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CONNECTIONS
December 2015
Contemplative Outreach of Pensacola
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COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
JAN 11- APRIL 18, 2016
CONTEMPLATIVE JOURNEY II
Christ Episcopal Church
MARCH 12-19, 2016
*Registration Deadline Extended*
EIGHT-DAY INTENSIVE & POST-INTENSIVE CENTERING PRAYER RETREAT
Camp Beckwith, Fairhope, AL
FEBRUARY 26-28, 2016
THE GREAT MYSTICS RETREAT
Camp Weed, Live Oak, FL
Registration and details:
Nancy Bechard 850-556-1937
or email:
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CONTRIBUTING
In this season of Advent, we
invite you to make a contribution
in memory or in honor of someone.
Contributions sustain our vision of
transformation of the heart and
make the practice of Centering
Prayer and its conceptual background
readily available. Gratefully, we
accept tax exempt donations in two areas, for the General Fund and
for Scholarships.
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CONTINUING
We acknowledge that any good accomplished by Contemplative Outreach is the work of the Holy Spirit.
Theological Principle #16
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
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Teresa of Avila reminds us in the opening pages of her autobiography that the best way to know and love God is to live in the company of God's friends. Those who have befriended God through the centuries have much to teach us about Jesus Christ. Their view of history is rooted in the conviction that the true turning point of time is the birth and life of Jesus Christ, and that life in every age can be understood only from the perspective of Emmanuel -- God is with us, now and forever.
In the two thousand years since Bethlehem, the presence of the living Christ has transformed human lives and transformed history. The same Christ is now transforming us and our time.
-- Janice T. Grana, adapted from 2000 Years Since Bethlehem
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CALLING
REGISTRATION IS OPEN
FOR THESE EVENTS
PART II
Christ Episcopal Church
Pensacola
Classes on Mondays
Jan 11 - April 18, 2016
9:30-noon
Anyone with an established Centering Prayer practice is invited to Contemplative Journey II
to explore a path toward the fullness of life,
its meaning and purpose.The series includes the rich wisdom teachings of Fr. Thomas Keating and Sister Maria Tasto. The Forgiveness and Welcoming Prayers are introduced as transformative methods of prayer.
"A retreat once a year would deepen your daily practice, especially if the retreat is long enough, like five or preferably eight full days..."
Father Thomas Keating
The Daily Reader for Contemplative Living, p. 58
Eight-Day
Intensive and Post-Intensive
CENTERING PRAYER RETREAT
March 12-19, 2016
Camp Beckwith
Fairhope, AL
Retreats offer opportunity
...to take one's relationship with God and one's prayer practice deeper.
... to have time and space away from the busyness and demands of daily life.
...to allow the mind, body, and spirit to surrender to God's presence and action within.
...to provide a valuable tool to aid one's interior transformation in Christ.
*Registration Extended--Payments in 2016*
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