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Looking for a Centering Prayer group? There are opportunities every day!
If you are new to Any of these groups, please contact the listed facilitator to get the updated time and location and zoom link. Some groups are flexing their in-person vs Zoom vs hybrid meeting status. For a local Contact email councilcoordinating@gmail.com
To learn more about Centering Prayer the Contemplative OutReach has a series of YouTube videos or visit their website for multiple resources.
Meditation Chapel
Pray in silence with practitioners from all over the world in Centering Prayer groups on this global video platform.
It is difficult to describe how profoundly connecting, expansive and intimate it is to see, hear and join in silent prayer with others from all over the world.
| Where | Name | Address | When | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hybrid | Our Lady of the Lake Catholic, Lake Oswego | Our Lady of the Lake Parish Center, Nazareth Rm., 650 A Ave., Lake Oswego, OR | Monday, 10:00 - 11:30 am weekly | Brant Crabbe, 503-329-6569 brant.coop.pdx@gmail.com |
| hybrid | Seven Thunders, Lafayette | Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey, Lafayette, OR | Saturday, 9:00 - 12:00 pm 1st week except holidays | Jenny Brausch, 541-971-1297 livinggreen@comcast.net |
| in-person | Messiah Lutheran, Vancouver, WA | Messiah Lutheran Church, 905 NW 94th St., Vancouver, WA | Thursday, 2:30 - 3:30 pm weekly | Norma Moore, 360-601-4267 nolomoore64@live.com |
| hybrid | Sharon & Brad Burke, Portland | 2425 NE 23rd Ave., Portland, OR | Tuesday, 6:30 - 8 pm 1st & 3rd weeks | Polly McGraw, 503-757-7312 pollymcgraw@me.com |
| hybrid | St. James Lutheran, Portland | St James Lutheran, 1315 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR 97201 | Wednesday, 8:30-9:15 am weekly | Robert Ewing, 503-320-1591 westernflyer108@gmail.com |
| in-person | All Saints Episcopal, Portland | All Saints Episcopal Church, 4033 SE 41st St., Portland, OR | Monday, 11:00 am weekly | Bill Habel, 801-664-3133 dharma91@msn.com |
| in-person | Presbyterian Church, La Grande | Presbyterian Church, Parlor Room, corner of 4th and Washington, La Grande, OR | Monday, 12:00 - 1:00 pm weekly | Dave Ebel, 541-910-7787 debel@mountainvalleytherapy.biz |
| in-person | Kathi Bumblis, Prineville | Kathi Bumblis, Prineville, OR | Monday, 3:30 pm weekly | Kathi Bumblis, 408-406-9033 |
| in-person | Grace First Lutheran, Bend | Grace First Lutheran Church, Library Room, 2265 NW Shevlin Park Rd., Bend, OR | Saturday, 10:30-11:30 am weekly | Molly Crawley, molly@crawley.com |
| in-person | St. John in the Woods Catholic, Welches | St. John in the Woods (behind church, side door entrance), 24905 E Woodsey Way, Welches, OR | Saturday, 9:00 - 10:30 am 2nd & 4th weeks | Patty Wilhelm, 503-740-7214 Pattywilhelm52@gmail.com |
| in-person | Deer Ridge Correctional, Madras | Deer Ridge Correctional Institute, 3920 E. Ashwood Rd., Madras, OR | Sunday, 2:30 - 4:00 pm 2nd & 4th weeks Inmates Only | Rita Weick ritaweick45@gmail.com |
| in-person | First Presbyterian, Bend | First Presbyterian Church, Prayer Room, 230 NE 9th St., Bend, OR | Sunday, 9:15 - 9:45 am weekly | Lorraine Stuart, 541-318-0384 ldstuart84@gmail.com |
| in-person | St. Catherine's Episcopal, Nehalem | St. Catherine's, 36335 N Hwy 101, Nehalem, OR | Thursday, 10 am, weekly | Facilitator Roxanne Brown rbrown.boise@gmail.com |
| in-person | Holy Communion Evangelical Catholic Church, Bend | Holy Communion Evangelical Catholic Church, 1245 SE 3rd St., Suite C10, Bend, OR | Thursday, after noon mass weekly | Rev. David Collette, 541-408-9021 david@holycommunionbend.org |
| in-person | St. John the Evangelist Episcopal, Milwaukie | St. John the Evangelist Episcopal, 2036 SE Jefferson St, Milwaukie, OR 97222 | Wednesday, 11:30 weekly | Alyssa Hilton, 503-351-3565 aphnp1@gmail.com |
| in-person | St. Mary's Catholic, Corvallis | St. Mary’s Church, upper school hall meeting room, 501 NW 25th, Corvallis, OR | Wednesday, 12:00 - 1:00 pm weekly | Doug Eaton, 541-908-3203 arancliffs@gmail.com |
| in-person | First Presbyterian, Bend | First Presbyterian Church, Prayer Room, 230 NE 9th St., Bend, OR | Wednesday, 12:30 pm weekly | Brad Kent jbradfordkent@gmail.com |
| in-person | Episcopal Church, Sisters | Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Community Hall, 68825 Brooks Camp Rd., Sisters, OR | Wednesday, 12:30 - 1:30 pm weekly | Steve Amsberry amsberrysteve1@gmail.com |
| in-person | St. Cecilia Catholic, Beaverton | St. Cecilia, 5101 SE Franklin Ave, Beaverton, OR 97505; NE conference room | Wednesday, 2:30 - 3:30 pm 2nd & 4th weeks | Marylyn Klesh, 503-866-2478 kleshmr@comcast.net |
| in-person | Franciscan Spiritual Center, Marylhurst | Clark Commons, Furman Drive, Marylhurst, OR | Wednesday, 9:30 - 11:30 am 2nd & 4th weeks | Vicki Hess-Smith vickihesssmith@gmail.com |
| in-person | Sunriver area | tbd | tbd | Bette Butler, 541-647-7982 butlerbdewitt@gmail.com |
| zoom | Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, Eugene | Eugene, OR | Friday, 8:20 - 9:00 am weekly | Sandra Wu sandra2wu@yahoo.com |
| zoom | Spirit of Grace, Beaverton | Beaverton, OR | Friday, 9:30 - 11:00 am weekly | Benneth Husted, 503-887-7655 bhusted@easystreet.net |
| zoom | St. Andrew's Catholic, Portland | Portland, OR | Monday 1st & 3rd weeks | Bobbie Foster, 503-705-7487 bobbie@theskanner.com |
| zoom | No Frills Second Sit, PDX | Portland, OR | Monday - Friday, 4:30 - 5:00 pm weekly | Linda Garcia, 818-515-5452 lgarciapdx@gmail.com |
| zoom | Forever Zoom, PDX | Portland, OR | Monday - Friday, 7- 7:30 am weekly | Claudia Lashley, 503-708-0736 phinium@gmail.com |
| zoom | Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland | Portland, OR | Saturday, 8:00 - 9:00 am weekly | Pat Zimmer przimmer@comcast.net |
| zoom | Christ the King Catholic, Milwaukie | Milwaukie, OR | Monday 1st & 3rd weeks | Kay Haberlach, 503-652-5510 clarefrancis37@comcast.net |
| zoom | St. Pius X Catholic, Portland | Portland, OR | Thursday, 7:00 - 8:30 pm weekly Contact Barb | Barb Upson, 503-617-6534 upsonbb@gmail.com |
| zoom | Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal, Vancouver, WA | Vancouver, WA | Tuesday, 4:15 pm weekly | Clemie Perslin, 360 574-6833 Wayneperslin@aol.com |
| zoom | Holy Trinity, Beaverton | Beaverton, OR | Tuesday, 6:30 - 8:00 pm weekly | Marilyn McWiliams, 503-475-8927 jonmarilynm@yahoo.com |
| zoom | Forever Zoom, Central Oregon | Redmond, OR | Tuesday, 7:00 - 7:30 pm weekly | Chris Waller, 541-233-6261 cwaller7949@gmail.com |
| zoom | Forever Zoom, Central Oregon | Bend, OR | Tuesday, 7:00 - 8:15 pm, weekly | Carol Luebke cluebke@mac.com |
| zoom | St. Alexander Catholic, Cornelius | Cornelius, OR | Tuesday, 7:00 - 8:30 pm weekly | Bertha Haas, 503-758-1651 sunksflower@yahoo.com |
| zoom | St. Mary's Catholic, Albany | Albany, OR | Tuesday, 7:00 - 8:30 pm weekly | Jenny Brausch, 541-971-1297 livinggreen@comcast.net |
| zoom | St. Stephen Episcopal Church, Newport | Newport, OR | Wednesday, 2:00 - 3:00 pm weekly | Dennis Moler dnmoler@gmail.com |
| zoom+ quarterly in-person | First Presbyterian, Corvallis | First Presbyterian Church, 114 SW 8th St., Corvallis, OR | Sunday, 12:00 - 1:00 pm weekly. | Patricia Lacy, 541-207-8895 patricia.a.lacy@gmail.com |
| in-person | St. Barnabas Episcopal, Portland | St. Barnabas Episcopal, 2201 SW Vermont St., Portland, OR 97219 | Tuesday, 5:00 pm weekly | Sarah Read, 312-972-3203. sarahgbread@gmail.com |