Encountering God Through Art
With Sister Judith Marie Blizzard, CSSF and Sister Jane Mary Gawlik, CSSF
June 19 - 21, 2026
FRIDAY, JUNE 19TH AT 4:00 P.M. TO SUNDAY, JUNE 21ST AT 2:00 P.M.
Cost includes 2 nights of accommodations 5 meals and art supplies:
- single occupancy – $295 per person
- double occupancy – $275 per person
By being open and attentive to finding God in all things, art can draw us more deeply into our hearts and minds and encounters with God. Take time to explore prayer through Scripture and creative reflection. Connect with God through art as prayer–while exploring various mediums, including clay, ink and watercolors. Find your inner artist and connection with God as Sister Judy guides sessions in Maryville’s scenic setting.
No artistic ability is required.
Leaders
Sister Judith Marie Blizzard, CSSF
Sr. Judith Marie Blizzard is dedicated to the Maryville ministry as coordinator of spiritual direction and programming. She also serves as one of the vocation outreach ministers for the Felician Sisters of North America. Engaged in evangelization, retreat ministry, and parish missions, she holds a bachelor’s degree in education and religious studies from Felician University in Lodi, NJ and a master’s degree in spirituality from Creighton University in Omaha, NE. Sr. Judith’s diverse past ministries include education, leadership, vocation ministry, formation, retreat ministry, spiritual direction, and mission leadership for Mooncrest Neighborhood Programs.
Learn more about Sister Judith Marie Blizzard, CSSF
Sr. Judith Marie Blizzard is dedicated to the Maryville ministry as coordinator of spiritual direction and programming. She also serves as one of the vocation outreach ministers for the Felician Sisters of North America. Engaged in evangelization, retreat ministry, and parish missions, she holds a bachelor’s degree in education and religious studies from Felician University in Lodi, NJ and a master’s degree in spirituality from Creighton University in Omaha, NE. Sr. Judith’s diverse past ministries include education, leadership, vocation ministry, formation, retreat ministry, spiritual direction, and mission leadership for Mooncrest Neighborhood Programs.
Learn more about Sister Judith Marie Blizzard, CSSF
Sister Jane Mary Gawlik, CSSF
Sister Jane Mary Gawlik will continue vocation work building upon her prior role as co-vocation director, where she assisted young women in discerning their call to religious life. Sr. Jane Mary is a native Texan and joined the Felician Sisters immediately after high school. She holds a BA in Elementary Education with a minor in Art, a MA in Pastoral Ministry and certificates in Youth Ministry and Spiritual Direction. Recently she successfully completed a program for Initial Formation. Sr. Jane has dedicated her ministry to education in California, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas including service in the public school system.
Learn more about Sister Jane Mary Gawlik, CSSF
Sister Jane Mary Gawlik will continue vocation work building upon her prior role as co-vocation director, where she assisted young women in discerning their call to religious life. Sr. Jane Mary is a native Texan and joined the Felician Sisters immediately after high school. She holds a BA in Elementary Education with a minor in Art, a MA in Pastoral Ministry and certificates in Youth Ministry and Spiritual Direction. Recently she successfully completed a program for Initial Formation. Sr. Jane has dedicated her ministry to education in California, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas including service in the public school system.
Learn more about Sister Jane Mary Gawlik, CSSF