Contemplative Outreach of Eastern Ontario/West Quebec Annual Spring Guided Silent Retreat
Dates: Thursday, May 15 – Saturday, May 17, 2025
(Registration information below)
To love, to open the heart, to risk, to be in tears before beauty, to be in tears before wonder, to treat our neighbor as our self… So that whatever may come, we’ve held the benchmark high for what the human species has in its heart and is evolving toward. ~ Cynthia Bourgeault
We are living in times of great trouble, confusing and uncertain. During this retreat we will open to this heartbreak through sharing in the silent contemplative practice of Centering Prayer along with other practices such as the Buddhist Mahayana tradition of Tonglen and variations of the Welcoming Prayer as taught by Contemplative Outreach. Please join us for this time of sharing in the sacred heart of Divine Love, which knows deep suffering and pours out only love in
return.


Facilitator: Mary Jane Yates

The gift of Centering Prayer is one that can help our human family sit down and hold vigil with it all. Thomas Keating knew this when he spoke of the deepening interconnectedness that emerges as we practice the prayer. In this way, we contribute to the healing of the earth itself. Though we gather to practice the Centering Prayer way of silent prayer, other contemplative meditators are most welcome.
Registration Information
Rates: Single $385, Double $320 per person, based on double occupancy
Includes program fees, accommodations, and 6 meals (dinner Thursday – lunch Saturday)
Click here to register online or call the Galilee office at 613-623-4242 x 21.
A few Partial bursaries are available please contact Susan Kehoe, smkehoe@rogers.com