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RETREATS & GROUPS

Resource Meetings

Resource Meetings are held almost every Saturday on the same Saturday of each month in the same location generally from 9-12 noon.  Different Saturdays of the month are held in different geographical areas of Houston.  They are community led and consist of 30 min. DVD features of Thomas Keating presentations drawn from over 30 hours of his work.

Discussions and fellowship are held around the DVD and there are two 20 minute prayer sessions.  Everyone regardless of faith is welcome.

Resource Meetings

First Saturday of the Month

10:00am - 12:00 pm

Meeting includes Thomas Keating video, group discussion, and Centering Prayer sessions.

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12211 Memorial Drive

Houston, TX 77024

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Retreats
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Retreats

Centering Prayer Contemplative Retreats are held in different retreat houses in the area and last from a weekend to 10+ days.  They consist of 3-4 hours of group Centering Prayer sessions with 20-30 minute sits at a time.  Each retreat consists of either grand silence, i.e. no talking or eye contact, or no talking except after dinner with spiritual readings during meals.  

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The Ruah Center also offers 24-hour Centering Prayer experience using the method taught by Fr. Thomas Keating, OCSO, of Contemplative Outreach, Ltd. 

Ongoing Contemplative Prayer Groups

While Centering Prayer is done privately most of the time, a weekly sharing of the experience in a small group (up to fifteen) has proven to be very supportive for those who are drawn to this format.  The weekly meeting also serves as a means of continuing education and of accountability.  Just knowing that one’s group is meeting together each week is an enormous encouragement to keep going, or an invitation to return to, the practice of centering prayer if circumstances such as illness, business, family problems, or urgent duties have prevented one from carrying out one’s commitment to daily practice for a time.

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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.  The collective discernment of the group tends to be well balanced. (Adapted from Open Mind, Open Heart, 20th Anniversary Edition, p. 173) .

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Prayer Groups
LOCATION
ADDRESS
CONTACT NAME
CONTACT PHONE
MEETING DATES
Storey Church- Lectio-Divina
4910 Montrose Blvd.
Meeting ID: 817 8630 7122 Passcode: TSCPrayer
Online/Zoom each Thursday 8:00-9:00 am.
Emmaus Spirituality Center- Lectio-Divina
12211 Memorial Dr.
281-241-9678
Online each Tuesday 10:30-11:30 am.
Eagle's Trace
14703 Eagle Vista Drive, Houston, TX 77077
Carolyn Rogas
713-304-5749
Wednesdays, 9:30am - 10:30am (Enter guest gate, park in guest lot, enter lobby and ask for Meditation Room)
St. Cecilia Catholic Church
11720 Joan of Arc, Houston, TX 77024
Richard Rose
713-682-1678
Thursday evenings, 7:00pm - 8:00pm (Room 201 in the Community Center)
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
5501 Main St. @ Binz/Bissonnet, Houston, TX 77004
Judy Leatherwood-Smith
281-494-1193
Thursday, noon - 12:30pm (Chapel) & Sundays, 8:30am - 9:00am (Jones Building)
Chapelwood United Methodist Church
11140 Greenbay, Houston, TX 77024
Peter Johns
713-365-2813
Mondays, 9:00am (Bride's Room)
St. Bernadette's Catholic Church
15500 El Camino Real, Houston, TX 77062
Chris Twardowski
281-486-0337 ext. 317
Wednesdays, 6:00pm (except holidays); Brandsma Building, Room B213
St. Martha Catholic Church
2302 Oak Shores Drive, Kingwood, TX 77339
Susan Devy
832-489-3939
Sundays, 7:30am - 9:30am; Sid Smith Prayer Room, L25 (downstairs in the Parish Life Center)
St. John the Divine Episcopal Church
2450 River Oaks Blvd. Houston, TX 77019-5898
Shirley Burger
713-542-9118
Thursdays, 8:30am - 9:25am (except holidays)
Christ Church Cathedral
1117 Texas Avenue, Houston, TX 77002
Carole Pentony
713-504-5858
Mondays, 11:15am
St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church
6800 Buffalo Speedway, Houston, TX 77025
Paula Djabbarah
281-703-3877
Tuesdays, 10:00am (Jamail Family Center)
Ruah Center at Villa De Matel
6510 Lawndale, Houston, TX 77023
Jeanette Easley
(713) 928-6053
Visit www.ruahcenter.org.
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