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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
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Retreat Center":MAILTO:bethanyretreatcenter@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Closer Than Breath\, Six-Week Centering Prayer Course via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Join the six-week Centering Prayer course to deepen your prayer and meditation. \nCloser Than Breath focuses on the Divine Indwelling at the heart of Centering Prayer teaching and practice. \nWith weekly\, bite-sized videos to deepen your practice and three optional contemplative prayer groups a week\, this course can be used to deepen your practice and commitment to God through Centering Prayer. \nGod is Closer Than Breath! \nSee the details in the link.\n-Keith
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/closer-than-breath-six-week-course-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Retreat,Training,Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="Keith Kristich%2C Closer Than Breath":MAILTO:keith@closerthanbreath.com
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SUMMARY:Re-Entering Community through Silence: Centering Prayer Retreat with Mary Dwyer
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Mary Dwyer \nCome away to Bethany Retreat Center for a deeper experience of Centering Prayer in community. We will have extended prayer times (3 to 4 hours per day) and input on deepening our Centering Prayer practice. The retreat will be in silence with time for personal reflection and renewal. An already established knowledge and practice of Centering Prayer is required. Soul friending will also be available along with attending Mass and praying with the Sisters in Residence. Enjoy a comfortable room\, private bathroom and all meals included during your stay. Please let us know of any dietary restrictions or special needs when you register. \nPlease see the link below to register.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/re-entering-community-through-silence-centering-prayer-retreat-with-mary-dwyer/
LOCATION:Bethany Retreat Center\, 1031 Germania Rd\, Frenchville\, PA\, 16836\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Retreat Center":MAILTO:bethanyretreatcenter@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:The Mystical Meaning of Silence via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Join this free Centering Prayer workshop and unpack the Mystical Meaning of Silence by exploring \n– Silence as a path to the Divine Presence within\n– The mystical approach to silence and awareness\n– Opening to God beyond words and concepts \nCost: Free\nPresenter: Keith Kristich\, commissioned Centering Prayer presenter and certified mediation teacher \nSee the link below for details and to register. Event times are in Eastern Time.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/the-mystical-meaning-of-silence-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Retreat,Webinar,Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Keith Kristich%2C Closer Than Breath":MAILTO:keith@closerthanbreath.com
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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer from the Ground of the Heart
DESCRIPTION:Looking afresh at Centering Prayer beginning from utter surrender\, we will practice the cues of: be surrender\, letting thoughts be as they are\, and letting go of thoughts we have collapsed upon. We will practice noticing especially the interplay of surrender and spaciousness of heart\, and the gentlest of return/re-recognition of surrender during regular sits\, “micro-sits”\, and while we work with these teachings. \nPresented by: Fr. Justin Lanier\, a contemplative missioner priest of the Diocese of Vermont (Episcopal). Formation includes monastic training in St. Benedict’s Monastery\, Snowmass\, under Fr. Thomas Keating & Dom. Joseph Boyle\, and Tofuku-sodo\, Kyoto\, Japan\, under Keido Fukushima Roshi. Fr. Justin leads intensive contemplative immersion trainings\, workshops in Centering Prayer\, as well as classes in contemplative practice & theology.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-from-the-ground-of-the-heart/
LOCATION:Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center\, 303 Tunxis Road\, West Hartford\, CT\, 6107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mike  Smoolca":MAILTO:msmoolca@hotmail.com
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SUMMARY:"In the Shadow of Your Wings" via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:“In the shadow of your wings I take refuge\, until the times of destruction pass.”\n– Psalm 57:1 \nSponsored by Contemplative Outreach of Maryland and Washington (COMW)\, Fr. Vincent Pizzuto will lead a virtual half-day retreat entitled “In the Shadow of Your Wings” on Saturday\, May 15th\, 1-4pm (Eastern Time). In light of the challenges of our post-pandemic world\, Fr. Pizzuto will discuss the importance of cultivating what he calls “a contemplative refuge of spiritually intimate communities that embody Christ in the world.” \nFor more details and to register: ContemplativeOutreachofMarylandandWashington.org (link below)
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/in-the-shadow-of-your-wings-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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SUMMARY:Living the Beatitudes: Discovering the Mystical Truth of Jesus’ Words
DESCRIPTION:Living the Beatitudes: Discovering the Mystical Truth of Jesus’ Words\nHybrid retreat: On site* at Mercy Center and Online \nMay 27-31\, 2021\nBegins Thursday at 4:00 p.m. and concludes Monday at 12 p.m. (Pacific Time)\n$400 *on-site\, $400 online (Learning grant funds available on request.) \n“Consider that the [Aramaic] word Jesus uses\, which we have traditionally translated as ‘kingdom\,’ is related to the word for the ‘Great Mother’ in the Middle East; the word we translate as ‘daily bread’ means nourishment of all kinds and derives from the roots for the divine feminine and for Holy Wisdom or Sophia.” — Matthew Fox \nEmergence from this very difficult year of pandemic can be seen with the eyes of the heart as a great birthing of a new world. How do we align ourselves with this vision\, join in this “one great act of giving birth?” What could be better guidance than the Beatitudes\, Jesus’ instructions for realizing the Kingdom of Heaven right here on earth. And when we revisit his teachings with the help of Neil Douglas-Klotz’s translations from Aramaic\, Jesus’ own language\, we are brought home to a transformed relationship with the cosmos. \nJoin us as we give ourselves―body\, mind and emotion―to this labor of love. \nHow will the hybrid retreat work?\nYou are invited to join us from your own home OR AT MERCY CENTER in Burlingame as we practice integrating prayer with our life\, in our circumstances as they are. Teaching sessions will include experiential\, participatory\, and embodied exercises to draw us more deeply into the healing\, contemplative space. Breaks will be provided for further integration.\nProgram Features\n• Live Online Centering Prayer Sessions – Join via Zoom (at Mercy Center or at home) at scheduled times or practice on your own.\n• Live Online Teaching Sessions – Join us live via Zoom (at Mercy Center or at home) or view recordings at a later time.\n• Live Online or in-person Small Groups – for experiential processing (not recorded).\nThere will be teachings on the Beatitudes by Catherine\, Heather and Joy. \nYou can participate in one of three ways:\n1) From home online. The retreat is designed so that you can choose as much or as little of it as fits in your life\, on any given day.\n2) In person* at Mercy Center\, participating online from your laptop in your own room and enjoying the beauty and peace of the grounds.\n3) In person* at Mercy Center attending in a spacious room together with masks and social distancing. Bring your laptop\, reusable beverage container\, a yoga mat (optional). We’ll meditate in that same room\, so you can bring your meditation cushion if you like.\nMeals will be served in eco-friendly containers and can be eaten in the conference room\, in your room\, or outside on the patio. \nEverything will be on Zoom so we’ll all be sharing the retreat no matter where we are. Be met\, trusting that God’s love surrounds all of it\, all of us\, exactly as we are. \n*On-site participants must be fully vaccinated for COVID 19 and follow our onsite COVID protocol. \nOptional reading: We will be presenting some material from the book “Prayers of the Cosmos: Meditations on the Aramaic Words of Jesus” by Neil Douglas-Klotz. You are welcome to purchase it ahead of time if you like\, but it will not be necessary – we will provide supportive handouts for the retreat. \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. \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 (and dancer\, writer\, and hiker) she sees in the physical world an expression of that love. \nPlease register at www.mercy-center.org or telephone 650-340-7474\nRegistration closes May 26\, 2021
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/living-the-beatitudes-discovering-the-mystical-truth-of-jesus-words/
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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