Our Gatherings

“Deep within us all

there is an amazing inner sanctuary of the soul,

a holy place, a Divine Center, a speaking Voice,

to which we may continuously return.”

Thomas Kelly, A Testament of Devotion

Contemplative practices can help us connect with God in the inner sanctuary.

As a community we use a variety of means, both in solitude and in community,

to cultivate this oneness on a daily basis. Our practices include centering prayer,

sacred yoga and/or tai chi (body prayer), lectio divina (scripture meditation),

walking meditation on labyrinths and in nature, art as prayer, writing as prayer,

music as prayer, and holy conversations that bring a sense of oneness with God.

2010 Day Retreats/Monthly Gatherings

Community Sharing and brunch (June 12)

Community Sharing and brunch (July 17)

Centering, Chanting for Peace,

and Sharing Katrina Remembrances (August 29)

Centering, Lectio Divina (sacred reading) and Sharing (Sept. 26)

Weekly Gatherings

Sacred Yoga:

Thursdays 9:30 am. (out for September 2, resuming Sept. 9)

Centering Prayer:

Mondays 5:30 pm, Rayne United Methodist Church

(in the parlor near the sanctuary, entering at Pitt Street)

Mondays 6:30 pm, Grace Disciples of Christ Church, Covington,

(on the Causeway/Hwy. 190 feeder road by taking the Fairway Drive exit near Lakeview Hospital)

Mondays 7:15 pm, Mid-city New Orleans (second and fourth Mondays)

(centering combined with people practicing Buddhist silent meditation and discussion, enter in silence, for details call: 504-813-9544)

(in the Chalstrom House corner of S. Carrollton Ave. and Zimple)

Wednesdays 12:15 pm, St. Mark's United Methodist Church

(1130 North Rampart Street at Governor Nicholls, at the edge of the French Quarter)

(library)

Thursdays 5:00 pm, Chapel of the Holy Spirit

(1100 Broadway Ave. in the sanctuary)

Monthly Gatherings: Centering and Sharing

Third Thursdays 7:00 pm, Slidell Group

(next on 9-16-10; Contact us for location)

Last Sundays 3:00 pm, Parker United Methodist Church

(1130 Nashville Ave., next on 9-26-10)

For further info on any of these gatherings

Contact William Thiele at 504-899-3431.

Contact us to start a gathering at your church or group.

Ora et Labora