July e-bulletin

July 2020

“God’s activity is the work of the Holy Spirit in your particular embodiment in this world … 
We are pleading for the supreme gift of the Spirit simply
by consenting to God’s will and action.”

Thomas Keating,  Fruits and Gifts of the Spirit

 

Highlighted Online Retreats and Events

Welcoming Prayer Sessions on Zoom:
The last Welcoming Prayer Session on Zoom will be held August 13th. Whenever you need a Welcoming Prayer session you can view all the recordings on our YouTube channel here. Scroll through the list until you see the practice sessions.

 

Lectio Divina Immersion and Presenter Training Zoom Retreat
August 7, 8 2020 
This online retreat will  provide an opportunity to explore and deepen one’s individual practice of Lectio Divina as a way of praying the scriptures in an online community. Register here

 

“The Great Reality Deep Within“ 
12-Step Zoom Weekend Retreat
Friday, August 14 to Sunday, August 16

This retreat is for those in 12-Step recovery who have a desire to learn a method of meditation and companion practices, as well as for experienced meditators who wish to deepen their established practices. Registration due by August 7th.
Read more and register here.

 

Thomas Keating’s The Secret Embrace 
with Cynthia Bourgeault
Offered by Spirituality & Practice
Monday, August 31 – Friday, September 25
 

This course will allow you to glimpse, through the shimmering facets of Fr. Thomas Keating’s poetry and Cynthia’s insightful exegesis, key aspects of his final journey of transfiguration – a path open to us all. The whole course will be set on the foundation of the question “How do we live in this world of pain and uncertainty with the courage and unity that come from turning toward the stillness, the transfiguration?” 
Read more and register here. 

You can see the full bulletin here      https://mailchi.mp/coutreach/july2020-e-bulletin?e=9aa0837e74