The Snowmass Centering Prayer Retreat Schedule

Snowmass Intensive Retreat

OPENING EVENING SCHEDULE

5:00 pm - Registration and final payments

5:30 pm - Supper

6:45 pm - Opening and Orientation

WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE: First day

5:30 am - Rise

6:00 am - (1) 20 minute period of Centering Prayer

6:30 am - Breakfast in silence

7:30 am - Mass at the Monastery

9:30 am - Conference: review method of CP – Beth Berkeley

12:00 pm - Lunch in silence

1:30 - 4:00 pm - Break / Walks & Talks with Staff

4:00 pm - (2) 20 minute periods of Centering Prayer separated by a meditative walk

5:00 pm - Q & A about method of CP – Beth Berkeley

6:00 pm - Supper with talking

7:00 pm - Vespers at the Monastery

SCHEDULE FOR REMAINDER OF RETREAT (EXCEPT SUNDAY & MONDAY)

4:40 am - Rise

5:00 am - (3) 20 minute periods of Centering Prayer separated by a meditative walk

6:30 am - Breakfast in silence

7:30 am - Mass at the Monastery [on Thursday it is just Lauds, with Mass in the evening]

9:15 am - (3) 20 minute periods of Centering Prayer separated by meditative walk

10:45 am - Conference (video)

11:45 am - Small group discussion of tape if desired, no staff

12:00 pm - Lunch in silence

1:30 - 3:00 pm - Private interviews with retreat staff

3:15 pm - (3) 20 minute periods of Centering Prayer separated by a meditative walk

4:45 m - Conference (video)

5:45 pm - Small group discussion of tape if desired, no staff

6:00 pm - Supper with talking

7:00 pm - Vespers at the Monastery Wednesday, Friday, Saturday & Monday. *

*Thursday: Sit-down Mass at Monastery.

*Sunday: Lectio Divina with Fr. Micah at the Retreat House

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Sunday schedule only

5:25am - Rise

5:45 am - (3) 20 minute periods of Centering Prayer separated by meditative walk

7:15 am - Breakfast in silence

8:15 am - Mass at the Monastery

10:15 am - (3) 20 minute periods of Centering Prayer separated by meditative walk

11:40 am - Conference (video)

1:00 pm - Lunch in silence

2:00 - 3:00 pm - Private interviews with retreat staff

3:15 pm - (3) 20 minute periods of Centering Prayer, separated by meditative walk

4:45 pm - Conference (video)

6:00 pm - Supper with talking

7:00 pm – Lectio with Fr. Micah (Opportunity to take lectio passage into Retreat Day)

Monday schedule only (silent retreat day)

On your retreat day, all three prayer periods will be two half-hour blocks of time with a walk in between rather than three 20 minute periods. There will be no readings at meals, no conferences and no talking at supper. This is your one day of the entire retreat for total silence. The silence has the potential to stretch from Sunday evening to Tuesday evening if you wish. Mid-morning and mid-afternoon prayer periods change in order to have a longer stretch of private time on this day.

5:00 am - (2) 30 minute periods with walk in between

10:45 am - (2) 30 minute periods with walk in between.

4:45 pm - (2) 30 minute periods with walk in between.

TUESDAY MORNING

5:00 am – (2) 30 minute sits with walk in between

Rest of day same as normal schedule

wednesday schedule: last full day

4:40 am - Rise

5:00 am - (3) 20 minute periods of Centering Prayer separated by a meditative walk

6:30 am - Breakfast in silence

7:30 am - Mass at the Monastery

9:15 am - (2) 20 minute periods of Centering Prayer

10:15 am - Conference: 1 hour 20 minutes with (2) 5 minute breaks

12:00 pm - Lunch with talking

1:30 – 3:00 pm - Private interviews with retreat staff

3:15 pm - (1) 30 minute period of Centering Prayer

4:15 pm - Conference (video)

5:15 pm - Small group discussion of tape if desired, no staff

5:30 pm - Supper with talking

6:30 pm – Closing

Thursday schedule: final morning

5:30 am - Rise

6:00 am - (1) 30 minute period of Centering prayer

6:35 am - Breakfast

7:30 am - Lauds at Monastery (optional) >>Shuttling for departures as scheduled by retreatants.