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SUMMARY:Online Half Day Centering Prayer/Welcoming Prayer mini-retreat via Hawaiʻi (1st Saturday of every month)
DESCRIPTION:First Saturdays\n9-11:30am Hawaiʻi time (UTC-10)\nHalf day online retreats \nFirst Saturdays online retreats are a special time where we explore our centering prayer practice. We are looking forward to sharing Physio-Divina (Moving) practices\, Visio-Divina (visual-Art) practices. Lectio-Divina (Sacred Text) practices in addition to the Centering Prayer and Welcoming prayer practice that are our foundation. Pulelehua\, Liedeke\, and Margie have stepped into leadership and welcome others if you are called to join us. \nHere is a preview of the first part of 2023: January 7th celebrated Epiphany\, February 4 we will be embracing Love\, March 4th we will be entering into the Lenten Season\, and April 4 we will be reflecting on Holy week. \nLet the Light grow in us\,\nVisio Divina\,\nCentering Prayer and Welcoming Prayer\nFebruary 4\, 2023\, 9:11:30 am Hawai’i time (UTC-10) \nWe hope you will join us from wherever & whenever you are!\nSchedule in Hawai’i Time (UTC -10) \n8:45am Room open to for early connections\n9:00 Welcome and introductions\n9:15 Centering prayer\n9:45 Welcoming prayer\n10:00 Centering prayer\n10:20 Break\n10:30 Visio Divina\n10:45 Reflections\n11:00 Body Prayer with Lectio Divina\n11:15-11:30 Closing Prayer \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/92185854158?pwd=dDJxN0FkRkRvQWhrQURwN29SUTBFUT09\nZoom Meeting ID: 921 8585 4158\nPasscode: 730086 \nDates 2023 ( the zoom link is the same for all these dates) \nFebruary 4\nMarch 4\nApril 1\nMay 6\nJune 3\nJuly 1\nAugust 5\nSeptember 2\nOctober 7\nNovember 4\nDecember 2
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/online-half-day-centering-prayer-welcoming-prayer-mini-retreat-via-hawai%ca%bbi-1st-saturday-of-every-month-2/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Contemplative Outreach Hawai%CA%BBi":MAILTO:cohawaii@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer Retreat
DESCRIPTION:This four-day retreat at Holy Cross Monastery in the Hudson Valley offers opportunities for both those new to the Centering Prayer and those who have an established practice. During the retreat\, one will experience integrating contemplation and action through silence\, solitude\, community and the rhythm of this Episcopal Benedictine monastic community’s worship and prayer life. The retreat offers two tracks. For those new to Centering Prayer\, the basic essentials of the method and conceptual background of Centering Prayer will be presented. To those who have an established prayer practice\, more time will be available to foster an ever-deepening level of interior silence and awareness of the presence of God in everyday life. This contemplative retreat welcomes both those new to and those comfortable with silence that have a yearning to rediscover this ancient prayer that prepares us to receive the gift of contemplation. \nCheck-in is from 2:00 to 5:00 pm Tuesday. Vespers begins at 5:00. Dinner then follows. Orientation begins at 6:45 pm. The retreat concludes with noon meal on Friday. (Daily Holy Eucharist is available at 9:00 a.m.). The suggested donation for the retreat is $430. The retreat fee includes a single room and all meals. Shared single occupancy bathrooms in the hallways. \nRetreat Leader: Leslee Anne Terpay is a Contemplative Outreach commissioned presenter for Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina. She is part of the service team who defines Lectio Divina workshop teachings and retreat experiences. Leslee is a spiritual director in Lone Tree\, Colorado and a graduate of The Centering for Action and Contemplation Living School. \nReservations may be made by e-mail or phone. \nWe accept payments via all major credit cards\, PayPal\, or personal check. We offer hospitality assistance if you’d like to visit but find the cost too burdensome. To register\, please contact our Guesthouse Office by phone (845-384-6660\, ext. 3002) or email (guesthouse@hcmnet.org). If you have questions on the content of the retreat please contact Leslee at co-leslee@comcast.net
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-retreat-9/
LOCATION:Holy Cross Monastery – New York\, 1615 Route 9W\, West Park\, NY\, 12493\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Leslee Anne Terpay":MAILTO:co-leslee@comcast.net
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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer Silent Weekend Retreat
DESCRIPTION:This silent/contemplative retreat is designed to deepen the practice of Centering Prayer. Come and enter the inner room where “interior silence strengthens and affirms the human experience” (Thomas Keating). This weekend offers a supportive community which fosters a quiet space where God is known more intimately. There will be regularly scheduled prayer sits with contemplative walks in between as well as unscheduled time for personal reflection\, journaling and walking the Center’s beautiful grounds. \nPrerequisite: A regular practice of Centering Prayer or silent meditation\nFee: $300 private room; $175 commuter (includes all meals)\nRegister online at hsrcenter.com by February 3rd\nA non-refundable deposit of $50 is required when registering.\nContact: Marilyn Nobori at cpcoordinator@hsrcenter.com
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-silent-weekend-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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SUMMARY:Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Be still and know that I am God.\n– Psalm 46:10 \n“Centering Prayer is a discipline to foster interior transformation\, initiated by God and leading\, if we consent\, to divine union. One’s way of seeing reality changes\, which empowers one to perceive and respond to everyday life with sensitivity to the dive presence in\, through and beyond everything.” – Thomas Keating\, Open Heart Open Mind \nAbout the Event\nIn this workshop\, we will examine how Centering Prayer will deepen our relationship with God\, others and ourselves. We will learn the method of Centering Prayer and how to deal with our thoughts during the prayer period. There will be two periods of Centering Prayer and a time for questions. A boxed lunch will be served. \nTo register please contact Diane Popalis at dianep@stmarysepisc.org. There is a registration fee of $30.00 which includes a boxed lunch and a copy of Open Mind\, Open Heart by Thomas Keating. \nPresenters \nDiane Popalis and Tom Benson\, Commissioned Presenters
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/introduction-to-centering-prayer-workshop-35/
LOCATION:St. Mary’s Episcopal Church\, High Point\, NC\, 108 W. Farriss Ave.\, High Point\, NC\, 27262\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Carolyn Goddard's "Reflection on Discernment" - via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Using gardening as a metaphor\, this workshop will look at the process of discernment in terms of tilling the soil of one’s soul\, planting a seed for discernment and watching for sunlit growth. \nThe session will begin with Centering Prayer\, and there will also be time for individual reflection as well as questions during the discernment discussion. Materials for this presentation are drawn from books by Sr. Mary Margaret Funk\, Henri Nouwen and Contemplative Outreach’s booklets on Discernment. \nThe workshop is limited to 25 participants\, so please register early.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/carolyn-goddards-reflection-on-discernment-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Contemplative Outreach Chicago":MAILTO:registrar@centeringprayerchicago.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20230216T160000
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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Weekend Centering Prayer Retreat
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-retreat-57/
LOCATION:Knobs Haven Retreat Center\, 515 Nerinx Road\, Nerinx\, KY\, 40049\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Sharon Allen":MAILTO:sksallen13@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230218T090000
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SUMMARY:Body Presence and Contemplative Awareness - BioSpiritual Focusing Day of Presence
DESCRIPTION:Contemplative Enrichment Day with Donna O’Connor and Mike Smoolca \nDiscover a deeper awareness of healing and wisdom accessible to each of us through our bodies. We’ll establish BioSpiritual Focusing’s place in Body Awareness Practice and then progressively and experientially introduce participants to the focusing concepts which will conclude with individual experiences of being companioned through a focusing session. Participants will be invited to welcome and hold their feelings with curiosity and loving care to achieve integration into greater wholeness. This day provides the foundations to pursue further practice and study of BioSpiritual Focusing. \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. \nDonna O’Connor is the BioSpiritual Focusing Coordinator at Genesis Spiritual Life Center in Westfield\, Massachusetts\, a retreat leader\, and long-time spiritual director. Donna has a special interest in helping people who struggle with weight\, body image\, and eating disorders and is experienced in 12-Step Spirituality. \nMike Smoolca is a contemplative group and workshop facilitator and a dedicated teacher and student of contemplative practice and wisdom spirituality. He is a Contemplative Outreach presenter and coordinator for the Christian Contemplative Experience at Holy Family\, Contemplative Outreach of CT\, and the Northern CT Chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society. Mike is a practicing spiritual director and supervisor as well as a BioSpiritual Focusing companion and teacher.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/body-presence-and-contemplative-awareness-biospiritual-focusing-day-of-presence/
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:20230225T090000
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SUMMARY:What Does Centering Prayer Have to Offer the 21st Century?  (via Zoom and in-person)
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Adam Bucko and Rory McEntee \nWhat do Father Keating’s teachings have to offer us in the 21st century? In an initial talk\, Adam Bucko will set the stage for our time together by first looking to the past. How can we understand Centering Prayer’s connections to the historical structures and frameworks of the Christian tradition\, and what do these structures of contemplative spirituality have to offer us today? Looking forward\, what might we need to add or subtract from these structures to develop a robust contemplative life in the 21st century? How do the challenges we face today differ\, as well as overlap\, from those in the past? And how can Centering Prayer address the challenges of a broken world in which our contemporary journeys are embedded? \nRory McEntee will follow up Adam’s talk with reflections on interspiritual dimensions of Father Keating’s teachings and contemplative life. How might the two major projects of Fr. Keating’s later life\, the Centering Prayer movement and the interspiritual “Snowmass Conferences\,” come together? What might be gleamed for the Centering Prayer movement from this other half of Fr. Keating’s (inter)spiritual work in the world? Is an openness to other ways of being spiritual and/or religious necessary for contemplative lives in the 21st century? If so\, what is a proper way of orienting ourselves within such openness? Answering such questions leads us beyond tolerance for other religious traditions towards an abiding love for them\, as Fr. Keating often spoke of. For some\, it may even lead to a deep engagement in our contemplative lives with those outside the boundaries of traditional Christianity\, even while remaining anchored to the guidance of the Holy Spirit. \nIn a final session\, Adam and Rory will lead a dialogue around “new monasticism\,” engaging one another as well as the audience. They will look back at their co-authored book from 2015\, The New Monasticism: An Interspiritual Manifesto for Contemplative Living\, and discuss what still feels relevant\, and what has changed since then. As new monasticism aims to translate practices from monastic and other contemplative traditions into modern lives\, as well as broaden ideas of what ‘total commitment’ to a contemplative life looks like\, it resonates strongly with the Centering Prayer movement. Our hope is this discussion will lead to a robust Q&A dialogue with conference participants around the most pressing questions in our contemplative journeys today. This event will include two sessions of Centering Prayer \nTime listed is Mountain Time (Denver\, Colorado) \nClick the link below to register.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/what-does-centering-prayer-have-to-offer-the-21st-century-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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ORGANIZER;CN="Contemplative Outreach of Colorado":MAILTO:staff@centeringprayer.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230227T180000
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Centering Prayer – via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Two Session Event: February 27th and 28th\, 2023 from 6 PM to 8 PM (Central) each day. \nThe Introduction to Centering Prayer explores the place of contemplative prayer in the Christian tradition. As Jesus said\, “But when you pray\, go to your private room and\, when you have shut your door\, pray to your Father who is in that secret place\, and your Father who sees all that is done in secret will reward you.” (Matthew 6:6) \nThe Introduction will guide you through the method of Centering Prayer and let you experience this prayer of silence. Centering Prayer’s purpose is to foster a deeper intimacy with Christ through silence and stillness. The presentation will include the conceptual background of Centering Prayer\, psychological processes\, and insights into establishing Centering Prayer as a way of life. There will be opportunities for discussion as well as invitations into prayerful presence. \nThis workshop is divided into four conferences across two days. Conferences 1 & 2 are on February 27 and conferences 3 & 4 on February 28. We plan to continue with 4 Follow-Up sessions at later dates. \nTo join us online\, please email Sandra at: sandyandkali@sbcglobal.net.\nFree will donation: $20 suggested. Click in the Event Website at the bottom of the page to donate to Contemplative Outreach Chicago. \nPresenters:\nAlan Krema  is a commissioned Contemplative Outreach presenter of Centering Prayer and Welcoming Prayer. He is a Wisdom student of Cynthia Bourgeault and facilitates groups based on the Wisdom Way of Knowing. He has completed the Living School program at the Center for Action and Contemplation. Alan served from 2016-2022 as chapter coordinator for Contemplative Outreach Chicago and is enrolled in the Shalem Institute program for Group Spiritual Leadership. \nSandra Janowski is a retired Social Worker\, Addiction Counselor and Community College Adjunct Instructor. In 2009 she completed a two year program in Spiritual Companionship and was commissioned by the Institute of Spiritual Companionship. Starting in 2016 Sandra became  a member of the Chicago Chapter “Circle of Service” and  has served as the Coordinator of Facilitators since 2018. In 2021 she was commissioned by Contemplative Outreach as a Centering Prayer Presenter. Currently she hosts a weekly Centering Prayer group on Meditation Chapel and co hosts a group at St Simon’s Episcopal Church. Sandra will be co-leading a seven day Silent Retreat at Sienna Center July 23 to July 29\, 2023. She has 3 children\, 4 granddaughters and 3 great-granddaughters.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/introduction-to-centering-prayer-via-zoom-5/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Contemplative Outreach Chicago":MAILTO:registrar@centeringprayerchicago.org
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