Summer Directed Weekend Retreat I 2024

With Sister Cam Banh, ACJ, Sister Carmen Cabrejos, ACJ, Sister Jean Marie Holup, SS.C.M., Sister Jean Marie Pisula, CSFN, Sr. Mary Elizabeth Looby, GNSH and Mary Pollini

May 24 - 27, 2024

Date and Time Details: Starting May 24 at 4:00pm; ending May 26 or 27 at 1:00pm

Location: St. Raphaela Center

  • Hermitage – $280.00
  • House of Hope - Individual Room – $280.00
  • Individual Room – $250.00
  • Individual Room - 1st Floor – $250.00
  • Private room with bath – $280.00

A directed retreat at St. Raphaela Center is a time of quiet in order to enhance attentiveness to God’s voice within you and in your life. A reverent silence is maintained throughout the Retreat Center at all times including during meals. Each retreatant meets with his/her director daily for approximately 45 minutes.  Each director possesses the necessary skills to guide their directees compassionately and peacefully, allowing them to listen to God’s voice and to journey closely with their loving God, both within the retreat setting and going forth into their daily lives.  The number, nature and length of periods of formal prayer each day will depend upon the ability and needs of the individual and will be determined in conversation with the director. Retreatants are provided suggested scripture passages tailored to their own prayer. Ideally retreatants will have some experience in meditative prayer, the desire to enter into prolonged silence, and sufficient self-awareness to recognize their own inward movements. All retreatants have the opportunity for daily liturgy and reconciliation.

Date: May 24 to 26 or 27, 2024

Time: Starting at 4:00pm

Cost: $250 -$410 (depending on room choice and length of stay)

We appreciate your registration prior to May 16.

 

About the Spiritual Directors

Sister Cam Banh, ACJ

Sister Cam, who is of Chinese decent, was born and grew up in South Vietnam.  She immigrated to the United States (Pennsylvania in 1982, and in 1989 entered the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the USA Province.  After finishing her religious formation, she studied and completed her Bachelor’s degree in Theology and […]

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Sister Carmen Cabrejos, ACJ

Sister Carmen Cabrejos is a Handmaid of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Born in Peru, she has lived in the United States since 1986, in Miami, Athens and Atlanta GA, Philadelphia, and is coming back to Haverford.  She has worked in Hispanic ministry, adult faith formation, work with the homeless and Spiritual Direction. She holds […]

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Sister Jean Marie Holup, SS.C.M.

Jean Marie Holup, SS.C.M., a Sister of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, has previously ministered for 20 years as the Director of St. Cyril Spiritual Center in Danville, PA. Before that time, Jean was on staff at Bon Secours Spiritual Center in Marriottsville, MD. She received an M.A. in Christian Spirituality in 1995 from Creighton University, […]

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Sister Jean Marie Pisula, CSFN

Sister Jean Marie Pisula is a Sister of the Holy Family Of Nazareth, who just recently returned from 26 years of missionary service in the Philippines. Her Masters degree in Spirituality at Creighton University and her studies and practicum at the Ignatian Spirituality Center in the Philippines have helped her to do ministries like Bible […]

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Sr. Mary Elizabeth Looby, GNSH

Sr. Mary Elizabeth Looby is a Grey Nun of the Sacred Heart. She holds a BA in History and Political Science from D’Youville College; a M.Ed. in Educational Administration from Temple University. Her training for spiritual direction and retreat ministry was at Bon Secours Spiritual Center in MD. She added a certification in Spiritual Direction […]

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Mary Pollini

A former math teacher and lover of music, Mary completed her certification in Spiritual Direction at The Upper Room Spiritual Center, Neptune, NJ and in retreat direction at The Jesuit Center, Wernersville, PA. She offers individual spiritual direction and facilitates a variety of programs in her home parish of St. Luke, Whitestone, NY. Mary also […]

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