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WELCOME
STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION
SAMPLING OF PREVIOUS EVENTS
AVAILABLE ROOMS AND RESOURCES
THE LABYRINTH AT VICTORY NOLL
OTHER PLACES FOR REFLECTION AND WALKS IN BEAUTY
New Job Opening
DIRECTOR for the VICTORY NOLL CENTER
Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters, located in Huntington, Indiana, is seeking a Director for the Victory Noll Center. The Director must be a person experienced in planning, coordination, and networking. The Director is primarily responsible for the planning and implementation of programs for personal and spiritual enrichment, such as, retreats, days of recollection, workshops, support groups, etc. The Director must be open to various faith traditions and ethnic groups and have some knowledge of Catholic culture and contemporary theology and spirituality. Excellent benefit package.
Please send resume to: Attention, Kathi Sand, PO Box 109, Huntington, IN 46750-0109
or e-mail: ksands@olvm.org.
WELCOME
Be still and know that I am God. — Psalm 46:10
The Victory Noll Center is sponsored by Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters to serve the people of God. The Center offers a welcoming place for people of all faiths and cultural and ethnic traditions who desire to enrich their lives and deepen their relationship with God in an atmosphere of peace and beauty. The Center embraces a multicultural and ecumenical stance with special outreach to the Hispanic community.
Offering hospitality, seeking justice and non-violence in all areas of our lives, and walking with people in their faith journey are at the heart of the mission of the Victory Noll Sisters and the Victory Noll Center.
The Center is a gathering place for individuals or groups. Events are designed to foster personal and spiritual growth. Some of the activities and opportunities offered at the Center include:
* retreats
* prayer and reflection
* a labyrinth to walk and pray
* study groups
* spiritual direction
* educational workshops
* enrichment workshops
* meeting place for support groups
Helpful Explanations
Spiritual direction is the art of Christian listening carried out in the context of a one-to-one relationship for the purpose of being attentive and responsive to the movement of God’s presence, inviting one into a deeper relationship with God.
Private retreat is time and space apart for persons who search and hunger for deeper and quieter prayer, desiring to know God more personally and to spend time with Him.
Directed retreat is a private retreat as described above, with the assistance of a spiritual director.
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STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION
 Sister Rita Musante, OLVM
Spiritual Director, Retreat Guide, Prayer Ministry
Sister Rita Musante is originally from NW Pennsylvania. A Victory Noll Sister with 33 years experiences as a spiritual director, she has also ministered as catechist, liturgist, pastoral associate, and house of prayer director in California, Utah, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Indiana. Sister Rita holds a B.A. in Theology from the University of Detroit and an M.A. in Christian Spirituality from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. She is available for spiritual direction and retreats. To schedule time with her, you can contact her at ritamusante@juno.com or 260.356.0628, ext. 183.
 Barbara Viti
Administrative Assistant
Barbara began her ministry in May 2006. For two days a week, Barb assists in the many activities and events held at the Center. She brings her vast experiences in working in retreat houses, parishes, and nursing. She worked at the former OLVM ministry, Elizabeth House of Prayer in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She also brings her life experience as a mother, grandmother, and wife to enhance her ministry at the Center. You can contact Barb at barbviti@olvm.org or 260.356.0628, ext. 174.
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New Upcoming Events:
Spring Retreats/Workshops
Spirituality in the Global Village
Saturday, April 12
8:30am – 4:30pm
This program will involve presenter and participants in listening and dialogue, attempting to respond to significant questions for our world today.
It is designed for:
þ Anyone who feels overwhelmed or pressured by the immensity of the global task of justice.
þ Those involved in justice and peace ministry who experience a desire or a need to nourish a spirituality which supports the justice ministry.
þ Anyone who desires to connect the experience of living in today’s global village with the challenge of living as spiritual citizens rooted in the presence of God.
þ Men and women members of religious congregations, social justice committees, parish group’s campus ministry groups, faculty.
Workshop Facilitator: Marie Elena Dio, SC
Marie Elena has recently completed 8 years as an NGO (Non-Governmental Organization)representative at the United Nations where she concentrated on issues of Poverty, Social Development, Status of Women, and Sustainable Development.
Suggested offering: $25.00 (includes a continental breakfast, light lunch and stipend)
Reservations required by April 1, 2008
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ARE YOU SEARCHING FOR A LIFE THAT MATTERS?
Come and See
A DAY AT VICTORY NOLL
Saturday, April 19
9 a.m. – 4:30p.m.
The Victory Noll Sisters invite women who are seriously thinking about religious life to spend a day learning about the life of a Victory Noll Missionary Sister.
The day will offer opportunities for:
þ Learning skills for life choice discernment
þ Personal sharing
þ Small group conversations
þ Solitude and Prayer
For reservations or for more information, contact
Sister Lucille Martinez, OLVM
(260) 356-0628
e-mail: lucille@olvm.org
website: www.olvm.org
Please reserve by Monday, April 14
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GET A LIFE
BY GIVING YOUR LIFE – IN SERVICE TO LIFE
Victory Noll Sisters are beginning a new Missioner Project in September in which we are inviting women to live and work with us as missionaries, making a temporary commitment of 1 to 3 years. They would live the same simple, celibate lifestyle as the sisters, sharing our charism, community life and spirit while working with us to continue the Mission of Jesus. Most women find it difficult to make a permanent commitment as a vowed sister, but many may have a burning desire and interest to be involved on a short term basis in a supportive network of ministry, while deepening their own spiritual growth and relationship with God through more opportunities for prayer, reflection and contemplation.
Keep checking this website for further and more detailed postings of how to participate in this new adventurous project of life-giving service, or contact Sr. Rose Ann Kaiser at: rakaiserolvm@juno.com for more information
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For More information about the above Workshops, please contact:
Barbara Viti - barbviti@olvm.org
Sr. Lucille Martinez - lucille@olvm.org
Victory Noll - 260-356-0628 x-101
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AVAILABLE ROOMS AND RESOURCES
Guadalupe Room
~ can accommodate groups up to 12-16 people
~ 32” TV
~ DVD player, video player, CD player
O’Donnell Room
~ can accommodate groups up to 60 people at round tables
~ without tables, up to 80 people
~ 32” TV
~ DVD player, video player, CD player
~ PowerPoint hook up
We can serve your groups a continental breakfast, light lunch, snacks, beverages, or light supper.
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THE LABYRINTH AT VICTORY NOLL
“The labyrinth, in its strange and uncanny way,
offers a sacred and stable space to focus
the attention and listen to the longing of the soul.”
Walking a Sacred Path, Lauren Artress
The labyrinth at Victory Noll was constructed in July 2004 under the direction of John Ridder from PaxWorks in Indianapolis, Indiana, along with the assistance of Sisters and coworkers from Victory Noll, several youth groups, and women and men from the area.
 The Labyrinth at Victory Noll is patterned after the 11 circuit labyrinth at the Chartres Cathedral in France which dates back to 1201. For many centuries people have walked the labyrinth path as a way to enhance prayer, contemplation, personal and spiritual growth. Christians in the Middle Ages walked the labyrinth when they could no longer make their pilgrimages to the Holy Land. It was at this time that many churches in Europe built labyrinths to enable pilgrims to make this symbolic journey.
The labyrinth is one of the oldest contemplative and transformational tools known to humankind. It has been an integral part of cultures throughout the world for almost 4000 years. Walking the labyrinth is a conscious spiritual journey, a conscious taking time to seek God. The labyrinth is a metaphor for life’s sacred journey and offers a wonderful tool to deepen one’s own spirituality and awareness of God’s all-pervasive presence. It is not a maze but a path that always leads to the center and back again. There is only one entrance into the labyrinth that starts at the outer edge, goes into the center which then becomes the path back out.
Take a few moments to prepare yourself for your labyrinth walk. When you arrive at the center, remain there for a while to receive the special graces God has in store for you. Make your return journey back into the world, refreshed and renewed knowing that God will be with you as you continue your own daily life. Whenever possible, take a few moments before leaving to reflect on the experience of your labyrinth walk. And promise yourself you will return often.
The labyrinth here at Victory Noll is open to the public during day light hours. As you make this walking meditation it is our hope that it will bring you in touch with your own spiritual journey and help you find peace and integration in your life.
O God, you will show me the path to Life;
Your presence fills me with joy,
And by your side I find enduring pleasure.
(Psalm 16:11)
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OTHER PLACES FOR REFLECTION AND WALKS IN BEAUTY
Miami Memorial Peace Garden is a place for quiet meditation, with flowing water, dedicated to the Miami Tribe. The Miami are of the Algonquin family - the tribe that welcomed the pilgrims.
At the time of earliest white contact, in the 1650’s, the Miami occupied the area west of the southern end of Lake Michigan. The tribe moved into what is now Indiana in the early 18th century (though it is believed the Wabash Valley was the location of some Miami as early as 1694) with principal villages near present day Lafayette and Vincennes. By 1725 the Miami were well established in their traditional homeland — the Upper Wabash Valley.
The original name of the tribe was “Twau-twau,” which is the sound of the crane. The tribal symbol is still the head and neck of the crane, from which the name given them was originally derived.
Chief Little Turtle signed the Treaty of Greenville in 1795 when the United States agreed to allow the Miami to remain in peaceable possession of the lands north of the Ohio river “forever.” However, after his death more treaties were signed by Chief John B. Richardville with loss of land each time. Finally in 1840 the treaty signed specified the removal of the Miami to Kansas and Oklahoma. About one half of the tribe was exempted from removal—the families of Richardville, LaFontaine, Godfroy, Meshingomeshia and Frances Slocum.
These Miami were expected to assimilate into a white society, which they did. But, through these past 160+ years, living in peace here in their Wabash Valley, their “Indianness” has never been lost.
Miami Memorial Peace Pole
 The Memorial Peace Pole was carved by Sr. Mary Joan Ginsterblum, OLVM, during the summer of 1989 and dedicated October 29, in honor of the Miami Indians. The peace pole was carved from a large blue spruce topped during a wind storm. The area around the pole was set aside as a Miami Memorial Garden — another tribute to an unforgotten culture.
Pole description:
The base of the pole depicts the Wabash river with fish and cattails.
The leaves of the oak, tulip, and sycamore trees and the grapevine are all native plants.
The turtles, otter tails (thin diamond shapes around the top) and the head and neck of the crane are clan and tribal symbols.
The peace prayer is in English and Spanish.
“PEHKOKIA,” the Miami word for peace, is inscribed around the top of the pole.
The rock on top of the pole was found on the grounds of Victory Noll.
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Our Lady of Victory Chapel in OLV Building served the Victory Noll Community from December 8, 1924, when the first Mass was celebrated by Father John Sigstein, Founder, until the late 1950s. In 1958 ground was broken for the Archbishop Noll Memorial Chapel. It was formally dedicated May 25, 1961.
Visit this page for more information and photos of Victory Noll and the Chapels.
Outdoor Stations of the Cross are in a ravine east of OLV Building. Both Chapels have interior Stations of the Cross.
Lake Kateri is the name given to the pond visible from the new dining room in Holy Family Building.
Grounds - Victory Noll has been proclaimed a Backyard Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation.
Click this link to see more photos in our Photo Gallery.
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