Featured in the Newsletter
- David Frenette, Jan 17, 2026 in-person
- Creating Space for Change
- Guard of the Heart
- 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
David Frenette - in-person talk
Save the Date!
David Frenette – in-person talk “Practicing Centering Prayer from the perspective of the God of unity consciousness.”
January 17, 2026 9 am – 12:30 pm
Spirit of Grace Church, Beaverton.
To prepare, read The Making of a Modern Mystic, Thomas Keating by Cynthia Bourgeault.
Watch this space for more information.
Creating Space for Change
November 3 – 26, 2025
Monday – Thursday each week
6 am – 7 am Pacific Time
Online
Learn practical exercises for activating your nervous system’s ability to calm and heal itself
$50 fee, scholarships available
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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.
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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.
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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 – 7:30am
Contact councilcoordinating@gmail.com for login information.
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Centering Prayer for 12 Steps 2025 Spring Spirituality Series- Part One
Discover How Centering Prayer Can Deepen Your 12 Step Journey
Therese W. shares her powerful story of transformation through 12 Step Recovery and Centering Prayer. Even after years of sobriety and external success, she still felt a deep inner emptiness. Learn how integrating Centering Prayer into her life helped her develop a richer, more surrendered relationship with God, one sit at a time.
Watch anytime on Vimeo by clicking on the title.
To the Contemplative Outreach Community
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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.
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