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CONNECTIONS 
JULY  2013 
 
Contemplative Outreach of Northwest Florida 

 
COMMUNITY  
Introduction to Centering Prayer

August 3, 2013

Christ Episcopal Church 

Pensacola      



The Gift of Life:  Death & Dying, Life & Living
September 6 - 12, 2013
St. Mary's Sewanee 
Sewanee, TN   

 

   

Day of Prayer & Teaching with Father Carl Arico

December 7, 2013

Destin,FL   

More details to follow

The Seven Mansions of the Interior Castle taught by Susan Koomis 
September 6-8, 2013
             and
Five Day Intensive/Post Intensive Retreat
November 15-19, 2013 
         
Both held at the Monastery of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit  in Conyers, GA

For more information email:
retreat@ trappist.net 




CONTINUING

The Divine presence affirms our basic core of goodness made in the image of God

Theological Principle # 5

So that they may all be one; just as You, Father, are in me and I in you, may they also be one in us. 
John 17: 21  
 
CALLING

Centering Prayer and the 11th Step
If you are in a 12-Step Program and  want
 information about Centering Prayer as the 11th step,
 

Go to http://cp12stepoutreach.org 

Click on the Contact Us and someone will respond

 

Or contact [email protected] for local info 







CONTEMPLATION

 

Contemplation is very far from being just one kind of thing that Christians do: it is the key to prayer, liturgy, art and ethics, the key to the essence of a renewed humanity  
that is capable of seeing the world and other subjects in the world with freedom- freedom from self-oriented, acquisitive habits and the distorted understanding that comes from them.

To put it boldly, contemplation is the only ultimate answer to the unreal and insane world that our financial systems and our advertising culture and our chaotic and unexamined emotions encourage us to inhabit.

 

To learn contemplative practice is to learn what we need so as to live truthfully and honestly and lovingly.  It is a deeply revolutionary matter.

Rowan Williams

Retired Archbishop of Canterbury 

 

 

Introduction to Centering Prayer
August 3, 2013
Christ Episcopal Church
Pensacola, FL

Most members of our Centering Prayer Community learned about Centering Prayer because a friend invited them to a workshop or a weekly group meeting. Perhaps you came to Centering Prayer this way. And it is common to hear someone share their deep appreciation for this gift. Many of us find that Centering Prayer is transforming our life.

On Saturday, August 3rd, an Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop will be offered in Pensacola. Will you please take a few moments to think about a friend who lives in the Pensacola area who might find this Prayer enriching to their life and then forward this email to them. it might turn out to be one of the most important gifts they will ever receive

For more information visit our website

COMMITMENT

Tallahassee Facilitators Support Group

On December 3, 2011 an Advent retreat was held at St. John's Episcopal Church for the Tallahassee centering prayer groups. It was organized by Joyce Elder to celebrate the first anniversary of the CONWF chapter.  Carol Lewis, the chapter coordinator, spoke to the group about her vision of the new chapter that includes centering prayer groups from Pensacola to Tallahassee.

 Ruth Reynolds held a meeting in her home for the Tallahassee centering prayer group facilitators, and they were given  a Contemplative Outreach facilitator handbook.  The group decided that a prototype Tallahassee Facilitators Support Group would be organized for one year. Joyce asked Ruth to be the first facilitator of the support group. The 2012 quarterly meetings that followed were held on January 15, April 22, August 26, and November 18 at Faith Presbyterian Church.

 On January 13, 2013 the group met at St. John Neumann Renewal Center. The facilitators agreed that the pilot group had been very successful and they would like to continue to meet in this way.  Nancy Bechard was chosen to be the facilitator for the 2013 meetings and gatherings. The support group has given the facilitators a venue to pray together, share about their groups, plan gatherings for the centering groups, receive information and support from the chapter, and participate in chapter events.

                                        

Nancy Bechard

Facilitator of Tallahassee Support Grroup 

  

                                          

 

 
Contemplative Outreach of Northwest Florida | (850) 572-0967
comhttp://www.centeringprayernwf.com
612 Silvershore Dr.
Pensacola, FL 32507
Support Centering Prayer in NW Florida
 
Our chapter accepts tax-deductible donations to support the work of Centering Prayer throughout the Florida Panhandle. Donations enable us to offer Introductory Workshops, retreats and scholarships to retreats. Donations of any amount are welcome. If you're willing to make a gift to support Centering Prayer, mail your tax-deductible contribution to Chapter Coordinator Carol Lewis at 612 Silvershore Drive, Pensacola, FL 32507-3345. 



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