Indianapolis, Indiana
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Be transformed by the renewal of your mind.” Rm. 12:2
Indianapolis Chapter Servant Leadership Team
| Marilyn Webb | Coordinator |
| Sandy Frenia | Treasurer |
| Rebecca Dick | Communications |
| Clara Merkel & Kay Whitehead | Prayer Groups Liaisons |
| Karen Eppert & Mary Kendall | Programs |
| Linda Farley | 11th Step |
| Laurel Simon | Intro to Centering Prayer Workshops |
For more information on the Contemplative Outreach of Indianapolis we invite you to contact Marilyn Webb, Coordinator at .
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Indianapolis Area Centering Prayer Groups
While centering prayer is done privately most of the time, a weekly sharing of the experience in a small group has proven to be very supportive of the individual practice. It can also be a means of continuing education in the contemplative traditions.
The purpose of the centering in community is for spiritual refreshment and mutual encouragement in the practice. By sharing the experience of centering prayer with others, one’s own discernment of the ups and downs of the practice is sharpened. The group serves as a source of encouragement and can normally solve problems that might arise regarding the method.
All Centering Prayer groups below welcome new members. Please contact the facilitator for specific times and places. If you have trouble contacting a facilitator, please feel free to contact any member of the Indianapolis chapter of Contemplative Outreach leadership team.
The following Centering Prayer groups meet in the Central Indiana area.
Location |
Facilitator Contact |
Meeting Times |
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| Second Presbyterian Church 7700 N. Meridian St. Indianapolis, Indiana |
Lindsay Miller Diane Elliot |
Mondays, 10:00 a.m. |
| St. Thomas Aquinas 535 W. State St. West Lafayette, Indiana |
Becky Dick |
Mondays, 5:30 p.m. |
| St. Matthew Parish Life Center E. 56th & Binford Blvd., Indianapolis, Indiana |
Judy Hipskind |
Mondays, 7:00 p.m. |
| North Christian Church 850 Tipton Lane Columbus, Indiana |
Rev. Lanny Lawler |
Tuesdays, 11:00 a.m. |
| St. Malachy Church 9833 E. Co. Rd. 750 North Brownsburg, Indiana |
Marilyn Webb |
Tuesdays, 5:00 p.m. |
| North United Methodist Church 3808 N. Meridian Street Indianapolic, Indiana |
Donna Sandage |
Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m. |
| St. Christopher Catholic Church 5301 West W. 16th Street Indianapolis, Indiana |
Phyllis Farley |
Tuesday, 6:00 p.m. |
| St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 6050 N. Meridian St. Indianapolis, Indiana |
Jan Johnson |
2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m. |
| Trinity Episcopal Church 3243 N. Meridian Indianapolis, Indiana |
Deborah Cooney |
Wednesdays, 6:00 p.m. |
| St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church 2222 East Third St. Bloomington, Indiana |
Br. Ramon Garcia |
Wednesdays, 6:00 p.m. |
| St. Louis deMontfort Church 11441 Hague Rd. Fishers, Indiana |
Gwen Goss |
Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m. |
| Northwest Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana |
Marilyn Webb |
3rd Thursdays, 3:30 p.m. |
| St. Thomas Aquinas Church 4600 N. Illinois Street Indianapolis, Indiana |
Karen Spear |
Thursday, 8:00 p.m. |
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Upcoming Events
2012 Schedule of Events
Nurturing the Contemplative Spirit
A new series, entitled Nurturing the Contemplative Spirit, began in September 2011. We welcome all persons in our Indianapolis chapter for any or all of the sessions. Each session will meet from 8:30 to 2:00 and will include morning and afternoon periods of centering prayer, presentations by a local speaker of our centering prayer community, and time for reflection and sharing. The dates and topics are listed below.
Location: St. Christopher Catholic Church, 5301 W. 16th St. in Speedway.
Please bring a brown bag lunch, drinks will be provided.
3/10/12 Body-Centered Prayer: Lectio for Every Body Kay Whitehead 5/12/12 The Prayer of Forgiveness Sandy Frenia Cost for this series is as follows:
$15.00 per session if registering for each session individually
To register, call Mary Kendall at 274-5384 or 638-5167
United in Prayer Day
Saturday, March 17 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. (Location to be announced later)
Join us for the Annual United in Prayer Day featuring spiritual enrichment from the 2011 DVD Contemplative Journey Revisited in which Fr. Thomas Keating presents “The House of God, The Womb of God.” This is the 20th year that Contemplative Outreach communities throughout this country and in other countries gather in prayer and companionship.
Introductory Centering Prayer Workshops
Saturday, February 18 St. Christopher Church, 5301 W. 16th St., Speedway 9:00 - 1:00
Saturday, March 31 North United Methodist Church, 3808 N. Meridian, Indianapolis
(Time to be announced later)
Welcoming Prayer Workshop
Saturday, March 24 2nd Presbyterian, 7700 N. Meridian St. Indianapolis
(Time to be announced later)
The Power of Formative Thought
Saturday, September 29 St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 6050 N. Meridian, Indpls.
9:00 – 4:00 Cost - $35.00.Susan Komis, our Contemplative Outreach Regional representative, will present this day-long workshop that will explore how personal and collective thought processes impact our lives with focus on “Thoughtfulness and Thoughtlessness,” “Thoughts and the Collective Mind,” “Action and Reaction of Thoughts,” and “Becoming Aware of out Thoughts as a Spiritual Practice.”
Partial scholarships will be available.
Heartfulness Series
Six monthly sessions held from 9:00 – 2:30 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 6050 N. Meridian, Indpls
Saturdays Oct. 13, 2012 Nov. 10, 2012 Jan. 12, 2013 Feb. 9, 2013 Apr. 13, 2013 May 4, 2013 The Heartfulness: Transformation in Christ series was produced in 2009 and includes interviews with Fr. Thomas Keating by Betty Sue Flowers. The series condenses the accumulated wisdom of Fr. Thomas' many years of teaching and practice into nine areas for study, reflection and spiritual growth. These areas include topics such as the pursuit of happiness, the human condition, love and the Trinity, divine transformation, and others. This series hopes to deepen the viewers' understanding of contemplative prayer as a means of "opening the mind and heart and one's whole being to God."
The days will include Periods of Centering Prayer, viewing of the video, time for individual reflection, discussion and wisdom sharing.
The cost will be $90.00 with early registration for the entire series which will include the cost of the guidebook. It is recommended that persons sign up for the entire series although it will be possible to attend individual sessions if space is available. Partial scholarships will be available.
Contact or for more information or to register.
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Our History
Contemplative Outreach of Indianapolis is part of Contemplative Outreach, Ltd. Contemplative Outreach was established in 1984 by Father Thomas Keating a Trappist monk. It is a world-wide spiritual network made up of individuals and small faith communities committed to renewing the contemplative dimension of the Gospel in everyday life and to teach the method of Centering Prayer.
Through numerous Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina workshops and retreats held at Benedictine Retreat & Conference Center since the late 1980’s, the desire of many for Contemplative Outreach opportunities, and interest in contemplative prayer, the need for formal organization of a chapter rose. The chapter of Contemplative Outreach of Indianapolis began January 13, 2007, when 35 people met with Contemplative Outreach, Ltd. leadership to discern their intention to form a contemplative community.
We have an active leadership team identifying the needs of the chapter for on-going growth. We have nine active prayer groups meeting weekly or bi-weekly. We offer many opportunities to nourish and support one another in the process of Divine transformation through the practice of Centering Prayer.
For more information, please contact Marilyn F. Webb, chapter coordinator, at .