Holy Saturday Retreat
You are warmly invited to an intentional and nourishing day of rest in your Lenten season.
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When: Saturday, April 4th, 2026
Location: Il Museo Gallery, Italian Cultural Centre, Vancouver BC
Time: 10:15am start, 4:00pm finish
Quick links & more:
Please complete the donation form below to register and secure your spot.
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To view the Agenda and more information about the event, click here.
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We invite you to make this retreat available to your associates, congregants or choose it for your own Lenten retreat. To share this event in your newsletters or church bulletin boards, please find the event poster available to download in PDF and print formats.
You can also call or email Karen to register and discuss other payment options, such as e-transfer or cheque.
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karen@brodiedesigns.com | 250-344-7815
Join us for a day of rest and reflection.
Jesus took time away to rest and pray. Jesus took 40 days in the wilderness to re-align himself as God’s beloved. Allow yourself to do the same.
Does your Lenten season hold intentional time away for nourishment or is it more of a sprint to Easter? Whatever shape your ministry or servanthood takes, we all benefit from sabbath time.
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A one-day mini-retreat of rest, spiritual nourishment, contemporary art and reflection awaits! This 7-hour retreat follows the sacred pattern which Jesus modeled for us: Leaning In; Going to the Cross; Resting in God; Finding New Life. The experience is facilitated by internationally-commissioned liturgical artist Karen Brodie within the space of her 14 Stations of the Cross textile artwork. Come as you are to an
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For the first time, this artwork is being homed at the Il Museo Gallery of the Italian Cultural Centre. As this exhibition closes on April 6th, experiencing the artwork within this intimate group setting will be a one-time opportunity to join Karen in closing the space. We warmly invite you to a day of rest that will feed your spirit and soothe your soul.
Agenda:
All times in Pacific Standard Time
10:15am
Leaning In: Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane
11:15am
Going to the Cross: in solidarity with Jesus and our life
12:15pm
Nutrition Pause: bring a bagged lunch
12:45pm
At the Cross: Experiencing the 14 Stations of the Cross by Karen Brodie
2:15pm
Resting in God: silence, stillness and reflection
3:00pm
Finding New Life
4:00pm
Finish
"Karen's work, her gifts, are a steady support, and sign of light in these uncertain times in the world and in the church. She inspires with a clarity of faith and unstoppable call to an art ministry."
— Alida Privett, Educator, West Kelowna, BC
"Art becomes the sacrament that opens our hearts to the indwelling Spirit of God. The visible makes the invisible present in a palpable way. Any piece of art can be the subject of reflection."
— Sr. Doreen McGuff, SSJD