Victory Noll Center

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VNC Staff

Sue Wilhelm
DIRECTOR

Sue Wilhelm, who received her Doctorate in Ministry in 2008, comes to Victory Noll from Toledo, OH. She brings years of experience in leading and facilitating retreats, leadership workshops, spiritual formation programs and labyrinth walks. Also a spiritual director, Sue's greatest passion lies in helping others broaden and deepen their relationship with God, others, and the earth while becoming God's dream of who they can become.
Sue can be reached at (260)356-0628, ext. 128 or by e-mail at suewilhelm@olvm.org

Sr. 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.

Sr. Rose Zita Rosonke, OLVM
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Sister Rose Zita Rosonke, originally from Iowa, has been a member of the Victory Noll Sisters since 1957. Over the years she has ministered in Michigan, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico and Indiana with Religious Education, Youth Ministry and various other missionary endeavors. Sr. Rose Zita holds a B.A. in Social Service from St. Francis College in Fort Wayne, and an M.A. in Religious Studies with the Pastoral Institute Program from Incarnate Word College in San Antonio. You can contact Sr. Rose Zita at info@olvm.org or (260)356-0628, ext. 174.

FOSTERING SPIRITUAL GROWTH, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND
SOCIAL JUSTICE EDUCATION
IN AN ECUMENICAL AND MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT

1900 W. Park Drive
P.O. Box 109
Huntington, Indiana 46750
(260) 356-0628, ext. 128

Retreat with Edwina Gateley draws large crowd

Sixty women gathered from Huntington, Fort Wayne, South Bend, Indianapolis, and as far as Toledo, Ohio, to enter into a retreat experience with Edwina Gateley. Based on her book, “In God’s Womb” Edwina facilitated three movements/ages in our relationship with God: The Child, The Disciple, The Lover. Using music, images, poetry and reflection time that provided participants an opportunity to contemplate and write their own memories and poetry, Edwina encouraged the women to remember the experiences of God as Playmate, God as Mother and God as the Divine beyond all and in all.
Women laughed, cried, shared stories and prayed. We left saturated, soaked in God’s juicy goodness and encouraged to “Stay with the gestation—slow down enough to give birth to the dreams and vision.”

UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Victory Noll Center offers a number of retreats and workshops, along with many ongoing programs such as the Taize Prayer Services. The Center staff is also available for spiritual direction for groups or individuals.

THE LABYRINTH
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.

OUR FACILITIES
Victory Noll Center offers two meeting rooms that can accomodate groups for meetings, retreats or workshops for a part of a day of for a full day, including food services.

PLACES OF REFLECTION
The grounds of Victory Noll offer opportunities for quiet contemplation.

HOW TO GET HERE
Directions for getting to Victory Noll Center along with a map of places of interest.

OUR NEWSLETTER
Victory Noll Center produces a quarterly newsletter with information about the center as well as listings for upcoming programs and a registration form.
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GET MORE INFORMATION
The Center periodically sends out information on special programs or upcoming events.
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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.