This retreat has been cancelled. Please consider attending another one our Christian Contemplative Experience at Holy Family programs.
Contemplative Immersion Retreat
October 8-10, 2021
Alan Krema, Frank Pendola and Mike Smoolca
This retreat will focus on Centering Prayer and the integration of consent in our lives. We will explore being attentive to the wholeness of our being and the knowledge and presence resident in our bodies. We will explore the calling to live in a higher mode of consciousness, one of abundance and liberation. This invocation comes with responsibility to remove the obstacles we have in us which arise from the addictive and reactive structures that restrict our growth.
This program will be offered in-person at Holy Family simultaneously with a group also on retreat in-person in Chicago. The two groups will have a personal presence at both locations and will also share teaching, periods of Centering Prayer, Lectio Divina and Chanting between both locations online throughout the weekend.
Offering: $265 for Overnight Guests
$165 for Commuters
Presenter Profiles
Alan Krema
Alan Krema is a presenter of Centering Prayer and Welcoming Prayer for Contemplative Outreach Chicago. He is a Wisdom student with Cynthia Bourgeault and has completed the Living School program at the Center for Action and Contemplation. Alan currently serves as chapter coordinator for Contemplative Outreach Chicago and is in the Shalem Institute program for Group Spiritual Leadership.
Frank Pendola
Frank Pendola is a commissioned presenter for Contemplative Outreach and serves the Contemplative Outreach of CT leadership team. He currently serves as music minister at local parishes in Rhode Island. Frank loves to lend his voice in chant or song as an aid to contemplative practice with friends from various denominations and spiritual traditions.
Mike Smoolca
Mike Smoolca is a contemplative group and workshop facilitator and a dedicated teacher and student of contemplative practice and wisdom spirituality. He is a Contemplative Outreach presenter and coordinator for the Christian Contemplative Experience at Holy Family, Contemplative Outreach of CT and the Northern CT Chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society. Mike is a practicing spiritual director and BioSpiritual Focusing companion and instructor.