Contemplative Outreach, Ltd.

Centering Prayer and Visio Divina Flowering ONLINE
2026-05-02 09:00 - 11:30 UTC | Internet – Online
Online half day Centering Prayer/Welcoming Prayer mini-retreat via Hawaiʻi (1st Saturday of every month)
@ 9:00 am – 11:30 am UTC-10
FREE
First 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, Terra-Divina (Nature), Lectio-Divina (Sacred Text) practices in addition to the Centering Prayer and Welcoming Prayer practice that are our foundation. Pulelehua, Liedeke, and Margie welcome all who wish to join us.
Dates 2024 ( the zoom link is the same for all these dates): March 2, April 6, May 4, June 1, July 6, August 3, September 7, October 5, November 2, December 7
We hope you will join us from wherever & whenever you are! Schedule in Hawai’i Time (UTC -10)
8:45am Room open to for early connections
9:00 Welcome and introductions
9:15 Centering Prayer
9:40 Break
9:45 Centering Prayer
10:10 Break
10:20 Visio Divina and Reflections
11:15 Closing prayer
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/92185854158?pwd=[REDACTED]
Zoom Meeting ID: 921 8585 4158 Passcode: [REDACTED]
Website: http://www.cohawaii.org
Phone (628) 400-2644
Email: cohawaii@gmail.com
All session are freely offered, donations are welcome, no registration is needed.

12 Step Spirituality monthly in-person meeting, Minneapolis, MN
2026-05-02 09:30 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | 1st Universalist Church, 3400 Dupont Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN, 55408, United States
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.
There is also a zoom meeting which occurs every Saturday morning.
In-Person:
1st Saturdays, October through May
9:30 AM – 12:00 Noon Central Time
1st Universalist Church
Social Hall
3400 Dupont Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55408
Mailing list and questions: 12StepCP@gmail.com

6-Day Intensive and Post-Intensive Centering Prayer Retreat
2026-05-03 15:00 - 2026-05-08 13:00 (America/New_York) | Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, 6107, United States
This retreat offers two tracks simultaneously: intensive and post-intensive. Everyone attending will share three sets of two 30-minute periods of Centering Prayer, daily. The intensive retreat will hear and discuss teachings based on Fr. Thomas Keating’s The Spiritual Journey. Instead of teachings, the post-intensive retreat includes an additional hour of Centering Prayer each day. You choose the track that works best for you. Lectio Divina will be offered daily, as well as optional soul-friending with the staff. Silence is maintained throughout the retreat.
Please see the link below to register.

Sacred Circle Dance as a Form of Embodied Prayer
2026-05-09 08:00 - 12:00 (America/Halifax) | St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 110 St Stephens Church Rd, Crownsville, Maryland, 21032
“God is not remote from us; . . . on the contrary, at every moment God awaits us in the activity, the work to be done, which every moment brings.”
– Teilhard de Chardin, Hymn of the Universe
During this in-person half-day retreat we’ll introduce contemplative dances from the Sacred Circle Dance tradition. These simple movements, done in a group setting, can help us unite mind, heart, and body to deepen our prayer practice. Together we’ll explore how the combination of music and movement can be a companion to Centering Prayer, in which we open our hearts to consent to God’s presence and action within us.
Presented by Suzi Kindervatter, former COMW team member and veteran teacher of Sacred Circle Dance, and Linda Hall, co-coordinator of COMW.
Please see the link below to register.

Spring Silent Saturday
2026-05-09 09:00 - 12:00 UTC | Holy Spirit Retreat Center, 4316 Lanai Road, Encino, CA, 91436, United States
In this season of new life and promise, it is good to take a quiet morning for Centering Prayer and silence. The day is open to beginners as well as those experienced in contemplative prayer or silent meditation. The day provides time for communal prayers with contemplative walks, and time for private journaling, reflection, and an opportunity to enjoy the beautiful grounds of Holy Spirit Retreat Center. All are welcome. A brief introduction to Centering Prayer will be offered for those new to the practice.
Registration online at hsrcenter.com is appreciated but not required. A free will offering is gratefully appreciated.
(Arrival 8:45 am)
For more information contact Sr. Chris at centeringprayer@hsrcenter.com or (818) 815-4480

Eight Day Centering Prayer Dual Track Intensive/Post Intensive Retreat
2026-05-15 14:00 - 2026-05-22 09:00 (America/New_York) | Holy Cross Monastery – New York, 1615 Route 9W, West Park, NY, 12493, United States
The eight-day Centering Prayer dual track intensive/post intensive retreat offered from Friday, May 15 to Friday, May 22, 2026, provides an opportunity to deepen the practice of Centering Prayer in an atmosphere of profound silence and community support. The intensive track will follow the Contemplative Outreach guidelines for an intensive retreat including six 30-minute Centering Prayer periods daily plus viewing and faith sharing on Thomas Keating’s Human Condition teachings. The post intensive track provides an additional 30 minutes of Centering Prayer with time for daily solitude.
Retreat leaders: Leslee Anne Terpay and Br. Bernard Delcourt are available for soul-friending. During the retreat, one will experience integrating as one wishes contemplation and action through silence, solitude, community and the rhythm of this Episcopal Benedictine monastic community’s worship and prayer life including daily Holy Eucharist. An established practice of Centering Prayer for at least 6-months is highly recommended.
Monday check-in is from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Supper is at 5:40 pm. Orientation begins at 6:45 pm. The retreat concludes with breakfast on the last day with optional attendance at Holy Eucharist.
Cost for the retreat is $1135. The retreat fee includes a single room and all meals. Shared single occupancy bathrooms in the hallways.
To register, please contact our Guesthouse Office by phone at +1-845-384-6660, ext. 3002 or email guesthouse@hcmnet.org. The guesthouse office is open Tuesday through Friday.
If you have questions about the retreat content or which track is best for you, please contact retreat leader: Leslee Terpay at co-leslee@comcast.net.
Leslee Anne Terpay: As a Contemplative Outreach commissioned presenter of Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina, Leslee shares Fr. Thomas Keating’s teachings on the Christian Spiritual Journey in workshop and retreat settings. She is part of the service team that stewards Fr. Thomas’s teaching for serving Centering Prayer retreats. She is a spiritual director in Lone Tree, Colorado and a graduate of The Center for Action and Contemplation Living School.
Br. Bernard Delcourt is the Director of Associates of the monastery. Br. Bernard is a Contemplative Outreach commissioned presenter. He has been a monk since 2004. Before becoming a monk, he was an investment banker and then a life and business skills coach. He is also a spiritual director and regularly visits seminarians in New Haven to offer them spiritual direction.

Morning of Prayer Honolulu, Hawaii 3rd Saturdays every Month
2026-05-16 09:00 - 11:30 (Pacific/Honolulu) | Central Union Church, 1660 S. Beretania St., Honolulu, HI, 96826, United States
2025 Morning of Prayer
Third Saturdays In Person
9:00 – 11:30 a.m. Hawai’i time (UTC -10)
Central Union Church • Women’s Building
1660 S. Beretania St. Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
Let us join together to pause in the presence of the Divine in the sacred silence. An introduction to the method of Centering Prayer is provided. While Centering Prayer is the basis of our teaching, all meditation paths are welcome. Books on the Spiritual Journey are available for purchase and loan.
No registration required, donations welcome.
Schedule
9:00 Welcome, sign-in, refreshments, book browsing
9:20 Gather in the circle for Introductions
9:30 Two 30-minute periods of Centering Prayer
or An Introduction/review to The Method of Centering Prayer
10:40 Silent break
11:00 One 30-minutes period of Centering Prayer
11:30 Depart in silence or stay and chat a bit
Dates 2025
January 18
February 15
March 15
April 19
May 17
June 21
July 19
August 16
September 20
October 18
November 15
December 20
CONTEMPLATIVE OUTREACH OF HAWAI’I
(628) 400-2644 | cohawaii@gmail.com | www.cohawaii.org
“Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10

Present to Presence: A Centering Prayer Retreat
2026-05-22 15:00 - 2026-05-24 12:00 UTC | Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center, 53 MILL STREET, WESTFIELD, MA, 1085, United States
God is always in and with us—closer to us than our own breath—but we are not always with God. Our harried, over-scheduled, noisy lives and patterns laid down in childhood prevent us from simply being with God. Centering Prayer is a way to re-member disparate parts of ourselves, gather scattered energies, and connect with the dynamic, creative God that loves us more than we know.
Centering Prayer is a way to immerse ourselves in silence and open to God’s presence within and all around us. By being present to Presence, we open to a dynamic, ever-creating God, who heals, transforms, and loves us beyond measure.
This retreat, intended for those who would like to explore Centering Prayer or re-ignite their practice, will introduce the basics of Centering Prayer; offer opportunities to experience the prayer, walking meditation, and lectio divina; and explore ways to anchor a Centering Prayer practice in your life. There will also be time to walk the grounds, read, or rest.
Please see the link below for more information and to register.

Eight Day Centering Prayer Retreat
2026-06-05 15:00 - 2026-06-12 11:00 UTC | St. Mary’s Sewanee, 770 St. Mary's Lane, TN, 37375, United States
Join us for eight days of Centering Prayer practice, experiencing the fellowship of sacred silence.
This retreat will be lead by seasoned and trained Centering Prayer facilitators. Participants will have the opportunity to join multiple Centering Prayer sits throughout the day, Meditation in Motion gentle stretching yoga-type sessions, BodyWork therapy (gentle touch, over the clothing, energy healing by a LMT), as well as enjoy the breathtaking bluff views of St. Mary’s Sewanee often covered in winter beauty.
The highly rated kitchen staff will offer well balanced, delicious and nourishing meals throughout the retreat beginning with dinner on the first night and ending with breakfast on the last day. The St. Mary’s Sewanee and the Centering Prayer Staff will be here to support guests in this week long dedication to “God’s first language”. You don’t have to worry about bringing anything except your weary soul to Rest, Renew and Reconnect.
Please see the link below to register.

Telluride Pastors, Teachers, and Leaders Retreat: A Christian Contemplative Retreat for Rest and Renewal
2026-06-07 - 2026-06-11 | Christ Church Telluride, 434 W Columbia Ave, Telluride, NE, 81435, United States
A Christian Contemplative Retreat for Rest, Renewal, and Return
Rest and Renewal through contemplative practices while immersed in the majestic San Juan Mountains.
Return refreshed and with contemplative practices and tools to incorporate into your life, ministry, and congregation.
June 7–11, 2026, in beautiful Telluride, Colorado
Beginning the evening of June 7th
Concluding the morning of June 11th
Registration
Registration Link: https://tithe.ly/event-registration/#/10902262
Learn More: https://contemplatelincoln.com/telluride-retreat/
Registration: $500 Using the Code: REST

Registration includes:
Four nights (June 7, 8, 9, 10) at Hotel Telluride https://thehoteltelluride.com/
Catered lunch on June 8, 9, and 10
All retreat sessions and guided practices at Christ Church Telluride
This retreat is made possible by a grant from the Trust for the Meditation Process, a
charitable foundation encouraging meditation, mindfulness, and contemplative prayer. The grant helps make this experience accessible. Four nights at Hotel Telluride alone typically cost over $1,500.
Learn more about the Trust for the Meditation Process here: www.trustformeditation.org
Description
Participants will retreat for rest and renewal through silence, nature, and contemplative practice in the breathtaking mountain setting of Telluride, Colorado.
This retreat offers:
Training in contemplative practices: Including Centering Prayer, Welcoming Prayer, and Lectio Divina
Practical tools for incorporating contemplative spirituality into churches and denominational contexts
Guided outdoor contemplative practices and mindfulness walks
There will be intentional rhythms of silence and community. The retreat will also offer opportunities and spaciousness to explore the many walking trails, views, and magic of Telluride. Local presenter Greg Durham and host Peter Traben Haas will offer tips and guidance on where to go and what to do during free time.
Participants will leave renewed in spirit and equipped to return to their ministries with depth, groundedness, and practical contemplative tools.

10-day Contemplative Listening, aka “Post Post” retreat
2026-06-09 - 2026-06-18 | Mercy Center Auburn, 535 Sacramento Street, Auburn, CA, 95603, United States
This is a retreat for those who have attended multiple intensive and post-intensive 8-10 day retreats and find themselves desiring yet longer sessions of Centering Prayer in community. See flyer for more information.
Pre-requisite: Two or more post-intensive Centering Prayer retreats given by Contemplative Outreach. This is a guideline, not a rule. Please speak with us if you have questions.
Rooms are single with a sink in the room; bathrooms are shared.
Please see the link below for more information and to register.

Six-Day Centering Prayer Retreat
2026-06-12 - 2026-06-17 | Cedarbrake Renewal Center, 5602 Hwy 317, Belton, TX, 76513, United States
Please join us for an extended time of prayer, silence and solitude at Cedarbrake Renewal Center in Belton, Texas. This silent retreat will be held in The Lodge and Driscoll Hall and will be facilitated by Pamela Begeman. The retreat includes three-hours of Centering Prayer each day plus an evening Lectio Divina and compline service; like a post-intensive retreat there will be no teaching, videos or talking. The daily schedule is spacious, with extended free time in silence and solitude. Enjoy vegetarian meals and private room lodging with ensuite bathrooms. The retreat begins with dinner at 6pm Friday June 12 and concludes by 11am Wednesday 17th. Space is limited.
Please register using the link below.

Centering Prayer Retreat
2026-06-21 16:00 - 2026-06-26 11:00 UTC | Bethany Retreat Center, 1031 Germania Rd, Frenchville, PA, 16836, United States
This 6-day retreat will be an in-depth retreat for those experienced in Centering Prayer. The retreat will facilitate entrance into a more profound level of spiritual practice in an atmosphere of silence, solitude, and community, with an opportunity to spend extended time in deep silence in community to encourage a more intimate union with God. An existing Centering Prayer practice is a prerequisite for attending this retreat.
God is Love – A conversation with Thomas Keating and Carl J. Arico will be used for the retreat.
Please see the link below for more information and to register (scroll down for the desired event).

Eight-Day Intensive & Post-Intensive Centering Prayer Retreat
2026-06-21 16:30 - 2026-06-28 13:00 UTC | Holy Spirit Retreat Center, 4316 Lanai Road, Encino, CA, 91436, United States
Enter into a more profound level of spiritual practice in an atmosphere of silence and community. The Eight-Day Intensive and concurrent Post-Intensive Retreat is designed to strengthen one’s discipline and practice of Centering Prayer. We will be in grand silence.
The Intensive also provides a conceptual framework for the prayer through the viewing of selected DVDs from Thomas Keating’s Spiritual Journey Series. This retreat is for those with some experience with Centering Prayer. The Post-Intensive is for those who have previously made an Intensive Centering Prayer Retreat. Times of silence and periods of Centering Prayer are increased.
Fee: $1000. All rooms private. Register online at hsrcenter.com by June 7th. A non-refundable deposit of $50 is required when registering.
For more information contact Sr. Chris Machado at centeringprayer@hsrcenter.com or (818)815-4480

(Photo by Aleksandr Ledogorov, Unsplash)

Opening to Your Soul’s Creative Rhythms: A Contemplative Writing Retreat
2026-06-26 16:00 - 2026-06-28 13:00 UTC | Trinity Retreat Center, 79 Lower River Road, West Cornwall, CT, 06796, United States
Poet and author John O’Donohue was a proponent not only of living according to your soul’s rhythm but also birthing expressions of our sacred essence. In writing our stories, we collect fragments of our lives, ordering them in such a way as to know who we truly are and Whose we are.
This contemplative writing retreat will braid Centering Prayer sessions, writing prompts, communal prayer, talks, personal writing time, and sharing in support of diving deep and bringing to light the silly, heartbreaking, touching truths of our lives. The weekend will remind us that we are never closer to our Creator than when we are creating. So come, bring your stories to life.

Interdependence : Welcoming and Centering Prayer Reflections – ONLINE
2026-07-04 09:00 - 11:30 (Pacific/Honolulu) | Internet – Online
Interdependence : Welcoming and Centering Prayer Reflections : is the focus for this online half day Centering Prayer/Welcoming Prayer mini-retreat via Hawaiʻi (1st Saturday of every month)
@ 9:00 am – 11:30 am UTC-10
FREE
First 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, Terra-Divina (Nature), Lectio-Divina (Sacred Text) practices in addition to the Centering Prayer and Welcoming Prayer practice that are our foundation. Pulelehua, Liedeke, and Margie welcome all who wish to join us.
We hope you will join us from wherever & whenever you are! Schedule in Hawai’i Time (UTC -10)
8:45am Room open to for early connections
9:00 Welcome and introductions
9:15 Reading: Interpendence
9:25 Welcoming Prayer in Response to reading
9:45 Centering Prayer
10:10 Break
10:20 Centering Prayer
10:45 Reading and Reflections
11:25 Closing prayer
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/92185854158?pwd=[REDACTED]
Zoom Meeting ID: 921 8585 4158 Passcode: [REDACTED]
Website: http://www.cohawaii.org
Phone (628) 400-2644
Email: cohawaii@gmail.com
All session are freely offered, donations are welcome, no registration is needed.

8 Day Silent Intensive and Post-Intensive Retreat with Father Bill Sheehan
2026-07-06 15:00 - 2026-07-13 12:30 (America/Chicago) | Mercy Conference and Retreat Center, 2039 N. Geyer Road, St. Louis, MO, 63131, United States
Come rest in silence with other contemplative companions, away from the busyness of daily life, and allow the mind, body, and spirit to surrender to God’s presence and action within.
This 8 day retreat offers a more in-depth experience of silent prayer for those who already have an established practice of Centering Prayer of 6 months or more. It is an opportunity for deeper union with God through a communal sharing of silence and stillness. For those making their first weeklong silent retreat, the Intensive, we will be using the video series by Thomas Keating, The Spiritual Journey. The simultaneous Post Intensive track includes additional time in silent prayer instead of video presentations for those who have previously made an Eight Day Intensive Retreat.
This retreat offers a double track simultaneously: Intensive I and Post Intensive. If this is your first Centering Prayer retreat of this length the Spiritual Journey Videos are shown in Intensive I. They lay a necessary foundation for the practice for life and especially intensive retreats.
Intensive I: There will be 3 sets of two 30-minute periods of Centering Prayer daily and 2 sessions of watching video talks from Fr. Thomas Keating’s Spiritual Journey series with optional discussion.
Post-Intensive: There will be 3 sets of two 30-minute periods plus two additional 30-minute periods of Centering Prayer daily.
Lectio Divina and a optional contemplative Eucharist will be offered daily for everyone, as well as optional soul-friending with staff.
The retreat will be facilitated by Contemplative Outreach staff: Father Bill Sheehan, OMI, Marty Badgett, Mary Beth Rhiner, Jim McElroy, Kristina Frank and Susie Brent.
To Support Your Retreat Experience: A daily practice of Centering Prayer for 6 months or longer is recommended.
Please see the link below for more information and to register.

Centering Prayer Weekend Retreat
2026-07-10 16:00 - 2026-07-12 11:00 UTC | Bethany Retreat Center, 1031 Germania Rd, Frenchville, PA, 16836, United States
Join Sr. Ruth Ann for our new Centering Prayer Series, offered every other month. This ongoing retreat invites you to broaden and deepen your Centering Prayer practice in a warm and welcoming environment. Come once or come to them all—each session stands on its own while also supporting a growing contemplative rhythm.
Together, we’ll explore the foundations of Centering Prayer, a gentle yet profound method of silent prayer that opens the heart and mind to the presence of God.
Please see the link below for more information and to register (scroll down to the desired event).

Morning of Prayer Honolulu, Hawaii 3rd Saturdays every Month
2026-07-18 09:00 - 11:30, 2026-08-15 09:00 - 11:30 (Pacific/Honolulu) | Central Union Church, 1660 S. Beretania St., Honolulu, HI, 96826, United States
Morning of Prayer
Third Saturdays In Person
9:00 – 11:30 a.m. Hawai’i time (UTC -10)
Central Union Church • Women’s Building
1660 S. Beretania St. Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
Let us join together to pause in the presence of the Divine in the sacred silence. An introduction to the method of Centering Prayer is provided. While Centering Prayer is the basis of our teaching, all meditation paths are welcome. Books on the Spiritual Journey are available for purchase and loan.
No registration required, donations welcome.
Schedule
9:00 Welcome, sign-in, refreshments, book browsing
9:20 Gather in the circle for Introductions
9:30 Two 30-minute periods of Centering Prayer
or An Introduction/review to The Method of Centering Prayer
10:40 Silent break
11:00 One 30-minutes period of Centering Prayer
11:30 Depart in silence or stay and chat a bit
CONTEMPLATIVE OUTREACH OF HAWAI’I
(628) 400-2644 | cohawaii@gmail.com | www.cohawaii.org
“Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10

Seeking the God Within
2026-07-19 16:30 - 2026-07-26 13:00 UTC | Holy Spirit Retreat Center, 4316 Lanai Road, Encino, CA, 91436, United States
A Centering Prayer 8-day retreat with Fr. Bill Sheehan, OMI
(Arrival 3:00-4:00 pm)
Two of the basic teachings of Fr. Thomas Keating are his human development theory that he describes as The Four Consents, and the Prayer in Secret. During our time together, Fr. Sheehan will explore these teachings as a way of going deeper and discovering in the words of St. Augustine that the God we seek is closer to us than we are to ourselves. Resources referenced: Thomas Keating: Invitation to Love, and Manifesting God.
We will be in silence for meals, breaks and prayer time. Periods of Centering Prayer will be included in our time together. There will be discussion following each of Fr. Sheehan’s presentations. Spiritual companioning, and body work will also be available.
Register online at hsrcenter.com by June 28. A non-refundable deposit of $50 is required when registering.
For more information contact Sr. Chris at centeringprayer@hsrcenter.com or (818) 815-4480

Visio Divina: Online CenteringPrayer Half-Day Retreat
2026-08-01 09:00 - 11:30 UTC | Internet – Online
Online Half-Day Centering Prayer/Welcoming Prayer mini-retreat (1st Saturday of every month)
August 5th @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am UTC-10
Lead by Pulelehua, Margie and Liedeke from Hawaiʻi
FREE
First 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, Terra-Divina (Nature), Lectio-Divina (Sacred Text) practices in addition to the Centering Prayer and Welcoming Prayer practice that are our foundation. Pulelehua, Liedeke, and Margie welcome all who wish to join us.
We hope you will join us from wherever and; whenever you are! Schedule is in Hawai’i Time (UTC -10)
8:45am Room open to for early connections
9:00 Welcome and introductions
9:15 Centering Prayer Embodied in Nature
9:45 Welcoming Prayer in Nature
10:10 Reflections
10:20 Break
10:30 Visio Divina – Centering Prayer with Nature
11:00 reflections
11:30 Closing prayer
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/92185854158?pwd=[REDACTED]
Zoom Meeting ID: 921 8585 4158 Passcode: [REDACTED]
Dates 2025( the zoom link is the same for all these dates): Feb. 1 March 1, April 5, May 3, June 7 July 5, August 2, September 6, October4, November 1, December 6
Website: http://www.cohawaii.org
Phone (628) 400-2644
Email: cohawaii@gmail.com
All session are freely offered, donations are welcome, no registration is needed.

Seven Day Intensive and Post Intensive Centering Prayer Retreat
2026-08-02 14:00 - 2026-08-09 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Siena Retreat Center, Racine WI, 5637 Erie St, Racine, WI 53402, Racine, WI, 53402, United States
This two-track retreat will allow the participants to come together for Centering Prayer, Lectio Divina, and soul friending. The retreat will provide an atmosphere of silence, solitude, and community. Persons new to long retreats (4+ days) are encouraged to choose the Intensive Track, which includes watching a daily video followed by discussion. Persons with experience in long retreats may choose the Post Intensive Track, which includes additional prayer periods.
The retreat will be held at Siena Center located on beautiful Lake Michigan, Racine Wisconsin, about 30 minute drive south of Milwaukee Wisconsin and the Milwaukee airport. All meals from Sunday supper through Saturday lunch are provided. A refrigerator is provided for special food needs, coffee and beverages are available 24 /7. Each air conditioned room has it’s own bath and easy access shower.
Please see the link below for more information and to register.

Centering Prayer Retreat
2026-08-02 16:00 - 2026-08-09 11:00 UTC | Bethany Retreat Center, 1031 Germania Rd, Frenchville, PA, 16836, United States
This 8-day retreat will be an in-depth retreat for those experienced in Centering Prayer. The retreat will facilitate entrance into a more profound level of spiritual practice in an atmosphere of silence, solitude, and community, with an opportunity to spend extended time in deep silence in community to encourage a more intimate union with God. An existing Centering Prayer practice is a prerequisite for attending this retreat.
Please click on the link below for more information and to register (scroll down to the desired event).

The Quiet Path of Transformation - a Centering Prayer Retreat
2026-08-13 11:00 - 2026-08-16 12:00 UTC | Conception Abbey, Conception, Missouri, 37174 State Highway VV, Conception, MO, 64433, United States
This 4-day retreat will be held at Conception Abbey in Conception, Missouri. Susan Komis will be our retreat director. Susan is a long time Centering Prayer practitioner, presenter, leader.
Retreat details are in process. Save the date! More to come.

Five Day Centering Prayer Retreat
2026-08-26 15:00 - 2026-08-30 11:00 UTC | St. Mary’s Sewanee, 770 St. Mary's Lane, TN, 37375, United States
Join us for five days of Centering Prayer practice, experiencing the fellowship of sacred silence.
This retreat will be lead by seasoned and trained centering prayer facilitators. Participants will have the opportunity to join multiple centering prayer sits throughout the day, Meditation in Motion gentle stretching yoga-type sessions, as well as enjoy the breathtaking bluff views of St. Mary’s Sewanee often covered in winter beauty.
The highly rated kitchen staff will offer well balanced, delicious and nourishing meals throughout the retreat beginning with dinner on the first night and ending with breakfast on the last day. The St. Mary’s Sewanee and the Centering Prayer Staff will be here to support guests in this week long dedication to “God’s first language”. You don’t have to worry about bringing anything except your weary soul to Rest, Renew and Reconnect.
Please see the link below to register.

9-Day Centering Prayer Retreat: Intensives I, II, and Post
2026-09-09 16:30 - 2026-09-17 11:00 (America/Halifax) | Jesuit Retreat Center, 5629 State Rd, Parma, 44134, United States
SEPTEMBER 9-17, 2026
This retreat offers an in-depth experience of silent prayer for those who already have an established practice of Centering Prayer of 6 months or more. It is an opportunity for deeper union with God through communal sharing of silence and stillness.
This retreat offers three tracks simultaneously: Intensive I, Intensive II, and Post Intensive.
• Intensive I and II: Daily there will be 3 sets of two 30-minute periods of centering prayer including an intervening meditative walk before breakfast, lunch and dinner. You will also view videos twice daily from The Spiritual Journey series of talks by Fr. Thomas Keating. If this is your first centering prayer retreat of this length, we suggest you choose Intensive I.
• The Post-Intensive track is normally for those who have previously participated in two or more Intensive Retreats. The Post-Intensive participants will have additional optional sessions of Centering Prayer and no group education time.
Fr. Bill Sheehan will offer a contemplative Eucharist. Optional soul-friending with staff is available. The retreat will be facilitated by Contemplative Outreach staff.
Nonrefundable deposit for all registrations is $100. Questions or to register: email rbrtgorman@protonmail.com.
Or register by mail with a check payable to Contemplative Outreach of Columbus:
Contemplative Outreach of Columbus
1101 N Grove Ave,
Oak Park, IL 60302
SCHEDULE:
• Arrival: Wednesday, Sept 9, from 2 pm to 4 pm.
• Opening session: 4:30 pm, dinner at 5:30 pm
• Retreat ends: Thursday Sept 17th 11 am (noon lunch optional).
TRAVELING TO JESUIT RETREAT CENTER PARMA, OHIO: The Cleveland Hopkin International Airport is 15 minutes from the Jesuit Retreat Center which is located at 5629 State Rd. Cleveland, Ohio 44134.
RETREAT PRICES MEALS INCLUDED:
Single Room Private Bath $1500
Double Room Private Bath $1100
Single Room Communal Bath by gender $950
Double Room Communal Bath by gender $800
(a $100 non-refundable deposit will be required when you register)

Eight Day Centering Prayer Dual Track Intensive/Post Intensive Retreat
2026-09-11 14:00 - 2026-09-18 09:00 UTC | Holy Cross Monastery – New York, 1615 Route 9W, West Park, NY, 12493, United States
The Eight-Day Centering Prayer Dual Track Intensive / Post Intensive Retreat offered from Friday, September 11 – Friday, September 18, 2026, provides an opportunity to deepen the practice of Centering Prayer in an atmosphere of profound silence and community support. The Intensive track will follow the Contemplative Outreach guidelines for an Intensive Retreat including six 30-minute Centering Prayer periods daily plus viewing and faith sharing on Thomas Keating’s Human Condition teachings. The Post Intensive track provides an additional 30 minutes of Centering Prayer with time for daily solitude.
Retreat leaders: Leslee Anne Terpay and Br. Bernard Delcourt are available for soul-friending. During the retreat, one will experience integrating as one wishes contemplation and action through silence, solitude, community and the rhythm of this Episcopal Benedictine monastic community’s worship and prayer life including daily Holy Eucharist. An established practice of Centering Prayer for at least 6-months is highly recommended.
Monday check-in is from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Supper is at 5:40 pm. Orientation begins at 6:45 pm. The retreat concludes with breakfast on the last day with optional attendance at Holy Eucharist.
Cost for the retreat is $1135. The retreat fee includes a single room and all meals. Shared single occupancy bathrooms in the hallways. To register, please contact our Guesthouse Office by phone at +1-845-384-6660, ext. 3002 or email guesthouse@hcmnet.org. The guesthouse office is open Tuesdays to Friday.
If you have questions about the retreat content or which track is best for you, please contact retreat leader: Leslee Terpay at co-leslee@comcast.net.
Leslee Anne Terpay: As a Contemplative Outreach Commissioned Presenter of Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina, Leslee shares Fr. Thomas Keating’s teachings on the Christian Spiritual Journey in workshop and retreat settings. She is part of the Service Team that stewards Fr. Thomas’s teaching for serving Centering Prayer Retreats. She is a spiritual director in Lone Tree, Colorado and a graduate of The Center for Action and Contemplation Living School.
Br. Bernard Delcourt is the Director of Associates of the monastery. Br. Bernard is a Contemplative Outreach commissioned presenter. He has been a monk since 2004. Before becoming a monk, he was an investment banker and then a life and business skills coach. He is also a spiritual director and regularly visits seminarians in New Haven to offer them spiritual direction.

Centering Prayer Weekend Retreat
2026-09-11 16:00 - 2026-09-13 11:00 UTC | Bethany Retreat Center, 1031 Germania Rd, Frenchville, PA, 16836, United States
Join Sr. Ruth Ann for our new Centering Prayer Series, offered every other month. This ongoing retreat invites you to broaden and deepen your Centering Prayer practice in a warm and welcoming environment. Come once or come to them all—each session stands on its own while also supporting a growing contemplative rhythm.
Together, we’ll explore the foundations of Centering Prayer, a gentle yet profound method of silent prayer that opens the heart and mind to the presence of God.
Please see the link below for more information and to register (scroll down for the desired event).

Changing with the Fall Colors Half Day Centering Prayer/Welcoming Prayer mini-retreat via Hawaiʻi (1st Saturday of every month)
2026-10-03 09:00 - 11:30 (Pacific/Honolulu) | Internet – Online
Online Half Day Centering Prayer/Welcoming Prayer mini-retreat via Hawaiʻi (1st Saturday of every month)
May 6 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am UTC-10
FREE
First 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, Terra-Divna (Nature) 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.
We hope you will join us from wherever & whenever you are! Schedule in Hawai’i Time (UTC -10)
8:45am Room open to for early connections
9:00 Welcome and introductions
9:15 Centering prayer in nature
9:45 Welcoming prayer on the earth
10:00 Centering prayer in nature
10:20 Break
10:30 Terra Divina connecting to nature thru images and video of nature
10:45 Reflections
11:00 Body Prayer with Lectio Divina
11:15-11:30 Closing Prayer
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/92185854158?pwd=[REDACTED]
Zoom Meeting ID: 921 8585 4158 Passcode: [REDACTED]
Website: http://www.cohawaii.org
Phone (628) 400-2644
Email: cohawaii@gmail.com
All session are freely offered, donations are welcome, no registration is needed.
