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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 Praying with Bread
April 1, 2023 Hamline United Methodist Church, St. Paul Facilitated by Bryce & Jody Johnson More Information Toward Emptiness:
A Post-Intensive, 8-Day Centering Prayer Retreat July 14 - 21, 2023 Benet House Retreat Center, Rock Island, Illinois More Information 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. 
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. |
Sunday Gatherings
(This is the same link as is used for the 7:00 a.m.
Morning Centering Prayer for Peace) Sunday Gatherings February 26 to April 2, 2023 8:00 - 9:00 AM CT Starting Sunday February 26, 2023, you are invited to participate in a 7-week series of Sunday Gatherings focusing on Lent. We will use Journey to the Center: A Lenten Passage by Thomas Keating. Those who register will receive an email with a reflection to be discussed the following Sunday. Participants convene on Sunday mornings from 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. to be 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. Journey to the Center: A Lenten Passage is available on Amazon in paperback ($14.95, cheaper if ok with a used copy) or at the Contemplative Outreach website ($9.95 + shipping). Weekly Schedule: February 26: Ash Wednesday to Feb 26, pages 9-21 March 5: February 27 - March 5, pages 22-37 March 12: March 6 - March 12, pages 38-54 March 19: March 13 - March 19, pages 55-69 March 26: March 20 - March 26, pages 70-84 April 2 (Palm Sunday): March 27 - April 2, pages 85-99 April 9: Easter, no meeting Minnesota Contemplative Outreach Prison Ministry
Minnesota Contemplative Outreach is blessed with an active prison ministry that brings centering prayer to people who are incarcerated. We hold a centering prayer session at the chapel at the correctional facility at Stillwater on Monday afternoons from approximately 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. There is also a team interested in bringing centering prayer to the correctional facility at Shakopee, but programming is not open there at this time. Both locations can use more men and women volunteers. If you want more information about bringing this prayer to incarcerated individuals, please contact Mark Thiel. |
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.