Join the Ignatian Spirituality Center for a short, quiet retreat focused on Easter Joy. We have had to become a little more creative in how to offer retreats during a pandemic and thought a mini-retreat via Zoom might be attractive and fruitful. We will keep the Zoom sessions brief but rich. We will offer you three moments for input from your retreat leaders, suggested prayer exercises, and time to connect with other retreatants in a small group setting at the end of the retreat.
Below is a map of sorts of what this retreat will look like (this might be updated closer to the retreat date, but the general flow will hold). You may want to arrange your weekend to allow for more solitude and quiet. If that is not possible, try to arrange for solitude and quiet from 9:00 am to 11:30 am on Saturday morning. We will share ways to hold a retreat attitude even in the midst of the fullness of daily life.
Friday, April 16th - 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
What is Easter Joy? - Fr. Stephen Yavorsky, SJ
Prayer suggestions supplied for reflection before bed or the next morning.
Saturday, April 17th
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM - Co-Creating Space for Joy - Mona Snider
Prayer suggestions supplied for individual prayer time following session.
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM - Entering Joy - Susan Friedrichsen
Prayer suggestions supplied for quiet prayer time and/or suggestions for spending your Saturday as a retreat experience.
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM - Sharing Joy - A Guided Meditation and Sharing
YOUR RETREAT LEADERS
Fr. Steve Yavorsky, SJ - Fr. Steve is the pastoral vicar at St. Francis Xavier Parish and also serves as a spiritual director and Ignatian formation assistant for the Ignatian Spirituality Center.
Mona Snider - Mona is an instructor and Ignatian prayer guide for the Ignatian Spirituality Center. She also is a spiritual director and experienced retreat leader.
Susan Friedrichsen - Susan is the Executive Director of the Ignatian Spirituality Center as well as an Ignatian prayer guide and spiritual director.
PRAYER MATERIALS: Prayer handouts will be sent before each session via email. You may want to use a journal for this retreat.
COST: $25, Young Adults (20’s & 30’s) $15
Partial scholarships available, please call Stephanie at 816-381-9168.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: You can register up to 5:00 PM on Friday, April 16th, 2021