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Mercy Center Auburn Retreat and Conference Center is located
in the beautiful foothills of Northern California’s Sierra Nevada mountains.

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Bring your non-profit organization for a day or overnight meeting, retreat, or conference!

Our team can give you a tour, answer your questions, and help you create a perfect retreat or meeting.

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Our Retreats

Discover a place to pause, pray, and renew your spirit at Mercy Center Auburn. Our retreats offer a welcoming space for individuals seeking deeper prayer, reflection, and spiritual growth. We invite you to join us and be refreshed in community, compassion, and hope.

Check out our retreat calendar!

Retreat Calendar

Sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Mercy Center Auburn serves individuals, groups, religious organizations of diverse faiths, and non-profit organizations. The Center also hosts educational, corporate, and other groups whose programs and philosophy are consistent with the mission of the Center.

Our 33 acres provides an environment of serenity and natural beauty. We offer retreats and programs that enrich the lives of women and men in search of sacred space for quiet reflection and spiritual growth.

About Us

Mercy Center Auburn offers and supports opportunities to enhance the life of prayer and spiritual growth of persons and communities. We offer hospitality to persons, ministries, and service groups whose philosophy and beliefs are in harmony with gospel values. We host groups who, like the Sisters of Mercy, are committed to the betterment of the poor, the sick, the uneducated, and the “seeker.”

Our Mission

  • “Their retreat offerings are excellent and the service provided by the staff is second to none.”

    —Fred H. from Rocklin

  • "The kitchen staff were very kind and efficient. The meals were healthy and delicious. Rooms, bathrooms, and showers were all clean and comfortable."

    —Participant from Centering Prayer Post Intensive Retreat

  • “Great for sewing retreats. Great place for peace and quiet too. Staff has always been pleasant and helpful when needed.”

    —Sue M. from San Francisco

  • "As in the past, excellent food, accommodations, and a beautiful spirit-filled place."

    —Participant from Centering Prayer Post Intensive Retreat

  • “It is a beautiful, serene, simple retreat center, with excellent food. The grounds are beautiful, with towering redwoods and a fountain courtyard.”

    —Joan S. from Auburn

  • “Very well run, spiritually calming (even for this atheist), and conveniently located!”

    —Andy G. from Sacramento

  • "As always, the meals were great - such variety and choices, fresh fruit and vegetables - healthy. I appreciated no desserts until the last night and even then there were options. I look forward to coming again.

    —Participant from Centering Prayer Post Intensive Retreat