There are so many ways that you can support St. Mary's Retreat House and the retreat ministry whose aim is spiritual growth.

 Wish List

• 3 5/8 X 6 1/2 white envelopes

• House plants, ceramic pots, dirt

• New blankets 

• Bird seed

• Flashlights and flashlight batteries (size "D")

• Classical music CD's or dollars for "down loads"

• Playtex dishwashing gloves (medium & large)

• Oven mitts & aprons

• Peat moss & black dirt and gardening gloves

• Chocolate

• Hot chocolate

• Social snacks such as chocolates, breads & trail mix

• Small and large plant pottery to set clay pots inside

• Flavored and non flavored Carnation dairy creamers

• Canned or bottled soda pop, regular and diet

• Copy paper (20 lb.)

• Ink cartridges for Dell 924 ink jet printer

• 1" mailing dots

• Night lights

• Paper towels

• Puffs

• Hypoallergenic mattress covers for twin beds, pillows

Gifts of Time and Service

Prayer: The first and foremost gift you can extend is our prayer on behalf of St. Mary's Retreat House, the Retreat League, our retreat ministry and the needs of all who call for prayer.

Volunteers: Are you interested in giving a little time to volunteer for fundraising, 2 hours in the gift shop,  5 hours of mailing or 2 hours of gardening, laundry, library time? Perhaps you are a people person and God is asking you to join the retreat team and recruit 5 ladies for a weekend retreat or a reflection day. Perhaps you would be willing to serve on the retreat board or work at a special event or become a retreat coordinator.

Gift Certificates are also available at St. Mary's Retreat House. Give her a heavenly gift.... a weekend retreat.

Financial Gifts

659996 is St. Mary's Meijer's Number.

Apple Bee's Dining to Donate Coupon's: call the weekend coordinator to receive a coupon that can be used for Friday dinner of your retreat weekend. AppleBee's will send us a percentage of the meal you order!

Project12Baskets:  St. Mary's retreat House partnership with Project12Baskets is allowing us to collect gently used items of value and turn them into dollars. To help us financially and gain tax deductions, give us a call at 248-628-3894 or visit their website at www.project12baskets.com.

Utility support: We are all experiencing a dramatic jump in gas and electric bills; imagine having a 60 room house to heat or cool!

Maintenance support: Since our retreat house was built around 1927 and was rebuilt in 1960, many structural and equipment repairs have begun to appear. 

Chapel support: Chapel vestment and sacred vessels as well as altar linens are provided for through this gift.

Operating support: This donation would be added to the operating budget to keep it in the black during times when retreats have been cancelled or the retreat house is not sponsoring an event but must continue operating expenses.

Retreat scholarship support: This gift provides for retreat assistance for those who are experiencing an exceptional difficulty in making a much needed retreat.   Please make checks payable to St. Mary's Retreat League, Inc.

Library support: This enables us to purchase current books and resource materials for retreatants and staff and renew spiritual magazine subscriptions