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Who Can Participate?
What is Expected of
Participants?
What is the cost?
This retreat is best suited for those who have
established a discipline of regular personal prayer, have experience of
sharing their spiritual journey with another, and who are called and
committed to deepening personal faith and nurturing the seeds of a
spirituality that transforms human society.
People of varied backgrounds and Christian traditions, and people who are active as well as those
who are contemplative have benefited from the Exercises. They are not exclusive.
An application, which includes personal references and a faith
autobiography, is required. Acceptance in the retreat is dependent on
readiness for this experience (established personal prayer and
previous experience sharing one's spiritual journey) and the
availability of spiritual directors. We cannot (and should not) take
everyone who applies.
S.E.E.L. Puget Sound is one program with two separate settings. Groups meet in Tacoma
at St. Leo Church and in Seattle at St. Joseph Church. Participants
have come from all over Western Washington.
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What is Expected of Participants?
Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life (S.E.E.L.) of
Puget Sound offers this experience to participants living in and
around the Seattle/Tacoma area.
This retreat is best suited for those who have
established a discipline of regular personal prayer, have experience of
sharing their spiritual journey with another, and who are called and
committed to deepening personal faith and nurturing the seeds of a
spirituality that transforms human society.
There is no one method of Ignatian prayer: Ignatius drew on a number of sources, and the
Exercises contain different kinds of prayer. A readiness
to pray with scripture is important, but there is opportunity for
stillness too. They are oriented to mission and rooted in contemplation.
The Exercises develop characteristics which then become part of daily life. Firstly,
retreatants become better able to discern their inner desires and to
see how God is working in their lives and in the world. Secondly, they
learn how to bring together contemplation and action. And thirdly,
they become increasingly aware of the presence and activity of God in
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What is the Cost?
If you feel called to participate in the retreat at this time, and your
application is accepted, we want you to be able to make the retreat regardless
of your financial circumstances. Each retreatant is asked to make a good faith
offering, to be paid over the course of the retreat year. We operate on a “fair
share” pledge system. Some are able to give more, some less. We trust that if
each of you faithfully considers your offering, there will be enough for all.
Alumni, spiritual directors with this retreat, the Oregon Province Jesuits and
others continue to give support toward this retreat so that ALL who desire and
are committed will be able to participate. If you would like to participate in
the retreat, please contact the SEEL staff regarding your pledge. We can be
reached by phone at 206-721-3518 or email
info@seelpugetsound.org.
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