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  • Introduction to Centering Prayer retreat weekend

    Monestary of St. Gertrude 465 Keuterville Road, Cottonwood, ID

    St. Benedict frequently unites silence and prayer in the work of seeking God. Centering Prayer is one of several prayer practices that flow out of Benedictine Life. Thomas Merton describes Centering Prayer as “a ‘return to the heart,’ finding one’s deepest center, awakening the profound depths of our being in the presence of God.” The

    $145 – $390
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    Silent Retreat

    Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd 533 East Main Street, Lexington, KY, United States

    In a world that never stops talking, give yourself the gift of silence. On Saturday, September 19, 2026, at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, join The Reverend Hendree Harrison and the Contemplative Worship team for a day of contemplative teaching and silence designed for your life. Attend one "movement" or stay for all four. It’s a

    $60

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    Listen: A 4-day Centering Prayer Retreat

    Benet House Retreat Center 2208 88th Avenue W, Rock Island, IL, United States

    Central Illinois and Mississippi Valley Contemplative Outreach invite you to retreat into silence. We will Center, experience Lectio Divina, and learn insightful methods of listening from Abbot Joseph Boyle of St. Benedict’s Monastery. A minimum of 3 months Centering Prayer practice is required to attend. Please see the link below for more information and to

    $385

  • Centering Prayer Retreat

    Benet House Retreat Center 2208 88th Avenue W, Rock Island, IL, United States

    Central Illinois and Mississippi Valley Contemplative Outreach invite you to retreat into silence. We will center, experience lectio divina, and learn insightful methods of listening from a video of Abbot Joseph Boyle of St. Benedict’s Monastery. Note: A minimum of 3 months Centering Prayer practice is required to attend. The retreat begins Thursday, October 1

    $385.00

  • Presence, Prayer, and Writing From the Heart: A Contemplative Writing Retreat

    Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center 53 MILL STREET, WESTFIELD, MA, United States

    We are never closer to our Creator than when we are creating. In writing, we engage in God’s infinite creative impulse to birth the new, the unexpected. Silence and stillness can assist that process by opening a portal to inner depths where we connect to ourselves, to others, to God, and all of creation. All

    $395

  • Changing with the Fall Colors Half Day Centering Prayer/Welcoming Prayer mini-retreat via Hawaiʻi (1st Saturday of every month)

    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

    Free
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    9-day Intensive I, Advanced Intensive and Post Intensive Retreat

    Mercy Center Auburn 535 Sacramento Street, Auburn, CA, United States

    This retreat offers three tracks simultaneously: Intensive I, Advanced Intensive, and Post Intensive. If this is your first Centering Prayer retreat of this length, we suggest you choose Intensive I. We will be using two prayer rooms with two sets of staff, one for the Intensive retreats and one for the Post Intensive retreat. See

    $1,440
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    I Am – The Sacred Doorway into the Aramaic Heart of Jesus

    Avondale Presbyterian Church 2821 Park Road, Charlotte, NC, United States

    The seven "I am" statements in the Gospel of John are a window into who Jesus is and the heart of his teaching. From the perspective of Jesus’ native language of Aramaic, these statements can also reveal who we are – and how we can enter more deeply into Divine Presence through the heart of

    $175 – $225
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    The Practice of Letting Go: The Wisdom of Release in Contemplative Prayer – via Zoom

    Internet - Online

    The Practice of Letting Go: A 90-minute Mini-Retreat The Wisdom of Release in Contemplative Prayer So much of our inner life is shaped by what we hold onto — fixed identities, familiar ways of thinking, inherited beliefs, and the stories we tell about who we are. Contemplative practice invites us to loosen, open, and “let

    $15

  • Living Flame 2 Program – via Zoom

    Zoom!

    The first retreat day: October 17 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm and then each month on the dates shown below for the next six months. Dates: 2026 – Oct. 17, Nov. 21, 2027 – Jan. 16, Feb. 20, Mar. 20, Apr. 17 & May 15 Time: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM EST BOOK YOUR

    $70
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    Four-Day Silent Centering Prayer Retreat

    Prince of Peace Abbey 650 Benet Hill Rd., CA, United States

    Contemplative Outreach of San Diego County is hosting a Fall Retreat at Prince of Peace Abbey in Oceanside, California, on October 22-25. Each year we look forward to this deep drink of silence and spaciousness that helps to refresh our ongoing prayer journey. Facilitated by the peaceful environment of the Abbey, graced by the field

    $450
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    Opening to God’s Being and Becoming – via Zoom

    Internet - Online

    2-part Online Centering Prayer Retreat Series God — the source of true joy and lasting peace — is not outside or at a distance from us. God is the very source and ground of our being, closer than breath. As the anonymous author of The Cloud of Unknowing writes, “God is your being.” Across two

    $75