Centering Prayer led by Father Carl Arico October 26-29, 2006 St. Francis Springs Prayer Center (Greensboro, NC)	Co-Sponsored by The Servant Leadership School of Greensboro
Theme:  Centering Prayer Featured Speaker:  Father Carl Arico (The Contemplative Outreach Network) Retreat Facilitator:  Robin Britt, Sr. Register:  (First-come, first-served.  Space is limited)      1.  Complete the online registration form on this website.  (Preferred)      2.  Complete a paper registration form.      3.  Call 866.797.0966 and leave a message.  Your call will be returned. Cost:  The all-inclusive prices are as follows (Need based scholarships are available)      Triple (three to a room): $185 / person       Double (two to a room): $205 / person       Single (a room to yourself): $275 / person			Retreat Brochure
			News & Record Article - 10/21/2006

Details:
After the 5:30pm Dinner at Holy Trinity on Thursday night, Father Arico and most retreatants will drive to St. Francis Springs Prayer Center at Stoneville, NC (about a 40 minute drive from Greensboro).  After a brief Vespers service, the group will retire. The Retreat will reconvene on Friday morning (October 27) and end on Sunday following lunch (October 29).

You need not attend the dinner to participate in the Retreat.  Check in time at St. Francis Springs for the Retreat is 8:00 P.M. Thursday night.

What is Centering Prayer?
Thomas Keating describes Centering Prayer as follows:  “Centering Prayer is a method designed to facilitate the development of Contemplative Prayer by preparing our faculties to receive this gift.  It is an attempt to present the teaching of earlier times in an updated form.  Centering Prayer is not meant to replace other kinds of prayer; rather it casts a new light and depth of meaning on them.  It is at the same time a relationship with God and a discipline to foster that relationship.  This method of prayer is a movement beyond conversation with Christ to communion with Him.”

Who Is Father Carl Arico?
Father Carl Arico is the Outreach Director for Contemplative Outreach, LTD, and will speak at the dinner and lead the retreat.  Contemplative Outreach is the international ecumenical organization founded by Thomas Keating twenty years ago to share the practice of Centering Prayer. Father Arico, a diocesan priest for 28 years, has spent the last 18 years talking to people all over the world about the power and practice of Centering Prayer. He is known for his humor and clarity in his teaching on Centering Prayer.  He also is the author of Taste of Silence.

Where is St. Francis Springs Prayer Center?
St. Francis Springs is a beautiful new inter-faith retreat center located in Stoneville, NC (north of Greensboro). Its mission is to promote spirituality through contemplative prayer and action. The retreat center is located on 140 acres and offers a comfortable, peaceful environment where one can experience the beauty of nature, the sanctity of silence and the joy of Franciscan hospitality.

About our Co-Sponsor, The Servant Leadership School of Greensboro:
The Servant Leadership School of Greensboro has been offering classes and retreats for the past 15 years on the transformational power of servant leadership to be applied to one’s life at home, work and in the world.