The following is a list of local Contemplative Outreach-related Events.
Current Events:
June 2023:
June 10, 2023: The Ecstasy of God with Fr. Michael K. Holleran, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
June 21, 2023: Reflections and Discussions on Thomas Merton's the Good Samaritan Essay, presented and facilitated by Mike Smoolca, North-Central CT Chapter International Thomas Merton Society. - Attendance over Zoom.
July 2023:
July 7-9, 2023: Prayer Without Ceasing, a weekend retreat with Mark Kutolowski, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
July 18-20, 2023 Presence, Prayer, and Writing from the Heart with Anne A. Simpkinson, Trinity Retreat Center, 79 Lower River Rd., West Cornwall, CT 06796
Events will continue to be updated throughout the year, please check back periodically!
Past Events this retreat season:
September 2022:
September 10 2022: Body Presence and Contemplative Awareness - BioSpiritual Focusing Day of Presence with Mike Smoolca, Contemplative Outreach of Atlanta, Online over Zoom.
September 16 - 18, 2022: The Word of God in Silence and Sound: Centering Prayer in the context of the Divine Office, a weekend retreat with Fr. Justin Lanier, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
October 2022:
October 1, 2022: Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
October 14 - 16, 2022, HARVESTING GRACE: AN ECO-SPIRITUALITY CONTEMPLATIVE RETREAT with Claire Rusowicz and Anne Simpkinson, MERCY BY THE SEA, 167 Neck Road Madison, CT 06443
October 15, 2022: Waking Up with the Enneagram: A Guide for your Contemplative Journey with Rev. Nhien Vuong, J.D., M.Div., Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
October 29, 2022: Welcoming Prayer Introductory Workshop with Mike Smoolca, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
November 2022:
November 19, 2022: Heart Speaks to Heart: Correspondence as Spiritual Practice with Judith Valente and Brother Paul Quenon, OSCO, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
January 2023:
January 28, 2023: The Contemplative Spirituality of Icons and Iconography with Marek Czarnecki, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
February 2023:
February 11, 2023 - 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. : Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop with Mike Smoolca, Trinity Episcopal Church, 36 Main Street, Newtown CT.
February 18, 2023: Body Presence and Contemplative Awareness: BioSpiritual Focusing Day of Presence with Donna O’Connor and Mike Smoolca, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT 06107
February 25, 2023: Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop with Mike Smoolca, Our Lady of Calvary Retreat Center, 31 Colton Street,
Farmington, CT 06032
March 2023:
March 4, 2023 United in Prayer Day, Caritas Christi Center, 295 Benham Street, Hamden, CT 06514
March 16-18, 2023 Presence, Prayer, and Writing from the Heart with Anne A. Simpkinson Mercy the Sea Retreat and Conference Center, 167 Neck Rd., Madison, CT 06443
March 18, 2023: The Mystical Experience of Everyday Living with Sophfronia Scott, M.F.A., Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
March 25, 2023: Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop with Mike Smoolca or Frank Pendola, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
April 2023:
April 12,19 and 26 2023 Six "Continuing Sessions of the Introduction to the Centering Prayer Practice" over Zoom facilitated by Tricia Knight-Bellisle and Frank Pendola
April 15, 2023: Fear, Freedom, and Levels of the Mind: Cultivating Interior Freedom in Fierce Times with Mark Kutolowski, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
May 2023:
May 6, 2023: Emotional Sobriety through Contemplative Practice with Jim McElroy, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
June 2023:
June 10, 2023: The Ecstasy of God with Fr. Michael K. Holleran, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
June 21, 2023: Reflections and Discussions on Thomas Merton's the Good Samaritan Essay, presented and facilitated by Mike Smoolca, North-Central CT Chapter International Thomas Merton Society. - Attendance over Zoom.
July 2023:
July 7-9, 2023: Prayer Without Ceasing, a weekend retreat with Mark Kutolowski, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
July 18-20, 2023 Presence, Prayer, and Writing from the Heart with Anne A. Simpkinson, Trinity Retreat Center, 79 Lower River Rd., West Cornwall, CT 06796
Events will continue to be updated throughout the year, please check back periodically!
Past Events this retreat season:
September 2022:
September 10 2022: Body Presence and Contemplative Awareness - BioSpiritual Focusing Day of Presence with Mike Smoolca, Contemplative Outreach of Atlanta, Online over Zoom.
September 16 - 18, 2022: The Word of God in Silence and Sound: Centering Prayer in the context of the Divine Office, a weekend retreat with Fr. Justin Lanier, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
October 2022:
October 1, 2022: Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
October 14 - 16, 2022, HARVESTING GRACE: AN ECO-SPIRITUALITY CONTEMPLATIVE RETREAT with Claire Rusowicz and Anne Simpkinson, MERCY BY THE SEA, 167 Neck Road Madison, CT 06443
October 15, 2022: Waking Up with the Enneagram: A Guide for your Contemplative Journey with Rev. Nhien Vuong, J.D., M.Div., Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
October 29, 2022: Welcoming Prayer Introductory Workshop with Mike Smoolca, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
November 2022:
November 19, 2022: Heart Speaks to Heart: Correspondence as Spiritual Practice with Judith Valente and Brother Paul Quenon, OSCO, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
January 2023:
January 28, 2023: The Contemplative Spirituality of Icons and Iconography with Marek Czarnecki, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
February 2023:
February 11, 2023 - 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. : Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop with Mike Smoolca, Trinity Episcopal Church, 36 Main Street, Newtown CT.
February 18, 2023: Body Presence and Contemplative Awareness: BioSpiritual Focusing Day of Presence with Donna O’Connor and Mike Smoolca, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT 06107
February 25, 2023: Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop with Mike Smoolca, Our Lady of Calvary Retreat Center, 31 Colton Street,
Farmington, CT 06032
March 2023:
March 4, 2023 United in Prayer Day, Caritas Christi Center, 295 Benham Street, Hamden, CT 06514
March 16-18, 2023 Presence, Prayer, and Writing from the Heart with Anne A. Simpkinson Mercy the Sea Retreat and Conference Center, 167 Neck Rd., Madison, CT 06443
March 18, 2023: The Mystical Experience of Everyday Living with Sophfronia Scott, M.F.A., Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
March 25, 2023: Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop with Mike Smoolca or Frank Pendola, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
April 2023:
April 12,19 and 26 2023 Six "Continuing Sessions of the Introduction to the Centering Prayer Practice" over Zoom facilitated by Tricia Knight-Bellisle and Frank Pendola
April 15, 2023: Fear, Freedom, and Levels of the Mind: Cultivating Interior Freedom in Fierce Times with Mark Kutolowski, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
May 2023:
May 6, 2023: Emotional Sobriety through Contemplative Practice with Jim McElroy, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
