The Spiritual Journey

Pasadena Facilitators

Mary Chalon is a recent Stillpoint graduate and Spiritual Director. She has journeyed in her faith from early days in convent School in England to the Episcopal Church in Los Angeles many years later. She served as Children’s Ministry Director for eighteen years at Saint James’ church in South Pasadena, CA leading its Godly Play program and more.

She is a graduate and past mentor of EFM, is a longtime facilitator and member of an LA based women’s Spiritual Direction group, a member of the LA Diocese’ Commission on Ministry, a practitioner of Centering Prayer and a lifelong student of contemplative practices and Holy Listening. Mary holds a BA in Theater from Emerson College and she and her husband run Parson’s Nose theater in Pasadena, CA, having been professional actors throughout the United States for many years. Mary senses that the movements of the Holy Spirit are alive and creative in the Art of Spiritual Direction, and she looks forward to spiritual journeying with others.

Christine Sanchirico lives with her husband in Long Beach, California, having moved there from Ithaca, NY in 2018. She has a BS from Cornell University in Plant Sciences and an MS in Organizational Communication from Ithaca College. She worked in agricultural research at Cornell for several years, and later served as Executive Director for local non-profit human service agencies. She has three adult children and one adorable grandchild, with whom she spends two days a week having fun!

Christine was trained as a Spiritual Companion through the CenterQuest School of Spiritual Direction, completing her training in 2020.  She is available to provide companionship and gentle support, either online or in-person, with those who are on a spiritual journey. She also leads on-line small groups, primarily in the Wisdom School tradition of Cynthia Bourgeault. She has previously been certified as a yoga teacher, and has studied other spiritual traditions, such as Tibetan Buddhism and Advaita Vedanta.

Christine welcomes all those from any religious or spiritual background who are seeking to deepen their spiritual growth and practices. She has previously co-facilitated the Stillpoint Journey program in Long Beach, and is delighted to co-facilitate the program in Pasadena in 2024.