At-Home Lenten Retreat

Ash Wednesday, March 5 • 7 PM (CT) –
Wednesday, March 26 • 7 PM (CT)
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Begin your Lenten journey with a communal Ash Wednesday Prayer Service, including the distribution of ashes and a reflection by Sr. Pat Bergen. Throughout this 3-week retreat, make space each day for half an hour of prayer and meet with a retreat director five times for a half-hour session. The retreat will conclude with a group gathering on Wednesday, March 26, at 7 PM.

Format: In-Person or Zoom | The spiritual directors will be in person at The Well or on Zoom.

Registration ends on Monday, March 3rd at noon (CT).

Spiritual Directors: Pat Bergen, CSJ, Celeste Cotter, CSJ, Evelyn Lobo, SSpS, Mary Lou Pleitner, CSJ

Pat Bergen is a Sister of the Congregation of St. Joseph whose mission is “Unity” flowing from John 17: 21, “That All May be One.” She is an educator, spiritual director, retreat and workshop facilitator, and restorative justice circle keeper who served 18 years in leadership of her congregation. Her doctoral dissertation is entitled “Communion with Creation: Implications for Prayer, Justice and Leadership.”

Evelyn Lobo, SSpS graduated with a doctoral degree from University of Buffalo and worked as a research scientist at Lilly (Indianapolis). She is a spiritual director, retreat, workshop and bible study facilitator. She enjoys being at the edge of discovery and revelation regarding sacred scriptures, creation, laws of nature, quantum physics and spirituality.

Celeste Cotter, CSJ has a master’s in Education and Pastoral Studies and is a certified spiritual director.

Mary Lou Pleitner, CSJ, an educator and historian, has a master’s in Environmental Science and is a certified spiritual director.