Welcome!
Contemplative Outreach of New Jersey is a community of individuals and prayer groups who practice centering prayer. We teach centering prayer and offer events and educational programs to support those who practice centering prayer. We also teach other practices that promote a deepening of our relationship with God and support all of us attempting to live the contemplative dimension of the Gospel in daily life. All are welcome at our gatherings whether in person or on Zoom. We are a chapter of Contemplative Outreach, Ltd., a global interdenominational spiritual network founded by Fr. Thomas Keating, Fr. Carl Arico, and others.
Third Saturdays Enrichment Series, 2025-26
Resumes in October with the final installments of the Contemplative Life Program, based on Julie Saad’s book, Contemplative Life: Discerning Our Path Into the Heart of God. Please see the Events page for details. IMPORTANT: The main driveway to the location where we meet is blocked due to construction. See the Events page for alternate directions.
The Path of Holy Unknowing
First Saturdays on Zoom, 8 am to 9:15 am
Format: Two 25-minute prayer times separated by time for an optional contemplative walk, followed by Lectio Divina on quotes from Reflections on the Unknowable by Father Thomas Keating. Registration is not required. No fee; just come and pray.
Please enter in silence, with volume muted. Link to join: https://tinyurl.com/cs944brn.
Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop
Saturday, Dec. 13, 9 am to 1 pm
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 17 Oak Road, Metuchen, NJ
Please consider these offerings:
Contemplative Outreach Westchester
The Welcoming Prayer, presented by Sr. Peggy Murphy, Saturday, Nov 8, 8:30 am to 3 pm
Holy Mountain Franciscan Retreat Center. Cost: $50. Register here.
The Value of Letting Go and Trusting God. Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, 10am to Noon on Zoom. Link to be sent in COW newsletter.
Contemplative Outreach of NYC
Introduction to Centering Prayer, Sundays, Nov. 16 and 23
River NYC Church
15 West 39th Street, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10018
For more information please contact Scott R. See 973 634 1755 or scottrsee@gmail.com.
Holy Cross Monastery, West Park, NY
Dec 9-12: Centering Prayer: Lectio Divina and the Four Senses of Scripture
For information, please click on each program title. You also may contact the monastery at guesthouse@hcmnet.org or 845-384-6660.