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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230701T094500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230701T141500
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SUMMARY:Monthly Centering Prayer Day Away Retreat
DESCRIPTION:We meet the first Friday of the month at St. Francis Springs Prayer Center\, 477 Grogan Rd.\, Stoneville\, NC. The day begins at 9:45 am with 20 minutes Centering Prayer at 10 am led by a volunteer of our Centering Prayer group of 15 regulars. We then break and participants go in silence; they may walk the beautiful paths\, walk the labyrinth\, read in the library\, or sit in prayer in the the chapel or any of the beautiful places at St. Francis. We gather together for lunch at noon which is prepared by volunteers at St. Francis. After lunch we go back into silence and meet together again at 1:40 pm for Centering Prayer and at 2 pm we have a sharing conversation. The day concludes around 2:15 pm. Participants are free to stay the rest of the afternoon or leave for home. \nThe cost is $25 for the use of the facility and the meal. We plan to meet the first Friday of every month. \nIf anyone would like to join us\, please email Ron McKinney at rbmgboro@gmail.com. Please email at least three days before the event so staff can be notified how many will be eating lunch. More information about St. Francis Prayer Center can be found at www.stfrancissprings.com.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/monthly-centering-prayer-day-away-retreat/
LOCATION:St. Francis Springs Prayer Center\, 477 Grogan Road\, Stoneville\, NC\, 27048\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230707T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230709T150000
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SUMMARY:Prayer Without Ceasing: Contemplation in Work\, Body\, and Creation
DESCRIPTION:Contemplative Immersion Retreat with Mark Kutolowski \n‘Pray without ceasing.’ (I Thessalonians 5:17) How can we experience ceaseless prayer and conscious union of our hearts with God? This retreat will explore the integration of silent contemplation with prayerful engagement with our bodies\, creative manual work\, and interaction with the natural world. We’ll engage with the Benedictine vision of work as prayer and learn prayer disciplines that support intimacy with God through engagement with Creation. Participants will have the option to camp on-site\, or stay in the regular Holy Family accommodations. \nMark Kutolowski is an Oblate of Saint Benedict\, a contemplative retreat leader\, Centering Prayer teacher\, wilderness guide\, and instructor in the Slavic martial art and health practice\, Systema. He has spent the past 20 years exploring the integration of Christian contemplation with physical transformation and our relationship with the natural world. Mark and his wife Lisa live a lay contemplative life and offer hospitality at their homestead\, Metanoia of Vermont (http://www.metanoiavt.com).
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/prayer-without-ceasing-contemplation-in-work-body-and-creation/
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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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230708T150000
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SUMMARY:The Grace in Aging and Centering Prayer
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a one day workshop led by The Rev Tom Ward exploring the “Grace in Aging” and its relation to the Centering Prayer practice. Lunch is included. \nIn her book The Grace in Aging\, psychotherapist and Buddhist practitioner Kathleen Dowling Singh recommends “taking the one seat” as a practice to enable us to age gracefully\, and she sees Centering Prayer as one good way to take that seat. In this workshop we will consider different aspects of the aging process as Singh describes them through presentations\, small group discussions\, and the practice of Centering Prayer. \nTom is a 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.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/the-grace-in-aging-and-centering-prayer/
LOCATION:St. Mary’s Sewanee: The Ayres Center for Spiritual Development\, 770 St. Mary's Lane\, TN\, 37375\, United States
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=UTC:20230714T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230721T130000
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SUMMARY:Toward Emptiness: A Post-Intensive 8-Day Centering Prayer Retreat
DESCRIPTION:This post-intensive retreat will consist of continuous periods of Centering Prayer from before sunrise until the dinner hour\, with breaks for meals. Attendees may participate in as much prayer as they are called to. Short pauses for entering and leaving the silence will be offered every 30 minutes. There will be no teaching and no reading during this immersion in silence. Veteran retreat leaders Chris Frantsvog and Paul Witmer look forward to hosting you for this journey into deep silence. \nBenet House Retreat Center in Rock Island\, Illinois\, is a retreat center run by the sisters of St. Benedict. Built in 2001 as a place apart to seek the Holy One for persons of all faiths\, Benet House offers a setting of peace\, beauty and tranquility for all. Cost is $780\, which includes room with private bathroom and all meals. A limited number of double occupancy rooms are available for $710. \nPlease see the link below for more information and to register.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/toward-emptiness-a-post-intensive-8-day-centering-prayer-retreat/
LOCATION:Benet House Retreat Center\, 2208 88th Avenue W\, Rock Island\, IL\, 61201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Contemplative Outreach of Central Iowa":MAILTO:paulwitmer@msn.com
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SUMMARY:JOY WITHIN: Meister Eckhart’s Way of Releasement (Part I)
DESCRIPTION:“Do not be afraid…joy is within you”\n– Meister Eckhart \nRelease yourself. Relax and effortlessly allow yourself to be one with God\, says Meister Eckhart. And you will know joy unbound. Come learn how to release yourself into God. In these retreats\, we will reflect on Meister Eckhart’s teaching on “Gelassenheit” or releasement (meaning detachment and letting go/letting be) as the key to becoming a mystic\, as the key to being happy. \nEckhart lived a gentle\, detached\, and active life; his life was guided by letting go and letting be. We will learn about his life in the context of his anxious\, violent times – times very much like our own. Releasing the self and its attachments\, releasing into the God beyond God\, freeing our consciousness\, and shaking loose from all the shackles of rigidity and loneliness – whether in our minds or in society and religion – will form the core of our reflections. We will even avert to Eckhart’s thoughts on changing the church. \nEach retreat will include three periods of Centering Prayer\, a lecture\, and a discussion. Presented by L.J. Milone \nPlease register using the link below.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/joy-within-meister-eckharts-way-of-releasement-part-i/
LOCATION:Cathedral of St. Matthew\, 1725 Rhode Island Ave\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Contemplative Outreach of Maryland and Washington %EF%BB%BF(COMW)":MAILTO:info@ContemplativeOutreachofMarylandandWashington.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230715T110000
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SUMMARY:40s & Under Virtual Open House for Younger Contemplatives
DESCRIPTION:A monthly online community gathering for Younger Contemplatives (ages 21-49) \nHosted by: \nColleen Thomas \nContemplative Outreach Diversity Outreach Coordinator \nOne Saturday a month we meet via Zoom for a time of getting to know one another. At about 15 or so past the hour\, we practice a 20-minute sit\, followed by informal connecting with time for sharing and questions. \nJoin us! Please register for the Zoom here: \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIlcu6hrTstG9GnDKsIgIkppq_0W1s8et7J \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email with information about joining the meeting. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/40s-under-virtual-open-house/
LOCATION:Online Zoom\, Select a Country:
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ORGANIZER;CN="Colleen Thomas - COL Diversity Outreach Coordinator":MAILTO:colleen@coutreach.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230716T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230723T130000
DTSTAMP:20230329T172044Z
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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer Eight-Day Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Fr. Bill Sheehan\, on the topic of The Third Consent: Letting Go of Everything  \nThis retreat is for those who wish to strengthen and deepen their Contemplative Practice. Reflecting on Fr. Thomas Keating’s Third consent … consenting to the gift of our mortality. How can this vulnerable time in our lives become a time of thriving rather than a time of enduring. Fr. Sheehan will use Thomas Keating’s Invitation to Love\, Cynthia Bourgeault’s Wisdom Jesus\, and Vincent Pizzuto Contemplating Christ: The Gospels and the Interior Life as resources. Periods of Centering Prayer will be included in our time together. We will be in silence for meals\, breaks and prayer time with discussion following each of Fr. Sheehan’s presentations. \nPre-requisite: experience of a silent retreat/a desire to grow in your contemplative practice. \nFee: $700.00—all rooms private\nRegister online at hsrcenter.com by June 10th\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/centering-prayer-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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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230720T160000
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SUMMARY:Presence\, Prayer and Writing from the Heart
DESCRIPTION:All of us have myriad stories to tell. Some involve our family history\, spiritual journey\, experiences in Nature\, or a life-changing situation. Stories can take many forms\, but the most compelling are the ones written from the heart\, those that move us and sometimes transform both the writer and reader. Writing from the heart demands attentiveness\, honesty\, courage\, and a commitment to engage with a creative process that pulls us into the unknown where we are often surprised at what surfaces. It’s a journey of discovery. And presence and prayer can help us along that journey. \nThis writing retreat is structured for those currently working on a project\, those who want to start one\, or those who simply desire to spend time in beautiful surroundings playing with words. In addition to Centering Prayer sessions—silence can be a portal to the Source of creativity and truth-telling—there will be ample opportunities to write\, walk\, think\, and just be. \nPlease register using the link below.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/presence-prayer-and-writing-from-the-heart/
LOCATION:Trinity Retreat Center\, 79 Lower River Road\, West Cornwall\, CT\, 06796\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Anne A. Simpkinson":MAILTO:asimpkinson@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230723T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230729T140000
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SUMMARY:7-day Intensive/Post-Intensive Centering Prayer Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Join Ann Koerner\, CSA and Sandy Janowski for either a seven-day Intensive or Post-Intensive Centering Prayer retreat at the Siena Retreat Center on the beautiful shores of Lake Michigan in Racine\, Wisconsin.   This retreat gives you an opportunity to deepend the practice of Centering Prayer in an atmosphere of profound silence and community support.  The Intensive Retreat track has up to six 30-minute Centering Prayer periods daily.  The prayer is supported with viewing a selection of the Spiritual Journey video series by Fr. Thomas Keating.  Soul friending with the retreat guides can be scheduled.  The Post-Intensive Retreat track has up to seven 30-minute periods of Centering Prayer daily and a practice of Lectio Divina. \nThe cost of the retreat including room\, meals and materials is $875 for private room with private bath.  Siena Retreat Center is located 83 miles north of Chicago.  There is elevator access to all floors.  Check-in starts at 2:00 PM (Central) on Sunday\, July 23rd with the retreat beginning at 3:30 PM (Central).  The retreat concludes after lunch on Saturday\, July 29th\, at 1 PM (Central)
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/7-day-intensive-post-intensive-centering-prayer-retreat/
LOCATION:Siena Retreat Center\, Racine WI\, 5637 Erie St\, Racine\, WI 53402\, Racine\, WI\, 53402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Contemplative Outreach Chicago":MAILTO:registrar@centeringprayerchicago.org
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230729T153000
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SUMMARY:One-day Introductory Workshop
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to invite you to join us for a powerful workshop on Centering Prayer. This workshop will take place on July 29th from 10am to 4pm (GMT) at The Abbey Sutton Courtenay UK\, and promises to be a transformative experience. \nDuring the workshop\, you will be guided you through the process of Centering Prayer\, a method of contemplative prayer that connects with the divine element within yourself\, and cultivate a deeper sense of peace and stillness in your daily life. Whether you are new to Centering Prayer or have been practicing for years\, this workshop offers a unique opportunity to deepen your understanding and experience of this powerful spiritual practice. \nThe Abbey Sutton Courtenay is a beautiful and tranquil setting\, perfect for diving into the spiritual practice of Centering Prayer. You will have the opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and learn from one of the most respected teachers of Centering Prayer in the country.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/one-day-introductory-workshop/
LOCATION:The Abbey\, Sutton Courtenay\, UK\, The Abbey\, Sutton Courtenay The Green Abingdon\, Oxon\, OX14 4AF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Training,Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="The Abbey%2C Sutton Courtenay%2C UK":MAILTO:welcome@theabbey.uk.com
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