The following is a list of local Contemplative Outreach-related Events.
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Current Events:
February 2021:
Saturday, February 27, 2021, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Exploring the Wisdom of the Gospels, Rev. Bill Redfield and Mike Smoolca, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107 (Online via Zoom)
March 2021:
Saturday, March 6, 2021, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Entering the Bridal Chamber of the Heart: The Luminous Gospels, Rev. Matthew Wright, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107 (Online via Zoom)
Saturday, March 20, 2021, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Welcoming Prayer, Steve Standiford, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107 (Online via Zoom)
April 2021:
Saturday, April 17, 2021, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. - Integrating Nature and Body in Contemplative Practice, Mark Kutolowski, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
May 2021:
Saturday, May 1, 2021, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop, Nancy Stimac, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
Saturday, May 15, 2021, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. - Centering Prayer from the Ground of the Heart, Fr. Justin Lanier, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
June 2021:
Saturday, June 5, 2021, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. - Spiritual and Physical Evolution: In Contemplative Hindsight of 2020, Charlotte A. Tomaino, Ph.D., Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
Events will continue to be updated throughout the year, please check back periodically!
Past Events this retreat season:
August 2020:
August 14-16, 2020, TOUCHING INTO THE SACRED: A CONTEMPLATIVE CENTERING PRAYER WEEKEND, Anne A. Simpkinson and Claire Rusowicz, MERCY BY THE SEA, 167 Neck Road, Madison, CT 06443
Saturday, August 29, 2020, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.- Resting in God - An Invitation to Centering Prayer, Anne A. Simpkinson and Claire Rusowicz, Wisdom House, 229 East Litchfield Road, Litchfield, CT 06759
September 2020:
Sunday, September 20, 2020, 6:15 p.m. – 9:30 p.m, Annual Gathering with Keynote Reverend Matthew Wright, Reverend Matthew Wright, Spiritual Life Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107 (this will be an Online Program)
October 2020:
Saturday, October 17, 2020, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Key Contemplative Ancestors: Eckhart, Hadewijch, Mechthild, Porete, Dr. Rickey Cotton, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
Tuesday October 20 - Tuesday November 24, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. - Christian Wisdom:: Exploring the Gospel of Thomas, Mike Smoolca. (Online via Zoom)
Saturday, October 31, 2020, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop, Mike Smoolca, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
November 2020:
Wednesday, November 4, 2020 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. - Thomas Merton on the invitation to Non-Violence, Mike Smoolca, Our Lady of Calvary Retreat Center, 31 Colton Street, Farmington, CT
Saturday, November 21, 2020, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Centering for Wisdom, Thomas Bushlack, Ph.D., Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
December 2020:
Saturday, December 5, 2020, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. - Lectio Divina Introductory Workshop for Advent, Mike Smoolca and Nancy Stimac, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
January 2021:
Wednesday, January 13, 2021, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. - Recovery Centering Prayer Workshop ,Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107 (Online only)
Tuesday January 19 - Tuesday March 9, 2021 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. - Christian Wisdom:: Exploring the Gospel of Thomas, Mike Smoolca. (Online via Zoom)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. - Recovery Welcoming Prayer Workshop: Welcoming Prayer and Emotional Sobriety ,Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107 (Online only)
Saturday, January 30, 2021, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Quaker Mystics and Methods, Hilary Burgin, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
February 2021:
Saturday, February 27, 2021, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Exploring the Wisdom of the Gospels, Rev. Bill Redfield and Mike Smoolca, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107 (Online via Zoom)
March 2021:
Saturday, March 6, 2021, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Entering the Bridal Chamber of the Heart: The Luminous Gospels, Rev. Matthew Wright, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107 (Online via Zoom)
Saturday, March 20, 2021, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Welcoming Prayer, Steve Standiford, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107 (Online via Zoom)
April 2021:
Saturday, April 17, 2021, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. - Integrating Nature and Body in Contemplative Practice, Mark Kutolowski, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
May 2021:
Saturday, May 1, 2021, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop, Nancy Stimac, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
Saturday, May 15, 2021, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. - Centering Prayer from the Ground of the Heart, Fr. Justin Lanier, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
June 2021:
Saturday, June 5, 2021, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. - Spiritual and Physical Evolution: In Contemplative Hindsight of 2020, Charlotte A. Tomaino, Ph.D., Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
Events will continue to be updated throughout the year, please check back periodically!
Past Events this retreat season:
August 2020:
August 14-16, 2020, TOUCHING INTO THE SACRED: A CONTEMPLATIVE CENTERING PRAYER WEEKEND, Anne A. Simpkinson and Claire Rusowicz, MERCY BY THE SEA, 167 Neck Road, Madison, CT 06443
Saturday, August 29, 2020, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.- Resting in God - An Invitation to Centering Prayer, Anne A. Simpkinson and Claire Rusowicz, Wisdom House, 229 East Litchfield Road, Litchfield, CT 06759
September 2020:
Sunday, September 20, 2020, 6:15 p.m. – 9:30 p.m, Annual Gathering with Keynote Reverend Matthew Wright, Reverend Matthew Wright, Spiritual Life Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107 (this will be an Online Program)
October 2020:
Saturday, October 17, 2020, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Key Contemplative Ancestors: Eckhart, Hadewijch, Mechthild, Porete, Dr. Rickey Cotton, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
Tuesday October 20 - Tuesday November 24, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. - Christian Wisdom:: Exploring the Gospel of Thomas, Mike Smoolca. (Online via Zoom)
Saturday, October 31, 2020, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop, Mike Smoolca, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
November 2020:
Wednesday, November 4, 2020 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. - Thomas Merton on the invitation to Non-Violence, Mike Smoolca, Our Lady of Calvary Retreat Center, 31 Colton Street, Farmington, CT
Saturday, November 21, 2020, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Centering for Wisdom, Thomas Bushlack, Ph.D., Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
December 2020:
Saturday, December 5, 2020, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. - Lectio Divina Introductory Workshop for Advent, Mike Smoolca and Nancy Stimac, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
January 2021:
Wednesday, January 13, 2021, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. - Recovery Centering Prayer Workshop ,Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107 (Online only)
Tuesday January 19 - Tuesday March 9, 2021 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. - Christian Wisdom:: Exploring the Gospel of Thomas, Mike Smoolca. (Online via Zoom)
Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. - Recovery Welcoming Prayer Workshop: Welcoming Prayer and Emotional Sobriety ,Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107 (Online only)
Saturday, January 30, 2021, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Quaker Mystics and Methods, Hilary Burgin, Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT 06107
