Facilitators: Sr. Rita Panciera, Sr. Ruth Ann Madera, & Fr. Philip Billotte

Bethany Retreat Center is providing an in-depth retreat for those with experience with Centering Prayer who wish to enter into a more profound level of spiritual practice. Gift of Life ~ Death & Dying, Life & Living continues and builds on the works of Fr. Thomas Keating over the past 30+ years. It offers a a vision of hope and a view of reality that counter the cultural norms that view death as a tragedy, or the end of living, or an entry into harsh judgment and retribution. Fr. Thomas sat with Fr. Carl Arico in an intimate conversation focused on the transformative process of death and dying as part of, rather than the end of, life's journey.

Requirements:

Contemplative Outreach, under whose auspices these retreats are given, require that those who participate in the Intensive Retreat be regular practitioners of Centering Prayer.

(Massage Therapist available - not included in the cost.)

Arrival: 5pm & Supper at 6pm ~ Departure: 11am, Sunday
Offering:
$490 for Private Room
$550 for Private Room w/Bath (Limited)
Deposit: $150 non-refundable

Limited Scholarships Available

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8 Day POST Intensive Contemplative Prayer Retreat
June 9 - 16, 2019 (Sun. to Sun.) - FULL : Waiting List Only
August 4-11, 2019 (Sun. to Sun)

Facilitators: Sr. Rita Panciera, Sr. Ruth Ann Madera & Fr. Philip Billotte

The purpose of the retreat is to assist the participants in entering into a more intimate silence in a nurturing, supportive environment that combines both solitude and community. The Post Intensive is a next step into a profound silence and stillness in order to facilitate a more intimate union with God.

Requirements for Making the Post-Intensive Retreat

1. Be regular practitioners of Centering Prayer
2. Have made an Intensive Retreat prior to making the Post-Intensive Retreat

(Massage Therapist available - not included in the cost.)

Arrival: 5pm & Supper at 6pm ~ Departure: 11am, Sunday
Offering:
$490 for Private Room
$550 for Private Room w/Bath (Limited)
Deposit: $150 non-refundable

Limited Scholarships Available

REGISTER NOW

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Contemplative Outreach of Central Pennsylvania presents

Centering Prayer as an 11th Step Practice Workshop
Saturday, June 22, 2019 ~ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Centering Prayer is a simple method of prayer rooted in ancient Christian practice that opens us to God's presence and divine healing. It is simply moving deep within ourselves, in silence, saying nothing, asking for nothing, just being and allowing our Higher Power to be with us. The great benefit of Centering Prayer is that it invites us to allow God to introduce Himself, instead of try to answer the question of who God is.

Presenters: Nancy Cord-Baran Carolyn Yankovitz

Location: We will be in the Chapel at Good Shepherd Catholic Church 867 Grays Woods Blvd. Port Matilda, Pa (Just past Geissinger Complex) Enter the door on the left side of the church building where the entrance to the office is.

Nancy Cord-Baran is a Certified Spiritual Director, Co-Coordinator for Contemplative Outreach of Central Pa. and a member of the Formation Team. Nancy has been practicing Centering Prayer for over 21 years. Centering prayer has been an important part of her spiritual life and faith formation. She is a Commissioned Presenter for Centering Prayer, The Forgiveness Prayer and 12 Step Outreach.

Carolyn Yankovitz is a Certified Spiritual Director and Retreat Leader. She has been practicing Centering Prayer for over 12 years. Contemplative prayer is an important part of Carolyn's personal life and ministry. She is a Commissioned Presenter for Centering Prayer, The Welcoming Prayer, The Forgiveness Prayer and 12 Step Outreach.

Contact: Nancy Cord-Baran at 814-237-1002 or email ncb612@ gmail.com to register.
 

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Contemplative Outreach of Central Pennsylvania presents

Forgiveness Prayer Workshop
Sunday, June 23, 2019 ~ 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Come to the Forgiveness Prayer Workshop and explore the need and the nature for forgiveness. Forgiveness is a way to open to God's healing presence and action when you are hurt, wounded or offended. The Forgiveness Prayer is a prayer which God uses to teach us how to forgive.

Presenters: Nancy Cord-Baran Carolyn Yankovitz

Location: We will be in the Chapel at Good Shepherd Catholic Church 867 Grays Woods Blvd. Port Matilda, Pa (Just past Geissinger Complex) Enter the door on the left side of the church building where the entrance to the office is.

Nancy Cord-Baran is a Certified Spiritual Director, Co-Coordinator for Contemplative Outreach of Central Pa. and a member of the Formation Team. Nancy has been practicing Centering Prayer for over 21 years. Centering prayer has been an important part of her spiritual life and faith formation. She is a Commissioned Presenter for Centering Prayer, The Forgiveness Prayer and 12 Step Outreach.

Carolyn Yankovitz is a Certified Spiritual Director and Retreat Leader. She has been practicing Centering Prayer for over 12 years. Contemplative prayer is an important part of Carolyn's personal life and ministry. She is a Commissioned Presenter for Centering Prayer, The Welcoming Prayer, The Forgiveness Prayer and 12 Step Outreach.

Contact: Nancy Cord-Baran at 814-237-1002 or email ncb612@ gmail.com to register.
 

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Contemplative Outreach of Central Pa presents:
Contemplative Attitudes Through the Practice of Centering Prayer
A Retreat Based on the work of David Frenette
October 11-13, 2019 (Fri. to Sun.)

Presenters: Roberta White and Nancy Cord-Baran

In the teachings of Jesus, there are prayers, and then there is prayer--the silent, loving communion with the divine, beyond words or ritual. With Father Thomas Keating's book Open Mind, Open Heart, hundreds of thousands discovered the transformative power of Centering Prayer as a form of Christian meditation. Now, with The Path of Centering Prayer, Keating's senior student, friend, and adviser, David Frenette, reveals the profound depths of this practice, facilitating a deepening of intimacy with God.

The retreat will focus on the contemplative attitudes, as reflected upon in David's book. It will also include silence and Centering Prayer.

Contemplative attitudes, the fruits of contemplative prayer, are revealed in daily life and we will explore how to foster them. Such qualities as simplicity, gentleness, letting go, resting in God, embracing, and finally integrating one's experience of prayer into one's daily life, are paired with David's Guided Meditations.

This retreat is suitable for beginners as well as seasoned practitioners.

Check in is from 3:00 to 5:00 Friday afternoon. There will be an optional video on the method of Centering Prayer (recommended for those new to the practice) at 4:00 PM.

A reception and welcoming at 5:30 begins the retreat, followed by dinner.

Offering: $195
Deposit: $75

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Roberta White has been involved with Contemplative Outreach since 2001. She has led retreats throughout the country on Centering Prayer, the Forgiveness Prayer, Lectio Divina, the Welcoming Prayer Practice and Centering Prayer as an 11th Step Practice. She has served on the Formation Team for those
preparing to become commissioned Centering Prayer workshop presenters. Roberta formerly served as co-coordinator of the Atlanta Chapter of Contemplative Outreach and is currently a member of the Contemplative Outreach of Atlanta Leadership Team.

Nancy Cord-Baran is a Spiritual Director and Co-Coordinator for Contemplative Outreach of Central Pa. She is a commissioned presenter for the Introduction to Centering Prayer workshop and has served on the Formation Team who has been practicing Centering Prayer since 1998.