Contemplative Outreach, Ltd.

Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop
2020-02-29 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Our Lady of the Visitation Church, 3172 South Road, Cincinnati, OH, 45248, United States
Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop (six hour) presented by Contemplative Outreach of Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky with Our Lady of the Visitation Church. Everyone is welcome.
Please see the attached flyer for details (found below under "Additional Information").
Advance registration requested because lunch is included, but not required
Registration: John Orr — 513-417-7126 or orrjp@outlook.com. More details: Bill Tonnis – 513-347-2218.

Centering Prayer Retreat
2020-02-29 08:00 - 17:00 | Church of Conscious Harmony, 7406 Newhall Lane, Austin, TX, 78746, United States
Half-day Lenten Centering Prayer Retreat at The Church of Conscious Harmony in Austin, TX.
Registration begins at 8:30 pm and the program begins at 9 am. The morning includes two 30-minute prayer periods, Lectio Divina, several periods of silence and solitude, and faith sharing.
There is a suggested love offering of $10. Please pre-register.

Forgiveness Prayer Workshop
2020-02-29 08:00 - 17:00 | Christ Church Cathedral, 166 Market Street, Lexington, KY, 40507, United States
Forgiveness Prayer Workshop
Led by Therese Saulnier, Contemplative Outreach Limited
Saturday, February 29, 2020
Registration and Coffee: 9:00 A.M.
Workshop: 9:30 A.M. – 3:30 P.M
Please bring lunch; coffee and tea provided
Christ Church Cathedral
166 Market Street
Lexington, Kentucky
Come to the Forgiveness Prayer Workshop and explore the need for forgiveness and the nature of forgiveness. Come to learn the Forgiveness Prayer, a way to open to God’s healing presence and action when you are hurt, wounded or offended. The Forgiveness Prayer is a prayer in which we open to God’s grace to learn to forgive.
When the disciples asked Jesus how to pray, he taught them the Lord’s Prayer. In this prayer Jesus teaches us that forgiveness is one of the essential conditions out of which all of our prayer must proceed if it is to be acceptable to God.
The command is clear: if you are a Christian, you must forgive. But there are two very powerful, often problematic questions involved with this imperative:
How do I forgive?
What if I want to forgive but cannot?
Experience with Centering Prayer is suggested for participants.
This workshop is for those who are new to the Forgiveness Prayer and for those who want to deepen their experience of the Forgiveness Prayer.
Therese Saulnier is a long standing member of Contemplative Outreach. She has been praying Centering Prayer for over 30 years and praying the Forgiveness Prayer for over 25 years. Therese shares her experience that before she learned the Forgiveness Prayer she really did not know how to forgive. Therese will share the process of forgiveness and share a way to open to God’s healing presence and action in our search for forgiveness – the Forgiveness Prayer. There will also be centering prayer periods during the workshop.

Lenten Retreat
2020-02-28 08:00 - 2020-03-02 17:00 | St. Mary’s Sewanee: The Ayres Center for Spiritual Development, 770 St. Mary's Lane, TN, 37375, United States
Every Lent, we are called to go apart, to enter into silence, and allow grace to flow more freely within us and through us. This year, rather than going to a desert, Mary Anne Best, LeAnn Billups, and Carolyn Goddard invite you to come to the mountaintop and set an intention to allow ourselves to be transfigured by silence, led deeper into the grace that heals.
Join us to have your heart nourished. It is deep in the heart of silence, beauty, and our common intentionality that we can have ears to hear and take-in the gifts of purification, illumination, and union. Join in receiving these gifts. This is a silent retreat that includes:
-Selected excerpts from the videos of Thomas Keating
-More than 2 ½ hours of Centering Prayer daily
-The practice of Lectio Divina and Visio Divina
-Daily prayerful movement/yoga
-Celebration of the Eucharist
-Opportunity to meet individually for spiritual companioning with retreat leaders
-Silence and solitude
Program begins with a Welcome to St. Mary’s Sewanee at 4 p.m., Friday, February 28 and concludes after lunch and a “Sending Forth” at 1 p.m., Sunday, March 1.
Retreat Leaders:
Mary Anne Best serves as development director of Contemplative Outreach, Ltd., stewarding the raising of funds and the production of special projects. Mary Anne is an editor and coordinator for the development of new works by Thomas Keating, organizes and leads Centering Prayer retreats, and is a principle writer for online courses and the Contemplative Life Program (CLP). She is a member and trustee of a contemplative Christian community in Austin, Texas; mother and grandmother of two beloved grandchildren; and enjoys the silence, walking, yoga, nature, and travel with beloveds to faraway places.
LeAnn Billups leads yoga as prayerful movement on Centering Prayer retreats near and far. In 1989, she was drawn to yoga because of chronic back pain. She discovered Iyengar and was intrigued by the mental and physical aspects of the practice, the discipline, precision of alignment, and how studies of yoga lead to self-awareness. The transformative power of the practice inspired her to become a certified Iyengar instructor in 2015. LeAnn is a Centering Prayer facilitator and a member of a contemplative Christian community in Austin, Texas. She enjoys time with her two daughters, the outdoors, gardening, sports, yoga and nature.
Carolyn Goddard has taught high school English and religion classes, served as an associate pastor at Christ the King Church and worked for Thistle Farms, a non-profit social enterprise, both in Nashville, Tennessee. She has also volunteered at Cumberland Heights, Nashville Adult Literacy Council and Room in the Inn. Currently, she facilitates weekly Lectio Divina and Bible study groups and is on the board of Contemplative Outreach of Middle Tennessee. Carolyn is married, has two adult children and a beagle named Beatrice.

Welcoming Prayer Weekend Retreat
2020-02-27 08:00 - 2020-03-02 17:00 | Knobs Haven at Loretto Motherhouse, 515 Nerinx Road, Nerinx, KY, 40049, United States
The Welcoming Prayer is a method of consenting to God’s presence and action in our physical and emotional reactions to events and situations in daily life.
This retreat includes all the elements of a one-day Welcoming Prayer workshop with additional time for focusing,
working with what is happening in our bodies, and practicing the prayer.

Special Event
2020-02-24 08:00 - 2020-02-26 17:00 | Sts. Simon and Jude Catholic Church, CA, United States
Father Bill Sheehan, OMI – February 24 (7-9 PM) and February 25 (9-11 AM)
Our Centering Prayer groups are happy to announce that Father Bill Sheehan, OMI is returning to Sts Simon and Jude. Father Bill, an experienced and beloved retreat director, will share his own experience of many years of practicing this powerful “Prayer of Consent” to the action of God in our lives.
You are invited to join us for one or both sessions. No experience in Centering Prayer is necessary. The only prerequisite is a desire to deepen your relationship with God.
There is no charge for these events. A free will offering with be gratefully accepted.
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Centering Prayer Retreat
2020-02-22 08:00 - 2020-02-24 17:00 | Holiday Inn – Executive Center, 2200 I-70 Drive SW, Columbia, MO, 65203, United States
A Pre-Lenten Urban Winter Retreat
The "Spiritual Journey" is a metaphor for how our beliefs change and develop throughout life. We are all always "on the way," and eveyone travels at a different pace. As seekers many of us find the more intimately we come to know God, the more intense the desire for an even deeper relationship becomes.
Some approach the jouney from an intellectual or educational perspective; others may seek reconciliation or desire to know the existence of God. Some realize they are on the journey when their primary life intention becomes a seekier of a deeper realtionship with God through prayer practice, devotion and service.
Join us as we move through the different seasons of spiritual growth from our awakening moments, through our seeking and a gradual restructuring of consciousness.
For more information, please see the flyer below by clicking on "Additional Information."

Welcoming Prayer Introductory Workshop
2020-02-22 08:00 - 17:00 | St. Mary’s Sewanee: The Ayres Center for Spiritual Development, 770 St. Mary's Lane, TN, 37375, United States
This introductory workshop will explore the practices of the Welcoming Prayer and Centering Prayer.
The Welcoming Prayer is a method of consenting to God’s presence and action in our physical and emotional reactions to events and situations in daily life. The purpose of the Welcoming Prayer is to deepen our relationship with God through consenting in the ordinary activities of our day — “consent-on-the-go.”
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 the Rev. Tom Ward, participants will learn the method and principles of these prayer practices and have the opportunity to experience them in a quiet, reflective atmosphere. Ward is the retired university chaplain at the University of the South and now spends his days focusing on the contemplative dimension of the gospel, teaching Centering Prayer, and leading retreats.
9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, February 22, 2020
$65 fee includes lunch
Accommodations may be available for guests who would like to spend the night either before or after the workshop. Contact our Reservations Coordinator for more information.
For more information go to www.stmaryssewanee.org

Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop
2020-02-22 08:00 - 17:00 | Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, 6107, United States
Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop – In this introductory workshop, you will learn the method and principles of Centering Prayer practice in a quiet, reflective atmosphere.
In Centering Prayer Introductory workshops you’ll learn the method and principles of this prayer practice and have the opportunity to experience this ancient method in a quiet, reflective atmosphere. The workshop covers the history, psychology, and theology and includes prayer sessions along with questions and answers. Four conferences and two periods of Centering Prayer experiences are provided as follows:

Prayer as Relationship: This section focuses on the fact that any form of prayer expresses our desire to be in relationship with God and how Centering Prayer deepens that relationship.
The Method of Centering Prayer: In this section the participants are taught the four guidelines of Centering Prayer. The first period of Centering Prayer occurs after this section.
Thoughts and Use of the Sacred Word: This section focuses on the fact that thoughts will inevitably occur during Centering Prayer and how one can effectively handle them. A second period of Centering Prayer follows this section.
Deepening Our Relationship with God: In this section the focus is on how the method of Centering Prayer deepens our relationship with God and how this ever deepening relationship is manifested in our daily life.

Click here for more information and to register for this workshop.

Centering Prayer Weekend Retreat
2020-02-21 08:00 - 2020-02-24 17:00 | Holy Spirit Retreat Center, 4316 Lanai Road, Encino, CA, 91436, United States
Begins Friday evening with dinner; ends Sunday with lunch.
Fr. Bill Sheehan will be presenting.

Centering Prayer Retreat
2020-02-21 08:00 - 2020-02-24 17:00 | Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame, CA, 94010, United States
Every Moment Just As It Is
A Silent Centering Prayer Retreat
February 21-23 2020
Begins Friday at 6:00 p.m. and Concludes Sunday at 1 p.m.
$300/$260 Commuter
“Every Now is a slice of Divine Being.” Cynthia Bourgeault
"We stop making effort and just take everything as it comes. And then you’re in the present moment. That’s the only place God is. So, if you’re there too, then all you have to do is accept what’s happening, or do what God wants you to do about what’s happening, which will be infused and … guided … regardless of how many faults you have. … So, what’s the point of living? As far as I can see, it’s only a day at a time to give God a chance to take over our very complicated human situation completely … And whatever we do is in the service of that project, so we don’t have to think about it if you’re in the present moment."
– Thomas Keating, "The Present Moment", excerpted from That We May Be One
Join us for a weekend given to the practice of Presence, to surrender to Divine Being ~ in the company of community and the natural beauty of the Mercy Center grounds. Our retreat will include silence, several periods of Centering Prayer, chanting, selected Thomas Keating videos, sharing, contemplative free time, and opportunity for liturgy, gentle yoga, and body work.
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.
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.
Please register at www.mercy-center.org or telephone 650-340-7474

Centering Prayer Retreat
2020-02-18 08:00 - 2020-02-22 17:00 | Holy Cross Monastery – New York, 1615 Route 9W, West Park, NY, 12493, United States
This retreat, offered from Tuesday, 18 February till Friday, 21 February 2020, at Holy Cross Monastery in the Hudson Valley 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 begins at 5:00. Dinner then follows. The retreat concludes with lunch on Friday. (Daily Holy Eucharist is available at 9:00 a.m.). Cost for the retreat is $360 (including a $100 deposit). 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. Lori Callaway at 845-384-6660 ext 3012 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.
To find out more about Holy Cross Monastery, visit their website at: www.holycrossmonastery.com
Our retreat leader, Leslee Anne Terpay, is a retired entrepreneur and now shares Fr. Thomas Keating’s teachings on the contemplative dimension of the gospel, the Christian Contemplative Journey, Centering Prayer, Lectio Divina. She is a Contemplative Outreach commissioned presenter and a part of the service teams whom define workshop teachings and retreat experiences for Lectio Divina and Intensive Retreats. Leslee is a spiritual director in Lone Tree, Colorado and is a graduate of The Centering for Action and Contemplation Living School.

Centering Prayer Retreat
2020-02-14 08:00 - 2020-02-19 17:00 | Dominican Retreat and Conference Center, 1945 Union Street (Route 7), Niskayuna, NY, 12309, United States
Feb 14 – 19, 2020
"This Graced Moment"
with Fr. Bill Sheehan
$425 includes meals, private room and program
For more information and to register, please click on "additional information" below to download the retreat flyer.

Centering Prayer, Introductory Program
2020-02-09 08:00 - 17:00 | Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame, CA, 94010, United States
Centering Prayer Introductory Series
Sundays: February 9, 2020, 1-5 pm; February 16, March 1, & March 3, 1-4 pm
Cost: $85 for the series of four sessions (First Session only, $40)
“Be still and know that I am God.”
Are you feeling a desire to deepen your prayer or to learn about the Christian contemplative path?
Centering Prayer is a method of prayer which prepares us to more fully receive the gift of God’s presence. This is traditionally called contemplative prayer. Contemplative prayer is the opening of mind and heart – our whole being – to God, the Ultimate Mystery, beyond thoughts, words and emotions. Centering Prayer facilitates the movement from more active modes of prayer – verbal, mental, or affective prayer – into a receptive prayer of resting in God. It emphasizes prayer as a personal relationship with God.
This introduction to Centering Prayer includes both instruction and group practice in a method that fosters contemplative prayer.
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Marty Badgett has been practicing Centering Prayer for the past 25 years. He has facilitated introductory workshops, retreats, and days of prayer for many years. He is currently the Northwest Bay Area Contemplative Outreach coordinator.
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.
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.
To register for this program, please go to www.mercy-center.org or call 650-340-7474.

Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop
2020-02-09 08:00 - 17:00 | Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame, CA, 94010, United States
Centering Prayer Introductory Series
Sundays: February 9, 2020, 1-5 pm; February 16, March 1, & March 8, 1-4 pm
Cost: $85 for the series of four sessions (First Session only, $40)
“Be still and know that I am God.”
Are you feeling a desire to deepen your prayer or to learn about the Christian contemplative path?
Centering Prayer is a method of prayer which prepares us to more fully receive the gift of God’s presence. This is traditionally called contemplative prayer. Contemplative prayer is the opening of mind and heart – our whole being – to God, the Ultimate Mystery, beyond thoughts, words and emotions. Centering Prayer facilitates the movement from more active modes of prayer – verbal, mental, or affective prayer – into a receptive prayer of resting in God. It emphasizes prayer as a personal relationship with God.
This introduction to Centering Prayer includes both instruction and group practice in a method that fosters contemplative prayer.
~~~
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.
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.
Marty Badgett has been practicing Centering Prayer for the past 25 years. He has facilitated introductory workshops, retreats, and days of prayer for many years. He is currently the Northwest Bay Area Contemplative Outreach coordinator.
To register for this program, please go to www.mercy-center.org or call 650-340-7474.

Day of Contemplative Prayer
2020-02-08 08:00 - 17:00 | Saint Michael Parish, 1835 Overhulse Rd, Olympia, WA, 98502, United States
DAY LONG CONTEMPLATIVE RETREAT "Be still and know that I am God. "
Psalm 46:10 kjv

To What: A day long Contemplative Retreat on Saturday, February 8, 2020 from 8:45 AM to 3:30 PM. The retreat will be conducted in silence and consist of two and three 25-minute blocks of sitting with 5 minutes of contemplative walking between each sitting session. A 45-minute lunch time will also be held in silence. The retreat will end at 2:30 PM. The retreat will be followed by an optional shared refreshment social gathering.

Where: Saint Michael Westside Chapel on the west side of Olympia. 1835 Overhulse Rd. NW, Olympia, WA 98502

Larry Cowan is the Day Retreat Coordinator. Please register by emailing him at larry.r.cowan@comcast.net . Registration is needed so that adequate preparations for all attendees can be made. There is no cost for the retreat.

You will then be sent the Retreat Guidelines and directions to the Westside Chapel.

Any questions should be directed to Larry at the above email address.

We look forward to sharing this precious time with you.

The Contemplative Community at St. Michael Parish, Olympia, Washington

Centering Prayer Retreat
2020-02-05 08:00 - 17:00 | Church of Conscious Harmony, 7406 Newhall Lane, Austin, TX, 78746, United States
One-day Centering Prayer Retreat at The Church of Conscious Harmony in Austin, TX.
Registration begins at 8:30 pm and the program begins at 9 am. The morning includes two 30-minute prayer periods, Lectio Divina, the option of a Fr. Keating video or prayer period in the afternoon, several periods of silence and solitude, and faith sharing.
Comtemplative lunch provided. There is an optional 7:00am start in Theosis Chapel and 6:30pm Midweek Contemplative Communion Service
There is a suggested love offering of $20. Please pre-register.

Day of Enrichment
2020-02-01 08:00 - 17:00 | St. Walburga Monastery, 851 N. Broad Street, NJ, 7649, United States
Contemplative Outreach of New Jersey is pleased to announce the offering of the
Contemplative Enrichment Program
You are invited to participate in the Contemplative Enrichment Program for those practicing Centering Prayer. Each day’s program includes periods of Centering Prayer, conferences on the subject matter, and time for small group discussion.
Prerequisite A Daily Practice of Centering Prayer
When Saturdays 9:30 am – 3:00 pm
Gathering, Coffee & Registration – 9:00 am
Please bring a brown bag lunch

February 1, 2020 Growing In Holiness Through the Five Universal Shapes Sr. Mary Jo Kearns, RSM
March 7, 2020 Contemporary Contemplatives and Paul's Philippians Fr. Anthony Randazzo
April 4, 2020 Being a Presence for Peace: Benedictine Hospitality and Community Rev. Dr. Jane Tomaino

Additional Date: December 21, 2019 Advent Day of Prayer Fr. Carl Arico

Where Benedictine Center at St. Walburga Monastery
851 N. Broad Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07208
The Monastery is accessible by bus from NYC

Fee $150 for all 6 sessions
includes registration fee for Advent Day of Prayer (normally $30)

$115 for all 6 sessions (seniors)
includes registration fee for Advent Day of Prayer (normally $20)
$30 – registration fee for a single session
$20 – registration fee for a single session – seniors
Payment Options
A. Pay in full ($150; $115 – Seniors ) by October 5th with completed registration form to hold your space
B. $75- deposit ($50 deposit for Senior Citizens) due by October 5th with completed registration form to hold your space. Remainder due January 4th.
For further information, contact Therese Saulnier, 201-436-8256 (Evenings and Weekends) or see the flyer below under "additional information."

Formation for Contemplative Outreach Service
2020-01-26 08:00 - 2020-02-01 17:00 | Bethany Retreat Center, 1031 Germania Rd, Frenchville, PA, 16836, United States
Formation for Contemplative Outreach Service
January 26-31, 2020 (Sun. to Fri.)
Bethany Retreat Center
P.O. Box 129
Frenchville, PA 16836
814.263.4855 – bethanyretreatcenter@gmail.com
Facilitators: Therese Saulnier, Sr. Ruth Ann Madera & Nancy Cord Baran
What is Formation for Contemplative Outreach Service?
The purpose of Formation for Contemplative Outreach Service, including Presenter’s Training, is to provide an intensive Christian community experience in order to better understand and grasp the essentials of the Centering Prayer method and thus be able to share it appropriately with others.
The theory is “Good practitioners make good presenters, facilitators, and administrative helpers.” Because the group spends four days focusing on the Centering Prayer practice itself, they better understand the essentials of Centering Prayer and the many nuances of the practice. This deeper understanding helps them to better recognize that contemplative service is service freely offered without expectation of return.
The schedule includes:
One and a half hours of Centering Prayer daily
Presentations by the staff of one conference of Session one of An Introduction to Centering Prayer each morning.
Participants present portions of the same material to a small group in the afternoons.
Criteria for Register for: Formation for Contemplative Outreach Service
Participated in “An Introduction to Centering Prayer”
Established Centering Prayer practice – minimum of daily two twenty-minute periods ~ for three years.
Participated in an 8- or 10-day Centering Prayer Intensive Retreat, either before attending Formation or within one year after attending Formation, and before becoming fully commissioned. If intensive retreats are not geographically available (or) Participated in a 5 or 7 day Centering Prayer Intensive Retreat (or) Participated in four weekend silent Centering Prayer Retreats over previous 3 years
Studied Open Mind, Open Heart by Thomas Keating. Preferably has also read/studied Invitation to Love, Mystery of Christ, and/or The Spiritual Journey materials by Thomas Keating (Tapes, CDs, DVDs or transcripts).
Has been recommended by a Chapter Coordinator or Contact Person, or (in an underdeveloped chapter) by a commissioned presenter who is willing to mentor and recommend him/her for full commissioning after serving a minimum of one year as a presenter-in-training.
To register fill out the online reservation form. We will then email you an application form and reference form to fill out and send back for approval to attend the training.
Offering: $625 per person – Room & Board, Private Room
Includes Retreat Materials & Presenters Handbook
Deposit: $150 (nonrefundable)
Arrival: Sunday anytime after 3pm, Supper at 5:30pm
Departure: Friday around 1pm.

Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop
2020-01-25 08:00 - 17:00 | Center for Contemplative Living in Elm Grove WI, 890 Elm Grove Road, The Village Court, WI, 53122, United States
Introductory Centering Prayer Workshop, 8:30 am to 1:00 pm

Centering Prayer Retreat
2020-01-24 08:00 - 2020-01-29 17:00 | Cedar Brake Retreat Center, 5602 Texas 317, Belton, TX, 76513, United States
Centering Prayer 5-Day Renewal Retreat Jan 24th – Jan 26th
Cedarbrake Renewal Center, Belton, TX.
This spacious retreat will include daily periods of Centering Prayer, liturgy and Eucharist, and time for solitude, and exploration of the grounds each day.
Attendees arrive between 4-6pm on Friday and leave before noon on Tuesday. The cost of the retreat is $495 and a deposit is required to reserve your space. Please register by contacting CCH at 512-347-9673.

Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop
2020-01-18 08:00 - 17:00 | Holy Disciples Catholic Church, 10425 187th St. East, Puyalup, WA, 98374, United States
Introduction to Centering Prayer
Saturday, January 18, 2020, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, Holy Disciples Catholic Church, Puyallup, Washington
Do you yearn to have a deeper relationship with the Sacred? Have you been wanting to learn how to pray in a contemplative way? Contemplative prayer is God's personal and unique gift to us and has been a part of our Christian heritage for centuries. Centering Prayer is a method designed to facilitate the development of contemplative prayer by preparing our faculties to receive this gift. In this workshop you will learn the basics of Centering Prayer. You will have time for questions, sharing, and practicing Centering Prayer. High school students welcome. Cost is $30.00. Scholarships are available. Send your name, phone number, e-mail and payment to:
Holy Disciples Catholic Church, 10425 187th St. East, Puyallup, WA 98374.
For questions or further information contact Anna Peterson at amp7611@gmail.com.

Centering Prayer Retreat
2020-01-18 08:00 - 17:00 | Church of Conscious Harmony, 7406 Newhall Lane, Austin, TX, 78746, United States
One-day Centering Prayer Retreat at The Church of Conscious Harmony in Austin, TX. Registration begins at 8:30 pm and the program begins at 9 am. The morning includes two 30-minute prayer periods, Lectio Divina, the option of a Fr. Keating video or prayer period in the afternoon, several periods of silence and solitude, and faith sharing.
Please bring your own lunch. There is a suggested love offering of $20. Please pre-register.

Day of Contemplative Prayer
2020-01-18 08:00 - 17:00 | Palmdale United Methodist Church, 39055 10th Street West, Palmdale, CA, 93551, United States
Deepening Your Prayer Life Workshop
8:45 am to 12:30 pm
Introduction to a Contemplative Prayer Life, including Centering Prayer.
Please see the flyer below under "additional information" for further details and to register.

Centering Prayer Advanced Retreat
2020-01-16 08:00 - 2020-01-24 17:00 | Benet Hill Monastery, 3190 Benet Lane, Colorado Springs, CO, 80921, United States
The Advanced Intensive provides an opportunity to deepen the practice of Centering Prayer in an atmosphere of profound silence and community support. There are seven 30-minute Centering Prayer periods daily. The prayer is supported with viewing some of the Fr. Thomas Keating’s updated The Spiritual Journey Parts 4 and 5 video series. The topics included are Contemplation: The Divine Therapy and Divine Love: The Heart of the Christian Spiritual Journey. Retreat leaders are available for soul-friending. Previous participation in an 8- or 10-day intensive retreat is suggested but not necessary.
This Centering Prayer 8-day Advanced-Intensive begins with dinner on Thursday, January 16 and concludes with prayer and breakfast on Thursday, January 23, 2020.
Cost: $775 with a non-refundable deposit of $100 due with registration.
Benet Hill Retreat Center in the Black Forest of Colorado Springs
Retreat Details: All bedrooms are private with shared bathrooms. Space is limited to 9 retreatants plus the team. Meals will be shared with the Sisters of Benet Hill.
Retreat team: Leslee Anne Terpay and Sr. Therese O'Grady
Please see the flyer below under "additional information" for more details and registration information.

Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop
2020-01-11 08:00 - 17:00 | St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 85 Conestoga Trail, NJ, 7871, United States
10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10
"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 dive presence in, through and beyond everything." – Thomas Keating, Open Heart Open Mind
About the Event
In this session, we will examine how Centering Prayer can deepen our relationship with God, others and ourselves. We will learn the method of Centering Prayer and how to deal with our thoughts during the prayer period. There will be two periods of Centering Prayer and a time for questions. A boxed lunch will be served.
Included in the Workshop is the opportunity to attend 6 continuing sessions and options to join a Centering Prayer to support your practice.
Presenters
Diane Popalis and Tom Benson, Commissioned Presenters

Day of Enrichment
2020-01-11 08:00 - 17:00 | Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT, 6107, United States
James Baldwin: Contemplative Prophet of Love – In this workshop, we will explore the work of American writer and activist James Baldwin through the lens of mysticism, prophecy, and love.

James Baldwin: Contemplative Prophet of Love
Saturday, January 11, 2020
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Rev. Mark Longhurst
In this workshop, we will explore the work of American writer and activist James Baldwin through the lens of mysticism, prophecy, and love. We’ll consider the Hebrew prophets as mystics, James Baldwin as continuing the witness of prophecy, and Baldwin’s reflections on racism fueled by the fierce vision of love that grounded his work. Included in the day are intentional practices of silence, chanting Psalms, and conscious dialogue.
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Rev. Mark Longhurst
Rev. Mark Longhurst is a writer and pastor of the First Congregational Church in the Berkshire hills of Williamstown, MA. His deepest passion is to support the awakening and renewal of a justice-seeking contemplative vision for our own lives and time. He worked for activist organizations in the Boston area and earned an M.Div. at Harvard Divinity School but credits his study with Richard Rohr for setting his heart on fire with love for God through the Christian mystical tradition. He regularly blogs for Ordinary Mystic, hosted by Patheos.com.

Introductory Lectio Divina Workshop
2020-01-11 08:00 - 17:00 | St. Gall’s Catholic Community, 1343 Centerville Lane, Gardnerville, NV, United States
All are invited to a workshop on Lectio Divina on Saturday January 11th 2020. Location is St Gall’s Catholic Community, 9 AM – 1 PM.
Lectio Divina is an ancient contemplative way of praying the Scriptures. Finding time each day to ponder the Scriptures, to listen attentively with the ear of the heart and to allow the Word of God to speak to us, leads us to discover the deeper meaning of Scripture and opens us to a deeper intimacy with God. Reflection on the Word imprints the Word on one’s heart and slowly changes the way one perceives reality and how we respond to daily life. It puts us in touch with the very ground of our being, where we are one with God’s Spirit within us. The transforming power of Lectio Divina frees us from our falsity and slowly draws us into our truth in the light of God’s Word. Over time we are shaped into the word of God we were created to be.
Please reserve a place by registering with Therese (775) 901-3839 so that a handout will be available for you. Coffee and tea will be provided, however please bring something to share. The workshop is provided free of charge.

The Centering Prayer Presenter Formation
2020-01-10 08:00 - 2020-01-13 17:00 | Holy Name Monastery, 12138 Wichers Rd, St Leo, FL, 33574, United States
This Three-Day Presenter Formation Training is Phase One for those who are discerning a call to become Commissioned Presenters of the Introductory Workshop for Centering Prayer. It is hosted by Contemplative Outreach of Tampa Bay and will be led by Dr Christine Hoffman and Rev Stephen Hoffman who currently serve on the Presenter Formation Team. Application Form can be found at centeringprayertampabay.com under Upcoming Events. For further information please call Rev Stephen Hoffman at 941-773-7008 or email stephen_palmetto@earthlink.net.

Centering Prayer Dual-Track Intensive Post-Intensive Retreat
2020-01-09 08:00 - 2020-01-18 17:00 | Mercy Center Auburn, 535 Sacramento Street, Auburn, CA, 95603, United States
“Triple Track” retreat: Intensive I, Intensive II, and Post. Intensive I and II view recorded talks from The Spiritual Journey by Thomas Keating. Post Intensive has additional sessions of Centering Prayer.
9 Days, Jan 9-17, 2020 Retreat begins Thursday January 9, 2020 with registration starting at 3pm, dinner at 6pm, and ends Friday, January 17, 2020 after breakfast.
Mercy Center Auburn * 535 Sacramento Street * Auburn, CA 95603 * 503-887-2019
Single rooms with sink in room. Shared bathrooms.
We can assist with transportation to and from the Sacramento Airport
Staff: Susan Turpin, Marty Badgett, Fr. Bill Sheehan, OMI
For more information, contact Susan Turpin at 209-351-1726 or email slturpin@me.com or Marty Badgett at 650-862-5451 or email mbadgettexas@gmail.com .
You can also view the flyer below under "Additional Information."
