Extension Contemplativa Internacionale -
The pilgrimage to Greece and the Islands, followed by an optional excursion into Turkey, which is meant “to follow the footsteps of St. Paul” DID NOT TAKE PLACE IN 2007! It is scheduled and still ”ON” for October of 2008. We are trying to fill the space as it is a fundraiser for Extension Contemplativa and Contemplative Outreach of Central Florida. We will be leaving on October 12th and returning on October 24th for the basic portion of our tour, and those who want to stay for the optional excursion, the group will be returning on October 29th. The price of the basic portion is $2,949 and for the optional part to visit Turkey (including beautiful Capadoccia), Antioch, Konya and Pamukkale. Please contact Ilse Reissner at 407-767-7567 or Basha Perez at 407-869- 0781 for more details or to receive a brochure. The price includes airfare, daily buffet breakfast and dinner, and during the cruise three meals a day. Our spiritual guide will be Fr. Bill Sheehan, and the Tour Host, Ilse Reissner. The people that join us are usually very congenial, we offer Centering prayer twice a day , and celebrate the Eucharist daily for those wishing to participate. Our Spanish ministry keeps growing. We had over 20 people attending this past September Annual Conference. We were joined by our coordinators from the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, and the three coordinator groups in Mexico (North, Central and South Mexico)as well as our core group from Florida. We also have many Intro. workshops and retreats at these places. CONGRATULATIONS to Everybody!!!.
Ilse Reissner @ 407 767-7567, .

CO of Southwestern Ontario, Canada -
The Southwestern Ontario Chapter of Contemplative Outreach continues to enjoy weekly meetings of the four groups in Windsor, and vicinity. We have 4 people who form the Service Team for the Southwestern Ontario Chapter: Rose-Marie McIsaac, Rev. Joe Quinn, S. Yvonne Parent, and Marlene Kelly-Kolotylo, Coordinator. Three members of our Service Team attended the Canadian Visioning Retreat held in Winnipeg, Manitoba in August 2007 with Gail Fitzpatrick-Hopler, President leading and facilitating it. It was an enriching experience as well as an opportunity to come together with people involved with Contemplative Outreach from across Canada, and to share our common concerns, issues, dreams and hopes. The National Service Team for the next two years was established: Angelo Iasconi, Raymond Sevigny, John Wiebe and myself, Marlene Kelly-Kolotylo. In September 2008, there were over 20 people who attended a Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop in Windsor; those who completed the follow up sessions and wished to join a group were invited to join the open groups already existing in Windsor and Essex. In January 2008, a group of over 30 people attended the Introductory Workshop on Centering Prayer and the follow up sessions in London, Ontario. Rev. Kevin, Pastor of the Presbyterian Church arranged the Introductory Workshop as a gift to his congregation. They are presently forming groups which will be meeting regularly in London. There will be seven people from this chapter attending a workshop for new facilitators being held in Toronto on April 19th, 2008. We are presently planning follow-up and support meetings to be held in our area as Toronto is four hours away from us. We are grateful and enthused with the interest and commitment of these individuals to assume this function and volunteer to serve in this chapter. In November, 2007, we held a Welcoming Prayer Workshop where the Welcoming Prayer practice was shared with the members of the 4 groups. Many of those who attended found it a powerful insightful experience and the effects are being felt not only in their personal lives but also in the depth of the sharing in the groups. On March 8th, 2008, we are looking forward to being in union with other Centering Pray-ers in the world for World Day of Prayer. Some of our members will be attending an Intensive Retreat being held in Toronto in March, 2008 as well. We have set up what we call a traveling library with a set of the books published by T. Keating to be shared by 2 groups. The group members appreciate the opportunity to read the books and to purchase those they wish to own. As we are in the formative stages, we are discussing with the Steering Committee of Ontario the aspects of communication, of regional needs, of formation of leaders in the area, and the coordination of events and resource people who come into our vicinity.
Marlene Kelly-Kolotylo, Coordinator @519 324-0118,

CO of Dublin, Ireland -
Contemplative Outreach of Dublin is growing steadily. We are amazed to see the plan of God unfolding with such grace. People are coming, and the same people are coming back! We opened on October 6, 2007 and have been running since. We have had six Introductions to Centering Prayer, four of these at the Resource Centre of the Dominican Sisters in Cobra, one in Galway city and one in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The follow up sessions in Dublin are most promising, with forty people participating, ten on a Thursday and the other thirty on the second Saturday of the month. We have had a Lectio Divina day, an Advent day of reflection and a Lenten day is planned in February. Two retreats are being offered in summer (see web page) and on August 9th we look forward to welcoming Father Murchadh O Madagain, author of "Centering Prayer and the Healing of the Unconscious". We are so fortunate to have him in this small island as a resource. Please view our web page: www.dominicansisters.com/contOutreach. All inquires are most welcome.
Fionnuala Quinn, OP, Coordinator @mobile 01-086-235-2299,