Featured in the Newsletter
- Gini Graham Lent 2026: My Story of Liberation: Who am I really?
- Sacred Chant – In person only
Trinity Cathedral, Portland, on February 10 & 24, 2026. - Black Contemplative Prayer Summit, Feb 21 & 22, online
- Lectio Divina, third Wednesday of the month
- United in Prayer, United in Silence – March 6-7, 2026
- Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop, April 25th
- 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 2026 and beyond
My Story of Liberation Who am I really?
A Lent 2026 Reflection by Gini Graham.
Sacred Chant - In person only Trinity Cathedral, Portland
February 10 & 24, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM PST
Every 2nd & 4th Tuesday. In person only. Led by Pat Zimmer.
Join us in sacred chant—a practice of prayer through song. Each week, we’ll chant the Psalms (in both traditional and Nan Merrill translations), along with Taizé, Gregorian, contemporary, and Songs of the Presence. This contemplative practice offers a space to quiet the mind and connect with the Spirit.
Free to attend, but registration is required. Always open; join anytime!
Black Contemplative Prayer Virtual Summit
February 21-22, 2026
an online retreat
Focus will be on healing, wholeness, and cultivating an inner sanctuary.
Scholarships available
Lectio Divina: A Time for Sacred Reading & Prayer
3rd Wednesdays monthly
10 – 11:30 am
Feb 18, Mar 18, Apr 15, May 20 . . .
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
United in Prayer, United in Silence
Please join in the global community for the 34th annual United in Prayer Day, an 18-hour Centering Prayer vigil via Zoom on March 6-7, 2026 (March 7 is Thomas Keating’s birthday). This event is free, and all are welcome.
The schedule and details are in the title link.
Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop
Saturday, April 25, 2006
10 am – 2 pm, in-person
St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church
2036 SE Jefferson St.
Milwaukie, OR
Cost: free, with a suggested donation of $35.
Bring your own lunch; coffee and tea provided.
Email aphnp1@gmail.com to register or for additional information.
Photo by Mark Valentine on Unsplash
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
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.
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