Please check out the retreat registration page for details. April 19-21 Fr. Pizzuto Retreat Page
Registration Open for Contemplating Christ Retreat with Fr. Vincent Pizzuto
Contemplating Christ Retreat with Fr. Vincent Pizzuto April 19-21, 2024, Friday-Sunday Check in 8:00 to 9:00 am on Friday – Check out 11:00 am on Sunday. Canterbury Conference Center 1601 Alafaya Trail, Oviedo, FL 32765 In this retreat, Father Pizzuto will explore what it means to Contemplate Christ not only...
First Mondays COCFL Centering Prayer Open to All, 7:00 a.m. Zoom
Pray with Us Each First Monday of the Month, 7:00 a.m. Join us at 7:00 a.m. the first Mondays of each month for a 20-minute Centering Prayer sit with our friends and neighbors in the Central Florida chapter of Contemplative Outreach. As we continue to move forward out of the...
The Living Flame Available Again
The popular Living Flame Program last held more than a decade ago in the Daytona Beach area will be available again via Zoom to folks in Central and East Florida. Living Flame is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2023 and in those years it has morphed into an international resource...
Report on Global Conversation of CP Practitioners
Reported by Dan Wagner I attended the yearly Global conversation of Centering Prayer practitioners Friday Jan 27th with the CO Ltd Chapter Support team: Marie Howard, Carol Quest, and Jean Benfer. The goal was to see how the Holy Spirit was moving and working in the local prayer groups. It...
COCFL One Day Fall Retreat with Rickey & Anna Cotton 10-29-22
Deadline Extended, Space Available COCFL One Day Fall Retreat Key Contemplative Women Ancestors Reclaiming our Christian Mystical Roots Saturday October 29, 2022 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Canterbury Retreat Center 1601 Alafaya Trail, Oviedo, FL 32765 Join us in person at Canterbury’s beautiful settings: $50 (includes lunch) or attend remotely...
Service for Nestor de Armas, Friday January 21, 11:00 a.m. All Saints, Winter Park
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...
Passing of Nestor de Armas
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...
Free Online Contemplative Course with 100 Individual Lessons
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...
Audio & Video of Thomas Merton Workshop by Gray Matthews Now Available
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...
