BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Contemplative Outreach, Ltd. - ECPv6.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Contemplative Outreach, Ltd. REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20110101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210523 DTSTAMP:20210331T174547Z CREATED:20210331T174547Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210331T174547Z UID:113453-1337299200-1621727999@www.contemplativeoutreach.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Grotto-a.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Retreat Center":MAILTO:bethanyretreatcenter@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210120T170000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210310T183000 DTSTAMP:20201214T034321Z CREATED:20201210T005203Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201214T034321Z UID:110389-1611162000-1615401000@www.contemplativeoutreach.org SUMMARY:Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop via Zoom DESCRIPTION:A weekly\, evening meeting program to provide the basics for people seeking a path to contemplative prayer. Centering Prayer is a receptive method of silent prayer to receive the gift of contemplative prayer\, in which we experience God’s presence within us\, closer than breathing\, closer than consciousness itself. This method of prayer is both a relationship with God and a discipline to foster that relationship. \nThe first 2 meetings offer a presentation of 1. Prayer as Relationship\, 2. The Method of Centering Prayer\, 3. Thoughts and Use the Sacred Word\, and 4. Deepening Our Relationship with God. \nThe remaining 5 meetings feature videos of Father Thomas Keating on Centering Prayer followed by discussion. \nAt the conclusion of the workshop\, participants are encouraged to find a group in the Meditation Chapel to join to continue their journey. \nRegister by sending an email to cthompson427@comcast.net. The Zoom link information will be sent to registered participants prior to January 20\, 2021.\nMeeting times are Pacific Standard Time.\nMaximum registration will be 30 people. URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/introduction-to-centering-prayer-workshop-33/ LOCATION:Internet – Online CATEGORIES:Workshop ORGANIZER;CN="Charlotte Thompson":MAILTO:cthompson427@comcast.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210212T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210214T120000 DTSTAMP:20210121T172211Z CREATED:20210106T205222Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210121T172211Z UID:111039-1613156400-1613304000@www.contemplativeoutreach.org SUMMARY:Centering Prayer: Weekend Immersion via Zoom DESCRIPTION:Deepening the Contemplative Dimension of Life \nContemplative Outreach Chicago is sponsoring this online 2021 Winter Weekend Retreat\, with Alan Krema as retreat guide. \nThis retreat will immerse us into three days of Centering Prayer with attentiveness to our activities between the meditation sessions. We will explore awareness of our being and openness to the presence resident in our bodies. We will listen to the calling of living into abundance and liberation. This comes with responsibility to remove the obstacles we have in us arising from the addictive and reactive structures that restrict our growth. \nWe will meet for Centering Prayer sessions with small presentations in each session. Between meditation sessions we will be invited to carry the awareness of our Divine indwelling source into the tasks of our day. In addition to reflection and prayer\, you will be invited to have simple tasks like meal preparation available for you to practice attention. Couples are encouraged to participate together. We assume that participants have a regular practice of Centering Prayer. \nThe schedule will include five sessions (US Central time): \nFriday Evening 7:00 – 8:30 pm\nSaturday Morning 9:00 – 11:00 am\nSaturday Afternoon 1:00 – 3:00 pm\nSaturday Evening 6:00 – 7:00 pm\nSunday Morning 9:00 am – 12:00 pm \nAlan Krema is a presenter of Centering Prayer and Welcoming Prayer for Contemplative Outreach. Alan is a Wisdom student of Cynthia Bourgeault and has completed the Living School program at the Center for Action and Contemplation. He is a long time practitioner of Centering Prayer as well as facilitator of several Centering Prayer groups. Alan currently serves as chapter coordinator for Contemplative Outreach Chicago and is a member of the Shalem Institute program for Group Spiritual Leadership. \nRegistration\nThere is no charge for this retreat. Upon registering\, you will receive a confirmation email and be given an opportunity to make a freewill donation. To register\, click on the website listed below on the left. \nRegistration will close on Friday February 12 @ 10:00 AM (US Central Time). \nZoom link\nThe Zoom link will be emailed on Friday February 12 @ 12:00 PM (US Central Time). \nQuestions?\nPlease email registrar@centeringprayerchicago.org for a Zoom link resend or for any questions. URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-weekend-immersion-via-zoom/ LOCATION:Internet – Online CATEGORIES:Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_2062.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Alan Krema":MAILTO:alkrema@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210213T063000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210213T173000 DTSTAMP:20210114T202552Z CREATED:20210114T202506Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210114T202552Z UID:111108-1613197800-1613237400@www.contemplativeoutreach.org SUMMARY:Transfiguration Centering Prayer Retreat via Zoom DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, February 13th\, 6:30AM-5:00PM Central Time\, $90 \nOffered online via Zoom. \nCentering Prayer is a form of Christian silent mediation where one lets go of thoughts during periods of prayer typically lasting 20 minutes. It is rooted in the self-emptying love that forms the heart of Jesus’ teaching and life. The effect on those who practice it is an ever-increasing awareness of God’s action and presence in the course of ordinary life. \nThe Rev. Tom Ward is the retired university chaplain at the University of the South and now spends his days focusing on the contemplative dimension of the gospel\, teaching Centering Prayer\, and leading retreats. \nPlease register using the link below. URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/transfiguration-centering-prayer-retreat-via-zoom/ LOCATION:Internet – Online CATEGORIES:Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/StMarys_horizontal.3-3.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Beth Best%2C Reservation & Retreat Coordinator":MAILTO:reservations@stmaryssewanee.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210213T090000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210213T120000 DTSTAMP:20210201T223711Z CREATED:20210201T223711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210201T223711Z UID:111587-1613206800-1613217600@www.contemplativeoutreach.org SUMMARY:Centering Prayer Pre-Lenten Morning: "I Will Lead Her Into the Desert" - Via Zoom DESCRIPTION:Therefore\, I will now allure her\, and bring her into the wilderness\, and speak tenderly to her. From there I will give her vineyards\, and make the Valley of Achor a door of hope. There she shall respond as in the days of her youth\, as at the time when she came out of the land of Egypt.\n―Hosea 2:14 \nLent offers us one of those rare times to let go and make a space for God. Our common participation in this ritual can open us more deeply to the sacredness of the moment\, ourselves\, and our world. Our prayer morning is an opportunity to cease all activities and ponder our personal aim for this Lenten season. We will have two sessions of Centering Prayer\, Lectio Divina\, and time for community sharing. Please come join us for contemplative fellowship\, as we open ourselves together to be a chalice for God’s love. \nMarty Badgett has co-led extended Centering Prayer retreats for many years\, and hosted many one-day contemplative prayer days in Berkeley California and in Austin Texas. Marty is a commissioned Centering Prayer presenter\, and is the coordinator for the Northwest San Francisco Bay Area. \nPrayer Mornings are a new part of the ongoing Centering Prayer program at Mercy Center Burlingame\, in hopes of deepening our community relationships and our Centering Prayer practice. \nA $20 donation is suggested to support the program; however\, any donation you are able to contribute is gratefully accepted. Your presence is most important.\nPlease register at mercy-center.org using the link below. \nTimes for the morning retreat are Pacific Standard Time (PST). URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-pre-lenten-morning-i-will-lead-her-into-the-desert-via-zoom/ LOCATION:Internet – Online CATEGORIES:Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Desert-painting.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Cristina Esguerra":MAILTO:registration@mercywmw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210213T093000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210220T113000 DTSTAMP:20210107T210421Z CREATED:20210106T211034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210107T210421Z UID:110931-1613208600-1613820600@www.contemplativeoutreach.org SUMMARY:The Welcoming Prayer (Part I & Part II) via Zoom DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by Contemplative Outreach of Southeast Wisconsin\nPart I: February 13\, 9:30-11:30 am US Central Time\nPart II: February 20\, 9:30-11:30 am US Central Time \nTo welcome and to let go is one of the most radically loving\, faith-filled gestures we can make in each moment of each day. It is an open-hearted embrace of all that is in ourselves and in the world. – Mary Mrozowski \nThe Welcoming Prayer is an embodied practice for consenting to God’s presence and action in our physical and emotional reactions to events and situations in daily life. It welcomes the Holy Spirit into the particular pain we experience\, whether physical\, emotional or mental. The Welcoming Prayer\, like Centering Prayer\, is designed to help us allow the Divine Therapist to remove the obstacles that keep God’s all-powerful grace from flowing in and through us and out into a world in desperate need. It provides a means for moving deeper into trust and intimacy with the living God that Jesus experienced. \nFebruary 13:\nPart I of the workshop will explore how The Welcoming Prayer addresses the human condition\, and will introduce the prayer and offer an opportunity to experience the prayer. \nFebruary 20:\nPart II will explore the Prayer in greater depth\, offer a second practice session\, and discuss how to bring the practice of The Welcoming Prayer into daily life. \nA regular practice of Centering Prayer is recommended as a prerequisite for this workshop. \nPresenter: Ten years ago\, Jack Dierks began practicing Centering Prayer and the Welcoming Prayer. In 2017 he completed training and is now a commissioned presenter of the Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop. Drawn to the Welcoming Prayer\, he has completed training and is eager to share it with others. Jack is a member of the Leadership Team of the Contemplative Outreach of Southeast Wisconsin chapter\, responsible for organizing and offering Introductory Workshops on Centering Prayer. Jack is a retired teacher. \nPlease register using the link below. URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/the-welcoming-prayer-part-i-part-ii-via-zoom/ CATEGORIES:Workshop ORGANIZER;CN="Ann Koerner%2C CSA":MAILTO:Akoerner45@gmail.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR