Retreat
OCSOA Retreat 2027
Retreat Facilitator
February 3-5, 2027
White Oaks  Conference Centre
253 Taylor Rd,
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0
Retreat Agenda
Retreat and Mass – Studio 12 & 13
Social Gathering Studio 456
All Meals are in the Sunhill Dining Room
| Wednesday | |
| 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. | Dinner – Sunhill Dining Room |
| 7:00 p.m. | Opening Liturgy |
| 7:20 p.m. | Session 1 |
| 8:00 p.m. | Social Gathering |
| Thursday | |
| 7:00 – 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast – Sunhill Dining Room |
| 9:00 a.m. | Session 2 |
| 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 11:15 a.m | Session 3 |
| 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch – Sunhill Dining Room |
| 1:30 p.m. | Session 4 |
| 2:15 p.m. | Break |
| 2:45 p.m. | Session 5 |
| 3:30 p.m. | Personal Time |
| 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. | Dinner – Sunhill Dining Room |
| 7:00 p.m. | Optional Evening Prayer |
| 8:00 p.m. | Social Gathering |
| Friday | |
| 7:00 – 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast – Sunhill Dining Room |
| 9:30 a.m. | Session 6 |
| 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 11:00 a.m. | Mass |
| 12:00 p.m. | Departure and Boxed Lunch |
Dr. Anne Jamieson
The committee is pleased to announce Anne Jamieson as the 2027 retreat facilitator.
The theme, Drawing New Maps of Hope, will explore Pope Leo XIV’s apostolic letter on Catholic Education, inviting participants to reflect on new pathways for Catholic education today.
Dr. Anne Jamieson is the Executive Director of the Institute for Catholic Education for Ontario. She began in Toronto with the Ministry of Community and Social Services before moving to the Waterloo region to become a French teacher with the Waterloo Catholic District School Board for 14 years. She loved teaching but had also begun to study theology in a more serious way and left the education system to become the Director of the Catechesis Office in the Diocese of Hamilton.
Anne is a teacher at heart and has taught everything from elementary school to being a lecturer at St. Augustine’s Seminary in Toronto. She has provided professional development to teachers across Canada in teaching Religious Education and has spoken internationally on Catholic Education and Catechesis.  She has her Doctor of Ministry from The University of Toronto.
She loves to write and has two books on spirituality published with Novalis: A Recipe for Faith: Choosing and Using the Best Ingredients and Joining the Divine Conversation: A Guide to Listening to the God who Speaks.
Anne was honoured in 2021 to be named by Pope Francis to the International Council for Catechesis for a five-year term. She is one of 16 members world-wide on the council and the only Canadian.
Anne and her husband, David, live on the family farm. Their four children are the 7th generation of the family to live and work there. Home renovation shows are her favourite pastime. She describes herself as a wife and mother, a life-long learner, lover of Catholic Education, a maple syrup producer, and a sometimes-competitive baker.
Hotel Booking Information: As OCSOA provides the White Oaks Conference Centre with a rooming list, there is no need to book rooms directly with the hotel. Your registration is your reservation; Day rate registrations do not include accommodations. Please send an email to nicolettefernandes@ocsoa.ca if you are experiencing difficulties with the registration system or do not need accommodation for both Wednesday and Thursday nights.