To sign up, send an e-mail to Sister Anne Elizabeth (anneelizabeth@tautra.no) with the following details: name, age, e-mail, phone number and address. The sisters will give you their bank account details. You pay 200kr on signup and 200kr on arrival.  If you are unable to pay via bank account, please send Pia an e-mail at piasoer@gmail.com and we will make an arrangement.

Remember that there is only room for a limited number of participants, so if you want to go - sign up as soon as possible.

Here you can read more about the retreats in Tautra Mariakloster:

Retreat is a time of love,

a time for the heart,

when restlessness and demands are let go.

Retreat is a chance

to listen

to the voice of your heart, or to silence,

and there discover

the presence of God.

Picture from the ruins of the old monastery (November 2009): 

St. Birgitta. Picture from www.brigidine.org

In the beginning of September, the students gathered to help the Birgitta/Brigidine sisters in our parish. The Sisters have played a very visible part in our parish for 11 years, present at Sunday Mass, helping the priests with catechesis of children and adults, as well as doing ecumenical work with the other Christian churches in the region.

Now, finally, the sisters have a monastery which for the first time in Trondheim lets them lead the true Brigidine life. They have moved in to a new building which includes 25 guest rooms which lets them host both the faithful looking for a retreat with prayer and daily Mass, and groups for conference. This means we have to come to them, they will no longer be as present in St. Olav church.

Moving to a bigger monastery means they needed some help getting ready. I was so happy to see that so many students gave their Saturday morning to the sisters! Fritzie, Andrea, Andrea, Francesco and I met at the Church for a short prayer before we left, and Karoline, her mother Kari and sister Maria met us there. The sisters were thrilled with your work! We dusted, cleaned rooms and windows. Now the guest rooms are ready for guests!

The sisters were very hospitable toward us. They welcomed us with smiles and gave us a nice break with delicious fruit and drinks, and coffee. They also served us lunch, which we were very lucky to eat with them. In honor of the Italian students they made a delicious pasta (that father Dominic has been bragging about earlier) for the primi piatti and sausage and salad for the secondo piatti. It was delicious! The conversation at the table was very interesting, because the students spoke English and Italian, and I Norwegian. Some of the sisters speak English, but not all, and some speak Italian. All of them spoke Norwegian, and so all three languages were used in the conversation at once.

One of the rooms. So comfortable and peaceful!

All the students were very impressed with how the guest rooms looked, and would gladly recommend them to friends and family coming to see them. The sisters will gladly welcome you. If you want to book, just call mother Patrizia at 72 89 40 00. She speaks Swedish, Italian and English, and of course understands Norwegian. Their rooms are 450 kr per night and include breakfast. There are lovely en suite bathrooms with shower. Some of the rooms are wheelchair friendly.

The sisters are always very welcoming and offers great company. The student group has been enriched by their company before, when we discussed calling. I’m sure we will come to them in the future also, for spiritual guidance and friendship. Mother Patrizia says we are welcome to visit them for Mass, prayers or someone to talk to. They have daily Mass at 7.30AM, except Thursdays, when Mass is held at 5PM. Everyone is welcome to join them.

Getting to the monastery is very easy, especially by bus. Their address is Ingeborg Ofstads vei 1, 7091 Tiller. Here is a map. We simply took the number 46 bus, which has frequent service, from Church and got off at Ingeborg Ofstads veg, which is a few stops after the big shopping centre, City Syd. The bus stop is right next to the monastery.