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SUMMARY:Six-Day Centering Prayer Retreat: Intensive & Post-Intensive
DESCRIPTION:The Program \nThis retreat is designed to provide an opportunity for those who have an established practice of Centering Prayer to deepen their practice in an atmosphere of profound silence and community support. All participants observe silence from the opening to the closing of the retreat and share a schedule of several hours of group Centering Prayer daily. \nRetreatants on the Intensive Track receive the added support of daily videos\, with discussion\, of Thomas Keating’s teachings on the Spiritual Journey. Those on the Post-Intensive Track follow their own discipline of spiritual practice\, study\, and prayer. If you are relatively new to Centering Prayer or to a Centering Prayer retreat\, or if you would like a refresher of some of the teachings\, choose the Intensive Track. \nThe Setting \nThe retreat will be held at the Claggett Retreat Center in Adamston\, MD. The center is nestled in the rolling hills of Frederick County on 268 wooded acres with a working farm and fantastic views\, yet it is only an hour’s drive from three international airports. All participants will lodge in the Christiane Inn; a range of dietary needs can be accommodated. For details and directions\, visit the Claggett Retreat Center website. \nThe Retreat Leaders \nL.J. Milone\, a Catholic lay minister\, has practiced Centering Prayer since 2000 and is a commissioned presenter of the practice. He has served Contemplative Outreach (CO) as a chapter coordinator\, retreat leader\, and commissioned presenter formator. He works at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington\, D.C.\, where he teaches Christian mysticism and oversees the parish’s faith formation. He has four children in whom he delights greatly. \nMary Jane Yates is an experienced practitioner and commissioned presenter of Centering Prayer. She has been a part of Contemplative Outreach for almost 20 years\, serving the organization most recently as administrator and coordinator of international efforts to share Centering Prayer and related practices. In 2019\, she also completed her training as a guide with the Association for Nature and Forest Therapy. She sees this work as a natural extension of her passions for both health promotion and contemplative practice. \nSchedule and Cost \nThe retreat begins with dinner on Sunday\, October 26\, and closes after lunch on Friday\, October 31. The fee includes the retreat\, 5 nights of accommodations in a single or double room with full bath\, and 15 meals. \nSingle Room: $960\nDouble Room: $825 \nA $200.00 deposit is required with registration\, which is non-refundable unless the slot can be filled by another participant. Full payment is due by September 26. A limited number of partial scholarships are available. \nPlease see the link below to register.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/six-day-centering-prayer-retreat/
LOCATION:Claggett Conference Center\, 3035 Buckeystown Pike\, Buckeystown\, MD\, 21717\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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SUMMARY:6-Day Silent Centering Prayer Retreat w/Fr Bill Sheehan
DESCRIPTION:Centering Prayer Retreat with Father Bill Sheehan\nMonday\, October 27 – Sunday\, November 2\, 2025\nHoly Cross Abbey (HCA)\nwww.virginiatrappists.org\nBerryville\, VA \n• 5 Full Days & 2 half days of silence and solitude in a peaceful rural setting\n• 3 plus hours per day of group Centering Prayer\n• Daily morning Centering Prayer sit begins at 5:30am\n• Sunday morning Centering Prayer sit begins at 6:30am\n• Comfortable single room with private bathroom/shower\n• Opportunity to attend any or all of the daily Liturgy of the Hour prayers with the Trappist monks\n• Eucharist celebrated with the Monks in the Abbey Monastery Chapel weekdays and Saturday\nmorning immediately following 7:00am Lauds\n• Sunday morning Eucharist celebrated with Father Sheehan in the Retreat House Chapel\n• Daily group conference Tuesday – Saturday offered by Father Sheehan\n• Opportunity for two private individual conferences with Father Sheehan \nGo to event website link below to access application form. Or contact martha@marthajohnston.com.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/6-day-silent-centering-prayer-retreat-w-fr-bill-sheehan/
LOCATION:Holy Cross Abbey\, 901 Cool Spring Ln\, VA\, 22611\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Martha Johnston":MAILTO:martha@marthajohnston.com
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SUMMARY:Contemplative Retreat: Five or Eight-Day Centering Prayer
DESCRIPTION:Centering Prayer is a form of Christian silent meditation rooted in the self-emptying love that forms the heart of Jesus’ teaching and life. This retreat is an opportunity to deepen one’s contemplative journey in the contemporary world. The retreat offers two tracks: a five-day track\, recommended for individuals with an established and regular practice of Centering Prayer\, and an eight-day track\, intended for those who have maintained a regular practice of Centering Prayer and previously participated in an intensive retreat. The intensive and post-intensive tracks are available for both the five-day and eight-day retreats. \nThis retreat offers a sacred rhythm of silence\, solitude\, and prayer\, with opportunities to join the Benedictine Sisters for Mass and optional prayer times. Afternoons provided space for walking in nature and engaging in soul friending with retreat facilitators. Designed to cultivate deep interior silence\, the retreat nurtures and awareness of God’s presence in everyday life. A Korean language track is available for the five-day retreat\, making this a welcoming and accessible space for Korean-speaking participants to engage fully in the retreat experience. \nFive-day Retreat $335 $415 $750\nEight-day Retreat $475 $725 $1\,200
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/contemplative-retreat-five-or-eight-day-centering-prayer/
LOCATION:Benedictine Center Sacred Heart Monastery\, 916 Convent Road\, Cullman\, AL\, 35055\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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