Come as you are:
Pathways to embracing significant loss and trauma
Led by Nicole Rotaru RSM
Topic
This eight day retreat invites us to recognise ever more deeply God’s unconditional love for us. As we are. We will come to appreciate the ways experiences of significant loss and trauma can lead us down paths of feeling lost, empty, sad, and often a sense of disconnection from ourselves, others and what is around us. Entering into these places of wounding can be an experience of transformation. Our hearts and minds can be taken down paths of solace, peace, gratitude and reconnection where we know the embrace by God’s abundant compassion and abiding love.
Nicole Rotaru RSM has been involved in Mercy ministry for over 50 years across the fields of education, health, welfare and spirituality. She has served in refugee camps in Philippines and Hong Kong, and worked in education and trauma in Sudan, South Sudan and PNG.
Retreat Details
Dates: Tuesday, 17 March - Thursday, 26 March, 2026
Venue: Santa Casa Retreat Centre,33-35 Flinders Street Queenscliff, Victoria
Support Person: Kerin Caldwell SGS is a deep listener and has a strong background in formation and spiritual direction
Registration
Register: To register, please email Santa Casa Retreat at: santacasa@ismapng.org.au
Cost: $1,120 pp (includes accommodation and meals)
RSVP: Monday 23 February 2026