First Things
United in Prayer: A Life Surrendered to Love
Saturday March 16
9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Salem Lutheran Church, West St. Paul
    
Gather with us as we join in a worldwide vigil
celebrating the gift of Father Thomas
and the gifts of Centering Prayer.

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Spring Day of Enrichment
Saturday, April 13
8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
St. Paul's Monastery & Benedictine Center

Experiential workshop on the Five Wisdom Energies,
presented by Dan Wolpert. Brings out the best of who we are, and allows us to see the world with new eyes.

To learn more, click here.
Spring Retreat!
Praying with The Saint John’s Bible:
Illuminating Your Lenten Journey

St. Scholastica Monastery, Duluth
Center for Spirituality and Enrichment
Friday March 22nd to Sunday March 24th

Ignite your imagination for praying through the Lenten season using the illuminations of The Saint John’s Bible.

To learn more, click here.
Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop
Church of the Risen Savior, Burnsville
Saturday March 23, 9:00 a.m. to Noon

Risen Savior is partnering with Minnesota Contemplative Outreach to offer an Introduction to Centering Prayer to kindle the contemplative dimension of the gospel, and share the gift of Centering Prayer with people of all faiths.

To learn more, click here.

Father Thomas Keating
March 7, 1923 – October 25, 2018

A Life Surrendered to Love

Save the Date
2019 Fall Retreat
November 8-10
Christ the King Retreat Center
Buffalo, Minnesota

The Four Consents
Led by Pamela Begeman
of National Contemplative Outreach
Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop
St. Olaf Church, Minneapolis
Two Consecutive Saturdays:
March 23rd and 30th, 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.

Centering Prayer is a method of silent prayer that prepares us to welcome the gift of God's presence within us -- closer than breathing, closer than thinking, closer than consciousness itself.

To learn more, click here.

2018 Fall Retreat, Buffalo Lake, MN

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Welcome

  • We are an ecumenical group of women and men volunteers ministering together to support and nurture the practitioners of Centering Prayer in Minnesota. We do this by providing teachers, sharing resources and building community.

  • Centering Prayer is an ancient form of Christian meditation that deepens a practitioner's relationship with God. 
     
  • Minnesota Contemplative Outreach is one of more than 120 chapters in 53 countries formed by National Contemplative Outreach, Ltd., a worldwide spiritual network that provides support and resources for Centering Prayer Practitioners.

  • We have 21 teachers offering introductory classes, retreats and other enrichment opportunities throughout the year.  We also support Centering Prayer groups throughout the state.

  • Please contact us if you have submissions for our blog, Presence & Action; are forming a new group; or would like to announce an upcoming event.