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You are invited to take a day or days of personal retreat to focus on your “self care.” How are you taking care of yourself spiritually, physically and emotionally? At Bethany Retreat Center we are pleased to offer private retreats in a peaceful and beautiful setting where you can get away from the cares of
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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 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. |
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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
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4 events,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 |
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"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
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3 events,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
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5 events,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 [email protected] After registration expect two emails. One 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 |
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Lectio Divina Presenter Training offered via Zoom online platform Saturday, August 8, 2020 @ 4:15 – 5:15 PM Central Daylight Time (Chicago) Offered in conjunction with the Lectio Divina Immersion Retreat. At its conclusion, the Lectio Divina service team will offer presenter training for qualified participants. One must be a Contemplative Outreach commissioned presenter of Centering Prayer. To |
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2 events,SAVE THE DATE: Centering Prayer Wisdom School (MORE INFORMATION SOON) August 12 - 17, 2020 Begins Wednesday at 6:00pm with dinner, concludes Monday at 4:00pm “Wisdom Schools are a format for integral learning that’s based in some of the deepest roots for transformation and change in the Christian tradition. Wisdom schools are about awakening the yearning for |
5 events,GOD IS LOVE: THE HEART OF ALL CREATION THIS CENTERING PRAYER POST INTENSIVE RETREAT is based on the teachings of Fr. Thomas Keating from his retreat GOD IS LOVE. This 8-day retreat is an opportunity for more extensive periods of Centering Prayer to deepen the personal practice of contemplative prayer. The Post Intensive Retreat focuses more Touching Into the Sacred: A Contemplative Centering Prayer Weekend "God of the silence: Calm and quiet my soul at the fount of your loving presence. In your silence, replenish me with a force for love..." This weekend, anchored in silence and Centering Prayer, will offer opportunities to connect with ourselves, with God, and with others, surrounded by the summer beauty of the Connecticut shore. The schedule will include three Centering Prayer sessions, an overview of the practice, evening prayer, lectio divina, and other contemplative practices. Remaining hours are unscheduled for
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3 events,EXTENDING THE WALLS OF OUR INNER ROOM TO ALL OF LIFE This retreat will be an opportunity to complement our basic Centering Prayer practice with a deeper experiential understanding of the Active Prayer phrase, the Welcoming Prayer, Guard of the Heart and Presence Practice--thus extending the walls of our inner room to all of life.
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4 events,Ten Day Post-Intensive Retreat August 21 - 30, 2020 Provides opportunity for intensive Centering Prayer, solitude and stilness in community. Prior Centering Prayer retreat experience necessary. St. Lawrence Retreat Center, Beacon, NY Staff: Fr. Bill Sheehan, Therese Saulnier The St. Lawrence Retreat Center is located on 25 beautiful acres in Beacon, NY, just one and |
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“In returning and rest, you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.” - Isaiah 30:15 St. Gregory the Great wrote that contemplation is like “resting in God.” In Centering Prayer, we’ve come to understand that “rest” is two-sided. First, we can find comfort and peace in the Silence of the
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2 events,Centering Prayer is a form of Christian prayer rooted in the ancient Christian contemplative tradition. Its purpose is to foster a deeper intimacy with Christ through the silence and stillness of contemplative pryer. This weekend workshop/retreat is designed for those new to Centering Prayer. Private rooms and the ability to maintain silence are required. Retreat |
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Sourced from the depths of Christian contemplative tradition, Centering Prayer has emerged as a life-changing practice for those who embrace it. Learn the method or renew your practice of this ancient way of silent prayer. Our day-long format offers a relaxed way to hear the basics, practice, and ask questions. Please register on our website
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