
Featured in the Newsletter
- Forever Zoom morning sit, Mon-Fri, 7-7:30 am, online
- In-person Centering Prayer Group in Vancouver
- Sunday Soup and Contemplation In-Person Every Sunday
- The Welcoming Prayer – Teaching and Practice
- Labyrinth, Simple Supper, & Taize
- 12-Step Introductory Workshops – Welcoming Practice Prayer Videos
- No Frills Second Sits – Zoom
- Meditation Chapel
- Secret Garden Online Community
- Creative Space for Change
- Black Contemplative Prayer
- Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop
- Retreats 2025

Forever Zoom
Need a little support for your morning sit?
Forever Zoom is a no-frills online group
No chit-chat, no extras. All are welcome. Drop in any time.
Mondays through Fridays
7:00 – 7:30am
Contact councilcoordinating@gmail.com for login information.
Image by Skyler Ewing on Unsplash

In-Person Centering Prayer Group
Wednesdays 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Church of the Good Shepherd
805 SE Ellsworth Rd, Vancouver, WA 98664
Contact Person: Dave Clark clarkio9@gmail.com
Image by Mark Timberlake on Unsplash

The Welcoming Prayer – Teaching and Practice
The Welcoming Prayer is known as “Consent on the Go”… we take our Centering Prayer practice out of the chair and into daily life as challenges confront us.
More information: Email Bette.
photo: Linda Garcia
Labyrinth, Simple Supper, Taize (In-Person)
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
5 pm labyrinth
6 pm supper
7 pm Taize
This is a free event, but please RSVP so we may prepare space.

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.
Photo by photo: Chewy on Unsplash
Centering Prayer 12-Step Outreach
Welcoming Prayer Practice Videos
The Welcoming Prayer practice can be a support to many of our 12 steps, especially Steps 6 and 7. When we have emotional reactions to people, events, and situations in daily life, this practice allows us to get out of the dialogue in our head, feel what is taking place in our body, and let go.
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!

Secret Garden Online Community
Welcoming Prayer
Thursdays from 12:15 pm to 12:45 pm
Centering Prayer
Thursdays from 12:45 pm to 1:30 pm
Creating Space for Change
February 3-27, 2025
Monday – Thursday
5:30 – 6:30 am Pacific Time
Practical exercises for activating your nervous system’s ability to calm and heal itself. Online
Tuition: $50
Scholarships available
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
In-Person Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop
April 26, 2025
9:30 am – 2:30 pm (bring your lunch)
Follow-up session: May 31, 2025
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Queen of Angels Monastery, Chapter Room
840 S. Main St, Mt Angel 97362
Suggested Donation: $40
To Learn More and Register:
Contact Sr. Dorothy Jean, button below
To the Contemplative Outreach Community
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.
Word of the Week
The Gift of Centering Prayer for me is . . .
. . . experiencing infinity within
. . . Love guiding every moment of my life
. . . beauty, truth, goodness, oneness
. . . a precious time which moves me closer to God
– from CO Ltd January e-bulletin
image from Richie Bettencourt on Unsplash
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