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Contemplative Prayer in Community In-Person

9:00 am to noon, Saturday, October 26, 2024

Contemplative Outreach of Central Oregon and Holy Communion Church invite you to a morning of spiritual refreshment, mutual encouragement and broadening experience of prayer. The event is free and open to all. Instruction in Centering Prayer will be offered for those new to silent meditation practices.

Holy Communion Church
1245 SE 3rd Street, Suite C10, Bend

Event is free
Pre-registration is encouraged but not required

Registration and Additional Information Email: butlerbdewitt@gmail.com

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Labyrinth, Simple Supper, Taize (In-Person)

First Fridays of the Month.

Join others on the first Friday of the month for all or part of an evening of contemplative prayer and fellowship.
Franciscan Spiritual Center
3159 Furman Drive, Marylhurst, OR 97036

This is a free event, but please RSVP so we may prepare space.

12 Step Outreach Centering Prayer

Centering Prayer Introductory Workshops

Centering Prayer 12-Step Outreach is offering:
five monthly online Centering Prayer Introductory Workshops from

1st Saturday each month 9-11:30 am Pacific Time
Registration is required to receive a Zoom invitation.

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No Frills Second Sits

Mondays through Fridays 

(sometimes we need help with that second sit)
Mondays through Fridays
4:30-5:00 pm (Pacific)

No chit-chat, no extras.
All are welcome.
Drop in any time

Facilitators are on vacation the week of Sept 30 – Oct 4, but a Zoom link will be available.

Contact councilcoordinating@gmail.com for login information.

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Meditation Chapel

An Online Interspiritual Meditation Community

Looking for a different time for an on-line sit?
The Meditation Chapel is a multi-faith community of contemplatives that sponsors many groups at many times.

Check it out!

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St. Francis Transitus

Franciscan Spiritual Center
In Person – Thursday, October 3
6:30 pm

The Franciscan Spiritual Center is pleased to announce that we will hold a special Transitus ceremony honoring the passing of St. Francis on Thursday, October 3, 2024, at 6:30 pm.

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Creating Space for Change

October 7-31, 2024
On Zoom

Monday – Thursday
5:30-6:30 am Pacific Time

Practical Exercises for Activating Your Nervous System’s Ability
to Calm and Heal Itself

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Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop

Saturday, October 12
9am – noon

St. Ignatius Church, SE Portland

For additional information and to register please contact Matthew Pearl at mjmpearl@aol.com.

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Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop

Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop

St. James Episcopal Church, Tigard
October 19, 2024
9am – noon
Parish Hall

For additional information and to register please contact Alysa Hilton at aphnp1@gmail.com.

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Cynthia Bourgeault "God 'n Me: Thomas Keating's Lifelong Love Affair with God"

October 19, 2024

8:00 am to 2:00 pm Pacific Time

Online Cost: $60

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Black Contemplative Prayer Virtual Summit

February 22-23, 2025

Join us for a transformative experience at the First Black Contemplative Prayer Virtual Summit, where we bring together Black spiritual teachers and thought leaders to lead a powerful and enriching dialogue on prayer and practice. This summit is designed for everyone, led by Black voices, and aimed at diversifying the contemplative space.

Register before October 15 for BOGO

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Introduction to Centering Prayer

Saturday, September 14, 2024

9:00 am – Noon Mountain Time
Online via Zoom

Are you looking for a way to deepen your relationship with God?

The Living Flame Program

The Living Flame Program

Living Flame 2 is following up on the successful first season of LF1 offered globally to individuals and in-person small groups with an additional seven sessions. It is hosted by Contemplative Outreach’s Living Flame Service Team.

This is a commitment to each of the seven sessions of Living Flame 2 on the following dates and time: 2024 – Sept. 7, Oct. 5, Nov. 2, 2025 – Jan. 4, Feb. 1, Mar. 1, Apr. 5. All dates meet at 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM Eastern Time (-5 UTC)

The program is online.

View the informational video.

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To the Contemplative Outreach Community

Your generosity helps us pay our overhead for Zoom licenses, COOP website maintenance and monthly newsletter

The donate button below will take you to our PayPal donation page.
Small amounts are most welcome.

COOP is a volunteer association without 501c3 non-profit status. Donations are not tax-deductible.

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Word of the Week

“Epiphany is the Christian celebration of what our brothers and sisters in other religions call enlightenment.

Enlightenment is the inward realization and consciousness of being identified with who we really are. We are not our false selves or egos. Kiss them goodbye. They have no future. We have to have an ego in some degree to function in this life, but the most important aspect of our life is the epiphany or revelation of God that is going on all the time in the details of life.”

– Thomas Keating,

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