EVENT, MEETINGS & GROUPS
PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO READ ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN 11TH STEP MEETING AND A 12 STEP CENTERING PRAYER GROUP SO THAT YOU LIST YOUR MEETING OR GROUP ON THE CORRECT LIST.
11TH STEP MEDITATION MEETINGS (Click here for more info)
There is a growing interest in meditation meetings in the 12 Step communities across the country. We would like to provide a listing of the 12 Step Meetings that provide a setting for meditation by incorporating a period of Silence in the meetings. We have found these types of meetings can provide a nurturing and encouraging setting where those new to meditation can explore the benefits of this type of prayer/meditation in a group setting. We are compiling a lists of the 11th Step Meditation meetings and encourage you to add any meetings that you know about in your area to our list. You may submit 11th Step Meeting information to our listing or update a current listing.
12 STEP CENTERING PRAYER GROUPS (Click here for more info)
What is a 12 Step CP Group? The most important thing to be clear about is that this is not a 12-step meeting (i.e. AA, Al-anon, OA, NA, SA…). A 12 Step CP group is made up of others in 12-step recovery who practice or want to practice Centering Prayer as an 11th Step practice and it is intended to help deepen our CP practice. It usually consists of a CP period, a 20 – 30 minute period of study related to CP, and sometimes a discussion about the material and the relationship to recovery. Since this is not a 12-step meeting, we are free to discuss CP openly without fear of voicing an “opinion on an outside issue.” Contemplative Outreach (CO) has used this format of small groups for many years to form a spiritual network of support for those practicing CP. Those of us in 12-step recovery also find this to be extremely important in maintaining our 11th step practice and as a way to encourage others or introduce others to the practice. You may submit your 12 Step Centering Prayer Group to the listing.
9 Day 12-Step Centering Prayer Retreat
June 10 @ 3:00 pm - June 18 @ 11:00 am PDT
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June 10-19, 2025
Sponsored by 12 Step Outreach & Contemplative Outreach
For 12 Step Participants
Come rest in the stillness of prayer with other contemplative companions, away from the busyness of daily life, and allow the mind, body, and spirit to surrender to your Higher Power’s presence and action within.
This retreat offers two tracks simultaneously: Intensive I and Post Intensive. For everyone, there will be 3 sets of two 30-minute periods of Centering Prayer daily. The Intensive I retreat will watch video talks from Fr. Thomas Keating’s Spiritual Journey, focusing on “The Human Condition and the Spiritual Journey”. The Post Intensive retreat has no videos and an additional hour of Centering Prayer each day. You choose the track that works best for you. Any of the tracks may be repeated multiple times. If this is your first Centering Prayer retreat of this length, we suggest you choose Intensive I.
The retreat will be facilitated by Fr. Bill Sheehan, OMI, Marty B. and Jenny A.
The Retreat begins Tuesday, June 10 with registration from 3:00 to 5:00, an opening session at 5:00pm, and dinner at 6:00pm. We end on Wednesday, June 18 at 11:00am. Service meetings will begin after lunch on Wednesday and continue until lunch on Thursday (bag lunch optional). Expense for the Service Meetings for Lodging and Meals on June 18-19 will be covered by 12 Step Outreach. The retreat is SOLD OUT but if you want your name to added to the waitlist please contact Marty Badgett at (650) 862-5451 or email him at mbadgettexas@gmail.com
Pre-requisites: Active participation in a 12-Step Program and a daily practice of centering prayer for 6 months or longer.
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