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SUMMARY:Contemplative Living I: Contemplative Practices in Daily Life - via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:This four-month long online course is experiential\, guiding participants to deepen their experience of the abiding presence of God by cultivating their contemplative capacities. Participants will learn and integrate contemplative spiritual practices into daily life within a community of seekers through monthly meetings\, a weekly online prayer chapel\, personal practices\, and monthly Holy Listening Circles (group spiritual direction). \nContemplative practices are the doorway into the gift of contemplative prayer\, where the journey that begins in the silence of our hearts leads us into the heart of God. As we cultivate contemplative practices in ordinary daily life\, we begin to experience oneness with God and all creation. \nPlease see the link below.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/contemplative-living-i-contemplative-practices-in-daily-life-via-zoom-2/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:Listen: A 4-day Centering Prayer Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Central Illinois and Mississippi Valley Contemplative Outreach invite you to retreat into silence.\nWe will Center\, experience Lectio Divina\, and learn insightful methods of listening from Abbot Joseph Boyle of St. Benedict’s Monastery.\nA minimum of 3 months Centering Prayer practice is required to attend. \nPlease see the link below for more information and to register.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-retreat-62/
LOCATION:Benet House Retreat Center\, 2208 88th Avenue W\, Rock Island\, IL\, 61201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Central Illinois Contemplative Outreach":MAILTO:acolloto@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Central Illinois and Mississippi Valley Contemplative Outreach invite you to retreat into silence. We will center\, experience lectio divina\, and learn insightful methods of listening from a video of Abbot Joseph Boyle of St. Benedict’s Monastery. \nNote: A minimum of 3 months Centering Prayer practice is required to attend. \nThe retreat begins Thursday\, October 1 (arrival after 4:00 PM\, Soup supper at 5:30\, retreat begins at 6:30 PM). The Retreat ends on Sunday\, October 4 at 1:00 PM. \nCost: Please register and pay in full by September 10. Cost for lodging\, meals and retreat materials is $385. Note: Scholarships are available. \nTo register:  Go to the Benet House Retreat Center registration portal at https://smmsisters.org/retreats/listen-a-silent-centering-prayer-four-day-retreat \nRetreat leaders: Anne Colloton\, Carol Mizeur\, Toni Petersen \n 
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-retreat-61/
LOCATION:Benet House Retreat Center\, 2208 88th Avenue W\, Rock Island\, IL\, 61201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Central Illinois Contemplative Outreach":MAILTO:acolloto@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Presence\, Prayer\, and Writing From the Heart: A Contemplative Writing Retreat
DESCRIPTION:We are never closer to our Creator than when we are creating. In writing\, we engage in God’s infinite creative impulse to birth the new\, the unexpected. Silence and stillness can assist that process by opening a portal to inner depths where we connect to ourselves\, to others\, to God\, and all of creation. \nAll of us have myriad stories to tell\, but some of us are compelled to share them through writing. Our stories can take many forms—memoir\, essay\, poem\, blog posts\, or journal entries—but the most compelling are the ones written from the heart\, those that touch and 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 what can help are presence and prayer. \nThis contemplative writing retreat will braid Centering Prayer sessions\, brief talks\, writing prompts\, and story sharing. There will also be time to walk the grounds\, read\, and rest. Come listen to the still small voice and find the stories that need to be voiced. \nPlease see the link below for more information and to register.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/presence-prayer-and-writing-from-the-heart-a-contemplative-writing-retreat/
LOCATION:Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center\, 53 MILL STREET\, WESTFIELD\, MA\, 1085\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Anne A. Simpkinson":MAILTO:asimpkinson@gmail.com
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