Non-silent Retreat for Married Couples
Marriage is a sign of Christ's love for and presence with
married couples and a call to share His mission. We will
be invited to find God in all the details, bothersome or
joyful, that constitute the reality of married life.
Fr. Larry Percell was ordained in 2003, after a 30-year marriage that ended with his wife's untimely death. He has a daughter, a son, three granddaughters and one grandson. He has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and is currently the pastor of St. Nicholas Parish in Los Altos—so he's responsible for the souls of our Retreat Center Jesuit community!
Mike & Mary Romo married in 1969. Mary has taught theology at U.S.F. and is an experienced director in the Ignatian tradition. She is active in RCIA, Baptism and Confirmation preparation in her parish. Mike was Fund Director for Oakland's Cathedral of Christ the Light and has been a fundraiser for over 30 years. He serves on the Advisory Board of the JRC. Mary and Mike have three sons.
Assisting
Fr. Ken Hezel, S.J. was born in Buffalo, NY, in the mid 1930’s and graduated from Canisius High School. He has been a Jesuit since 1953.
He studied at Fordham University, New York; Loyola University, Chicago; Woodstock School of Theology in Maryland; and Catholic University, where he was involved in marriage tribunal work. Fr. Ken has earned the following degrees: STL; Masters in Religious Education; Masters in Teaching.
His ministry from 1960 to the present has been as a missionary in the region of Micronesia, Western Pacific. Fr. Ken has served as Trainer of Lay Ministers, as Hospital Chaplain and as a Campus Minister.
Fr. Ken worked in administration as Jesuit Regional Superior and as President/Principal of Xavier High School, Chuuk. He has served as an Archdiocesan Consultor and as a member of the presbyteral council in Agana, Guam.
Fr. Ken's experience has focused on Diocesan clergy, religious sisters, and men and women lay leaders in Guam/Micronesia. He has occasionally directed retreats for Religious Sisters.
Fr. Ken has wide experience of the Asia/Pacific area and has enjoyed travel for meetings to most countries of East Asia and Pacific. He is interested in the relationship between science/evolution and faith, and he enjoys golf. During the Fall, Fr. Ken was on sabbatical at Boston College.
Fr. Gerald F. Hudson, S.J. was, for many years, a mathematics teacher (at
Loyola High School, Loyola Marymount University, and St. Ignatius College
Preparatory). He has served several times as a director in the JRC 36-day
program. He joined the staff of the JRC in August of 2006 and has been
involved in retreats and spiritual direction.
Ms. Vivian Noble. While working as an R.N. in Labor & Delivery and in
Psychiatry, Vivian earned her M.A. in Counseling Leadership from St. Mary's
College, Moraga, CA and M.T.S. from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley.
She enjoyed wrapping her medical, psychological and theological studies
and expertise in Expressive Art while working on a certificate in Person
Centered Expressive Art Therapy, which she continues to use as Coordinator
of Liturgical Dance at St. Joan of Arc Parish in San Ramon. She developed
an Expressive Art program for psychiatric patients, has participated in
various workshops using this medium and facilitated a weekend retreat,
The Art of Expressive Prayer. Vivian grew up in Canada, has a strong
background in Biblical Studies and is a 13 year old convert to the Catholic
Church who loves the Eucharist and the Liturgy. She is in her second year
of the Pierre Favre Program at the Jesuit Retreat Center.
