This four-module workshop invites participants to consider how the work of spiritual accompaniment may vary from one context to another. The workshop helps participants build skills that are essential to cultivating a culture of encounter, whatever the context may be. In each session, participants will be invited to listen deeply to oneself and to others.
- Listening to your life and accompanying others
- Ways of listening
- Praying with others
- Spiritual accompaniment ministries
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About our Workshop Leader - Candee Lucas
“I am a Jesuit-trained-and-inspired spiritual companion to the sick, suffering, dying and their families, friends, caretakers, survivors and mourners. I have served as Chaplain for Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and am currently Aftercare Coordinator for Catholic Cemeteries-Diocese of San Jose. I trained to be Spiritual Director at El Retiro in Los Altos.
I believe all paths lead to God and that all traditions are due respect and honor. I believe in creating a sacred space for those who are suffering; even in the most incongruous of surroundings. Suffering requires witness and accompaniment. Even in sorrow there is mystery, awe and wonder. Every new encounter with another is an opportunity for a rendezvous with the divine. I utilize art, poetry, music, aromatherapy, Lectio Divina, prayer and meditation in my self-work and work with others who accompany."