Sister Sara is a Sister of St. Francis of Tiffin, OH. Sara is a certified Spiritual Director and a member of Spiritual Directors International. She has a Master’s Degree in Adult Education. She meets with individuals in person at 200 ST. Francis Ave in Tiffin, OH or virtually by Zoom or Facetime.
To find out more or make an appointment, call 567-230-0520 or email: saldridge@tiffinfranciscans.org
Each session is by appointment for 50-60 minutes occurring monthly or on a schedule determined by both parties. Suggested donation is on a sliding scale normally between $30 and $45. No one is turned away for inability to pay. Financial arrangements can be discussed at the first session.
In the heart of each person, hope dwells as the desire and expectation of good things to come.
Pope Francis
I come with a Degree in Guidance and Counseling from University of Toledo, OH, a Masters in Theological Studies with a focus in Spiritual Direction from Washington Theological Union.
For me, Spiritual Direction is an encounter of sacred listening to help the person seeking direction to recognize God’s presence and direction in their everyday lives.
To find out more or make an appointment, call 567-230-0056 or email: yfischer@tiffinfranciscans.org
Presently, I live in Lima, OH. Appointments can be made by phone or email, Spiritual Direction by zoom or in person. Cost is usually $40 per session, or a person’s ability to pay, for an hour.
I was first sought out as a spiritual director in 1977 while I served on our congregation’s leadership team. In 1978, while still on the leadership team, I began professional training in spiritual direction at the Jesuit School of Theology in Milford, Ohio. Previously I had received an M.A. in theology from the Seraphic Institute of Theology at the University of St. Francis, Joliet, IL where I chose several of my elective courses in the study of Sacred Scripture. Throughout the years.
Especially in the summers, I had other courses in spiritual direction in Chicago, IL, in Colorado Springs, CO, and in Orange, CA.
At no time in my life was I a full-time spiritual director. Along with full-time ministry in congregational leadership positions for 20 years, or in serving the very poor as a social service minister in Tunica, MS on the Mississippi Delta for four years, or as the Director of the Rio Grande Border Witness Program at the southern border of Texas and Mexico for over seven years, or as the Director of Project Hope-Proyecto Esperanza, a legal immigration program for the low income in Archbold, OH for seventeen years, always in addition, I had some individuals coming to see me regularly for spiritual direction.
As a spiritual director, I see myself as an attentive listener, a companion, who focuses on accompanying an individual in his/her daily life and relationship with God, helping the person to discern and celebrate God’s presence and direction in his/her daily life.
Ordinarily I meet with the individual monthly for an hour, in person, at 200 St. Francis Avenue, Tiffin, OH 44883. When necessary, an alternative is possible by meeting “Facetime” by telephone. The current charge is $45.00 per session.