2026 Application Form
We are delighted that you are making an application to our retreat program. You are welcome to complete this application in one sitting, or you may save it as a draft and return to it later. To save as a draft, scroll all the way down to the bottom of the application, click save as a draft, and enter the email you would like the draft link to.
This application is meant to be a thoughtful, prayerful, and reflective process. Please take your time completing it. If you need to take a break and come back later, click SAVE AS A DRAFT at the bottom of your application form, and a link to return will be emailed to the email address provided.
The application consists of two parts: a questionnaire and a faith autobiography. After you complete the questionnaire, please submit before proceeding to the faith autobiography (if you need more time, remember to SAVE AS DRAFT).
When your application is received, we will contact you for a brief phone interview. Once you are accepted you will receive an email and additional information on how to choose a pledge amount that is right for you. You may pay your registration fee on-line at our website using this link: http://www.seelpugetsound.org/apply.html
If you have any further questions about SEEL Puget Sound, call us at 206-721-3518 and leave a voice mail message- or email us at info@seelpugetsound.org. We will get back to you as soon as possible! We look forward to receiving all of your application materials soon.
May the grace of God who is calling you to this transforming journey give you joy and peace!
Information about the Faith Autobiography
Our hope in you writing your faith autobiography is that it will help you see where God’s presence has been throughout your life and how you have been led to this point of applying to SEEL. This is not meant to be a laborious, anxious process, but more of a prayerful reflection.
Think of the events of your spiritual journey as stepping stones. Try to recall not just the outward events from your life but the inward meanings they had for you. Here are some suggestions to consider as you ponder your faith story:
- What has brought me to this point where I desire to do this retreat?
- What are the significant experiences, people, events that have lead me into a deeper relationship with God?
- How do I connect with God? Or how am I aware of my relationship to God?
- What has prayer been for me? How am I praying now and is that nourishing me?
- How has the following influenced my relationship with God: my family of origin: my parents, my birth, my gender, my culture/ethnicity, my place in my family?
- When have I experienced God being most present and absent? How has God come to me through the joy/challenges of my life?
- What are some personal qualities that I particularly like about myself? What are some qualities about myself that I find challenging?
- How/where do I find God in the social needs of our times
Your application and faith autobiography are confidential, and will be shared only with the SEEL Staff (Core Team) and your spiritual director.