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      New! Centering Prayer Trinity Episcopal Church (Ashland)

      For August only, these two new, in-person sits are offered by our friends in Southern Oregon:
      Both take place in the vestibule (“narthex”) of Trinity Episcopal Church in Ashland. Please contact Martha Hutchison for more information. Martha is also available by phone (541.840.8503).

      Tuesdays at 9:30 am
      (August 4, 11, 18 & 25)

      Thursday at 5:30 pm
      (August 6, 13, 20 & 27)

      Trinity Episcopal Church
      44 N. Second Street
      Ashland, Oregon 97520

      photo: trinitychurchashland.org 

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      The Franciscan Spiritual Center

      The Franciscan Spiritual Center at Marylhurst sponsors a variety of contemplative programs
      including an in-person Centering Prayer group on the 2nd and

      2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 9:30 am
      August 12 & 26, September 9 & 23

      Franciscan Spiritual Center
      3159 Furman Drive
      Marylhurst, OR

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      Sunday Soup and Contemplation

      In-person
      Sundays
      4:30 pm — Contemplative Practice & Sharing
      5:30 pm — Soup & Community

      Dandelion House
      A Catholic Worker Community
      13319 SE Linden Lane
      Milwaukie, Oregon 97222

      Note: GPS will mislead! Directions on the website.

      Image by Walter Sturn on Unsplash

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      Centering Prayer Forever Zoom Sit

      Need a little support for your morning sit?  Your COOP is here to help!  “Forever Zoom” is a no-frills, online Centering Prayer group.

      Like the No-Frills sit above, no chit-chat, no ups, no extras. All are welcome. Drop in any time.

      Mondays through Fridays
      7:00 – 7:30 am

       

      Photo by Hana Oliver on Unsplash

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      Contemplative Pauses

      8:00 – 8:30 am Pacific Time
      every day
      online

      Grounding & chanting followed by 20 minutes of silence

      Photo by Hans Vivek on Unsplash

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      Centering Prayer No-Frills Second Sit

      Mondays through Fridays 

      Led by volunteer facilitators at your COOP because sometimes we need help with that second sit. Like the Forever Zoom below, no chit-chat, no ups, no extras. All are welcome. Drop in any time. 

      Mondays through Fridays
      4:30-5:00 pm (Pacific)

      Contact us for the Zoom link.

      Photo by James Morden on Unsplash

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      Centering Prayer Monday Evening Sit

      Conducted by our friends at the Mercy Center, this is a contemplative reading followed by 20 minutes of Centering Prayer.

      6:30 – 7:00 pm
      Every Monday
      Online

      Photo by Micke Lindström on Unsplash

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      Meditation Chapel

      Visit the Meditation Chapel website for lots of information in their current newsletter.

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      Lectio Divina: A Time for Sacred Reading & Prayer

      In-person – 3rd Wednesdays monthly
      10 – 11:30 am
      August 19, September 16, etc.

      Franciscan Spiritual Center
      3159 Furman Drive
      Marylhurst, OR

      The event is free, but please RSVP through the title link.

      Photo by Patrick Tomasso on Unsplash

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      Contemplative Chanting

      2nd & 4th Tuesday; 10:00 – 11:15 am
      August 11 & 25
      September 8 & 22, etc.
      in the Children’s Chapel

      This growing group is devoted to sacred chant from many traditions, including Gregorian, Taize, and Rumi.

      No prior experience needed.

      The class is free, but one-time registration is requested.

      Trinity Episcopal
      147 NW 19th Ave
      Portland, OR 97209
      in the Children’s Chapel

      Image: Pat Zimmer leading a chant at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral.

      12 Step Outreach Centering Prayer

      11th Step Meditation Meetings and 12th Step Centering Prayer Groups

      For a full list of in-person
      and online 11th Step Meditation Meetings and 12th Step
      Centering Prayer Groups,

      Online and In-person
      Every Day

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      Fourth Saturday Mediation at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (Portland)

      Deepen your practice in community with an hour of silent meditation
      (two, 25-minute sits with a short walking meditation in between).
      All contemplative practices are welcome.
      Free; donations gratefully accepted.

      4th Saturdays
      9:30 (sharp)- 11:00 am
      August 28
      September 25, etc.
      in the Morrison Room

      Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
      147 NW 19th Avenue
      Portland, Oregon 97209

      Photo by eldhose kuriyan on Unsplash

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      Looking for a Centering Prayer Group Not Listed Here?

      There are opportunities every day! If you are new to any of these groups, please contact the listed facilitator to ensure the time and location or Zoom link are up to date. Contact Linda Garcia at the button below for more information.

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      Centering Prayer

      Centering Prayer Workshop at St. Gabriel the Archangel Episcopal Church

      Centering Prayer Workshop
      September 26, 2026

      Whether you are new to Centering Prayer, or want a refresher, or just want to hear some stimulating teaching, this is the place for you. We hope also to lay the foundation for an ongoing, in-person Centering Prayer group at St. Gabriel. Join us!

      September 26, 2026
      9:00 – 12:00 noon

      Tuition: Suggested $30 free-will offering at the door. Registration
      requested but not required. 

      St. Gabriel the Archangel Episcopal Church
      17435 NW West Union Road
      Portland, Oregon 97229

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      To the Contemplative Outreach Community

      Thank you!
      We are grateful for your continuing financial gifts!

      • Your support helps us meet our basic monthly operating expenses
      • We strive to keep our costs low, retreats and other events affordable, and scholarships available
      • Our staff is 100% volunteer

      One small community of people devoted to Centering Prayer can fill the air with higher purpose!

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      “In contemplative practice, as we pray together, identifying ourselves with the Pascal Mystery, we believe that Christ is in the center of the circle imparting to each the special graces each one needs. The participants are pooling their silence, so to speak, so that everyone gathered there can drink from this marvelous well of living water that rises up from the center of the circle.”

      – The Better Part, Fr. Thomas Keating

       

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