The following is a list of local Contemplative Outreach-related Events.
For a list of additional Contemplative events: click here
We will be offering the Living Flame Contemplative Formation Program beginning Fall 2018
The Living Flame Program consists of two one-year Contemplative Formation experiences that has been offered by Contemplative Outreach since 1993. Living Flame I and II were last offered the Central Connecticut area between 2014 - 2016, We were graced to have over 40 participants completing one or both years of this program from various parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island at that time. Contemplative Outreach of CT in conjunction with the Holy Family Christian Contemplative Experience Program will offer the Living Flame Program once again beginning in the Fall of 2018.
This Contemplative Formation program includes seven full-day Saturday sessions offering in-depth spiritual study presented by commissioned presenters from the various Contemplative Outreach Service Teams located around the United States. Designed to teach the vital conceptual background needed to support a faithful practice of Centering Prayer, the program also:
offers encouragement and support in a small community setting;
Information and Registration will be available at the Holy Family Christian Contemplative Experience Living Flame page: https://www.holyfamilyretreat.org/cce/livingflame
For a list of additional Contemplative events: click here
We will be offering the Living Flame Contemplative Formation Program beginning Fall 2018
The Living Flame Program consists of two one-year Contemplative Formation experiences that has been offered by Contemplative Outreach since 1993. Living Flame I and II were last offered the Central Connecticut area between 2014 - 2016, We were graced to have over 40 participants completing one or both years of this program from various parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island at that time. Contemplative Outreach of CT in conjunction with the Holy Family Christian Contemplative Experience Program will offer the Living Flame Program once again beginning in the Fall of 2018.
This Contemplative Formation program includes seven full-day Saturday sessions offering in-depth spiritual study presented by commissioned presenters from the various Contemplative Outreach Service Teams located around the United States. Designed to teach the vital conceptual background needed to support a faithful practice of Centering Prayer, the program also:
offers encouragement and support in a small community setting;
- heightens the awareness of the purification process;
- helps discern when psychological skills can be helpful tools;
- and provides the opportunity to give and receive spiritual companionship
Information and Registration will be available at the Holy Family Christian Contemplative Experience Living Flame page: https://www.holyfamilyretreat.org/cce/livingflame
Current Events:
September 2018:
September 7 - 8, 2018 Thomas Merton and the Spiritual Imagination, Michael W. Higgins, PhD
Wisdom House, 229 East Litchfield Road, Litchfield, CT 06759
Saturday, September 15, 2018 9:30 A.M. - 3:30 P.M. WISDOM JESUS, A Prayer Day Retreat with Fr. Bill Sheehan, OMI St. Robert Hall – 52 South Elm St. Windsor Locks, CT
Saturday, September 29, 2018 9:00 A.M - 12:30 P.M. (Doors open at 8:30) - Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop , Mike Smoolca, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
October 2018:
Saturday October 6, 2018 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Song and Silence: Centering Prayer and Canto Divina Experience, Gunilla Norris and Frank Pendola, Mercy by the Sea Retreat and Conference Center, 167 Neck Road, Madison, CT 06443
Saturday, October 20, 2018 Living Flame Program - Refinement of Centering Prayer with Kathy Difede, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
November 2018:
November 2-4, 2018. 11TH STEP CENTERING PRAYER WEEKEND, Madeleine Joy, SP; Fr. Bill Sheehan, OMI; Elizabeth Oleksak, SP, Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center 53 Mill Street, Westfield, MA 01085
Saturday, November 10, 2018 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Principles and Foundations of Wisdom Christianity: Changing our Perspectives, Rev. Bill Redfield, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
Saturday, November 17, 2018 Living Flame Program - Lectio Divina with Mike Potter. Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
December 2018:
December 7 - 9, 2018, Advent Contemplative Retreat: What is Mysticism? Does it Really Matter?, Therese Saulnier
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
Friday 5:00 p.m.- Sunday 1:00 p.m.
January 2019:
Saturday, January 19, 2019 Living Flame Program- The Human Condition with Steve Standiford, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
Saturday, January 26, 2019 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - The Core of Wisdom Christianity: A new way of Seeing and Being, Rev. Bill Redfield, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
February 2019:
Saturday, February 2, 2017 9:00 A.M - 3:00 P.M. (Doors open at 8:30) - Lectio Divina Introductory Workshop , Mike Smoolca and Nancy Stimac, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
Saturday, February 23, 2019 Living Flame Program - Divine Therapy with Rickey Cotton, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
March 2019:
Saturday, March 9, 2019 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Integrating Wisdom Christianity into Life: How will the results be embodied in our lives?, Rev. Bill Redfield, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
Saturday, March 16, 2019 Living Flame Program - The Dark Night of Sense with Susan Komis, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
Saturday, March 16, 2019 Contemplative Outreach United Day of Prayer, Caritas Christi Center, 295 Benham Street, Hamden, CT
Saturday, March 30, 2018 9:00 A.M - 12:30 P.M. (Doors open at 8:30) - Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop , Nancy Stimac, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
April 2019:
Saturday, April 6, 2019 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. - A Day of Prayer with Fr. Bill Sheehan, Caritas Christi Center, 295 Benham Street, Hamden, CT
Saturday, April 13, 2019 Living Flame Program - Welcoming Prayer with Cherry Haisten, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
May 2019:
Saturday, May 4, 2019 Living Flame Program - Discernment Practice with Maureen Hanley, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
May 17 - 19, 2019 Spring Contemplative Retreat: Holy Wells and Thin Places, the Wisdom of the Celtic Saints, Carl McColman
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
Friday 5:00 p.m.- Sunday 1:00 p.m.
June 2019:
Saturday June 1, 2019 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Song and Silence: Centering Prayer and Canto Divina Experience, Gunilla Norris and Frank Pendola, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
Saturday June 15, 2019 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Annual Day of Christian Reflection - Entering the Nondual Heart of Christ: Christianity as Participatory Mystery, Rev. Matthew Wright, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
Events will continue to be updated, please check back periodically!
September 2018:
September 7 - 8, 2018 Thomas Merton and the Spiritual Imagination, Michael W. Higgins, PhD
Wisdom House, 229 East Litchfield Road, Litchfield, CT 06759
Saturday, September 15, 2018 9:30 A.M. - 3:30 P.M. WISDOM JESUS, A Prayer Day Retreat with Fr. Bill Sheehan, OMI St. Robert Hall – 52 South Elm St. Windsor Locks, CT
Saturday, September 29, 2018 9:00 A.M - 12:30 P.M. (Doors open at 8:30) - Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop , Mike Smoolca, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
October 2018:
Saturday October 6, 2018 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Song and Silence: Centering Prayer and Canto Divina Experience, Gunilla Norris and Frank Pendola, Mercy by the Sea Retreat and Conference Center, 167 Neck Road, Madison, CT 06443
Saturday, October 20, 2018 Living Flame Program - Refinement of Centering Prayer with Kathy Difede, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
November 2018:
November 2-4, 2018. 11TH STEP CENTERING PRAYER WEEKEND, Madeleine Joy, SP; Fr. Bill Sheehan, OMI; Elizabeth Oleksak, SP, Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center 53 Mill Street, Westfield, MA 01085
Saturday, November 10, 2018 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Principles and Foundations of Wisdom Christianity: Changing our Perspectives, Rev. Bill Redfield, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
Saturday, November 17, 2018 Living Flame Program - Lectio Divina with Mike Potter. Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
December 2018:
December 7 - 9, 2018, Advent Contemplative Retreat: What is Mysticism? Does it Really Matter?, Therese Saulnier
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
Friday 5:00 p.m.- Sunday 1:00 p.m.
January 2019:
Saturday, January 19, 2019 Living Flame Program- The Human Condition with Steve Standiford, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
Saturday, January 26, 2019 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - The Core of Wisdom Christianity: A new way of Seeing and Being, Rev. Bill Redfield, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
February 2019:
Saturday, February 2, 2017 9:00 A.M - 3:00 P.M. (Doors open at 8:30) - Lectio Divina Introductory Workshop , Mike Smoolca and Nancy Stimac, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
Saturday, February 23, 2019 Living Flame Program - Divine Therapy with Rickey Cotton, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
March 2019:
Saturday, March 9, 2019 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Integrating Wisdom Christianity into Life: How will the results be embodied in our lives?, Rev. Bill Redfield, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
Saturday, March 16, 2019 Living Flame Program - The Dark Night of Sense with Susan Komis, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
Saturday, March 16, 2019 Contemplative Outreach United Day of Prayer, Caritas Christi Center, 295 Benham Street, Hamden, CT
Saturday, March 30, 2018 9:00 A.M - 12:30 P.M. (Doors open at 8:30) - Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop , Nancy Stimac, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
April 2019:
Saturday, April 6, 2019 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. - A Day of Prayer with Fr. Bill Sheehan, Caritas Christi Center, 295 Benham Street, Hamden, CT
Saturday, April 13, 2019 Living Flame Program - Welcoming Prayer with Cherry Haisten, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
May 2019:
Saturday, May 4, 2019 Living Flame Program - Discernment Practice with Maureen Hanley, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
May 17 - 19, 2019 Spring Contemplative Retreat: Holy Wells and Thin Places, the Wisdom of the Celtic Saints, Carl McColman
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
Friday 5:00 p.m.- Sunday 1:00 p.m.
June 2019:
Saturday June 1, 2019 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Song and Silence: Centering Prayer and Canto Divina Experience, Gunilla Norris and Frank Pendola, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
Saturday June 15, 2019 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Annual Day of Christian Reflection - Entering the Nondual Heart of Christ: Christianity as Participatory Mystery, Rev. Matthew Wright, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
Events will continue to be updated, please check back periodically!
