Hope Harvest:  Celebrating Mariandale at 50!

Hope for the Journey

This year, we have a special Hope Harvest planned for Sunday, October 18 from 4 to 7pm.

We will celebrate Mariandale’s 50th year as sacred ground and spiritual home to so many. Hope for the Journey is the theme. In this anniversary year, launching on September 8, 2026, we’ll pause to appreciate the past and honor those who helped to shape the retreat center.

We promise an event full of surprises and celebration. You’ll enjoy a wonderful community in attendance, with long-time and new friends. We’ll have live music, seasonal fare, and an open bar with beer, wine, and mocktails. The raffles and generous gift baskets will be a special highlight.

Our 2026 Honorees are Don Bisson, FMS;  Janet Corso; and Open Arms for Refugees.

Kacey Morabito Grean, a longtime friend to Mariandale and a favorite presenter, will be our Master of Ceremonies.  Kacey is a former radio professional and host who shared the helm of the Mike & Kacey in the Morning radio show on WHUD for years.  Kacey is the Executive Director of the Holy Mountain Retreat Center at Graymoor, and brings highly successful women’s retreats to Mariandale twice per year.  Kacey is also the Founder of the Let it Shine Foundation, which helps women in need and runs a food pantry and thrift store.

Tickets and Sponsorships are on sale now.  Questions?  Send an email to info@mariandale.org

Hope Harvest Honorees 2026

		Bro. Don Bisson, FMS, a Marist Brother, is a spiritual director, supervisor, and formator of spiritual directors nationally and internationally. With graduate degrees in Liturgy from Notre Dame, Ignatian Spirituality from Creighton, Transpersonal Psychology from I.T.P., and a Doctor of Ministry from G.T.U., Bro. Donald has worked in dozens of retreat houses. Read more…
		Janet Corso lives in the mid-Hudson Valley and has had several iterations. As an academic for 32 years, she taught philosophy at the Dominican Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY.  In 1995 she founded (with other Dominican associates and sisters: Srs. Janet Marchesani, Pat Sullivan and Lorraine Ferguson) Sarabrae, a women’s spirituality center in Newburgh, which she oversaw for 9 years. Read more…

Open Arms for Refugees works in partnership with federally-sponsored resettlement agencies including HIAS and Catholic Charities as well as diverse local organizations to provide refugees and their immediate families with necessities including housing, furniture, clothing, and employment assistance.  Read more…

Get Hope Harvest Tickets Today!

Let’s get together to celebrate Mariandale at 50 years at the Hope Harvest 2026.

While you’re getting your own tickets, you may want to think about Sponsoring a Sister!  Each Sponsor a Sister ticket ($100) you buy means one more Sister can come to our event, without cost. You can effectively “buy” a Sister a night out at the Hope Harvest.

Hope Harvest Event Tickets:  $100 per person

Sponsor a Sister Tickets: $100 per Sister

Sponsorships for Hope Harvest 2026

We have a range of sponsorships for the Hope Harvest. Please reserve these sponsorships EARLY!  Sponsors will be mentioned and thanked in promotions, and will receive a number of free tickets.

Your sponsorship helps to offset the increasingly high costs of putting together an event like the Hope Harvest.

Matching Gift Campaign 2026

Can’t make the event, but wish to support Mariandale? Your gift will be matched, dollar for dollar, by a generous donor, who’s presented us with a challenge!

Donate to the Hope Harvest Matching Fund and help the Hope Harvest grow to new heights in our 50th year!

Hope Harvest 2025  (Last Year’s) Photo Gallery

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