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About Us - Julia Claire Landry

Campus Ministry

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Phone: 408-554-4372
Fax: 408-554-4373
Email:
jlandry@scu.edu

Julia Claire Landry

Director of Retreat Ministry

Hello!  I'm the Campus Minister for Retreats. I return to the team this year with lots of enthusiasm and gratitude for the chance to be part of the Santa Clara community.

I grew up on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in the small town of D'Iberville. My parents (Bob & Sarah), sister (Lucy), and family dog (Bijou), as well as the rest of my friends and family on the Gulf Coast have a special place in my heart from here on the West Coast.

I've always loved being involved in ministry, so I studied Theology at Spring Hill College, a Jesuit school in Mobile, Alabama. (Go Badgers!) After college, I worked for a year as an Americorps intern in Cincinnati, OH, facilitating retreats for teenagers at the Milford Spiritual Center. Before coming to SCU, I attended the Jesuit School of Theology (then "at Berkeley") and received a Master of Divinity.

Retreats have been woven into the fabric of my faith life from a young age. I first made a Search retreat in the diocese of Biloxi as a high school student, and loved leading retreats on my high school campus ministry team. At Spring Hill, the Awakening retreat ("SHAPe") became my passion, though I've had the chance to experience Busy Person's retreat and Ignatian silent and directed retreats as well. I enjoy developing the retreat offerings for the Santa Clara community so that whether you're looking for an interactive experience, or a reflective, personal one -- or something totally different -- you can find what you seek here.

Besides retreats, two experiences stick out as having profoundly shaped me as a human and as a minister: prison ministry in Dublin, CA, and teaching English for a summer in Vietnam.

I am excited about exploring the religious and spiritual diversity at Santa Clara and making sure that people pursuing all spiritual paths find voice and support. Feel free to stop by my office to chat about what's on your mind. Or you can find me hanging out with my dog, Annie, in Sanfilippo Hall where I am a Resident Minister in the Xavier RLC.

 

If you would like to see more about retreats at Santa Clara, click here. 

 

Meet the interns who help with retreats, Alexandra and Kyle. Also meet Anamile, who helps with Public Relations in Campus Ministry.

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Campus Ministry Announcements

  • iconAnnouncements (Week of Nov 29- Dec 5)

    Search Breakthrough
    Monday, November 30, 2009
    7:00 p.m.                                                                                                                            Benson Parlors   
    All past Searchers are welcome to participate in the Search Reunion, called Breakthrough, tomorrow night in the Benson parlors. Take this chance to reunite with your small group, watch the Eye to Eye Search slideshow and much more!

    New Bible study
    Tuesdays
    5:30 p.m.
    (Campus Ministry)
    Contact: Aimee Moiso, AMoiso@scu.edu
    Looking for something a little different? Campus Ministry is offering a Bible study that is intentionally diverse, informal, co-ed, multi-ethnic, global-minded, and open to diverse perspectives. The group will be led by Rev. Aimee Moiso and Dr. Regina Davis-Sowers. All are welcome!


    Happy Hour
    Friday, December 4, 3:00 p.m.
    Campus Ministry
    For more information: Aimee Moiso, amoiso@scu.edu
    Our next Happy Hour will be the Friday before finals, Dec. 4, at 3:00 p.m. Come enjoy a cup of cocoa, casual conversation about faith, and friendly faces in the midst of stress! All are welcome. 


    Guadalupe Celebration
    Sunday, December 6, 2009
    2:00-4:00 p.m.
    (Mission Church)
    The 13th annual Guadalupe Celebration will offer a dramatic portrayal of the apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe to San Juan Diego in what is today Mexico City.  The play is presented in Spanish with English narration.  A reception will follow in the Williman Room.


    Holiday Food & Fund Drive
    Now until Finals Week
    Cash registers, Cellar Market, Benson Patio
    Contact: Steph Wilson (sawilson@scu.edu)
    Be sure to donate some extra dining points to Second Harvest Food Bank. You can also support the Bay Area's hungry by donating canned goods at Cellar Market or at the Sidewalk Sale from 12/1 to 12/3. The library is also accepting donations of food to offset your fines.


    DISCOVER Retreat
    January 22-24, 2010
    Hidden Villa, Los Altos
    Contact: Kristin Leonard, KLeonard@scu.edu
    The DISCOVER Retreat is an opportunity for sharing stories and practices of discernment.  Led by students and resident ministers, this retreat focuses on the questions of "What brings me joy?"  "What are my gifts?" and "Who does the world need me to be?"  Registration forms are now available in Campus Ministry!


    Mass Collection
    This week's collection will be taken for Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara county.

    Next week's collection will support Teatro Catalina, a theatre project in Nicaragua founded by an alum of SCU. 


    At the last liturgies we collected $702.93 for Centro Arte para la Paz.  Thank you!

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