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| Centering Prayer Support Groups |
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| Mondays, 10:15 am Epiphany Cathedral, Santa Maria Chapel, Venice Island Contact: Mary Murphy 941-486-5212 Mondays, 5:30 pm St. John the Evangelist, Naples Contact: Vincent Cinque, 239-566-2937, Email: ocinqetc5@comcast.net Mondays, 7:00 pm Light of christ Catholic Church, Clearwater Contact: Donna Day, 727-442-8837, Email: donnaday@st.mat.org All Saints' Episcopal Church, Lakeland Contact: Sr. Jean Rose, 863-688-4502 (work), 863-648-9846 (home) St. Joseph's Church, Zacchaeus House, Bradenton Contact: Janet Gallagher, 941-795-3991, Email: janet.gallagher@verizon.net Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, Palm Harbor Contact: Tom Smith, 727-789-2581, Email: TAS10000@aol.com St. Mary's Catholic Church, Grotto Chapel, Tampa Contact: Camille Caldwell, 813-810-5792, Email: camille@tampabay.rr.com St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Spring Hill Contact: Sarah Madsen, 352-796-0868 or contact the Church, 352-683-2010 Tuesdays, 4:00 pm St. Anthony's Hopsital chapel, St. Petersburg Contact: Marge Rafftery, 727-345-7908, Email: mraffter@tampabay.rr.com Tuesdays, 7:00 pm St. Paul's Catholic Church, Tampa This group is not currently meeting, however, it will resume after an Introductory workshop sometime around October 2009. For current information, please contact Camille Caldwell, camille@tampabay.rr.com or 813-810-5792. Wednesdays St. Matthew's Catholic Church, Largo 7:00 pm Contact: Mary Sweeney, 727-546-0500, Email: gsweene1@tampabay.rr.com Note: Last Wednesday of the month there is Lectio Divina. Christ the King Catholic Church, Tampa 6:30 pm Meets in the Mary Martha House boardroom. Contact: Jeff Carr, jeffrcarr@tampabay.rr.com, 813-215-6697. Thursdays, 11:45 a.m. Hyde Park United Methodist Church, Tampa Contact: Justin LaRosa, 813-253-5388, Email: JLaRosa@hydeparkumc.org Thursdays, 7:00 pm Our Lady of Lourdes, Dunedin Contact: Karen Cunningham, 727-734-0111, Email: klindyc@aol.com Note: Last Thursday of the month there is Lectio Divina St. Thomas More, Sarasota Contact: Ed Savoy, 941-923-5706 Thursdays, 7:30 pm St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Ft. Myers Contact: Jean Bischoff, 239-765-4318 Sundays, 12:00 noon St. Catherine Episcopal Church, Temple Terrace Contact: Sherry Rich, 813-598-3138, Email: richerr@aol.com Sundays, 7:00 pm Church of the Resurrection, Lakeland Contact: Bernardine Purcell, 863-868-7577, bcpurcell@tampabay.rr.com |
| Centering Prayer Groups
After the Introduction to Centering Prayer, participants usually wish to continue to meet weekly. We recommend the formation of a Centering Prayer Group to support one's growth in this prayer practice. A Centering Prayer Group typically meets weekly. A typical meeting consists of, a) a 20 minute period of Centering Prayer; b) ongoing education in the conceptual background to Centering Prayer and the Christian contemplative heritage; and c) an experience-based sharing on the prayer experience and its effects in daily life. Some groups may also practice Lectio Divina. A Centering Prayer Group generally remains open to new members as participants often bring interested friends. If the Group has a trained Facilitator, the newcomers can be taught the Method of Centering Prayer, one-on-one, encouraging the newcomer to attend the next full Introduction to Centering Prayer. |