A Co-Presentation of MN Contemplative Outreach and Restoration Ministries
Experiencing Your Belovedness
A 40-day journey exploring the Prayer of Examen
7 Consecutive Thursdays, on Zoom
September 10th through October 22nd
1:00-2:15 p.m. CT
Suggested Donation: $20
Facilitators: Kim Isaak (Restoration Ministries) & Laurie Erickson
Zoom Link (for registrants only)
Companion Book: Sleeping with Bread: Holding What Gives You Life
(by Dennis Linn, Sheila Linn and Matthew Linn)
During this series, we will be noticing where we feel the experience of God’s love. We will notice where and how we feel separated from God’s love. We want this to be a felt-sense experience, where we feel in our body a sense of God’s love within and around us.
Each class we will be exploring a different aspect of the prayer of examen. It is a simple prayer and it has such a rich dimension to it.
There will be time for:
"This winter I began a process of practicing the examen prayer. The way our teacher, Matt Linn, taught this prayer made a lasting change to me. The practice focuses on the embodiment of God’s love, especially right before sleeping." ~Laurie
We look forward to journeying with you during these 40-days as we notice and experience God’s love for us.
Experiencing Your Belovedness
A 40-day journey exploring the Prayer of Examen
7 Consecutive Thursdays, on Zoom
September 10th through October 22nd
1:00-2:15 p.m. CT
Suggested Donation: $20
Facilitators: Kim Isaak (Restoration Ministries) & Laurie Erickson
Zoom Link (for registrants only)
Companion Book: Sleeping with Bread: Holding What Gives You Life
(by Dennis Linn, Sheila Linn and Matthew Linn)
During this series, we will be noticing where we feel the experience of God’s love. We will notice where and how we feel separated from God’s love. We want this to be a felt-sense experience, where we feel in our body a sense of God’s love within and around us.
Each class we will be exploring a different aspect of the prayer of examen. It is a simple prayer and it has such a rich dimension to it.
There will be time for:
- Silence to slow down, turn inward and enter into the stillness to hear the Holy Spirit.
- Reviewing material from the book, Sleeping with Bread: Holding What Gives You Life, and other supplemental resources.
- Listening practice with a question for the week, noticing our felt-sense and interior stillness.
- Small group sharing of your insights and or questions. We don’t seek to answer the questions, but bringing them up allows them to be heard and explored. Insights will be brought back to the large group.
- Closing prayer and blessing.
"This winter I began a process of practicing the examen prayer. The way our teacher, Matt Linn, taught this prayer made a lasting change to me. The practice focuses on the embodiment of God’s love, especially right before sleeping." ~Laurie
We look forward to journeying with you during these 40-days as we notice and experience God’s love for us.
Centering Prayer in Three Dimensions
Sitting Meditation, Walking Meditation, and Welcoming Prayer
Saturday, October 24, 9:30-2:30
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89429983926
Facilitators: Mary Lapham and Sister Beth Lynn
Online RSVP
Join us for a day of exploration, teaching & practice, deepening connection, and sharing with one another the experience of growing in God's love through various methods of contemplation.
As Thomas Merton says, "Meditation has no point unless it is rooted in life.... It is precisely the function of meditation to bring us into awareness and receptivity."
Flow of the Workshop
9:30 Morning Session
12:30 Afternoon Session
Mary Lapham is co-coordinator of MN Contemplative Outreach, a member of the Contemplative Outreach Welcoming Prayer service team, and a presenter with 12stepspirituality.org.
Sister Beth Lynn is a member of the Poor Clare Sisters and longtime teacher and practitioner of Centering Prayer.
Sitting Meditation, Walking Meditation, and Welcoming Prayer
Saturday, October 24, 9:30-2:30
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89429983926
Facilitators: Mary Lapham and Sister Beth Lynn
Online RSVP
Join us for a day of exploration, teaching & practice, deepening connection, and sharing with one another the experience of growing in God's love through various methods of contemplation.
As Thomas Merton says, "Meditation has no point unless it is rooted in life.... It is precisely the function of meditation to bring us into awareness and receptivity."
Flow of the Workshop
9:30 Morning Session
- Welcome and Introductions
- Wisdom and History of Centering Prayer
- Walking Prayer: Contemplation in Movement
12:30 Afternoon Session
- The Welcoming Prayer: Consent On-The-Go
Mary Lapham is co-coordinator of MN Contemplative Outreach, a member of the Contemplative Outreach Welcoming Prayer service team, and a presenter with 12stepspirituality.org.
Sister Beth Lynn is a member of the Poor Clare Sisters and longtime teacher and practitioner of Centering Prayer.
**In-Person Workshops at 1st Universalist Suspended**
We are meeting online every Saturday.
Saturdays, 9:30-10:45 a.m.
Join URL: https://zoom.us/j/392510399
12-Step Spirituality Workshops 2019-20
Explore Centering Prayer and deepen your daily practice of Step 11
Each zoom session includes:
• Welcome to newcomers
• Welcoming Prayer
• Centering Prayer meditation guidelines
• One 20-minute Centering Prayer
• Speaker sharing 5 minutes on their spiritual journey of recovery
• Small group discussions
• Grateful Heart Practice
For further information or to register, visit the website at 12stepspirituality.org or click here for brochure.
We are meeting online every Saturday.
Saturdays, 9:30-10:45 a.m.
Join URL: https://zoom.us/j/392510399
12-Step Spirituality Workshops 2019-20
Explore Centering Prayer and deepen your daily practice of Step 11
Each zoom session includes:
• Welcome to newcomers
• Welcoming Prayer
• Centering Prayer meditation guidelines
• One 20-minute Centering Prayer
• Speaker sharing 5 minutes on their spiritual journey of recovery
• Small group discussions
• Grateful Heart Practice
For further information or to register, visit the website at 12stepspirituality.org or click here for brochure.
Benedictine Center of St. Paul's Monastery
The community of sisters at the Benedictine Center of St. Paul's Monastery have long supported Centering Prayer in Minnesota. Through programs and prayer, they have created a most sacred space that invites us all to a deeper relationship with the Divine.
All sessions take place at the Benedictine Center (map).
You can register online, call Guest Services at 651-777-7251,
or send an email (benedictinecenter@stpaulsmonastery.org) for more information.
Taize Prayer (Suspended during the pandemic)
Third Fridays of each month, 7 to 8 p.m., no charge. This hour of quiet, simple, gentle communal prayer requires no previous experience, yet is so rich that people come every month. Come and pray for peace in God's presence.
Check the Groups Page for the weekly Centering Prayer Group led by Sister Virginia Matter every Wednesday morning.
The community of sisters at the Benedictine Center of St. Paul's Monastery have long supported Centering Prayer in Minnesota. Through programs and prayer, they have created a most sacred space that invites us all to a deeper relationship with the Divine.
All sessions take place at the Benedictine Center (map).
You can register online, call Guest Services at 651-777-7251,
or send an email (benedictinecenter@stpaulsmonastery.org) for more information.
Taize Prayer (Suspended during the pandemic)
Third Fridays of each month, 7 to 8 p.m., no charge. This hour of quiet, simple, gentle communal prayer requires no previous experience, yet is so rich that people come every month. Come and pray for peace in God's presence.
Check the Groups Page for the weekly Centering Prayer Group led by Sister Virginia Matter every Wednesday morning.
St. Scholastica Monastery Center for Spirituality and Enrichment
1001 Kenwood Avenue, Duluth, MN 55811 (map)
The Center for Spirituality and Enrichment is a ministry of the Benedictine Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery in Duluth, Minnesota. A variety of programs and retreats are offered throughout the year at both St. Scholastica Monastery and McCabe Renewal Center. Through them, opportunities are provided for spiritual growth, prayerful reflection and personal enrichment for all ages. The Center welcomes members of all faith traditions and human service organizations who promote the well-being and peace of all.
For a complete list of programs, visit the retreat center website at retreatduluth.org.
You can contact the Director of the Center, Dawn Carrillo, at 218-723-6699 or email (dcarrillo@duluthosb.org).
1001 Kenwood Avenue, Duluth, MN 55811 (map)
The Center for Spirituality and Enrichment is a ministry of the Benedictine Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery in Duluth, Minnesota. A variety of programs and retreats are offered throughout the year at both St. Scholastica Monastery and McCabe Renewal Center. Through them, opportunities are provided for spiritual growth, prayerful reflection and personal enrichment for all ages. The Center welcomes members of all faith traditions and human service organizations who promote the well-being and peace of all.
For a complete list of programs, visit the retreat center website at retreatduluth.org.
You can contact the Director of the Center, Dawn Carrillo, at 218-723-6699 or email (dcarrillo@duluthosb.org).
Episcopal House of Prayer
The following enrichment opportunities will be held at the Episcopal House of Prayer in Collegeville, Minnesota (map). For more information, e-mail Patricia Benson at houseprayer@csbsju.edu, or call 320-363-3293.
Also check the Groups Page for the following meetings facilitated by the Episcopal House of Prayer.
Covid-19 Update
Weekly Contemplative Prayer
Wednesdays, 5-5:30 p.m. Check-in; 5:30-6:30 Prayer
https://csbsju.zoom.us/j/644263888
Facilitator: Dr. Christine Luna Munger
For more information, click here.
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St. Paul’s Episcopal on Lake of the Isles (map)
1917 Logan Avenue South, Minneapolis 55403
To find us, look for the sidewalk sign to find the Monday night Contemplative Prayer Practice,
or look for our House of Prayer in the City sign at the church entrance on street level.
Mondays, 6-6:30 p.m., Orientation/Introduction
For those of you who are beginners in Christian Contemplation, we offer guidance and support each Monday evening at 6:00 p.m. prior to our regular practice at 6:30. No advance registration; goodwill offering is appreciated.
Mondays, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Silent prayer in a Christian setting. The format includes simple chanting and two 20-minute sits with a walking meditation between. Anyone with a silent meditative or contemplative practice is welcome.
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Episcopal House of Prayer (map)
14215 Fruit Farm Rd, Collegeville 56374
Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30
Free and open to the public, we sit together in the Oratory. The prayer begins with a simple chant, and we observe two 20-minute periods of silent prayer with a contemplative walk in between, concluding with a simple chant. If you are coming for the first time, we recommend you arrive ten minutes early so we can welcome you and introduce you to the practice and space.
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Episcopal Homes (map)
502 Lynnhurst Ave East, St. Paul 55104
We meet in the Drew Room, on the 5th floor of the Terrace Bldg.
Parking lot entrance on University Ave.
Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Silent prayer in a Christian setting. The format includes simple chanting and two 20-minute sits with a walking meditation between. Any type of silent meditative or contemplative practice is welcome.
The following enrichment opportunities will be held at the Episcopal House of Prayer in Collegeville, Minnesota (map). For more information, e-mail Patricia Benson at houseprayer@csbsju.edu, or call 320-363-3293.
Also check the Groups Page for the following meetings facilitated by the Episcopal House of Prayer.
Covid-19 Update
Weekly Contemplative Prayer
Wednesdays, 5-5:30 p.m. Check-in; 5:30-6:30 Prayer
https://csbsju.zoom.us/j/644263888
Facilitator: Dr. Christine Luna Munger
For more information, click here.
◆◆◆
St. Paul’s Episcopal on Lake of the Isles (map)
1917 Logan Avenue South, Minneapolis 55403
To find us, look for the sidewalk sign to find the Monday night Contemplative Prayer Practice,
or look for our House of Prayer in the City sign at the church entrance on street level.
Mondays, 6-6:30 p.m., Orientation/Introduction
For those of you who are beginners in Christian Contemplation, we offer guidance and support each Monday evening at 6:00 p.m. prior to our regular practice at 6:30. No advance registration; goodwill offering is appreciated.
Mondays, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Silent prayer in a Christian setting. The format includes simple chanting and two 20-minute sits with a walking meditation between. Anyone with a silent meditative or contemplative practice is welcome.
◆◆◆
Episcopal House of Prayer (map)
14215 Fruit Farm Rd, Collegeville 56374
Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30
Free and open to the public, we sit together in the Oratory. The prayer begins with a simple chant, and we observe two 20-minute periods of silent prayer with a contemplative walk in between, concluding with a simple chant. If you are coming for the first time, we recommend you arrive ten minutes early so we can welcome you and introduce you to the practice and space.
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Episcopal Homes (map)
502 Lynnhurst Ave East, St. Paul 55104
We meet in the Drew Room, on the 5th floor of the Terrace Bldg.
Parking lot entrance on University Ave.
Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Silent prayer in a Christian setting. The format includes simple chanting and two 20-minute sits with a walking meditation between. Any type of silent meditative or contemplative practice is welcome.
St. Benedict's Monastery
The following enrichment opportunities will be held at the Spirituality Center of St. Benedict's Monastery in St. Joseph, Minnesota (map). For more information, e-mail Sister Mary Weidner(mweidner@csbsju.edu), or call 320-363-8987.
Check the Groups Page for the daily Centering Prayer group that meets Monday thru Friday afternoons at the Spirituality Center.
The following enrichment opportunities will be held at the Spirituality Center of St. Benedict's Monastery in St. Joseph, Minnesota (map). For more information, e-mail Sister Mary Weidner(mweidner@csbsju.edu), or call 320-363-8987.
Check the Groups Page for the daily Centering Prayer group that meets Monday thru Friday afternoons at the Spirituality Center.