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...
On May 16, 2015, around 35 Centering Prayer members attended a Facilitator Formation Workshop Level II, at All Saints Church, in Winter Park, Florida. It was expertly presented by Nestor de Armas, who had previously asked for our input in prioritizing the topics to be included, and which were responsive...
Dear Friends, At Visioning Day, attendees highlighted Events and Retreats as a Chapter priority over the next three years. I am happy to report our Servant Leadership Team has reached consensus on our Event/Retreat Program for next year. For two weeks before our meeting, each of us prayerfully considered the...
This is a brief video “How To” for handling “Thoughts” when learning the method of Centering Prayer by Fr. Thomas Keating. For more info and resources on this prayer practice, check out Contemplative Outreach at http://www.contemplativeoutreach.org. – LW