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Need something?
Fresh towels, an extra blanket, or something in your room that is not quite right: please let the front desk know while it is easy to fix.
Email a request Call the front desk, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm After hours line
The email opens ready to send, with your room and request to fill in. Questions about the program itself go to the retreat leadership.
Your spaces this weekend
The Chapel
Set for the group through the weekend. Closing Worship and the Hallowing Service take place here on Sunday morning. The retreat sessions meet in the Chapel or the Columbia Hall Lounge.
Columbia Hall
All meals are served in the Dining Room: breakfast 8:00 to 9:00 am, lunch 12:30 to 1:30 pm, and dinner 5:30 to 6:30 pm. Dinners are catered by Brodo; breakfast and lunch are buffets prepared in Naramata Centre's kitchen. The Lounge is set with chairs in a circle and a water station, for sessions and for Friday's wee sing with Ruth.
Alberta Hall
The Welcome Desk is in Alberta Hall, open 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The Alberta Hall Lounge hosts the Fingerprint Labyrinth on Saturday afternoon.
The labyrinth and the lake
The labyrinth is ready whenever you would like to walk it. Centre Beach and Manitou Beach are both a short walk from the campus.
Around the village
The village is a short walk from the campus, most of it along Robinson Avenue. Hours change with the season, so it is worth checking before you walk over.
Coffee and treats
Just Baked pours the village's coffee and bakes the goods to go with it.
Groceries and essentials
The Naramata General Store covers groceries, deli, ice cream, the post office, and the liquor store, all under one roof. For a full grocery run, Penticton is about a 20 minute drive away.
The pub
The Naramata Pub & Grill sits at the far end of Robinson Avenue, with a casual menu and a patio.
Good to know
Reaching us
The front desk in Alberta Hall is open 9:00 am to 5:00 pm: 250-496-5751 (toll free 1-877-996-5751). After hours: 778-531-3531. Email: bookings@naramatacentresociety.org.
In an emergency, call 911 first, then let staff at Alberta Hall know as soon as it is safe.
Sunday check-out
Check-out is between 10:30 and 11:00 am on Sunday, October 18, after Closing Worship. The Hallowing Service follows in the Chapel at 11:00 am, lunch is served at 12:30 pm, and the retreat ends at 1:30 pm.
Around the campus
Quiet hours are 10:30 pm to 7:00 am. Naramata Centre is a smoke free campus: grounds and buildings are entirely smoke free, including tobacco, vaping, and cannabis.
Wifi: network NC_Guest, password diversity1.