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First Things
Morning Centering Prayer for Peace
7:00 AM CT, DAILY Sustaining the intention of peace for the Twin Cities,
we hold prayerful silence together, in unity, in love and support for all people in our communities. Hosted by facilitators from the Minnesota Contemplative Outreach community Thursday Evening Centering Prayer
7:00 PM CT, Thursdays Zoom: https://meditationchapel.org/peace-chapel/ Facilitated by Laurie Erickson Volunteers Needed for Bringing Centering Prayer to Stillwater Prison
After over 2 years, centering prayer volunteers will be returning to bring this prayer to the men living at Stillwater prison. We hold a centering prayer session at the chapel at Stillwater Prison on Monday afternoons from approximately 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Both men and women volunteers are welcome. However, we are not able to visit weekly because we need more volunteers. If you have a practice of centering prayer and want more information about bringing this prayer to men in prison, please contact Mark Thiel. Returning to In-Person Meetings?
Please let us know if your group is resuming in-person meetings so that we can update your listing. Contact Mark Thiel or Adam Gordon. |
Sunday Gatherings
(This is the same link as is used for the 7:00 a.m.
Morning Centering Prayer for Peace) Sunday Gatherings November 27 to December 25 8:00 - 9:00 AM CT Starting Sunday November 27, you are invited to participate in a 5-week series of Sunday Gatherings focusing on the Advent Season. Those who register will receive an email every Monday with the reading to study for the week. Participants are encouraged to review the reading multiple times throughout the week, and consider the content prayerfully. Participants will then convene as a group on Sunday mornings from 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. to sit in community with fellow participants and share how they experienced the weekly reading and their Centering Prayer practice. All are welcome, no prior knowledge or practice is necessary.
Please register (click on the link above), so you can receive the weekly email, along with any programming updates. There is no cost for participation, and no need to purchase a book. While we will be emailing out the five readings used for this series, the book, The Daily Reader for Contemplative Living is available on Amazon in paperback ($24.95, cheaper if ok with a used copy) or at the Contemplative Outreach website ($22.95). Weekly Schedule: November 27: Mysterious Inward Death and Rebirth December 4: Abba, Father December 11: Advent Liturgy Includes John the Baptist December 18: Ongoing Purification December 25: Light of Christmas 
Looking for a way to strengthen your daily practice and hold silence in community? Click here to join the worldwide community that is practicing Centering Prayer online, together. |
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.