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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer Essentials: 3-week course - via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Centering Prayer Essentials: Foundations for Beginners & Practitioners \nFree\, 3 week online course exploring the “why\, what\, and how” of Centering Prayer. \nWe’ll Explore:​\n​\n• Opening to the Divine within and all around us \n• Divine therapy \n• The method of Centering Prayer \n• Dealing w/ thoughts during meditation \n• Mystical union with God and why it matters \nTaught by Keith Kristich and Marybeth Redmond \nMondays\, November 2\, 9\, 16\, 1:00-2:15pm Eastern (New York) Time \nPlease see the link below to register.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-essentials-3-week-course-via-zoom/
LOCATION:Internet – Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Keith Kristich%2C Closer Than Breath":MAILTO:keith@closerthanbreath.com
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SUMMARY:Centering Prayer Weekend Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Join Sr. Ruth Ann for our new Centering Prayer Series\, offered every other month. This ongoing retreat invites you to broaden and deepen your Centering Prayer practice in a warm and welcoming environment. Come once or come to them all—each session stands on its own while also supporting a growing contemplative rhythm. \nTogether\, we’ll explore the foundations of Centering Prayer\, a gentle yet profound method of silent prayer that opens the heart and mind to the presence of God. \nPlease see the link below for more information and to register (scroll down for the desired event).
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/centering-prayer-weekend-retreat-31/
LOCATION:Bethany Retreat Center\, 1031 Germania Rd\, Frenchville\, PA\, 16836\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sr. Ruth Ann Madera":MAILTO:lisam@anawimministries.org
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SUMMARY:A Friar in the Kitchen: Practicing the Presence of God with Brother Lawrence
DESCRIPTION:These days there are a plethora of books on topics such as ordinary mysticism or finding God in everyday life\, and they all owe a huge debt of gratitude to the one who started the trend in the mid-17th century: Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection\, who was born into humble circumstances in Herimenil\, Lorraine\, in 1614. Assigned to cook and wash pots and pans in the kitchen of a monastery just outside Paris at the age of 28\, Brother Lawrence regularly stopped working for a moment throughout the day and\, despite the many hardships he suffered\, continually lifted his heart to God in thankfulness for his life and its many blessings. \nIn this three-hour retreat\, we will learn how Brother Lawrence drew ever closer to God and his fellow friars by worshiping and welcoming the Divine presence at every opportunity–at work\, and even during corporate prayer. The spiritual maxims and letters in his bestselling little book\, The Practice of the Presence of God\, provide a template for how we too might walk in his discalced footsteps almost five centuries later. \nMeet the Presenter\nThe Rev. Tim Grayson’s contemplative journey began in his early twenties when he took a course in Transcendental Meditation. An Episcopal priest\, he has had a lifelong interest in Christian mysticism and has practiced Centering Prayer for 14 years. As well as serving on the coordinating committee of COMW\, Tim is a board member of Listening Hearts Ministries and enjoys leading retreats for both organizations.
URL:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/event/a-friar-in-the-kitchen-practicing-the-presence-of-god-with-brother-lawrence/
LOCATION:The Cathedral of the Incarnation\, 4 East University Parkway\, Baltimore\, Maryland\, 21218
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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