February 10 - 19/ 2009

At St. Benedict’s Monastery Retreat House,

Snowmass, Colorado

Hosted by Contemplative Outreach of Colorado

Cost: $650 (double room)

To Register:   

(970) 927-9376;   coc@sopris.net

Deeper Center, Living Prayer

        In 2009 David Frenette will be leading two unique and transformative ten-day retreats on deepening Centering Prayer, one on the beautiful Hudson River and the other in the majestic Rocky Mountains. These retreats provide guidance and encouragement for Centering Prayer practitioners, particularly those who sometimes feel stuck in their practice, discouraged by their thoughts or struggles to find God (all of us!), and for anyone who wants to take their practice to the next level.

Uniting Centering Prayer & Contemplation

        David has developed a series of teachings that assist practitioners in overcoming common obstacles in their prayer life, so that it more easily deepens into contemplation -- a receiving of God’s transforming presence. He will also present methods for effectively integrating the gifts of Centering Prayer practice into everyday life. These teachings are specifically geared towards providing practical help for people at all levels of contemplative experience – beginning, intermediate and advanced.

The Retreat Process

        The retreat will consist of morning and afternoon sessions featuring live teaching presentations, discussion and experiential exercises. There will also be intensive Centering Prayer practice, silence, and solitude.

Snowmass

        St. Benedict’s Monastery in Snowmass Colorado is the Trappist monastery where Fr. Thomas Keating lives, and the spiritual home of Centering Prayer.  There is a retreat house a 20-minute walk from the monastery at which Centering Prayer retreats have been given for 25 years.  The monastery has 3,500 acres of pristine land in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.  Retreat participants who are traveling via air can fly into Aspen and be picked up by the retreat staff at the airport.

The Garrison Institute

        The Garrison Institute is an inter-religious retreat and conference center located on the estate of a former Capuchin monastery.   The beautifully renovated facility is surrounded by forests and fields, set directly above the Hudson River.  Retreat participants can drive, take the train from New York City or fly into one of the many nearby airports.

http://www.garrisoninstitute.org/home.php

March 20 - 29/ 2009

At the Garrison Institute,

overlooking the Hudson River, one hour north of New York City

Sponsored by  Contemplative Outreach Ltd and Contemplative Outreach of Colorado

Cost: $300 for program

Garrison Room and Board additional 

To Register contact David Frenette

Fr. Thomas Keating

will be also teaching for

three days at this retreat!