St John XXIII Parish and the Ignatian Spirituality Community (ISC) - Geneva invite you through the different ways of prayer to enter into Advent and encounter our God in a deeper and more personal way.
Discover the richness of some of the different ways of prayer:
With scriptures (Lectio Divina)
Imaginative Contemplation
With a picture or Icon
In song and music or
The Examen - Review of the day
and so create opportunities to a deeper personal relationship with God through this period of Advent.
When: Saturday, 29 November 2025
Where: St John XXIII Parish, Geneva
Time: 10.00 - 17.00 CET
A light lunch will be served so as to ensure that you and God can spend maximum time together.
If interested, please complete the Application Form to reserve your place & help us with catering requirements.
This programme is designed to help participants encounter God in a new and deeper way. This programme offers various opportunities through different forms of prayer to encounter and experience our Triune God. Please click here for more details about Growth in Prayer and Reflective Living.
When: Module 1: 12 January - 28 March 2026
Module 2: 21 April - 14 June 2026
Module 3: 24 August - 17 October 2026
Monday evenings from 19.00 to 20.30 CET (90 minutes)
The programme is structured in such a manner that we develop and deepen specific themes related to our Triune God. While past participants have benefitted significantly doing all 3 modules, if you are not able to complete the full programme, we are offering a slight alternative. However, module 1 is mandatory and needs to have been attended to do either modules 2 and 3.
Retreat Day on Saturday from 10h00 to 16h00 CET (6 hours)
Where: St John XXXIII Parish, Geneva (F2F) and online
Cost: CHF 330 for all 3 modules or CHF 120 per each module
Please complete the Application Form to reserve your place.
Have you wanted to spend time with God and others to deepen your faith in the Lord? If so, perhaps this weekend is for you.
WHEN : Start: Friday, 17 April 2026, 18.30 CET with registration commencing at 17.00 CET
Ends: Sunday, 19 April 2026, 16.00 CET
WHERE: Franciscans, Rue Antoine de Quartéry 1 , 1890 Saint-Maurice
Please complete the Application Form to reserve your place
WALKING TOGETHER IN PRAYER
"May it be an intense year of prayer in which hearts are opened to receive the outpouring of God’s grace." - Pope Francis
READ MORE ON THE "Walking together in Prayer" page.
You can join the group, when it is possible for you to do so. It is as a very uplifting and positive way to start the day.
When: Mondays to Fridays
Time: 08:30 to 08:50 CET
Venue: On line
Please complete the Application Form to receive the call-in details.
Do you want to speak to someone to explore further your relationship with God or delve a bit deeper into your beliefs?
One of our Spiritual Accompaniers would be happy to meet with you either face to face or online to discuss this with you. The number of sessions will be agreed upon between yourself and your accompanier.
If you wish to know more, have a look at the attached Flyer and to discuss further please complete the Application Form.
Do you desire a deeper relationship with God, yourself and the world in which you live and to incorporate this in your daily routine?
If so, you may want to consider doing the Spiritual Exercises as inspired and led by St Ignatius.
When: When you sign up
Time: Mutually agreed times, 1 hour per week
Duration: 9-12 months
Venue: Online or face to face
Visit our Spiritual Exercises page for more details.
Please complete the Application Form to express your interest.
In an Ignatian context it is much more than overseeing the work of another. It is a contemplative experience, an opportunity to expand the Godward gaze of supervisors and supervisees and to deepen the experience of accompaniment.
Ongoing
When: Once a month or when needed.
Time: To be decided
Venue: Online
Visit our Courses page for more details.
Please complete the Application Form to express your interest.
WELCOME TO 'PRACTISING PRAYER'
MORNING OFFERINGS
PREPARING FOR PRAYER: THE ACT OF THE PRESENCE OF GOD
ANCHOR POINTS FOR PRAYER
HOW TO PRAY AN EXAMEN
PRAYING WITH YOUR IMAGINATION
PRAYING WITH ART
CLOSING PRAYERS
Thanks to our Holy Trinity Church community we are invited to join them on a weekly basis to enter for 45 minutes in prayer using Lectio Divina as the basis. This form of prayer is a meditative practice. With the help of a short Bible study passage read aloud three or four times, this is a chance to allow a word or phrase from the passage to speak to you and to listen for what God may be saying to you in the moment. There is also a time for sharing, however, this is fully optional.
When : Every Wednesday from 12h30-13h15 (CET)
Where: Currently on Zoom – for the link please contact Mary Talbot or send an email to info@isc-geneva.ch
Everyone is welcome!
Here you will be able to find useful resources to help you with your Spiritual Journey. These might include Prayers, Passages from Scriptures and many more. Please visit our Resources page to find out more.