Vicky Curtiss
Vicky Curtiss is the Program Director for Siena Retreat Center, which involves leading retreats, arranging for programs, and offering spiritual guidance. She has an M. Div. from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago and served the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) for forty years as an ordained clergy in the roles of pastor, spiritual director, and presbytery executive. She has also been the director of three faith-based non-profit organizations. Vicky has been trained as a spiritual director, SoulCollage® facilitator, labyrinth facilitator, grief support companion, and grief coach. Vicky has also been a consultant to many organizations for envisioning and discernment which she included in a booklet she authored called “Guidelines for Communal Discernment.” Vicky loves reading, theater, quilting, being in nature, and engaging in anti-racism work.
Upcoming Programs by Vicky Curtiss
Quiet Weekend for Renewal
Come away for a sacred time apart from your daily routine to renew your spirit and rest from everyday demands. Retreatants will gather together for opening and closing reflections led by Vicky Curtiss. In between, each person will spend personal time as they wish in silence and solitude. Options include walks along the lakeshore or […]
Quiet Day for Renewal - September
Come away for a sacred time apart from your daily routine to renew your spirit and rest from everyday demands. Retreatants will gather together for opening and closing reflections led by Vicky Curtiss. In between, each person will spend personal time as they wish in silence and solitude. Options include walks along the lakeshore or […]
Quiet Day for Renewal (October)
Come away for a sacred time apart from your daily routine to renew your spirit and rest from everyday demands. Retreatants will gather together for opening and closing reflections led by Vicky Curtiss. In between, each person will spend personal time as they wish in silence and solitude. Options include walks along the lakeshore or […]
SoulCollage® Weekend: Remembering
Also With Missy Isley-Poltrock
Theme: Remembering On the weekend of All-Saints Day, we will create SoulCollage® cards and journal with them in honor of significant people who have blessed our lives. They may be public figures or family members, ancestors or living. Remembering helps us feel connected to people who have shaped us, deepening our gratitude and awareness of […]
Advent: Wait, Watch, and Wonder
Four weeks before Christmas, we wait, watch, and wonder: for an angel’s song, for stars to shine, for birth of the Word made Flesh. Through music, poetry, Scripture readings and silence, we will prepare our hearts to receive the gift of incarnation, the embodiment of the Divine in our midst.
Advent Taizé Prayer
Also With Steve Janco
Taizé prayer is a form of worship originating in an ecumenical community of Christian monks in Taizé, France. For many years, tens of thousands of pilgrims, especially young people, have joined the monks for their prayer services. Join us in the Sisters’ Chapel for a service of prayer, silent reflection, scripture, meditative music, and simple […]
Lenten Taizé Prayer
Also With Steve Janco
Taizé prayer is a form of worship originating in an ecumenical community of Christian monks in Taizé, France. For many years, tens of thousands of pilgrims, especially young people, have joined the monks for their Taizé prayer services. Join us in the Sisters’ Chapel for a service of prayer, silent reflection, scripture, meditative music, and […]
Quiet Day for Renewal (March)
Come away for a sacred time apart from your daily routine to renew your spirit and rest from everyday demands. Retreatants will gather together for opening and closing reflections led by Vicky Curtiss. In between, each person will spend personal time as they wish in silence and solitude. Options include walks along the lakeshore or […]
SoulCollage® Day: Ladders, Bridges, and Doors
About SoulCollage® SoulCollage® is an experience of self-reflection using images that speak to you. It develops your creativity and intuition, encourages self-discovery, and provides personal guidance. It meets you wherever you are on this journey called life. You don’t have to be an artist to participate, anyone can create and enjoy this powerful practice. […]
An Evening on Hildegard of Bingen
The German Benedictine mystic Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179), was canonized and proclaimed a Doctor of the Universal Church in 2012. She is the fourth woman to be honored with this title in Catholic history and is venerated as a patron saint of musicians, writers, and natural scientists. In this evening presentation, we will explore the […]
Inspiring Your Creativity
Also With Martha Ross-Mockaitis
The word “inspire” is derived from the word inspirare, meaning “to breathe or blow into.” This retreat will help us discover how being inspired is to be the recipient of Divine breath. This Divine breath gives us our life and is part of our creative inspirations as we “breathe” life into our own works. Spend […]
Deepening Relationships: Listening with Open Hearts
Also With Dr. Vince Racioppo
Many of us long for relationships that are deep, authentic, and meaningful. We seek connections that offer a sense of belonging, purpose, and shared humanity. This retreat will offer practical tools to help you strengthen trust and draw forth the inner wisdom in others, while also deepening your own. Whether you are a family member, […]