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The
Contemplative
Dimension of the
12 Steps
WEEKEND RETREAT
“Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him…”
Dates/Fees; March 4-6, 2022
Notre Dame Retreat Center Ipswich, MA
Private Rooms
Begins Friday @3:00PM (w/Dinner@ 5:00)
Ends Sunday @ 1:00PM after lunch
$275- all inclusive
FACILITATORS: Fr. Bill Sheehan, Rev. Rob Bacon, Nancy Nichols Kearns
About the Weekend Retreat
This conference is for people who participate in any 12-Step program, or those who support recovery, and have the intention to improve their meditation practice and enlarge their spiritual life.
For all participants the retreat will offer an environment of silence, special workshops, and periods of silent prayer throughout each day. There will be presentations on The Human Condition, The Psychology of Centering Prayer, and The Welcoming Prayer, which is a transformative practice of surrender and letting go in the heat of the moment.
The retreat will offer an Introductory Course for those who are new to Centering Prayer. The weekend format will provide the opportunity for participants to experience Centering Prayer with ample time for group prayer periods and Soulfriending (one-on-one direction) with the Presenters.
Meditation practices similar to Centering Prayer have been used over the centuries, but are different from what we may think of as prayer. It is not the type of prayer we are used to, like praying for something we want. It is simply moving deep within ourselves, in silence, saying nothing, asking for nothing, just being and allowing our Higher Power to be with us. For those who are working a recovery program, parallels can be found between the transformation that Centering Prayer brings and the process of growth facilitated as we work the 12 Steps.
