Contemplative Outreach, Ltd.

Eight-Day Centering Prayer Post-Intensive Retreat at Holy Cross Monastery
2022-09-13 14:00 - 2022-09-20 14:00 (America/New_York) | Holy Cross Monastery – New York, 1615 Route 9W, West Park, NY, 12493, United States
The Eight-Day Centering Prayer Post-Intensive Retreat offered from Tuesday, September 13 to Tuesday, September 20, 2022, provides an opportunity to deepen the practice of Centering Prayer in an atmosphere of profound silence and community support. This retreat follows the Contemplative Outreach guidelines for the Post-Intensive Retreat including eight 30-minute Centering Prayer periods daily. Most days are spent in grand silence, when all are asked not to speak or make eye contact.
Retreat leaders: Leslee Anne Terpay and Br. Bernard Delcourt are available for soul-friending. 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 including daily Holy Eucharist. An established practice of Centering Prayer of at least a year or more and past attendance at a Contemplative Outreach Intensive Retreat is highly recommended.
Tuesday check-in is from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Vespers begins at 5:00. Dinner then follows. Orientation begins at 7:15. The retreat concludes with lunch on the following Tuesday. (Daily Holy Eucharist is available at 9:00 a.m.). Cost for the retreat is $850. 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, Ms. Donna Mallory at 845-384-6660 ext 1 or at guesthouse@hcmnet.org. A nonrefundable and non-transferable deposit is required. We accept deposits and payments via all major credit cards, PayPal or personal check. We offer hospitality assistance for some programs, if you’d like to visit but find the cost too burdensome. The Guest House requires all guests to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
If you have questions about the content of the retreat 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

Body Presence and Contemplative Awareness – BioSpiritual Focusing Day of Presence - via Zoom
2022-09-10 09:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Internet – Online
Discover a deeper awareness of healing and wisdom accessible to each of us through our bodies. During this day we’ll establish BioSpiritual Focusing’s place in Body Awareness Practice and then progressively and experimentally introduce participants to the focusing concepts which will conclude with a demonstration and discussion of Focusing. Participants will be invited to welcome and hold their feelings with curiosity and loving care in order to achieve integration into greater wholeness. The day provides the necessary foundations to pursue further practice and study of BioSpiritual Focusing.
This event is offered via Zoom. Please register using the link below to receive connection details.

Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop
2022-09-10 09:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | St. Mary’s Sewanee: The Ayres Center for Spiritual Development, 770 St. Mary's Lane, TN, 37375, United States
In this workshop participants will learn the method of this way of praying as well as some of the conceptual background that underlies it. They will also have an opportunity to experience this prayer. Suggestions will be offered to enable participants to continue this practice on a daily basis.
This is a one day workshop and lunch is included.
Scholarships are available for those with financial needs. Contact the Reservations Office to request an application. 931-598-5342 or Reservations@stmaryssewanee.org

Autumn Silent Saturday
2022-09-10 09:00 - 12:00 UTC | Holy Spirit Retreat Center, 4316 Lanai Road, Encino, CA, 91436, United States
This Fall morning provides for a communal practice of Centering Prayer, a contemplative walk, private journaling and reflection, and ends with a period of Lectio Divina. Open to beginners as well as those experienced in contemplative prayer or silent meditation, All are welcome. A brief introduction to Centering Prayer will be offered for those new to the practice.
For more information, please contact Marilyn Nobori at 818-815-4480 or cpcoordinator@hsrcenter.com
Please register online at www.hsrcenter.com by September 7th. A free will offering is gratefully appreciated.

Centering Prayer: An 11th-Step Practice - Introductory Workshop via Zoom
2022-09-10 08:00 - 12:30 UTC | Internet – Online
We have found Centering Prayer to be a meaningful method for our daily 11th-step meditation practice. To share this method with others in 12-step recovery, we are offering this workshop to teach participants about the practice of Centering Prayer. We will also have a talk about the human condition, which will help explain why we need a daily 11th-step practice. Times noted are in Central Time (Chicago).
In addition to the workshop on September 10th, registration includes continuing sessions on the four Saturday mornings following the workshop. These optional sessions will each last for about an hour and will allow workshop participants to join us to: 1) practice Centering Prayer together, 2) learn more about the prayer practice and 3) ask questions. These continuing session will be held September 17 and 24 and October 1 and 8 at 9AM Central Time.

12-Step Introductory Workshop on Centering Prayer as 11th-Step Practice - via Zoom
2022-09-10 08:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Internet – Online
Centering Prayer as an 11th Step Practice Introductory Workshop and a presentation on The Human Condition
We have discovered that even when we live with great resolve, determination, and effort, we cannot heal ourselves. Yes, there are things we can do, but we came to believe that healing is the work of our higher power. As we consent to God’s presence and action within us through the Centering Prayer practice, we open ourselves to the exact healing we most need.
Four continuing sessions also by Zoom Saturdays 9:00-10:00 am Central Time
September 17th, 24th, and October 1st, and 8th

How Contemplation Can Heal A Violent World
2022-09-10 | Christ Episcopal Church, Columbia MD, 6800 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia, MD, 21045, United States
In the 25th Anniversary celebration of Contemplative Outreach of Maryland and Washington DC (COMW), the Right Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton, Bishop of Maryland, COMW co-founder, will lead a full-day program on how contemplation is as relevant as ever in today’s world of violence at all levels of our lives, both domestically and globally. Indeed, Centering Prayer, as one form of contemplation, is a method for stilling our mind, and in silence opening our hearts to peace and understanding, thereby creating a foundation for a nonviolent response to any event that occurs in our lives.

Praying with the Ear of our Heart-A Lectio Divina Retreat
2022-09-07 15:00 - 2022-09-10 12:00 UTC | Bethany Retreat Center, 1031 Germania Rd, Frenchville, PA, 16836, United States
The focus of the retreat will be a Lectio Divina Introductory Workshop based on Fr. Thomas Keating’s teachings of the Four Senses of Scripture. The experience of praying with Holy Scripture will be supported by Centering Prayer periods with ample time for personal reflection and/or exploring the many trails on the partially wooded 140 acres in the hills of Pennsylvania.
Lectio Divina reveals the four senses of Scripture-the literal, the allegorical, the moral/behavioral and the unitive in a Spirit-led, transformative experience of relationship with the Divine. Come and let the Spirit speak to your heart as you “hear” scripture revealed through this ancient monastic prayer form.
Led by: Elizabeth Graboski-a longtime contemplative prayer practitioner and a commissioned presenter of Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina for Contemplative Outreach. Currently serves with Contemplative Outreach Central Pennsylvania local chapter for the Spiritual Enrichment and Formation for Facilitators of Centering Prayer Groups.
Bethany Retreat Center
1031 Germania Rd, Frenchville, PA 16836
Offering: $397.00 (Cost includes accommodations, all meals & retreat)
Deposit: $75.00
Arrival: 3:00-5:00 on Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Departure: 12:00 pm on Saturday, September 10, 2022
*Commuter option available. Call to inquire.

Entering the Mystical Mandala: Centering Oneself in the Sacred Circle
2022-09-07 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Siena Retreat Center, Racine WI, 5637 Erie St, Racine, WI 53402, Racine, WI, 53402, United States
This retreat will explore the universal symbol of the sacred circle known as the “mandala” and why we are naturally drawn to this sacred shape. Together we will experience how and why entering the process of creating and working with mandalas fosters physical, psychological and spiritual grounding in our lives. Attendees will be invited to create four mandalas as part of the retreat. The retreat will include opportunities for art sharing where participants can process their experience in creating their mandala art. No previous art ability is needed to participate in this retreat. Everyone, experienced artist or not, will benefit from attending and creating. Basic art supplies will be offered to each participant, but you are free to bring your own favorite art-making supplies as well.
Mandala creating and conferences will be surrounded by the gift of silence as well as regularly scheduled group Centering Prayer sessions. Do not be afraid to meet your spiritual inner artist. All are welcome!

Physio Divina – Embodied Centering Prayer Half-Day Retreat - via Zoom
2022-09-03 09:00 - 11:30 (Pacific/Honolulu) | Internet – Online
Physio Divina – Sept 3, 2022
Online Embodied Centering Prayer Half Day Retreat
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An Online (Zoom) 2 ½ hour Centering Prayer retreat will be offered on the first Saturday of each month. These Saturdays will focus on Centering Prayer practices, Lectio Divina, Visio Divina, Physio Divina. We provide sacred time and space for us to to connect from our homes. All are invited to this mini Centering Prayer Retreat whereever and whenever you are. In-person Oahu morning of prayer is on the third Saturday.
Schedule
8:45 Getting settled/set up with Zoom
9:00 Welcome and introductions
9:15 Centering Prayer Embodied Physio-Divina
9:45 Break
9:55 Guided Welcoming Prayer Embodied
10:25 Break
10:35 Moving meditation- Centering Prayer
11:10 Closing community prayer
2022 DATES: OCT 1, NOV 5, DEC 3
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance.
– Ecclesiastes 3:4

Wisdom School: Three-Centered Presence & Transformation of Consciousness
2022-08-25 18:00 - 2022-08-30 12:00 UTC | Mercy Center Burlingame, 2300 Adeline Drive, Burlingame, CA, 94010, United States
“From time immemorial Wisdom Schools have emerged in times of global crisis or on the cusp of great leaps in human consciousness in order to help shepherd our planet through the transition. While there is academic teaching that goes on here, that is not the primary business of a Wisdom school; the primary business is to help anchor human wholeness and to work with the core practices that sustain the transformation of consciousness.”
— Wisdom Waypoints
We are indeed in a time of global crisis and amidst a shift in our current structures of consciousness. Drawing on the work of Cynthia Bourgeault, G.I. Gurdjieff, Gebser, and others, this Wisdom School will focus on deepening presence in our three centers – intellectual, emotional, body – and how awakening in them can support us in the transformation of consciousness. We will also explore the practices of self-observation, self-remembering, conscious labor, and intentional suffering as a way of participating in what is needed for the whole right now.
Join us in person at the Mercy Center in Burlingame. There will be an invitation to a ‘wisdom way of knowing’ through a daily rhythm with periods of silence, centering prayer, teaching, conscious conversation, Gurdjieff Exercises and Movements, chanting, mindful work, lectio divina, and contemplative free time.
Recommended Reading:
‘Wisdom Way of Knowing’ by Cynthia Bourgeault
‘Seeing Through the World’ by Jeremy Johnson
Retreat Leaders:
Heather Ruce, M.A. is a wisdom spiritual director with training in a neurophysiology based approach to understanding the nervous system. She loves working with individuals as well as facilitating groups and retreats focused on learning and practicing the Christian Wisdom Tradition.
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.
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.
CONTACT
For further assistance, contact us at (650) 340-7474.
For more information visit: www.mercy-center.org
These are unprecedented times. If finances are an issue, please email us at registration@mercywmw.org for a learning grant discount code. We want to make sure our offerings are available to everyone.

6-Day Centering Prayer Intensive/Post-Intensive Retreat hosted by Contemplative Outreach St. Louis
2022-08-21 16:00 - 2022-08-26 13:00 (America/New_York) | Kings House Retreat and Renewal Center, 700 N. 66th St., Belleville, IL, 62223, United States
This retreat is an opportunity for practitioners of Centering Prayer to deepen their contemplative journey in the contemporary world. It is a six-day experience of integrating contemplation and action through silence, solitude and community.
Both tracks of the retreat provide daily experiences of Centering Prayer, silence, solitude, walking and spiritual companionship to foster an ever-deepening level of interior silence and awareness of the presence of God in everyday life.
The Intensive Retreat is for people who have completed an Introductory Workshop and have a regular practice of Centering Prayer. You will view a video each day from the Spiritual Journey Video Series by Fr. Thomas Keating with small group discussion.
The Post-Intensive Retreat is for people who have previously attended an Intensive Retreat. The Post Intensive will include additional periods of Centering Prayer.
Please follow the link below to register. Or download the retreat flyer to mail-in registration.
Download Retreat Flyer

Eight-day Centering Prayer Post-Intensive Retreat: God Is Love
2022-08-19 17:30 - 2022-08-27 13:00 UTC | Benet House Retreat Center, 2208 88th Avenue W, Rock Island, IL, 61201, United States
God is Love: The Heart of All Creation builds on the works of Fr. Thomas Keating and is possibly his last major published series. As Fr. Thomas notes in the series:
“Everything in the universe – everything our senses observe and technology uncovers at the highest level of infinitude is prophetic witness of the Divine. The Divine Presence is happening in, through, and amidst every detail of life… penetrates all that exists … is in relationship to every part of creation … is trying to move humanity to the next stage of consciousness.”
During this Intensive Retreat, viewing of the God Is Love video series will be in silence. The retreat experience offers several periods of Centering Prayer in community each day with time for rest, reflection and enjoying the exquisite nature which envelopes the campus of St. Mary Monastery grounds. Meals are silent, with the exception of conversation at the evening meal on opening night and at the last meal on the final day of the retreat.
Susan Komis is the facilitator of the retreat and will be available for private walks and talks throughout the duration of the retreat.
See link below for more information and to register.

6-Day Centering Prayer Retreat with Sr. Ruth Ann Madera
2022-08-18 17:30 - 2022-08-23 12:00 UTC | Bethany Retreat Center, 1031 Germania Rd, Frenchville, PA, 16836, United States
This 6-day retreat will be an in-depth retreat for those experienced in Centering Prayer. The retreat will facilitate entrance into a more profound level of spiritual practice in an atmosphere of silence, solitude, and community with an opportunity to spend extended time in deep silence in community to encourage a more intimate union with God. Spiritual enrichment will be gleaned from God is Love: The Heart of All Creation.
An existing Centering Prayer practice is a prerequisite for attending this retreat.
Sr. Ruth Ann Madera, CA has been a presenter for the Introduction to Centering Prayer, as well as for Formation Training with Contemplative Outreach over the last twenty years. She continues to lead a variety of Centering Prayer Retreats at Bethany Retreat Center. Sr. Ruth Ann is a spiritual director as well retreat director. She provides spiritual direction on an ongoing basis as well as spiritual companioning/direction during retreats at Bethany Retreat Center. Sr. Ruth Ann has her degree in Religious Studies from St. Francis University. She is also a graduate of Shalem’s Spiritual Guidance Program.
Please see the link below for more information and to register.

Intro to Centering Prayer Weekend Retreat
2022-08-12 18:00 - 2022-08-14 12:00 UTC | St. Clare’s Retreat House in Soquel, California, 2381 Laurel Glen Rd, Soquel, CA, Soquel, CA, 95073, 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 summer to learn and practice Centering Prayer? There will be plenty of time to rest and enjoy the beautiful contemplative oasis of St. Clare’s Retreat House in the Santa Cruz mountains. The intention for this weekend retreat is to refresh the spirit and deepen our commitment to a regular practice of Centering Prayer. Beginner and experienced Centering Prayer practitioners are welcome.
Centering Prayer is a time-honored prayer practice in the Christian contemplative tradition that has helped men and women to prepare for, receive, and deepen the gift of contemplative prayer. People have been practicing Centering Prayer throughout the centuries, but it is different from what we may think of as prayer. It is not the type of prayer we are used to, like praying out loud or asking for something, or even giving thanks. It is moving deep within ourselves, in silence, saying nothing, asking nothing, just intending to be in the Presence of God, and allowing God to be with us. An introductory retreat offers instruction and practice on the method of Centering Prayer and discussion about its conceptual background. We will learn from experienced teaching, DVD’s and group discussion. We will also enjoy Eucharist, as well as pray the Liturgy of the Hours (Morning and Evening Prayer).
You may register using the link below.

Deepening Spiritual Practice through Three-Centered Awareness - via Zoom
2022-07-29 17:30 - 2022-07-30 16:00 UTC | Internet – Online
Phileena Heuertz will lead this Centering Prayer retreat with multiple sessions for integrating mind-body-heart through contemplative practice, including Centering Prayer practice times. This Centering Prayer retreat will begin with a brief introduction to Centering Prayer, practice in contemplative community, and small group sharing about joys and challenges of the practice during the COVID pandemic, racial injustice pandemic, and war in Ukraine on Friday evening, July 29, 5:30-8 pm Central Daylight Time (CDT). Then Phileena will lead us through the day on Saturday, July 30, 9 am – 4 pm CDT, with a series of principles and practices designed to assist our integration of all of our beings into the heart of God.

Please register using the link below.

Retreat – Advanced and Post Intensive
2022-07-24 16:00 - 2022-07-30 13:00 (America/Chicago) | St Benedict’s Abbey and Retreat Center, Benet Lake, WI, 12605 224th Avenue, Benet Lake, WI, 53102, United States
Centering Prayer retreats immerse participants in the practice of Centering Prayer as taught by Contemplative Outreach, Ltd. This two track retreat will allow the participants to come together for centering prayer, Lectio Divina, and meal times. The retreat will provide an atmosphere of silence, solitude and community. The Advanced Intensive and Post Intensive prerequisite is an experience of an Intensive Retreat or the equivalent.
Registration begins at 2:00 pm. Retreat begins at 4:00 pm on Sunday July 24 and ends with lunch on Saturday July 30, 2022. Cost of the retreat includes a private bedroom with bath, meals, snacks, soul friending, and materials.
Registration Fee: $830
A non-refundable deposit of $130 or the entire fee is to be included with the registration form. Download Flyer at https://www.contemplativewisconsin.org/retreat
The remaining balance of $700 is due on July 15, 2022.
A limited number of partial scholarships are available. Please submit a request.
For anyone who is able, donations to the COSEW Scholarship Fund are welcome.
Contact: Ann Koerner at 262-282-8622, akoerner45@gmail.com if you have questions.

With Merton & Keating's Roadmap, Where Do We Go from Here? - via Zoom
2022-07-16 10:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Internet – Online
Join us for a contemplative panel discussion with Ed Bacon, Vernon Dixon, Victor Kramer and David Rensberger. This inspiring event begins with a 20-minute Centering Prayer period. Then our panelists will share their thoughts on the timeless wisdom of Thomas Merton and Thomas Keating, drawing from their research and experiences. The panel’s dialogue will answer our questions and unveil where Merton and Keating direct our spiritual path forward.
Musical inspiration by Paul Reeves.
Moderated by Maggie Winfrey.
Our Panelists:
Ed Bacon
Thomas Merton inspired Ed to become the Episcopal priest he has been for almost four decades: where he taught his central passion: that Jesus embodied a Love-based life as opposed to a fear-based ideology. He has served at Mercer University and in churches in California, Mississippi, and Georgia. Author of 8 Habits of Love, he has been guest host for Oprah Winfrey’s Soul Series, where she named him “Soul Teacher” on her SuperSoul 100 List of voices elevating humanity. Ed serves on several boards, including Sr. Ilia Delio’s Center for Christogenesis. He and his wife live in Birmingham near their grandchildren. His website is www.Edbacon.co.
Victor Kramer
A scholar of American Studies, Victor is Professor Emeritus from Georgia State University. He has worked in religion and literature primarily researching Thomas Merton. He has written, edited, and compiled many books in extensive work with the International Thomas Merton Society. Victor edited Merton’s fourth volume of journals, Turning toward the World; and wrote Thomas Merton, Monk and Artist; as well as two oral histories about Merton and monasticism. He credits his wife Dewey for her invaluable, astute help A certified spiritual director, he gives retreats and days of reflection. He and his wife live in Decatur, Georgia.
Vernon Dixon
Born 76 years ago and raised in Georgia, Vernon counseled patients in his Christian Psychiatric practice for 38 years. After a blessed 7-day Centering Prayer retreat with Fr Thomas Keating, he and his wife Mary Joyce began teaching Centering Prayer and Fr. Thomas’ wisdom to many. A commissioned presenter of Centering Prayer workshops, he has facilitated two Centering Prayer groups for 20 years. He and Mary Joyce have led Intensive/Post-Intensive five-day Centering Prayer retreats at the Holy Spirit Monastery in Conyers for 15 years. They presently reside in Hiawassee, Georgia.
David Rensberger
David Rensberger grew up Mennonite in Indiana. Professor of New Testament at the Interdenominational Theological Seminary in Atlanta for 30 years, he continues to write and lead occasional workshops and retreats on the Bible and spirituality. Discovering mysticism in his late teens, Christian mysticism shortly after that, Thomas Merton 10 years later, and Centering Prayer in his late 40s, he is a vital member of the Atlanta chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society. David and his wife Sharon have two grown daughters and belong to Atlanta Mennonite Church and Oakhurst Baptist Church.
Please see the link below to register.

“Unbinding Thomas Merton and Ourselves” - via Zoom
2022-07-16 09:00 - 12:00 UTC | Internet – Online
A Half-Day Retreat led by the Leslye Colvin
Via Zoom
During his apostolic visit to the United States in 2015, Pope Francis described Thomas Merton as “a man of prayer, a thinker who challenged the certitudes of his time and opened new horizons for souls and for the Church.” This is beyond the man we know as a monk and writer, or is it?
Through her research of Merton, Leslye Colvin began to understand this description as she began to see him as model of the dynamic relationship between contemplation and activism that unbinds us to live the Gospel of Christ Jesus today – in our time and place.
Ponder with Leslye the connection between Merton’s activism and contemplation, and its lessons for contemplatives today.
About Leslye Colvin
Leslye Colvin is a contemplative activist, spiritual companion and writer. Inspired by the Catholic social justice tradition, she is passionate about encouraging diversity of thought and has a wide range of experience in promoting mission and expanding outreach. She has been published by National Catholic Reporter, and interviewed by America Magazine, Radio Veritas, U.S. Catholic, and Vatican Radio on the construct of race.
Leslye is the policy advocate for the National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd. She is co-chair of the Board of Directors for NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice, also serves on the Board of FutureChurch. She is a graduate of the Living School for Action and Contemplation, and the Haden Institute. Her blog, Leslye’s Labyrinth features writings from her African-American Catholic heart at bit.ly/leslyeslabyrinth.
Please see the link below to register. Times listed are Eastern Time Zone (New York)

Contemplative Outreach Ontario Conference/Retreat
2022-07-15 15:30 - 2022-07-17 13:00 (America/Halifax) | Mount Carmel Monastery, 7020 Stanley Avenue, Niagra Falls, Ontario, L2G 7B7, Canada
Conference/Retreat organized by Contemplative Outreach Ontario.
The theme: Awakening to Oneness, with Mary Jane Yates, administrator of Contemplative Outreach Ltd.
Mount Carmel Monastery, 7020 Stanley Avenue, Niagara Falls, ON L2G 7B7, CANADA
CDN$300, partial scholarship available.
Deadline to register: June 15, 2022
Contact information: Marie-Noëlle Maillard, logos302@sympatico.ca, or 905 372-1054 (landline)

Lectio Divina Presenter Enrichment via Zoom
2022-07-09 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Internet – Online
EVENT POSTPONEMENT
We regret to inform you that due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control, our planned gathering on Saturday July 9th with Julie Saad has to be postponed.
We will be in touch as soon as possible to those who have registered with a revised date. Sincere apologies for any inconvenience caused and with thanks for your understanding.
In Friendship
Lesley, on behalf of the Lectio Divina Service Team of Contemplative Outreach, Ltd.
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A 90-minute enrichment program for presenters of Lectio Divina Introductory Workshop featuring a presentation by Julie Saad, former Team Leader of the Lectio Divina Service Team and author of Contemplative Life: Discovering Our Path into the Heart of God (published 11/7/21). Time will be provided for questions and sharing, as well as Lectio Divina practice.
Invitations will be sent to all Lectio Divina commissioned presenters as well as presenters-in-training.
If you have any questions, please email Mike Potter.

Centering Prayer Weekend Retreat
2022-07-01 17:00 - 2022-07-03 13:00 UTC | Holy Spirit Retreat Center, 4316 Lanai Road, Encino, CA, 91436, United States
This silent/contemplative retreat is for those who wish to deepen their practice of Centering Prayer. The weekend will provide an opportunity to settle into silence and to engage God in a deeper way. Thomas Keating teaches that a regular practice of contemplative prayer prepares us to receive the grace of an ever-deepening connection to the Divine within us. On Saturday evening, those who wish will have the opportunity to watch a segment featuring Fr. Thomas Keating: “The Mystery of God” from the DVD: The Gift of Life. As we emerge from our time of sheltering, there is a yearning for communal silence. This weekend offers a community of support which can allow us a deeper space for God to speak and for us to listen.
Prerequisite: A regular practice of Centering Prayer or Silent Meditation

Learn & Pray the Centering Prayer Way - via Zoom
2022-06-28 17:00 - 2022-08-30 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online Zoom, Select a Country:
A weekly program of contemplative practice, study and support in Centering Prayer … a Contemplative Outreach Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop offered through Journey Center Online.
We will:
Learn, share, and pray the Centering Prayer method. You will gain knowledge, awareness, gifts and fruit in your life. You will discover this practice of letting go of anxiety, worry and hurry…to rest in the presence of the One who loves you.
We will meet online via Zoom: Tuesdays from 5:00 to 6:00pm (Pacific Daylight Time) for 10 weeks.
Starts on 6-28-22, meeting weekly, and ends on 8-30-22

Morning of Reflection with Fr. Bill Sheehan - Via Zoom
2022-06-18 09:00 - 12:30 UTC | Internet – Online
During our time together, we will reflect on how Centering Prayer helps us to align our hearts with the loving presence of God. In letting go of our thoughts and our preconceived notions of God, we allow ourselves to trust and rest in the presence of the Divine. We will have two periods of Centering prayer and there will be time for questions after each of Fr. Bill’s two presentations. There will be not charge for this event but a free will offering will be gratefully accepted.
9am-12 noon Pacific (California) Time Zone.
Please contact Trish Rice at pdrice2012@gmail.com to register and for further information.

Practical Mysticism: Teachings from Evelyn Underhill - via Zoom
2022-06-18 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Internet – Online
A Half-Day Retreat led by the Rt. Rev. G. Porter Taylor
“God is the only reality, and we are only real in so far as we are in God’s order and God is in us … So those who wonder where they are to begin might begin here, by trying to give spiritual quality to every detail of their everyday lives.”
– EVELYN UNDERHILL
As followers of Jesus, how do we give spiritual quality to every detail of our everyday lives? In a time of conflict across the globe and COVID 19 and deep divisions in this country, how do we discover and maintain our connection to the only reality?
However, our calling is not merely to be connected to God. Underhill wrote, “We are transmitters as well as receivers.” She is calling for us to be “agents of the Creative Spirit in this world.” What does that look like in 2022 especially in the state of this country?
This event includes a time of Centering Prayer.
About the Rt. Rev. Porter Taylor
Porter Taylor is the retired Episcopal Bishop of Western North Carolina. Recently he has been a Visiting Bishop in the Diocese of Virginia. He holds a PhD in Literature and Theology from Emory University. He is the author of two books: From Anger to Zion: An Alphabet of Faith and To Dream As God Dreams: Sermons of Community, Conversion, and Hope. His home is in Asheville, NC.
Please register using the link below.

The Way of the Heart: Mysticism Across Spiritual Traditions
2022-06-11 09:00 - 16:30 UTC | Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, 6107, United States
How do we awaken the heart and experience life through the heart center? For centuries, Christian, Sufi and Hindu mystics have been drawn to the heart as our primary source of spiritual perception and connection within wholeness and relationship. Matthew will weave together teaching and practice from different paths that focus on cultivating our hearts in relationship with the Divine Heart.
Periods of Centering Prayer are offered in the morning and afternoon.

Online Half-Day Centering Prayer/Welcoming Prayer mini-retreat (1st Saturday of every month)
2022-06-04 09:00 - 11:30 (Pacific/Honolulu) | Internet – Online
Come online to Hawaiʻi for monthly mini-retreat the first Saturday of the month. We will engage in Physio-Divina Embodied Practice for Centering Prayer and Welcoming Prayer. All are welcome.
Please visit the website below or email the organizer for more information and a clickable Zoom link.

Centering Prayer Weekend Retreat Onsite
2022-06-03 15:00 - 2022-06-05 15:00 UTC | St. Mary’s Sewanee, 770 St. Mary's Lane, TN, 37375, United States
Friday-Sunday Centering Prayer Retreat at St. Mary’s Sewanee Retreat Center.
Current CDC COVID safety guidelines will be required of all attending guests.
Please see the link below for more information and to register.

The Six Continuing Sessions to the Introduction To Centering Prayer -- via Zoom
2022-05-28 09:00 - 2022-07-09 10:30 (Asia/Karachi) | Internet – Online
This event is via Zoom.
Six Continuing Sessions: This course is designed to help the daily practice of Centering Prayer to take root. Each session consists of a Centering Prayer sit, a 30-minute video teaching by Fr. Thomas Keating and facilitated discussion.
Dates: Saturdays, May 28, June 4, 11, 18, 25 and July 9 Time: 9:00 – 10:30am (Central time or UTC -5)
Cost: $25
Registration/Information: See link below or contact Christine Bender at +1-720-987-7433 or admin@contemplativeoutreachwisconsin.org

Post-Intensive Centering Prayer Retreat (In-Person)
2022-05-24 00:00 - 2022-05-31 00:00 UTC | Benedictine Sisters Retreat Center, 916 Convent Road, AL, 35055, United States
In-person at Benedictine Sisters Retreat Center in Cullman, Alabama
Fr. Bill Sheehan will be leading this 8-day post-intensive retreat. For safety reasons the retreat is limited to those who have attended an 8-day retreat previously, and the number of participants is limited to 10.
If you are interested in the retreat, contact Katy Smith at smithdoc20@gmail.com or 205-410-1493.
