Featured in the Newsletter
- Grease Spot Theology: Living It Out in Everyday Life with Mary Dwyer
- Christmas Party – December 7th
- Living Flame 1 Program – On Zoom
- David Frenette, Jan 17, 2026, in-person
- Black Contemplative Prayer Summit, Feb 21 & 22, online
- The Voice: A Quarterly e-Newsletter for Volunteers
- CP Intro Workshops: Need Locations
- Presenter Formation – Looking for those who are called…is it you?
- No Frills Second Sits – Zoom
- Forever Zoom morning sit, Mon-Fri, 7-7:30 am, online
- Sunday Soup and Contemplation In-Person Every Sunday
- Centering Prayer for 12 Steps, Spring Spirituality Series Part One
- Meditation Chapel
- Retreats 2025 and beyond
Grease Spot Theology: Living It Out in Everyday Life
with Mary Dwyer
Thursday, Dec 4, 10-11 am PT
on Zoom
Free; suggested donation $25
Second Annual Christmas Open House
featuring jazz pianist Jonathan Swanson
Sunday, December 7, 4-7 pm
in-person
All are Welcome!
Location: Gini Graham’s home in Beaverton
RSVP to giniwg@gmail.com for the address
Come, celebrate our Joy with each other!
Art: Jane Siebers, Seeds or Stars?
Photo by Max Hermansson on Unsplash
Living Flame 1 Program
Contemplative Outreach’s
Living Flame 1 Program
On Zoom
One retreat-like day monthly
Dates: Saturday, January 10 thru Saturday, July 11, 2026
Time: 8 am – 1 pm Pacific Time
Cost: $70 for all 7 sessions
David Frenette - in-person talk
Save the Date!
“Practicing Centering Prayer from the perspective of the God of unity consciousness.”
Date: January 17, 2026
Program: 9 am – 12:30 pm
Social hour: 12:30 – 1:30, BYO lunch
Spirit of Grace Church
7400 SW Scholls Ferry Rd.
Beaverton
To prepare, read The Making of a Modern Mystic, Thomas Keating
by Cynthia Bourgeault
Suggested donation $30-$50, cash or check at the door
Visit David Frenette’s Website
For more information or to RSVP, email councilcoordinating@gmail.com.
Black Contemplative Prayer Virtual Summit
February 21-22, 2026
an online retreat
Focus will be on healing, wholeness, and cultivating inner sanctuary.
You plus a guest for $99 until Dec 15
Scholarships available
The Voice: Quarterly Newsletter for Volunteers
This quarterly newsletter is for facilitators, presenters, leaders, and volunteers in any role. Anyone can subscribe. You can easily see how Contemplative Outreach Ltd. continues to develop and expand seven years after Thomas’s passing.
- Presenter Formation -
Looking for those who are called … is it you?
If you are interested in formation to become a Centering Prayer presenter, contact Gini Graham ASAP.
See More Information button below.
Idaho Contemplative Outreach will sponsor this formation training on Zoom in January, February, or March 2026.
Photo by Michael Held on Unsplash
No Frills Second Sits
Mondays through Fridays
(sometimes we need help with that second sit)
Mondays through Fridays
4:30-5:00 pm (Pacific)
No chit-chat, no extras.
All are welcome.
Drop in any time.
Contact councilcoordinating@gmail.com for login information.
Photo by photo: Chewy on Unsplash
Forever Zoom
Need a little support for your morning sit?
Forever Zoom is a no-frills online group
No chit-chat, no extras. All are welcome. Drop in any time.
Mondays through Fridays
7:00 – 7:30 am
Contact councilcoordinating@gmail.com for login information.
Photo by Hana Oliver on Unsplash
Centering Prayer for 12 Steps
Monthly Speaker Meeting, Online
1st Wednesday, 5 pm Pacific Time
Discover How Centering Prayer Can Deepen Your 12 Step Journey
December 3rd speaker:
Adina M. from WA
Discover how Centering Prayer can deepen your 12-Step Journey.
Free
Request the Zoom link by emailing info@cp12stepoutreach.org
Meditation Chapel
Visit the Meditation Chapel website for lots of information in their current newsletter.
To the Contemplative Outreach Community
The donate button below will take you to our PayPal donation page.
Small amounts are most welcome.
COOP is a volunteer association without 501c3 non-profit status. Donations are not tax-deductible.
Clearing
Instead, create a clearing
in the dense forest of your life
and wait there patiently,
until the song that is your life
falls into your own cupped hands
and you recognize and greet it.
Only then will you know how to give yourself to this world, so worthy of rescue.
Photo by Samuel Quek on Unsplash
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