La Purisima Retreat Center - named in honor of
the Immaculate Conception (in Spanish, La Purisima Concepcion) -
was incorporated in the Spring of 2000 to provide a "place apart" in an
atmosphere of serenity and peace, where one can experience spiritual
renewal and growth in the beautiful high desert of Southeast Arizona.
We are located south of Sierra Vista, Arizona, (see
Directions
link), easily accessible off of State Highway 92, between mileposts 333
and 334, approximately 85 miles south of Tucson.
Operating in and for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson, La Purisima, a
non-profit corporation with a Board of Directors under the chairmanship of
the Bishop of Tucson, welcomes all persons of good will who are seeking
spiritual renewal and growth.
For the many groups and parishes of the Diocese of Tucson, as well as our
other guests, La Purisima Retreat Center provides a "desert experience" of
prayer and quiet reflection. We are particularly interested in providing
retreat facilities for youth groups, but we welcome all groups with
special needs.
Designed by Tucson architect Henry Krzysik, Jr., the Spanish-colonial
style Retreat Center has a Spiritual Conference building of 4800 sq ft.
which will seat up to 300. In addition there is a smaller building of
2300 sq ft which includes a large meeting area, seats up to 80, beautiful,
fully equipped kitchen, restrooms with shower facilities, is designed to
accommodate 50 cots for sleeping. and large inviting colonnades. There
are 17 large, bright guest rooms, each with its own bathroom, and a
separate retreat director’s suite. Two of the guest rooms are handicapped
equipped for retreatants with special needs.
Six rooms are
for double-occupancy, 4 rooms will accommodate 4 persons each on twin
beds, 6 rooms will accommodate 8 persons each on bunk beds and 1 room (the
bunk house) will accommodate 12 persons on bunk beds (two bathrooms).
La Purisima Retreat Center is located 1 mile from the
Shrine of Our Lady of the
Sierras,
with its beautiful shrine chapel and inspiring Stations of the Cross,
which retreatants are welcome to visit.
Each group using La Purisima Retreat Center is responsible for providing
their own retreat staff, kitchen crew and clean-up crew for their own
event. La Purisima Retreat Center telephone number is
520-378-6783
or call St. Andrew the
Apostle Parish in Sierra Vista, at 520- 458-2925 or
email
us. To expedite your Retreat Center
reservation, please see our
Reserve the Center
page. Fill in this form and a Retreat Center representative will contact
you. We can also recommend information about local caterers,
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