11th Step Retreat:

The Contemplative  Dimension of the 12 Steps 

Aug. 23-25  
in Santa Fe, NM 

 

Cost Varies $ 140.00 - $300.00
 
Advance registration please. Space is limited.

 

For registration information please contact:

Tim Curran 314-488-5027 

 

12 STEP OUTREACH &
CONTEMPLATIVE OUTREACH OF NM Presents:
"The Contemplative  Dimension of the 12 Steps" 
Special guest speaker:  Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM

Greetings! 

Meditation Light

We welcome all those involved in 12-Step Recovery and invite you and anyone who supports recovery to join us in this 11th Step Weekend Retreat.

 

Location: Immaculate Heart of Mary Retreat and Conference Center, Santa Fe, NM

 

August 23-25, 2013

 

This conference is for people who are active in any 12 Step program, or those who support recovery, and have the intention to improve their meditation practice and enlarge their spiritual life

 

12-Step Outreach will offer an Introductory Workshop for those who are new to Centering Prayer, which include conferences on Prayer As Relationship, The Method of Centering Prayer, Thoughts and Use of the Sacred Word and Deepening your Relationship with God. For more information visit www.cp12stepoutreach.org   

 

There will be also be presentations on The Human Condition and The Welcoming Prayer, which is a transformative practice of surrender and letting go in the heat of the moment.

 

Our special guest Richard Rohr is a Franciscan of the New Mexico Province. He founded the Center for Action and Contemplation in 1986.

His gift is articulating to our minds what we already know in our hearts. He has been a long time friend of 12 Step programs. He is also well known for his numerous books, tapes, and teachings.

 

We invite you to join us:

  • To introduce or expand and deepen the experience of Centering Prayer and/or the Welcoming Prayer as a part of a daily 12 Step Practice
  • To stimulate a desire and resolve in participants to practice prayer and meditation on a daily basis
  • To allow God "to relieve me from the bondage of self"
  • To deepen all prayer and meditation

This weekend retreat offers of the following components:

  • Centering Prayer periods each day
  • Silence, prayer and meditation practice
  • Presentations on Centering Prayer, The Welcoming Prayer, and the Human Condition and Transformation
  • Group process and discussion
  • 12 Step meetings
August 23-25 (Fri-Sun), 2013

Begins Friday @ 5:00PM (w/Dinner @ 6:00)

Ends Sunday @ 1:00PM after lunch 
                                                                      

Cost (Inclusive, w/ Meals, Bedding and Linen): Double Room (share) with communal bath; $280.00 per person. Rate of $260.00 if paid by July 1.

 

Double Room (share) with private bath is $300.00 per person. Rate of $280.00 if paid by July 1.

 

Commuters Only (includes registration and meals) $150.00 per person. Rate of $140 if paid by July 1

(see alternative housing)

 

Send registration form with $100 deposit prior to July 1; after this date, check for available openings.  Full payment is due August 1. Please make checks payable to: 12-Step Outreach.  

   

Alternative Housing - Lodging options for retreat attendees not staying on the Immaculate Heart Mary campus, include special room rates at The Lodge of Santa Fe at $109.00 per night.  Call 505-992-5800. Also, at The Hilton Santa Fe Historic Plaza at $189.00 per night, includes breakfast. Call 505-988-2811. Tell them it is the Centering Prayer room rate block.  Any questions, call Patty Kealy at 612-345-1411 or e-mail: patty.kealy@conferencedirect.com.  

                                 

 

We hope that you can join us and please let us know if you have any questions, or if we can assist you in any way.

For registration information, please contact: Tim Curran: 314-488-5027

For program information, please contact:Susan Rush, Contemplative Outreach of NM: 505-930-1777 or www.centeringnm.com

Room Assignments: Jenny Adamson email: adamsonje6@gmail.com    

12-Step Outreach Contact: Jim McElroy: 314-657-7234