• Discernment Matters

    Discernment Matters

    Saturday, January 18th, 2020
    You are invited to join in a monthly study of the book Discernment Matters: Listening with the Ear of the Heart by Mary Margaret (Meg) Funk, OSB.This is an opportunity for those who want to learn and practice discernment as taught by the early monastic tradition. Read More
  • Lenten Retreat

    Lenten Retreat

    Saturday, February 29, 2020
    Facilitator: Mary Jo Pfeifer Wulf
    Sign in and refreshments begin at 8:30
    Northminster Presbyterian Church
    1416 20TH Street, Ames Read More
  • Sustained Lectio Divina

    Sustained Lectio Divina

    Saturday, March 14, 2020
    For those experienced in Lectio Divina, come journey more deeply into the method of Lectio Divina as described in the book Lectio Matters by Mary Margaret Funk, OSB
    Saturdays starting March 14 from 10am -11am through May 9 Read More
  • United in Prayer Day

    United in Prayer Day

    Saturday, March 21, 2020 Participate with your local contemplative community in a special day of world-wide prayer, fellowship, enrichment and reflection. Read More
  • Intro to the Welcoming Prayer Retreat

    Intro to the Welcoming Prayer Retreat

    Friday – Sunday, May 1-3, 2020
    Facilitator: Mary Lapham, Contemplative Outreach LTD
    Rock River Retreat Center, Webster City, IA.
    More details to follow Read More
  • Summer 2020 Weekend Centering Prayer/12-step Retreat

    Summer 2020 Weekend Centering Prayer/12-step Retreat

    Annual 12-step Centering Prayer retreat for folks in recovery (and their families and friends) who practice CP as an 11th Step discipline.
    Check back for details.
  • Central Iowa Prayer Groups

    Central Iowa Prayer Groups

    Prayer Groups for the Des Moines and Ames area.
    "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, as well as a means of continuing education." – Fr. Thomas Keating Read More
  • Central Iowa Chapter Events

    Central Iowa Chapter Events

    In addition to engaging in individual and group Centering Prayer, many yearn for other experiences, reflections, and knowledge that will support them in their spiritual journey. COCI offers a variety of introductory events and programs as well as those that invite us to deepen our practices and presence. Read More
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Silence ~ Solitude ~ Service

Resources to support the practice of Centering Prayer in daily life.

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Contemplative Outreach of Central Iowa exists for the purpose of supporting our members in their daily practice of Centering Prayer. We are a chapter of Contemplative Outreach Ltd.

Contemplative Outreach is a community of individuals and Centering Prayer groups committed to living the contemplative dimension of the Gospel in everyday life.

There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit;
there are different forms of service but the same Lord;
there are different workings but the same God
who produces all of them in everyone.
I Corinthians 12:4-7

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