Events

Date:

Sept. 23-Oct. 2, 2019. Registration deadline: Sept. 13, 2019

Summary:

This directed retreat is scheduled Sept. 23-Oct. 2, 2019.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: CALL 913-758-6552 EMAIL retreats@scls.org

Fees:

• The retreat begins at 7:00 p.m. on the first night and ends the morning of the last day. Please register as soon as possible, indicating your first, second and third choices of retreat directors. We will assign directors on a first come basis.
• Retreat fee is $70 per day and includes the retreat, overnight accommodations and meals. 6 days = $420; 8 days = $560.
• Scholarships are available.
• A $50 deposit will reserve your space for this retreat.

Location:

Marillac Center – 4200 S. 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS  66048

Register by mail:

Send your $50 deposit with a check payable to the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth to –  Marillac Center 4200 South 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS 66048-5054

Register Online:

Facilitators:

Sister Karen Guth, SCL, is actively involved in direction and retreat ministry and has facilitated workshops with women’s groups. Sister Karen has an MA in Theology with emphasis in spirituality. She completed the Vincentian Spiritual Directors Program in Denver in 1998. She previously taught in Catholic schools; coordinated Making Choices, a program that trained women volunteers to mentor incarcerated women; and served as a team member at Marillac Center.

Sister Mary Pat Johnson, SCL, has many years experience in the classroom and as a spiritual director. She received an MA in religious studies from Gonzaga University, and an MA in Christian spirituality with a certification in spiritual direction from Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska. Presently, Sister Mary Pat serves on the staff of Souljourners,’ certification program for spiritual directors in Atchison, Kan.. Other topics of interest for Mary Pat are Jungian psychology, dream work, Christian contemplative meditation and Vincentian spirituality.

Sister Marilyn Peot, CSJ, has been in full-time spiritual ministry since 1972. Trained in the art of listening, discernment and spiritual development, she has done extensive study in psychological and emotional development and in varied spiritualities, Scripture and the Ignatian Exercises. In addition to retreat work and and spiritual direction, she has initiated ongoing groups for prayer, Scripture study and inner healing.

Father David Simpson, OCarm, was ordained in 1970. His ministries include high school teacher, novicemaster, pastor and retreat facilitator. Father David served in leadership in his community. He also was on the ministerial team of the Carmelite Spiritual Center in Darien, Ill., as a spiritual director. He now resides at St. Boniface Priory in Scipio, Kan., continuing Carmelite spiritual ministry.

Sister Kathleen Wood, SCL, a member of the Marillac Center staff, and retired from teaching theology and ministry at the University of Saint Mary, brings a wealth of understanding and appreciation of Scripture and the spiritual life to share in retreats and spiritual direction. She holds a master’s degree in theology with a concentration in Scripture from Boston College and a certificate in religious formation from St. Louis University.

Date:

Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, 9 a.m. to Saturday, Sept. 28, 4 p.m.

Registration deadline: Sept. 20, 2019

Summary:

Come for a day or a couple of days. The time is yours: attend Mass, rest, relax, walk, read, pray, journal, follow the lead of the God who is waiting for you.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: CALL 913-758-6552 EMAIL retreats@scls.org

You may also want to meet with a spiritual director during your time with us:

• Sister Susan Chase, SCL
• Sister Karen Guth, SCL
• Sister Mary Pat Johnson, SCL
• Sister Mary Pat Lenahan, SCL
• Sister Kathleen Wood, SCL

Fees:

• Donation for this silent time of reflection and prayer is $100.00 and includes overnight accommodations and meals. Spiritual direction is an additional $40.00.
• To register for this retreat, send a $15.00 deposit to Marillac Center, 4200 South 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS 66048-5054.
• Make checks payable to Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth.
• All are welcome. Scholarships are available.

Location:

Marillac Center
4200 South 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS 66048-5054

Register: