Sr. Betty Schumacher
Sister Betty grew up in rural Idaho and entered the Monastery of St. Gertrude following graduation from high school.
She received her bachelor’s degree in Elementary and Special Education from the University of Idaho. She completed graduate programs in counseling and pastoral ministry at Seattle University.
She was a teacher and a principal in the Catholic school system in Idaho before going into parish ministry. She has worked in parishes in Idaho and Washington.
Sr. Betty had facilitated a variety of retreats for RCIA groups, women’s spirituality groups, the Methodist and Presbyterian Churches in Bellevue, WA, as well as facilitated a number of workshops.
She is the present director of Spirit Center at the Monastery of St. Gertrude.
Events with Sr. Betty Schumacher
Lent: Encountering the SacredFebruary 20 - 22, 2026
The Lenten season invites us to enter into these 40 days of spiritual transformation with an awareness of the ways the Sacred, the Divine, dwells within and among us. This retreat will provide an opportunity to reflect upon your own Lenten journey in light of Abraham and Sarah’s encounter with God; the Samaritan woman and her conversation with Jesus that changed the direction of her life; and Mary and Martha’s bold proclamation of faith as they experienced the death and rising of their brother Lazarus. This retreat will also provide time and space for each person to reflect upon their…