11th Step Retreat
April 10, 2026 – April 12, 2026 EDT
Nancy Cord-Baran, Michael Gidlewski and Kathleen Maxwell invite you to join us in this weekend retreat. It is for people who participate in any 12 Step program of recovery and have the intention to improve their meditation practice and enlarge their spiritual life.
The retreat will offer an environment of solitude and silence in community with time for reflection, fellowship, and 12 Step meetings. We will present an Introduction to Centering Prayer in the context of 12-Step recovery. There will be an optional Track II for participants who have attended this retreat before.
Centering Prayer is a simple method of prayer rooted in ancient Christian practice that opens us to God’s presence and divine healing. Some of the fruits you may experience with a regular practice of Centering Prayer include enrichment of one’s prayer life, being able to ‘let go’ in the course of daily life, a non-judgmental attitude toward others, growth in self-knowledge, the ability to live in the present moment, and love and respect for others and all creation.