Contemplative Outreach, Ltd.

Centering Prayer Lenten Series - via Zoom
2024-03-13 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-03-06 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-02-28 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-02-21 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Internet – Online
Catholic Prison Ministries Coalition is offering a weekly Centering Prayer opportunity during Lent to introduce how Centering Prayer can support ones’ ministry and about the profound effect of Centering Prayer on those living ‘Inside.’ Each week a formerly incarcerated person with a CP practice will co-present with Rev. Hampton Deck a member of Contemplative Outreach Prison Outreach Service Team and facilitator of Centering Prayer groups in prison.
Please see the link below to register.

Wisdom School Retreat: Invitation to a Wisdom Way of Knowing
2024-03-11 - 2024-03-16 | All Souls Interfaith Gathering, 291 Bostwick Farm Road, Shelburne, VT, 05482, United States
Join us for a rhythm of practice, learning, and integration in togetherness and solitude.
The Wisdom stream is at the contemplative headwaters of every religious tradition including Christianity. Wisdom takes many shapes and forms and is more concerned with the transformation of the human being than on a set of right beliefs. The Christian Wisdom lineage is about learning to listen to the Divine within and see that we are deeply interconnected in a larger whole of which we are meant to responsibly take part in. This kind of listening and seeing requires that we include our three centers of knowing—mind, feeling, and body—in the spiritual organ of the heart which sees from wholeness and oneness.
Join us for a Wisdom School for beginners on the path and experienced practitioners, designed to bring a rhythm of practice, learning, and integration in togetherness and solitude in order to invite a ‘wisdom way of knowing.’ With periods of teaching, Centering Prayer, chanting, embodiment practices, lectio divina, contemplative sharing and free time, this Wisdom School will explore the core tenets of the Christian Wisdom Tradition through the lineage of Cynthia Bourgeault. We will focus on the Wisdom tradition as the Way of the Heart, the organ of spiritual perceptivity, and dive deeply into the three centers of intelligence (mind/intellectual, feeling/emotional, body/sensation-al) which comprise it. Wisdom Schools prepare us to live more consciously and to show up in the world holding our post as planetary servants.
Retreat Schedule (please note that schedule is subject to change)
First evening:
7:00-8:30 pm Opening Evening
Daily schedule:
* Breakfast on your own
9:00 am Chanting and Centering Prayer
9:30 am Break
9:45 am Morning Session
11:15 am Break
11:30 am Embodiment Practice/Movement, or Conscious Work
12:00 pm Lunch (talking optional) followed by contemplative free time
2:00 pm Chanting and Centering Prayer
2:30 pm Break
2:45 pm Afternoon Session
4:15 pm Break
4:30 pm Contemplative Practice
5:45 pm Dinner (talking optional)
7:00-8:30 pm Evening session – reflection, discussion, synthesis of day’s work, ending with chanting and centering prayer
Last day:
* Breakfast on your own
9:00 am Chanting and Centering Prayer
9:45 am Final Teaching
11:00 Closing Circle
12:00 End & Departure
Retreat Facilitator: Heather Ruce

Heather facilitates Wisdom practice circles, groups, retreats, and Wisdom schools. She offers teaching and guidance in various embodied Wisdom, contemplative and mindfulness practices including Centering Prayer, Christian meditation, sacred chanting, lectio divina, conscious work, and sacred gestures. She has had many companions, guides, and teachers along the way, all of whom have contributed to who she is and the work that she does. Her work is especially informed by her Masters education in family systems therapy and depth psychology and the teachings of Cynthia Bourgeault in the Christian Wisdom Tradition, and Steve Hoskinson in the integration of trauma healing and complexity science through his model Organic Intelligence.

United in Prayer, United in Spirit
2024-03-09 | St. Mary on the Lake Peace and Spirituality Center, 1663 Killarney Way, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
Seeking to build on Father Thomas Keatings’ work in interfaith spirituality and dialogue, Contemplative Outreach of Puget Sound North will again offer an interfaith version of United in Prayer as an in-person day retreat. Participants will be guided by presentations and periods of contemplative prayer/meditation consonant with the faith traditions of Christianity, Judaism, Islam and Zen Buddhism. Guides will include a Presbyterian Pastor versed in the Celtic traditions of Christianity, a Rabbi who leads a meditative synagogue and teaches the mystical tradition of Kabbalah, an Islamic Imam who guides a Sufi community, and a professed religious member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace who is also a Zen master.
Please see the link below to register.

Around the Circle: A Contemplative Enneagram Soul Journey
2024-03-08 15:00 - 2024-03-11 13:00 (America/New_York) | Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, 6107, United States
Overnight Retreat – Enneagram Formation with Rev. Nhien Vuong, J.D., M.Div.
Learn how the entire Enneagram circle–and not just your own Enneagram type–can enrich your contemplative life. This intensive is for you if you already know your type and want to explore how the ancient wisdom of the Enneagram can support a world in which everything belongs.
DISCOVER what it means to “listen around the circle” for what triggers and excites you.
INTEGRATE disowned parts of your wholeness.
DEEPEN your practice of inner and outer hospitality through an array of contemplative practices engaged in conscious community.
Rev. Nhien Vuong, J.D., M.Div., is an international Enneagram thought leader and keynote presenter who spiritually companions individuals around the globe using a contemplative, compassion-based approach to the Enneagram. An ordained Unity minister and accredited Enneagram Professional, Nhien is the founder of Evolving Enneagram, a community-based business whose team of professionals offers transformational programming to seed and sustain our collective awakening. Nhien is currently authoring a book on contemplative practices and the Enneagram.
Please use the link below to register.

Weaving a Nest for Stillness
2024-03-08 15:00 - 2024-03-10 13:00 (America/New_York) | Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, 6107, United States
Overnight Contemplative Retreat with Claire Rusowicz and Anne A. Simpkinson
This silent contemplative retreat invites you to engage with the Sacred in nature. Anchored in three Centering Prayer gatherings, the weekend will also offer lectio and terra divina (sacred earth), body sensing-awareness practice, and evening prayer on Saturday. There will also be unstructured time for personal reflection, exploring the grounds, reading, journaling, and rest. No experience with Centering Prayer is required.
Please register using the link below.

Introduction to Centering Prayer In-Person Workshop
2024-03-06 16:00 - 17:15 UTC | Grace Lutheran Church – PA, 205 South Garner Street, State College, PA, 16801, United States
Centering Prayer Introductory Program
Do you seek the still, quiet voice of God? The Centering Prayer Introductory Program will help us to understand the Indwelling Presence of God within each of us, and offer prayer periods to experience this Presence. We will explore our intimate relationship with God through Christian contemplative prayer, which has been a part of our Christian heritage for centuries. We will explore the benefits of Centering Prayer in ordinary life. Time will be
allowed for practice of the prayer and discussion of the practice each Wednesday afternoon from 4-5:15 p.m. throughout Lent 2024.
The program will be presented starting on Ash Wednesday at 4 p.m., February 14, 2024 for the seven weeks of Lent at Grace Lutheran Church 205 South Garner St, State College, PA 16801. A donation of $20 per person is requested, which includes a book. Please note that no one seeking to experience this form of prayer is ever turned away due to any financial constraints.
The program will be presented through the local chapter of Contemplative Outreach by Mary Kay and Doug Laplante, experienced practitioners of Centering Prayer. For more information email Mary Kay at mklaplante11@gmail.com or to sign up, please call or e-mail Sherri Rider at (814) 238-2478 or srider@glcpa.org

9-Day Intensive, Post Intensive Retreat
2024-03-06 15:00 - 2024-03-14 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Mercy Center Auburn, 535 Sacramento Street, Auburn, CA, 95603, United States
This retreat offers three tracks simultaneously: Intensive I, Intensive II and Post Intensive. For everyone, there will be 3 sets of two 30 minute periods of Centering Prayer daily. Intensive I and Intensive II will watch video talks from Fr. Thomas Keating’s Spiritual Journey. Intensive I focuses on “The Human Condition and the Spiritual Journey”. Intensive II focuses on “Divine Love: The Heart of the Christian Spiritual Journey”. The Post Intensive has no videos and an additional hour of Centering Prayer each day. You choose the track that works best for you. Any of the tracks may be repeated multiple times. If this is your first Intensive retreat of this length, we suggest you choose Intensive I. We recommend Intensive I before Intensive II.
Lectio Divina and a contemplative Eucharist will be offered daily, as well as optional soul-friending with the staff. Throughout the retreat, we will be in silence.
Pre-requisite: A daily practice of Centering Prayer for 6 months or longer.
The retreat will be facilitated by Susan Turpin, Fr. Bill Sheehan, OMI, and Marty Badgett. Susan, Marty, and Fr. Bill have served within the Contemplative Outreach community for many years and led many Centering Prayer retreats and workshops.
The retreat begins Wednesday, March 6 with registration from 3:00 to 5:00, an opening session at 5:00pm, and dinner at 6:00pm. We end on Thursday, March 14 at 11:00am (lunch optional).
The fee includes all meals and lodging. Rooms are single with a sink in the room; bathrooms are shared.
If you are traveling by air, the Contemplative Outreach staff can arrange transportation from the Sacramento airport to the Mercy Center. Please book your arrival on the beginning day for 1:30pm or earlier and your departure on the ending day for 1:30pm or later. Let us know your flight information. A $25/one way, $50 round trip cash or Venmo contribution is appreciated.

Facilitator Training Workshop
2024-03-02 10:30 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | CO
The purpose of this workshop is to empower people with a very strong commitment to the practice of Centering Prayer to facilitate Centering Prayer groups. It is impossible to overestimate the importance of the attendee’s commitment to the practice. Everything worthwhile we do as facilitators springs from the Prayer. The topics we will attempt to deal with include the basics of facilitating a Centering Prayer group, dealing with the practical and getting the fundamentals right. The emphasis will be on the application of the topics to our Centering Prayer group experience: what actually happens in a group and in our lives. Facilitating Faith Sharing, answering questions and group dynamics, are some of the topics covered.
Location:
Monfort Heights Library
3825 West Fork Rd,
Cincinnati, OH 45247
Please see link below.

Virtual Silent Saturday with Fr Bill Sheehan - via Zoom
2024-03-02 08:30 - 14:30 (America/Halifax) | Internet – Online
A Silent Saturday provides a few hours that are set aside for Centering Prayer, Lectio Divina, spiritual teaching and reflection. “Come rest awhile with the Lord” in preparation for Holy Week.
Fr Bill will discuss “Finding the Place of the Heart … Encouragement to go Deeper” so that we may listen to the Spirit praying in us, enlivening, enlightening and guiding us. God has pitched a tent on the fertile soil of our hearts.
Fr. Bill is a priest and member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. He was present at the Lama retreat convened by Fr. Thomas Keating OCSO which founded Contemplative Outreach. He has led countless Centering Prayer workshops and retreats for Contemplative Outreach.
Register by sending an email to rbrtgorman@protonmail.com and a Zoom link will be sent to you a few days in advance.
Program begins at 8:30 am Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Introduction to Centering Prayer
2024-03-01 14:00 - 2024-03-03 13:30 (America/New_York) | Holy Cross Monastery – New York, 1615 Route 9W, West Park, NY, 12493, United States
Whether your interest is deepening your relationship with God, relief from the stress of daily life, or learning about contemplative prayer, why not take some time this winter to learn and practice Centering Prayer? There will be plenty of time to rest and enjoy the beautiful contemplative oasis of Holy Cross Monastery in the Hudson Valley. The intention for this weekend retreat is to introduce you to the practice of Centering Prayer or refresh your understanding of your practice. Inquirers into Centering Prayer and beginners are welcome.
Br. Bernard Delcourt, is the Associate Director of Holy Cross Monastery. Bernard is a Contemplative Outreach commissioned presenter. Bernard 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 a spiritual director and regularly visits General Theological Seminary in New York to offer spiritual direction to students and staff.
Register by e-mail or phone with our Guesthouse Manager, Donna Mallory at 845-384-6660 ext 1 or at guesthouse@hcmnet.org.

Introduction to Centering Prayer In-Person Workshop
2024-02-28 16:00 - 17:15, 2024-02-21 16:00 - 17:15, 2024-02-14 16:00 - 17:15 UTC | Grace Lutheran Church – PA, 205 South Garner Street, State College, PA, 16801, United States
Centering Prayer Introductory Program
Do you seek the still, quiet voice of God? The Centering Prayer Introductory Program will help us to understand the Indwelling Presence of God within each of us, and offer prayer periods to experience this Presence. We will explore our intimate relationship with God through Christian contemplative prayer, which has been a part of our Christian heritage for centuries. We will explore the benefits of Centering Prayer in ordinary life. Time will be
allowed for practice of the prayer and discussion of the practice each Wednesday afternoon from 4-5:15 p.m. throughout Lent 2024.
The program will be presented starting on Ash Wednesday at 4 p.m., February 14, 2024 for the seven weeks of Lent at Grace Lutheran Church 205 South Garner St, State College, PA 16801. A donation of $20 per person is requested, which includes a book. Please note that no one seeking to experience this form of prayer is ever turned away due to any financial constraints.
The program will be presented through the local chapter of Contemplative Outreach by Mary Kay and Doug Laplante, experienced practitioners of Centering Prayer. For more information email Mary Kay at mklaplante11@gmail.com or to sign up, please call or e-mail Sherri Rider at (814) 238-2478 or srider@glcpa.org.

Welcoming Prayer Part 2 – via Zoom
2024-02-26 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Internet – Online
“God doesn’t take away our difficulties…God joins us in our difficulties.” Thomas Keating
In the Welcoming Prayer we invite the Holy Spirit’s healing presence into the pain, the anxiety, and fear we experience in our everyday lives. The Welcoming Prayer helps to dismantle acquired emotional programs that underly what we are experiencing. It addresses them where they are stored – in the body. Gradually, over time, with prayer repeatedly bringing them into the light, the perfect love of the Most Holy, they are healed, removing the obstacles that keep God’s all-powerful grace from flowing in and through us and out into a world in desperate need..
Please see the link below to register.

Welcoming Prayer
2024-02-24 09:30 - 14:30 (America/Chicago) | First Fruits, Elm Grove, WI, 890 Elm Grove Rd, Building 2, Lower Level, Elm Grove, WI, 53122, United States

Merton and Me: A Living Trinity
2024-02-24 08:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, 6107, United States
Contemplative Enrichment Day with Douglas Hertler
In the context of a Contemplative Day of Community, Experience, and Sharing, Doug presents an act of storytelling that explores the dynamics of the false self as seen through the eyes of an actor whose very vocation called him to become someone other than himself. Written and presented by Douglas Hertler (known professionally as Doug Lory), this one-man show depicts his unexpected and life-changing encounter with the writings of Thomas Merton, most notably Merton’s classic, No Man Is an Island.
This program will include a morning and an afternoon session of Centering Prayer.
Douglas Hertler (aka Doug Lory) is an actor, playwright, retreat leader, and NYC tour guide. His career has included roles in television, film, and theater. Doug is also an actor/educator at Fordham University School of Law. He is a member of the International Thomas Merton Society and the American Teilhard Association. He lives in Queens, NY, with his wife Alex.
Please use the link below to register.

Centering Prayer and Three-Centered Knowing: A Silent Centering Prayer Wisdom Retreat
2024-02-23 17:30 - 2024-02-25 17:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Mercy Center Burlingame, 2300 Adeline Drive, Burlingame, CA, 94010, United States
“Centering Prayer … is the opening of mind and heart, body and emotions–our whole being–to God, the Ultimate Mystery, beyond words, thoughts, and emotions.”
—Thomas Keating, Open Mind Open Heart
In Centering Prayer we practice letting go to the Divine Indwelling, building up a muscle of release, of consent to the presence and action of the Ultimate Mystery in our lives. Our Centering Prayer deepens further when we engage with our whole being: mind and heart, body and emotions, as Thomas Keating urges us. In this retreat we will explore Centering Prayer as a practice, in a way suitable for those new to it, as well as for those who have been practicing for a long time. Along with this, we will explore three-centered knowing, not just with our heads but with our entire physical, emotional, and intellectual being. In The Wisdom Jesus, when Cynthia Bourgeault talks about tuning into Jesus as a living being here with us now she says, “It’s not knowing something more, like a new fact or piece of esoteric information; it’s knowing deeper, knowing with more and more of your being engaged.”
Join us in person at Mercy Center, Burlingame, California, where we will gather together and practice silence, Centering Prayer, and wisdom practices of chanting and movement that will help to engage our whole being. There will be some group sharing during teaching sessions, but you are welcome to stay silent at those times too. This retreat follows on the material in our Centering Prayer and Wisdom Introductory Practice Series, but that series is not a prerequisite.
“May the next years see the increase of Centering Prayer, and the creative addition of other wisdom aspects that might enhance what we are doing, or at least help us to do what we have learned out of our tradition, with complete commitment.”
—Thomas Keating, A Life Surrendered to Love video
*For more information on the Christian Wisdom Path, see Cynthia Bourgeault’s book: The Wisdom Way of Knowing: Reclaiming an Ancient Tradition to Awaken the Heart. If you have not read this book you are encouraged to do so before the retreat, but it is not a prerequisite.
Retreat Leaders:
Joy Andrews Hayter, Ph.D. is a spiritual director whose offerings include Centering Prayer and other contemplative practices of the Christian Wisdom tradition. These practices encourage us to lean into the Love that is constantly being offered within a relational web of Sacred Unity. As a scientist she sees in the physical world an expression of that love. She is the author of The Cosmic Web: Hope For Our World Through Science and Spirituality. You can find out more about her at joyfulfillment.com.
Heather Ruce, M.A. Heather Ruce, M. A. is a Wisdom Spiritual Director who offers Wisdom Practice Circles, Retreats, and Wisdom Schools focused on the expansive Christian Wisdom Tradition. She works within the lineage of Wisdom Teacher Cynthia Bourgeault whom she has been a student of for over a decade. Heather weaves her Masters in Marital & Family Therapy and training in Somatic Experiencing, Organic Intelligence & Spiritual Direction into her teaching and guidance in various Wisdom practices in service of waking up and putting on the Mind of Christ. Find out more at heatherruce.com.
Catherine Regan, Ph.D. is a spiritual director, retired psychologist, and adjunct staff member at Mercy Center, primarily serving on the Centering Prayer team. She has a special interest in participating in the reclamation of the Christian Wisdom tradition and fostering the contemplative practices so urgently needed at this time in our world.
Link to COVID Protocol: https://mercy-center.org/guest-protocol/
CONTACT
For further assistance, contact us at (650) 340-7474 or mc@sistersofmercy.org
These are unprecedented times. If finances are an issue, please fill out a learning grant form here for a grant. We want to make sure our offerings are available to everyone.

CENTERING PRAYER SILENT WEEKEND
2024-02-23 16:30 - 2024-02-25 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Holy Spirit Retreat Center, 4316 Lanai Road, Encino, CA, 91436, United States
This silent/contemplative retreat is designed to deepen the practice of Centering Prayer. Come and enter the inner room where “interior silence strengthens and affirms the human experience” (Thomas Keating, Open Mind, Open Heart). This weekend offers a supportive community that fosters a quiet space where God is known more intimately. There will be regularly scheduled prayer sits with contemplative walks as well as unscheduled time for personal reflection, journaling, and walking the Center’s beautiful grounds.
Prerequisite: A regular practice of Centering Prayer or silent meditation
Fee: $300 private room
$200 commuter (includes all meals)
Register online at www.hsrcenter.com with a $50 non-refundable deposit by February 9th. For more information, please contact Marilyn Nobori at centeringprayer@hsrcenter.com or 818-815-4480.

Welcoming Prayer Part 1 – via Zoom
2024-02-19 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Internet – Online

Practices for Contemplative Living: Spiritual Reading
2024-02-17 09:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | St. Walburga Monastery, 851 N. Broad Street, NJ, 7649, United States
Join a group of Centering Prayer practitioners to support each other on the contemplative path. Modeled after what was formerly known as the 9-month course, the program will be based on Julie Saad’s book, “Contemplative Life: Discovering Our Path to the Heart of God”. All are welcome. We meet the 3rd Saturdays of October 2023 through April 2024. Overnight accommodations are available. The February session will introduce the practice of spiritual reading.
Explore a different contemplative practice each month:
• October 22 – Fundamentals of Centering Prayer and Holy Listening
• November 18 – Guided Meditation (Stepping Stones)
• December 16 – Advent Day of Prayer with Fr. Carl Arico
• January 20 – Logging
• February 17 – Spiritual Reading
• March 16 – Going Deeper in Daily Life
• April 20 – Lectio Divina
Further information and registration are available at: https://centeringprayernj.com/events/, or contact Eileen McCaffrey Schuman at coordinator@centeringprayernj.com.

5-day Centering Prayer Retreat
2024-02-16 19:00 - 2024-02-22 13:00 (America/New_York) | Dominican Retreat and Conference Center, 1945 Union Street (Route 7), Niskayuna, NY, 12309, United States
The Ground of Our Being led by Fr. Bill Sheehan, OMI
For many of us, our contemplative practices are the root and foundation of our spiritual life. Grounded in these practices, we then engage with the world around us. During this retreat, Father Bill will explore the convergences that are present between the spiritual exercises and Centering Prayer as a basis for such grounding. May we take these days of silence, presentation and Centering Prayer as an opportunity to stretch our roots more deeply into rich soil.
Please see the link below to register.

Centering Prayer Lenten Series - via Zoom
2024-02-14 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Internet – Online
Catholic Prison Ministries Coalition is offering a weekly Centering Prayer opportunity during Lent to introduce to the volunteer community how Centering Prayer can support ones’ ministry and about the profound effect of Centering Prayer on those living ‘Inside.’ Each week a formerly incarcerated person with a CP practice will co-present with Rev. Hampton Deck a member of Contemplative Outreach Prison Outreach Service Team and facilitator of Centering Prayer groups in prison.
Please see the link below to register.

Centering Prayer 7-Day Retreat
2024-02-12 16:00 - 2024-02-18 13:00 (America/New_York) | Knobs Haven Retreat Center, 515 Nerinx Road, Nerinx, KY, 40049, United States
A Centering Prayer 7-Day Intensive/Post Intensive Retreat
An opportunity to deepen the practice of Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina in an atmosphere of silence, within community, and with an experience of solitude.
Two tracts: The Intensive retreat is for anyone who hasn’t been on a Centering Prayer Intensive Retreat and includes video presentations by Fr. Thomas Keating. The Post Intensive retreat is for anyone who has previously been on a Centering Prayer Intensive Retreat and offers an opportunity for a deeper silence.
Please click on the link below. You will find a brochure to download with more information and registration details.

Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop and Series
2024-02-10 10:00 - 15:00 UTC | St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, High Point, NC, 108 W. Farriss Ave., High Point, NC, 27262, United States
“Centering Prayer is a discipline to foster interior transformation, initiated by God and leading, if we consent, to divine union. One’s way of seeing reality changes, which empowers one to perceive and respond to everyday life with sensitivity to the divine presence in, through and beyond everything.”
– Thomas Keating, Open Mind, Open Heart
About the Series: This seven session series is designed to learn and establish a Centering Prayer practice.
Session 1: Saturday, February 10 – Introduction to Centering Prayer – 10 am to 3 pm
Sessions 2 – 7: Thursday evenings, February 15 through March 21, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 108 W. Farriss Ave., High Point , NC 27262
Presenter: Diane Popalis, Commissioned Centering Prayer Presenter for Contemplative Outreach.
Contact Diane Popalis at dianep@stmaryshighpoint.org to answer any questions.
Registration is $30.00 and includes a boxed lunch for session 1 and a copy of Thomas Keating’s, Open Mind, Open Heart.
Send this information below and make checks payable to St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
attn Centering Prayer, and mail to : St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 108 W. Farris Ave., High Point, NC. 27262
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Centering Prayer Lenten Series - via Zoom
2024-02-07 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Internet – Online
Join Rev. Hampton Deck, D.Min, a representative from Contemplative Outreach to learn about the roots of Centering Prayer and how this practice can sustain you and be used in prison ministry.
See the link below to register.

Centering Prayer Retreat
2024-02-06 14:00 - 2024-02-10 13:30 (America/New_York) | Holy Cross Monastery – New York, 1615 Route 9W, West Park, NY, 12493, United States
This retreat, offered from Tuesday, February 6 till Friday, February 9, 2024, at Holy Cross Monastery on the Hudson River in NY state, offers opportunities for both those new to the Centering Prayer and those who have an established practice. During the retreat, one will experience integrating contemplation and action through silence, solitude, community and the rhythm of this Episcopal Benedictine monastic community’s worship and prayer life. The retreat offers two tracks. For those new to Centering Prayer, the basic essentials of the method and conceptual background of Centering Prayer will be presented. To those who have an established prayer practice, more time will be available to foster an ever-deepening level of interior silence and awareness of the presence of God in everyday life. This contemplative retreat welcomes both those new to and those comfortable with silence that have a yearning to rediscover this ancient prayer that prepares us to receive the gift of contemplation.
Check-in is from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday. Vespers begin at 5:00. Dinner then follows. Orientation begins at 6:45. The retreat concludes with lunch on Friday. (Daily Holy Eucharist is available at 9:00 a.m.).
Cost for the retreat is $470. The retreat fee includes a single room and all meals. Shared single occupancy bathrooms in the hallways. Register by e-mail or phone with our Guesthouse Manager, Donna Mallory at 845-384-6660 ext 1 or at guesthouse@hcmnet.org.
If you have questions about the retreat content please contact retreat leader: Leslee Terpay at co-leslee@comcast.net.
To find out more about Holy Cross Monastery, visit their website at: www.holycrossmonastery.com

An Introduction to Centering Prayer
2024-02-03 09:00 - 15:00 UTC | St. Mary Magdalen Mission of St. Margaret Church, 1716 Churchville Road, Bel Air, MD, 21015, United States
Let praying without words, in deep silence and openness, draw you closer to God. Come to realize the beauty of holiness in using what modern contemplative Thomas Keating called “God’s first language.” This retreat follows the international Contemplative Outreach Ltd. approach, combining short presentations, two Centering Prayer practice sessions and ample time for questions and discussion.
Hosted by Contemplative Outreach of Maryland and Washington (COMW), this retreat is open to anyone, whether you have a longtime Centering Prayer practice or have never tried this form of prayer. There’s enrichment and insight for both.
Please see the link below to register.
