BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Contemplative Outreach, Ltd. - ECPv6.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Contemplative Outreach, Ltd. REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20250101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20250309T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20251102T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20260308T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20261101T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20270314T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20271107T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260627T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260627T133000 DTSTAMP:20260609T182427Z CREATED:20260609T182427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260609T182427Z UID:163587-1782559800-1782567000@www.contemplativeoutreach.org SUMMARY:Foretaste of Faith & Science Conference DESCRIPTION:We invite you to a foretaste of the first\, regularly scheduled\, interfaith\, Faith and Science Conference in Rome. The foretaste is scheduled for Saturday\, 27 June 2026 as described on its registration website Foretaste of Faith & Science Conference. It will consist of discussions with some of the following conference speakers: Dr. Federico Faggin\, inventor of the microprocessor and consciousness researcher\, and Fr. Laurence Freeman O.S.B.\, Director of the World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM). \nPlease see the link below for more information and to register for this free event. URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/foretaste-of-faith-science-conference/ LOCATION:Internet – Online CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Foretaste-Faith-Science-Conference.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Contemplative Network":MAILTO:rjh@contemplative.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260801T090000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260801T113000 DTSTAMP:20260724T202139Z CREATED:20230606T161012Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T202139Z UID:135559-1785574800-1785583800@www.contemplativeoutreach.org SUMMARY:Visio Divina: HOPE: Online CenteringPrayer Half-Day Retreat
 DESCRIPTION:Online Half-Day Centering Prayer/Welcoming Prayer mini-retreat (1st Saturday of every month)\nAugust 1th @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am UTC-10\nLead by Pulelehua\, Margie and Liedeke from Hawaiʻi\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\, 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. \nWe hope you will join us from wherever and; whenever you are! Schedule is in Hawai’i Time (UTC -10)\n8:45am Room open to for early connections\n9:00 Welcome and introductions\n9:15 Centering Prayer Embodied in Nature\n9:45 Welcoming Prayer in Nature\n10:10 Reflections\n10:20 Break\n10:30 Visio Divina – Hope\n11:00 reflections\n11:30 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 session are freely offered\, donations are welcome\, no registration is needed. URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/terra-and-physio-divina-online-embodied-centering-and-welcoming-prayer-half-day-retreat/ LOCATION:Internet – Online CATEGORIES:Retreat,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Aug2026_Diego-Rivera_flower-vendor.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Contemplative Outreach Hawai%CA%BBi":MAILTO:cohawaii@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260912T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260912T120000 DTSTAMP:20260809T232212Z CREATED:20211221T165644Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260809T232212Z UID:120054-1789203600-1789214400@www.contemplativeoutreach.org SUMMARY:Introduction to Centering Prayer DESCRIPTION:Are you looking for a way to explore or deepen your relationship with God? \nIn our introductory workshop to Centering Prayer\, you will discover a centuries-old prayer method. Centering Prayer consists of simply sitting in silence with God—beyond thoughts\, words\, and emotions—and opening our mind\, heart and whole being to the Ultimate Mystery. \nIn this workshop\, you will learn the basics of Centering Prayer\, experience it in a guided setting\, and be able to ask questions and share experiences with the presenter and your fellow initiates. \nCentering Prayer is based on a Christian contemplative practice first described in The Cloud of Unknowing\, written in the latter half of the 14th Century. It calls one to abandon any consideration of God’s attributes and actions\, and to surrender to The Creator’s influence in our lives. \n It is a very personal prayer practice but is also practiced in groups. It opens one to God’s infinite love and power to heal\, and opens the door to other related prayer practices around forgiveness\, and dealing with painful situations and emotions. \nTime listed for the workshop are Mountain Time. \nClick on the link below to register. URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/introduction-to-centering-prayer-5/ LOCATION:Online Zoom\, Select a Country: CATEGORIES:Webinar,Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/body_of_water_surrounded_by_trees.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Contemplative Outreach of Colorado":MAILTO:staff@centeringprayer.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20261012T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20261012T200000 DTSTAMP:20260819T033301Z CREATED:20240823T213714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T033301Z UID:147177-1791829800-1791835200@www.contemplativeoutreach.org SUMMARY:Creating Self-Compassion Through Centering Prayer – via Zoom DESCRIPTION:Presented by Blair Ashby over six Monday evening sessions \nA foundational gift of practicing Centering Prayer is that we also begin caring for our mental and emotional well-being during our prayer sits. Fortunately\, this is also one definition of self-compassion. Frequently\, we start noticing this gift with a simple thought like\, “my days feel better since I began Centering Prayer.” Centering Prayer creates self-compassion because it requires us to learn and repeat the process of awareness (being present)\, acceptance\, and letting go while consenting to the presence and action of the Divine within us. \nWhat is happening in our brains biologically as we repeat this process of awareness\, acceptance\, and letting go? How does this process impact our mental and emotional well-being? The good news is when we do Centering Prayer\, the work of the Spirit is teaching us self-compassion\, and this class will help us understand some of the transformations enacted in this process. Finally\, by aiding our developing awareness\, acceptance\, and letting go\, the course will also offer us additional skills to increase compassion toward ourselves and others. \nOver the six weeks\, we will explore the physical changes Centering Prayer brings about in our brains. Then\, we will explore the corresponding mental\, emotional\, and spiritual transformations resulting from those changes. Most importantly\, in every class\, we will practice those tools for creating self-compassion by discussing what we experience; we will learn from each other. Through this weekly repetition\, participants will habituate new ways of caring for themselves. As we practice\, our lives will feel more meaningful\, grounded\, and empowered to share ourselves in the world through God-given grace. This class will include session of Centering Prayer. \nAbout Blair Ashby \nIn 1994\, Contemplative Outreach International asked Blair to transfer the Christian Contemplative Heritage video series to audio cassettes. In the first fifteen minutes of the introductory tape\, Fr. Thomas said so much about God and reality that Blair’s head exploded and unknowingly germinated a desire to experience and eventually teach this God-created reality. In 1997\, Contemplative Outreach of Colorado asked Blair to record Fr. Thomas live\, and Blair has been recording the annual conferences and fall retreats ever since. Through personal relationships with Fr. Thomas Keating and Fr. Tony D’Souza (Anthony DeMello’s apprentice)\, and the dozens of spiritual teachers he has recorded\, Blair has gained deep contemplative insights. He has practiced Centering Prayer and self-compassion for the past twenty-eight years. \nThis is a six-week class\, offered on Monday evenings\, October 13 – November 16\, 2026\nTimes listed are mountain time (Denver\, CO) \nClick the website link below to learn more and register. Scholarships are available. URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/creating-self-compassion-through-centering-prayer-via-zoom/ LOCATION:Internet – Online CATEGORIES:Training,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/body_of_water_during_golden_hour-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Contemplative Outreach of Colorado":MAILTO:staff@centeringprayer.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261107T090000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261107T113000 DTSTAMP:20251217T224252Z CREATED:20231212T221604Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251217T224252Z UID:139293-1794042000-1794051000@www.contemplativeoutreach.org SUMMARY:All Saints-All Souls Visio Divina & Centering Prayer ONLINE DESCRIPTION: All Saints-All Souls Visio Divina is the focus for this online half day Centering Prayer/Welcoming Prayer mini-retreat via Hawaiʻi (1st Saturday of every month)\n @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am UTC-10\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\, 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. \nDates 2025 ( the zoom link is the same for all these dates): Jan 4\, Feb. 1 March 1\, April 5\, May 3\, June 7 July 5\, August 2\, September 6\, October4\, November 1\, December 6 \nWe hope you will join us from wherever & whenever you are! Schedule in Hawai’i Time (UTC -10)\n8:45am Room open to for early connections\n9:00 Welcome and introductions\n9:15 Centering Prayer\n9:45 Break\n9:50 Centering Prayer\n10:20 Break\n10:30 Visio Divina and Reflections\n11:15 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 session are freely offered\, donations are welcome\, no registration is needed. URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/gratitude-in-centering-prayer-visio-divina-online/ LOCATION:Internet – Online CATEGORIES:Retreat,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/all-saints-modern.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Contemplative Outreach Hawai%CA%BBi":MAILTO:cohawaii@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20270206T090000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20270206T113000 DTSTAMP:20260724T203100Z CREATED:20230606T160520Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T203100Z UID:135577-1801904400-1801913400@www.contemplativeoutreach.org SUMMARY:Love is Love is Love Visio Divina Online Half-Day Welcoming prayer – Centering Prayer: mini-retreat (1st Saturday of every month) DESCRIPTION:Online Half Day Centering Prayer/Welcoming Prayer mini-retreat via Hawaiʻi (1st Saturday of every month)\n @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am UTC-10\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\, 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 who wish to join us. \nWe hope you will join us from wherever & whenever you are! Schedule in Hawai’i Time (UTC -10)\n8:45am Room open to for early connections\n9:00 Welcome and introductions\n9:15 Centering Prayer Focus on Love\n9:45 Welcoming Prayer Embodied Love\n10:05 Centering Prayer\n10:35 Break\n10:45 Centering Prayer Love is love is Love 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 session are freely offered\, donations are welcome\, no registration is needed. URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/online-half-day-centering-prayer-reframing-our-views-of-god-mini-retreat-1st-saturday-of-every-month/ LOCATION:Internet – Online CATEGORIES:Retreat,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_7321.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Contemplative Outreach Hawai%CA%BBi":MAILTO:cohawaii@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20270501T090000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20270501T113000 DTSTAMP:20260724T202743Z CREATED:20231212T221816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T202743Z UID:139296-1809162000-1809171000@www.contemplativeoutreach.org SUMMARY:Centering Prayer and Visio Divina Flowering ONLINE DESCRIPTION:Online half day Centering Prayer/Welcoming Prayer mini-retreat via Hawaiʻi (1st Saturday of every month)\n @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am UTC-10\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\, 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. \n ( the zoom link is the same for all dates) \nWe hope you will join us from wherever & whenever you are! Schedule in Hawai’i Time (UTC -10)\n8:45am Room open to for early connections\n9:00 Welcome and introductions\n9:15 Centering Prayer\n9:40 Break\n9:45 Centering Prayer\n10:10 Break\n10:20 Visio Divina and Reflections\n11:15 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 session are freely offered\, donations are welcome\, no registration is needed. URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-and-visio-divina-online/ LOCATION:Internet – Online CATEGORIES:Retreat,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_5945-1-scaled-e1702419178365.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="contemplative outreach hawaii":MAILTO:cohawaii@gmail.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR