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SPECIAL EVENTS

2010 DELLA STRADA AWARD CELEBRATION - IGNATIAN VOLUNTEER CORPS LOS ANGELES

Sunday, October 10, 2010, 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA.

The Los Angeles Regional Council of the Ignatian Volunteer Corps cordially invites you to the 2010 Della Strada Award Celebration honoring Bishop Joseph M. Sartoris, D.D., Auxilary Bishop of Los Angeles San Pedro Pastoral Region, retired, on Sunday, October 10, 2010, 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA.

The suggested donation for the reception is $65/person. For more information, contact Ann Hansen, Regional Director, IVC Los Angeles, at (805) 987-9807, or at ahansen@ivcusa.org

The Madonna Della Strada Award is named after the Sancta Maria della Strada, the first church that Ignatius and the early Jesuits obtained to serve the uban poor in the center of Rome. The award honors lives that reflect the Ignatian values of direct service to the poor, and working and educating for a more just society

SPAIN AND FRANCE

March 19 to 28, 2011
A Spiritual Journey to Spain & France
In the Footsteps of Ignatius of Loyola
Description: 10-day pilgrimage to Spain and France. Itinerary includes the birthplaces of St. Ignatius of Loyola, St. Francis Xavier, St. Bernadette Soubirous; Lourdes shrine and sanctuary of healing; Shrine of the Black Madonna and Benedictine Monastery at Montserrat; holy cave at Manresa where Ignatius composed the Spiritual Exercises; Sagrada Familia Church, Gaudí’s masterpiece in Barcelona.
Directors: Tour Chaplain Rev. John Mossi, S.J., and Group Coordinator Joe Naylor, C.F.R.E.
Travel arrangements: Catholic Travel Centre, Burbank, California. Arrangements include round-trip flights from Los Angeles or San Francisco to Spain; private motor coach; comfortable accommodations; delicious regional cuisine; daily Mass and Examination of Conscience
For more information: Contact Joe Naylor: call (408) 884-1635 or e-mail jnaylor@calprov.org
To view tour brochure: click here.

RETREAT/SPIRITUALITY PROGRAMS

RANCHO PALOS VERDES

August 8-15, 2010
8-Day Guided Directed Retreat: The Hospitality of God: Now is the Time
Type: Silent Retreat for Men and Women
Description: Based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, this retreat provides time for spiritual reflection, solitude and prayer, inviting retreatants to be attentive to the inner movements of the Holy Spirit. Prayer will focus on Scripture and personal life experience. The schedule includes a Scripture-based conference each morning, individual direction each day, daily celebration of the Eucharist, and a mid-week Reconciliation service.
Directors: Fr. Stephen Corder, S.J., Executive Director of the Loyola Institute for Spirituality (LIS); Fr. David Robinson, S.J., Associate Director, LIS; Sr. Barbra Ostheimer, S.N.D., Associate Director LIS; Br. Charles Jackson, S.J., Associate Director, LIS; Joanne Ngo Do, LIS Associate; Sr. Julia Costello, D.M.J., Spiritual Director, Mary & Joseph Retreat Center; Sr. Karen Derr, D.M.J.
Location: Mary & Joseph Retreat Center, 5300 Crest Rd., Rancho Palos Verdes
Cost: $525 per person shared room; $625 single room if paid in full before July 19; $555 per person shared room; $655 single room after July 19
To register: Call Tammy Ichinotsubo-Ezzi at (310) 377-4867 ext. 252 or e-mail tezzi@maryjoseph.org

Loyola Institute for Spirituality
480 S. Batavia Street
Orange, California

For a schedule of retreats offered by the Loyola Institute for Spirituality, go to http://www.loyolainstitute.org/cats.php?body=/home.shtml