12-Step Spirituality Workshops 2021-22
Explore Centering Prayer
and deepen your daily practice of Step 11
Saturdays, 9:30-10:45 a.m.
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.
• 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.
Praying with Bread
April 1, 2023, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Hamline United Methodist Church, St. Paul
Facilitated by Bryce & Jody Johnson
There is a God given rhythm to life which must be honored. It is like bread making, which has a rhythm of work and rest. It is at the heart of our spiritual lives: action and solitude. This is a hands-on bread making class interspersed with time for the Spirit to rise within through centering prayer and conversation.
The retreat is Saturday, April 1st from 9 AM to 3 PM. A light lunch will be served. We will bake in the church’s wood-fired bread oven. You will leave the retreat with bread you have made, and we trust, a renewed spirit.
Cost: $40, which includes lunch. Limited to 10 people
Payment will be received at the retreat.
April 1, 2023, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Hamline United Methodist Church, St. Paul
Facilitated by Bryce & Jody Johnson
There is a God given rhythm to life which must be honored. It is like bread making, which has a rhythm of work and rest. It is at the heart of our spiritual lives: action and solitude. This is a hands-on bread making class interspersed with time for the Spirit to rise within through centering prayer and conversation.
The retreat is Saturday, April 1st from 9 AM to 3 PM. A light lunch will be served. We will bake in the church’s wood-fired bread oven. You will leave the retreat with bread you have made, and we trust, a renewed spirit.
Cost: $40, which includes lunch. Limited to 10 people
Payment will be received at the retreat.
Contemplative Outreach Presenter Formation For Centering Prayer
Sophia Center, Atchison, Kansas
September 19 - 22, 2023
Facilitated by Contemplative Outreach Presenter Formation Service Team
The vision of Contemplative Outreach states, “We embrace the process of transformation in Christ, both in ourselves and in others, through the practice of Centering Prayer.” Please join us for this spiritual retreat that offers CO’s first step of
Formation Training that will enable you to become a commissioned presenter, as well as grow a deeper understanding and enrichment of the practice. Enrollment in this retreat requires an interview and application.
For an introductory conversation and application please contact:
Robert Carr, Cathy Christiansen, or Diane Boruff
Upon acceptance, registration and payment links will be emailed to applicants.
Cost: $400
Deposit: $100 at time of registration with balance paid by September 5.
Sophia Center, Atchison, Kansas
September 19 - 22, 2023
Facilitated by Contemplative Outreach Presenter Formation Service Team
The vision of Contemplative Outreach states, “We embrace the process of transformation in Christ, both in ourselves and in others, through the practice of Centering Prayer.” Please join us for this spiritual retreat that offers CO’s first step of
Formation Training that will enable you to become a commissioned presenter, as well as grow a deeper understanding and enrichment of the practice. Enrollment in this retreat requires an interview and application.
For an introductory conversation and application please contact:
Robert Carr, Cathy Christiansen, or Diane Boruff
Upon acceptance, registration and payment links will be emailed to applicants.
Cost: $400
Deposit: $100 at time of registration with balance paid by September 5.
Toward Emptiness: A Post-Intensive, 8-Day Centering Prayer Retreat
Benet House Retreat Center, Rock Island, Illinois
July 14 - 21, 2023
Facilitated by Chris Frantsvog and Paul Witmer.
This Post-Intensive Retreat will consist of continuous periods of Centering Prayer from before sunrise until the dinner hour, with breaks for meals. Attendees may participate in as much prayer as they are called to. Short pauses for entering and leaving the silence will be offered every 30 minutes. There will be no teaching and no reading during this immersion in silence.
Cost: $780 single includes all meals and private bathroom
$710 double occupancy (limited number of rooms available)
Registration deadline: June 25, 2023
Note: All retreatants must be fully vaccinated. You will be contacted after registration with information on how to provide proof. Each registrant must also complete a short Covid questionnaire upon arrival, and wear a mask when going through the buffet line at the monastery.
Benet House Retreat Center, Rock Island, Illinois
July 14 - 21, 2023
Facilitated by Chris Frantsvog and Paul Witmer.
This Post-Intensive Retreat will consist of continuous periods of Centering Prayer from before sunrise until the dinner hour, with breaks for meals. Attendees may participate in as much prayer as they are called to. Short pauses for entering and leaving the silence will be offered every 30 minutes. There will be no teaching and no reading during this immersion in silence.
Cost: $780 single includes all meals and private bathroom
$710 double occupancy (limited number of rooms available)
Registration deadline: June 25, 2023
Note: All retreatants must be fully vaccinated. You will be contacted after registration with information on how to provide proof. Each registrant must also complete a short Covid questionnaire upon arrival, and wear a mask when going through the buffet line at the monastery.
Eight Day Centering Prayer Retreat
August 4 - 11, 2023
Marianist Retreat Center, Eureka Missouri
Facilitated by Fr. Bill Sheehan
This retreat is for those who have an established practice of Centering Prayer of 6 months or more and
offers an opportunity for deeper union with God through communal sharing of silence and stillness. For
those making their first long silent retreat, the “Intensive” track offers periods of silent prayer as well as
viewing and discussion of Fr. Keating’s Spiritual Journey videos. For retreatants who have done an
“Intensive” retreat, the “Post-Intensive” track includes more periods of silent prayer instead of the videos.
Cost: $925 if registration and nonrefundable deposit received by May 1; $975 after May 1.
Nonrefundable deposit for all registrations: $245 with balance due by July 21. Includes room w/ private
bath and all meals. Limited partial scholarships available.
August 4 - 11, 2023
Marianist Retreat Center, Eureka Missouri
Facilitated by Fr. Bill Sheehan
This retreat is for those who have an established practice of Centering Prayer of 6 months or more and
offers an opportunity for deeper union with God through communal sharing of silence and stillness. For
those making their first long silent retreat, the “Intensive” track offers periods of silent prayer as well as
viewing and discussion of Fr. Keating’s Spiritual Journey videos. For retreatants who have done an
“Intensive” retreat, the “Post-Intensive” track includes more periods of silent prayer instead of the videos.
Cost: $925 if registration and nonrefundable deposit received by May 1; $975 after May 1.
Nonrefundable deposit for all registrations: $245 with balance due by July 21. Includes room w/ private
bath and all meals. Limited partial scholarships available.
Labyrinth Walk and Contemplative Meditation
First Saturday of each month (beginning March 4th)
St. Edward the Confessor Church
865 N Ferndale Road
Wayzata, MN 55391 (map)
9:30 a.m. – Gathering, Coffee, Conversation
10:00 a.m. – Lectio Divina, Centering Prayer, Walking the Labyrinth
Beginning March 4th, St Edward the Confessor Church in Wayzata will host a Labyrinth Walk and Contemplative Meditation on the first Saturday of each month. Join us at 9:30 a.m. for coffee and conversation. Those who wish may walk the labyrinth in the sanctuary. At 10 a.m. we will meet in the center of the labyrinth for Lectio Divina, followed by twenty minutes of Centering Prayer. At the conclusion, we will walk the labyrinth silently from the center back out to the gathering room for a second cup of coffee before embracing our Saturday. Contemplative Meditation is suitable for all faiths, and every seeker is welcome to walk with us on their spiritual journey.
First Saturday of each month (beginning March 4th)
St. Edward the Confessor Church
865 N Ferndale Road
Wayzata, MN 55391 (map)
9:30 a.m. – Gathering, Coffee, Conversation
10:00 a.m. – Lectio Divina, Centering Prayer, Walking the Labyrinth
Beginning March 4th, St Edward the Confessor Church in Wayzata will host a Labyrinth Walk and Contemplative Meditation on the first Saturday of each month. Join us at 9:30 a.m. for coffee and conversation. Those who wish may walk the labyrinth in the sanctuary. At 10 a.m. we will meet in the center of the labyrinth for Lectio Divina, followed by twenty minutes of Centering Prayer. At the conclusion, we will walk the labyrinth silently from the center back out to the gathering room for a second cup of coffee before embracing our Saturday. Contemplative Meditation is suitable for all faiths, and every seeker is welcome to walk with us on their spiritual journey.
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.
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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.
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.