“Centering Prayer is a discipline to foster interior transformation, initiated by God and leading, if we consent, to divine union.  One’s way of seeing reality changes, which empowers one to perceive and respond to everyday life with sensitivity to the divine presence in, through and beyond everything.” Thomas Keating, Open Mind, Open Heart.

All are Welcome

About the Series:  This seven session series is designed to learn and establish a Centering Prayer practice.

Session 1:  Saturday, February 10 - Introduction to Centering Prayer -   10 am to 3 pm

Sessions 2 - 7:  Thursday evenings, February 15 through March 21, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Location: St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 108 W. Farriss Ave., High Point , NC  27262

Presenter: Diane Popalis, Commissioned Centering Prayer Presenter for Contemplative Outreach.
Contact: Diane Popalis at dianep@stmaryshighpoint.org to answer any questions.

Registration is $30.00 and includes a boxed lunch for session 1 and a copy of Thomas Keating’s, Open Mind, Open Heart.

Make checks payable to: St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Attn: Centering Prayer,
and mail to :  St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 108 W. Farris Ave., High Point, NC. 27262

We meet the first Friday of the month at St. Francis Springs Prayer Center, 477 Grogan Rd., Stoneville, NC. The day begins at 9:45 am with 20 minutes Centering Prayer at 10 am led by a volunteer of our Centering Prayer group of 15 regulars. We then break and participants go in silence; they may walk the beautiful paths, walk the Labyrinth, read in the library, or sit in prayer in the the chapel or any of the beautiful places at St. Francis. We gather together for lunch at noon which is prepared by volunteers at St. Francis. After lunch we go back into silence and meet together again at 1:40 pm for Centering Prayer and at 2 pm we have a sharing conversation. The day concludes around 2:15 pm. Participants are free to stay the rest of the afternoon or leave for home.

The cost is $25 for the use of the facility and the meal. We plan to meet the first Friday of every month.

If anyone would like to join us, please email Ron McKinney at rbmgboro@gmail.com. Please email at least three days before the event so staff can be notified how many will be eating lunch. More information about St. Francis Prayer Center can be found at www.stfrancissprings.com.

We meet the first Friday of the month at St. Francis Springs Prayer Center, 477 Grogan Rd., Stoneville, NC. The day begins at 9:45 am with 20 minutes Centering Prayer at 10 am led by a volunteer of our Centering Prayer group of 15 regulars. We then break and participants go in silence; they may walk the beautiful paths, walk the Labyrinth, read in the library, or sit in prayer in the the chapel or any of the beautiful places at St. Francis. We gather together for lunch at noon which is prepared by volunteers at St. Francis. After lunch we go back into silence and meet together again at 1:40 pm for Centering Prayer and at 2 pm we have a sharing conversation. The day concludes around 2:15 pm. Participants are free to stay the rest of the afternoon or leave for home.

The cost is $25 for the use of the facility and the meal. We plan to meet the first Friday of every month.

If anyone would like to join us, please email Ron McKinney at rbmgboro@gmail.com. Please email at least three days before the event so staff can be notified how many will be eating lunch. More information about St. Francis Prayer Center can be found at www.stfrancissprings.com.

We meet the first Friday of the month at St. Francis Springs Prayer Center, 477 Grogan Rd., Stoneville, NC. The day begins at 9:45 am with 20 minutes Centering Prayer at 10 am led by a volunteer of our Centering Prayer group of 15 regulars. We then break and participants go in silence; they may walk the beautiful paths, walk the Labyrinth, read in the library, or sit in prayer in the the chapel or any of the beautiful places at St. Francis. We gather together for lunch at noon which is prepared by volunteers at St. Francis. After lunch we go back into silence and meet together again at 1:40 pm for Centering Prayer and at 2 pm we have a sharing conversation. The day concludes around 2:15 pm. Participants are free to stay the rest of the afternoon or leave for home.

The cost is $25 for the use of the facility and the meal. We plan to meet the first Friday of every month.

If anyone would like to join us, please email Ron McKinney at rbmgboro@gmail.com. Please email at least three days before the event so staff can be notified how many will be eating lunch. More information about St. Francis Prayer Center can be found at www.stfrancissprings.com.

We meet the first Friday of the month at St. Francis Springs Prayer Center, 477 Grogan Rd., Stoneville, NC. The day begins at 9:45 am with 20 minutes Centering Prayer at 10 am led by a volunteer of our Centering Prayer group of 15 regulars. We then break and participants go in silence; they may walk the beautiful paths, walk the Labyrinth, read in the library, or sit in prayer in the the chapel or any of the beautiful places at St. Francis. We gather together for lunch at noon which is prepared by volunteers at St. Francis. After lunch we go back into silence and meet together again at 1:40 pm for Centering Prayer and at 2 pm we have a sharing conversation. The day concludes around 2:15 pm. Participants are free to stay the rest of the afternoon or leave for home.

The cost is $25 for the use of the facility and the meal. We plan to meet the first Friday of every month.

If anyone would like to join us, please email Ron McKinney at rbmgboro@gmail.com. Please email at least three days before the event so staff can be notified how many will be eating lunch. More information about St. Francis Prayer Center can be found at www.stfrancissprings.com.

We meet the first Friday of the month at St. Francis Springs Prayer Center, 477 Grogan Rd., Stoneville, NC. The day begins at 9:45 am with 20 minutes Centering Prayer at 10 am led by a volunteer of our Centering Prayer group of 15 regulars. We then break and participants go in silence; they may walk the beautiful paths, walk the Labyrinth, read in the library, or sit in prayer in the the chapel or any of the beautiful places at St. Francis. We gather together for lunch at noon which is prepared by volunteers at St. Francis. After lunch we go back into silence and meet together again at 1:40 pm for Centering Prayer and at 2 pm we have a sharing conversation. The day concludes around 2:15 pm. Participants are free to stay the rest of the afternoon or leave for home.

The cost is $25 for the use of the facility and the meal. We plan to meet the first Friday of every month.

If anyone would like to join us, please email Ron McKinney at rbmgboro@gmail.com. Please email at least three days before the event so staff can be notified how many will be eating lunch. More information about St. Francis Prayer Center can be found at www.stfrancissprings.com.

We meet the first Friday of the month at St. Francis Springs Prayer Center, 477 Grogan Rd., Stoneville, NC. The day begins at 9:45 am with 20 minutes Centering Prayer at 10 am led by a volunteer of our Centering Prayer group of 15 regulars. We then break and participants go in silence; they may walk the beautiful paths, walk the Labyrinth, read in the library, or sit in prayer in the the chapel or any of the beautiful places at St. Francis. We gather together for lunch at noon which is prepared by volunteers at St. Francis. After lunch we go back into silence and meet together again at 1:40 pm for Centering Prayer and at 2 pm we have a sharing conversation. The day concludes around 2:15 pm. Participants are free to stay the rest of the afternoon or leave for home.

The cost is $25 for the use of the facility and the meal. We plan to meet the first Friday of every month.

If anyone would like to join us, please email Ron McKinney at rbmgboro@gmail.com. Please email at least three days before the event so staff can be notified how many will be eating lunch. More information about St. Francis Prayer Center can be found at www.stfrancissprings.com.

Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop

• Saturday, February 11, 2023

• 10:00 AM 3:00 PM

• St. Mary's Episcopal Church (map)

Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10

"Centering Prayer is a discipline to foster interior transformation, initiated by God and leading, if we consent, to divine union. One’s way of seeing reality changes, which empowers one to perceive and respond to everyday life with sensitivity to the dive presence in, through and beyond everything." - Thomas Keating, Open Heart Open Mind

About the Event

In this Workshop, we will examine how Centering Prayer will deepen our relationship with God, others and ourselves. We will learn the method of Centering Prayer and how to deal with our thoughts during the prayer period. There will be two periods of Centering Prayer and a time for questions. A boxed lunch will be served.

To register

To register please contact Diane Popalis at dianep@stmarysepisc.org. There is a registration fee of $30.00 which includes a boxed lunch and a copy of Open Mind, Open Heart by Fr. Thomas Keating.

Presenters

Diane Popalis and Tom Benson, Commissioned Presenters

We meet the first Friday of the month at St. Francis Springs Prayer Center, 477 Grogan Rd., Stoneville, NC. The day begins at 9:45 am with 20 minutes Centering Prayer at 10 am led by a volunteer of our Centering Prayer group of 15 regulars. We then break and participants go in silence; they may walk the beautiful paths, walk the Labyrinth, read in the library, or sit in prayer in the the chapel or any of the beautiful places at St. Francis. We gather together for lunch at noon which is prepared by volunteers at St. Francis. After lunch we go back into silence and meet together again at 1:40 pm for Centering Prayer and at 2 pm we have a sharing conversation. The day concludes around 2:15 pm. Participates are free to stay the rest of the afternoon or leave for home.

The cost is $25 for the use of the facility and the meal. We plan to meet the first Friday of every month.

If anyone would like to join us, please email Ron McKinney at rbmgboro@gmail.com. Please email at least three days before the event so staff can be notified how many will be eating lunch. More information about St. Francis Prayer Center can be found at www.stfrancissprings.com.

The Welcoming Prayer is a method of consenting to God’s presence and action in the midst of the ordinary routines of our daily lives.  To practice Welcoming allows us to make choices free of the domination of the false-self system.  We begin to respond rather than automatically react to life on life’s terms.  As the originator of Welcoming Prayer, Mary Mrozowski stated: “To welcome and to let go is one of the most radically loving, faith-filled gestures we can make in each moment of each day.  It is an open-hearted embrace of all that is in ourselves and in the world.”

Mary Dwyer has been involved with Centering Prayer and the Welcoming Prayer since the mid 1980’s.  She lived with Mary Mrozowski, the founder of the Welcoming Prayer practice, and others in the Chrysalis House in Warwick, New York where the Welcoming Prayer was first taught. Mary is a former Chairperson of The Contemplative Outreach Governing Board and served on its faculty.  She also previously served as Coordinator for the Living Flame program and on the Welcoming Prayer Service Team.

This event is sponsored by Nexus Journey. Register online at www.nexusjourney, or call 336-323-8957.

The cost of the workshop is $59.00, which includes lunch.

The Welcoming Prayer is an incarnational method of consenting to God’s presence and action in our physical and emotional reactions to people and events in daily life. This “consent-on-the-go” embodied practice deepens our relationship with God as we move through the ordinary activities of our day, helping us to stay in the presence of God and the present moment. This retreat and workshop will cover the human condition and the basics of the practice. There will be guided practice sessions.

Registration is $20.00. To register click here.

Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10

"Centering Prayer is a discipline to foster interior transformation, initiated by God and leading, if we consent, to divine union. One’s way of seeing reality changes, which empowers one to perceive and respond to everyday life with sensitivity to the dive presence in, through and beyond everything." - Thomas Keating, Open Heart Open Mind

About the Event

In this Workshop, we will examine how Centering Prayer will deepen our relationship with God, others and ourselves. We will learn the method of Centering Prayer and how to deal with our thoughts during the prayer period. There will be two periods of Centering Prayer and a time for questions. A boxed lunch will be served.

To register

To register please contact Diane Popalis at dianep@stmarysepisc.org. There is a registration fee of $40.00 which includes a boxed lunch and a copy of Open Mind, Open Heart by Fr. Thomas Keating.

Presenter

Diane Popalis, Commissioned Presenter

Friday, October 8, 2021  10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

One-day Centering Prayer Workshop.

Presenter: Bishop Ken Carter, Bishop of Florida Conference on United Methodist Church

Location: Christ United Methodist Church, 410 N. Holden Road, Greensboro, NC

Sponsors: Nexus Journey and CUMC

The Sacred Word in Centering Prayer can take us into the heart of God, which is peace.

$59.00 (including lunch)

$25 for Ministers and ministry professionals

Make Checks Payable to:

Nexus Journey. Mail to: 600 N. Elam Ave, Greensboro, NC 27408. You may also register by calling 336-323-8957 or online at www.nexusjourney.org. Credit cards may be used on-line through PayPal.

About the Event

Centering Prayer is a receptive method of Christian silent prayer that prepares us to receive the gift of contemplative prayer, prayer in which we experience God’s presence within us, closer than breathing, closer than thinking, closer than consciousness itself.

This method of prayer is both a relationship with God and a discipline to deepen that relationship.

In this session, we will examine how Centering Prayer can deepen our relationship with God, others and ourselves. We will learn the method of Centering Prayer and how to deal with our thoughts during the prayer period. There will be two periods of Centering Prayer and a time for questions. A boxed lunch will be served.

All are Welcome!

To register click here. After filling out the registration form please send the $40.00 registration fee to:

Registration fee is $40.00 and includes a boxed lunch and a copy of Open Mind, Open Heart by Fr. Thomas Keating. Checks may be made payable to Diane Popalis and mailed to:

Diane Popalis ℅ St. Mary's Episcopal Church

108 W. Farris Avenue High Point, NC 27262

Presenters will be Diane Popalis and Tom Benson, commissioned presenters for Contemplative Outreach.

Lectio Divina, literally meaning “divine reading,” is an ancient practice of praying the Scriptures. During Lectio Divina, the practitioner listens to the text of the Bible with the “ear of the heart,” as if he or she is in conversation with God, and God is suggesting the topics for discussion.

Like Centering Prayer, Lectio Divina cultivates contemplative prayer. Unlike Centering Prayer, Lectio Divina is a participatory, active practice that uses thoughts, images and insights to enter into a conversation with God.

To register click here. All are welcome!

There will be no fee for this event.

This workshop will be presented by Tom Benson, commissioned presenter for Contemplative Outreach.

Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10

"Centering Prayer is a discipline to foster interior transformation, initiated by God and leading, if we consent, to divine union. One’s way of seeing reality changes, which empowers one to perceive and respond to everyday life with sensitivity to the dive presence in, through and beyond everything." - Thomas Keating, Open Heart Open Mind

About the Event

In this session, we will examine how Centering Prayer can deepen our relationship with God, others and ourselves. We will learn the method of Centering Prayer and how to deal with our thoughts during the prayer period. There will be two periods of Centering Prayer and a time for questions. A boxed lunch will be served.

Included in the Workshop is the opportunity to attend 6 continuing sessions and options to join a Centering Prayer to support your practice.

All are Welcome!

Presenters

Diane Popalis and Tom Benson, Commissioned Presenters

Registration

Register online here. Registration fee is $30.00 and can be paid online here. Alternatively, checks may be made payable to Diane Popalis and mailed to:

Diane Popalis
1100 N. Rotary Dr.
High Point, NC. 27262

If you have any questions, please email Diane Popalis at popalis5@gmail.com.

Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10

"Centering Prayer is a discipline to foster interior transformation, initiated by God and leading, if we consent, to divine union. One’s way of seeing reality changes, which empowers one to perceive and respond to everyday life with sensitivity to the dive presence in, through and beyond everything." - Thomas Keating, Open Heart Open Mind

About the Event

In this session, we will examine how Centering Prayer can deepen our relationship with God, others and ourselves. We will learn the method of Centering Prayer and how to deal with our thoughts during the prayer period. There will be two periods of Centering Prayer and a time for questions. A boxed lunch will be served.

Included in the Workshop is the opportunity to attend 6 continuing sessions and options to join a Centering Prayer to support your practice.

Presenters

Diane Popalis, Commissioned Presenter

All are welcome!

Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10

"Centering Prayer is a discipline to foster interior transformation, initiated by God and leading, if we consent, to divine union. One’s way of seeing reality changes, which empowers one to perceive and respond to everyday life with sensitivity to the dive presence in, through and beyond everything." - Thomas Keating, Open Heart Open Mind

About the Event

In this session, we will examine how Centering Prayer can deepen our relationship with God, others and ourselves. We will learn the method of Centering Prayer and how to deal with our thoughts during the prayer period. There will be two periods of Centering Prayer and a time for questions. A boxed lunch will be served.

Included in the Workshop is the opportunity to attend 6 continuing sessions and options to join a Centering Prayer to support your practice.

Presenters

Tom Benson, Chapter Coordinator for Contemplative Outreach of Central NC.

All are welcome!