Sacred Heart offers retreat from life’s stress

Sacred Heart Retreat, just 2 miles south of Gallup, is a quiet, contemplative place with spiritual surroundings and a nearly unparalleled view of the city below. — © 2009 Gallup Independent / Adron Gardner

Copyright © 2009
Gallup Independent
By Elizabeth Hardin-Burrola
Staff writer

“Rooted in the tradition of the Southwest, and holding to Christian and family values, Sacred Heart Retreat and Conference Center offers and hosts programs in a desert environment of peace and tranquility for people of all ages and faiths. The Center is open to spiritual, educational, cultural, business and civic groups who are searching for growth in wholeness and holiness.”

— Sacred Heart Retreat Center mission
statement

GALLUP — High on a windswept, wooded hill overlooking Gallup, the Sacred Heart Retreat Center offers visitors a physical and spiritual retreat from the busyness and distractions of everyday life.

The center, operated by the Diocese of Gallup, was founded by Bishop Jerome J. Hastrich as a place of spiritual retreat in 1978. In recent years, the center has developed a ministry of offering group retreats, days of prayers, and evening spiritual programs throughout the year. Individuals can also arrange private retreats at the center, and the facilities are available for rent for meetings and workshops.

Sacred Heart Retreat Center is located off New Mexico Highway 602, just south of Gallup.

Information: (505) 722-6755 or www.dioceseofgallup.org

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