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.
Unless otherwise noted, Contemplative Outreach of St. Louis holds our in-person events at Grace Episcopal Church in St. Louis, MO. Grace Church’s COVID policy, as of July 2022: “a surge in Covid cases … is sufficient to warrant temporary concern and a step back in Covid protocols. Therefore … Masks covering the nose and mouth are required for indoor gatherings. In addition, KN95 masks are also strongly encouraged.” Read Grace Church’s current COVID policy for updates.
If you are looking for a way to enhance your prayerful experience of Advent or even just a respite from holiday frenzy, consider joining one of the COSTL Centering Prayer groups for the season. We have groups that meet in person all around the St Louis Metro region and even groups that meet on Zoom […]
You are invited to join a new Centering Prayer Group that has formed as the result of the Centering Prayer Come and See on Monday, 10/17/22, at Mercy Conference and Retreat Center. We meet the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of November and December: 11/16/22, 12/7/22, 12/21/22. At the 12/21/22 meeting, we will discern logistics with the intention of continuing the meetings in 2023 on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month.
Give yourself the gift of a mini-retreat and join us for Silent Saturday on the second Saturday of even-numbered months (February, April, June, August, October, December). We meet from 8:30am (gathering) until 11am for three sessions of Centering Prayer. Join for one, two, or all three sessions. We will meet, in person, at Grace Episcopal Church in Kirkwood/St. Louis, MO.
Our vision for tomorrow begins with prayer and you! Please join us for the morning to help us to vision a leader and future for COSTL. Your voice is welcome and necessary for our success!
This weekend intensive 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.