Retreat Details
Welcome, Seeker!
Thank you for your interest in our SEEL retreat! We will offer our retreat in a unique hybrid way for the year 2025-2026. We have 3 options that we hope will make our retreat accessible for all.
Option 1– a mostly in-person retreat at St. Joseph Church in Seattle (two months- Jan and Feb- on Zoom),
Option 2– a mostly in-person retreat at Bellarmine in Tacoma (two months- Jan and Feb- on Zoom)
Option 3-a completely online retreat for those who cannot join in person at all.
Retreat dates and details are in our application below. We hope this hybrid model will be a good compromise that honors the needs of both retreatants and the SEEL community of directors.
The SEEL retreat is offered annually from September to May. The retreat invites you to:
- Develop a commitment to daily prayer – an hour a day is ideal
- Meet with a spiritual director twice a month for an hour
- Come together with other retreatants one Saturday morning a month either in-person at St. Joseph Church (Seattle), Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma), or over Zoom. There will always be an on-line option for those outside our region.
Those who benefit most from SEEL have:
- An openness to spiritual growth and personal transformation
- An established habit of prayer/meditation and desire to deepen their prayer
- A desire to be reflective, seek God in all things, and to draw nearer to Jesus becoming a ‘contemplative in action’
Lisa Dennison, Executive Director
Terri LePenske, Seattle Lead Director
Mary Gorman, Tacoma Lead Director
What is the Retreat Commitment?
Daily Prayer
Meeting with a SEEL Spiritual Director
Meet twice a month for approximately one hour from September through May with SEEL Spiritual director. These sessions may be done over zoom. SEEL staff will match you with one of our spiritual directors using information from your application and your faith autobiography.
Monthly Retreat Mornings
What is the Retreat Fee for SEEL?
SEEL Puget Sound is AFFORDABLE FOR ALL- there is no set fee for the retreat. Each pilgrim is asked to make a good faith offering towards the cost of the retreat. If you feel called to participate in the retreat and your application is accepted, we want you to be with us regardless of amount you can pay towards the cost of the retreat.
Each retreatant pays ONLY what they can easily afford so that ALL can participate. We trust that if each person faithfully considers their offering, there will be enough funds needed to support our SEEL retreat.The SEEL Board of Directors and other supporters make contributions to ensure that those called to make this retreat can do so whatever their financial means.
For your information, it costs SEEL approximately $1200 per person to offer the retreat. This cost covers modest stipends to our spiritual directors, formation and supervision of spiritual directors, monthly retreat sessions, and overall planning and coordination of retreat program facilitated by a three- member leadership team.
Prayerfully discern the amount you can pay in ten equal payments. Examples:
– Pledge of $1200, registration is $120 and 9 monthly payments of $120;
– Pledge of $900, registration is $90 and 9 monthly payments of $90;
– Pledge of $500, registration is $50 and 9 monthly payments of $50;
OR whatever amount is appropriate for you. Once you are accepted into our SEEL retreat please send in your first payment (which becomes your registration fee) with your registration form, application, and faith autobiography. The next nine payments are made monthly September through May. You may either pay by check and mail to our office- SEEL 732 18th Ave E. Seattle, WA 98112 or go to our DONATE button and make a payment on our website. We will know that you are making a pledge payment instead of a donation.
Do you take everyone who applies?
What about couples doing the retreat together?
Who are out SEEL directors?
How is an individual's director chosen?
For further information, contact our office at: 206-721-3518 or email: info@seelpugetsound.org
When and Where does SEEL Meet?
SATURDAY RETREAT DAYS FOR 2025-2026
2025
- September 20
- October 18
- November 15
- December 13
2026
- January 17
- February 21
- March 21
- April 18
- May 16