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The Mercy Center Centering Prayer Wisdom Program presents… The Way of the Heart: A Silent Wisdom Retreat Starts with lunch at 12pm on August 23, ends at 4:30pm on August 28 Onsite at Mercy Center in Burlingame, California “The heart is the place of our origin in which the soul is, as it were, coming
$480
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A space where we connect, explore questions and co-learn with a view to building our capacity to serve others in our community and beyond. You'll find dates for the reast of 2024 below. We meet alternately on a Saturday afternoon or Friday evening. The remaining dates for the year are: August 30th 8pm ET Register |
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An diesem Tag gönnen wir uns, einmal für ein paar Stunden scheinbar nichts zu machen, wir lassen einfach geschehen. Wir legen die Handys beiseite (falls wir es nicht zum Teilnehmen am Zoom Meeting benötigen), lassen den Alltag hinter uns und verbringen die Zeit weitgehend schweigend miteinander. Wir habe Zeit für stille Meditation (Centering Prayer oder
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1 event,I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. - Ezekiel 36:26 “Contemplative life begins when we take the first step into the silence of our heart. It’s a pilgrimage—a journey that takes us first to the inner reaches of who we really are, and from there, into
$700
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3 events,Life is like a river, often flowing strong and constant and, at other times, hindered by obstacles, churned by storms, and diminished by drought. As we move through life, we gather experiences and stories that need telling. How do we communicate those stories with honesty, courage, imagination, and a willingness to be surprised by grace?
$420
"Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can’t remember who we are or why we’re here." — Sue Monk Kidd All of us have stories to tell. They can take many forms but the most compelling are the ones written from the heart, those that move us and sometimes
$420
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6 events,September 7, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm The Living Flame 2 Program (LF2) offers seven additional topics and is being offered globally on Zoom. Individuals and small in-person groups of five people or fewer are invited to participate. This program is hosted by Contemplative Outreach’s Living Flame Service Team. LF 2 is open
$70
The Eight-Day Centering Prayer Dual Track Intensive / Post Intensive Retreat offered from Saturday September 7 to Saturday September 14, 2024, provides an opportunity to deepen the practice of Centering Prayer in an atmosphere of profound silence and community support. The Intensive track will follow the Contemplative Outreach guidelines for an Intensive Retreat including six
$900
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Contemplative Prayer is God's personal and unique gift to each of us. If we are open to this gift, it will profoundly affect our lives and relationship to God, others, and the world. Centering Prayer is a form of Contemplative Prayer. It is a method of prayer that opens us to interior transformation and deeper
$45.00
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5 events,"From time immemorial Wisdom Schools have emerged in times of global crisis or on the cusp of great leaps in human consciousness in order to help shepherd our planet through the transition. While there is academic teaching that goes on here, that is not the primary business of a Wisdom school; the primary business is
CDN395 – CDN475
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4 events,Come rest in the stillness and surrender to God’s presence and action within. This retreat offers an in-depth experience of silent prayer for those who already have an established practice of Centering Prayer of 6 months or more. It is an opportunity for deeper union with God through communal sharing of silence and stillness. •
$790 – $885
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As autumn approaches, join us for a quiet morning of Centering Prayer and silence. This day is open to beginners as well as those experienced in contemplative prayer or silent meditation. The day provides time for communal Centering Prayer, a contemplative walk, private journaling, and reflection, and ends with a period of Lectio Divina. All
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Introductory Centering Prayer Workshop When: Friday, September 20, 2024 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm PST and Saturday, September 21, 2024 from 9:00am to 12:00pm PST Please see the link below to register.
$10.00
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In this introductory workshop, you will learn the method and principles of Centering Prayer practice in a quiet, reflective atmosphere. We will cover the history, psychology, and theology of the practice. Two prayer sessions and a question-and-answer session are included. Please see the link below to register.
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Do you have questions about Centering Prayer and whether it is the right practice for you? Are you ready to begin a practice but need help getting started? Are you interested in deepening your current practice but would like a refresher and connection with other practitioners? Join us for "Meet God in a New Way:
$25
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Belden C. Lane, Ph.D. has long been fascinated by the relationship between geography and spirituality—asking how the place we live has an effect on our perception of the spiritual life. The desert, for example, is a place of scarcity, silence, and the deep solitude of the heart. It’s what drew the Desert Fathers and Mothers
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“Living into the Inspiring Legacy of Thomas Keating: Celebrating 40 years of Evolving Community” The Conference Center at Emory University Atlanta, Georgia, USA September 26 – 29, 2024 Hosted by Contemplative Outreach and the 12-step service team, this 40th anniversary conference is intentionally located on the grounds of Emory University, the home of the Thomas |
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An online half-day Centering Prayer & Lectio Divina mini retreat. This event is open to all who have a silent practice. There is no fee, but a free will offering to Contemplative Outreach, Ltd would be greatly appreciated. You may donate here if desired. Times in Pacific (California) time zone. Please email to receive the
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Overnight Retreat - Enneagram Formation with Rev. Nhien Vuong, J.D., M.Div. The nine personality types of the Enneagram are not static categories. Rather, seen from a spiritual perspective, they are portals into our own souls and represent starting points for our conscious evolution. LEARN about the connecting lines, heart and stress points, wings, the Inner |
