SoulCollage® Weekend Retreat: “Hope”

Saturday, September 27, to Sunday, September 28, 2025
Facilitator(s): Missy Isely-Poltrock, Vicky Curtiss
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Overview

Description
SoulCollage ® is an experience of self-reflection using images that speak to you. It develops your creativity and intuition, encourages self-discovery, and provides personal guidance. It meets you wherever you are on this journey called life. You don’t have to be an artist to participate, anyone can create and enjoy this powerful practice.

Theme for September 27-28 Weekend Retreat: “Hope”

“Found your hope, then, on the ground under your feet… Let it be lighted also by the light that is within you, which is the light of imagination.”  – Wendell Berry

At times, what is happening in our personal lives or the life of the world tempts us to fall into discouragement and helplessness.  In this retreat, we will explore how and where to find hope. Through making SoulCollage® cards, music, poetry, and journaling, we will nurture the fruits of a hopeful life. Please bring a journal and a pen.

Dates and Details
Saturday, September 27, to Sunday, September 28, 2025
This retreat begins at 9:00am on Saturday and concludes at 1:00pm on Sunday.

Sustainer Cost: $390
Advocate Cost: $315
Partner Cost: $235
(all levels include meals and overnight accommodations)

New for the 2025-2026 program year: We are offering a voluntary three-level registration fee structure for our sponsored retreats in order to support both accessibility and sustainability of our retreat ministry. For more information on our three-level registration fee structure, visit our Frequently Asked Questions page.

Be sure to check out all our SoulCollage® events throughout the year!
Saturday, September 27 – Sunday, September 28: SoulCollage® Weekend Retreat – Hope
Saturday, February 14, 2026: SoulCollage® Day – Love
Saturday, May 2, 2026: Praying with the Labyrinth and SoulCollage®
Saturday, May 30, 2026: SoulCollage® Day – Community With Trees

Registration Information

You may register and pay online by clicking the yellow “Register Here” button above, by calling the Registrar at (262) 898-2582 with a credit card number, or by mailing a check made out to Siena Retreat Center to 5637 Erie Street, Racine, WI 53402. Payment must be received to complete registration. Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for our cancellation policies and other helpful information.

If cost remains a barrier even at the lowest level, you are invited to complete our Scholarship Request Form. While we cannot guarantee that all requests can be fully accommodated, and we do ask that you contribute a portion of the fee, we will do our best to assist as many participants as possible within our available resources.

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About the Facilitators

Missy Isely-PoltrockMissy Isely-Poltrock

Missy Isely-Poltrock is a Carthage College graduate, member of the Lemon Street Gallery (Kenosha), and a SoulCollage® facilitator. Missy is a mixed media artist who believes that the healing of one individual helps to heal the whole.

Vicky CurtissVicky Curtiss

Vicky Curtiss is the Program Director for Siena Retreat Center, which involves leading retreats, arranging for programs, and offering spiritual guidance.  She has an M. Div. from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago and served the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) for forty years as an ordained clergy in the roles of pastor, spiritual director, and presbytery executive. She has also been the director of three faith-based non-profit organizations. Vicky has been trained as a spiritual director, SoulCollage® facilitator, labyrinth facilitator, grief support companion, and grief coach. Vicky has also been a consultant to many organizations for envisioning and discernment which she included in a booklet she authored called "Guidelines for Communal Discernment." Vicky loves reading, theater, quilting, being in nature, and engaging in anti-racism work.