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SUMMARY:Personal Days of Retreat & Renewal
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to take a day or days of personal retreat to focus on your “self care.” How are you taking care of yourself spiritually\, physically and emotionally? At Bethany Retreat Center we are pleased to offer private retreats in a peaceful and beautiful setting where you can get away from the cares of everyday life and focus on your faith journey. You may come for a day\, overnight\, or a few days. Join the Sisters for prayer and daily Mass\, walk the grounds\, have opportunity for reconciliation and soul-friending. Enjoy home-cooked meals and a comfortable room in a nurturing environment.  We continue to take the COVID pandemic very seriously and are taking many safety precautions to keep you and our staff safe.  If you do not reside in a COVID “hot spot\,” and are not experiencing any symptoms\, or  have been around anyone that has been exposed to the virus\, you are welcome to come.  Call today! The cost is $88.00 per night. All meals are included.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/personal-days-of-retreat-renewal/
LOCATION:Bethany Retreat Center\, 1031 Germania Rd\, Frenchville\, PA\, 16836\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Retreat Center":MAILTO:bethanyretreatcenter@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer Retreat
DESCRIPTION:SAVE THE DATE: Centering Prayer Wisdom School (MORE INFORMATION SOON) \nAugust 12 – 17\, 2020   Begins Wednesday at 6:00pm with dinner\, concludes Monday at 4:00pm \n“Wisdom Schools are a format for integral learning that’s based in some of the deepest roots for transformation and change in the Christian tradition. Wisdom schools are about awakening the yearning for a different kind of presence in the world and then developing the skills and the knowledge base to apply that\, to transform your own life and the life of people around you.” —Cynthia Bourgeault \nWisdom Leaders / Facilitators: \nHeather Ruce\, M.A. is a spiritual director and meditation teacher. She leads monthly Wisdom Practice Circles desiring to help others wake up to a different kind of presence. She has been trained as a therapist and in a mindfulness and somatic based approach to trauma healing. \nCatherine Regan\, Ph.D. is a spiritual director\, retired psychologist\, and adjunct staff member at Mercy Center\, primarily serving on the Centering Prayer team.  She has a special interest in fostering contemplative practices so urgently needed at this time in our world. \nJoy Andrews Hayter\, Ph.D. is a spiritual director\, scientist\, and Centering Prayer coordinator at Mercy Center.  She is dedicated to fostering Centering Prayer and other contemplative practices that help us become aware of God’s ever-present love.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-retreat-10/
LOCATION:Mercy Center\, 2300 Adeline Dr.\, Burlingame\, CA\, 94010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Cristina Esguerra":MAILTO:registration@mercywmw.org
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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer Weekend Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Touching Into the Sacred: A Contemplative Centering Prayer Weekend \n  \n"God of the silence:\n	Calm and quiet my soul at the fount of your loving presence.\n	In your silence\, replenish me with a force for love…"\n	                                                                     – Peter Traben Hass \nThis weekend\, anchored in silence and Centering Prayer\, will offer opportunities to connect with ourselves\, with God and\, surprisingly\, with others\, surrounded by the summer beauty of the Connecticut shore. The schedule will include three Centering Prayer sessions\, an overview of the practice\, evening prayer\, lectio divina\, and other contemplative practices. Remaining hours are unscheduled for private prayer and reflection. \nThe retreat will begin with dinner on Friday evening at 5:30 p.m. and end by noon after a closing session on Sunday. All meals on Saturday and Sunday breakfast will be in silence. No previous experience with Centering Prayer is required\, however\, if you are new to a silent retreat or Centering Prayer\, please contact either Claire (crusowicz@hotmail.com) or Anne (asimpkinson@gmail.com) before you register. \nAnne Simpkinson has been practicing Centering Prayer (CP) since 1996. A certified Introductory Centering Prayer workshop leader\, she has led work-shops and Quiet Days in New York City and Connecticut. While living in New York\, she served as co-coordinator for Contemplative Outreach for three years and as a Centering Prayer facilitator at St. Bartholomew and St. Ignatius Loyola churches. With Claire\, she currently facilitates Mercy by the Sea’s weekly and monthly Centering Prayer circles and contemplative weekends\, as well as retreats and day programs in Connecticut and Massachusetts. \nClaire Rusowicz is a certified spiritual and retreat director and spiritual director supervisor with more than 20 years working with groups and individuals in Connecticut\, New York and Massachusetts. She co-facilitates Mercy by the Sea’s weekly and monthly Centering Prayer circles and\, with Anne\, facilitates contemplative weekends at Mercy by the Sea and in other locations in Connecticut and Massachusetts. \n 
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-weekend-retreat-20/
LOCATION:Mercy by the Sea Retreat and Conference Center\, 167 Neck Road\, Madison\, CT\, 06443-0191\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer Post-Intensive Retreat
DESCRIPTION: GOD IS LOVE: THE HEART OF ALL CREATION \nTHIS CENTERING PRAYER POST INTENSIVE RETREAT is based on the teachings of Fr. Thomas Keating from his retreat GOD IS LOVE.  This 8-day retreat is an opportunity for more extensive periods of Centering Prayer to deepen the personal practice of contemplative prayer.  The Post Intensive Retreat focuses more on complete silence for the duration of the retreat.  All meals are silent with no conversation. A minimum of one-year regular practice of Centering Prayer is a prerequisite to attend a Post Intensive Retreat.  Facilitator:  Susan Komis. Fri. Aug. 14 (Arrival:  after 2 pm; Soup Supper at 5:30 pm; Retreat opening: 7 pm)–Sat. Aug. 22\, 1 pm; Fee: Register and pay in full by July 14: $725. Registrations and payments after July 14: $740. \nIf you would like to share this retreat with others\, please download the flyer below by clicking on "Additional Information."
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-post-intensive-retreat-3/
LOCATION:Sisters of St. Benedict at St. Mary Monastery\, 2200 88th Avenue West\, Rock Island\, IL\, 61201-7649\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Bobbi Bussan%2C OSB":MAILTO:rbussan@smmsisters.org
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