Please join us for a Zoom-based Centering Prayer support group on Tuesdays, at 3:30 pm (Central Time). This is an opportunity for new and experienced practitioners to share time together, both in quiet conversation and in silence. We gather online, offer brief introductions/check-ins, listen to a Psalm, and then have a thirty-minute sit. For log-in information and other details, please email admin@stmaryssewanee.org.
Join Gordon Peerman at 5:30 pm on Wednesdays for a time of meditation and teaching. Everyone is welcome: Buddhist Theravada, Zen, and Vajrayana; Christian, Jewish, other spiritual practices, or none. Peerman’s talks are also available on-demand audio files here. To participate in the Wednesday meeting, please contact Peerman through this form to get the log-in information.
Contemplative Outreach has created an online Meditation Chapel where you can join with others in centering prayer at different times of each day. There are more than 35 groups available through this Chapel. To learn more, go to Contemplative Outreach’s Meditation Chapel and follow the directions to register for a group.
Dear friends, One of the joys of being part of the Sewanee community is how we – the people, the organizations, and the institutions – pull together to help one another in challenging times. I write to tell you of one way this is happening now. St. Mary’s Sewanee is leasing its residential buildings to… Read More »
In response to the social distancing recommended during Covid-19, St. Mary’s Sewanee: The Ayres Center for Spiritual Development is pleased to announce that it is offering retreat options in an online format at no charge. “At St. Mary’s Sewanee, we are exploring new ways of finding peace together, even when we must stay apart,” said… Read More »
Life feels out of control for many of us right now. The world’s landscape has changed and we don’t know how the future is going to unfold. Practicing Centering Prayer is one way to help us to better navigate this uncertain time. Spend an hour learning about, and practicing Centering Prayer, facilitated by Susan Packard. Packard… Read More »
St. Mary’s Sewanee Closed to the Public until Further Notice St. Mary’s Sewanee: The Ayres Center for Spiritual Development is closed to the public until further notice, according to Interim Executive Director John Runkle. Full-time employees are continuing to work, either from home or at the retreat center, but there will be no guests or… Read More »
Maybe you cannot get to New Hope Bluff on retreat right now…. Perhaps you want just a nugget of inspiration or a daily dose of positivity…… No matter what your situation, we’ve got those things for you. Sign up here for First Light, a Monday-through-Friday email that is the briefest of morning inspirational messages. One beautiful photograph;… Read More »
Social media can be a drag, a time suck, an energy sap. St. Mary’s Sewanee wants to change that for you. Each weekday, we post a positive inspirational message to both Instagram and Facebook so that your news feed is filled with good words and good images. It won’t be like going on a retreat,… Read More »
