An ecumenical ministry of RAYNE MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
The School for Contemplative Living
Saturday, January 18, 2020
Listening in Stillness, Serving in Joy!

 Compassion Cultivation Training

8-weeks of 2-hour classes created at Stanford University
with Caroline Campion, MD, and William Thiele, PhD
 
New Classes begin January 15, 2020, 5:30-7:30 pm, and
January 16, 12-2 pm
3924 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans
For Information or Registration: William.thiele56@gmail.com
Suggested Cost: $350 (partial scholarships available)
 
Link to William's information on the CCARE site of Stanford University here:
Link to a Compassion Cultivation article with Dr. Thupten Jinpa in Forbes Magazine here:

You can link to a podcast interview with Dr. Jinpa, founder of the training and the Compassion Institute, here:
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Compassion School opens in 2020!
Mission: Growing compassion skills for ourselves and others.
"For those who seek to radiate compassion as our highest priority."
Winter Compassion Retreat at the Vanderbilt Divinity School in Nashville was 1/11/20.

 
Compassion Convocation: Cultivating a Fearless Heart: A Convening on Compassion
March 28, 2020
Cal Turner Program for Moral Leadership in the Professions
Vanderbilt Divinity School
Join the Compassion Revolution!
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We R Righting Group Workshop: Building Community through Writing
with Ellen Morris Prewitt, author and founder
1/25/20, 9 am-12 noon
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 1130 N. Rampart St.
Suggested Cost: $35 (includes booklet)
 
Information: William.thiele56@gmail.com
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__________Monks in the World video__________
 
 
  ________________Podcast Series: 11 Episodes________________
"A Contemplative Path"
with William Thiele, PhD
 
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Link to Our Groups (above) for all our weekly classes/monthly workshops

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Mission

Creating contemplative communities who practice the presence of God

for personal transformation and compassionate service with the world.

 

Support us:

Checks to Rayne UMC, with "SCL" on the lower memo line 
Mail to: SCL, 3900 St. Charles Ave. NOLA 70115
Online donations link: https://raynenola.org/contribute/

Then use drop-down designation for the School for Contemplative Living

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To learn more from our stories of contemplative living read this book:
Monks in the World: Seeking God in a Frantic Culture, published by Wipf & Stock,and available on Amazon.com, (William Thiele, author)
 
You can also follow a blog by William Thiele:
"A Contemplative Path" at www.wordpress.com.
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8th Annual Contemplative Conference: December 1-2, 2017
The Divine Dance with the Trinity
Thanks to the donated video work of Don Downey.
You can learn more about his work at www.dondowneyfilm.com.
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Listening in Stillness
Cultivating a contemplative presence for God involves daily practice of spiritual disciplines in solitude.
Because the journey cannot be completed alone, we also practice and learn with a community

of supportive friends. This, for us, is the inward journey:

"practicing the Presence of God for personal transformation."

Serving in Joy!
Presence for God brings us into God's heart for the world. The result is action -

a response of serving by bringing the Presence into our service. We serve through

our chosen vocations and through shared missions.

We seek compassionate service with the world. This for us is the outward journey