Contemplative Outreach is an organization that encourages the use of Centering Prayer, a form of Christian Meditation. It is international, and this website covers the groups in Central Ontario.
The practice of Centering Prayer – a Christian form of meditation and prayer where we are silent, open to the Divine Presence and receptive – helps us deepen our relationship with God. This website contains information about Centering Prayer groups in Central Ontario, and information about the of practice Centering Prayer.
“It must be emphasized over and over that daily life
is the fundamental practice.”
– Thomas Keating, The Mystery of Christ
Contemplative Outreach Central Ontario
(COCO)
If you are new to Centering Prayer, and/or if you want a refresher on how to do Centering Prayer, join the FREE 5 week Zoom course which includes an Introductory Workshop plus 4 Follow Up Sessions. – January 26, 2026 (7-9:30pm) and continuing February 2, 9, 16 and 23 from 7pm-8:45pm. They lay the foundation for the method of Centering Prayer and include both instruction and group practice. All five Monday sessions are facilitated by Sue Woollard, a presenter trained by Contemplative Outreach Canada. For more information and to register, click the button below.
A very exciting news item: we are once again holding an in-person silent retreat from Monday, May 11 to Friday, May 15, 2026 in a new-to-us location at St. Francis Retreat Centre in Caledon, Ontario.
This silent retreat will give us the opportunity to deeply enter into our practice with several periods of Centering Prayer each day along with teachings on The Cloud of Unknowing by Nada Conic.
Please see below and access the online registration form. We need a minimum of 25 people to attend so we encourage you to register and share with other practitioners of Centering Prayer or other Contemplative Prayer practice.
Please note that grants of up to 50% of the cost are available.
Registration Deadline: Friday, March 20, 2026
Centre for Action & Contemplation
Resources from the Centre for Action & Contemplation – https://cac.org/
We invite you to join us in experiencing this worldwide practice of Christian meditation, contemplative prayer, that brings the peace that passes all understanding.
Contemplative Outreach Central Ontario 