COCFL Newsletter March 2022 Click here or below to read full text.

Save the Date COCFL Fall Retreat, October 28-30, 2022 with Julie Saad Zoom & In Person Canterbury Conference Center 1601 Alafaya Trl, Oviedo, FL 32765 Julie has been a part of Contemplative Outreach in Denver since 1994. She is a commissioned presenter in Centering Prayer, Lectio Divina and the Welcoming...

Third Annual Facilitators Retreat Day Saturday, February 26, 2022 At The Sabbath House of The Franciscan Center 3010 N. Perry Ave. Tampa, FL 33603   9 a.m. to 3 p.m. EST. Zoom check-in at 8:30 a.m. (Continental breakfast and free lunch included for in-person participants) It is lovingly recommended to...

The burial service for Nestor de Armas was Friday, January 21, 2022 11:00 a.m., at All Saints Episcopal Church, 338 Lyman Ave., Winter Park FL. The service was streamed live.  A replay is available with the YouTube link below. Our contemplative community is devastated by the loss of Nestor. He...

It is with sadness that we report the death of Nestor de Armas on Monday, January 3, 2022.  Nestor was a vital part of the Contemplative Outreach of Central Florida community even before becoming chapter coordinator in 2014.  Nestor’s passing was reported by Stetson Today, the news site of Stetson...

Centering Prayer Weekend Retreat With Fr. Bill Sheehan, OMI THE INCARNATION “How do you experience the unfolding of the mystery of The Incarnation in your life.” January 7-9, 2022 Friday, 4:00-6:00pm check-in through Sunday, 11:30am Our Lady of Florida Spiritual Center 1300 US Hwy One, North Palm Beach, FL 33408...

In 2018, Fr. Thomas asked the Centering Prayer community to return to his basic teaching on the Christian Spiritual Journey. One new way to do that is to explore “The Spiritual Journey: Formation in the Christian Contemplative Life” which is now free and online on the Contemplative Outreach website at https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/spiritual-journey-program/ . The...

Dr. Gray Matthews presented a day-long workshop commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Merton. Mattews wrote that, as a spiritual guide, Merton offers invaluable counsel regarding the significance of contemplative prayer, not just to quell our anxious souls but to invigorate them. The thrust of the day-long...

COCFL Fall Retreat    Finding Our Way Out What we have learned through the COVID crisis experience and how do we move forward? Presented by Father Bill Sheehan, OMI November 12-14, 2021 (Friday evening – Sunday morning) Canterbury Conference Center 1601 Alafaya Trail, Oviedo, FL 32765 Attend in person or remotely...

(Reprinted from Contemplative Outreach)   Ilse Reissner 1929 – 2021     HER HISTORY IN EXTENSION CONTEMPLATIVA INTERNACIONAL The history of the Spanish Centering Prayer Groups in Central Florida starts in 1991, when Ilse Reissner moved to Altamonte Springs from Miami. She had learned and practiced Centering Prayer for a few years...