Living Water Spiritual Center in Winslow is a retreat space sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph. We strive to offer hospitality and programming that is open to the yearning of all people who seek to grow spiritually. Our programming includes offerings from all the major religious and spiritual traditions, including: Christian retreats, Buddhist meditation, nature programs, interfaith dialogue, ecumenical worship, and spiritual practices from many different disciplines.

The Center invites you to experience comfortable gathering space, cheerful private rooms, home-cooked and healthy food, and time apart from the busyness of daily life to retreat, renew, and reconnect with all that you hold sacred. Our clean meeting rooms and well-stocked library delight first-time and returning guests. Located on 61 acres along the Sebasticook River, with a network of four maintained woodland trails, a gazebo, an outdoor pool, a labyrinth, and the beauty of open space and perennial gardens, the Center is a safe and peaceful setting to enjoy nature, unwind, and feel revitalized.

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Living Water Spiritual Center is a retreat house located on 61 acres bordering the beautiful Sebasticook River in the small town of Winslow, Maine.

Groomed Trails through the 54 acres of woods and along the river offer wonderful opportunities for walks, hikes, or quiet meditation during your retreat. 

The 29-bed facility offers single rooms with sinks.  Individually decorated.   

3 Conference Rooms--one with the capacity for 10 and the other two accommodating 35 to 100.  

A Small Chapel/Prayer Room

Home cooked, nutritious meals

Dining Room Capacity = 100

Snack Room available 24 hours

Library

Outdoor Swimming Pool 16' x 24' above ground pool

Gazebo overlooking the river

The grounds feature a Cosmic Walk

Outdoor Labyrinth

Our bedrooms and tub/shower bathrooms are not wheelchair accessible at this time.  However, we do have chair lifts installed for those who find stairs difficult.

Background

The facility is owned and the ministry sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Lyon, American Province.  The building, built in 1965 as a novitiate, is their Provincial headquarters and is residence for a small group of Sisters.  In June 1994, the Center opened for the primary purpose of offering as well as hosting retreats and programs of spiritual renewal for men and women of all faiths. The name St. Joseph Christian Life Center was given in the '70s when the facility hosted various groups for retreats.  In June 1999, a new name was chosen for the center: "Living Water Spiritual Center in order to reflect a more inclusive mission and purpose as well as highlight the focus on eco-spirituality.

MY HISTORY
Wrestling with Change for the Sake of the Mission
Written by: Sr. Marie Therese Beaudoin, csj
1996