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This Month Please click on "view in a browser" on your computer or phone Silent Saturday, November 5 , New location Jim Gill presents A Look at the Gospel of Matthew via Zoom Art and Contemplation: Inner Landscapes, Tuesday, November 29, at Trinity Woods Intergenerational Center Other News: Report on The Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop COSEW is Growing, Letting Go and Moving On... Save the Date: 2023 Retreats Lectio Divina every Wednesday via Zoom Share your photo, poem, or story with the Community
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"Prayer is an act of love. Words are not necessary". Teresa of Avila |
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December Weekend Retreat Entering the Mystical Mandala: Centering oneself in the Sacred Circle at Siena Retreat Center Racine, WI |
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Thursday to Sunday December 8-11, 2022 In this retreat participants will be offered an external experience that mirrors the internal journey of Centering Prayer. The process of creating simple mandalas will invite you to deepen your Centering Prayer practice. Absolutely no art-making experience or art-making talent is needed to participate in this retreat. In fact, those with little art-making skills might be positioned to benefit most. We will be concentrating on the "process" of creating, and how that process has been used in every culture and faith tradition to center oneself on the Holy, not the "product" of our creations. Participants will be guided through every step of the retreat experience. Come with an open mind and open heart expectant to see where the Spirit might take you in this educational and creative retreat. Mandala creating and conferences will be surrounded by the gift of silence as well as regularly scheduled group Centering Prayer sessions. Schedule: Retreat begins with evening meal at 5:30pm on Thursday and ends after 12 noon lunch on Sunday. Registration opens at 2:30 pm on Thursday December 8 in the lobby of the retreat center. Optional centering prayer session on Thursday at 4:45pm. Contact Ann Koerner at akoerner45@gmail.com 262-282-8622 or to Register click the button below |
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Meet the Presenter Rev. Dr. Shawn Kafader |
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The Rev. Dr. Shawn Kafader is an ordained non-denominational clergyperson, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, certified Expressive Arts Therapist, certified Art4Healing® Facilitator, trained SoulCollage® Facilitator, and Artist. He is a commissioned workshop presenter with Contemplative Outreach having offered workshops and retreats both in-person and on-line. Mandala art has been Shawn's main art-making form for over thirty years. |
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Silent Saturday November 5 First Saturday of every month This contemplative morning retreat is free to anyone. New Location 1910 W. Bolivar Milwaukee,WI on the campus of St. Roman's Catholic Church Silence begins at 9:15 am till 11:30 am. The day consists of two periods of centering prayer followed by a 3-minute break, Lectio Divina, monastic-style, and a final period of centering prayer. Contacts: Sr. Kathryn Ann Kobelinski kkobelinski@ssndcp.org Lynn Holland lynnhlly2@sbcglobal.net There is no charge but we appreciate donations for the scholarship fund | | |
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A Look at the Gospel of Matthew presented by Jim Gill via Zoom |
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Most of the Sunday Gospels read during the upcoming liturgical year, which begins with the First Sunday of Advent, November 27, 2022, will be taken from the Gospel of Matthew. In this presentation we'll familiarize ourselves with Matthew and some of the passages we will be hearing. It will also prepare us for our weekly practice of Lectio Divina, praying with the scriptures.
Thursday, Nov 17
6:30 - 8:30 PM $10 via Zoom Click button to register |
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Art and Contemplation: Inner Landscapes |
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Tuesday evening November 29 6:00-8:00 pm $25.00 at Trinity Woods Intergenerational Living 9525 W. Burleigh Street Milwaukee, WI 53222 (Please use the main entrance and parking lot at 95th & Burleigh) |
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The terrain of our inner life is constantly changing. Somedays our hearts feel like a placid body of water while at other times they may be rocky and cold like mountain peaks. And then there are those desert moments, and breathtaking sunsets. In this contemplative art session we will view a slideshow of landscapes and seascapes around the world and then create a piece of art reflective of our own inner sacred space at this time in our lives. An open studio approach will be used for the art-making, letting us choose which media best suits the response we are trying to create. Paper, markers, paint, clay, fibers are some of the materials that will be available. Please join us as we begin the Advent and holiday season by slowing down, taking time for yourself, and creating your own inner landscape. |
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Instructor: Patricia Rass Patty has an MS in Art Therapy and is a registered/certified art therapist who recently retired from teaching the graduate art therapy program at Mount Mary University. Over the years she has been involved in both educational and clinical art practices, focusing on the spiritual impact of the arts on one’s growth in wholeness. She has also facilitated ArtPrayer retreats and workshops for various organizations. As an artist Patty enjoys both quilting and watercolor. |
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COSEW is Growing, Letting Go and Moving on… |
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The closing ritual at the Center for Contemplative Living in Elm Grove began with the song “This is Holy Ground”, because we were standing on holy ground. It is here at our Center where we prayed together, sang songs together, were creative in art and contemplation classes, wrote icons, learned Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina, experienced community, and more. It was also significant that we are “letting go of the Center” during Autumn time. As a poem says: Can we let go as trees let go Their leaves, so casually, one by one, If I can come to know what they know That fall is the release time. Above all, we trust in the slow work of God. We may be impatient of being on the way to something unknown, something new. We ended the ritual with praying in the form of Lectio Divina with Jerimiah 29:11-14: Yahweh says: For I know well the plans I have in mind for you… And singing “Everyday God”. Then we sorted through pressed leaves, and took some to carry home as a reminder that Fall is release time. And so we let go of our Center. |
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The Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop: There were five enthusiastic participants at COSEW’s October 22nd online Introduction to Centering Prayer: one from Germany, one from Missouri and the rest from here in Wisconsin. Our German participant wrote, “Thanks again for this wonderful workshop. I really enjoyed it!!! I’ve no suggestions on how to improve its , as it is already great.” |
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Retreats 2023 Save the Dates
Dates: May 4-7, 2023 12 Step Outreach Centering Prayer Intensive Retreat "First Things First - Faith in Recovery" Registration opens January 2023. Sponsored by Contemplative Outreach of Southeast WI |
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July 23-29, 2023 Intensive & Post Intensive Retreat Registration opens April 2023. Sponsored by Contemplative Outreach of Chicago Location: Siena Retreat Center, Racine, WI for both retreats |
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Lectio Divina Every Wednesday via Zoom 7:00pm The evening will consist of centering prayer for 20 minutes, and then Lectio Divina. We use the monastic form of this prayer, that is, reading the scripture passage twice, followed with reflection time and optional sharing. Facilitated by Sr. Kathryn Ann Kobelinski, SSND, a commissioned presenter of the prayer. There is no fee, but we are grateful for a donation (see our donation page). Contact Sr. Kathryn Ann for the link. kkobelinski@ssndcp.org |
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New email address for COSEW Our email address transition is complete. We no longer use admin@contemplativeoutreachwisconsin. New and shorter: admin@contemplativewisconsin.org |
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A Reflection, a Photo, a Poem We appreciate the contributions of a photo, a reflection, poem or story that we have received in the past. We would like to share yours with the community. Please send you submissions to Christine at bendercm@earthlink.net | | |
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