Extended Retreats
Introduction to Icon Painting:
Contemporary Methods & Materials -
A Silent Studio Art Retreat
Rev. Fr. Michael K. Courey, D.Min
6:30pm Sunday, August 15 to
Friday, August 20, 4pm
In workshop sessions held from 2:00-4:00 pm (starting on Monday) and from 6:30-8:30 pm (Sunday through Thursday evening), retreatants will learn the basics of painting in the Byzantine style of Iconography. Each participant will create an icon of the face of Christ from start to finish. The following skills will be taught: panel selection and preparation; drawing and transferring the drawing to the panel; gold leaf application; layering of colors in the ancient Byzantine tradition using contemporary methods and materials; the spirituality of iconography and the spiritual practice of the iconographer. Cost includes retreat instruction, materials, lodging and meals.
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8-Day Guided Directed Retreat
6:30 pm Sunday, August 8 to 4pm Sunday, August 15
Retreat Directors: Julia Costello, DMJ; Stephen Corder, SJ; Karen Derr, DMJ; Charles Jackson, SJ; Barbra Ostheimer, SND & David Robinson, SJ
Our annual Guided Directed Retreat, one of the most popular retreats at our Center, is a silent retreat based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. The retreat provides time for spiritual reflection, solitude and prayer, inviting retreatants to be attentive to the inner movements of the Holy Spirit. This retreat can truly be a life-transforming experience. Prayer will focus on Scripture and personal life experience. The schedule includes a Scripture-based conference each morning, individual direction (a daily meeting with a retreat director), celebration of daily Eucharist, optional evening prayer activities and a mid-week Reconciliation service.
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19th Annotation Program
Tammy Ichinotsubo-Ezzi, PhD
The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius:
A Retreat in Daily Life
The journey of the Spiritual Exercises is an opportunity to experience a heart-felt encounter with God through Christ that allows for a deeper openness to God, a more acute attentiveness to God’s movements within and a greater responsiveness to God’s invitations, bringing greater interior freedom. The “Retreat in Daily Life” is given over 10 months. It involves a total of 60-75 minutes of daily prayer, 15-30 minutes of journaling everyday, a weekly 1 hour meeting with an Exercises director, and attendance at a Faith Sharing Conference every 5-6 weeks.
Contact Tammy Ichinotsubo-Ezzi at (310) 377-4867, ext 252 or email to Tammy for the application form or download it from Here. Applications now being accepted. *July 30, 2010 Application Deadline
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Spiritual Direction & Private Retreats
Spiritual Direction:
From time to time we all feel the need for
guidance, compassionate listening or help
with discernment. A spiritual director is a
companion on the journey who enables
you to tune in to your deeper self and to
recognize the still, small voice of God within.
Spiritual direction is available for individuals
or couples on an on-going basis, meeting
about once a month. A donation of $40 to
$60 is suggested for each one-hour session.
For information on spiritual direction contact
Tammy (310) 377-4867 ext 252 or email to Tammy.
“Come away… and rest a while” (Mk.6:31). In today’s stressful world there is often a need to get away for a quiet time of prayer, reflection and rest. Our peaceful environment, pleasant rooms, beautiful gardens and enjoyable meals offer a sacred space where the whole person is nurtured. One day or a few days of refreshment and renewal reinvigorates us, body, mind and spirit, so we can return to our lives with a new sense of God’s presence to focus and ground us. Individual spiritual direction is also available to enhance your private retreat experience. For information on private retreats contact Sydne (310) 377-4867 ext 258 or email to Sydne.
