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SUMMARY:5-Day Centering Prayer Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Contemplative Outreach of Portland (COOP) and Contemplative Outreach of Willamette Valley (COWV). \nExperience Deep Silence at recently remodeled St. Benedict’s Guesthouse\, Mt. Angel Abbey. Retreat includes 4 nights in a private room\, private bath\, all meals. Opportunities abound to pray with the monks\, walk the stations of the cross in the park-like grounds\, or simply soak in expansive views of the Willamette Valley in silence. \nThe guesthouse is in compliance with State of Oregon Covid-19 prevention recommendations regarding face masks and social distancing. COOP and COWV expect all retreatants to be fully vaccinated at least 2 weeks prior to retreat. Elevator and one ADA room available. \nPre-requisites: daily Centering Prayer practice for 6 months; fully vaccinated for Covid >2 weeks prior. \nTo register\, contact Patricia Lacy. $100 deposit due at time of registration ($50 non-refundable); balance by July 15. Partial scholarships available!
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/5-day-centering-prayer-retreat/
LOCATION:Mt. Angel\, Oregon
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Patricia Lacy":MAILTO:patricia.a.lacy@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:8-Day Intensive/Post-Intensive Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Contemplative Outreach of Portland (COOP) and Contemplative Outreach of Willamette Valley (COWV). \nDual-track Centering Prayer retreat\, silence and sits\, Spiritual Journey videos. Includes 7 nights in a private room\, private bath\, all meals\, at recently remodeled St. Benedict’s Guesthouse\, Mt. Angel Abbey. Opportunities abound to pray with the monks\, walk the stations of the cross in the park-like grounds\, or simply soak in expansive views of the Willamette Valley in silence. \nThe guesthouse is in compliance with State of Oregon Covid-19 prevention recommendations regarding face masks and social distancing. COOP and COWV expect all retreatants to be fully vaccinated at least 2 weeks prior to retreat. Elevator and one ADA room available. \nPre-requisites: daily Centering Prayer practice for 6 months; fully vaccinated for Covid >2 weeks prior. \nTo register\, contact Patricia Lacy. $100 deposit due at time of registration ($50 non-refundable); balance by July 15. Partial scholarships available!
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/8-day-intensive-post-intensive-retreat/
LOCATION:Mt. Angel\, Oregon
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Patricia Lacy":MAILTO:patricia.a.lacy@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Presence\, Prayer and Writing from the Heart Retreat
DESCRIPTION:August 19 – 21\, 2021 \nAll of us have myriad stories to tell. Some involve your family history\, spiritual journey\, experiences in Nature or a life-changing situation. Stories can also take many forms — memoir\, essay\, poem\, blog posts\, or journal entries — but the most compelling are the ones written from the heart\, those that touch and move us and sometimes even transform both the writer and reader. Writing from the heart demands attentiveness\, honesty\, courage and a commitment to engage with a creative process that pulls us into the unknown where we are often surprised at what surfaces. It’s a journey of discovery. And what can help are presence and prayer. \nThis writing retreat is structured for those currently working on a project\, those who want to start one\, or simply desire to spend time in beautiful surroundings playing with words. In addition to Centering Prayer sessions — Silence can be a portal to the Source of creativity and truth-telling — there will be ample opportunities to write\, walk\, think and just be. \nPlease see the link below for more information and to register.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/presence-prayer-and-writing-from-the-heart-retreat/
LOCATION:Mercy by the Sea Retreat and Conference Center\, 167 Neck Road\, Madison\, CT\, 06443-0191\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Anne A. Simpkinson":MAILTO:asimpkinson@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Wisdom School: The Imaginal Realm
DESCRIPTION:“The imaginal is a meeting ground\, a kind of cosmic intertidal zone … In this realm\, the fruits of our human strivings — both conscious and unconscious — are offered up to the whole. From this realm\, in turn\, we receive blessing\, inspiration\, guidance\, and vivifying force\, which are ours to share and bestow here below.” \n―Cynthia Bourgeault \n+ \nThe Mercy Center Centering Prayer Program presents:\nWisdom School: The Imaginal Realm \nYou are invited to join us at Mercy Center in Burlingame. Rest\, reflect\, and explore the imaginal realm during this special summertime retreat experience. \nThis ‘Wisdom School’ will use Cynthia Bourgeault’s e-course video teachings to explore the Imaginal Realm so that we might learn to open ourselves to this world that surrounds and sustains us and to give back\, participating in this divine exchange as conscious planetary servants. \nThe teachings draw from her book Eye of the Heart: A Spiritual Journey into the Imaginal Realm in which she offers us a new cosmic map and perspective of how an attuned and open heart may approach the current challenges we face and receive the assistance necessary for navigation. \nThere will be an integration of Cynthia’s transmissions and an invitation to a ‘wisdom way of knowing’ through a daily rhythm of periods of video teaching from Cynthia\, Centering Prayer\, chanting\, mindful work\, mindful movement\, sharing\, and contemplative free time. \n*In addition to the registration fee\, this wisdom school requires extra material costs of $137. Please bring a check with you\, made out to Way of Wisdom Knowing. Included in this fee is access to the video teachings to review afterward. \nRetreat Leaders: \nHeather Ruce\, M.A. is a wisdom spiritual director with a background as a therapist and training in a neurophysiology-based approach to trauma resolution. She loves working with individuals as well as facilitating groups and retreats focused on learning and practicing the Wisdom Tradition. \nJoy Andrews Hayter\, Ph.D. is a spiritual director and Centering Prayer coordinator at Mercy Center. Joy is dedicated to fostering contemplative practices such as Centering Prayer and others within the Christian Wisdom tradition that help us become aware of God’s ever-present love. As a scientist\, she sees in the physical world an expression of that love. \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 participating in the reclamation of the Christian Wisdom tradition and fostering the contemplative practices so urgently needed at this time in our world. \nFuture Centering Prayer Dates at Mercy Center in Burlingame CA:\nFall Triduum Prayer Morning (Online): October 30\nCentering Prayer Wisdom Retreat : Dec 3-5\nCentering Prayer retreat: Feb 18-20\, 2022\nCentering Prayer Spring Triduum (Online): April 14-16\, 2022\nCentering Prayer retreat: May 22-29\, 2022 \nCONTACT \nFor further assistance\, contact us at (650) 340-7474. For more information visit: www.mercy-center.org\nThese are unprecedented times. If finances are an issue\, please email us at registration@mercywmw.org for a learning grant discount code. We want to make sure our offerings are available to everyone. \nThis event is organized by\nMercy Center Burlingame\nA ministry of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas. We provide opportunities for people to become more attentive to the presence of the Divine in their lives and in the world\, and then respond with care for the Earth and service to others. http://www.mercy-center.org/
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/wisdom-school-the-imaginal-realm/
LOCATION:Mercy Center Burlingame\, 2300 Adeline Drive\, Burlingame\, CA\, 94010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Cristina Esguerra":MAILTO:registration@mercywmw.org
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SUMMARY:Dwell in Silence Eight-Day Retreat
DESCRIPTION:A Post-Intensive Eight-Day Centering Prayer Retreat \nThis post-intensive retreat will consist of continuous periods of Centering Prayer from before sunrise until the dinner hour\, with breaks for meals. Attendees may participate in as much prayer as they are called to. Short pauses for entering and leaving the silence will be offered every 30 minutes. There will be no teaching and no reading during this immersion in silence. Veteran retreat leaders Chris Frantsvog and Paul Witmer look forward to hosting you for this journey into deep silence. \nPrairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center is a retreat and conference center focused on ecology\, spirituality\, and holistic health. It is nestled in a natural setting of 70 acres of prairie and woodland in Hiawatha\, Iowa\, just north of Cedar Rapids. Prairiewoods is a place of peace and transformation. There will be time to enjoy the beautiful surroundings in prayer and meditation. \nCost is $780\, which includes room with semi-private bathroom\, (every two rooms share a bathroom) and all meals. A limited number of double occupancy rooms are available. ($710) \nPlease visit with Chris Frantsvog about prices\, scholarships or restrictions you have: (515) 306-1221. \nCOVID: All participants must be fully vaccinated before attending this retreat. \nSpace is limited. \nVisit the URL below for more information.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/dwell-in-silence-eight-day-retreat/
LOCATION:Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center\, 120 Boyson Rd\, Hiawatha\, IA\, 52233\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chris Frantsvog":MAILTO:iowatreefarmer@hotmail.com
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SUMMARY:Lectio Divina Retreat with Julie Saad
DESCRIPTION:CO of Tampa Bay is happy to welcome Julie Saad for a day and a half retreat at the beautiful Franciscan Center campus in Tampa\, FL. Julie is returning again to share with us her many years of experience and expertise on the Lectio Divina practice. Lectio is a foundational practice of Scripture meditation which leads into contemplative prayer\, and has been a traditional monastic method/practice of reading sacred text since the 5th century with St. Benedict. \nJulie has been a part of Contemplative Outreach in Denver since 1994. She is a commissioned presenter in Centering Prayer\, Lectio Divina and the Welcoming Prayer. She is the coordinator of the Contemplative Living Experience Program in Denver\, is a co-facilitator in the Contemplative Outreach online courses\, and currently serves on the Contemplative Outreach governing board. She is a soon-to-be published author of a book on Contemplative Life\, the practical application of Thomas Keating’s teaching. \nRetreat begins on Friday Aug. 20th at 4 p.m. and ends on Saturday Aug. 21st by 3:30 p.m. \nAccommodation Cost: $143 Single; $133 Shared; $58 Commuter (Includes meals).\nPlease register using the link below.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/lectio-divina-retreat-with-julie-saad/
LOCATION:The Franciscan Center\, 3010 N. Perry Ave.\, Tampa\, FL\, 33603\, United States
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SUMMARY:From Seeker to Sage: Journey to the Unknowable -- A Center Prayer Retreat via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:This is a three-day online Centering Prayer retreat via Zoom \nAugust 20th (Friday\, starting at 5:30pm Central Daylight Time) to August 22nd (Sunday\, ending at 12:30pm CDT) \nThis is co-sponsered by Contemplative Outreach of New Orleans and the School for Contemplative Living.\nThe presenter is Susan Komis of Contemplative Outreach\, Ltd.\nThe retreat will consists of Centering Prayer sessions\, presentations\, Q & A opportunities\, and small group gatherings via breakout rooms.\nThe theme of the retreat is “From Seeker to Sage: Journey to the Unknowable”.\nThe titles of the presentations are: Introduction\, Stages of Prayer & Faith\, The Awakening\, The Seeker\, The Servant\, Journey to the Unknowable\, and The Sage. \nThe suggested cost is $39.00 with partial scholarships available.\nTo register and for more information: go to www.the scl.net and click on ‘Centering Prayer Retreat 2021’ in the second line of the headings.\nContact information: Maggie Dawson at mgdrake@juno.com.\nCome join our global contemplative community for our annual Centering Prayer retreat.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/from-seeker-to-sage-journey-to-the-unknowable-a-center-prayer-retreat-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Maggie Dawson":MAILTO:mgdrake@juno.com
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