About the Virginia Mae Center
The Virginia Mae Center’s intimate spaces offer opportunities for contemplation, reflection and life-changing encounters with God and with one another.
The newly-renovated Virginia Mae Center is a premiere venue for the Cathedral’s public programming and a unique gathering space that can support a range of different activities. Through residential programs, retreats, pilgrimages and conferences, the Virginia Mae Center is a convening point to undergird our strategic priorities of Welcoming, Convening, Deepening and Serving.
Get to know the Virginia Mae Center
Centrally located within the tranquility of the Cathedral grounds, the Virginia Mae Center is a place of learning, pilgrimage and spiritual renewal, a safe venue for difficult conversations, and a healing space for all who enter its doors.
The Virginia Mae Center can accommodate a range of different uses and is available for rental. The LEED-certified facility features a light commercial kitchen, meeting and conferences spaces, an intimate chapel, dining facility (refectory), an enclosed garden courtyard and overnight accommodations for up to 23 people. Most bedrooms include a private en-suite bathrooms.
The 30,000-square-foot facility is fully digital, allowing us to share programming with participants regardless of geography. The building is accessible for people with disabilities.
Potential Rental Opportunities
- Small group retreats: overnight, one-day, or multi-day
- Small conferences and meetings: overnight, one-day, or multi-day
- Weddings: intimate ceremony or accommodations for the bridal party, out-of-town guests, rehearsal dinners, receptions or post-ceremony brunch
- Funerals: small ceremonies or accommodations for out-of-town guests, or receptions
- Special event rentals: tell us your idea and we’ll discuss ways we can help make it happen
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