The Monastery of St. Gertrude was founded as a motherhouse in 1909. The pioneering sisters developed ministries in direct response to the needs of the settlers of the region.

In response to the Spirit’s call today, the sisters share their home, their sacred place, the land that has been entrusted to them, with all those who come.

Find your way to Spirit Center for your next meeting or retreat and be filled with the serenity, healing and beauty of our home.

     Spirit Center is designed for flexibility. The largest meeting room holds up to 120 participants in theater style or 80 people around tables.

Other meeting rooms provide break out space and flexible configurations, including soft seating and informal grouping spaces:

Enhance your presentation with a state-of-the-art audio visual system:

•   projector

•   DVD/CD/video

•   remote microphones

•   hand mikes

•   multi-room audio

•   T-1internet connections

A galley catering kitchen provides a place for your group to prepare and serve snacks or a full meal. You can also purchase meals at the sisters’ dining room.

On site at the monastery is The Historical Museum at St. Gertrude, a general interest museum that covers the history and settlement of north central Idaho. Visit the Monastery Book and Gift shop, too.

     Do you need a presenter or facilitator for your meeting or retreat?

Staff and community members are available as facilitators and presenters on a variety of topics.

     Investigate Spirit Center’s possibilities for your next meeting or retreat. Key participants are groups and individuals that foster the monastic community’s core values of healing hospitality, grateful simplicity and creative peacemaking.

• Educational use - schools, hospitals, museum,   corporate training and more

• Ecumenical group retreats and meetings

• Church or diocesan trainings and meetings

• Corporate planning retreats

• Organizational meetings

• Individual retreats

If you are interested in an individual or group retreat, please contact the retreat team at (208) 962-3224 or via email at retreat@stgertrudes.org.

     Spirit Center is architecturally designed to take advantage of the beautiful views of prairie and mountains.

The 22 double-occupancy bedrooms feature private baths and offer overnight accommodations for up to 44 people. Additional housing is also available.

Each residential floor has a lounge with a kitchenette and can be used for small gatherings.

Share delicious home-cooked meals with the sisters in the monastery dining room. Visitors are invited to join the Benedictine sisters for prayer in the monastery’s chapel.