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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop
DESCRIPTION:In this introductory workshop\, you will learn the ancient method and principles of Centering Prayer practice in a quiet\, reflective atmosphere. We will cover the history\, psychology\, and theology of the practice. Two prayer sessions and a question and answer session are included. \nThis program will be offered both in-person and online via Zoom. Information on how to access the program on Zoom will be sent to participants in advance.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-introductory-workshop-8/
LOCATION:Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center\, 303 Tunxis Road\, West Hartford\, CT\, 6107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mike  Smoolca":MAILTO:msmoolca@hotmail.com
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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Contemplative prayer is God’s personal and unique gift to each of us. If we open to this gift\, it will profoundly affect our lives and relationship to God\, others\, and the world. Centering Prayer is a form of contemplative prayer. It is a method of prayer that opens us to interior transformation and deeper intimacy to God and others. The workshop includes four presentations and the practice of Centering Prayer. \nArrive at 8:45am.\nRegister online at www.hsrcenter.com by September 28th with a non-refundable deposit of $10.00 \nFor more information\, please contact Marilyn Nobori at 818-815-4480 or cpcoordinator@hsrcenter.com
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-introductory-workshop-9/
LOCATION:Holy Spirit Retreat Center\, 4316 Lanai Road\, Encino\, CA\, 91436\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Pippa Currey":MAILTO:pcurreysd@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221001T120000
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SUMMARY:Workshop with Carmen Acevedo Butcher: The Cloud\, The Presence and Centering Prayer - via Zoom\, Oct 1\, 12-2pm ET
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Contemplative Outreach\, Ltd. \nCarmen Acevedo Butcher will help inspire us to reflect and understand more deeply the books\, The Cloud of Unknowing and The Practice of Presence\, and their relationship to Centering Prayer. The workshop will include reflections from Carmen\, questions from participants and a period of Centering Prayer. The workshop will be offered live online (Zoom). \nCarmen is an internationally acclaimed speaker\, author\, educator\, and poet. Carmen’s translation of Cloud of Unknowing (Shambhala Pocket Library\, 2018) won an Author of the Year award from the Georgia Writers Association in 2010. Her tenth book\, Practice of the Presence\, is a revolutionary translation of the wisdom of Brother Lawrence\, releasing in 2022 from Broadleaf Books. \nThis workshop will be recorded.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/workshop-with-carmen-acevedo-butcher-the-cloud-the-presence-and-centering-prayer-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Contemplative Outreach Ltd":MAILTO:office@coutreach.org
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SUMMARY:The Welcoming Prayer Workshop with Mary Dwyer
DESCRIPTION:The Welcoming Prayer is a method of consenting to God’s presence and action in the midst of the ordinary routines of our daily lives. To practice Welcoming allows us to make choices free of the domination of the false-self system. We begin to respond rather than automatically react to life on life’s terms. As the originator of Welcoming Prayer\, Mary Mrozowski stated: “To welcome and to let go is one of the most radically loving\, faith-filled gestures we can make in each moment of each day. It is an open-hearted embrace of all that is in ourselves and in the world.” \nThe purpose of the Welcoming Prayer is to deepen one’s relationship with God through consenting to God’s presence and action in the ordinary activities of daily life. In this way\, the Welcoming Prayer supports all forms of prayer\, like Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina\, which share the purpose of growing in relationship with God. \nMary Dwyer has been involved with Centering Prayer and the Welcoming Prayer since the mid 1980’s. She lived with Mary Mrozowski\, the founder of the Welcoming Prayer practice\, and others in the Chrysalis House in Warwick\, New York where the Welcoming Prayer was first taught. Mary is a former Chairperson of The Contemplative Outreach Governing Board and served on its faculty. She also previously served as Coordinator for the Living Flame program and on the Welcoming Prayer Service Team. \nLunch (a sandwich\, cookie and drink) will be served. \nRegistration may be made online at www.nexusjourney.org or by calling 336-323-8957
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/the-welcoming-prayer-workshop-with-mary-dwyer/
LOCATION:Christ United Methodist Church\, 410 N. Holden Rd.\, Greensboro\, NC\, 27410\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221015T090000
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SUMMARY:Waking Up with the Enneagram: A Guide for your Contemplative Journey
DESCRIPTION:Contemplative Enrichment Day with Rev. Nhien Vuong\, J.D.\, M.Div. \nThe Enneagram is an extraordinary framework for transformational development. A multi-dimensional model of consciousness\, the Enneagram equips each of us with a highly precise roadmap for embodying our divine potential. In this introductory Enneagram workshop\, you’ll gain insights into how the Enneagram maps our personality-based obstacles to Presence and provides a path from egoic to unitive consciousness. A focus is to explore the relationship between the Enneagram and Centering Prayer\, Welcoming Prayer\, Fr. Keating’s “emotional programs for happiness\,” and contemplative silence\, solitude\, and stillness. \nThis program will be offered both in-person and online via Zoom. Information on how to access the program on Zoom will be sent to participants in advance. \nThis program will include a morning and an afternoon session of Centering Prayer. \nReverend Nhien Vuong\, J.D.\, M.Div.\, is a contemplative Enneagram counselor\, consultant\, global community builder and founder of Evolving Enneagram. An ordained Unity minister and Accredited Enneagram Professional\, Nhien presents on an international stage\, offering a compassionate\, interspiritual path of transformation without dogma using the Enneagram as a guide for our individual and collective awakening. For the past several years\, Nhien has had the honor of presenting at some of the largest Enneagram events worldwide.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/waking-up-with-the-enneagram-a-guide-for-your-contemplative-journey/
LOCATION:Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center\, 303 Tunxis Road\, West Hartford\, CT\, 6107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mike  Smoolca":MAILTO:msmoolca@hotmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221022T090000
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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop - via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:“Reach out\, reach out for me\nI’ll be there\, with a love that will shelter you\nI’ll be there\, with a love that will see you through.” \nThese words from an old 4 Tops Motown song\, articulate the promise God has given us through the ages\, demonstrated throughout Jesus’ ministry and brought to each of us every moment by the Spirit. \nCentering Prayer is a powerful way to open ourselves\, to “reach out\,” and invite the Spirit’s healing\, support\, inspiration and guidance into our everyday lives. It is a Christian form of meditation that serves as a method of movement into contemplative prayer. It leads us to live a contemplative life\, resting more and more in God\, being moved by the Spirit toward what Thomas Keating\, the founder of Contemplative Outreach\, called “pure faith\,” becoming better able to love\, work with and serve others. \nPlease see the link below to register.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-introductory-workshop-via-zoom-2/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Contemplative Outreach of Southeast Wisconsin":MAILTO:akoerner45@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20221022T093000
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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer Group Facilitator Enrichment
DESCRIPTION:Enrichment Gathering for Centering Prayer Group Facilitators\nLive via Zoom\nSaturday October 22\, 2022\, 8:30-10:30 am PT\n(9:30 to 11:30 am MT\, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm CT\, 11:30-1:30 pm ET)  \nOur two hours together will be a time of community\, spiritual enrichment and sharing. It will include:\n•    Centering Prayer\n•    Guidelines for sharing in groups and handling challenging interactions\n•    Sharing our experience as facilitators in small group discussions\n•    Practical information on resources for facilitating prayer groups\n•    A short video clip of Father Thomas Keating speaking about servant leadership \n  \nClick Here To Register
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-group-facilitator-enrichment/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221029T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221029T123000
DTSTAMP:20220712T210226Z
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UID:126116-1667032200-1667046600@www.contemplativeoutreach.org
SUMMARY:Welcoming Prayer Introductory Workshop
DESCRIPTION:According to Fr. Thomas Keating\, “Welcoming Prayer is the practice that actively lets go of thoughts and feelings that support the false-self system. It embraces painful emotions experienced in the body rather than avoiding them or trying to suppress them.” This workshop introduces participants to the actual method of the Welcoming Prayer and provides an opportunity to practice. We’ll establish Welcoming Prayer’s place in Body Awareness Practice and include discussions of the human condition and the false-self system as conceptual background to Welcoming Prayer. \nThis program will be offered both in-person and online via Zoom. Information on how to access the program on Zoom will be sent to participants in advance.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/welcoming-prayer-introductory-workshop-5/
LOCATION:Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center\, 303 Tunxis Road\, West Hartford\, CT\, 6107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mike  Smoolca":MAILTO:msmoolca@hotmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221029T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221029T150000
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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer and the Mystical Imagination - via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Contemplative Outreach Chicago’s 2022 One-Day Fall Workshop\npresented by Carl McColman \n“Be still and know that I am God” is a promise from the Psalms: a promise that God may be known through stillness\, silence\, and contemplation. But how do we truly know God — and how does stillness truly invite us into this deeper way of knowing? \nBy weaving the wisdom of Centering Prayer with insights from Christian mystics like Julian of Norwich\, Ignatius of Loyola and Thomas Merton\, we can discover how silent prayer is more than just a way to consent to the Spirit’s presence in our lives: it is a tool for interior transformation and deep intuitive insight. When we learn to rest in the silence of Centering Prayer\, we learn how to be more truly human — a Christlike presence for healing and hope in our troubled world. \nThink of this day as a mini-retreat in your own home. When we gather on Zoom\, we will have time for Centering Prayer\, for spiritual exercises in the tradition of Ignatian spirituality\, along with conversation about how to integrate these practices into our daily life\, in response to the call of divine love. \nAbout Carl McColman:\nOur facilitator is the author of many books\, including Eternal Heart and The Big Book of Christian Mysticism. Based in Atlanta\, he is a popular retreat leader\, teacher\, and spiritual director. Carl is a lay Cistercian\, a commissioned presenter of Centering Prayer Introductory Workshops\, and a popular blogger\, podcaster and retreat leader. Visit Carl online at www.anamchara.com
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-and-the-mystical-imagination-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Contemplative Outreach Chicago":MAILTO:registrar@centeringprayerchicago.org
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