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Contemplative Outreach News
Volume
23, Number 2 · June 2008
The Four
You's ~ From the President ~
2007 Annual Conference
Reader's Reflections ~
New Resources ~
Regional Updates ~ Newsletter Index
Southwest Region
Regional Chapter Service Representative,
Susan Komis @ phone-fax 636 327-0637;
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CO of Austin, TX -
The Heart of Texas Chapter of the Greater Austin area is growing in
Spirit. From the 22 attending July's Formation Training (presented
by Timothy Koock), 12 became new Presenters -in-Training. To date,
they have helped introduce Centering Prayer to 75 people, in
customary settings as well as in Methodist, Episcopal, and Unity
churches. In addition, we are excited about the Five-Day Welcoming
Prayer Immersion led by Timothy Koock, to be held at Cedarbrake
Retreat Center, Aug 20-25. Contact person: Judith Strassman,(512)
585-2500, .
June Jeffers, Coordinator @ 512 892-6504,
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CO of Denver, CO -
The Center for Contemplative Living in Denver has been blessed with
a grand new space and we are now enjoying our first year at our new
address, 3650 Yates Street, Denver, CO 80212. We look forward to
many years in this location that will carry us forward into the next
stage of our growth here in Colorado. Spring 2008 brought an air of
excitement as we prepared for 600 attendees at our March Annual
Conference. This year we welcomed Fr. Thomas Keating as our keynote
speaker. People from across Colorado and the country come to
experience the teaching of our spiritual leader and to reconnect
with the greater community of Contemplative Outreach. We continue to
present new programs such as our Thursday night spirituality
seminars and David Frenette’s Deepening Centering Prayer to support
prayer practitioners no matter what their level. We hope to carry
forward these successful programs into Fall 2008 in addition to our
Introductory Workshop, The Spiritual Journey Series, Saturday
Immersion Experiences, Days of Prayer and the Nine Month Course. Our
annual October Mini-Retreat, our Advent and Spring Retreats at the
Sacred Heart Jesuit Retreat Center, and a growing network of prayer
communities along the Front Range offer other opportunities to
deepen our prayer practices and our spiritual growth. Our servant
leadership teams and volunteer staff are blessed to serve a growing
community of seekers.
Sr. Bernadette Teasdale @ 303-698-7729,
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Ogden, UT
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Our group continues to meet monthly. We have added a few new members
since our last update so we are now ten strong. When we have new
members join us we continue to show the video series "Follow up
Sessions to the Introductory Workshop." We find they give the new
members a firm foundation and it is a good review for those of us
who have been centering for sometime. At other times we are
continuing to read Father Basil Pennington's book "Centered Living."
We have found Parish Bulletins are a good place to let people know
we are meeting. One of our new members saw our update in the last
Outreach Newsletter and brought a friend. It does pay to keep you
informed of what we are about. We appreciate the Contemplative
Outreach Newsletter. The articles are so inspirational and
encouraging. God bless you for all of the work you do.
Contact Person, Sr. Danile Knight @801
479-6030, |

The Four
You's ~ From the President ~
2007 Annual Conference
Reader's Reflections ~
New Resources ~
Regional Updates ~
Newsletter Index
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