Welcome to Galilee Centre
We are HIRING!
Galilee Centre is now hiring, check out our Job Opportunities page for details and application instructions.
We are recruiting Board Directors!
Galilee Centre is in the process of recruiting Board Directors, click here to get more information or to apply.
Regarding the Future of Galilee Centre
Canadians for a Synodal Church is live!
Galilee Centre is now hosting the Canadians for a Synodal Church event.
The Zoom meeting will open as of 6:15 pm (Eastern Time).
We ask that participants stay muted, camera use is optional. The event will be recorded and a link to the recording will be distributed to all
registered participants within a week of the event.
We are delighted to have over 300 registered participants; please recognize that we may not have the time to address everyone’s questions during the session but we encourage you to share them with our moderator via the chat function.
Situated next to an old growth forest overlooking the Ottawa River, Galilee Centre is a welcoming holistic spiritual life centre that is an oasis of peace, care and comfort.
Sponsored by OMI Lacombe, our mission is to provide an environment, programs and services which nurture people’s personal and spiritual growth, enabling them to contribute to a healthier world.



Spirituality Message
News From Galilee Centre
As we celebrate the miracle of Easter, we are reminded of the profound hope and renewal that comes with this sacred season. Easter is more than a moment in history—it is a living promise that light triumphs over darkness, love conquers all, and life is stronger than death.
In the quiet of reflection and the joy of resurrection, may your heart be filled with peace, your spirit renewed, and your days brightened with the light of God’s grace. Let us carry the message of Easter beyond the holiday itself—offering compassion, forgiveness, and unwavering hope to the world around us.
May the truth that Christ is Risen transform you anew this season.
We wish all members of the Galilee Community a joyful and blessed Easter.
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Over the past few years, in partnership with the Centre Oblat, the Star of the North Retreat House, and Queen’s House Retreat Centre (closed July 2024), a series of speaker panels was convened to discuss the Synodal Process in Canada and beyond. The video of the November 20, 2024 panel discussion is now available, along with the PowerPoint presentations from the speakers Fr. Ray Lafontaine, Episcopal Vicar of the Archdiocese of Montreal, Sr. Elizabeth Davis, rsm, Sisters of Mercy, Newfoundland. and Bob Czerny, member of St. Basil’s Catholic Parish, Ottawa, ON.
Click here for more information on the Synod and to view the videos of the previous speaker panel events.