UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
COSDC offers local retreats, days of prayer, and formation events online and in-person. At the worldwide Contemplative Outreach, Ltd. website, you can find the latest info on online and onsite events offered nationally and globally — click HERE and navigate to the “Events” tab at the top. Scholarships to assist with attending these events are available from COSDC and from Contemplative Outreach, Ltd. Please email cosdc.info@gmail.com to inquire.
The Transformation
of Suffering
This e-course asks us to look honestly at suffering, not as something to explain away, but as something that can be brought into the mystery of divine presence and transformation. The reflections, images, and videos explore suffering as an evolutionary and transformative process in and through the divine/human experience. The content includes excerpts from various Thomas Keating videos and writings, the wisdom of numerous contemplative witnesses, and the practice of Visio Divina with the crucifix images of artist William Congdon. This e-course invites us to live with contemplative courage, not rushing toward easy answers, but allowing silence, Scripture, art, prayer, and shared practice to help us see more deeply. June 22-Aug 5, online, with facilitators Pamela Begeman, Matt Scrimgeour, and Mary Williams. For more information and to register, please click HERE.
June 22 - Aug 1, online
Through Spirituality & Practice and
Contemplative Outreach, Ltd.
July 19 - July 26
Holy Spirit Retreat Center
Encino, CA
Seeking the God Within
Two of the basic teachings of Fr. Thomas Keating are his human development theory that he describes as The Four Consents, and the Prayer in Secret. During our time together, Fr. Bill Sheehan will explore these teachings as a way of going deeper and discovering in the words of St. Augustine that the God we seek is closer to us than we are to ourselves. Resources referenced: Thomas Keating: Invitation to Love, and Manifesting God.
We will be in silence for meals, breaks and prayer time. Periods of Centering Prayer will be included in our time together. There will be discussion following each of Fr. Sheehan’s presentations. Spiritual companioning, and body work will also be available. July 19 - July 26 at Holy Spirit Retreat Center in Encino, CA. Register online at hsrcenter.com by June 28. For more information, click HERE.
July 30 at 6:30 PM
All Saints Episcopal Church
Vista, CA
Taize Style Service
Simple Song. Sacred Prayer. Deep Peace. Come join us for a contemplative candlelight service of peace and renewal for the soul. Featuring chanting interspersed with periods of prayer and silence. Taize chants and original Wisdom chants included, along with a Litany of Healing. July 30, 6:30 PM, with the Rev. Susan Latimer at All Saints Episcopal Church, 651 Eucalyptus Ave., Vista, CA 92084.
Space for Grace
August 15, 9:00 am to !2:00 noon
St. Bart’s Episcopal Church
Poway, CA
Come and be renewed in a Space for Grace, a morning of communal prayer with Avril Bland and Barbara Hamilton. The program will include morning hospitality, two Centering Prayer periods, chanting as a spiritual practice, and humming as a spiritual practice. August 15, 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon at St. Bart’s Episcopal Church, 16275 Pomerado Rd., Poway, CA 92064. Please RSVP to cosdc.info@gmail.com
To sign up for the October 22-25 silent retreat: Please send us an email at cosdc.info@gmail.com to indicate your intention to register. We will then send you a registration form. We need to receive these registrations with a $50.00 deposit by October 1, 2026. Prerequisite: at least six months’ experience with a daily Centering Prayer practice. Space is limited to 23 participants. We will start a waiting list once registrations fill up.
