Program:  Centering Prayer is waiting upon God with loving openness, fulfilling the Scriptural invitation, "Be still and know that I am
God" (Ps 46:10). Fr. Thomas Keating writes, "Centering Prayer is a movement, beyond conversation, to communion with Christ.  I
It accustoms us to the language of God, which is silence." The workshop will include presentations, discussions, and the practice
of Centering Prayer. In addition to the Saturday program, the presenters will schedule follow-up video teaching by Fr. Keating along with the opportunity to experience Centering Prayer more deeply.

Date & Time:  Saturday, November 8, 2008, from 9:00 am -1:00 pm at Omega Retreat Center;
Registration: 8:30 am. 
Presenters: Myrna Toohey, Bill Walker, Cleo Tamez, & Sr. Mary Agnes
Cost.  $30 (includes program, refreshments  and follow-up sessions
Each of the three follow up sessions will include two videotape presentations by Fr. Thomas Keating,
founder of Contemplative Outreach;  one Centering Prayer period;  and time for questions and sharing.

For more information call COSA at (210) 286-4320 or e-mail cosa@gvtc.com

 
Program:  This weekend experience is for Catholic single women ages 18-40 considering a vocation to religious life. 
The retreat includes praying with the monastic community in the Liturgy of the Hours, Lectio Divina, time for silence
and time for sharing. 

Date & Time:  December 19-21, 2008  at Omega Retreat Center.
Registration: 5:00 pm Friday
Program begins with light supper at 6:00 pm on Friday and ends at 1:00 pm Sunday.  
Presenters: Sr. Kathleen Higgins, OSB 
Cost.  $20 donation includes lodging, program, meals and refreshments.

Program:  In this silent retreat we are invited to bring our wounds to God for healing.  Forgiveness is the ongoing healing process
that involves letting go of pain and negative emotions of the past. It opens us to receive a deepening of God's healing love.
This retreat will include guided meditation, Centering Prayer periods, personal reflection time and the opportunity to meet
with the retreat director.

Date & Time:  Friday evening through Sunday noon, January 16-18, 2009 at Omega Retreat Center;
Registration: 5:00 pm, Friday;
Program begins 6:30 pm with light supper, ends with Mass at 11:00 am Sunday.
Presenter: Fr. Carl Arico
Cost.  $135 includes lodging, program, meals and refreshments.

 
Part 1 - Workshop

Program:  Lectio Divina is the prayerful reading of the Bible, which Christians believe to be divinely inspired. 
This method of Prayer deepens our relationship with God in a natural way.  As we encounter God in the Word, our minds
and hearts are slowly transformed.  Participants will learn how to pray the Scriptures using the method of Lectio Divina
and will have the opportunity to practice this prayer method both privately and with a group.

Date & Time:  Saturday, February 28, 2009, from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm at Omega Retreat Center;
Registration: 8:30 am.
Presenter: Mike Potter
Cost.  $45 includes program, lunch and refreshments.

Part 2 - Formation for Presenters

To register for this second workshop for formation as a commissioned presenter of Lectio Divina, one must be: Committed to a daily practice of Centering Prayer, Committed to a regular practice of Lectio, and Commissioned as a presenter of Centering Prayer.

The formation schedule includes familiarization with the Presenters Handbook for Lectio Divina, participant facilitation of Lectio Divina
in a small group, discussion of issues raised in the experience.

 Time:  Following the Workshop, from 3:30  to 5:30
Presenter: Mike Potter
Cost.  $25 for the formation session.

 
Program:  This retreat offers an introduction into the Welcoming Prayer practice. The retreat helps establish the prayer as part of
our daily lives.  Topics to be covered include 1) the human condition, 2) the method of the welcoming prayer practice
3) the fruits of the prayer and extending the fruits into daily life. The retreat also includes discussion and Centering Prayer.

Date & Time:  Saturday, April 18, 2009, from 9:00 am ‑ 3:00 pm at Omega Retreat Center;
Registration: 8:30 am.
Presenter: Timothy Koock
Cost.  $30 includes program, lunch and refreshments.

Program:  “Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, as we understood Him.” 
Centering Prayer is a simple method of prayer rooted in ancient Christian practice that opens us to God’s presence and divine healing.  For those who practice the 12 Steps found in any 12 step program, there are parallels between the process that Centering
Prayer encourages and the process initiated in the practice of the 12 steps – the process of human transformation.

Date & Time:  Friday evening through Sunday noon, June 19-21, 2008 at Omega Retreat Center;
Registration: 4:00 pm, Friday;
Program begins with light supper at 6:00 pm on Friday and ends at 12:00 Noon on Sunday.  
Presenters: Myrna Toohey & Bill Walker  
Cost.  $150 includes lodging, program, meals and refreshments.

For more information call Myrna Toohey at (830) 981-4151  

From San Antonio:  Take I-10 West, Exit 542 (Hwy 87 Boerne Business), proceed 1.5 miles,
turn left on W. Highland Dr. (Broadway Bank on the corner); Omega is on your right one block up;
enter gate;  parking is on the right!

From Austin:  Take I-35 South to New Braunfels; take a left on Exit 189 (Boerne/Hwy 46), proceed
45 miles on Hwy 46 to Boerne; turn left on Main street for 4 blocks; take a right on W. Highland Dr.
(Broadway Bank on the corner); Omega is on your right; enter gate; parking is on the right!