January Eight-Day Centering Prayer - Program

With The Rev. Bill Combs and The Rev. Margaret Caldwell

January 8 - 15, 2027

Date and Time Details: Check in begins at 3pm central. Program concludes by 11am on the last day.

Location: St. Mary's Sewanee: The Ayres Center for Spiritual Development

Address: 770 St Marys Ln, Sewanee, TN 37375, USA

Contact: Reservations Team
Reservations@stmaryssewanee.org
931-598-5342

  • Anna House Motel Style Room – $1,858.41
  • Woodland Hermitage – $1,805.91
  • St. Mary's Hall Dorm Style Room – $1,490.91

Centering Prayer Eight Day Retreat

Check in begins at 3pm central. Program concludes by 11am on the last day.

This retreat will be lead by seasoned and trained centering prayer facilitators. Participants will have the opportunity to join multiple centering prayer sits throughout the day, Meditation in Motion gentle stretching yoga-type sessions, BodyWork therapy (gentle touch, over the clothing, energy healing by a LMT), as well as enjoy the breathtaking bluff views of St. Mary’s Sewanee often covered in winter beauty.

The highly rated kitchen staff will offer well balanced, delicious and nourishing meals throughout the retreat beginning with dinner on the first night and ending with breakfast on the last day. The St. Mary’s Sewanee and the Centering Prayer Staff will be here to support guests in this week long dedication to “God’s first language”. You don’t have to worry about bringing anything except your weary soul to Rest, Renew and Reconnect.

St. Mary’s Sewanee: The Ayres Center for Spiritual Development offers sacred space for spiritual seekers on Tennessee’s South Cumberland Plateau. Through a generous grant, we are blessed to offer this retreat at a reduced cost, making this time of contemplation and community more accessible to all who feel called to join us.

About the Leaders

The Rev. Bill Combs

Centering Prayer Retreats A former oral and maxillofacial surgeon, Bill felt a calling from God to drastically change his path in life and do something different. The Rev. Bill Combs graduated from the Virginia Theological Seminary and has served many years in the Episcopal Church. He retired as the rector of Episcopal Church of the […]

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The Rev. Margaret Caldwell

Centering Prayer Retreat Facilitator Margaret is an Episcopal priest and began CP in 1994 while a student at the University of the South, School of Theology. She is a certified presenter for Contemplative Outreach, having trained at Snowmass, CO. Since then, she facilitates weekly CP support groups, both online and in person, and leads and […]

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