Contemplative Outreach Northern Nevada
SAVE THE DATE!
5- DAY SILENT CONTEMPLATIVE RETREAT
Sunday, April 27, 2025 through Friday, May 2, 2025
Zephyr Point/Presbyterian Conference Center
Zephyr Cove, NV
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The setting of this Intensive Silent retreat takes place on the shores of Lake Tahoe. You will have the opportunity to view 2 videos each day from Father Thomas Keating’s Spiritual Journey. You will also have several periods of silence as we practice Centering Prayer, along with ample time for rest, and reflection. The depth of your engagement in all retreat activities is up to you and the “Holy Spirit”. Therefore, we hope you join us on this new and exciting retreat experience.
We are excited to announce that we have received a generous grant from Contemplative Outreach Divine Economy! This grant amounts to a $200.00 discount for the first 15 attendees to register!!!!
The total cost of the retreat with discount : Private room/bathroom: $825.00 or Shared room/bathroom (2 persons) $450.00 per person. A $100.00 non-refundable registration fee is due no later than November 11, 2024. The second payment of $200.00 is due January 23, 2025, and the final payment is due March 14, 2025.
Please contact Cathy Wayne at sgtmom167@aol.com and you will be sent a registration form with further instructions.
We look forward to seeing you on this contemplative journey of the soul!
Blessings from your retreat team
Cathy, Mark, Dennis, and Patty.
Questions? Please email Cathy Wayne at sgtmom167@aol.com or call/text at
(925) 586-3627.
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INTRODUCTORY
CENTERING PRAYER WORKSHOP
SATURDAY - NOVEMBER 2, 2024
9AM - 1PM
and 6 additional evenings - 6:30-8:00PM (on Zoom)
First United Methodist Church
200 N. Division Street
Carson City, NV
The workshop is free; however, you will need to register by contacting Mark Miskulin at 775-771-5889 or email at
ms_miskulin@icloud.com
"The root of prayer is interior silence. We may think of prayer as thoughts or feelings expressed in words. But this is only one expression. Deep prayer is the laying aside of thoughts. It is opening of mind and heart, body and feeling -- our whole being -- to God, the Ultimate Mystery, beyond words, thoughts, and emotions?" Open Mind, Open Heart, Fr. Thomas Keating, O.C.S.O.
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Centering Prayer is a gentle, silent method of consenting to God's presence and healing action within us. Based upon the rich Christian contemplative heritage, Centering Prayer offers us a way to be open to God. By taking time to "rest in God" each day, we open our awareness to the gift of God's Presence.
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Come and learn more about this prayer.
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The program includes talks by Contemplative Outreach of Northern Nevada presenters and instructional DVDs by Fr. Thomas Keating, O.C.S.O. Participants will practice Centering Prayer together at each meeting and there will be time for questions and discussion. The four additional zoom follow-up sessions will be held on subsequent Thursday evenings.
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Fr. Keating's books will be available for purchase, cash only. Coffee and tea will be provided along with a brochure on Centering Prayer. Participants are invited to bring a food item to share.
"Be still, and know that
I am God." Psalm 46:10
About Us
Centering Prayer
This is a group focused on the contemplative dimension of life and Centering Prayer.
We welcome you to community if you have attended an introductory workshop on Centering Prayer or if you are visiting the northern Nevada area and have an established Centering Prayer practice. We hold several introductory workshops each year.
Centering Prayer follows Jesus's teaching (Matthew 6:6): "If you want to pray, enter your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you." Centering Prayer is resting in God.
Centering Prayer is a receptive method of silent prayer that prepares us to receive the gift of contemplative prayer.
Workshops,
Days of Reflection, Retreats
Prayer Groups
We hold several introductory workshops and days of reflection each year. We offer a Silent Retreat each year in Lake Tahoe.
We have several prayer groups that meet weekly in northern Nevada:
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A group in Carson City on Wednesday mornings
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Two groups in Reno on Mondays and Thursdays
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A group in Gardnerville on Tuesday afternoons
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Links
True Self
These are links that will help you on your spiritual journey and the practice of Centering Prayer.
The fundamental goodness of human nature, like the mystery of the Trinity, Grace, and the Incarnation, is an essential element of Christian faith.
Our basic core of goodness is our true Self. Its center of gravity is God.
Scriptures
These are Scripture passages that allude to the practice of Centering Prayer.
Testimonials
Therese Coen shares her story of the impact of Centering Prayer on her faith journey.