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SUMMARY:Personal Days of Retreat & Renewal
DESCRIPTION: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 everyday life and focus on your faith journey. You may come for a day\, overnight\, or a few days. Join the Sisters for prayer and daily Mass\, walk the grounds\, have opportunity for reconciliation and soul-friending. Enjoy home-cooked meals and a comfortable room in a nurturing environment.  We continue to take the COVID pandemic very seriously and are taking many safety precautions to keep you and our staff safe.  If you do not reside in a COVID “hot spot\,” and are not experiencing any symptoms\, or  have been around anyone that has been exposed to the virus\, you are welcome to come.  Call today! The cost is $88.00 per night. All meals are included.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/personal-days-of-retreat-renewal/
LOCATION:Bethany Retreat Center\, 1031 Germania Rd\, Frenchville\, PA\, 16836\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bethany Retreat Center":MAILTO:bethanyretreatcenter@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210120T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210310T183000
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:A weekly\, evening meeting program to provide the basics for people seeking a path to contemplative prayer. Centering Prayer is a receptive method of silent prayer to receive the gift of contemplative prayer\, in which we experience God’s presence within us\, closer than breathing\, closer than consciousness itself. This method of prayer is both a relationship with God and a discipline to foster that relationship. \nThe first 2 meetings offer a presentation of 1. Prayer as Relationship\, 2. The Method of Centering Prayer\, 3. Thoughts and Use the Sacred Word\, and 4. Deepening Our Relationship with God. \nThe remaining 5 meetings feature videos of Father Thomas Keating on Centering Prayer followed by discussion. \nAt the conclusion of the workshop\, participants are encouraged to find a group in the Meditation Chapel  to join to continue their journey. \nRegister by sending an email to cthompson427@comcast.net. The Zoom link information will be sent to registered participants prior to January 20\, 2021.\nMeeting times are Pacific Standard Time.\nMaximum registration will be 30 people.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/introduction-to-centering-prayer-workshop-33/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Charlotte Thompson":MAILTO:cthompson427@comcast.net
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210306T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210306T123000
DTSTAMP:20210122T205842Z
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SUMMARY:Lenten Silent Saturday with Fr. Bill Sheehan\, OMI via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Lenten Silent Saturday 3.6.21 ♱ 9a m – 12:30 pm Pacific Time \nRegistration is limited and required. Please register online using the link below.\n$15.00 donation. Questions? contact Jill Yamada 949 257-6002 \nThe Zoom link will be emailed to all registrants prior to March 6th \nOur online retreat includes; time with Fr. Bill\, Q&A’s and Centering Prayer sits.\nNew to Centering Prayer? No experience required\, simply the desire to “Be still and know that I am God” Ps 46:10 \nFor by the blood of Christ we are set free\, that is\, our sins are forgiven. How great is the grace of God! Eph. 1:7 (GNT) \nIn keeping with Contemplative Outreach United in Prayer Day on March 6\, we remember Fr. Thomas Keating’s birthday on March 7
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/lenten-silent-saturday-with-fr-bill-sheehan-omi-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jill Yamada":MAILTO:jillprays@aol.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210306T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210306T163000
DTSTAMP:20210204T213425Z
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SUMMARY:Entering the Bridal Chamber of the Heart: The Luminous Gospels
DESCRIPTION:This retreat will explore the Christian Wisdom tradition\, focusing on the extracanonical Gospels of Thomas and Mary Magdalene. These so-called Luminous Gospels came to light in the mid-20th century and provide new insight into the development of early Christianity\, the foundations of Jesus’ teaching\, and the authority of Mary Magdalene as an Apostle. Come join us on the journey as we spend time within a contemplative framework of silent prayer\, teaching\, chanting\, lectio divina\, and heart-centered\, whole-body practice. \nPresented by: The Reverend Matthew Wright is an Episcopal priest\, retreat leader\, and long-time student of Cynthia Bourgeault. He serves as priest-in-charge at St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church in Woodstock\, NY and as a teacher for Northeast Wisdom and the Contemplative Society\, non-profits dedicated to the renewal of the Christian Wisdom tradition.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/entering-the-bridal-chamber-of-the-heart-the-luminous-gospels/
LOCATION:Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center\, 303 Tunxis Road\, West Hartford\, CT\, 6107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mike  Smoolca":MAILTO:msmoolca@hotmail.com
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SUMMARY:The Process of Forgiveness: A Workshop via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:9am – noon Central Time. \nOffered online via Zoom. \nForgiveness is at the heart of the Christian tradition. Jesus called us to forgive—not only our friends but our enemies as well. Most of us are aware of this dimension of the gospel but are forced to acknowledge that we do not forgive: We have festering wounds in our psyches and in our relationships. \nIn this workshop we will consider different dimensions of the call to forgive—from a consideration of classic texts to the psychic dynamics of forgiveness. Most importantly\, we will learn a practice that opens us to the reality of forgiveness. \nThis practice comes through Contemplative Outreach\, a spiritual organism founded by Thomas Keating. \nThe Rev. Tom 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. \nPlease register using the link below.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/the-process-of-forgiveness-a-workshop-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Beth Best%2C Reservation & Retreat Coordinator":MAILTO:reservations@stmaryssewanee.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20210318T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20210326T130000
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SUMMARY:9 Day Intensive I and II Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Pre-requisite: A daily practice of Centering Prayer for 6 months or longer. \nThis retreat will be offered online\, using Zoom. Everyone will participate in prayer\, videos\, and group sessions on Zoom. You may reside at the Mercy Center as an individual retreatant or\nin your own home or other lodging. \nThis retreat offers two tracks simultaneously: Intensive I and Intensive II. For both tracks\, there will be three sets of three 20 minute periods of Centering Prayer daily and two sessions of viewing recorded talks from The Spiritual Journey\, a 5-part series of talks by Thomas Keating. Intensive I views selected talks mostly from Part 2. Intensive II views talks mostly from Parts 3 and 4. \nLectio Divina and a contemplative service will be offered daily\, as well as optional individual meetings with the staff. Throughout the retreat\, we will be in silence. \nThe retreat will be facilitated by Susan Turpin\, Marty Badgett\, and Fr. Bill Sheehan\, OMI. Susan\, Marty\, and Fr. Bill have served within the Contemplative Outreach community for many years and led many Centering Prayer retreats and workshops. \nRetreat begins Thursday\, March 18th with check-in starting at 5:00pm; orientation at 7:00pm; ends Friday\, March 26th after lunch. \nFor more information\, contact Susan Turpin at 541-324-1207 or slturpin@me.com or Marty Badgett at 650-862-5451 or mbadgettexas@gmail.com.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/9-day-intensive-i-and-ii-retreat/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Susan Turpin1":MAILTO:slturpin@me.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210319T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210321T170000
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SUMMARY:The Transformative Power of Centering Prayer in Times of Chaos\, Impasse\, and Growing Divisions
DESCRIPTION:Enter the Chaos: Engage the Differences to Make a Difference\nvia Zoom \nMarch 19 – 21\, 2021\n11:00 AM – 5:00 PM daily (Eastern time zone) \nThis three-day Centering Prayer retreat draws on\n• the transformative power of Centering Prayer\n• capacity to exercise contemplative power\n• understanding our role in the evolutionary process\n• willingness to welcome our own ongoing personal transformation\n• conscious intent of the values we want to embody \nAnd includes\n• back-to-back Centering Prayer sessions to start each day\n• contextualization of our work sourced from a contemplative heart\n• understanding the evolutionary development of consciousness\n• learning the specifics of the integral theory of spiral dynamics\n• learning the skillful means to engage in transformative change\n• applying what we learn to real situations which are characterized by tension among different stages of consciousness and seemingly opposing value systems \nAbout the Institute for Communal Contemplation and Dialogue\nThe Institute for Communal Contemplation and Dialogue (ICCD) of Detroit MI has designed and developed this retreat. The ICCD retreat guides will be: Nancy Sylvester\, IHM; Margaret Galiardi\, OP; and Vernice Solimar\, Ph.D. \nPlease register using the link below.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/the-transformative-power-of-centering-prayer-in-times-of-chaos-impasse-and-growing-divisions/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Nancy Sylvester%2C IHM":MAILTO:enterthechaos21@aol.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210320T083000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210320T130000
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SUMMARY:Half Day Retreat — Centering Prayer: Revisiting the Fundamentals via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Offered by Contemplative Outreach of Maryland and Washington DC (COMW) \nCentering Prayer: Revisiting the Fundamentals\nHalf-day retreats to deepen awareness of God’s transforming presence in our lives. \nInvitation from God: An interview with Thomas Keating—the second in this COMW retreat series \nSaturday\, March 20\, 2021\n9:00am Eastern Time to noon Eastern Time Via Zoom \n“We have all we need to merge with the Divine. We’re just not using it. The purpose of Centering Prayer is to unlock this capacity and remove whatever is in the way…”\n– Thomas Keating\, Invitation from God \nAt age 83\, Thomas Keating met with Danish filmmaker Marie Louise Lefèvre at Saint Benedict’s Monastery in Snowmass\, Colorado\, for several short interviews on Centering Prayer. The resulting video\, Invitation from God (released 2007)\, is compelling for Keating’s shining conviction in this method and its benefit for all humankind. The filming of the monastery and surrounding mountains’ stark\, winter beauty as a metaphor for Keating’s words strengthens his message. \nThis second\, half-day retreat in the series of three delves deep into the process of Centering Prayer. Keating explains both what happens when we’re regularly “in our Inner Room\,” receiving the gift of “direct\, experiential knowing\,” and what that sets into motion. \nClick on the website link below for additional information and access to the retreat registration link. \nLed by COMW Team Member\nMarjorie Centofanti mcentofanti43@gmail.com
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/half-day-retreat-centering-prayer-revisiting-the-fundamentals-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Marjorie Centofanti":MAILTO:mcentofanti@jhmi.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210320T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210320T130000
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SUMMARY:The Welcoming Prayer
DESCRIPTION:Welcoming Prayer is a spiritual practice created by three of the founders of Contemplative Outreach; Mary Mrozowski\, Fr. Thomas Keating and David Frenette. This simple but effective spiritual practice helps us to remain present and to welcome moments of physical and emotional pain that we confront in our daily lives. Instead of repeating our often-unconscious attempts to avoid or deny our afflictive emotions\, we locate\, sink into\, and accept our physical reactions and emotional hurts. In the process\, our pain becomes a portal of psychological and spiritual transformation \nPresented by: Steve Standiford is a regular Centering Prayer practitioner. He leads retreats and workshops and teaches spiritual practices through Contemplative Outreach. He is also a psychotherapist in private practice in Manhattan and Westchester County.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/the-welcoming-prayer/
LOCATION:Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center\, 303 Tunxis Road\, West Hartford\, CT\, 6107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mike  Smoolca":MAILTO:msmoolca@hotmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210320T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210320T143000
DTSTAMP:20210226T205524Z
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SUMMARY:United in Spirit Interfaith Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Spend an enriching four hours participating in the United in Spirit virtual gathering March 20th. This year\, we will continue to offer opportunities for the practice of Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina and we will also join with our brothers and sisters in faith from the other Abrahamic traditions of Judaism and Islam-to learn more of their spiritual practices and join in a day of spiritual fellowship. \nWe will be blessed with the presence of Rabbi Zari Weiss of Seattle\, together with Imam Jamal Rahman and Pastor Dave Brown of the Northwest Interfaith Amigos in a program facilitated by Jeff Renner of Contemplative Outreach of Puget Sound North. We will focus on the deep spark of divine connection\, how it bridges alienation with healing and peace\, and helps us develop a united vision for tomorrow. Registration is $10 to permit us to show our appreciation to Rabbi Weiss\, Imam Jamal Rahman and Pastor Dave Brown for their time and wisdom. \nREGISTRATION\nName: \nPreferred Contact Mode (email or mailing address) \nTelephone if needed/appropriate \nRegistration for 1 or ___ \nThe requested registration is $10-scholarships are available \nChecks should be made payable to:\nCOPSN (Contemplative Outreach Puget Sound North)\nor…forwarded via Zelle online \nMail to:\nCOPSN United in Spirit 2021 Retreat\n19920 N.E. 30th Court\nSammamish\, WA 98074 \nQuestions? jeffrenner3@comcast.net
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/united-in-spirit-interfaith-retreat/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Jeff Renner":MAILTO:jeffrenner3@comcast.net
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210320T153000
DTSTAMP:20210309T224348Z
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SUMMARY:David Frenette Event: Contemplation and Opening to Unity Consciousness
DESCRIPTION:Join David Frenette as he presents on the spiritual journey and opening to what Fr. Thomas and other Christian mystics termed Unity Consciousness. \nThis event is hosted by Keith Kristich and the Closer Than Breath contemplative community. \nWhen: March 20th\, 2:00pm-3:30pm Eastern Time\nCost: $15 (*no one denied due to lack of funds!) \n*Event is video recorded and sent out later for those that can’t attend live. \nClick the link below to see the details!
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/david-frenette-event-contemplation-and-opening-to-unity-consciousness/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Retreat,Webinar,Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Keith Kristich%2C Closer Than Breath":MAILTO:keith@closerthanbreath.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210327T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210327T120000
DTSTAMP:20210212T212804Z
CREATED:20210212T212804Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210212T212804Z
UID:112503-1616835600-1616846400@www.contemplativeoutreach.org
SUMMARY:Centering Prayer and the Welcoming Prayer in a Time of Uncertainty via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:The Centering Prayer group of Saints Simon and Jude Church invites you to join us for a morning of prayer and reflection with Father Bill Sheehan. This beloved teacher will share with us how the fruits of contemplative prayer can enrich our daily lives\, especially in this time of uncertainty. This program will be presented via Zoom on Saturday\, March 27 from 9 AM– 12 PM PST. No experience in Centering Prayer is needed. Bring only your desire to deepen your relationship with God.\nOur time together will include several periods of quiet prayer\, teachings on Centering Prayer and the Welcoming Prayer along with opportunities for questions and answers. \nTo register\, contact Trish Rice @ pdrice2012@gmail.com. There is no charge for this event but a free will offering will be gratefully accepted.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-and-the-welcoming-prayer-in-a-time-of-uncertainty-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Webcast
ORGANIZER;CN="Trish Rice":MAILTO:pdrice2012@gmail.com
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