5-day Centering Prayer Retreat
November 16-20, Sunday 6 pm until Thursday 3 pm This retreat is designed for those who desire a more intense experience of this form of prayer. While silence in community is observed a good portion of each day, there are opportunities for questions and comments. Retreatants will participate in worship, Centering Prayer, and instructional sessions. There will be ample opportunity for solitude and reflection, light exercise and private interviews, if desired, to facilitate an ever deepening level of interior silence and attentiveness to the presence of God.
The retreat is recommended for persons who have completed the Introductory Workshop or persons who have a regular practice of Centering Prayer.
Presenter:
The Rev. Doug Schwert is the Executive Director of St. Mary’s Sewanee,
a Center for Spiritual Development in Sewanee, TN. He served as Area Manager at Walt
Disney World until 1974 when he left to attend seminary. Fr. Schwert has served as rector
in four Episcopal parishes in the Midwest, and as Executive Director of Incarnation Center
in Connecticut. His special interests are in spirituality and prayer. He is widely regarded
for his perceptive instruction in this approach to prayer rooted in the Word of God and in the
ongoing renewal of Christian contemplative traditions. His wife, Gerre is an Oncology Social
Worker at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga.Residential Fee: $375 Deposit: $50