A one-day contemplative retreat, facilitated by Father Bill Sheehan

“Let us keep our eyes always fixed on the depths of our heart with an unceasing
mindfulness of God.” – Diadochus of Photike, The Gnostic Chapters

Saturday January 17, 2026
Cherrylake Tree Farm
7836 Cherry Lake Road
Groveland, FL (Just west of Orlando)

Location Map: Cherrylake Tree Farm map link
9:00 am to 3:00 pm, optional mass at 4:00 pm
Registration starts at 8:30am
$35 in person, $ 35 via zoom
In person attendees bring a bag lunch

In this retreat, Father Bill will invite us to enter the inner room of the heart, where true spiritual perception
awakens. Through practices such as centering prayer, the welcoming prayer, Lectio Divina, intentional breathing, and forgiveness, we learn to move beyond the ego and cultivate heart perception. This compassionate capacity to listen intently with the heart is essential to living a full human spiritual life and allow God’s presence to reveal true reality.

Who Should Attend: Anyone longing to deepen their spiritual life by learning to listen with the heart, and
wanting to experience the transformative presence of the Spirit.

Fr. Bill Sheehan, OMI, is an experienced retreat director who has led many Centering Prayer workshops and retreats. Since 1983, he has been involved with Contemplative Outreach, founded by Fr. Thomas Keating, OCSO, practicing Centering Prayer and guiding others in this way of prayer. He participated in the original Lama retreat from which the Centering Prayer movement arose. He has a Masters Degree in Formative Spirituality from Duquesne University. He is a member of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate order and lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

Registration Information
Register Online or by mail.
To register Online, complete the form below.

Emergency Contact Person
Emergency Contact Person
Please register early for in person registration. Space is limited to approximately 45 persons.

For long distance travelers, we offer an option to stay Friday overnight on premises (limited availability).  If interested, please Contact Alice Logan at [email protected].

Make a check payable to COCFL and mail it along with the downloaded registration from to Alice V. Logan, 505 Green Briar Blvd, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714.
If you use on-line banking, Zelle is a secure way to send funds from your bank to COCFL's bank. To make payment via Zelle log on to your bank's on-line banking site and go to the transfers and payments section. Look for the Zelle tab. If you are not sure your bank offers Zelle, check here: https://www.zellepay.com/. Funds are transferred from your bank directly to COCFL without cost to you or COCFL.

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For those of you who use your bank to send checks: Complete the online registration form and ask your bank to send a check payable to COCFL to Alice V. Logan, 505 Green Briar Blvd, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714.
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Scholarship assistance is available for the retreat, contact Dan Wagner, [email protected], 814.566.2288.

For registration assistance, contact Alice Logan, [email protected].

To Register by mail, download the form below, fill it out and mail to Alice Logan.

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