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SUMMARY:Releasing an Enslaved Spirit – A Workshop on Communal Contemplative Spirituality
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Very Rev. Michael Battle\, Ph.D.\nCo-sponsored by Contemplative Outreach Chicago and Contemplative Outreach Atlanta \n9 AM to Noon Central Time Zone\n10 AM to 1 PM Eastern Time Zone \nMichael Battle points out something we all may have noticed: that events and organizations working to encourage Christian spirituality and contemplative life seem to attract a certain demographic\, predominantly white and westernized. Those who look\, act\, and seem different from this demographic often find no access point. Publishers\, spiritual leaders\, and socially conscious folks are deeply aware of this binding apart and often grieve the fact that many Christians do not pray together \nIn this workshop\, it is our hope to bring together people from diverse backgrounds who share an interest in contemplation. Together we will pray through\, think about and practice how to be more communally diverse in Contemplative Spirituality — how to release the natural unity the Holy Spirit constantly offers the world. \nProviding an indication of where the workshop will take us\, Rev. Battle quotes St. John of the Cross: \n“The soul that is attached to anything however much good there may be in it\, will not arrive at the liberty of divine union. For whether it be a strong wire rope or a slender and delicate thread that holds the bird\, it matters not\, if it really holds it fast\, For\, until the cord be broken the bird cannot fly.”\n– Ascent of Mt. Carmel\, Book One\, 11 \nThe workshop will begin with a 20-30 minute contemplative experience led by Contemplative Outreach. This will include Centering Prayer as well as a brief guided meditation to expand our experience and open our hearts. \nThen\, building on St. John’s powerful insight\, Rev. Battle will lead an interactive and deeply spiritual workshop incorporating presentations\, art\, music\, and pauses for reflection. The intention is to uncover\, describe and practice approaches that can help us begin to “break the cord\,” removing constraints and divisions within our own individual hearts and across the wider contemplative movement. There will be pauses for silence\, small group sharing\, and discernment about what God may be inviting our community into with regard to spiritual/racial union. \nIn Centering Prayer and other contemplative practices\, we find a path that opens us up to oneness\, while the racial divide denies this reality\, insisting instead on the “otherness” of those who may be different from us in appearance or culture. As we open to a greater and more connected state of awareness\, it is essential to do so communally\, rather than just individually — to share our being more openly with others\, including others of different backgrounds. \nWe invite you to join us on this sacred journey toward Communal Contemplative Spirituality. Please register using the link below.
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Centering Prayer
DESCRIPTION:Be Still and Know I am God. \nAn Introduction to Centering Prayer \nHosted by Contemplative Outreach of Central North Carolina \nCentering Prayer is a method of Christian silent prayer which deepens our relationship with God\, the Indwelling Presence … a prayer in which we can experience God’s presence within us\, closer than breathing\, closer than thinking\, closer than consciousness itself. In this Workshop\, we will examine how Centering Prayer will deepen our relationship with God\, others and ourselves. We will learn the method of Centering Prayer and how to deal with our thoughts during the prayer period. There will be two periods of Centering Prayer and a time for questions. \nThe registration fee is $40.00\, which includes a boxed lunch for the Saturday\, January 22\, 2022\, workshop and a copy of Thomas Keating’s Open Mind\, Open Heart. For detailed information and to register\, please email Diane Popalis at dianep@stmarysepisc.org. \nPresented by Diane Popalis\, commissioned presenter for Contemplative Outreach\, and coordinator for Contemplative Outreach of Central North Carolina.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/introduction-to-centering-prayer-6/
LOCATION:St. Mary’s Episcopal Church\, High Point\, NC\, 108 W. Farriss Ave.\, High Point\, NC\, 27262\, United States
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