Latest Updates: 11/2/2018
Fr. Thomas Keating's Status:
Contemplative Outreach of Boston continues to hold Fr. Thomas in our hearts and prayers!
Contact us at our new email address: COofBoston@gmail.com
Upcoming Events:
Prayer Group Facilitator's Breakfast, Saturday August 18, 2018 9am - 12pm
Where is the Spirit leading us? - Centering Prayer Facilitators’ Breakfast
Registration begins at 8:30am
St. Mary’s / St. Catherine’s Church: 55 Warren St. Charlestown, MA
RSVP to RShirley66@gmail.com
Sept. 7-9: 11th Step Weekend
Led by Nancy Kearns, Rev. Rob Bacon, Fr. Bill Sheehan. Ipswich, MA. Cost $230.
Information and Registration
Sept. 22: Awakening in Our Bodies and Christ's Body through Centering Prayer, Chant, and Gesture
Led by Fr. Bill Sheehan OMI, Allen Bourque, and Hannah Lynn Mell. Lynnfield, MA. 9:30AM-4PM. Suggested contribution: $30.
Information
Registration
Oct 27: Living Ecstatically
Led by Fr. Michael Holleran. Lynnfield, MA. 9AM-4PM
Information and Registration
Nov. 17: A Day of Wisdom Teachings
Led by Rabbi Rami Shapiro. Charlestown, MA. 9AM-4PM.
Information and Registration
Dec. 15: A Sense of the Sacred: Contemplative Outreach and Wisdom Work Community Gathering
Led by Fr. Bill Sheehan and Rev. Steven Bonsey. Lynnfield, MA. Information and registration details to follow.
Full list of Events and Programs available on the Current Events page
Ongoing Programs:
Oct. 2018-May 2019: Living Flame Formation Program (limited spaces still available)
This Contemplative Formation program includes seven full-day Saturday sessions offering in-depth spiritual study presented by commissioned presenters from the various Contemplative Outreach Service Teams located around the United States. Designed to teach the vital conceptual background needed to support a faithful practice of Centering Prayer, the program also:
offers encouragement and support in a small community setting:
Information and registration
Holy Family Passionist Center: The Christian Contemplative Experience, West Hartford, CT.
Information and Registration
Northeast Wisdom Events at Hallelujah Farm, Chesterfield, NH. (and elsewhere).
Information and Links to Registration
Fr. Thomas Keating's Status:
- On March 7, 2018 Fr. Thomas Keating, founder of Contemplative Outreach, celebrated his 95th Birthday at St. Benedict's Monastery in Snowass, Colorado.
- On March 26, he was transferred to St. Joseph's Abbey in Spencer, Massachusetts to receive 24-hour care.
- As of June 28, Fr. Thomas was admitted to hospice care.
- It is with deep sorrow that we share the news of the passing of our beloved teacher and spiritual father, Thomas Keating. Fr. Thomas offered his final letting go of the body on October 25, 2018 at 10:07pm at St. Joseph’s Abbey in Spencer, Massachusetts. See the official Contemplative Outreach Announcement.
- Fr. Richard Rohr and members of the Living School share their reflections and thoughts about Fr. Keating.
- Further details can be found in this Contemplative Outreach update.
Contemplative Outreach of Boston continues to hold Fr. Thomas in our hearts and prayers!
Contact us at our new email address: COofBoston@gmail.com
Upcoming Events:
Prayer Group Facilitator's Breakfast, Saturday August 18, 2018 9am - 12pm
Where is the Spirit leading us? - Centering Prayer Facilitators’ Breakfast
Registration begins at 8:30am
St. Mary’s / St. Catherine’s Church: 55 Warren St. Charlestown, MA
RSVP to RShirley66@gmail.com
Sept. 7-9: 11th Step Weekend
Led by Nancy Kearns, Rev. Rob Bacon, Fr. Bill Sheehan. Ipswich, MA. Cost $230.
Information and Registration
Sept. 22: Awakening in Our Bodies and Christ's Body through Centering Prayer, Chant, and Gesture
Led by Fr. Bill Sheehan OMI, Allen Bourque, and Hannah Lynn Mell. Lynnfield, MA. 9:30AM-4PM. Suggested contribution: $30.
Information
Registration
Oct 27: Living Ecstatically
Led by Fr. Michael Holleran. Lynnfield, MA. 9AM-4PM
Information and Registration
Nov. 17: A Day of Wisdom Teachings
Led by Rabbi Rami Shapiro. Charlestown, MA. 9AM-4PM.
Information and Registration
Dec. 15: A Sense of the Sacred: Contemplative Outreach and Wisdom Work Community Gathering
Led by Fr. Bill Sheehan and Rev. Steven Bonsey. Lynnfield, MA. Information and registration details to follow.
Full list of Events and Programs available on the Current Events page
Ongoing Programs:
Oct. 2018-May 2019: Living Flame Formation Program (limited spaces still available)
This Contemplative Formation program includes seven full-day Saturday sessions offering in-depth spiritual study presented by commissioned presenters from the various Contemplative Outreach Service Teams located around the United States. Designed to teach the vital conceptual background needed to support a faithful practice of Centering Prayer, the program also:
offers encouragement and support in a small community setting:
- heightens the awareness of the purification process;
- helps discern when psychological skills can be helpful tools;
- and provides the opportunity to give and receive spiritual companionship
Information and registration
Holy Family Passionist Center: The Christian Contemplative Experience, West Hartford, CT.
Information and Registration
Northeast Wisdom Events at Hallelujah Farm, Chesterfield, NH. (and elsewhere).
Information and Links to Registration
