Events for February 20, 2021
Personal Days of Retreat & Renewal
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
Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop via Zoom
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
The Welcoming Prayer (Part I & Part II) via Zoom
Sponsored by Contemplative Outreach of Southeast Wisconsin Part I: February 13, 9:30-11:30 am US Central Time Part II: February 20, 9:30-11:30 am US Central Time To 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
The Cosmic Web of Love: A Centering Prayer Weekend Retreat via Zoom
"In any given moment we have access to a connected, powerful wisdom spanning the entire cosmos; and we can learn to participate in a more complete, even joyous exchange with it." —Joy Andrews Hayter We are in desperate need of wisdom at this time. And at this very moment, we are blessed with two powerful
COMW Feb 20 Half-Day Centering Prayer Retreat Via Zoom
Centering Prayer: Revisiting the Fundamentals Invitation from God—an Overview by Thomas Keating This is the first half day retreat in a series of three based on the video Invitation from God (2007) with Father Keating filmed in Saint Benedict’s Monastery in Snowmass, Colorado. The first half day retreat presents the video on Father Keating's overview
A Quiet Morning with Centering Prayer via Zoom
Welcome...Silence...Center...Receptiveness...Spaciousness...Rest... Please join us this morning for a time together in Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina. We will gather via Zoom for a 2 hour time of quiet and prayer in community. Praying in silence together, experiencing our God praying in us together, allowing God to breathe love in us together, being present in each
Exploring Desert Wisdom: A Contemplative Lenten Retreat (on Zoom)
In the fourth and fifth centuries, hundreds of years after Christ’s birth, literally thousands of early Christians flocked to the desert to deepen their relationship with Christ. In this retreat, we will explore the power of the desert through psalms, Desert Father and Mother sayings and contemporary literature as well as Centering Prayer and lectio
7th Centering Prayer and Enneagram Retreat
"Centering Prayer and Enneagram" retreat is meant for anyone who wants to advance in their contemplative prayer practice with a deeper knowledge of who we are and why we do the things we do. Knowing who we are is the first step into growing in wisdom. Enneagram personality types will show us what motivates us
