Spring Retreat for Adult Faith Formation Volunteers

 Encountering Christ
Through Ancient Prayer



Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022
9 am to 1 pm
Lunch Included
Alicia Chapel

Retreat Director: Lourdes Alonso 

This is a special invitation for our faith formation volunteers (you!) who accompany our adult candidates for initiation.

Join us as we encounter Christ through this ancient and traditional prayer method made famous by St. Ignatius of Loyola, imaginative prayer.

The retreat includes lunch so preregistration is required. Please register by Friday, February 25, at noon.

Lourdes Alonso is a Chicago native and graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a degree in Business Administration. Her previous business career and volunteer work led her to a vocation in ministry.

After moving to Arizona to be closer to family she ministered at the Newman Center serving Arizona State University where she was introduced to the Dominican Order. With their encouragement she developed a deeper love for campus ministry and Catholic Social Teaching.

She was invited to Stanford University to join the ministry team with emphasis on growing the graduate community.  After arriving, she completed a Masters of Arts in Pastoral Ministry at Santa Clara University and was further formed by the Jesuit Order in Ignatian Spirituality.

Lourdes recently moved to Austin for her husband’s work.  She and John are passionate about service, sports, the outdoors, traveling, film and going to music festivals so they are looking forward to their Austin adventure. Lourdes is currently consulting with Catholic Relief Services and Catholic Prison Ministry Coalition and volunteering with St. Vincent de Paul, Stanford Hospital and United Partners in Pflugerville. Serving and sharing the Gospel message of God’s love and mercy with others is her life calling.