Services of the Center now reach far and near through retreats, programs, and spiritual direction. In its beginning days, Margaret Picha, the first director wrote, To define center in the context of the Center for Spiritual Development, it is seen not as a place but as a way, in which we encourage one another to deepen spirituality and prayer. If center was to be seen as a place, that place is in each home in which we live and somehow the Center is in each of us. This unfolding we have witnessed and cherish. As roots deepen and grow, change takes place.
Flowers produce new seed and there is a new season.
On June 30th the School Sisters of Notre Dame s sponsorship of the Center will end due to a shortage of SSND personnel. The New Ulm Diocese will now be the sponsor of the staffing and activities of the Center. S. Julia Marie Bathon and S. Anne Diederich, presently on our staff, will be the Co-directors of the Center. In July, S. Janet will begin a sabbatical and S. Marilyn will begin a new ministry. Hard work, commitment, financial support, faith and prayer have become the soil and nourishment for the roots that have grown deep.