Upcoming Events
2nd Annual "Evening of Gratitude"
April 27, 2008
Sponsored by Washington DC/Northern Virginia Regional Council
of the
Ignatian Volunteer Corps
4pm Eucharistic Liturgy at St. Aloysius Church,
Rev. Raymond B. Kemp, homilist
5pm Reception at Gonzaga College High School
Pedro Arrupe SJ, Award
IVC Executive Director Suzanne Geaney will be honored on Wednesday April 23, 2008 at the University of Scranton with the Pedro Arrupe SJ, Award. The award is for Distinguished Contributions to Ignatian Mission and Ministries.
Jesuit 2008 Solidarity Gathering
June 18th - June 22nd
Regis University in Denver
For all those involved in Jesuit social ministries throughout North America to reflect on God's call today.
For more information, go to:
https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=174317
National Ignatian Spirituality Conference IV
July 24-27, 2008
Ignatian Passion: The Challenge of the Cross in the 21st Century
at Saint Louis University.
IVC’s National Program Director and Minneapolis/ St. Paul Regional Director Meg Mannix and IVC Chicago Regional Director George Sullivan will offer a workshop at the conference titled:
Ignatian Volunteer Corps - The Spiritual Exercises as a formation program for retirees in their service to the poor and marginalized.
The workshop will focus on the integrated use of Ignatian Spirituality in the Ignatian Volunteer Corps, a national volunteer service and spirituality program for people 50 years and greater. The substantive nature of IVC service (2 days/week) and spirituality (on individual, one-on-one and communal levels) results in both an effective adult formation program and apostolic instrument for addressing poverty in some urban communities.
Ignatian elements incorporated in the Ignatian Volunteer Corps program include a variety of prayer forms, such as contemplative praying with scripture; consideration; the Examen; and discernment.
The workshop will explore how the Ignatian Volunteer Corps accompanies its members as they encounter the "cross" of serving the poor and their own aging. We will discuss spiritual growth of Ignatian Volunteers as they "serve under the standard of the cross."
