Centering Prayer Group Guidelines
We maintain confidentiality, never talking about what other group members have said with people
who are not in the group.
The group is open to anyone who would like to attend. Members may come as frequently or as
infrequently as they would like.
Members may join the group late as long as they do so quietly.
During the lectio divina, we listen in a prayerful way and speak from our hearts. We avoid an intellectual discussion. If anyone has anything to say that feels like it might not fit into the lectio format, the discussion after the group might be a good place to share this. We do not interrupt each other during the lectio and we do not judge or criticize each other. We speak out of our own experience. We resist the urge to give advice or fix things. We listen to each other with respect. If anyone would like to speak more than once, he or she may do so.
No one is required to speak or to share anything if he or she is not comfortable doing so.
It is not necessary to make eye contact during the group.
While Lindsay Boyer is the primary facilitator, other members of the group may sometimes be asked to volunteer to facilitate. No one needs to facilitate who is not comfortable doing so. The group may be cancelled occasionally if no facilitator is available.
The group meets from 7 pm to roughly 8:15 pm on Tuesdays. If people need to leave immediately after the Lord’s Prayer at the end, they are welcome to do so.
The group meets from the second week of September through the first week of June and breaks for the summer.
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