Contemplative Outreach of Maryland and
Washington (COMW) 
2019 Half-Day Retreat Series  
Desert Contemplative: Evagrius Ponticus
  Saturday, February 16, 2019   
The purpose of these half-day retreats is to deepen our awareness of God's transforming presence in our lives.

The February 16th retreat explores the contemplative spirituality of an ancient desert father named Evagrius Ponticus. The morning will include three 30 minute periods of centering prayer and an interactive lecture on Evagrius and his teaching about pure contemplation. 
 
Led by LJ Milone, COMW Leadership Team Member  
Contemplative Outreach of Maryland and Washington (COMW) 
9:00 am - 1:00pm
 
      1400 Quincy St NE
      Washington, DC 2001
      Free Parking in Lot at 14th & Quincy
      Follow signage to the St. Francis meeting room (Formerly Gift Shop)  
      Light refreshments will be served & books will be available for sale. 
 
   Optional tour of the Franciscan Monastery available at 1:15pm  
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Full retreat series schedule below 
Subject to change (As of 01/22/2019)
Mar 16, 2019: Contemplative Movement
-  St Columba's, Washington, DC
-  Suzi Kindervatter, Kathleen Blank Riether, Benedicte Vibe Christensen, 
   COMW Leadership Team Members, Presenters 
 
April 20, 2019: The Mystery of Christ Crucified
-  St John the Baptist, Silver Spring, MD 
-  LJ Milone, COMW Leadership Team Member, Presenter 
 
May 18, 2019: The Trinity
-  Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America (NE DC) (Pending) 
-  Benedicte Vibe Christensen, COMW Leadership Team Member, Presenter 
 
July 20, 2019: The Contemplative Heart: A New Awareness
-  St. Stephen's, Crownsville, MD (Pending)    
-  Marjorie Centofanti, COMW Leadership Team Member, Presenter
 
Aug 17, 2019: The Cloud of Unknowing 
-  Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America (NE DC)  
-  David Morgan, COMW Leadership Team Member, Presenter   
 
Additional fall half-day retreats to be announced. 
 
Suggested $20 Goodwill Offering per Event at the Door 

Pre Registration Not Required
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Other Resources, Retreats & Events in the Area!

Silence and Solitude Centering Prayer Retreat
Father Bill Sheehan, OMI
Monday, April 8 - Palm Sunday, April 14
Holy Cross Abbey, Berryville VA
Retreat is full -- Waiting list only
Contact: Martha Johnston
 
Contemplative Outreach Ltd January 2019 Newsletter
Contemplative Outreach of Maryland and Washington (COMW)
Centering Prayer is a  receptive method of silent prayer that prepares us to receive the gift of contemplative prayer, prayer in which we experience God's presence within us, closer than breathing, closer than thinking, closer than consciousness itself. 

This method of prayer is both a relationship with God and a discipline to foster that relationship. Centering Prayer emphasizes prayer as a personal relationship with God and as a movement beyond conversation with Christ to communion with Christ.
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