Contemplative Outreach, Ltd.

Lectio Divina Immersion and Presenter Training Zoom Retreat
2020-08-07 19:00 - 2020-08-08 17:15 UTC | Internet – Online
REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE ON AUGUST 1st, 2020
Immersion Retreat:
Friday, August 7, 2020
7:00 – 8:00 PM CDT
Saturday, August 8, 2020
8:30 AM – 4:00PM CDT
Presenter Training:
Saturday, August 8, 2020
4:15PM – 5:15PM
To Register, go to: https://forms.gle/jjHAU9j3TqUgFMs86
For additional information contact: Nancy Stimac at prayereventswl@aol.com
After registration expect two emails. One sent in the near future confirming your registration. A second email will arrive the week of August 2 with a link to the retreat Zoom meeting.

Presented by: The Contemplative Outreach Lectio Divina Service Team
Please consider making a donation to Contemplative Outreach at
https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/donations/one-time-donation/

About the Immersion Retreat
This online retreat offered on the zoom platform will provide an opportunity to explore and deepen one’s individual practice of Lectio Divina as a way of praying the scriptures in an online community. The traditional four moments of the prayer (reading, reflecting, responding and rest) are explored as expressions of the four senses of scripture: the literal, allegorical, behavioral/moral, and unitive senses. The monastic form of Lectio Divina is used for both individual and group experiences of the prayer. Prayer times will be followed by small group faith sharing. The fruits and gifts of Becoming a Word of God will be explored using the Lectio Divina method on a personal life experience.
Our time together includes periods of silent prayer, such as Centering Prayer, to support the praying of Holy Scripture. Profound silence helps us open our hearts and minds to hear with the ear of our hearts both the presented conference materials and the scripture we pray.

Presenter Training
Saturday, August 8, 2020 @ 4:15 – 5:15 PM CDT
When the Immersion Retreat concludes, the service team will offer presenter training for
qualified participants. One must be a Contemplative Outreach commissioned presenter of
Centering Prayer. To learn more about this presenter training, please contact
Mike Potter at r.mike.potter@gmail.com

Recommended Reading
The Lectio Divina Immersion Retreat is based on the teachings of Fr. Thomas Keating and Sr. Maria Tasto, who designed the Lectio Divina workshops under his guidance. The Service Team recommends reading Maria’s book The Transforming Power of Lectio Divina, before or after the retreat. It can be purchased from Contemplative Outreach’s online store here.

Zoom Information
The Immersion Retreat will be offered on the Zoom platform. If you do not already have a Zoom account please download your own free Zoom account at https://www.zoom.us/. If you have a device that uses apps, you will want to download the Zoom app. You will want to have your account set prior to logging into the retreat’s first session. It’s a good idea to test your audio and video by opening Zoom, click on Settings and click on the Audio and Video tabs to ensure your system is working properly. Using a device with a larger screen provides the best experience.

The Lectio Divina Service Team
Tim Goldman is semi-retired and lives in West Des Moines, Iowa. He has practiced Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina for more than 20 years. Tim is a commissioned presenter of these methods of prayer by Contemplative Outreach, Ltd.
Kathryn Ann Kobelinski, SSND In the mid 80’s Kathryn Ann was introduced to Centering Prayer and her journey with Contemplative Outreach began. It is a time of being gifted as well as a call to service. She is a commissioned presenter of Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina. Kathryn Ann served as the coordinator of the Southeast Wisconsin Chapter and facilitates retreats for the Centering Prayer community.
Lesley O’Connor lives in Ireland. She feels blessed that Centering Prayer found her in 2007. A commissioned presenter of Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina she leads workshops and retreats in Ireland. Prior to joining the Lectio Divina Service Team she served as a member of the advisory circle of Contemplative Outreach Dublin and as lead on the Contemplative Outreach global team for English speaking practitioners of Centering Prayer outside the U.S.
Mike Potter is an ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church who currently serves as a hospice chaplain in Memphis, Tennessee. He has been involved with Contemplative Outreach, Ltd. for the past 17 years, is a commissioned presenter of both Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina, serves as Team Leader of the Lectio Divina Service Team. Mike has led many workshops and retreats throughout the country featuring these contemplative spiritual practices.
Nancy Stimac, a longtime contemplative prayer practitioner, is a commissioned presenter of Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina for Contemplative Outreach. She is a graduate of the Archdiocese of Hartford’s 4-year Catholic Bible School and 2-year Lay Ministry program. She uses her gifts to serve the Catholic community of Windsor Locks, CT as a prayer group facilitator, Bible study leader, RCIA teacher, and lector.

Lectio Divina Immersion Retreat
2020-08-07 19:00 - 2020-08-08 16:00 UTC | Internet – Online
REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE ON AUGUST 1st, 2020
Lectio Divina Immersion Weekend Retreat
presented via Zoom-online platform
Friday, August 7, 2020, 7:00 – 8:00 PM CDT
Saturday, August 8, 2020, 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM CDT
Presented by: The Contemplative Outreach Lectio Divina Service Team

This online retreat provides an opportunity to explore and deepen one’s individual practice of Lectio Divina as a way of praying the scriptures in an online community. The traditional four moments of the prayer (reading, reflecting, responding and rest) are explored as expressions of the four senses of scripture: the literal, allegorical, behavioral/moral, and unitive senses. The monastic form of Lectio Divina is used for both individual and group experiences of the prayer. Prayer times will be followed by small group faith sharing. The fruits and gifts of Becoming a Word of God will be explored using the Lectio Divina method on a personal life experience.
Our time together includes periods of silent prayer, such as Centering Prayer, to support the praying of Holy Scripture. Profound silence helps us open our hearts and minds to hear with the ear of our hearts both the presented conference materials and the scripture we pray.
To Register, go to: https://forms.gle/jjHAU9j3TqUgFMs86
After registration expect two emails. One sent in the near future confirming your registration. A second email will arrive the week of August 2 with a link to the retreat Zoom meeting.
Please consider making a donation to Contemplative Outreach here.
For additional information email Nancy Stimac.
Presenter Training
Saturday, August 8, 2020 @ 4:15 – 5:15 PM CDT
When the Immersion Retreat concludes, the service team will offer presenter training for qualified participants. One must be a Contemplative Outreach commissioned presenter of Centering Prayer. To learn more about this presenter training, please email Mike Potter.

"We Are All One" - Retreat
2020-08-05 - 2020-08-08 | Internet – Online
This 4-day online Centering Prayer retreat is for those who wish to strengthen and deepen their relationship with God and with all others. Thomas Merton, in his writings and conferences, assures us that “We are all one” . We just don’t know it yet. During this time together, we will explore the implications of this profound truth in an atmosphere of prayer and silence.
Presenter is Fr. Bill Sheehan
This is an online retreat with live Zoom sessions. Participants will need to download Zoom for free at: Android Google Play (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=us.zoom.videomeetings); Apple App Store (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id546505307); or Web (https://zoom.us/download)
A Zoom link will be emailed to participants prior to the retreat.
Prerequisite: Regular practice of Centering Prayer or its equivalent.
Offered through Holy Spirit Retreat Center, Encino, CA

Before We Called God "God"
2020-08-01 01:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Internet – Online
“In the Presence of God there is neither male nor female, white nor black, Gentile nor Jew, Protestant nor Catholic, Hindu, Buddhist, nor Moslem, but a human spirit stripped to the literal substance of itself before God”
—Howard Thurman
Join this 1.5 hour workshop and explore:
Centering Prayer as a direct path to Divine Presence
Contemplative prayer as a return to the Original Spiritual Experience
The relationship between Religion, Spirituality, & Mysticism
Saturday, August 1st, 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EST
Register here: https://contemplativelight.teachable.com/p/before-we-called-god-god/
Presenter: Keith Kristich, commissioned Centering Prayer presenter

Centering Prayer Dual-Track Intensive Post-Intensive Retreat
2020-07-31 08:00 - 2020-08-08 17:00 UTC | St. Mary’s Sewanee: The Ayres Center for Spiritual Development, 770 St. Mary's Lane, TN, 37375, United States
This retreat is an opportunity for practitioners of Centering Prayer to deepen their contemplative journey in the contemporary world. It is a week-long experience of integrating contemplation and action through silence, solitude, and community.
The retreat offers two tracks. The intensive track is recommended for people who have completed the introductory workshop and who have a regular practice of Centering Prayer. The post-intensive track is for those people who have previously made an eight-day intensive retreat. The post-intensive offers increased silence and additional periods of Centering Prayer. Both the intensive and post-intensive Centering Prayer retreat provide daily experiences of silence, solitude, walking, hiking, yoga, and spiritual companionship to foster an ever-deepening level of interior silence and awareness of the presence of God in everyday life.
Scholarship assistance is available for those with financial need. Please contact St. Mary’s Sewanee for more information, www.stmaryssewanee.org

Centering Prayer Facilitators Retreat
2020-07-28 | Our Lady of Bethesda, 7007 Bradley Blvd, Bethesda, MD, 20817, United States
An overnight retreat to support facilitators—new or longtime—as well as anyone thinking of leading or co-leading a Centering Prayer group.
At Our Lady of Bethesda Conference Center in a Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C.
This retreat features national Contemplative Outreach presenters Bob Mischke and Eileen McCaffrey Schuman. Look for COMW’s announcement and registration information later this Fall.
Questions?
Contact Marjorie Centofanti: mcentofanti@jhmi.edu
Click here to view the event flyer.

Centering Prayer Post-Intensive Retreat
2020-07-26 08:00 - 2020-08-02 17:00 UTC | Bethany Retreat Center, 1031 Germania Rd, Frenchville, PA, 16836, United States
7-Day POST Intensive Contemplative Prayer Retreat July 26 – Aug. 1, 2020 (Sun. to Sat.)
Facilitators: Sr. Rita Panciera, Sr. Ruth Ann Madera & Fr. Philip Billotte
The purpose of the retreat is to assist the participants in entering into a more intimate silence in a nurturing, supportive environment that combines both solitude and community. The post intensive is a next step into a profound silence and stillness in order to facilitate a more intimate union with God.
Requirements for Making the Post-Intensive Retreat:
– Be regular practitioners of Centering Prayer
– Have made a 5-day or longer Intensive Retreat prior to making the Post-Intensive Retreat
(Massage Therapist available – not included in the cost.)
Arrival: Sunday after 4pm & Supper at 6pm
Departure: 11am, Saturday
Offering: $490 per person (private room)
Deposit: $150 nonrefundable

Centering Prayer Intensive Retreat
2020-07-26 08:00 - 2020-08-02 17:00 UTC | Bethany Retreat Center, 1031 Germania Rd, Frenchville, PA, 16836, United States
7-Day Intensive Contemplative Prayer Retreat
July 26 – Aug. 1, 2020 (Sun. to Sat.)
Facilitators: Sr. Rita Panciera, Sr. Ruth Ann Madera, & Fr. Philip Billotte
Bethany Retreat Center is providing an in-depth retreat for those with experience with Centering Prayer who wish to enter into a more profound level of spiritual practice. The retreat enables the participants to deepen their contemplative journey in the contemporary world. Integration of contemplation and activity are cultivated in the silence, solitude, community support and guidance in the time at Bethany.
Requirements for Making the Intensive Retreat:
Contemplative Outreach, under whose auspices these retreats are given, require that those who participate in the Intensive Retreat be regular practitioners of Centering Prayer.
(Massage Therapist available – not included in the cost.)
Limited scholarships available.
Arrival: Sunday after 4pm & Supper at 6pm
Departure: 11am, Saturday
Offering: $490 per person (private room)
Deposit: $150 nonrefundable

Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop
2020-07-25 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | St. Mary’s Sewanee: The Ayres Center for Spiritual Development, 770 St. Mary's Lane, TN, 37375, United States
Centering Prayer is a form of Christian silent mediation where one lets go of thoughts during periods of prayer typically lasting 20 minutes. It is rooted in the self-emptying love that forms the heart of Jesus’ teaching and life. The effect on those who practice it is an ever-increasing awareness of God’s action and presence in the course of ordinary life.
In this introductory workshop led by Tom Ward, participants will learn the method and principles of this prayer practice and have the opportunity to experience this ancient method in a quiet, reflective atmosphere. For more information go to www.stmaryssewanee.org

Centering Prayer – Introductory Program
2020-07-18 08:30 - 12:30 UTC | Internet – Online
AN INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP AND REFRESHER ON CENTERING PRAYER
“RESTING IN GOD: THE ART OF CONSENTING”
Saturday, July 18
Led by Father Carl Arico & Contemplative Outreach of Maryland and Washington Leadership Team Member LJ Milone
Via Zoom!
July 18, 2020
8:30am ET – 12:30pm ET
Suggested goodwill offering $30
View flyer for all the details including how to register and how to make an offering: https://conta.cc/3dKyYGT
For more information, please contact COMW Leadership Team Member Ellen Barlow. ellenbarlow@gmail.com

Centering Prayer Advanced Retreat
2020-07-12 08:00 - 2020-07-20 17:00 UTC | St. Benedict’s Abbey Retreat Center, 12605 - 124th Ave., Benrt Lake, WI, 53102, United States
8-Day Centering Prayer Retreat – dual track, Advanced and Post Intensive
For more information, please see the flyer below under "additional information."

Centering Prayer Post-Intensive Retreat
2020-07-12 08:00 - 2020-07-20 17:00 UTC | St. Benedict’s Abbey & Retreat Center, 12605 224 Ave, Benet Lake, WI, 53102, United States
8 day Centering Prayer Retreat, dual track – Advanced and Post Intensive
For more information and to register, please see the flyer below under "additional information."

Centering Prayer Introductory Program Zoom Video Conference & Continuing Sessions
2020-07-11 11:00 - 14:00 UTC | NJ
Centering Prayer Introductory Program
via Zoom Video
July 11,18, 25, August 1, 8, 2020
Free and open to all
(suggested donation of $20 USD)
Discover a way to
Be still and know that I am God
– Psalm 46:10
Centering Prayer is a method of consenting to God’s presence and action within. It prepares us to receive God’s gift of contemplative prayer, which is an opening of our hearts and minds to God beyond thoughts, words, and emotions. This prayer practice, rooted in the Christian contemplative heritage, helps us embrace the process of transformation in Christ.
The Centering Prayer Introductory Program is designed to share the method of Centering Prayer and offer support in making it a part of daily life. It has two components.
The Introductory Workshop on July 11, 2020, from 11-2pm Pacific Time/2-5pm Eastern Time. If you missed this session, please email Pamela Begeman at pamela@coutreach.org for links to the recorded workshop.
Four Continuing Sessions on July 18, 25, August 1 and 8, 2020 from 11-12:30pm Pacific Time/2-3:30pm Eastern Time. Sessions include Centering Prayer, video, discussion, and Q & A to deepen the understanding of Centering Prayer and provide support in establishing a regular Centering Prayer practice.
Hosted by Contemplative Outreach and the Centering Prayer Introductory Program Service Team

Centering Prayer Dual-Track Intensive Post-Intensive Retreat
2020-06-21 08:00 - 2020-06-29 17:00 UTC | St. Mary’s Sewanee: The Ayres Center for Spiritual Development, 770 St. Mary's Lane, TN, 37375, United States
This 8-day silent workshop, led by Rev. Brad Smith, is an opportunity for practitioners of Centering Prayer to deepen their contemplative journey in the contemporary world. It is a week-long experience integrating contemplation and action through silence, solitude, and community.
The retreat offers two tracks. The intensive track is recommended for people who have completed the introductory workshop and who have a regular practice of Centering Prayer. The post-intensive track is for those people who have previously made an eight-day intensive retreat. The post-intensive offers increased silence and additional periods of Centering Prayer. Both the intensive and post-intensive Centering Prayer retreat provide daily experiences of silence, solitude, walking, hiking, yoga, and spiritual companionship to foster an ever-deepening level of interior silence and awareness of the presence of God in everyday life.
Scholarship assistance is available for those with financial need. Please contact St. Mary's Sewanee for more information. To register, go to www.stmaryssewanee.org

Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop
2020-06-18 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | House of Blessings Retreat and Renewal Center, 171 Hummingbird Lane, Eureka Springs, AR, 72632, United States
This webinar retreat is for anyone seeking a deeper practice of Centering Prayer. You can find details of the program and registration form at https://www.houseofblessings.org
Fr. Thomas Keating describes Centering Prayer as the keystone of a comprehensive commitment to the contemplative dimension of the Gospel, manifesting as a deepening union with Christ, and practical caring for others. This way of praying in silence opens our hearts and minds to consent to God’s presence and action beyond words, responding to the call of the Holy Spirit.
In this webinar, you will be introduced to the concepts and methods of Centering Prayer. Each Centering Prayer session will be followed by a twenty minutes sit to practice the same from the comfort of your home. PDF class notes will be provided by email at the end of the program so that you will have your own notes for further study and reference. The retreat director will be available for questions and answers while the webinar is in progress as well.
Visit https://www.houseofblessings.org to register for the webinar and study.

Centering Prayer Intensive Retreat
2020-06-14 08:00 - 2020-06-21 17:00 UTC | Bethany Retreat Center, 1031 Germania Rd, Frenchville, PA, 16836, United States
7-Day Intensive Contemplative Prayer Retreat
June 14 – 20, 2020 (Sun. to Sat.)
Facilitators: Sr. Rita Panciera, Sr. Ruth Ann Madera, & Fr. Philip Billotte
Bethany Retreat Center is providing an in-depth retreat for those with experience with Centering Prayer who wish to enter into a more profound level of spiritual practice. The retreat enables the participants to deepen their contemplative journey in the contemporary world. Integration of contemplation and activity are cultivated in the silence, solitude, community support and guidance in the time at Bethany.
Requirements for Making the Intensive Retreat:
Contemplative Outreach, under whose auspices these retreats are given, require that those who participate in the Intensive Retreat be regular practitioners of Centering Prayer.
(Massage Therapist available – not included in the cost.)
Limited echolarships available.
Arrival: Sunday after 4pm & Supper at 6pm
Departure: 11am, Saturday
Offering: $490 per person (private room)
Deposit: $150 nonrefundable

Centering Prayer Post-Intensive Retreat
2020-06-14 08:00 - 2020-06-21 17:00 UTC | Bethany Retreat Center, 1031 Germania Rd, Frenchville, PA, 16836, United States
7-Day POST Intensive Contemplative Prayer Retreat June 14 – 20, 2020 (Sun. to Sat.)
Facilitators: Sr. Rita Panciera, Sr. Ruth Ann Madera & Fr. Philip Billotte
The purpose of the retreat is to assist the participants in entering into a more intimate silence in a nurturing, supportive environment that combines both solitude and community. The post intensive is a next step into a profound silence and stillness in order to facilitate a more intimate union with God.
Requirements for Making the Post-Intensive Retreat:
– Be regular practitioners of Centering Prayer
– Have made a 5-day or longer Intensive Retreat prior to making the Post-Intensive Retreat
(Massage Therapist available – not included in the cost.)
Arrival: Sunday after 4pm & Supper at 6pm
Departure: 11am, Saturday
Offering: $490 per person (private room)
Deposit: $150 nonrefundable

Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop
2020-06-13 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | NJ
Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop – Sat Jun 13th, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm CDT, offered by The Church of Conscious Harmony via Zoom. This workshop is free to participants and will include followup Zoom sessions on four consecutive Tuesday evenings from 7 pm – 8 pm Central (Chicago) Time.
Participants are also invited and encouraged to join the afternoon CP Virtual Retreat at 1 pm. Please pre-register by contacting The Church of Conscious Harmony at 512-347-9673 or by navigating their website- https://consciousharmony.org/calendar/.

Day of Enrichment
2020-06-13 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, 6107, United States
Christianity Seen Through Contemplative and Inter-faith Lenses – When Christianity plunges deep in contemplation to recover its most original and life-giving insights, it not only rejuvenates itself‚Äô, it discovers its compatibility and correspondences with other religious traditions.
Christianity Seen Through Contemplative and Inter-faith Lenses
Saturday, June 13, 2020
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Fr. Michael K. Holleran
The Christian Contemplative and Mystical traditions know the original, healing truths of Christianity such as Trinity, Incarnation, and Resurrection. When Christianity plunges deep in contemplation to recover its most original and life-giving insights, it not only rejuvenates itself’, it discovers its compatibility and correspondences with other religious traditions. Come, explore and share!
Click here for more information and to register for this workshop.
Fr. Michael K. Holleran is a Catholic priest, Sensei (Zen teacher) and former Carthusian monk. He currently serves as a priest of the Archdiocese of New York at the Church of Notre Dame at Columbia University. He was a Jesuit for five years and a Carthusian monk for 22 years in the U.S., France and England. He is a Sensei in the White Plum Asanga of the Zen tradition, through his mentor, Fr. Robert Kennedy, S.J.

Centering Prayer Retreat
2020-06-13 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Church of Conscious Harmony, 7406 Newhall Lane, Austin, TX, 78746, United States
Centering Prayer 1-Day Virtual Retreat- Sat, Jun 13th, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm CDT, offered by The Church of Conscious Harmony via Zoom. This retreat is free; to participate, please pre-register by contacting The Church of Conscious Harmony at 512-347-9673 or by navigating the Calendar page of their website- https://consciousharmony.org/calendar/.

Centering Prayer Retreat
2020-06-06 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Internet – Online
Please join us for a Quiet Morning Centering Prayer Retreat
Saturday, June 6, 2020
9:00 am to 11:00 am (log on at 8:55 am)
We will spend this time to gather in quiet prayer together, experiencing Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina.
If you're new to Centering Prayer, please email me at joanne@agapejourneys.com to set up a time for a brief instruction.
For login information and Zoom link, please go to our website https://agapejourneys.com or email Terry Van Hook at terry@agapejourneys.com

Webinar
2020-05-30 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | NJ
Before We Called God "God" Contemplation as the Return to the Original Religious Experience
"In the Presence of God there is neither male nor female, white nor black, Gentile nor Jew, Protestant nor Catholic, Hindu, Buddhist, nor Moslem, but a human spirit stripped to the literal substance of itself before God"
-Howard Thurman
Join this 1.5 hour workshop as we explore Centering Prayer as a direct path to the original experience with the Divine.
May 30th, 10:00-11:30am ET
Register here: https://keith-kristich.ck.page/44845d8a89
Email: Keith@keithkristich.com

Webinar
2020-05-25 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | NJ
Free Webcast: Contemplative Life Studies
https://retreats.houseofblessings.org/p/cp-live
Every Monday at 10 am Central Time The House Of Blessings in Eureka Springs, Arkansas is sponsoring a Contemplative Life Study. We are currently focused on Welcoming Prayer. This is a short 30 minutes study each week. This mini-weekly-retreats are available to anyone with an interest in doing contemplative study from the comfort of their homes, especially in the current situation. Here is where you can attend the classes.
https://retreats.houseofblessings.org/p/cp-live
One time registration is required for all the upcoming classes. Read more on the site.

Centering Prayer, Introductory Program
2020-05-23 08:00 - 17:00, 2020-05-16 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | House of Blessings Retreat and Renewal Center, 171 Hummingbird Lane, Eureka Springs, AR, 72632, United States
On Demand Retreat: This webcast is available at any time you are ready to take the program. There are several other bundled studies available in one registration. You can register for the event at:
https://retreats.houseofblessings.org/p/cp
Training in silent prayer: Centering Prayer is a receptive method of silent prayer that prepares us to receive the gift of contemplative prayer. In this prayer, we experience God's presence within us. It is closer than breathing, closer than thinking, closer than consciousness itself. This prayer form, as Fr. Keating says, is both a relationship with God and a discipline to foster that relationship.
Centering Prayer Adds depth to prayer life: Centering Prayer is not meant to replace other kinds of prayer. Centering Prayer adds depth of meaning to all prayer. It facilitates the movement from more active modes of prayer – verbal, mental or affective prayer – into a receptive prayer of resting in God. Centering Prayer emphasizes prayer as a personal relationship with God and as a movement beyond conversation with Christ to communion with Christ.
Meant for all people: This method is open to all people. There are no requirements or pre-requisites, only your willingness to spend a few minutes twice a day.
Webcast: This webcast is available at any time you are ready to take the program. There are several other bundles studies available in one registration. You can register for the event at:
https://retreats.houseofblessings.org/p/cp

Centering Prayer Retreat
2020-05-21 08:00 - 2020-05-26 17:00 UTC | NJ
Fall Fearless Into Love: An ONLINE Centering Prayer
“Lose yourself, Lose yourself in this love. When you lose yourself in this love, you will find everything." –Rumi
Thursday May 21, 2020 (4:00 p.m. Pacific Time) to Monday May 25, 2020 at Noon.
$325 (Scholarship funds available on request)
Register at http://www.mercy-center.org/Flyers_2020/0521CPOnline/retreat.html
We are in a time of profound change in our world. We invite you to join us in sacred space that transcends our local spaces. Together we may awaken more fully to the Reality that we abide in God's Love at all times, and beyond all circumstances.
We Will Provide
-Tools and guidance for integrating contemplative practice in your life.
-Teachings on love and surrender.
-Opportunities to experience our bodies and our lives as chalices for Divine Love.
This retreat is for those who have some experience of Centering Prayer.
How will the virtual retreat work?
The flexible schedule is designed to integrate prayer with your daily life, in your home, and in your circumstances as they are.
Program Features
-Live Online Centering Prayer Sessions – Join via Zoom at scheduled times, or practice on your own at those same scheduled times, or as your life permits.
-Live Online Teaching Sessions – Join us live via Zoom or view recordings at a later time.
-Live Online Small Groups – for experiential processing (not recorded).
We hope that you will choose as much or as little of it as fits in your life, on any given day. Let the rest go. Be met, exactly where you are, trusting that God's love surrounds all of it, all of us, exactly as we are.
Entering in:
The retreat will start with an introduction Thursday May 21 from 4-5:30 pm Pacific Time.
A Typical Schedule:
7:00 am Optional Gentle Yoga
7:30 am ** Centering Prayer and Moving Meditation
8:30 am Simple breakfast at home (mindful eating)
9:30 am ** Teaching
11:00 am Retreat integration with your life
3:00 pm ** Centering Prayer
3:30 pm ** Afternoon Teaching, Small Groups
5:00 pm Free time e.g. for conscious work, dinner prep, dinner at home
7:30 pm ** Evening Practice
**Starred items will be live via Zoom.
Sunday 5/24 there will be a break from 8:15am – 3pm, and Monday 5/25 we will end at Noon – Pacific Daylight Time.
Joy Andrews Hayter, Ph.D. is a spiritual director, scientist, and Centering Prayer Coordinator at Mercy Center. She is dedicated to fostering Centering Prayer and other contemplative practices that help us become aware of God's ever-present love.
Heather Ruce, M.A. is a wisdom spiritual director with a background as a therapist and training in a neurophysiology based approach to trauma resolution. She loves working with individuals as well as facilitating groups and retreats focused on learning and practicing the Wisdom Tradition.
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 fostering contemplative practices so urgently needed at this time in our world.
Register at mercy-center.org or by phone at 650-340-7474. Please see the flyer below under "additional information."
http://www.mercy-center.org/Flyers_2020/0521CPOnline/retreat.html
Your support helps sustain our retreat center.
Call to ask about scholarships.
Registration closes May 19, 2020

Day of Enrichment
2020-05-16 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, 6107, United States
Meditations of the Heart – Our enrichment day will include contemplative prayer, readings, silence, and a guided session of active imagination, to explore the spiritual wisdom of the mystical heart.
Meditations of the Heart
Saturday, May 16, 2020
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Lerita Coleman Brown, Ph.D.
In his book, Meditations of the Heart, mystic and theologian Howard Thurman shares his insights from having quietly and deeply communed with the Eternal. Dr. Brown’s book, When the Heart Speaks, Listen, illustrates how hearts are available for solace and overflow with divine guidance. Both books offer an invitation for deeper listening. Our enrichment day will include contemplative prayer, readings, silence, and a guided session of active imagination, to explore the spiritual wisdom of the mystical heart.
Click here for more information and to register for this workshop.
Lerita Coleman Brown, Ph.D.
Lerita Coleman Brown, is the Ayse I. Carden Distinguished Professor Emerita of Psychology at Agnes Scott College as well as a spiritual director, retreat leader and speaker. A graduate of the Shalem Institute and a devotee of the work of Howard Thurman, Lerita writes about and promotes contemplative spirituality in everyday life. Her website, peaceforhearts.com, is dedicated to helping people learn to live from the peace and joy in their hearts. She is author of a new book entitled, When the Heart Speaks, Listen: Discovering Inner Wisdom.

Centering Prayer Retreat
2020-05-15 08:00 - 2020-05-17 17:00 UTC | Church of Conscious Harmony, 7406 Newhall Lane, Austin, TX, 78746, United States
Two-day in-town Centering Prayer Commuter Retreat "Doorway to Devotion – Silence after Sound"
led by Jim Reale)
The Church of Conscious Harmony in Austin, TX.
It will take place on Fri from 8:30am to 4:00pm and will continue on Sat from 9:00am to 4:00pm. Retreatants sleep at home and return the next day. Each day will include multiple prayer periods, silence and solitude, and faith sharing.
Cost is $100. Please bring your own lunch; scholarships may be available.

Centering Prayer, Introductory Program
2020-05-13 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | House of Blessings Retreat and Renewal Center, 171 Hummingbird Lane, Eureka Springs, AR, 72632, United States
This Anytime webinar retreat is for anyone seeking a deeper practice of Centering Prayer. You can find details of the program and registration form at: https://retreats.houseofblessings.org/p/cp
Fr. Thomas Keating describes Centering Prayer as the keystone of a comprehensive commitment to the contemplative dimension of the Gospel, manifesting as a deepening union with Christ, and practical caring for others. This way of praying in silence opens our hearts and minds to consent to God’s presence and action beyond words, responding to the call of the Holy Spirit.
In this webinar, you will be introduced to the concepts and methods of Centering Prayer. Each Centering Prayer session will be followed by a twenty minutes sit to practice the same from the comfort of your home. PDF class notes will be provided by email at the end of the program so that you will have your own notes for further study and reference. The retreat director will be available for questions and answers while the webinar is in progress as well.
Visit https://retreats.houseofblessings.org/p/cp to register for the anytime webinar and study.

Centering Prayer – Introductory Program
2020-05-13 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | House of Blessings Retreat and Renewal Center, 171 Hummingbird Lane, Eureka Springs, AR, 72632, United States
