The Welcoming Prayer with Mary Dwyer Presented by Contemplative Outreach of Central Florida St. George Episcopal Church The Villages, Florida February 5-6, 2016 The Welcoming Prayer is a method of consenting to God’s presence and action in our physical and emotional reactions to events and situations in daily life. The...
Registration Now Open for February 13 Centering Prayer Workshop Join us Saturday, February 13, for All Saints’ first Centering Prayer workshop and a day of reflection, learning, and rest in God. For millennia, Christians have taken the opportunity of Lent to explore new ways to develop a deeper relationship with...
Each March, COCFL encourages the chapters to plan and host United Day of Prayer activities for our chapter. Often a media resource from Contemplative Outreach, LTD is available for viewing as part of planned activities. Send us your group’s plans and we will post them on our COCFL WEB activities...
The Welcoming Prayer With Mary Dwyer February 5 and 6, 2016 (Starts Friday 6:30 PM, ends Saturday 3:30 PM) St George Episcopal Church 1250 Paige Place, The Villages, FL 32159 Cost: $45.00 (Includes Friday night coffee and dessert and Saturday lunch) “To Welcome and let go is one of the...
In the January 4 meeting of the Leadership Service Team, the following statement of Contemplative Outreach of Central Florida’s vision and mission was reaffirmed. “We believe it is possible to develop a relationship with Christ that will transform and enrich our lives and, through us, the lives of those we...
Extension Contemplativa Internacional In Central Florida by Ilse Reissner, Margarita Shephard and Rosana Villarreal The history of the Spanish Centering Prayer Groups in Central Florida started in 1991, when Ilse Reissner moved to Altamonte Springs from Miami. She had learned and practiced Centering Prayer for a few years with Father...
Church of Our Saviour, Cocoa Beach by Beth Murphy The oak trees covered with resurrection fern fill the grounds at the Church of Our Saviour in Cocoa Beach, providing a heavenly setting for our contemplative prayer. There was a Centering Prayer group at Our Saviour when the prayer was introduced...
The November 6-8 retreat was held at the beautiful Canterbury Retreat Center in Oviedo. It featured a Centering Prayer Introductory track for those who wished to learn the practice of Centering Prayer, and a deepening track for those who have an established practice, but wished to deepen it. Almost...
By Anne Ayoub The St. George’s Episcopal Church in the Villages, Florida has begun a Centering Prayer group due to the persistence of Lelia Mullis, who had been practicing Centering Prayer for 12 years. When Father John Kelly came to St George’s in the fall of 2014, Lelia approached him...
Dan Wagner and Liz Lefevre share with us their experience at the retreat. Dan comments: “The retreat was a recharging experience for me, being able to pray three or four hours a day, together with 46 other like-minded people, and listen to presentations that encourage and enrich my practice. Barbara...