​Deepen your intimacy with God and Increase your capacity to live a fuller Christian life.

​All prayer is a relationship with God. Centering Prayer is a method designed to facilitate the development of contemplative prayer by preparing our faculties to receive the gift of this prayer form.

Centering Prayer does not replace other ways to pray; rather, it deepens the experience of God’s presence in them. It teaches us to deeply consent to the presence and action of God in our lives, and letting our Lord love us.

In this Centering Prayer Introductory workshop you’ll learn the method and principles of this prayer practice and have the opportunity to experience this ancient method in a quiet, reflective atmosphere. The workshop covers the history, psychology, and theology and includes prayer sessions along with Questions and Answers.  Four conferences and two periods of Centering Prayer experiences are provided as follows:
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1. Prayer as Relationship: This section focuses on the fact that any form of prayer expresses our desire to be in relationship with God and how Centering Prayer deepens that relationship.
2. The Method of Centering Prayer: In this section the participants are taught the four guidelines of Centering Prayer. The first period of Centering Prayer occurs after this section.
3. Thoughts and Use of the Sacred Word: This section focuses on the fact that thoughts will inevitably occur during Centering Prayer and how one can effectively handle them. A second period of Centering Prayer follows this section.
4. Deepening Our Relationship with God: In this section the focus is on how the method of Centering Prayer deepens our relationship with God and how this ever deepening relationship is manifested in our daily life.

Presented by Mike Smoolca, an experienced contemplative prayer practitioner, is Coordinator of the Connecticut Chapter of Contemplative Outreach, a Centering Prayer facilitator, a Commissioned Contemplative Outreach presenter and student of Contemplative practices. Mike is a Spiritual Director and experienced Contemplative workshop facilitator and speaker. He is the Coordinator of the Northern CT Chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society and is very active in several Parish ministries.

To register contact Frank Pendola 401-596-0251 pendolaf@gmail.com or simply Register below.

A Free Will Offering accepted for the benefit of Contemplative Outreach of Connecticut

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