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Immersions in Ignatian Prayer
Tuesdays, October 5, 12 & 19, 2021
6:30 - 8:00 pm PDT
Online via Zoom
Megan Kush, Carla Orlando, Trung Pham, SJ, presenters
Please register by Wednesday, September 29, 2021
About this Program
Feeling a nudge to develop a contemplative prayer practice – one that “sticks”? Looking for creative ways to stay engaged actively in prayer? Curious by how your senses can play a role in prayer? If so, join us for a three-part series and together we will explore a variety of Ignatian prayer forms that you can integrate into your daily life.
Learn and be immersed in practical prayer experiences common in Ignatian spirituality. We will cover:
The Examen: Finding God in Your Life
Igniting Your Imagination in Prayer & Contemplation
Engaging all Your Senses in Prayer
Each virtual session includes a presentation, immersion into the prayer form, and reflection on the prayer experience as a community.
As part of the series, you will also receive a special sacred space gift to accompany your experience and help you to integrate the prayer practices even as we gather online. Sacred space gifts will be mailed to participants in advance. Together, let’s discover a new way to pray!
This program is for anyone new to or somewhat familiar with Ignatian spirituality. If you have experience with Ignatian spirituality and would like a refresher, we welcome you to attend! Please note that the times listed are for Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).
COST
Standard Fee: $60
Young Adults (20’s & 30’s): $45
Cost includes a sacred space gift that will be mailed to you in advance. Scholarships are available, please email info@ignatiancenter.org for more information.
PLEASE NOTE: Registrants after September 27th may not receive their gift in time for our first gathering on October 5th. We will do our best to mail packages as quickly as possible. Thank you!
HELP SUPPORT A PARTICIPANT
If you would like to help subsidize the cost of participation for another person, we welcome your donation. Thank you for helping us to make it possible for all persons to participate in this program!
Megan Kush currently works at Seattle University as the Campus Minister for Pastoral Care. When she was an undergraduate student, Megan was immersed in settings that engaged the intersections of faith and justice, ultimately leading her to the Jesuit Volunteer Corps and onto a path of accompanying others on their own faith journey. Her passion for ministry grew through her work with youth and young adults in diverse parish settings, as well as in her role as a hospital chaplain.
Megan is an older sister and a proud aunt. She currently loves being at, on, or in the waters of the PNW before the weather turns too cold! She also loves playing music, attempting new recipes, eating great take-out, and urban walks around Seattle. Megan completed her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Spanish at the University of San Diego and a Master of Divinity degree at Boston College School of Theology and Ministry.
Carla Orlando coordinates the Spiritual Direction Services for ISC and assists persons interested in connecting with a spiritual director through our Spiritual Direction Connections program. She serves as a spiritual director in the Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life retreat and the Jesuit Restorative Justice Initiative. Carla teaches and serves as a Vocational Discernment Counselor at Seattle Pacific University and coach for students in the School of Theology and Ministry at Seattle University. She is also on the summer faculty at the Grunewald Guild in Plain, WA. Carla has served as an ISC Board member and as a presenter for a number of ISC programs in the past. She enjoys art, writing, the beauty of the Pacific Northwest, and life with her husband, Joe, and their college-age daughters, Sophia and Josephine.
Trung Pham, SJ is a Vietnamese-born, Seattle-based artist, educator and ordained Jesuit priest. He received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from UCLA. Soon after graduation, he joined the Jesuit order and pursued a career in the arts, earning a MFA in drawing and painting at the Pratt Institute in New York, NY. He received his MDiv and STL in Theological Aesthetics from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, CA. Pham’s immigrant experience and religious devotion have profoundly influenced his artistic practice. Fr. Pham is an assistant professor in the Art and Art History Department at Seattle University.
QUESTIONS?
Call (206) 329-4824 or email Maria Ochoa Vazquez, ISC Program Coordinator.
Sponsored by the Ignatian Spirituality Center, Seattle