Mount St. Francis is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Individuals and small groups may come for a time of quiet. Please check in at the office where we will take your contact information for contact tracing purposes. We require that masks be worn indoors.

Mount St. Francis will be closed for our regular annual period of maintenance from June 27-August 12, inclusive. We will reopen July 13.

The number of people permitted on-site will depend on the most current health regulations. Once we open again for retreats and bookings, we anticipate that the maximum number of individuals permitted will be fewer than our full capacity. We will give as much notice as possible to our retreat captains and organizations.

We have increased the frequency of cleaning all solid surfaces. Hand sanitizer is visibly available in key locations. We are using Alberta Health Services’ guidelines to create our own protocols. This is still a work in progress as new information is received.

There will be changes to how patrons are seated and served once we open again for retreats. We are currently reviewing our options and creating ways to enhance how our food service is provided.

Following the health recommendations, we ask that people not come to Mount St. Francis if they are feeling unwell or showing any signs of illness (fever, sore throat, shortness of breath, cough). We are required to have the contact information of all par-ticipants in case a person comes down with COVID-19 and all known contacts need to be traced by public heath.

For the foreseeable future we will be practicing physical distancing which will require changes to the number of chairs in our conference room, dining room, chapel, library and hallway. We are working on the options that will be put into practice before we reopen.

There will be more on this closer to the opening date. Much will depend on the health regulations at the time and the number of people on site.

We are following all the Alberta Health Service protocols. Staff are asked not to come to work if they are unwell and to take the online assessment to determine if they should be tested for COVID-19. If there is a posi-tive case, all individuals that have been in contact with the person will be notified by public health.

Please let us know as soon as possible if you show any symptoms while on retreat. If possible, use a cell phone to call from your room. If you are well enough to drive home, you will be asked to go home and keep us informed of your conditions. If you are unable to drive, you will be asked to stay in your room until someone can pick you up.