I am honored to guide this enriching time of centering, reflection, and discernment
Contemplative Outreach of South East Wisconsin
presents this gentle and enriching time
set apart for your enjoyment:
Discerning God’s Deepest Desires…just for me!
A Retreat!
Guest Retreat Leader: Rev. Karen Hagen
Come away and re-treat yourself the way the Divine Lover of Your Life would have you be treated.
Take time to reflect on God’s deepest care and desire
that is just for you.
Within the rubric of a Centering Prayer Retreat,
we will gather in teachable moments to explore
the art of discernment, experience a process putting discernment into practice, center, and enjoy time
on our own to be still, explore the gracious spaces, and find rest within our day!
Thursday Evening December 11th through
Sunday Morning December 14th
Hosted at Benet Lake Retreat Center
12605 224th Avenue
Benet Lake, WI 53102
To register, please email:
admin@contemplativewisconsin.org
And watch for these offerings...
Still Processing
A worshipful text study using one
of the non-canonical gospels as well as a lectionary text to explore a current topic or theme of interest. No talking head but rather a guided, spiritually based conversation amongst "worshippers" seeking self-awareness and deepening connection with the Divine.
Last year we learned about and reflected upon Mary Magdalene and Norea. What shall we study next?
Gospel of Truth?
The Thunder: Perfect Mind?
Gospel of Thomas?
Let me know!
Do you know this ancient except from The Prayer of Thanksgiving that was part of the Nag Hammadi find?
This is the prayer they said:
We give thanks to you, every life and heart stretches toward you, O name untroubled, honored with the name of God, praised with the name of Father. To everyone and everything comes the kindness of the Father, and love and desire. And if there is a sweet and simple teaching, it gifts us mind, word, and knowledge: mind, that we may understand you; word, that we may interpret you; knowledge, that we may know you. We rejoice and are enlightened by your knowledge. We rejoice that you have taught us about yourself. We rejoice you have made us divine through your knowledge.
In-Person Holy Hush Song Circle
Hosted at Village Church
130 E. Juno Avenue
Milwaukee
Thursday October 9th
Returning To Firsts Mondays Monthly 6:30pm November-May
Sing With The Village People as we lean into sung mediation, sacred silence, the embrace of care for one another!
Deeply listen or join in singing.
Not performance art singing;
rather we turn our prayers
into melody and harmony
and leaninto the sacred silence.
“A prayer sung, is a prayer prayed twice!”
But Really…Why Sing Our prayers?
When singing as a meditative practice, your voice resonates within you, insisting, “I am here. I exist.” (Emily Owens) As a practice, meditative singing is self-compassionate. When singing with others, a deepening sense of belonging is often experienced. Endorphins are released. You go beyond deeply relaxing. “We are healed by our songs before the vibrations ever leave our bodies. We are blessed first and then we send out the blessing” to those around us. (Threshold Choirs)
All Are Welcome! Bring A Friend.
We will gather in the sanctuary.
