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Mount Carmel Spirituality Centre in Parkland County, AB
Offers a tranquil retreat for both large gatherings and personal renewal. With 41 multiple occupancy guestrooms accommodating up to 137 guests, each featuring a private washroom, the surrounding landscape provides walking paths and trails, perfect for conversation and private reflection.
Little Flower Monastery at Carmel Hill in Deroche, BC
Spans 20 serene acres, now offering 18 beautifully appointed multiple occupancy guestrooms and 3 spacious kitchen suites for up to 53 guests, each with a private bath and patio. The surrounding landscape provides peaceful walking paths and scenic trails, perfect for conversation and private reflection.
What our Retreat Guests have to Say
Youngsung Byun
“Beautiful & peaceful monastery for church overnight retreats. The new building & short trails around the monastery were completed within the recent years, so the place is even better than it used to be .”
Jenn Cardozo
“No one can deny that it’s a best place to be . A place where we feel relaxed , and at home. The station of the cross trail is breathtaking. Very peaceful, serene and joyful atmosphere .”
Elaine Hill
“The best place for retreat. Plenty of guests rooms with new built conference room. And the best part is the Station of the Cross up hill .”
What We Offer
- Serene and tranquil settings, embraced by God
- Spiritual guidance with in-residence Priests, reconciliation available by appointment
- Christian based retreats, single or multi-day, CCCS specialty programs, hosted third party presentations, or personal spiritual guidance
- Community celebration of the Eucharist, regularly scheduled Mass or special event
- Meditation, spiritual rejuvenation, and personal quite prayer
- Stations of the Cross (guided or personal Outdoor Way of the Cross)
- Christian owned business, meetings and retreats
- Accommodation, modern self-contained suites, individual or shared occupancy
- Commercial kitchen for catered meal service
Individually our Retreat Centers Feature :
Little Flower Monastery at Carmel Hill
Little Flower Monastery at Carmel Hill is designed to reflect the verticality of the forest and visible rocky geology. The Formation House includes self-contained guest suites to accommodate up to 57 people (shared occupancy), a 40 seat chapel, and indoor gathering spaces; the Tiampo Memorial Meeting Hall includes larger scale (300 person capacity) multipurpose dining and breakout meeting spaces, and private prayer/reflection rooms; the campus grounds include outdoor gathering spaces and outdoor Way of the Cross. Little Flower Monastery at Carmel Hill was constructed to a LEED Silver equivalent.
Mount Carmel Spirituality Centre
Mount Carmel Spirituality Centre is designed to blend into the unique rolling prairie site. This large religious campus (30 acres) features, self-contained guest suites to accommodate 137 people (shared occupancy), 250 seat chapel, indoor and outdoor gathering spaces, multipurpose and divisible dining and meeting spaces, skybridge linking campus facilities. Walking trails and outdoor Way of the Cross will be completed in 2025.
Complete on Time
Despite negative weather impacts and area forest fires, both sites were able to open to the public within the timelines laid out in the project plans.
Skilled Architecture
To minimize environmental impact, John Clark Architect Inc. utilized site materials and natural resources, such as incorporating trees milled on-site into project finishes and landscaping.
Premium Design
Both locations were designed to highlight their natural features: forest verticality, rocky geology, a sloping prairie, and expansive sky.
Commitment to Sustainability
Little Flower Monastery at Carmel Hill and Mount Carmel Spirituality Centre were design-built to a LEED Silver equivalent, master planned and managed by John Clark Architect Inc. Primary construction materials incorporated into both retreat centers feature prefabricated Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) on concrete foundation. CLT is a ‘growing green’ alternative to conventional construction. CLT’s high strength-to-weight ratio reduces reliance on structural concrete, enabling year-round construction activities that significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
To the extent possible, site materials and natural resources were utilized — such as milling trees on-site for project finishes and landscaping.
Building mechanical systems incorporate biomass wood-chip boilers for domestic and perimeter hot water heating. The overall structural design takes advantage of natural air current flows, minimizing the need for air conditioning. Overall, the building technology is simple, eco-friendly, durable, and economical. Wood chip hoppers need to be loaded only every few weeks, enabling the boiler to operate continuously without requiring any carbon-based fuels. There is also an intention to harvest wood chips from Mount Carmel Spirituality Centre’s 30-acre site to fuel the biomass boilers.