Centering Prayer Workshop on April 14

Batesville Presbyterian Church will host an Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop on April 14, the Saturday after Easter, from 9:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M. The cost of $45 includes the one day workshop, a guide book, light lunch, and the opportunity for a 6 week follow up class for those who are interested. So what is centering prayer?

Centering Prayer is a method of prayer, which prepares us to receive the gift of God's presence, traditionally called contemplative prayer. It consists of responding to the Spirit of Christ by consenting to God’s presence and action within. It furthers the development of contemplative prayer by quieting our faculties to cooperate with the gift of God’s presence.

Centering Prayer facilitates the movement from more active modes of prayer — verbal, mental or affective prayer — into a receptive prayer of resting in God. It emphasizes prayer as a personal relationship with God. At the same time, it is a discipline to foster and serve this relationship by a regular, daily practice of prayer. It is Trinitarian in its source, Christ-centered in its focus, and ecclesial in its effects; that is, it builds communities of faith.

What is Centering Prayer?

Batesville Presbyterian Church will host an Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop on April 14, the Saturday after Easter, from 9:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M. The cost of $45 includes the one day workshop, a guide book, light lunch, and the opportunity for a 6 week follow up class for those who are interested. So what is centering prayer?

Centering Prayer is a method of prayer, which prepares us to receive the gift of God's presence, traditionally called contemplative prayer. It consists of responding to the Spirit of Christ by consenting to God’s presence and action within. It furthers the development of contemplative prayer by quieting our faculties to cooperate with the gift of God’s presence.

Centering Prayer facilitates the movement from more active modes of prayer — verbal, mental or affective prayer — into a receptive prayer of resting in God. It emphasizes prayer as a personal relationship with God. At the same time, it is a discipline to foster and serve this relationship by a regular, daily practice of prayer. It is Trinitarian in its source, Christ-centered in its focus, and ecclesial in its effects; that is, it builds communities of faith.

Centering Prayer Workshop

Batesville Presbyterian Church and Contemplative Outreach of West Tennessee will host an Introduction to Centering Prayer Program on Saturday, April 14, from 9:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M. at Batesville Presbyterian Church. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. The cost is $45 per person and includes the workshop, six follow-up sessions, and the book Open Mind Open Heart by Thomas Keating. A light lunch will be provided. Call Jon Burnham at the church office at 662-563-3001 for more information or a Registration Form.