3-day Centering Prayer Retreat
September 26-28, Sunday 6 pm until Tuesday 3 pmThis retreat is designed for those who would like a more prolonged experience of this form of prayer but are unable to attend an Intensive Retreat. The retreat is intended to help persons develop and sustain regular practices, and to discover or build local support groups. Retreatants will participate in worship, Centering Prayer, optional review, light exercise and have opportunities for solitude and reflection. To facilitate an ever deepening level of interior silence and attentiveness to the presence of God, there will be periods of silence.
During the course of this retreat, instruction in Centering Prayer will be offered to those new to the practice. For experienced practitioners, there will be extensive periods of prayer.
Presenters:
The Rev. Geoffrey Butcher, Canon Pastor at Christ Church Cathedral, Nashville, TN, has coordinated pastoral care and lay ministries at the Cathedral for the last 16 years. He teaches centering prayer workshops and leads centering prayer retreats. As an accomplished church musician and liturgist, he brings a rich variety of worship opportunities to this centering prayer retreat.
The Rev. Margaret Marshall, is an Episcopal priest in the Diocese of East Tennessee. She founded and served as the Executive Director of The Sanctuary, a residential program for women recovering from abuse and addiction in Chattanooga, TN. Margaret has been teaching Centering Prayer and leading retreats since 1998.
Residential Fee: $275 Deposit: $50
CENTERING PRAYER REGISTRATION FORM