PLEASE NOTE: THIS YEAR’S WINTER WEEKEND RETREAT HAD TO BE POSTPONED DUE TO SNOW AND IS NOW SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 6-8.
Contemplative Outreach – Chicago offers a weekend retreat to deepen the contemplative dimension of life:
The retreat will explore the embodied Wisdom dimension of the spiritual journey. We will explore attentiveness to our wholeness in mind and heart and how this can deepen presence in Centering Prayer and Welcoming Prayer.
Those present will be offered opportunities to access our interior being through the heart as an embodied connection to Christian contemplative spirituality.
From the Mind to the Heart…
An Exploration of Intuitive Wisdom on the Spiritual Journey
The 2018 Weekend Retreat will be guided by Alan Krema It will take place April 6-8 at the beautiful Portiuncula Center for Prayer, 9263 West Saint Francis Road, Frankfort IL 60423. The two nearest rail stations to “The Port” are Hickory Creek (Rock Island Line) and Matteson (Metra Electric Line).
What can I expect on this retreat?
Room check-in at “The Port” begin at 4:00 PM on Friday. Dinner is served at 6:00. The retreat begins at 7:00.
This is primarily a silent communal retreat punctuated with small conferences and some time for optional sharing. Saturday meals will be in silence.
Mass is available on-site on Sunday morning with our hosts, the Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart, across from the Port. Sunday will include an hour of Centering Prayer in common, a communal healing liturgy and an evaluation period.
Each Lodger will have a private room with a desk, sink, bed, comfortable chair and closet. The showers and toilets are located off the hallways. Commuters will have access to many quiet spaces and comfortable lounge chairs spread throughout the Port.
What do I need to bring?
You may wish to bring your personal copy of the scriptures, although each room in the Port has a copy of the scriptures in it. Other useful items: (1) an alarm clock, and (2) if you normally use something other than a chair for your centering prayer periods, then bring what you use so that your prayer periods will be physically comfortable.
Wear comfortable clothes and shoes. St. Francis Woods, the property surrounding the retreat center, has many walking trails both paved and unpaved, in an attractive park with an inviting forest and creek.
Who is the guide for the retreat?
Alan Krema is a Wisdom student with Cynthia Bourgeault and has completed the Living School program at the Center for Action and Contemplation. Alan is a long time practitioner of centering prayer as well as facilitator of several centering prayer groups. Alan currently serves as chapter coordinator for Contemplative Outreach Chicago
Prerequisite?
Please have a regular practice of Centering Prayer before registering for this retreat.
Registration
PLEASE NOTE: THIS YEAR’S “WINTER” WEEKEND RETREAT HAD TO BE POSTPONED DUE TO SNOW AND IS NOW SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 6-8.
You may register for the Weekend Retreat as a “Lodger” or as a “Commuter.”
The cost for Lodgers is $230, including five meals, two nights lodging in a private room, and materials. (Double occupancy, $210.)
The cost for Commuters is $140, including five meals, retreat common spaces, and materials.
Scholarship financial assistance is available. Please contact afw-reg@centeringprayerchicago.org for more information .
LODGING IS LIMITED, SO PLEASE REGISTER EARLY TO ASSURE OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS.
Note that the final day for registration is Monday April 2.
Room check-in at “The Port” begins at 4:00 PM on Friday, April 6. Dinner is served at 6:00. The retreat begins at 7:00 and will conclude late morning on Sunday.
Secure online registration is available — please scroll down and fill in the information requested.
If you prefer mail-in registration, please download, complete, and send in this registration form.
Bookings
Bookings are closed for this event.