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SUMMARY:Advent Retreat: Incarnation as Practice - via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:This online retreat is an entry into an intentional Advent where we are invited to pause\, listen\, reflect\, and be renewed in our relationship with the Indwelling Presence through prayerful\, silence\, solitude and community. \nDuring this three-day retreat\, we will practice Incarnation through intentional silence\, solitude\, listening\, resting and stillness. This retreat is about spaciousness – giving ourselves over to extended\, open time just to be with God in prayer\, in nature\, in walking\, music\, reading and the silent company of others on retreat. It is an invitation to lay down our ordinary life to experience the extraordinary right-now presence of God during this sacred time of the year. The retreat will include periods of Centering Prayer\, music as a vestibule to prayer\, simple prayerful gestures\, Lectio Divina\, optional soul-friending and lots of open time offline for reflection\, resting\, journaling\, art-making or whatever stimulates your child-like wonder. \nThe retreat will be facilitated by Pamela Begeman. Pamela is a commissioned presenter of both Centering Prayer and the Welcoming Prayer. She co-creates and facilitates many of the Contemplative Outreach worldwide online retreats\, programs and publications. She is also one of the creators and editors of The Contemplative Life Program\, a series of 40-day booklets on contemplative practices and dispositions. Her daily spiritual practices root her in the present and Presence while being an active wife\, mother and professional. Pamela coordinates communications\, technology and programs for the international office of Contemplative Outreach and lives in Austin\, Texas. She also serves on the steering committee of The Meditation Chapel\, a Zoom-enabled worldwide prayer chapel for people of all practices and spiritual traditions. \nThe retreat is free\, with a suggested donation of $40.  Please register using the link below.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/advent-retreat-incarnation-as-practice-via-zoom-2/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Retreat,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Contemplative Outreach San Antonio (COSA)":MAILTO:info@cosa-contemplatvieoutreach.org
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SUMMARY:The Fullness of Love: An Advent Wisdom Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three-day in-person Advent retreat exploring Mary’s relationship to Jesus as a hidden-in-plain-sight illumination of the Christian path of engaged non-attachment. \nFollowing the Gospel texts and the poetry of Khalil Gibran\, we will discover Mary’s robust and courageous embodiment as a joy-filled teaching and invitation to shelter\, germinate\, release\, and sow the seeds of Christ in our own lives as service to the whole. \nRetreat includes co-teaching from Rev. Jonathan Steele and Fr. Benjamin Thomas\, guided contemplative exercises\, and a general Benedictine structure of Ora et Labora including shared silence/Centering Prayer sits-with a closing eucharist celebration on Sunday afternoon. \nThis retreat will take place in person from Friday\, December 3\, 2021 through Sunday\, December 5\, 2021 at Mustang Island Conference Center in Corpus Christi\, Texas. \nPlease register using the link below.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/the-fullness-of-love-an-advent-wisdom-retreat/
LOCATION:Mustang Island Conference Center\, Port Aransas\, Texas\, 6981 TX-361\, Port Aransas\, TX\, 78373\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Origin + Omega":MAILTO:contact@origin-omega.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211203T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211205T120000
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SUMMARY:Leaning Into Blessing: A Silent Advent Retreat
DESCRIPTION:The Mercy Center Centering Prayer Program presents: \nLeaning Into Blessing:\nAn Advent Silent Retreat \nDecember 3-5\, 2021 Starts 4 pm Friday and ends 12 pm Sunday (lunch provided afterwards) on site at Mercy Center in Burlingame\, CA.\nRegistration: $300 (includes retreat\, accommodations\, and meals) \n“The season of Advent means there is something on the horizon the likes of which we have never seen before…So stay. Sit. Linger. Tarry. Ponder. Wait. Behold. Wonder. There will be time enough for running. For rushing. For worrying. For pushing. For now\, stay. Wait. Something is on the horizon.” ―Jan L. Richardson \nAdvent is a season rich with anticipation as we prepare to honor the incarnation of the person of Jesus: he revealed to the world a life rooted in the heart\, at the intersection of time and timelessness. Alongside Mary\, pregnant with the Christ\, we enter the dark and soft stillness of winter; ripening with the blessing of generating the Christ in our own embodied lives. As we lean into the blessing\, cultivating our own deep “yes” parallel to Mary’s\, we have the opportunity to carry forth tending to the horizontal demands of the season from a profound fullness. Slowing and staying awake to the true meaning of this season\, we break the habitual excess of commercial consumerism\, instead offering the fruits of our awakened hearts. \nJoin us as we lean into the blessing\, sitting and lingering in the quiet\, readying our hearts to enter Christmas with humility\, compassion\, and great love; that we may offer what is needed. \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. \nPlease register at www.mercy-center.org or telephone 650-340-7474 \nWe are planning a spacious schedule so that you will have time to walk the beautiful Mercy grounds\, and to do other deeply relaxing practices that we’ll talk about. Bring a journal and pen if you like. There is a lovely craft room at Mercy Center but bring additional art supplies if you prefer. \nCOVID Protocol is still in place at Mercy Center\, and everyone entering the building must be fully vaccinated\, and wear masks in all common areas indoors except when eating. For this reason\, it is important to also include the following in your packing:\n1) A record of having been vaccinated\n2) At least one mask\n3) Hand sanitizer. Hand sanitizer is provided by the Center\, but it helps if you will also bring your own.\nFor more information about Mercy Center’s COVID protocols\, please click on the link below.\nGuest Protocol – Mercy Center Burlingame (mercy-center.org)
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/leaning-into-blessing-a-silent-advent-retreat/
LOCATION:Mercy Center Burlingame\, 2300 Adeline Drive\, Burlingame\, CA\, 94010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cristina Esguerra":MAILTO:registration@mercywmw.org
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SUMMARY:In Person – Advent Silent Saturday
DESCRIPTION:As the busyness of the Advent and holiday season approaches\, nourish your spirit with a quiet morning of Centering Prayer and silence.\nThe morning provides time for communal prayer\, a contemplative walk\, private journaling and reflection\, and ends with a period of Lectio Divina.\nThis event is open to beginners as well as those experienced in contemplative prayer or silent meditation. All are welcome. \nFor those new to Centering Prayer or wanting a review of the method\,\na brief introduction will be given at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time. \nWe’re sorry\, we are not accepting walk-ins at this time\nPlease be prepared to show current proof of Covid-19 vaccination or proof of negative Covid-19 test within 72 hours of Dec 4th\nREGISTER ONLINE AT www.hsrcenter.com under 1 Day Retreats by Dec. 3\nFor more information\, email pbcurreysd@gmail.com\nAll donations gratefully received
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/in-person-advent-silent-saturday/
LOCATION:Holy Spirit Retreat Center\, 4316 Lanai Road\, Encino\, CA\, 91436\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Pippa Currey":MAILTO:pcurreysd@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Advent Silent Saturday
DESCRIPTION:As the season of Advent approaches\, join us for a quiet morning of Centering Prayer and silence. This day is open to beginners as well as those experienced in contemplative prayer or silent meditation. The day provides time for communal prayer\, a contemplative walk\, private journaling and reflection and ends with a period of Lectio Divina. All are welcome. A brief introduction to Centering Prayer will be offered for those new to the practice. Please register at hrscenter.com by December 3rd. A donation is gratefully appreciated.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/advent-silent-saturday/
LOCATION:Holy Spirit Retreat Center\, 4316 Lanai Road\, Encino\, CA\, 91436\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Pippa Currey":MAILTO:cpandsd@hsrcenter.com
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Lectio Divina Workshop: In Person or Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, December 4\, 2021 from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm\nIn Person at the Center for Contemplative Living\, Elm Grove\, WI or Via ZOOM \nRegister for $20 or for FREE on the website\, and a Zoom link will be emailed with your registration confirmation. Please see the link below to register. \n“Praying the Scriptures” or Lectio Divina (the divine word of God) is a contemplative tradition taught in the monastic vs. scholastic style of hearing the living Word of God in the sacred spaces of everyday life. This workshop\, presented by Sr. Kathryn Ann Kobelinski\, SSND\, and Jill Nowlen\, MASFD\, both commissioned presenters of the prayer\, will share the method of this heart-to-heart conversation with God\, while reading\, reflecting\, responding\, and resting in the words of Scripture. Even if you practice Lectio\, you will find this workshop will deepen the practice and will bring the scripture texts into your every day life. This is not a scripture study. It is a way to allow God to have a conversation with you and to give you a gift of understanding. Many Centering Prayer groups find it helpful to practice Lectio Divina with the scriptures for the upcoming Sunday liturgies after their Centering Prayer time. For planning purposes\, please register so that we have space for everyone. Thank you!
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/introduction-to-lectio-divina-workshop-in-person-or-zoom/
LOCATION:Center for Contemplative Living in Elm Grove WI\, 890 Elm Grove Road\, The Village Court\, WI\, 53122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Contemplative Outreach of Southeast Wisconsin":MAILTO:bendercm@earthlink.net
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SUMMARY:John of the Cross & The Song of Songs: Mysticism\, Eroticism\, and Centering Prayer
DESCRIPTION:In these sessions\, Netanel Miles-Yépez (who shares the same surname as his subject\, Juan de Yépes) will discuss how the Spanish saint\, better known as John of the Cross\, gives instruction in contemplative prayer in terms that seem strikingly similar to Centering Prayer\, and uses the erotic imagery of the Song of Songs to describe the mystical experiences which often follow such prayer. Using translations of the Song of Songs and John of the Cross from Miles-Yépez’s own book\, My Love Stands Behind a Wall: A Translation of the Song of Songs and Other Poems\, he will lead us through the mystical landscape of the great poet and saint\, and lead Centering Prayer for us from John’s teachings in The Living Flame of Love. \nPlease register using the link below.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/john-of-the-cross-the-song-of-songs-mysticism-eroticism-and-centering-prayer/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Webcast
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ORGANIZER;CN="Contemplative Outreach Dallas/Fort Worth":MAILTO:center@cellofpeace.com
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