Retreat Director
Ms. Susan Votaw
"A retreat is a sacred space in one’s life. It is a time of intentionally saying yes to the desire we feel or the hope we carry to encounter our God. Whether the pull be one of emptiness, longing, hope or great consolation, it is God's initiative. For God “waits” for each to come and stay awhile that we might be led into a deeper relationship with Christ."
Ms. Susan Votaw, Retreat Director
Susan Votaw's experience teaching art, special education, and English in secondary schools led her into administration at both continuation and comprehensive high schools in San Jose. During her last six years of principalship she participated in the Advanced Lay Leadership Program offered by the Diocese of San Jose’s Institute of Leadership in Ministry, receiving an MA in Pastoral Ministries from Santa Clara in 2005. She is currently on staff at St Francis of Assisi Parish, working in the areas of spirituality and liturgy and in the Pierre Favre formation program at JRC. Her other ministries include spiritual direction and working with the homeless.
Retreat Ms. Votaw will be assisting with this season:
