
We practice hospitality, welcoming the stranger and providing openness and acceptance to all who come to one of the sacred spaces. It is our prayer that all who enter through our doors, return safely home to the places and people among whom they live - renewed, refreshed and enveloped in God’s grace.
Five Sacred Spaces
The Lodge on Cates Hill
The Lodge on Cates Hill offers a place to host groups and individuals for retreat and programming that is aligned with Rivendell’s vision. The building has seventeen rooms and is hosted by Companions of the Contemplative Community.
The Cottage on Cates Hill
The Cottage on Cates Hill, located beside the lodge, offers a place of respite for families and individuals with a particular emphasis on those who are unable to afford other places for a time of renewal and healing.
The Hermitage
The Hermitage, located in the forest on the south-east edge of Bowen Island, is a space dedicated to individuals and small groups who are seeking silence and solitude. The space includes five small non-serviced cabins nestled in the forest along with a central house.
The Listening Post
The Listening Post offers a place for contemplative practice in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver at the corner of Main and East Hastings, and is grounded in the beginnings of Rivendell. It is the only site not located on Bowen Island but is strategically connected to the realities of inner-city life and provides support for contemplative practice in that community and a bridge to retreats on Bowen.
Penny Lou Cottage:
A Writer’s Retreat House
Penny Lou Cottage is a quiet space near Snug Cove for authors to enter into the sacred art of creation. This site offers a dedicated space for an extended period of writing work and artistic expression.