Please join me in Nakusp for the launch of Hands Like Roots: Notes on an Entangled Contemplative Path. We will meet at the Nakusp Public Library on Wednesday, April 30, at 2 p.m. There will be readings from the book, a time of question and answer, and yes, there will be books for sale!
Strengthen your capacity to stand strong amidst the raging winds of contemporary chaos. Come spend the day in New Denver with others who love silence, prayer and community, and who are committed to loving as God loves. Contemplative in the Kootenays meets on Saturday, March 22, 2025. We will sit in Centering Prayer together; ponder …
Contemplative in the Kootenays meets (mostly!) monthly in New Denver. This day-long event (10 am to 3 pm) is open to contemplatives across the Kootenays; most of us practice Centering Prayer, but not everyone. Most of us are Christian, but not everyone. Most of us come regularly, but not everyone! This month we’ll be exploring …
Join us for Sunday Sit on October 20, 2024, at Knox Hall in New Denver. This event has an initial session of guided meditation, followed by a break. The second session is a time of reflection on sacred text and an open communion celebration. Both sessions will be led by Therese DesCamp. Session 1: 9:30 …
LET IT FLUTTER is a cooperative project of Wide Spot and the Slocan Lake Arts Council. During June, July, and early August, residents of the Slocan Lake area are invited to pick up flags from the Let It Flutter booth (find us at Friday Market or the recycling centre or SBS). Each flag can be …
The Sunday Contemplative Book Study meets online every other Sunday at 10 a.m. On Sunday July 25th, we will be discussing chapters 8 and 9 of Eye of the Heart by Cynthia Bourgeault. Who knows what else will enter into our discussion?! We’re also beginning to cast about for our next book. Bring your ideas to the …
Join in House Church from the comfort of your home–pj’s and coffee are part of the joy, and right now, so are fans! Sunday, July 4th, at 10 am Pacific Time. Join via the Zoom app on your computer or smart phone, or dial in on your landline. House Church is purposefully participatory and contemplative. …
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 …
Contemplative in the Kootenays will meet in NEW DENVER on Saturday, November 10th, from 9 am to 1 pm, at the home of THERESE DESCAMP. We’ll begin with centering prayer (surrender meditation) and move into lectio divina, discussion, more meditation, and a short presentation. We close with open communion. Please bring your own lunch, a …
Silence, stillness, movement, sound . . . Solitary and corporate contemplative Christian practices like meditation, labyrinth walking, chant, and lectio divinahave become increasingly popular among North Americans since Trappist monk, Thomas Merton, began publishing decades ago. What is the allure? Living in an information age of innumerable cultural, economic, and sociopolitical spheres, many people now find …
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