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SPIRITUAL
DIRECTORS
All are members of Spiritual
Directors International
Come in, sit down and
contemplate
As
one gets the fragrance of a flower by handling it or the scent of
sandalwood
by rubbing it against a stone, one becomes spiritually awakened by
continuously
contemplating God. Sri Sarada Devi, The Holy mother
(1853-1920)
God,
help me to accept the truth about myself, regardless of how beautiful
it
is.... [Sign on an Abbey wall]
Darkness
deserves gratitude. It is the alleluia point at which we learn to
understand that all growth does not take place in the sunlight. ~ Joan
Chittister
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There
is no event so
commonplace but that God is present within it . . . Listen to
your life . . . all moments are key moments, and life itself is
grace. -- Frederick
Buechner
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 Paula
Franck, MTS (Master of Theological Studies), welcomes anyone who
desires to be in conversation and discernment about their spiritual
journey. She enjoys the role of a spiritual midwife who creates safe
space for listening, reflecting, questioning, and storytelling that
allows fresh insights to emerge Paula is
grounded in the tradition of the Episcopal Church with extensive
experience in Christian education, small group facilitation, and
program development. She also serves as Editor for Scripture of
Synthesis Publications. In addition to certification as a spiritual
director from the Haden Institute, Paula is trained as a Listening
Hearts discerner, a program based on the Quaker clearness committee
tradition.
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Split
a piece of wood and I am there. Lift up the stone, and you will
find
me there. The Gospel of Thomas (77)
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 The
Rev. Patti Pomerantz
is an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister. She brings her
Jewish upbringing, long time activism in the lesbian community, and
Quaker training for spiritual direction and ministry into all of her
work. Her passion is promoting peace through interfaith
relationships; she recently completed the Mediation Training Institute
of the Lombard Mennonite Peace Center. Other current projects
include the spiritual dimension of addiction recovery and support for
long-term caregivers. She is available for individual spiritual
direction as well as aspects of pastoral ministry - including rites of
passage and pulpit supply.
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Spiritual
realization is to see clearly
that what I preceive, experience, think, or feel is untimatley not who
I am, that I cannot find myself in all those things that continuously
pass away. -- Eckhart Tolle.
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 Eunice
Schroeder,
D. Min., is a Lutheran minister’s daughter who
has been coloring outside the lines for a long time – always seeing the
bigger picture: an entire world vibrant with spirituality.
Someone
once defined “religion” as “having to sit still” and “spirituality” as
“getting to move around.” Eunice moves around a lot in her work
with
the ancient walking meditation, the Sacred Labyrinth. It became
her
teacher late in life, along with divorce, mid-life, gay family members
and friends, centering prayer, Qi gong, and the Feminine Divine.
She recently completed 2 Masters degrees (in Interfaith Spiritual Care,
and World Religions) from Marylhurst University where she now teaches.
Her Doctor of Ministry degree focused on the sprituality of the sacred
Labyrinth. Her training in the art of Spiritual Direction is from
Contemplative
Listening
in Portland, OR. She is eager to hear your story, your longings,
prayers, joys and fears. All are rich ingredients for discerning
the Divine’s leading on the sacred journey of life. Eunice
also sees clients at her office in Vancouver, Washington.
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Lord,
make me an instrument of your peace; where
there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where
there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is
darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy. attributed
to St. Francis of Assisi
 Oralee
Stiles welcomes individuals and groups for spiritual direction;
helps people create unique ceremonies and personal sacred space; and,
officiates
at weddings and memorial services. She enjoys accompanying people
who are exploring, deepening or struggling with their Christian or
Jewish
heritage or spirituality outside of religious denominations.
While
Oralee grew up in the Protestant tradition, her life experience exposed
her to reverence in many traditions -- Catholicism, Buddhism, Islam,
Bali
Hinduism, metaphysics and through her children's passion, to soccer and
Judaism. She participates extensively in her grandchildren's life
in Orthodox Judaism. Her formal training for spiritual direction
began in 1992 with Sister Pat McCrann. She continued with
training
in expressive arts, Enneagram, and 2 year programs: the Sacred Art of
Dying
and the Art of Spiritual Direction.
Oralee's email |
Prayer
from the heart can achieve
what nothing wise in the world can. Mahatma Ghandi
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