Paul is a longtime Centering Prayer practitioner and original witness to Contemplative Outreach’s founding. He has served as youth minister, organizer, business owner, and theology teacher. Trained in Special Education, BreathWave breathing, and yoga, he will train as a Sacred Deathcare Guide. He helped establish Contemplative Outreach Northwest and promote Centering Prayer regionally.
Deepen your Centering Prayer practice in an atmosphere of silence and community, away from the busyness of daily life, and allow your mind, body and spirit to surrender to God’s presence and action within. This retreat will be an opportunity for you to deepen your Centering Prayer practice moving towards greater silence, solitude and simplicity. While some verbal encouragement, teaching and clarification of the interior dynamic of the practice may be offered from time to time, we will be observing “grand silence” with no interactive conversations throughout the retreat except for the opening and closing sessions We will be practicing Centering Prayer along with contemplative…
OASIS 2026-2027
Are you in need of a place of Spiritual Oasis in a busy life? Our Oasis program of prayer, reflection and retreat may be just what you’re looking for. More info by clicking the picture above. Begins September 17.
SISTERS SPEAK: OUR BLOG
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SR. LAURA ON YOUTUBE
See Sr. Laura’s youtube channelfor some of her work in “restoring women to the stories we tell.”
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Paul Peterhans, M.Div.
Paul is a longtime Centering Prayer practitioner and original witness to Contemplative Outreach’s founding. He has served as youth minister, organizer, business owner, and theology teacher. Trained in Special Education, BreathWave breathing, and yoga, he will train as a Sacred Deathcare Guide. He helped establish Contemplative Outreach Northwest and promote Centering Prayer regionally.
Events with Paul Peterhans, M.Div.
August 14 - 21, 2026
Deepen your Centering Prayer practice in an atmosphere of silence and community, away from the busyness of daily life, and allow your mind, body and spirit to surrender to God’s presence and action within. This retreat will be an opportunity for you to deepen your Centering Prayer practice moving towards greater silence, solitude and simplicity. While some verbal encouragement, teaching and clarification of the interior dynamic of the practice may be offered from time to time, we will be observing “grand silence” with no interactive conversations throughout the retreat except for the opening and closing sessions We will be practicing Centering Prayer along with contemplative…
OASIS 2026-2027
Are you in need of a place of Spiritual Oasis in a busy life? Our Oasis program of prayer, reflection and retreat may be just what you’re looking for. More info by clicking the picture above. Begins September 17.
SISTERS SPEAK: OUR BLOG
Sisters post on our Blog occasionally. See what our Sisters have to say about living Monastic Life in the 21st Century.
SR. LAURA ON YOUTUBE
See Sr. Laura’s youtube channel for some of her work in “restoring women to the stories we tell.”
CLICK, TAP, OR SCAN QR CODE WITH PHONE FOR HANDY MAP & DIRECTIONS TO ST PLACID:
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