Therese DesCamp Longlisted for the 2023 CBC Nonfiction Prize
Therese will be leading the November Mini-Retreat at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday, November 18, 2023. This in-person gathering will focus on the inseparability of grief and joy. The event begins at 9 am and ends at noon. More information to come.
The Sunday Contemplative Book Study meets every other Sunday at 10 a.m. On Sunday June 27th, we will be reading Eye of the Heart by Cynthia Bourgeault, through the end of the seventh chapter. This has been a spirited discussion, and we recently spent time recalling for ourselves just how we have experienced “timelessness breaking into time.” …
The path of mystics, the path of depth, is always the result of love and suffering. Love itself draws us into suffering, because if we open ourselves to the vulnerability of love, we will inevitably suffer. So we’re going to explore this most incarnate, blessed and painful way of life together. Our retreat will include …
Our June 23rd gathering for Contemplative in the Kootenays will be peripatetic! We’ll start off at the Anglican church in Balfour, and hop the afternoon ferry over to Yasodhara Ashram to join in the celebration there. As many of you know, we’ve been holding retreats at the Ashram for four years, and often participate in …
The next gathering of Contemplative in the Kootenays is scheduled for Saturday, February 24, in Nelson, at the home of Jill Cowan. See below for directions. Our day starts at 10 am and ends at 3 pm. We’ll be doing Centering Prayer (Surrender Meditation); lectio divina; walking meditation; and celebrating open communion at the end. …
The next gathering of Contemplative in the Kootenays is scheduled for Saturday, December 2, in Nelson, at the home of Jill Cowan. See below for directions. Our day starts at 10 am and ends at 3 pm. We’ll be doing Centering Prayer (Surrender Meditation); lectio divina; walking meditation; and celebrating open communion at the end. …
The next gathering of Contemplative in the Kootenays is scheduled for Saturday, October 28, 2017, at Knox Hall in New Denver. Our day starts at 10 am and ends at 3 pm. We’ll be doing Centering Prayer (Surrender Meditation); lectio divina; walking meditation; and celebrating open communion at the end. Theme for the day will …
WIDE SPOT meets again on Sunday, May 14th, to explore the question of Medical Assistance in Dying. YES, IT IS MOTHER’S DAY. But your mother would want you to think about this! PLEASE NOTE NEW TIME AND LOCATION: We’ll be meeting at KNOX HALL in NEW DENVER at 6 p.m. to begin this very important discussion. Dessert will be …
PRACTICES FOR LIVING DEEPLY is bi-yearly opportunity to explore spiritual practices from multiple traditions that will deepen your experience of inspired living. Led by Kay Costley-White and Therese Des Camp, this weekend event is open to all. The theme for this event will be Welcoming Joy in the Midst of Upheaval. In light of the massive stresses …
TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 2017, 12:05 to 12:55. Quiet Spot is a bi-monthly, mid-day, mid-week opportunity to add a little balance to your life. Meeting at the Hidden Garden Gallery (we’ll be on the beach this summer!), Quiet Spot starts with a short time of thoughtful discussion followed by 40 minutes to meditate, stare out the window, …