Sacred Sampling Morning Retreat

Saturday, May 2, 2026

9:00am – 11:00am EST

Cost: $45

You’re invited to stay afterwards for the Spiritual Formation Programs Open House 11am-12pm.

Curious about what the Dominican Center offers?

Come experience a sample of what our programs and retreats provide throughout the year in this Sacred Sampling Morning Retreat. It’s a “taste and see” retreat inspired by Psalm 34’s invitation to experience the goodness of God.

We will explore St. Kateri Tekakwitha’s life to give you a taste of our Foundations in Spirituality program. Then we will guide you through four contemplative prayer practices to introduce you to some of the ways we cultivate connection with God.

Rather than focusing on mastery, this retreat invites curiosity, attentiveness, and openness to God’s presence. Set within the freshness of a spring morning, Sacred Sampling offers a spacious, welcoming environment for reflection and renewal.

Come taste. Come see. Be nourished.

“Taste and see that the Lord is good.” ~ Psalm 34:8

Join us afterwards for our Spiritual Formation Programs Open House from 11am – 12pm!

We will have snacks and stations set up where you can learn about and talk with facilitators and graduates of our programs:

Foundations in Spirituality

Foundations II: Wisdom from the Margins

Spiritual Director Training Program

Learn more through the link below.

Spiritual Formation Program Open House Information

Retreat Facilitators

Diane Zerfas, OP

Spirituality Program Coordinator

Diane Zerfas OP is the Spirituality Program Coordinator for Dominican Center Marywood at Aquinas College, and is deeply involved in the center’s Spiritual Formation programs through the planning and teaching of Foundations in Spirituality and the Spiritual Direction Practicum.

Kateri Schrems, OP

Spiritual Director, Spiritual Formation Team Member

“Our presence here comes from the presence of God in the world; what a blessing that each person is able to be that.” No matter what form “being with” takes, Sr. Kateri knows that being in relationship, being there for one another, is God’s wish.

Geralyn Myczkowiak

Spiritual Director, Co-Facilitator Foundations II, Retreat Facilitator

Geralyn completed the Spiritual Director Practicum in 2019. She leads spiritual book studies and teaches classes on listening, happiness, and Thomas Merton. Her intent is to journey with others as they experience God’s love and unity in their daily lives.

Esther Yff-Prins

Presenter, Spiritual Director, and Centering Prayer Facilitator

Esther Yff-Prins listens to sacred stories in spiritual direction and mentors aspiring spiritual directors. She writes poetry and lives an intentional, contemplative life.

Mindy Hills

Director of Dominican Center, Spiritual Director

Mindy’s personal ministry embodies heart-centered spiritual care with a passion for encouraging others to rediscover and restore their capacity for resiliency, dignity and compassion for themselves and all living beings.

Sharon Leerar

Spiritual Director, Retreat Leader

Sharon’s ministry as a spiritual director is enlivened by her experience and expertise in her work as a teacher, restorative circle facilitator and cognitive coach. She enjoys hosting and facilitating spaces where learning is shared and participants embrace that all are beginners and have wisdom to share.

Kimberley Mulder

Spiritual Director, Program Assistant, Retreat Leader & Co-facilitator Foundations II

Kimberley is a spiritual director trained at Portland Seminary and the Program Assistant at Dominican Center. She enjoys creating and hosting learning experiences that tend souls. Her hope is that all will encounter God and therefore take another step towards their wholeness–to soulful living.

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If you’d like a financial scholarship to enable your participation, please download this form and then email it to programs@dominicancenter.com. Register below only AFTER you have received instructions from us on how to do so with financial assistance. For questions, email programs@dominicancenter.com or call us at 616-514-3325.

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