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Call for Contemplative Retreat Servers
Doug Eaton and Benneth Husted have been serving Centering Prayer retreats for the past 10 years, after mentoring by Norman Carlson and Patricia Lacy. We are now looking for two more seasoned Centering Prayer practitioners, who know from personal experience that longer retreats are beneficial on the spiritual journey.
Email Benneth Husted or Doug Eaton. for more information on the formation process.
No Frills Second Sits
Mondays through Fridays
Mondays through Fridays
4:30-5:00 pm (Pacific)
No chit-chat, no extras.
All are welcome.
Drop in any time
Contact councilcoordinating@gmail.com for login information.
Photo by Linda Garcia
Spiritual Journey Course - Zoom
Spiritual Journey Course
Every Tuesday night, 5:00 – 6:00 pm
(right after No Frills – same link)
Community building as we walk the spiritual journey together
Come to all or drop in anytime
October: Contemplation & the Divine Therapy
Franciscan Spiritual Center Taizé in Person
A gathering for communal prayer
and Taizé chanting.
Come early for a simple meal together.
First Fridays monthly. Free.
In Person
Friday, October 6, 7:00 pm
Contemplative Outreach of Colorado Fall Conference
Brian McLaren
Faith, Doubt and Contemplation: Being Contemplatives in a Dangerous Time
Saturday October 7, 2023
Zoom
8 am – 2 pm Pacific Time
$60, scholarships available
Sacred Dance & Meditative Movement
Saturday, October 21, 2023
In Person, 11 am – 1 pm
Franciscan Spiritual Center, Marylhurst
Sliding scale, $25-50
Photo by Anna Tarazevich from Pexels
Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop
Thursday, November 2, 2023
In Person, 10 am – 12 pm
Saint Catherine’s Episcopal Church
36335 N. Hwy 101, Nehalem, OR
Suggested donation of $20 at the door
photo: Benneth Husted
Silent Saturday
Franciscan Spiritual Center
Clark Commons, Marylhurst
In-Person
November 4, 2023
9 am – 12 pm
Watch this space for further information
Guard of the Heart
…a practice to bring the effects of contemplative prayer into daily life
Saturday November 18, 2023
On Zoom
8-11 am Pacific Time
Centering Prayer Retreat
Contemplative Outreach of Colorado
October 26-November 4, 2023
In-Person
Crestone, CO
Fall 2023 Silent Centering Prayer Retreat
6-Day Intensive, In-Person
November 12-17, 2023
St. Placid Priory Spirituality Center
Lacey, WA
Contact: camillewooden5@gmail.com
photo: CONW
Centering Prayer Retreat
9-Day Silent Intensive & Post Intensive
Nov. 29 – Dec. 7, 2023
Auburn, CA
Come rest in the stillness…
Centering Prayer Retreat
Contemplative Outreach of Colorado
February 26-March 9, 2024
In-Person
Colorado Springs, CO
Centering Prayer Retreat
9-Day Silent Intensive & Post Intensive
March 6-14, 2024
Auburn, CA
Come rest in the stillness…
Spring 2024 Silent Centering Prayer Retreat
6-Day Intensive, In-Person
March 17-22, 2024
St. Andrew’s Retreat House
Union, WA
Contact: camillewooden5@gmail.com
photo: CONW
Centering Prayer Retreat
Contemplative Outreach of Colorado
April 30-May 9, 2024
In-Person
Albuquerque, NM
Centering Prayer Retreat
Contemplative Outreach of Colorado
June 18-27, 2024
In-Person
Buffalo, MN
Centering Prayer Retreat
9 – Day Silent Intensive & Post Intensive
July 30 – August 7, 2024
In Person
Auburn, CA
Come rest in the stillness . . .
photo: Benneth Husted
Centering Prayer Retreat
9 – Day Silent Intensive & Post Intensive
October 16-24, 2024
In Person
Auburn, CA
Come rest in the stillness . . .
“Who is God?” warns us that when we use this term, it always has a ‘super’ meaning. So, when you say God, you don’t really mean God. You mean your idea of God, or, to put it another way, you mean God as not-God. I say that because whatever we say about God is more unlike who God is than saying nothing. … Well, all that words do, all that dogmas do, all that doctrines and rituals can do for us is to point in the direction of the mystery, of the super-meaning of God. … It’s a mystery, and a reality at one and the same time, and so this warns us that we have to be prepared to expand our idea of God in ways that are more and more inclusive but less and less articulate.”
-Thomas Keating
Contemplative Outreach of Portland Newsletter
Contemplative Outreach National Newsletter