The purpose of our group is to consent to the presence and action of God within each of us through the practice of Centering Prayer and to nurture an open, supportive, and inclusive environment. All are welcome.

Please contact Eileen McCaffrey Schuman at [email protected] for the link if you wish to join us.

"We trust the soul, its reality and power, its self-sufficiency, its capacity to speak truth, its ability to help us to listen and respond to what we hear." -- Parker Palmer, A Hidden Wholeness

1. Choose a sacred word as the symbol of your intention to consent to God’s presence and action within
2. Sitting comfortably and with eyes closed, settle briefly and silently introduce the sacred word as the symbol of your consent to God’s presence and action within
3. When engaged with your thoughts, return ever-so-gently to the sacred word
4. At the end of the prayer period, remain in silence with your eyes closed for a couple of minutes

• The Contemplative Outreach, Ltd website provides more information about centering prayer:https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/centering-prayer-method/
• Contemplative Outreach of NJ offers additional opportunities to support the practice of centering prayer: https://centeringprayernj.com/events/.