Weekend Centering Prayer Retreat - Program
With The Rt. Rev. Brian Lee Cole and The Rev. Margaret Caldwell
April 23 - 25, 2027
Centering Prayer Weekend Retreat
Check in begins at 3pm central, dinner on the first night. Program concludes by 11am on the last day after lunch.
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, 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 Rt. Rev. Brian Lee Cole
The Rt. Rev. Brian Lee Cole was ordained and consecrated fifth bishop of the Diocese of East Tennessee on December 2, 2017. He was elected bishop onJuly 28, 2017, during the electing portion of the 33rd Annual Convention of the diocese. Bishop Cole has under his pastoral and administrative care 47 parishes and worshiping communities […]
Learn more about The Rt. Rev. Brian Lee ColeThe 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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