Contemplative Outreach of St. Louis has been serving the contemplative community in Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois since 1989. We are a chapter of Contemplative Outreach, Ltd., an international spiritual network with offices in Butler, N.J. Our mission is to teach the method of Centering Prayer and to support those whose Spiritual Journey includes a practice of this prayer.
1. Choose a sacred word as the symbol of your intention to consent to God’s presence and action within.
2. Sitting comfortably and with eyes closed, settle briefly, and silently introduce the sacred word as the symbol of your consent to God’s presence and action within.
3. When engaged with your thoughts, return ever-so-gently to the sacred word.
4. At the end of the prayer period, remain in silence with eyes closed for a couple of minutes.
Find a Centering Prayer Group near you and learn about the many classes, retreats and special events offered by Contemplative Outreach of St. Louis.
This 4-day intensive Centering Prayer retreat is for people who participate in any 12-Step program or those who support recovery, and have the intention to improve their meditation practice and enlarge their spiritual life.
Save the date! Join Contemplative Outreach of St. Louis on Saturday, March 5, 2022, for United in Prayer Day, via Zoom. The morning will begin with a gathering at 8:45 am. The day will include Centering Prayer, viewing segments of a DVD, and small group discussion. We will end by 12:00 noon. More details and […]
Please join us for “Light for the Journey” to celebrate Epiphany with us as a community of Centering Prayer. The program will be on Sunday, January 9, 2022 from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. via Zoom. Read more of the post for details and to register.
The library catalog of over 550 books has been updated and it’s now super easy to borrow a book from the COSTL Lending Library housed at Grace Episcopal Church in St. Louis, MO. Continue reading for how to access the church and the library during COVID.
Are you looking to Center with others in this time of social-distancing? Have you tried the Contemplative Outreach meditation on-line?
Contemplative Outreach along with the World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM) has created four different Zoom chapels that allow us to center or meditate with others.
Here’s the link to get you started.