u Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina Retreat
S. Virginia Matter OSB
Friday, July 30, 7:00 p.m. thru Wednesday, August 4, 1:00 p.m.
$375.00 includes lodging and meals ($180 thru August 1, 1:00 p.m.)

u Weekly Centering Prayer Group meeting
S. Virginia Matter OSB
No Cost
Every Wednesday, 6:30 - 7:30 a.m.

This weekly session provides support and guidance for those seeking to strengthen the role of centering prayer in their lives.

u Taize Prayer
Third Fridays of each month, 7 to 8 p.m., No Charge. This hour of quiet, gentle communal prayer is simple enough that it requires no previous experience, yet so rich that people come every month. Come and pray for peace in God’s presence.

u Men's Contemplative Spirituality Group
The Fourth Monday of the month 7-9PM (call ahead)
David Sagula, PhD, free will offering

This is a monthly ongoing support group for men seeking to integrate contemplative spirituality into their active lives.  No experience with contemplative prayer is necessary, but an openness to its possibilities.  Drop-ins are welcome.

u Soul Friends Group
4th Saturdays of the month 9:30-noon
Colonial Church of Edina
This welcoming and community building group is intended for all those who wish to share the journey and learn from each other. The foundation of the group will be Centering Prayer, but you will not need to be doing the practice to join. We will share videos, discussions and a time of silence. It will be led by Carolyn and Dick Young, Centering Prayer Presenters and meditation teachers. Questions? Call Dick or Carolyn at 952-893-0673

u Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina
Thursdays 7-8pm [October - May 1]
Colonial Church of Edina
All are welcome to join us. If you have not done Centering Prayer before or wish to visit and meet others in the group arrive at 6:45 for instruction and introductions. For more information call Dick or Carolyn Young at 952-893-0673

     Summer Retreat
u Intensive Centering Prayer Retreat
Tuesday, June 1, to Thursday, June 10, 2010
7:00 p.m. (Tuesday) to 1 p.m. (Thursday)
Check in: 6:15 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. (No Tuesday evening meal)
Presented by Katherine Howard, OSB, Saint Benedict's Monastery
Fee: $500 (Includes meals and overnight accommodations)
A non-refundable deposit of $50 is required at the time of registration.
Sponsorship assisstance available.
A silent retreat for those who have been practicing centering prayer for at least six months. Each day will have three one-hour sessions of centering prayer in 20- or 30-minute segments with a 5-minute contemplative walk between segments. Daily videotapes on the spiritual and psychological foundations of Christian contemplative prayer will be shown with time for questions, reflective comments and discussion following each viewing.

u Daily Centering Prayer
Gather Monday through Friday at the Spirituality Center for Centering Prayer from 4:25-4:50 PM. Anyone who has been practicing centering prayer is welcome.

Centering Prayer is a way of praying that invites us to let go of the busyness of our lives to "rest" in God. Learn the method of this traditional Christian prayer and its effects on our lives.

Watch for future events.