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Retreats
A Time and a Place Apart
A time apart, a place apart to experience more deeply the silence of Centering Prayer: That has been our theme and our goal since we first began sponsoring retreats. We retreat, not to escape from the world, but to open to love so that we may bring it back to the world.
Thomas Merton has perhaps put his finger on the reason for a retreat into silence when he describes the effect of his life in the monastery:
Actually, I have come to the monastery to find my place in the world, and if I fail to find this place, I will be wasting my time in the monastery. . . .Coming to the monastery has been, for me, exactly the right kind of withdrawal. It has given me perspective. It has taught me how to live. Now I owe everyone else in the world a share in that life. (The Intimate Merton: His Life from His Journals, ed. P. Hart & J. Montaldo, p. 80-81)
Yearly Weekend Retreat
2007, Feb. 23 - 25
  Place: Agape Lutheran Retreat Center,
Harnett County, near the Cape Fear river
Schedule: Fri. afternoon to Sun. afternoon
Activities:
Centering Prayer in sessions of three "sits" (a "sit" is a 20-min period of silence) Several sessions each day.
Morning and Evening prayer based on the psalms (optional)
Silent Meals in the Dining Room, just down the road from the Conference Center where we stay.
 Free time --
for walking on the beautiful grounds, more silent reflection, journaling, or scripture reading. The weekend is as silent as we can make it from the evening meal and the Welcome on Friday night, to Sunday at lunch.
Everyone on the Leadership Team is available for help with any concerns that arise, or the need to share.
Rooms are usually double occupancy, but single occupancy can be secured, at a greater cost.
Participants bring linens, towels and personal care items (to help keep the cost down) but all meals are included. It is possible to request a vegetarian menu. The Leadership Team also provides coffee, snacks, and some emergency items.
For any questions email centeringprayer@saintandrew.org
Registration Form -- Weekend Retreat
Intensive, Week-long Retreat
An Intensive Centering Prayer retreat allows for an intense experience of silence, longer and deeper than even a weekend can offer. Typically, Intensive retreats last from 5 - 10 days, and the activities are similar to the weekend retreat. It is primarily a silent retreat.
Contemplative Outreach of Western Carolina sponsors the Intensive Retreat at St. Francis Springs Retreat Center in Stoneville, NC.
 Details and Registration information
For Intensive Retreats already scheduled in nearby states, see the Contemplative Outreach web site.
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