Spring 2026 Silent Retreat
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Facilitators:
Mary Lapham and Tom Bostelmann Sunday May 3rd to Saturday May 9th Hokyoji Retreat Center (hokyoji.org) 2649 County 5 , Eitzen MN (map) Cost (includes a private, single room and all meals): $750 per person All meals are vegetarian. Minnesota Contemplative Outreach Invites you to join us for our Spring Silent Retreat.
We are delighted to return to the Hokyoji Retreat Center, located on 105 acres of forested land in the beautiful Driftless Area of Southeast Minnesota. Our first gathering is Sunday evening dinner at 6:30 p.m., but guests are welcome to arrive from 3:00 p.m. onward to get settled, walk the trails, etc. We depart after lunch on Saturday. Experienced facilitators Mary Lapham and Tom Bostelmann will sustain your experience with a regular schedule that will consist of roughly 12 periods of Centering Prayer throughout the day, with breaks for meals. Attendees may participate in as many sessions as they feel called to. The organizers recommend that participants have an established centering prayer practice, and request that all plan to be present for the duration of the retreat and to honor silence throughout. Attendees may participate in as many centering prayer sessions as they feel called to. |
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Mary Lapham, M. Ed., is a commissioned presenter for both Centering and Welcoming Prayer. She has served the MNCO Board since 2016, is currently on the CO Welcoming Prayer Service team. Mary leads a weekly Welcoming/Centering hour in the Meditation Chapel.
Tom Bostelmann has been involved with Contemplative Outreach for over 20 years. He was a chapter facilitator for Contemplative Outreach Northwest (in Seattle) and currently organizes retreats for MNCO.
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