Peace & Chaos: Journeying with Christ through It All
March 28, 2025 @ 4:30 pm – March 30, 2025 @ 12:00 pm PDT
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At the center of every crisis
Barbara Holmes
is an inner space
so deep, so beckoning,
so suddenly and daringly vast,
that it feels like a universe,
feels like God.
Join spiritual directors Jan Evans and Esther Hizsa for a silent, guided prayer retreat opening to the desire to encounter God personally in the chaos and peace of life using Ignatian prayer practices.
DATE & TIME
Friday, March 28, 2025 at 4:30 pm PT (7:30 pm ET) to Sunday, March 30, 2025 at noon PT (3 pm ET)
COST
$100. Register early. Spaces are limited.
FORMAT
- Silence is observed after the first session Friday until the closing sharing on Sunday.
- Four group input sessions will exploring various dimensions of this theme.
- Four or five 45-60 minute periods for assigned personal prayer spaced throughout the retreat
- Three 15 minute one-to-one spiritual direction sessions with Jan, Esther or another spiritual director.
Participants are encouraged to retreat in a physical space conducive to maintaining silence while they vacation with the Lord. More details will be sent following registration.
What participants have said:
“During the Ignatian retreat, I processed a deep hurt and became more settled in the strange place I’m at emotionally. I felt loved, accepted and understood by God.”
“These retreats are wonderful breaks in busy times of the year. God has caught me by surprise in each retreat in such meaningful ways. Amazing!”
“We participants were helped to create space for God and openness to God’s movement and visitation within us through music, sharing, exercises, reflection and silence. I am grateful I partook.”
“In the Ignatian Retreat, I was facilitated to wrestle an issue with God. The open and honest conversation with Him led me to see more of his gentle and compassionate presence. My soul search did not end there but continues.”
FACILITATORS
Jan Evans*
Jan has accompanied many persons through the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises in Daily Life (Annotation 19) over the past 12 years. She received her Ignatian training through workshops offered by Loyola House Ignatian Spirituality Centre in Guelph and a supervised practicum with a Loyola House spiritual director. She currently offers spiritual direction from her home in Collingwood, Ontario and facilitates contemplative retreats.
Esther Hizsa*
Esther has also accompanied many people praying the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises and was trained by JSAV (Jesuit Apostolate Spirituality of Vancouver). She has an M Div from Regent College, co-facilitates Living from the Heart and is on the Leadership Team of SoulStream. She posts weekly on her blog An Everyday Pilgrim and is the author of Stories of an Everyday Pilgrim, Seed Cracked Open, and In the Heart of the Beloved. She also offers spiritual direction from her home in Vernon, B.C.
Jan and Esther co-facilitate the SoulStream Ignatian Spiritual Exercises Retreat in Daily Life and are members of SoulStream, a dispersed, contemplative Christian community.
*Denotes Independent Contractor