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Contact: Rev Michael Kelleher

St Clements Centre
722 Antrim Road

Tel: 028 9077 6500

E-Mail: st.clements@reds-belfast.com

Status of organisation:

Number of staff:

Aims and Objectives

A primary aim is to work 'with those who suffer harm because of division in the Church' (Church = All God's People) - Constitution 3, Redemptorist Constitutions and Statutes.

St Clement's Retreat House describes itself as a 'place of Christian Renewal and Reconciliation'. It's priorities are:

Evangelisation - 'St Clement's is a Redemptorist Mission and bringing the good news is at the heart of their mission'
Reconciliation - 'The work of reconciling Christians to each other is not an option for any follower of Christ. St Clement's actively seeks to welcome Christians of differing denominations to do their own work and/or meet with other Christians'.
Healing - 'In St Clement's the bereaved, broken, the addicted, the searching... are all welcome'.
Prayer - 'St Clements is a place of prayer'.

Projects and Activities

Activities and support services provided and/or facilitated by St Clement's include:

Cross-community days for parishes and congregations;
A Youth Ministry Studies Programme;
Music, Art and personal development workshops;
Beginning experience - a weekend residential for people who have been widowed, separated or divorced;
Choice - a Christian group for young adults aged 20 - 35;
Search - residential weekends for young people aged 17 - 25;
Cursillo - weekend courses in Christianity;
A summer school of Christian teaching and spiritual reflection;
Anam Cairde - a weekend course in Christianity.
Serenity weekends for families and people living with addiction;
Marriage encounter and engaged couples weekend residentials.

Other groups who use St Clement's on a regular basis include Habitat for Humanity, AlAnon, Alcoholics Anonymous and St Vincent de Paul. The facilities are also use on occasions by Mediation Northern Ireland and the Corrymeela Community.

The facilities available at St Clement's include:

Three conference rooms capable of holding 80, 60 and 30 people respectively;
85 single bedrooms;
A large oval shaped chapel, capable of seating 100 - 120 people;
Dining room for 115 people;
Small sitting room for about 10 people;
Ample grounds in which to walk; and
Access to Cavehill Country Park adjoining.