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SUMMARY:Ignatian Spiritual Exercises Q&A - May 2025
DESCRIPTION:Photo: Irene Fennema\n\n\n\nWould you like to know more?\n\n\n\nJan and Esther are hosting a time to answer any questions you may have about SoulStream’s offering of the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises. \n\n\n\nJoin us onlineMonday\, May 12\, 2025 at 4 pm PT/7 pm ETIf you would like to participate in this online conversation\, please give us your name and email and we will send you a Zoom link prior to the event. \n\n\n\n\n                \n                        Name(Required)\n                            \n                            \n                                                    \n                                                    First\n                                                \n                            \n                            \n                            \n                        Email(Required)\n                            \n                        \n          \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n        \n                        Δ\n \n                        \n		                \n		                \n\n\n\nFacilitators\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJan Evans accompanied many persons through the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises in Daily Life (Annotation 19) over the past 14 years. She received her Ignatian training through workshops offered by Loyola House – Ignatian Spirituality Centre in Guelph and a nine-month supervised practicum with a Loyola House spiritual director. She currently offers spiritual direction from her home in London\, Ontario and teaches in the Ontario Jubilee Spiritual Direction Training Program. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEsther Hizsa has completed and accompanied people praying the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises Retreat in Daily Life (Annotation 19) with JSAV (Jesuit Apostolate Spirituality of Vancouver). She has an M Div from Regent College\, co-facilitates Living from the Heart and is on the Leadership Team of SoulStream. She posts weekly on her blog An Everyday Pilgrim and is the author of Stories of an Everyday Pilgrim\, Seed Cracked Open\, and In the Heart of the Beloved. Esther attends St. Stephen the Martyr Church in Burnaby. \n\n\n\nJan and Esther are both members of SoulStream\, a dispersed\, contemplative Christian community.
URL:https://www.soulstream.org/event/ignatian-spiritual-exercises-qa-may-2025/
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SUMMARY:Living from the Heart Alumni weekend - May 2025
DESCRIPTION:SoulStream invites you to: \n\n\n\nA Living from the Heart ALUMNI Weekend Retreat\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration is now closed. Email soulstream1@gmail.com to be added to the wait list. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRevisit\, refresh\, remember\, and re-engage the contemplative life. \n\n\n\nEncounter God intimately and personally. \n\n\n\nAwaken to the ways God is meeting us in the experiences of life. \n\n\n\nEnjoy silence\, loving community\, delicious meals and beautiful surroundings. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDATE/TIME: 5:00 pm Friday\, May 2 to 3:00 pm Sunday\, May 4\, 2025LOCATION: Rivendell Retreat Centre\, Bowen Island\, BCCOST: $425.00 (includes accommodation and meals Friday supper to Sunday noon)FACILITATORS: Deb Arndt\, Esther Hizsa & Brent Unrau \n\n\n\nWe have a few spots available. Register today! \n\n\n\n\nCancellation Policy\nIf a registered participant cancels:\n\n\n\n\nIf a registered participant cancels 7 days or more prior to the event\, and they paid by e- transfer\, they will receive a full refund. Within 7 days of the event\, no refund will be given.\n\n\n\nIf a registered participant cancels 7 days prior or more prior to the event and paid through PayPal\, they will receive a full refund minus $10 to cover administration fees.\n\n\n\nIf a registered participant cancels 7 days or more prior to the event\, their registration fees may be offered to SoulStream as a donation at their request. If such a request is made\, a charitable receipt will be issued at the end of the tax year.\n\n\n\nIf a registered participant wishes to transfer their space/payment to someone else\, they must notify the SoulStream administrator by email.\n\n\n\n\nIf SoulStream cancels:\n\n\n\n\nIf SoulStream cancels a day/event/course without rescheduling\, registration fees may be offered to SoulStream as a donation if the participant chooses. In this case\, a charitable donation will be issued at the end of the tax year.\n\n\n\nIf SoulStream cancels a day/event/course without rescheduling\, registration fees will be refunded in full.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Form
URL:https://www.soulstream.org/event/living-from-the-heart-alumni-weekend-may-2025/
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SUMMARY:Peace & Chaos: Journeying with Christ through It All
DESCRIPTION:A Lenten Weekend Silent Retreat\n\n\n\nImage by Irene Fennema. Used with permission.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAt the center of every crisisis an inner spaceso deep\, so beckoning\,so suddenly and daringly vast\,that it feels like a universe\,feels like God. \nBarbara Holmes\n\n\n\nJoin spiritual directors Jan Evans and Esther Hizsa for a silent\, guided prayer retreat opening to the desire to encounter God personally in the chaos and peace of life using Ignatian prayer practices. \n\n\n\nDATE & TIME\n\n\n\nFriday\, March 28\, 2025 at 4:30 pm PT (7:30 pm ET) to Sunday\, March 30\, 2025 at noon PT (3 pm ET) \n\n\n\nLocation:\n\n\n\nOnline (Zoom link will be sent to you). \n\n\n\nCOST\n\n\n\n$100. Register early. Spaces are limited. Registration closes Friday\, March 21\, 2025. \n\n\n\nFORMAT\n\n\n\n\nSilence is observed after the first session Friday until the closing sharing on Sunday.\n\n\n\nFour group input sessions will exploring various dimensions of this theme.\n\n\n\nFour or five 45-60 minute periods for assigned personal prayer spaced throughout the retreat\n\n\n\nThree 15 minute one-to-one spiritual direction sessions with Jan\, Esther or another spiritual director.\n\n\n\n\nParticipants are encouraged to retreat in a physical space conducive to maintaining silence while they vacation with the Lord. More details will be sent following registration. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat participants have said:\n\n\n\n“During the Ignatian retreat\, I processed a deep hurt and became more settled in the strange place I’m at emotionally. I felt loved\, accepted and understood by God.” \n\n\n\n“These retreats are wonderful breaks in busy times of the year. God has caught me by surprise in each retreat in such meaningful ways. Amazing!” \n\n\n\n“We participants were helped to create space for God and openness to God’s movement and visitation within us through music\, sharing\, exercises\, reflection and silence. I am grateful I partook.” \n\n\n\n“In the Ignatian Retreat\, I was facilitated to wrestle an issue with God. The open and honest conversation with Him led me to see more of his gentle and compassionate presence. My soul search did not end there but continues.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFACILITATORS\n\n\n\n\n\nJan Evans* Jan has accompanied many persons through the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises in Daily Life (Annotation 19) over the past 12 years. She received her Ignatian training through workshops offered by Loyola House Ignatian Spirituality Centre in Guelph and a supervised practicum with a Loyola House spiritual director. She currently offers spiritual direction from her home in Collingwood\, Ontario and facilitates contemplative retreats. \n\n\n\n\n\nEsther Hizsa* Esther has also accompanied many people praying the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises and was trained by JSAV (Jesuit Apostolate Spirituality of Vancouver). She has an M Div from Regent College\, co-facilitates Living from the Heart and is on the Leadership Team of SoulStream. She posts weekly on her blog An Everyday Pilgrim and is the author of Stories of an Everyday Pilgrim\, Seed Cracked Open\, and In the Heart of the Beloved. She also offers spiritual direction from her home in Vernon\, B.C. \n\n\n\n\n\nJan and Esther co-facilitate the SoulStream Ignatian Spiritual Exercises Retreat in Daily Life and are members of SoulStream\, a dispersed\, contemplative Christian community. \n\n\n\n*Denotes Independent Contractor \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Form
URL:https://www.soulstream.org/event/peace-chaos-journeying-with-christ-through-it-all/
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SUMMARY:February 2025 Weekend Contemplative Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Registration is now closed. Email soulstream1@gmail.com to be added to the wait list. \n\n\n\n\n\nA SoulStream Weekend Retreat\n\n\n\nImage by Irene Fennema. Used with permission.\n\n\n\n\n\nSoulStream invites you to: \n\n\n\nBe-Longing: Coming Home to the Gift of Being Yourself\n\n\n\n\nThat’s plain enough\, isn’t it? You’re no longer wandering exiles. This kingdom of faith is now your home country. You’re no longer strangers or outsiders. You belong here… \nEphesians 2:19 (The Message)\n\n\n\n\nTrue belonging is the spiritual practice of believing in and belonging to yourself so deeply that you can share your most authentic self with the world and find sacredness in both being a part of something and standing alone in the wilderness. True belonging doesn’t require you to change who you are; it requires you to be who you are. \nBrené Brown\, Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone\n\n\n\nJoin Living from the Heart facilitators Brent Unrau and Esther Hizsa for a contemplative weekend exploring the vulnerable journey of what it means to belong. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDATE/TIME: Friday\, Feb 21 at 6:30 pm to Sunday\, Feb 23 at 12:30 pmLOCATION: Rivendell Retreat Centre\, Bowen Island\, BCCOST: $285.00 (includes accommodation\, Saturday brunch and supper and Sunday brunch)FACILITATORS: Brent Unrau and Esther Hizsa \n\n\n\nRegister early. Spaces are limited. \n\n\n\n\n\nBrent Unrau* Brent lives in intentional community on Kingfisher Farm in South Surrey\, B.C. He presently divides his vocational focus as a therapist with being a spiritual director. In his free time\, he can be found taking in a moving play or thought provoking film\, reading poetry\, drinking in a stimulating podcast\, playing with his amazing grandchildren or going for a good hike or a cultural adventure with his wife. \n\n\n\n\n\nEsther Hizsa* Esther lives in Vernon\, B.C. She offers spiritual direction and co-facilitates SoulStream’s Ignatian Spiritual Exercises. Esther values authenticity and vulnerability and you hear it in her facilitating and read about it on her blog An Everyday Pilgrim. She is the author of three books: Stories of an Everyday Pilgrim\, Seed Cracked Open\, and In the Heart of the Beloved. She\, too\, enjoys hanging out with her grandchildren and hiking and biking with her husband in the beauty of the North Okanagan. \n\n\n\n\n\nBrent and Esther are facilitators for SoulStream’s Living from the Heart and partners of SoulStream\, a dispersed\, contemplative Christian community. You can listen to interviews with Brent and Esther on the Living from the Heart Podcast and Hints of Gladness. \n\n\n\n*Denotes Independent Contractor \n\n\n\n\n\n\nCancellation Policy\nIf a registered participant cancels:\n\n\n\n\nIf a registered participant cancels 7 days or more prior to the event\, and they paid by e- transfer\, they will receive a full refund. Within 7 days of the event\, no refund will be given.\n\n\n\nIf a registered participant cancels 7 days prior or more prior to the event and paid through PayPal\, they will receive a full refund minus $10 to cover administration fees.\n\n\n\nIf a registered participant cancels 7 days or more prior to the event\, their registration fees may be offered to SoulStream as a donation at their request. If such a request is made\, a charitable receipt will be issued at the end of the tax year.\n\n\n\nIf a registered participant wishes to transfer their space/payment to someone else\, they must notify the SoulStream administrator by email.\n\n\n\n\nIf SoulStream cancels:\n\n\n\n\nIf SoulStream cancels a day/event/course without rescheduling\, registration fees may be offered to SoulStream as a donation if the participant chooses. In this case\, a charitable donation will be issued at the end of the tax year.\n\n\n\nIf SoulStream cancels a day/event/course without rescheduling\, registration fees will be refunded in full.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Form
URL:https://www.soulstream.org/event/february-2025-weekend-contemplative-retreat/
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SUMMARY:Opening to God's Love: A Course in Contemplative Prayer
DESCRIPTION:“Opening to God’s Love: A Course in Contemplative Prayer” offers a journey into Christian contemplative prayer\, inviting you to deepen your connection with God. \n\n\n\nThrough weekend classes and guided small group sessions\, you will explore the ancient 3rd-century origins of Christian contemplation and practice four foundational forms of contemplative prayer: Lectio Divina\, Centering Prayer\, the Examen\, and Ignatian Imaginative Prayer. \n\n\n\nYou will also learn additional brief prayer forms to enhance and enrich your spiritual practice even further. \n\n\n\nDetails & Registration Form
URL:https://www.soulstream.org/event/opening-to-gods-love-a-course-in-contemplative-prayer/
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SUMMARY:Online Advent Offering 2024
DESCRIPTION:Kate Bowler has generously created an Advent Group Guide to help online communities explore the season of Advent together. As we gather online\, we will be gently guided to open our hearts to explore the hope and anticipation that this beautiful season brings. \n\n\n\nJan Evans and Shauna Gill shall be your Zoom hostesses for 45 minutes to an hour during Advent Sundays to bring this material to our SoulStream community and friends. Each week\, you will be welcomed into community to enter a spacious place of prayerful listening\, journalling and then sharing in small break out groups. You are welcome to join one\, some or all gatherings. This event will not be recorded. \n\n\n\nDownload your individual guide from Kate Bowler’s website\n\n\n\nDate/Time:\n\n\n\nSundays in December on the 1st\, 8th\, 15th\, 22nd4:00 pm PT\, 5:00 pm MT\, 6:00 pm CT\, 7:00 pm ET \n\n\n\nLocation:\n\n\n\nOnline (Zoom link will be sent to you) \n\n\n\nCost:\n\n\n\nThere is no cost for this event\, but SoulStream does welcome donations. Your gifts help us to bring these types of events and more to our partnership and to the world. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration
URL:https://www.soulstream.org/event/online-advent-offering-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241130T110000
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SUMMARY:Anticipating Advent 2024
DESCRIPTION:Anticipating Advent: A SoulStream Retreat \n\n\n\nRegistration is now closed for this event. \n\n\n\nIndividual and group spiritual practices incorporating music\, poetry\, art. \n\n\n\nFacilitated by Rev. Donna Dinsmore and Lindi Lewis. \n\n\n\nDate/Time:\n\n\n\nSaturday November 30\, 11am–4pm \n\n\n\nLocation:\n\n\n\nChown Memorial and Chinese United Church Chapel19th and Cambie\, Vancouver (side entrance off 19th)Free parking on side streets\, meters on Cambie \n\n\n\nPlease note:\n\n\n\nTea\, coffee and snacks will be provided (bring your own mug and a journal and pen if you wish).Also\, Bring a bag lunch or buy locally. \n\n\n\nCost:\n\n\n\nThere is no cost for this event. However\, we welcome donations to SoulStream. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nRegistration is now closed for this event.
URL:https://www.soulstream.org/event/anticipating-advent-2024/
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SUMMARY:Nurturing Contemplative Experiences Workshop 2024
DESCRIPTION:Registration is now closed. Email soulstream1@gmail.com to be added to the wait list. \n\n\n\nSoulStream Presents: \n\n\n\nContemplative Facilitation WorkshopNurturing Contemplative Experiences\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe mission of SoulStream centers on nurturing contemplative experience with Christ leading to inner freedom and loving service. \n\n\n\nMany Partners and friends have felt the invitation to offer contemplative experiences to others as a way to live out this mission in their own circle of relationships. As a result\, SoulStream desires to explore with others some of the themes of facilitation that have made our courses so life-giving. \n\n\n\nThis workshop is for those who:  \n\n\n\n\nhave a growing experience of contemplative life\n\n\n\nand are interested in facilitating contemplative experiences with a range of focus\, such as an introduction to contemplative living\, a one-day prayer retreat\, or a weekend intro to various forms of contemplative prayer\n\n\n\n\nThe intent will be to explore three core values vital to SoulStream facilitation: \n\n\n\n\nfacilitating out of our own current lived experience\n\n\n\nfacilitating with personal honesty and vulnerability\n\n\n\nfacilitating in community\n\n\n\n\nWithin the framework of these values\, the workshop will offer opportunity to explore specific aspects of planning for such an experience: \n\n\n\n\ndeveloping desired outcomes\n\n\n\nfinding an appropriate rhythm and structure \n\n\n\nasking questions that help to go deeper\n\n\n\naddressing potential issues that might be encountered\n\n\n\nconsidering the value of humour\n\n\n\n\nThe workshop will also involve a panel of experienced SoulStream facilitators.Participants will be expected to engage with some material prior to the workshop. \n\n\n\nWe invite you to join us!\n\n\n\nDate/Time\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\nTo be offered online via Zoom. You will need a free Zoom account to access the course. \n\n\n\nCost\n\n\n\nCost of registration is $185 CDN \n\n\n\n\n\n\nClick or tap to read/download SoulStream’s Fee Payment\, Refund and Cancellation Policy\nRegistration or tuition will be payable as follows:\n\n\n\n100% of fees due within 30 days of registration. No confirmed registration until payment received. \n\n\n\nNot covered by program fees\n\n\n\n\nPersonal spiritual direction\n\n\n\nBooks required for the course\n\n\n\nTransportation\n\n\n\n\nCancellation Policy\n\n\n\n\nParticipants who cancel 14 days or more prior to the event will receive a full refund\, minus a $50 administration fee.\n\n\n\nParticipants who cancel within 14 days of the event will receive no refund.\n\n\n\nAll application fees are non-refundable.\n\n\n\nSoulStream recognizes that unforeseen circumstances may arise that cause participants to withdraw. When circumstances are beyond a participant’s control\, they can contact the SoulStream administrator to discuss possibilities for refund or deferral.\n\n\n\n\nIf SoulStream cancels\n\n\n\nIf SoulStream cancels an offering/course without rescheduling\, registration fees may be offered to SoulStream as a donation for a tax receipt if the participant chooses\, or refunded in full. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRead/download SoulStream’s Fee Payment\, Refund and Cancellation Policy as a PDF. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister using the online form below. Registration closes November 1\, 2024\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFacilitation Team:\n\n\n\n\n\nDeb Arndt: Executive Director of SoulStream and Facilitator for Living from the Heart \n\n\n\n\n\nPearl Nieuwenhuis: Facilitator for Art of Spiritual Direction \n\n\n\n\n\nDoug Schroeder: Facilitator for Living from the Heart and Art of Spiritual Direction \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Form\n\n\n\nRegistration is now closed. Email soulstream1@gmail.com to be added to the wait list.
URL:https://www.soulstream.org/event/nurturing-contemplative-experiences-workshop-2024/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241007T110000
DTSTAMP:20260430T201352
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UID:12129-1728068400-1728298800@www.soulstream.org
SUMMARY:Exploring Silence: Listening into the Quiet
DESCRIPTION:October 4\, 2024 – October 7\, 2024 \n\n\n\nA SoulStream Retreat\n\n\n\nAre you longing for some quiet space\, away from all that clamors for your attention? Would you welcome an opportunity to linger in silence\, nurturing your relationship with God\, yourself\, others? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs Henri Nouwen notes\, It is not easy to enter into the silence and reach beyond the many boisterous and demanding voices of our world and discover there the small intimate voice saying: You are my Beloved Child… \n\n\n\nWhat might it be like to enter into this kind of silence\, listening there for the deeper note of Love? \n\n\n\nYou are warmly invited to a three-night SoulStream retreat held at the beautiful Bowen Island retreat center of Rivendell. This retreat will include some facilitated time of input and voluntary group reflection\, silent contemplation and prayer\, space for processing what emerges for you. \n\n\n\nSilence provides a rich medium for our exploration of contemplative practices that help us come home to ourselves and help reorient us toward the triune God. We would love to have you join us for this time of retreat. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate/Time\n\n\n\nOctober 4\, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – October 7\, 2024 @ 11:00 am (PT) \n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\nRivendell Retreat Centre\, Bowen Island\, BC \n\n\n\nCost\n\n\n\n$375 \n\n\n\nFacilitators\n\n\n\nDeb Arndt and Maureen Miller \n\n\n\n\nCancellation Policy\nIf a registered participant cancels:\n\n\n\n\nIf a registered participant cancels 7 days or more prior to the event\, and they paid by e- transfer\, they will receive a full refund. Within 7 days of the event\, no refund will be given.\n\n\n\nIf a registered participant cancels 7 days prior or more prior to the event and paid through PayPal\, they will receive a full refund minus $10 to cover administration fees.\n\n\n\nIf a registered participant cancels 7 days or more prior to the event\, their registration fees may be offered to SoulStream as a donation at their request. If such a request is made\, a charitable receipt will be issued at the end of the tax year.\n\n\n\nIf a registered participant wishes to transfer their space/payment to someone else\, they must notify the SoulStream administrator by email.\n\n\n\n\nIf SoulStream cancels:\n\n\n\n\nIf SoulStream cancels a day/event/course without rescheduling\, registration fees may be offered to SoulStream as a donation if the participant chooses. In this case\, a charitable donation will be issued at the end of the tax year.\n\n\n\nIf SoulStream cancels a day/event/course without rescheduling\, registration fees will be refunded in full.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration
URL:https://www.soulstream.org/event/exploring-silence-listening-into-the-quiet/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240617T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240617T170000
DTSTAMP:20260430T201352
CREATED:20240315T153049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240611T003718Z
UID:11942-1718640000-1718643600@www.soulstream.org
SUMMARY:Ignatian Spiritual Exercises Q&A - June 2024
DESCRIPTION:Would you like to know more?\n\n\n\nJan and Esther are hosting a time to answer any questions you may have about SoulStream’s offering of the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises. \n\n\n\nJoin us onlineMonday\, June 17\, 2024 at 4 pm PT/7 pm ETIf you would like to participate in this online conversation\, please give us your name and email and we will send you a Zoom link prior to the event. \n\n\n\n                \n                        Name(Required)\n                            \n                            \n                                                    \n                                                    First\n                                                \n                            \n                            \n                            \n                        Email(Required)\n                            \n                        \n          \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n        \n                        Δ\n \n                        \n\n\n\nFacilitators\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJan Evans accompanied many persons through the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises in Daily Life (Annotation 19) over the past 14 years. She received her Ignatian training through workshops offered by Loyola House – Ignatian Spirituality Centre in Guelph and a nine-month supervised practicum with a Loyola House spiritual director. She currently offers spiritual direction from her home in London\, Ontario and teaches in the Ontario Jubilee Spiritual Direction Training Program. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEsther Hizsa has completed and accompanied people praying the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises Retreat in Daily Life (Annotation 19) with JSAV (Jesuit Apostolate Spirituality of Vancouver). She has an M Div from Regent College\, co-facilitates Living from the Heart and is on the Leadership Team of SoulStream. She posts weekly on her blog An Everyday Pilgrim and is the author of Stories of an Everyday Pilgrim\, Seed Cracked Open\, and In the Heart of the Beloved. Esther attends St. Stephen the Martyr Church in Burnaby. \n\n\n\nJan and Esther are both members of SoulStream\, a dispersed\, contemplative Christian community.
URL:https://www.soulstream.org/event/ignatian-spiritual-exercises-qa-june-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240527T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240527T170000
DTSTAMP:20260430T201352
CREATED:20240315T153049Z
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UID:11389-1716825600-1716829200@www.soulstream.org
SUMMARY:Ignatian Spiritual Exercises Q&A - May 2024
DESCRIPTION:Would you like to know more?\n\n\n\nJan and Esther are hosting a time to answer any questions you may have about SoulStream’s offering of the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises. \n\n\n\nJoin us onlineMonday\, May 27\, 2024 at 4 pm PT/7 pm ETIf you would like to participate in this online conversation\, please email Esther at aneverydaypilgrim@gmail.com for a Zoom link. \n\n\n\nFacilitators\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJan Evans accompanied many persons through the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises in Daily Life (Annotation 19) over the past 14 years. She received her Ignatian training through workshops offered by Loyola House – Ignatian Spirituality Centre in Guelph and a nine-month supervised practicum with a Loyola House spiritual director. She currently offers spiritual direction from her home in London\, Ontario and teaches in the Ontario Jubilee Spiritual Direction Training Program. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEsther Hizsa has completed and accompanied people praying the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises Retreat in Daily Life (Annotation 19) with JSAV (Jesuit Apostolate Spirituality of Vancouver). She has an M Div from Regent College\, co-facilitates Living from the Heart and is on the Leadership Team of SoulStream. She posts weekly on her blog An Everyday Pilgrim and is the author of Stories of an Everyday Pilgrim\, Seed Cracked Open\, and In the Heart of the Beloved. Esther attends St. Stephen the Martyr Church in Burnaby. \n\n\n\nJan and Esther are both members of SoulStream\, a dispersed\, contemplative Christian community.
URL:https://www.soulstream.org/event/ignatian-spiritual-exercises-qa-may-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240525T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240525T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T201352
CREATED:20240229T011617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240315T153449Z
UID:11353-1716625800-1716638400@www.soulstream.org
SUMMARY:A Taste of Living from the Heart - May 2024
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for A Taste of “Living from the Heart”\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAre you wondering what Living from the Heart might be about?\n\n\n\nWould you be interested in a spacious\, reflective and informative ‘mini morning retreat’? Does spending some time connecting with others online around this theme and topic sound appealing? \n\n\n\nPlease consider joining us for a morning\, getting a taste of the essence of SoulStream’s course called Living from the Heart. \n\n\n\nWe will enjoy a contemplative practice together\, and then spend some time reflecting together on our image of God and self. All this will be explored with a focus on what it might look like to live more from the heart\, opening up to the initiating presence and love of Christ. There will also be time to look at the practical details of the course and answer any questions that you might have. \n\n\n\nDATE/TIME: May 25\, 2024 – 8:30 am – 12:00 pm (PT)FACILITATORS: Maureen Miller\, Brent UnrauPLACE: Online via ZoomCOST: $20.00REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday\, May 17\, 2024 \n\n\n\nAll proceeds go to SoulStream Initiatives\, a non-profit organization that seeks to support the contemplative lifestyle and encourage others to live authentically with Jesus. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Form
URL:https://www.soulstream.org/event/a-taste-of-living-from-the-heart-may-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240426T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240428T153000
DTSTAMP:20260430T201352
CREATED:20240123T223412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240315T153609Z
UID:11143-1714158000-1714318200@www.soulstream.org
SUMMARY:April 2024 Weekend Contemplative Retreat
DESCRIPTION:SoulStream invites you to: \n\n\n\nA Spacious Weekend Contemplative Retreat\n\n\n\nThis retreat offering is designed with significant spaciousness such that you might feel invited to join in and/or feel free to invite curious friends to experience the SoulStream community and opportunity for contemplative practice. It is open to SoulStream partners\, friends\, and friends of friends. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnjoy loving community\, delicious meals\, opportunities for silence and contemplation amid beautiful surroundings. \n\n\n\nGet a taste for or revisit contemplative life and community. \n\n\n\nEngage with others and/or take time for yourself. Participate\, if you wish\, in invitations and opportunities to encounter God intimately and personally. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDATE/TIME: 7 pm Friday\, April 26 to 3:30 pm Sunday April 28\, 2024 – Please arrive by 6 pm on FridayLOCATION: Rivendell Retreat Centre\, Bowen Island\, BCCOST: $235.00 (includes accommodation and meals Saturday breakfast to Sunday lunch)COORDINATORS: Lois Armerding\, Jutta Shaw \n\n\n\nRegister early. Spaces are limited. \n\n\n\n\nCancellation Policy\nIf a registered participant cancels:\n\n\n\n\nIf a registered participant cancels 7 days or more prior to the event\, and they paid by e- transfer\, they will receive a full refund. Within 7 days of the event\, no refund will be given.\n\n\n\nIf a registered participant cancels 7 days prior or more prior to the event and paid through PayPal\, they will receive a full refund minus $10 to cover administration fees.\n\n\n\nIf a registered participant cancels 7 days or more prior to the event\, their registration fees may be offered to SoulStream as a donation at their request. If such a request is made\, a charitable receipt will be issued at the end of the tax year.\n\n\n\nIf a registered participant wishes to transfer their space/payment to someone else\, they must notify the SoulStream administrator by email.\n\n\n\n\nIf SoulStream cancels:\n\n\n\n\nIf SoulStream cancels a day/event/course without rescheduling\, registration fees may be offered to SoulStream as a donation if the participant chooses. In this case\, a charitable donation will be issued at the end of the tax year.\n\n\n\nIf SoulStream cancels a day/event/course without rescheduling\, registration fees will be refunded in full.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Form
URL:https://www.soulstream.org/event/april-2024-weekend-contemplative-retreat/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240420T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240420T160000
DTSTAMP:20260430T201352
CREATED:20240228T001213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240315T153532Z
UID:11344-1713618000-1713628800@www.soulstream.org
SUMMARY:Recycle\, Reduce\, Re-use\, AND Reorient
DESCRIPTION:Reflecting on life in a single use world\n\n\n\nTo acknowledge Earth Day\, John Lunn will be hosting an online recycling and beyond session. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOver the last couple of years\, a number of SoulStream partners have expressed interest in learning more about recycling “beyond the basics” as part of their contemplative response to the world. In this workshop\, John will share what he has learned about diverting waste ordinarily bound for the landfill\, acknowledging that much of what is possible depends on recycling services in your own area. \n\n\n\nA deep reflection on recycling can shift our awareness from what we do with waste to how we buy – and buy again. So John will go beyond recycling to consider two more of the classic environmental three R’s: Reduce\, and Re-use. Reflecting in this way will invite us even further to Reorient our view of life as consumers\, with implications for how we steward time and energy as well as money. \n\n\n\nIn addition to offering some context\, strategies\, tips\, and stories\, John hopes to open space for dialogue to encourage deeper reflection on these issues that are deeply connected to our humanity and to how we live in communities. \n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nRegister now to receive a Zoom meeting link before the event.
URL:https://www.soulstream.org/event/recycle-reduce-re-use-and-reorient/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240315T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240317T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T201352
CREATED:20231110T192020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240315T153745Z
UID:10675-1710520200-1710676800@www.soulstream.org
SUMMARY:Opening to Compassion - March 2024
DESCRIPTION:An Ignatian Weekend Silent Retreat\n\n\n\nImage by Pikrepo\,Creative Commons\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCompassionate God\,your generous presenceis always attunedto hurting ones.Your listening earis bent towardthe cries of the woundedYour heart of lovefills with tearsfor the suffering. \nJoyce Rupp\n\n\n\nJoin spiritual directors Jan Evans and Esther Hizsa for a silent\, guided prayer retreat opening to the desire to encounter God’s compassion personally using Ignatian prayer practices such as Lectio Divina\, Imaginative Prayer and Prayer of Examen. \n\n\n\nMarch 15-17\, 2024  (Online)\n\n\n\nTIME: Friday\, 4:30 pm PT (7:30 pm ET) to Sunday\, noon PT (3 pm ET) \n\n\n\nCOST: $100. Register early. Spaces are limited. \n\n\n\nFORMAT: \n\n\n\n\nSilence is observed after the first session Friday until the closing sharing on Sunday.\n\n\n\nFour group input sessions exploring various dimensions of this theme.\n\n\n\nFour or five 45-60 minute periods for assigned personal prayer spaced throughout the retreat\n\n\n\nThree 15 minute one-on-one spiritual direction sessions with Jan\, Esther or another spiritual director.\n\n\n\n\nParticipants are encouraged to retreat in a physical space conducive to maintaining silence while they vacation with the Lord. More details will be sent following registration. \n\n\n\nFACILITATORS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJan Evans* has accompanied many persons through the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises in Daily Life (Annotation 19) over the past 12 years. She received her Ignatian training through workshops offered by Loyola House – Ignatian Spirituality Centre in Guelph and a supervised practicum with a Loyola House spiritual director. She currently offers spiritual direction from her home in London\, Ontario and teaches in the Ontario Jubilee Spiritual Direction Training Program. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEsther Hizsa* has completed and accompanied people praying the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises Retreat in Daily Life (Annotation 19) with JSAV (Jesuit Apostolate Spirituality of Vancouver). She has an M Div from Regent College\, co-facilitates Living from the Heart and is on the Leadership Team of SoulStream. She posts weekly on her blog An Everyday Pilgrim and is the author of Stories of an Everyday Pilgrim\, Seed Cracked Open\, and In the Heart of the Beloved. Esther attends St. Stephen the Martyr Church in Burnaby. \n\n\n\n*Denotes Independent Contractor \n\n\n\nJan and Esther are both partners of SoulStream\, a dispersed\, contemplative Christian community. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Form
URL:https://www.soulstream.org/event/opening-to-compassion-march-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240223T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240225T153000
DTSTAMP:20260430T201352
CREATED:20231011T050525Z
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UID:10279-1708711200-1708875000@www.soulstream.org
SUMMARY:Living from the Heart Alumni weekend - Feb 2024
DESCRIPTION:Registration is now full. If you would like to be on the waitlist\, please contact the office. \n\n\n\nSoulStream invites you to: \n\n\n\nA Living from the Heart ALUMNI Weekend Retreat\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRevisit\, refresh\, remember\, and re-engage the contemplative life. \n\n\n\nEncounter God intimately and personally. \n\n\n\nAwaken to the ways God is meeting us in the experiences of life. \n\n\n\nEnjoy silence\, loving community\, delicious meals and beautiful surroundings. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDATE/TIME: 7 pm Friday\, February 23 to 3:30 pm Sunday February 25\, 2024 – Please arrive by 6 pm on FridayLOCATION: Rivendell Retreat Centre\, Bowen Island\, BCCOST: $425.00 (includes accommodation and meals Saturday breakfast to Sunday lunch)FACILITATORS: Deb Arndt\, Esther Hizsa & Brent Unrau \n\n\n\nRegister early. Spaces are limited. \n\n\n\n\nCancellation Policy\nIf a registered participant cancels:\n\n\n\n\nIf a registered participant cancels 7 days or more prior to the event\, and they paid by e- transfer\, they will receive a full refund. Within 7 days of the event\, no refund will be given.\n\n\n\nIf a registered participant cancels 7 days prior or more prior to the event and paid through PayPal\, they will receive a full refund minus $10 to cover administration fees.\n\n\n\nIf a registered participant cancels 7 days or more prior to the event\, their registration fees may be offered to SoulStream as a donation at their request. If such a request is made\, a charitable receipt will be issued at the end of the tax year.\n\n\n\nIf a registered participant wishes to transfer their space/payment to someone else\, they must notify the SoulStream administrator by email.\n\n\n\n\nIf SoulStream cancels:\n\n\n\n\nIf SoulStream cancels a day/event/course without rescheduling\, registration fees may be offered to SoulStream as a donation if the participant chooses. In this case\, a charitable donation will be issued at the end of the tax year.\n\n\n\nIf SoulStream cancels a day/event/course without rescheduling\, registration fees will be refunded in full.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Form
URL:https://www.soulstream.org/event/living-from-the-heart-alumni-weekend-feb-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231129T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231220T193000
DTSTAMP:20260430T201352
CREATED:20231017T171449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231219T000054Z
UID:10357-1701282600-1703100600@www.soulstream.org
SUMMARY:Advent 2023
DESCRIPTION:SoulStream Presents: \n\n\n\n\n\nSounds and Symbols of the Season\n\n\n\nParticipate in the wonder of the Advent story through music\, imagery\, poetry\, and scripture. \n\n\n\nJoin SoulStream Partners Rod Janz and Melody Owen in a journey through each Advent week exploring the themes of hope\, peace\, joy\, and love. Prompts will be provided to you individually with an opportunity to gather once each week. \n\n\n\n\n\nHost of Angels by Mike Moyers\n\n\n\n\n\nAdvent Gathering\n\n\n\nNorthern Lullaby by Nori Peter\n\n\n\n\n\nDates:\n\n\n\nWednesday Evenings November 29\, December 6\, 13\, 20 on Zoom \n\n\n\nTimes:\n\n\n\n6:30–7:30pm PST | 7:30–8:30pm MST | 8:30–9:30pm CST | 9:30–10:30pm EST \n\n\n\nCost:\n\n\n\nThere is no cost for these evenings. However\, we welcome donations to SoulStream. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrompts for Gatherings\n\n\n\nNovember 29 – Week 1: Hope – Download PDF \n\n\n\nDecember 6 – Week 2: Love – Download PDF \n\n\n\nDecember 13 – Week 3: Joy – Download PDF \n\n\n\nDecember 20 – Week 4: Peace – Download PDF \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nQuestions? please contact Audrey at soulstream1@gmail.com
URL:https://www.soulstream.org/event/advent-2023/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230527T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230527T160000
DTSTAMP:20260430T201352
CREATED:20231018T000525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231110T190001Z
UID:10436-1685178000-1685203200@www.soulstream.org
SUMMARY:The Way of the Heart - May 2023 - Red Deer
DESCRIPTION:SoulStream Presents: \n\n\n\nThe Way of the Heart: a contemplative path\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis one-day workshop will include conversation and practices that offer us a taste of SoulStream’s course\, entitled Living from the Heart. \n\n\n\nWe will discover more of what it means to be awake to our lives and to the Loving Presence always here…and everywhere… \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLOCATION: 5813 – 45 Ave.\, Red DeerDATE/TIME: Saturday\, May 27\, 2023\, 9am-4pm.FACILITATORS: Cherie Tetz\, Doug Schroeder\, Carrie DickmanCOST: $50 (Bring your own lunch\, beverages provided) \n\n\n\nAll proceeds go to SoulStream Initiatives\, a non-profit organization that seeks to support the contemplative lifestyle and encourage others to live authentically with Jesus.
URL:https://www.soulstream.org/event/the-way-of-the-heart-may-2023-red-deer-copy/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230527T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230527T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T201352
CREATED:20231018T001629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240229T012024Z
UID:10442-1685176200-1685188800@www.soulstream.org
SUMMARY:A Taste of Living from the Heart - May 2023
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for A Taste of “Living from the Heart”\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAre you wondering what Living from the Heart might be about?\n\n\n\nWould you be interested in a spacious\, reflective and informative ‘mini morning retreat’? Does spending some time connecting with others online around this theme and topic sound appealing? \n\n\n\nPlease consider joining us for a morning\, getting a taste of the essence of SoulStream’s course called Living from the Heart. \n\n\n\nWe will enjoy a contemplative practice together\, and then spend some time reflecting together on our image of God and self. All this will be explored with a focus on what it might look like to live more from the heart\, opening up to the initiating presence and love of Christ. There will also be time to look at the practical details of the course and answer any questions that you might have. \n\n\n\nDATE/TIME: May 27\, 2023 – 8:30 am – 12:00 pm PST.FACILITATORS: Maureen Miller\, Brent UnrauPLACE: Online via ZoomCOST: $20.00REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday\, May 19\, 2023 \n\n\n\nAll proceeds go to SoulStream Initiatives\, a non-profit organization that seeks to support the contemplative lifestyle and encourage others to live authentically with Jesus. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Form
URL:https://www.soulstream.org/event/a-taste-of-living-from-the-heart-may-2023/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230513T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230513T150000
DTSTAMP:20260430T201352
CREATED:20231018T002204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231018T002232Z
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SUMMARY: Being With Our Sorrow  - May 2023
DESCRIPTION:“Meeting Place” – Artist: Emmanuel Osahor\n\n\n\nWhat is your relationship with the sorrow in your life?\n\n\n\nIs it something you hide or try to outrun? Drown in? \n\n\n\nIs it something you could befriend\, approach with welcome\, and a degree of warmth and kindness? \n\n\n\nCould it be something you come into a more healing relationship with? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBeing With Our SorrowWhat is your relationship with the sorrow in your life?Is it something you hide or try to outrun? Drown in?Is it something you could befriend\, approach with welcome\, and a degree of warmth and kindness?Could it be something you come into a more healing relationship with?\n\n\n\n“Meeting Place” – Artist: Emmanuel Osahor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBeing With Our SorrowWhat is your relationship with the sorrow in your life?Is it something you hide or try to outrun? Drown in?Is it something you could befriend\, approach with welcome\, and a degree of warmth and kindness?Could it be something you come into a more healing relationship with?\n\n\n\n“Meeting Place” – Artist: Emmanuel Osahor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDrawing wisdom from Francis Weller’s The Wild Edge of Sorrow and trusting Love’s tender presence\, we hope to bring attention and warmth to the ways we suffer. To bring it out of the isolation where many of us keep it. \n\n\n\nJoin us for a prayerful day where story\, poetry\, music\, personal reflection and a communal ritual invite a kind welcome to some of the sorrow we hold in our hearts. There will be times for speaking and sharing with each other. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWHEN: Saturday May 13\, 2023 from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. \n\n\n\nCOST: $70 (includes coffee/tea & snacks. Please bring a bag lunch) \n\n\n\nLOCATION: St Laurence Anglican Church 5940 Lakeview Dr SW\, Calgary AB \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFacilitators & SoulStream Partners: \n\n\n\n\n\nHelen Barry \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHelen is a spiritual director in Calgary who also works with people with disabilities. She has a long term relationship with the L’ Arche community here in Calgary. \n\n\n\n\n\n Pearl Nieuwenhuis \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPearl is a spiritual director/ retreat leader in Calgary. She offers spiritual direction from home\, the UofC and co-facilitates SoulStream’s Art of Spiritual Direction course. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Form\n\n\n\nThis event has passed.
URL:https://www.soulstream.org/event/being-with-our-sorrow-may-2023/
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SUMMARY:Coming Home: Turning Toward and Lingering in Love’s Embrace  – Online Lenten Retreat – March 2023
DESCRIPTION:IGNATIAN SILENT PRAYER RETREAT – ONLINE – MARCH 2023\n\n\n\n“Surrendering to love leads to an unexpected place\, where yieldedness to God frees us to become who God created us to be.”— David Benner \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRembrandt Harmensz van Rijn – Return of the Prodigal Son\, Public Domain \n\n\n\nJoin spiritual directors Jan Evans and Esther Hizsa for a silent\, guided prayer retreat opening to the desire to encounter God personally and live and grow in freedom using Ignatian prayer practices such as Lectio Divina\, Gospel Contemplation (Praying with your imagination) and Prayer of Examen. \n\n\n\nMarch 24-26\, 2023  Online\n\n\n\nTIME: Friday\, 5pm PT (8 pm ET) to Sunday\, noon PT (3 pm ET) \n\n\n\nCOST: $100. Register early. Spaces are limited. \n\n\n\nFORMAT: \n\n\n\n\nSilence is observed after the first session Friday until the closing sharing on Sunday.\n\n\n\nFive group input sessions.\n\n\n\nSix 45-60 minute periods for assigned personal prayer spaced throughout the retreat.\n\n\n\nThree 15 minute one-on-one spiritual direction sessions with Jan\, Esther or another spiritual director.\n\n\n\n\nParticipants are encouraged to retreat in a physical space conducive to maintaining silence while they “vacation with the Lord.” \n\n\n\nMore details will be sent following registration. \n\n\n\nFACILITATORS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJan Evans* has accompanied many persons through the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises in Daily Life (Annotation 19) over the past 12 years. She received her Ignatian training through workshops offered by Loyola House – Ignatian Spirituality Centre in Guelph and a supervised practicum with a Loyola House spiritual director. She currently offers spiritual direction from her home in London\, Ontario and teaches in the Ontario Jubilee Spiritual Direction Training Program. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEsther Hizsa* has completed and accompanied people praying the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises Retreat in Daily Life (Annotation 19) with JSAV (Jesuit Apostolate Spirituality of Vancouver). She has an M Div from Regent College\, co-facilitates Living from the Heart and is on the Leadership Team of SoulStream. She posts weekly on her blog An Everyday Pilgrim and is the author of Stories of an Everyday Pilgrim\, Seed Cracked Open\, and In the Heart of the Beloved. Esther attends St. Stephen the Martyr Church in Burnaby. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*Denotes Independent Contractor \n\n\n\nJan and Esther are both partners of SoulStream\, a dispersed\, contemplative Christian community.
URL:https://www.soulstream.org/event/coming-home-turning-toward-and-lingering-in-loves-embrace-online-lenten-retreat-march-2023/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230311T160000
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SUMMARY:The Way of the Heart - March 2023 - Calgary
DESCRIPTION:SoulStream Presents: \n\n\n\nThe Way of the Heart: a contemplative path\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis one-day workshop will include conversation and practices that offer us a taste of SoulStream’s course\, entitled Living from the Heart. \n\n\n\nWe will discover more of what it means to be awake to our lives and to the Loving Presence always here…and everywhere… \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLOCATION: 4007 – 1st Street NW\, CalgaryDATE/TIME: Saturday\, March 11\, 2023\, 9am-4pm.FACILITATORS: Cherie Tetz\, Doug Schroeder\, Carrie DickmanCOST: $50 (Bring your own lunch\, beverages provided) \n\n\n\nAll proceeds go to SoulStream Initiatives\, a non-profit organization that seeks to support the contemplative lifestyle and encourage others to live authentically with Jesus.
URL:https://www.soulstream.org/event/the-way-of-the-heart-march-2023-calgary/
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SUMMARY:Watching for the Light - Entering the Advent Story - December 2022
DESCRIPTION:Hippopx\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNOTE: Registration is now closed. May the peace of Christ be with you this Advent season! \n\n\n\nThis coming Advent season\, how might we enter the story again\, this age-old familiar story\, and allow it to help us pay attention to our stories? How might we be watching for the Light in our ordinary everyday vulnerabilities\, and how might we do that with one another? \n\n\n\nSettling in with poetry and scripture and art\, join Doug Schroeder and Deb Arndt as they host four evenings on the Advent journey. You only need bring yourself\, your longings and your honesty and your beautiful\, messy story. We’ll travel again through Advent\, then and now. In this quiet contemplative space\, let’s watch together for the Light. \n\n\n\nDATES: Monday evenings November 28\, December 5\, 12\, 19 on Zoom. \n\n\n\nTIMES: 6:30-7:30 PST; 7:30-8:30 MST; 8:30-9:30 CST; 9:30-10:30 EST \n\n\n\nLOCATION: via Zoom \n\n\n\nCOST: None (We welcome donations to SoulStream) \n\n\n\nLuke 1:78-79 (TVL)Through our God’s heart of mercy\,the Sunrise from on high will come upon us\,to give light to those who sit in darknessand in the shadow of death\,to guide our feet in the way of shalom. \n\n\n\nPlease feel free to register\, even if you are unable to join us on Monday evenings.  Materials will be sent out the next day via email.
URL:https://www.soulstream.org/event/watching-for-the-light-entering-the-advent-story-december-2022/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221118T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221120T130000
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SUMMARY:Ignatian Silent Prayer Retreat - Online - November 2022
DESCRIPTION:A Call to Wintering: Finding God in a Season of Dark Mystery and Starry Wonder\n\n\n\n\nAn Ignatian Weekend Retreat \n\n\n\n\nPhoto: Creative Commons Licence \n\n\n\nWintering brings about some of the most profound and insightful moments of our human experience\, and wisdom resides in those who have wintered.— Katherine May\, Wintering \n\n\n\nIs your heart calling you to encounter God in your wintering?\n\n\n\nJoin spiritual directors Jan Evans and Esther Hizsa for a silent\, guided prayer retreat\, using Ignatian prayer practices such as Lectio Divina\, Gospel Contemplation (Praying with your imagination) and Prayer of Examen. \n\n\n\nNovember 18-20\, 2022  (Online)\n\n\n\nTIME: Friday\, 7pm ET (4pm PT) to Sunday\, 1 pm ET (10 am PT) \n\n\n\nCOST: $100. Register early. Spaces are limited. \n\n\n\nFORMAT: \n\n\n\n\nSilence is observed after the first session Friday until the closing sharing on Sunday.\n\n\n\nFive group input sessions (see below) Note: Saturday’s sessions begin at 6:30 am PT (9:30 am ET) and Sunday’s session begins at 8 am PT (11 am ET)\n\n\n\nSix 45-60 minute periods for assigned personal prayer spaced throughout the retreat\n\n\n\nThree 15 minute one-on-one spiritual direction sessions with Jan\, Esther or another spiritual director.\n\n\n\nParticipants are encouraged to retreat in a physical space conducive to maintaining silence while they “vacation with the Lord.”\n\n\n\n\nMore details will be sent following registration. \n\n\n\nFACILITATORS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJan Evans* has accompanied many persons through the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises in Daily Life (Annotation 19) over the past 12 years. She received her Ignatian training through workshops offered by Loyola House – Ignatian Spirituality Centre in Guelph and a supervised practicum with a Loyola House spiritual director. She currently offers spiritual direction from her home in London\, Ontario and teaches in the Ontario Jubilee Spiritual Direction Training Program. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEsther Hizsa* has completed and accompanied people praying the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises Retreat in Daily Life (Annotation 19) with JSAV (Jesuit Apostolate Spirituality of Vancouver). She has an M Div from Regent College\, co-facilitates Living from the Heart and is on the Leadership Team of SoulStream. She posts weekly on her blog An Everyday Pilgrim and is the author of Stories of an Everyday Pilgrim and Seed Cracked Open. Esther attends St. Stephen the Martyr Church in Burnaby. \n\n\n\n*Denotes Independent Contractor \n\n\n\nJan and Esther are both partners of SoulStream\, a dispersed\, contemplative Christian community.
URL:https://www.soulstream.org/event/ignatian-silent-prayer-retreat-online-november-2022/
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SUMMARY:A Taste of Living from the Heart - April 2022
DESCRIPTION:SoulStream Presents: \n\n\n\nA Taste of “Living from the Heart”\n\n\n\nSaturday\, April 9\, 2022  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAre you wondering what Living from the Heart is about?\n\n\n\nWould you welcome a spacious\, reflective and informative ‘mini-retreat’? Does spending some time connecting with others in community sound appealing? \n\n\n\nPlease consider joining us for a day\, getting a small taste of the essence of SoulStream’s course called Living from the Heart. \n\n\n\nWe will have conversation\, listening to our own inner selves\, one another\, and God as we consider what it means to live from the heart\, opening our hearts and our lives in response to the initiating presence and love of Christ. \n\n\n\nDATE/TIME: April 9\, 2022 – 8:00 am – 4:00 pm PST.FACILITATORS: Maureen Miller\, Brent Unrau\, Deb ArndtPLACE: Online via ZoomCOST: $50.00 \n\n\n\nAll proceeds go to SoulStream Initiatives\, a non-profit organization that seeks to support the contemplative lifestyle and encourage others to live authentically with Jesus.
URL:https://www.soulstream.org/event/a-taste-of-living-from-the-heart-april-2022/
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SUMMARY:Welcoming Advent with Steve and Jean Imbach - Nov. 28\, 2015
DESCRIPTION:Steve & Jean Imbach and SoulStream Present:A Day of Welcoming Advent\n\n\n\nSchedule for A Day of Welcoming Advent\n\n\n\n9:15–9:30am – gathering and settle9:45–10:15 – welcome\, instruction to viso divina and Introduction to Art piece #110:15–11:00 – Silence and Journal time11:00–11:15 – Introduction to Art piece #211:15–12:00 – Silence and Journal time12:00–1:00 – Lunch Break with Table Talk (sharing with each other about presentations 1 and 2)1:00–1:15 – Introduction to Art piece #31:15–2:00 – Silence and Journal time2:00–3:00 – Sharing together and Eucharist \n\n\n\nLunch and refreshments will be provided. Please bring a notebook and pen and wear comfortable clothing. \n\n\n\nThe event will be held at 35535 McKee Road in Abbotsford. \n\n\n\nCost: $50.00All proceeds go to SoulStream Initiatives\, a non-profit organization that seeks to support the contemplative lifestyle and encourage others to live authentically with Jesus. \n\n\n\nAbout Steve Imbach\n\n\n\nSteve Imbach is the Executive Director Emeritus of SoulStream. Steve has received spiritual direction for 29 years and after training by Sr. Lily Quintos R. C. has been offering it for over 20 years. Steve worked as a real estate and dental salesperson for 28 years. He graduated from Regent College\, Vancouver BC with a Master of Christian Studies. Steve helps in facilitating the courses offered by SoulStream\, loves the outdoors\, walking\, cooking for friends and family and is working at being semi-retired. \n\n\n\nRegistration Form\n\n\n\nAfter completing the online registration form below\, you will be directed to Paypal where you may pay using your Paypal account or any major credit card. \n\n\n\nQuestions? please contact Audrey at soulstream1@gmail.com \n\n\n\nREGISTRATION CLOSED.
URL:https://www.soulstream.org/event/welcoming-advent-2015/
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