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SUMMARY:Epiphany  Half Day Centering Prayer/Welcoming Prayer mini-retreat via Hawaiʻi (1st Saturday of every month)
DESCRIPTION:Online Half Day Centering Prayer/Welcoming Prayer mini-retreat via Hawaiʻi (1st Saturday of every month)\nFREE \nFirst Saturdays online retreats are a special time where we explore our Centering Prayer practice. We are looking forward to sharing Physio-Divina (Moving) practices\, Visio-Divina (visual-Art) practices. Lectio-Divina (Sacred Text) practices in addition to the Centering Prayer and Welcoming Prayer practice that are our foundation. Pulelehua\, Liedeke\, and Margie welcome others if you are called to join us. \nWe hope you will join us from wherever & whenever you are!
An approximate Schedule in Hawai’i Time (UTC -10)\n8:45am Room open to for early connections\n9:00 Welcome and introductions\n9:15 Welcoming prayer\n9:45 Centering prayer\n10:15 Break\n10:30 A centering Practice on Epiphany and   Reflections\n11:15-11:30 Closing Prayer\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/92185854158?pwd=dDJxN0FkRkRvQWhrQURwN29SUTBFUT09\nZoom Meeting ID: 921 8585 4158 Passcode: 730086 \nWebsite: http://www.cohawaii.org\nPhone (628) 400-2644\nEmail: cohawaii@gmail.com \nAll sessions are freely offered\, donations are welcome\, no registration is needed.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/online-half-day-centering-prayer-welcoming-prayer-mini-retreat-via-hawai%ca%bbi-1st-saturday-of-every-month-4/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Retreat,Training
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ORGANIZER;CN="Contemplative Outreach Hawai%CA%BBi":MAILTO:cohawaii@gmail.com
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260103T120000
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SUMMARY:12 Step Spirituality monthly in-person meeting\, Minneapolis\, MN
DESCRIPTION:12StepSpirituality.org hosts an in-person meeting on the first Saturday of the month\, October through May\, in Minneapolis\, Minnesota. The meeting focuses on the 11th Step\, using Centering Prayer meditation to open us to the presence and action of our own Higher Power. The meeting starts with Welcoming Prayer\, a speaker sharing briefly on various topics\, a 20-minute sit of Centering Prayer (teaching Centering Prayer to newcomers as needed)\, small group breakouts\, and large group discussion. \nThere is also a zoom meeting which occurs every Saturday morning. \nIn-Person:\n1st Saturdays\, October through May\n9:30 AM – 12:00 Noon Central Time\n1st Universalist Church\nSocial Hall\n3400 Dupont Avenue South\nMinneapolis\, MN 55408 \nMailing list and questions: 12StepCP@gmail.com
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/12-step-spirituality-monthly-in-person-meeting-minneapolis-mn/
LOCATION:1st Universalist Church\, 3400 Dupont Avenue South\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55408\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="12-step Outreach":MAILTO:12StepCP@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260104T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260109T103000
DTSTAMP:20260429T115618
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SUMMARY:From Eclipse (False Self) to Essence (True Self) - via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:A 6-day contemplative retreat with Centering Prayer and the Enneagram. \nInvitation \nAt times\, our protective patterns drift across the heart like the moon across the sun. The light isn’t gone—only veiled. Over six days we’ll pray and reflect with the Enneagram as a compass\, learning to notice ego’s eclipses and to return—gently and steadily—to the radiance of the True Self in God. \nWhat We’ll Explore \n• Centering Prayer — resting\, receiving\, re-centering\n• The Enneagram as Compass — reading patterns without shame; realigning with essence\n• Living from Essence — courage\, clarity\, compassion in daily life \nCore Practices \n• Morning & evening Centering Prayer\n• Enneagram reflection sessions (type structures\, fixations\, invitations to freedom)\n• Journaling and spacious silence for integration\n• Gentle small-group sharing (Circle-of-Trust posture: no fixing\, deep listening)\n• Optional one-on-one check-ins \nCore Text (Single-Book Edition): The Wisdom of the Enneagram — Don Richard Riso & Russ Hudson \nDaily Schedule Highlights (Pacific Time) \n• Sunday Evening (Jan 4): Opening Session · 6:00 PM (PT)\n• Monday–Thursday (Jan 5–8): 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM (PT)\n– Morning: Centering Prayer and small-group reflections\n– Afternoon: Contemplative practices\, Enneagram teaching & inner work\, restful intervals\, and one-on-one meetings\n• Friday Morning (Jan 9): Closing Integration & Prayer\n– Final reflection and prayer; departure at 10:30 AM (PT) \nGenerosity-Based Contribution \nChoose the contribution that fits your season. If you have more\, your generosity opens a seat for another. If you have less\, receive what you need with gratitude. No one is turned away for lack of funds. \n• Overflow — $490 (helps seed scholarships)\n• Sustain — $390 (covers program costs)\n• Receive — $290 (community-supported rate) \nIf none of these fit\, simply select “Pay what you can” on the registration form. \nRegistration \nRegister here: https://forms.gle/pbJrggXqE3BzW5zS7\n(You’ll receive payment instructions after you submit.) \nYou’ll Take Away \n• A lived map of Essence → True Personality → False Personality\n• Ways to notice an “eclipse” in real time and re-center\n• Contemplative tools for discernment\, relationships\, and work\n• A kinder stance toward yourself and others \nWho This Is For \nSeekers\, pastors\, and spiritual companions drawn to contemplative practice who want to grow in self- and other-awareness—and live more freely from essence.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/from-eclipse-false-self-to-essence-true-self-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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SUMMARY:Heartfulness: Transformation in Christ – via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Heartfulness is the sixth in a series of eight courses in the Spiritual Journey Series. In this series Fr. Thomas guides the listener toward an understanding of the contemplative dimension of the Gospel and its extraordinary implications and applications for personal freedom and global peace. Fr. Thomas calls this the journey of heartfulness\, and says that Centering Prayer might be thought of as heartfulness. Centering Prayer as contemplative prayer is a reflection on the mysteries of faith that has been digested and reflected upon and expressed in acts of love until it has simplified into a movement of the will that is becoming quasi-permanent – a way of occupying the mind and transferring it to the heart so that with practice it becomes more “heartfulness” than “mindfulness”. \nThis is a nine-week course officially starting on Thursday\, January 9 2025\, at 6:30 pm Mountain Time. \nA wide range of topics is covered in this course. The topics for each week are: \nWeek 1 – The Pursuit of Happiness\nWeek 2 – The Human Condition\nWeek 3 – Centering Prayer\nWeek 4 – Sin\nWeek 5 – Suffering\nWeek 6 – Redemption\nWeek 7 – Love and The Trinity\nWeek 8 – Divine Indwelling\nWeek 9 – Divine Transformation \nEach week\, we will begin with Centering Prayer. Your facilitators will provide an introduction to the topic for the week and we will watch the video (20 to 25 minutes) together. Then we will take a break and you will look over the questions to be discussed in the break-out groups. Discussion will take place in the break-out groups and we will gather together once again to close out the class. \nTime Listed are Mountain Time (Denver\, Colorado)\nClick the website link below to register. Scholarships are available.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/heartfulness-transformation-in-christ-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Retreat,Webinar
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ORGANIZER;CN="Contemplative Outreach of Colorado":MAILTO:staff@centeringprayer.net
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SUMMARY:New Year Silent Saturday
DESCRIPTION:Begin the new year by deepening your relationship with God. Join us for a quiet morning of Centering Prayer and silence. The day provides time for communal Centering Prayer\, contemplative walks\, 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. \nPlease arrive by 8:45am. \nA free will offering is gratefully appreciated \nRegistration online at www.hsrcenter.com is appreciated but not required.\nFor more information\, please email Sr. Chris at centeringprayer@hsrcenter.com \n(Photo by Simon Berger\, Unsplash)
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/new-year-silent-saturday-4/
LOCATION:Holy Spirit Retreat Center\, 4316 Lanai Road\, Encino\, CA\, 91436\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sr. Chris Machado SSS":MAILTO:centeringprayer@hsrcenter.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260110T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260110T160000
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SUMMARY:Living Flame 1 Program – via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR LIVING FLAME 1 PROGRAM HAPPENING IN 2026 \nThe first retreat day: January 10 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm and then each month on the dates shown below for the next six months. \nDates: 2026 – Jan. 10\, Feb. 14\, Mar. 14\, Apr. 11\, May 9\, June 13\, July 11\nTime: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM EST (-5 UTC) \nThe Living Flame 1 Program is offered on Zoom for individuals\, and small groups of six people or fewer who gather in-person. This program is hosted by Contemplative Outreach’s Living Flame Service Team. \nLF 1 is open to everyone who has had a consistent daily Centering Prayer practice for a year or more and who has reflectively read Open Mind\, Open Heart by Thomas Keating. This will support a more engaged participation and assimilation of the program content. Additional suggested resources are Keating’s Invitation to Love and Intimacy With God. \nLiving Flame is a seven-day in-depth spiritual formation program presented over seven months by commissioned presenters of Contemplative Outreach\, Ltd. It’s designed to heighten the awareness of the dynamics of Centering Prayer in the context of the spiritual journey. Registration and participation in the program is a commitment to all seven sessions. Topics for the Living Flame Program are noted in the Living Flame brochure \nEach retreat-like day is facilitated in a five-hour scheduled format which includes: two periods of Centering Prayer; two presentations with Q&A; small group sharing; silent breaks and time for a meal.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/living-flame-1-program-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Matt Scrimgeour":MAILTO:matt@coutreach.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260124T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260125T170000
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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer Summit via Zoom: "Learning to See in the Dark"
DESCRIPTION:Learning to See in the Dark\nA 2-day Journey of Opening to Mystical Hope in a Collective Dark Night \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat if the darkness we face—alone and together—helps us uncover the hope already within us? \nIn a time when uncertainty\, division\, and collective weariness touch nearly every soul\, many of us find ourselves navigating both personal shadows and a world that feels increasingly dim. Yet the contemplative path reminds us that even in the darkest places\, something tender and resilient is already at work within us. \nThis year’s 5th Annual Centering Prayer Summit offers a sacred space to meet this moment with honesty and openness. Together we will explore how the dark night—both personal & collective—can become a place of awakening rather than despair\, a place where the deeper Light that has never stopped shining\, begins to make itself known. \nThrough shared stillness\, in-depth teaching\, and real-time interaction\, you’ll experience how Centering Prayer opens us to the quiet hope already alive within: a hope not dependent on circumstances\, but rooted in the Presence that holds us all. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor more information\, schedule and to register\, please see the link below.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-summit-via-zoom-learning-to-see-in-the-dark/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Retreat,Webinar
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ORGANIZER;CN="Keith Kristich%2C Closer Than Breath Community":MAILTO:keith@keithkristich.com
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