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SUMMARY:Spring Centering Prayer Silent Retreat
DESCRIPTION:A retreat for your Soul\nSaint Benedict Center\nSchuyler Nebraska \nThis is what the LORD says: \n“Stand at the crossroads and look; \nask for the ancient paths\, ask where the good way is\, \nand walk in it\, and you will find rest for your souls.”\n– Jeremiah 6:16 NIV \nHave the past two years have been hard on you? Do you feel the need to be in a place that can easily draw you closer to God and bring you much needed rest? Our spring retreat is a great time to be present in the beauty of nature\, prayer and solitude. This will be a restorative time in silence. Perhaps just what you need! Registration includes two nights in a private room\, all meals\, and programming. \nSaint Benedict Center is a beautiful location (5 miles north of Schuyler Nebraska) that provides walking paths\, Stations of the Cross\, a labyrinth\, hotel-like accommodations and delicious food service. Everything is provided so all you need to do is relax and enjoy time with God.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/spring-centering-prayer-silent-retreat/
LOCATION:Saint Benedict Center\, 1123 Road I\, Schuyler\, NE\, 68661\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Nebraska Contemplative Outreach":MAILTO:Cathy.c@cox.net
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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer Intensive Retreat
DESCRIPTION:With Donna Kreiensieck\nApril 4 – 10\, 2022\nSpirit Center at the Monastery of St. Gertrude \nEnhance your contemplative prayer life and expand the fundamentals of your Centering Prayer practice through this intensive week-long retreat in a quiet\, transformative setting.\nDate & Time Details: Monday\, April 4 – Sunday\, April 10\, 2022\nArrive between 1:30 – 5:00 pm.\nSupper is served at 5:30 pm.\nThe first session begins at 7:00 pm.\nThe final session will conclude before 11:30 am.\nDepart at 1:00 pm\, following the midday meal.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-intensive-retreat-8/
LOCATION:Monestary of St. Gertrude\, 465 Keuterville Road\, Cottonwood\, ID\, 83522
CATEGORIES:Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Marilyn Uhlenkott":MAILTO:retreatregistrations@stgertrudes.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220406T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220407T200000
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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop - via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:hosted by Contemplative Outreach of Chicago \nThis workshop will introduce you to the method of Centering Prayer and experience this prayer of silence. Centering Prayer is a form of Christian prayer rooted in the ancient contemplative tradition. Its purpose is to foster a deeper intimacy with Christ through silence and stillness. There will be opportunities for discussion as well as invitation into prayerful presence. This will be offered in two parts on consecutive evenings. To help promote and deepen your experience of the Centering Prayer practice we will offer a 6 week follow-up series as well. \nTo join us please email Sandra at sandyandkali@sbcglobal.net.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-introductory-workshop-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Virtual Silent Saturday with Fr Bill Sheehan  "Finding the Place of the Heart"
DESCRIPTION:Contemplative Outreach of Columbus is offering a Silent Saturday. A Silent Saturday provides a few hours that are set aside for Centering Prayer\, Lectio Divina\, spiritual teaching and reflection. “Come rest awhile with the Lord” in preparation for Holy Week. Fr Bill Sheehan will discuss “Finding the Place of the Heart…Encouragement to go Deeper.” \nFr. Bill is a priest and member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. He was present at the Lama retreat convened by Fr. Thomas Keating OCSO which gave birth to Contemplative Outreach. He has led countless Centering Prayer workshops and retreats. He also admits to being a follower of the Red Sox and Patriots\, but he is first all a disciple of Jesus Christ. \nExpect that the day will begin at 8:30am and last until 2:30pm. \nRegister by sending an email to Teri Leitwein at tmleitwein@gmail.com and a zoom link will be sent to you a few days in advance. \nThe event is free. Nondeductible donations to Contemplative Outreach of Columbus to cover costs are welcome. They can be sent to the care of Bill Sparks at 450 Shale Ridge Ct.\, Powell\, Ohio 43065. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/virtual-silent-saturday-with-fr-bill-sheehan-finding-the-place-of-the-heart/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Webcast
ORGANIZER;CN="Contemplative Outreach of Columbus":MAILTO:rbrtgorman@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:The Welcoming Prayer - via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Led by Mary Dwyer\n\nThe Welcoming Prayer is a method of consenting to God’s presence and action in the midst of the ordinary routines of our daily lives. To practice Welcoming allows us to make choices free of the domination of the false self system. We begin to respond rather than automatically react to life on life’s terms. As the originator of Welcoming\, Mary Mrozowski\, stated\, “To welcome and to let go is one of the most radically loving\, faith-filled gestures we can make in each moment of each day. It is an open-hearted embrace of all that is in ourselves and in the world.” \nDuring this Zoom Workshop we will learn the conceptual background\, The Welcoming Prayer practice\, and have time to practice in community. Please register using the link below. \nAbout Mary Dwyer\n\nMary Dwyer is a longtime student of Fr. Thomas Keating and has been practicing Centering Prayer since the 1980s. In the early 1990’s\, she lived at Chrysalis House\, a contemplative live-in community experiment blessed by Fr. Thomas. Her housemates included Mary Mrozowski\, David Frenette and Cathy McCarthy. The community lived according to a rule of life\, and became an incubator of practice and programs in the early years of Contemplative Outreach’s growth. It was her experience at Chyrsalis House – what she refers to as her “inpatient” or “residential treatment time” – that proved to her that a life of prayer\, consent and practice is real\, stable and deeply rewarding. Mary Mrozowski taught her that a devoted life of prayer was the real work of life; what we did the rest of the time was just how we made a living. \nMary is currently in private practice as an LCSW in the Erie\, PA area. She also serves as a member of the Gift Committee and the Welcoming Prayer Service Team of Contemplative Outreach. Mary now devotes her time between private practice and giving retreats and workshops on behalf of Contemplative Outreach throughout the US and internationally.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/the-welcoming-prayer-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Contemplative Outreach of Maryland and Washington %EF%BB%BF(COMW)":MAILTO:info@ContemplativeOutreachofMarylandandWashington.org
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SUMMARY:“The Welcoming Prayer” - via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:The Welcoming Prayer is a method of consenting to God’s presence and action in the midst of the ordinary routines of our daily lives. To practice Welcoming allows us to make choices free of the domination of the false self system. We begin to respond rather than automatically react to life on life’s terms. As the originator of Welcoming\, Mary Mrozowski\, stated\, “To welcome and to let go is one of the most radically loving\, faith-filled gestures we can make in each moment of each day. It is an open-hearted embrace of all that is in ourselves and in the world.” \nDuring this three-hour Zoom workshop we will learn the conceptual background\, The Welcoming Prayer practice\, and have time to practice in community. \n 
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/the-welcoming-prayer-via-zoom-2/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
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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SUMMARY:Contemplation and Caring for Creation
DESCRIPTION:This day-long immersion will explore the ways contemplation can support the healing of our planet. Participants will explore methods of prayer to awaken to God’s presence in the natural world to help us better care for creation in our daily lives. The day will include periods of silence\, “forest bathing\,” and mindful exploration. Participants will come away with a deeper understanding of the relationship between contemplation and action on behalf of our common home. \nPeriods of Centering Prayer will be offered in the morning and afternoon.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/contemplation-and-caring-for-creation/
LOCATION:Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center\, 303 Tunxis Road\, West Hartford\, CT\, 6107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Mike Smoolca":MAILTO:msmoolca@hotmail.com
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SUMMARY:Good Friday Centering Prayer Vigil - via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:The theme of this Good Friday Centering Prayer Vigil will be The Seven Last Words of Christ with Reflections from Julian of Norwich’s “Revelations of Divine Love.” Each word will be observed with twenty minutes of Centering Prayer. Each participant is invited to bring a hand-held cross. After the last word we will hold up our crosses and depart in silence. To Participate email Rev Stephen Hoffman at stephen_palmetto@earthlink.net. You will be sent a full schedule and Zoom Link during Holy Week.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/good-friday-centering-prayer-vigil-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rev Stephen Hoffman":MAILTO:stephen_palmetto@earthlink.net
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SUMMARY:Presence\, Prayer and Writing from the Heart Retreat
DESCRIPTION:“The stories people tell have a way of taking care of them.\nIf a story comes to you\, care for them.\nAnd learn to give them away where they are needed.\nSometimes a person needs a story more than food to stay alive.”\n– Barry Lopez in Crow and Weasel \nAll of us have myriad stories to tell. Some involve your family history\, spiritual journey\, experiences in Nature or a life-changing situation. Stories can take many form — memoir\, essay\, poem\, series of blog posts\, or journal entries — but the most compelling are the ones written from the heart\, those that touch and move us and sometimes even 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 what can help are presence and prayer. \nThis writing retreat is structured for those currently working on a project\, those who want to start one\, or 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. \nAnne A. Simpkinson is an award-winning journalist\, editor and writing coach. She and her former husband Chuck founded Common Boundary\, a nonprofit organization that explored the relationship among psychotherapy\, spirituality and creativity. She co-authored Soul Work: A Field Guide for Spiritual Seekers and two anthologies\, Sacred Stories and Nourishing the Soul. When living in New York City\, she rode the media transformation from websites to digital communications in her positions with Beliefnet.com\, Prevention magazine\, WeightWatchers.com and Guideposts. She also served as Communications Director for Mercy by the Sea for several years. Anne has been practicing Centering Prayer (CP) since 1996. An Introductory CP Workshop facilitator\, she leads retreats\, workshops and Quiet Days in New York\, Massachusetts and Connecticut. Along with Claire Rusowicz\, she co-facilitates two weekly Centering Prayer Zoom groups as well as day and weekend retreats.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/presence-prayer-and-writing-from-the-heart-retreat-2/
LOCATION:Mercy by the Sea Retreat and Conference Center\, 167 Neck Road\, Madison\, CT\, 06443-0191\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat,Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Anne A. Simpkinson":MAILTO:asimpkinson@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop
DESCRIPTION:In this introductory workshop\, you will learn the ancient 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. \nPlease see the link below for more information and registration.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-introductory-workshop-5/
LOCATION:Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center\, 303 Tunxis Road\, West Hartford\, CT\, 6107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Mike  Smoolca":MAILTO:msmoolca@hotmail.com
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