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SUMMARY:Abide in the Mercy
DESCRIPTION:The Mercy Center Centering Prayer Program presents:\nAbide in the Mercy: A Silent Wisdom** and Centering Prayer Retreat \n“As the Father has loved me\, I also have loved you. Abide in my love.”\n– John 15:9 \nIn many of Jesus’ sayings we can find an invitation to a deeper contemplative way of being\, so relevant for our Centering Prayer. ‘Abide in my love’\, for example\, can also be translated as ‘abide in mercy’ (rachma in Aramaic\,  the language Jesus spoke). This is the Mercy that surrounds\, nurtures\, encompasses\, and streams through us\, bringing us alive. The Semitic root for this word is womb\, like a mother loving completely\, flourishing and encompassing. So in our Centering Prayer we are invited to abide\, or rest deeply\, in that generative compassion. The word ‘abide’ in Aramaic\, ‘qevah’\, can also mean to wait\, hope for; even to continue\, to endure. But in typical Aramaic fashion where multiple levels of meaning can be found in one word or phrase\, it also means to collect\, to bind together. This collection can be done in our own being\, binding together as an integrated person\, willing to remain fully present in an embodied way\, in whatever state we find ourselves. And it can also refer to our collection as a group\, gathering to practice together.\nJoin us in person at Mercy Center\, Burlingame\, CA where we will gather together and allow silence\, Centering Prayer\, and Jesus’ own language of Aramaic to open us to the limitless depths of Jesus’ invitation. We will also include some wisdom practices of chanting\, movement\, and guided meditation that will help to deepen our Centering Prayer.   \nThis retreat is suitable for people with a long-time practice of Centering Prayer\, and will also provide guidance for those relatively new to it.  We are planning a spacious schedule so that you will have time to walk the beautiful Mercy grounds\, and to do other deeply relaxing practices that we’ll talk about. Bring a journal and pen if you like. There is a lovely craft room at Mercy Center but bring additional art supplies if you prefer.  \n**“ May the next years see the increase of Centering Prayer\, and the creative addition of other wisdom aspects that might enhance what we are doing\, or at least help us to do what we have learned out of our tradition\, with complete commitment.”\n					 —Thomas Keating\, in A Life Surrendered to Love\n**For more information on the Christian Wisdom Path\, see Cynthia Bourgeault’s book: The Wisdom Way of Knowing: Reclaiming an Ancient Tradition to Awaken the Heart. \nRetreat Leaders: \nJoy Andrews Hayter\, Ph.D. is a spiritual director whose offerings include Centering Prayer and other contemplative practices of the Christian Wisdom tradition. These practices encourage us to lean into the Love that is constantly being offered within a relational web of Sacred Unity. As a scientist she sees in the physical world an expression of that love. Joy regularly offers retreats on Centering Prayer\, often emphasizing the incarnational nature of the Christian path\, and she regularly responds to questions about Centering Prayer in the Contemplative Outreach quarterly e-bulletin. You can find more about her at joyfulfillment.com \nCatherine Regan\, Ph.D. is a spiritual director\, retired psychologist\, and adjunct staff member at Mercy Center\, primarily serving on the Centering Prayer team. She has a special interest in participating in the reclamation of the Christian Wisdom tradition and fostering the contemplative practices so urgently needed at this time in our world. \nHeather Ruce\, M.A. will be supporting our wisdom school experience through guiding us in daily Gurdjieff Movements. She is a wisdom spiritual director with training in a neurophysiology based approach to understanding the nervous system. She loves working with individuals as well as facilitating groups and retreats focused on learning and practicing the Christian Wisdom Tradition. \nLink to COVID Protocol: https://mercy-center.org/guest-protocol/\nContact Us: 650-340-7474; MC@sistersofmercy.org\nFor more information visit: www.mercy-center.org \nThese are unprecedented times. If finances are an issue\, please email us at registration@mercywmw.org for a learning grant discount code. We want to make sure our offerings are available to everyone
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/abide-in-the-mercy/
LOCATION:Mercy Center Burlingame\, 2300 Adeline Drive\, Burlingame\, CA\, 94010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cristina Esguerra":MAILTO:registration@mercywmw.org
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SUMMARY:Five-Day Centering Prayer Retreat
DESCRIPTION:This retreat is an opportunity for practitioners of Centering Prayer to deepen their contemplative journey in the contemporary world. It is a five day experience of integrating contemplation and action through silence\, solitude\, and community. \nThe 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. \nScholarship Assistance is available for those with financial need. Please contact Reservations for application\, Reservations@stmaryssewanee.org\, 931-598-5342.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/five-day-centering-prayer-retreat/
LOCATION:St. Mary’s Sewanee: The Ayres Center for Spiritual Development\, 770 St. Mary's Lane\, TN\, 37375\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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SUMMARY:Online Morning Retreat: "By Their Fruits You Will Know Them\," led by Julie Saad
DESCRIPTION:“How do you know you are being transformed? Usually\, either you or someone else in your life starts to notice that something has changed\, something is different in your daily life\, how you approach relationships\, conflict\, work\, chores\, loss\, emotional turmoil. Transformation is about becoming who you are—not your idea of who you are\, but God’s idea of who you are. Consenting to be transformed does not mean that life is somehow all of a sudden easy\, be we start to realize that we are not alone in this project and may even start to experience the peace that comes from interior silence.”\n– Julie Saad\, Contemplative Life: Discovering Our Path into the Heart of God \nIn this workshop we will be taking a deeper dive into Thomas Keating’s teaching about the transformation we experience with a regular practice of Centering Prayer\, in other words\, the fruits of Centering Prayer. Topics will include the unloading of the unconscious\, our basic core of goodness\, dismantling the emotional programs for happiness\, restructuring of consciousness\, the transforming union\, and interior silence. In addition to our time together in Centering Prayer\, we will experience some practical contemplative prayer practices that will help us to recognize and consent to God’s transforming action in our lives. \nMorning program will include one session of Centering Prayer along with a brief Lectio and one or two guided meditations. \nPlease register using the link below. \nOffered freely\, although contributions ($20 suggested) towards our programming costs are greatly appreciated: https://contemplativeoutreachnova.com/donations
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/online-morning-retreat-by-their-fruits-you-will-know-them-led-by-julie-saad/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Contemplative Outreach of Northern Virginia (CONOVA)":MAILTO:CONOVA99@GMAIL.COM
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SUMMARY:The Ecstasy of God - Contemplative Day of Reflection
DESCRIPTION:Annual Day of Reflection with Fr. Michael K. Holleran \nHow fully\, deeply\, and consciously do we live the overwhelming dynamism of the Trinitarian Life? Do we recognize it as our own life\, and that of the whole universe? Come and explore this vast and vibrant mystery\, so central to our faith\, in a synthesis inspired by Beatrice Bruteau\, God’s Ecstasy; Cynthia Bourgeault\, The Holy Trinity and the Law of Three; and Richard Rohr\, The Divine Dance. \nThis program will be offered both in-person and online via Zoom. Information on how to access the program on Zoom will be sent to participants in advance. \nThis program will include a morning and an afternoon session of Centering Prayer. \nFr. Michael K. Holleran is a Catholic priest\, Sensei (Zen teacher) and former Carthusian monk. He currently is 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.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/day-of-reflection/
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:8-Day Intensive and Post-Intensive Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Fr. Bill Fickel will be leading this eight-day retreat which provides an opportunity to go deeper into the silence with up to three hours of Centering Prayer a day. All meals are in silence\, and most days are spent in what is called “grand silence” when you are asked not to speak at all or even make eye contact. \nBenedictine Sisters Retreat Center\nCullman\, Alabama \nIf you are interested in the retreat\, contact Katy Smith at smithdoc20@gmail.com or 205-410-1493.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/8-day-intensive-and-post-intensive-retreat/
LOCATION:Benedictine Sisters Retreat Center\, 916 Convent Road\, AL\, 35055\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Contemplative Outreach Birmingham":MAILTO:cobforcontemplatives@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Intensive/Post-Intensive Eight-Day Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Enter into a more profound level of spiritual practice in an atmosphere of silence and community.\nThe Eight-Day Intensive and concurrent Post-Intensive Retreat is designed to strengthen one’s discipline and practice of Centering Prayer. \nThe Intensive also provides a conceptual framework for the prayer through the viewing of selected DVDs from Thomas Keating’s Spiritual Journey Series. This retreat is for those with some experience with Centering Prayer. \nPost-Intensive is for those who have previously made an Intensive Centering Prayer Retreat. Times of silence and periods of Centering Prayer are increased. \nFee: $700.00—all rooms private\nRegister online at hsrcenter.com by June 19th.\nA non-refundable deposit of $50 is required when registering.\nFor more information contact Marilyn Nobori at centeringprayer@hsrcenter.com or (818) 815-4480.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/intensive-post-intensive-eight-day-retreat/
LOCATION:Holy Spirit Retreat Center\, 4316 Lanai Road\, Encino\, CA\, 91436\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Marilyn Nobori":MAILTO:centeringprayer@hsrcenter.com
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