Contemplative Outreach of Boston
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; September 15, 2023 - September 17, 2023
Notre Dame Retreat Center Ipswich, MA
Begins Friday @3:00PM (w/Dinner@ 5:00)
Ends Sunday @ 1:00PM after lunch
$300- all inclusive
Purpose:
+To introduce or expand the experience of Centering Prayer and the Welcoming Prayer as a part of a daily 12-Step Practice
+To stimulate a desire and resolve in participants to practice meditation on a daily basis
+To allow God “to relieve me from the bondage of self”
FACILITATORS: Fr. Bill Sheehan, Rev. Rob Bacon, Nancy Nichols Kearns
A weekend retreat consisting of the following components:
+Centering Prayer each day
+Silence and practice
+Presentations on
Centering Prayer, The welcoming Prayer, and the Human Condition and Transformation
+Group process and discussion
+12-Step meetings
+Lectio Divina with the Big Book
Prerequisites:
+12-Step experience in any of the fellowships
+A desire to gain prayer and meditation experience
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Registration Form
The Contemplative Dimension
of the 12 Steps
Please print your information clearly below.
Name.............................................
Address............................................ ...............Town.............................................. State.................ZipCode.................. Email................................................................ .................................Confirm Email................................................
Please list any food allergies and/or health/dietary needs in the space below. The retreat center is able to respond to vegetarian, vegan, dairy-free and gluten-free diets.
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Send this filled-in form and your deposit
or full amount to:
Kathy Machurat
47 Prospect Street
Amesbury, MA 01913
Payment options:
$150 deposit….$150 at check in
$300 payment in full
Checks made out to
“Contemplative Outreach of Boston”
Scholarships are available:
Kathym530@gmail.com
(978)430-3000
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Contemplative Outreach of Boston
“Put Out Into the Deep”
7Day/6 Night Intensive Centering Prayer Retreat
You are invited to put out into the deep and participate in a 7 day silent centering prayer retreat, designed to
deepen your practice and relationship with God. Immerse yourself in double sessions of Centering Prayer with a contemplative walk and daily Eucharist, as you awaken your heart and mind to the Divine Presence within.
Dates: October 30, 2023 - November 5, 2023
Notre Dame Retreat Center, Ipswich, MA
The retreat begins Monday with check-in between 3-4PM and Dinner at 5PM. The retreat ends on Sunday at 1:00PM, after Lunch.
Facilitators: Fr. Bill Sheehan and Fran Ricciarelli
Cost: $675.00 with a non-refundable deposit of $200.00 when registering.
This fee includes 6 nights in a private room with bath, and all meals.
Partial scholarships are available by contacting Fran Ricciarelli at 781-974-5769..
Contact the registrar, Mary Jane Roche, for more information or questions about the retreat.
(cell) 781-264-4943 (email)mjroche05@gmail.com
Registration Form
Contemplative Outreach of Boston
“Put Out Into the Deep”
7Day/6 Night Intensive Centering Prayer Retreat Please print your information clearly below.
Name............................................. Phone..................... Street............................................. Town....................... State............................................. Zip Code.................. Email..................................................................... Confirm Email............................................................
Send this filled-in form and your non refundable deposit of $200.00 by September 30, 2023 to:
Mary Jane Roche P.O.Box 2537
Duxbury, MA 02331
A balance of $475.00 (by check) is due at check-in.
Please list any food allergies and/or health/dietary needs in the space below. The retreat center is able to respond to vegetarian, vegan, dairy-free and gluten-free diets.
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Saturday, October 7, 2023 -Day of prayer-Praying with Jesus
Henry Schoenfield will lead us in Centering Prayer,
chanting in the Aramaic and some Gurdjieff movements at
St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Lynnfield, MA
The prayer that is commonly known as the Lord’s prayer is one that many memorized as young children. Even though we may recite it often in church as adults , there is more to this prayer than our English translations have to offer. When approached from the Aramaic roots, the Prayer of Jesus reveals a vision and path following in the way of Jesus that is both inspiring and imminently practical.
Drawing on the work of Neil Douglas-Klotz and using a balance of teaching, chanting, sacred Gurdjieff movement, guided meditation and Centering Prayer, this Day Apart Retreat is intended as an introduction to this deeper work.
Henry Schoenfield is a Spiritual Director, ICF Certified Coach, and United Church of Christ pastor. He helps people cultivate a space of deep listening for how God is calling them to meet the present moment with an open heart.
Praying with Jesus—Saturday October 7, 2023
St. Paul’s Church 127 Summer Street Lynnfield, MA
9:30 am – 3:30 pm (lunch provided)
Good Will Offering Basket will be available.
(The cost for this day retreat is $30/person.)
Register by email: Mary Anne Dinning
dinningma017@gmail.com
More information will be posted soon.
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Thursday through Sunday, February 8, 9, 10, 2024....
A continuation of Henry's program at
Glastonbury Abbey in Hingham, MA
More information will be posted soon.
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Introductory Program
A Centering Prayer Introductory Program in five parts was recorded this summer and is available on the Contemplative Outreach YouTube channel . You can find this on:( ContemplativeOutreach.org click on the envelope at the bottom of the front page)It includes the Centering Prayer Workshop with presenters Keith Kristich, Patricia Clough, Adam Gordon and Irene Chang presenting Prayer as Relationship, The Method of Centering Prayer, Thoughts and the Use of the Sacred Word, and Deepening Our Relationship with God respectively. Parts 2 – 5 are four continuing sessions including Q&A, a time to pause the video for 20 minutes of Centering Prayer and a video by Fr. Thomas Keating. This Zoom-enabled program was sponsored by Contemplative Outreach and the Centering Prayer Introductory Program Service Team.
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; September 15, 2023 - September 17, 2023
Notre Dame Retreat Center Ipswich, MA
Begins Friday @3:00PM (w/Dinner@ 5:00)
Ends Sunday @ 1:00PM after lunch
$300- all inclusive
Purpose:
+To introduce or expand the experience of Centering Prayer and the Welcoming Prayer as a part of a daily 12-Step Practice
+To stimulate a desire and resolve in participants to practice meditation on a daily basis
+To allow God “to relieve me from the bondage of self”
FACILITATORS: Fr. Bill Sheehan, Rev. Rob Bacon, Nancy Nichols Kearns
A weekend retreat consisting of the following components:
+Centering Prayer each day
+Silence and practice
+Presentations on
Centering Prayer, The welcoming Prayer, and the Human Condition and Transformation
+Group process and discussion
+12-Step meetings
+Lectio Divina with the Big Book
Prerequisites:
+12-Step experience in any of the fellowships
+A desire to gain prayer and meditation experience
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Registration Form
The Contemplative Dimension
of the 12 Steps
Please print your information clearly below.
Name.............................................
Address............................................ ...............Town.............................................. State.................ZipCode.................. Email................................................................ .................................Confirm Email................................................
Please list any food allergies and/or health/dietary needs in the space below. The retreat center is able to respond to vegetarian, vegan, dairy-free and gluten-free diets.
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Send this filled-in form and your deposit
or full amount to:
Kathy Machurat
47 Prospect Street
Amesbury, MA 01913
Payment options:
$150 deposit….$150 at check in
$300 payment in full
Checks made out to
“Contemplative Outreach of Boston”
Scholarships are available:
Kathym530@gmail.com
(978)430-3000
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Contemplative Outreach of Boston
“Put Out Into the Deep”
7Day/6 Night Intensive Centering Prayer Retreat
You are invited to put out into the deep and participate in a 7 day silent centering prayer retreat, designed to
deepen your practice and relationship with God. Immerse yourself in double sessions of Centering Prayer with a contemplative walk and daily Eucharist, as you awaken your heart and mind to the Divine Presence within.
Dates: October 30, 2023 - November 5, 2023
Notre Dame Retreat Center, Ipswich, MA
The retreat begins Monday with check-in between 3-4PM and Dinner at 5PM. The retreat ends on Sunday at 1:00PM, after Lunch.
Facilitators: Fr. Bill Sheehan and Fran Ricciarelli
Cost: $675.00 with a non-refundable deposit of $200.00 when registering.
This fee includes 6 nights in a private room with bath, and all meals.
Partial scholarships are available by contacting Fran Ricciarelli at 781-974-5769..
Contact the registrar, Mary Jane Roche, for more information or questions about the retreat.
(cell) 781-264-4943 (email)mjroche05@gmail.com
Registration Form
Contemplative Outreach of Boston
“Put Out Into the Deep”
7Day/6 Night Intensive Centering Prayer Retreat Please print your information clearly below.
Name............................................. Phone..................... Street............................................. Town....................... State............................................. Zip Code.................. Email..................................................................... Confirm Email............................................................
Send this filled-in form and your non refundable deposit of $200.00 by September 30, 2023 to:
Mary Jane Roche P.O.Box 2537
Duxbury, MA 02331
A balance of $475.00 (by check) is due at check-in.
Please list any food allergies and/or health/dietary needs in the space below. The retreat center is able to respond to vegetarian, vegan, dairy-free and gluten-free diets.
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Saturday, October 7, 2023 -Day of prayer-Praying with Jesus
Henry Schoenfield will lead us in Centering Prayer,
chanting in the Aramaic and some Gurdjieff movements at
St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Lynnfield, MA
The prayer that is commonly known as the Lord’s prayer is one that many memorized as young children. Even though we may recite it often in church as adults , there is more to this prayer than our English translations have to offer. When approached from the Aramaic roots, the Prayer of Jesus reveals a vision and path following in the way of Jesus that is both inspiring and imminently practical.
Drawing on the work of Neil Douglas-Klotz and using a balance of teaching, chanting, sacred Gurdjieff movement, guided meditation and Centering Prayer, this Day Apart Retreat is intended as an introduction to this deeper work.
Henry Schoenfield is a Spiritual Director, ICF Certified Coach, and United Church of Christ pastor. He helps people cultivate a space of deep listening for how God is calling them to meet the present moment with an open heart.
Praying with Jesus—Saturday October 7, 2023
St. Paul’s Church 127 Summer Street Lynnfield, MA
9:30 am – 3:30 pm (lunch provided)
Good Will Offering Basket will be available.
(The cost for this day retreat is $30/person.)
Register by email: Mary Anne Dinning
dinningma017@gmail.com
More information will be posted soon.
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Thursday through Sunday, February 8, 9, 10, 2024....
A continuation of Henry's program at
Glastonbury Abbey in Hingham, MA
More information will be posted soon.
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Introductory Program
A Centering Prayer Introductory Program in five parts was recorded this summer and is available on the Contemplative Outreach YouTube channel . You can find this on:( ContemplativeOutreach.org click on the envelope at the bottom of the front page)It includes the Centering Prayer Workshop with presenters Keith Kristich, Patricia Clough, Adam Gordon and Irene Chang presenting Prayer as Relationship, The Method of Centering Prayer, Thoughts and the Use of the Sacred Word, and Deepening Our Relationship with God respectively. Parts 2 – 5 are four continuing sessions including Q&A, a time to pause the video for 20 minutes of Centering Prayer and a video by Fr. Thomas Keating. This Zoom-enabled program was sponsored by Contemplative Outreach and the Centering Prayer Introductory Program Service Team.
