Programs
The West Virginia Institute for Spirituality (WVIS) offers programs throughout the year. These programs, which are currently offered via Zoom, are aligned with our mission of providing opportunities for deepening mindfulness, prayer practice, interior peace, and for integrating moral and ethical values.
WVIS also offers programs for continuing education and/or CEU credits as applicable, for social workers, registered nurses, licensed professional counselors, and spiritual directors.
QUESTIONS: Do you have a question? Please either email the individual listed with the program or retreat for additional information or click HERE to submit a contact form.
All times indicated for all programs are Eastern Time unless otherwise noted.
Exploring Our YES to the Call to Serve
As a spiritual director, you said YES to a call to serve in your ministry. And for many if not most of us, the individuals we journey with are often seeking to discern their own yes to a call to grow and possibly serve in some new way.
The WVIS Spiritual Direction Training program has, as its hallmark, the integration of the work of Fr. Adrian van Kaam (formative spirituality) with the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. Growing in Grace: Exploring Our Yes to the Call to Serve is an experience of this integrative approach to God’s action in our lives and the lives of those we serve.
God is at work in all of the situations, relationships, and activities in our lives. This Continuing Education Program, designed especially for spiritual directors, will invite you on a 2-day journey to explore God’s movement in your own life and in the lives of those you serve.
SCHEDULE: Friday, October 17th (1:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.) and Saturday, October 18th (9:30 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.)
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: October 15, 2025
DONATION: The donation for this program is $100 (includes both days). Some partial scholarships are available by emailing exec.director@wvis.org.
QUESTIONS: If you have questions, please contact WVIS Executive Director Sr. Cheryl Clemons, OSU, PhD at exec.director@wvis.org.
To register for this program, click the link below.
Everyday Sacred: Engaging Spirituality through Scripture and the Christian Tradition
Eight (8) Module program begins Saturday, September 13, 2025 via Zoom
Do you ever wonder what all the hype around “spirituality” is about?
Are you someone who believes you are too ordinary to grow closer to God?
Have you wondered how to transition from the faith of your childhood to an adult faith that offers an anchor in life’s inevitable suffering?
Would you like to get more comfortable with the Bible?
How might an encounter with the core beliefs common to Christian traditions impact your spirituality?
Everyday Sacred provides an introduction to spirituality followed by modules that include theory, history, the practice of prayer, reading and praying with the Bible and much more. Each module includes informational and formational experiences. No text books required.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: September 10, 2025
DONATION:The donation for this program is $650 (Discount if you register by September 1, 2025 – $600). Partial scholarships are available by emailing exec.director@wvis.org.
QUESTIONS: If you have questions, please contact WVIS Executive Director Sr. Cheryl Clemons, OSU, PhD at exec.director@wvis.org.
Celebrate the Spirit 12-Step Recovery Meeting
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church or via Zoom
Next Meeting scheduled for Saturday, Septemnber 27, 2025
Topic: Fall Fling
10:30 am – 1:30 pm Eastern
Tuesday Merton Chapter Meetings
(Conference offered via Zoom)
3rd Tuesdays
7:00 am – 8:30 pm Eastern For more information and to be added to the monthly reminder email, contact Fr. Bill Petro at frbpetro42@gmail.com
Contemplative Prayer
(Weeknights offered via Zoom)
7:00 pm – 7:20 pm Eastern For more information and the weekly reminder email, contact WVIS Director of Operations, Sally Orcutt, O.P. at wvis_sally@aol.com
WVIS is a 501 (c)(3).
Contact
1601 Virginia Street East
Charleston, West Virginia 25311
304.345.0926 (main)
304.345.8206 (fax)
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