Spiritual Growth for Adults

Each Sunday morning there is an opportunity for adults to come together during Fellowship in Faith for spiritual conversation around diverse topics.

An intensive course to engage questions of faith from a Christian perspective in the Anglican tradition. It will provide opportunities to form relationships with fellow explorers on the same journey. It will also help prepare you for baptism, Confirmation , or Reception in the Episcopal Church, or if you want to deepen your faith. Contact us for specific programming.

Each week, we practice making conscious contact with God by showing up as we are, gathering all of our fears, anxieties, and life circumstances that need special care, and simply bringing them to God. Our time together includes a guided meditation based on an ancient monastic prayer practice, time for intercession, silence, and beautiful ancient chants.Join us via zoom. Meeting ID: 891 0907 5281

Join us on Tuesdays starting February 17, 2026 for individual practices and step work combined with community connection that will take place over the course of four months. This series will be co-facilitated by community members with a long history of practice in the 12 steps, both in recovery spaces and in the new monastic community. Event Details for 12 Steps for Contemplatives. Register for the Zoom link here.

We offer all of our programs by donation only, thanks to the generous support of our donors. The suggested donation is $20 per live session ($240 for the series.) You are welcome to set up a recurring payment or make a one time donation. If you can't give, please attend just the same! Your presence is a meaningful contribution in itself.

This class, beginning on February 25, 2026, delves into the rich contemplative traditions of the Black Diaspora, encompassing practices and influential figures from Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, and Latin America. Participants will draw on global wisdom to broaden their knowledge of contemplation. Apply for BLC: The African Diaspora.

To allow for deeper community engagement, space is limited for this course. If you're interested, please apply by February 11. We will notify all accepted students by February 18.

In this five-week series we will explore the relationship between mystical practice and social action. Through conversation, study grounded in the work of Howard Thurman and contemplative practice, we will examine how the mystical tradition cultivates resilience, equanimity, and perseverance as God’s life moves through us and clarifies what is truly ours to do in the long work of justice. Apply for Exploring Socially Engaged Mysticism.

Join the Center for Spiritual Imagination's Franciscan Year Novices as they meditate on works of art, using the eyes of their hearts to discover God’s revelation in beauty. They will share their experience of the artwork with mutual respect and a desire for holy conversation.For full details and registration, visit Visio Divina for Lent.

Find stillness and discover new meanings with ‘Meditation is a Must’, a musical meditation practice that uniquely blends contemplative practices with the profound lyricism of Hip Hop.This class will meet online Thursday nights, on the third Thursday of the month. For full details and registration, visit Meditation is a Must.

Explore the depths and variety of contemplative spirituality in our monthly meditative sessions, designed to guide us in contemplative practices that center BIPOC wisdom and lived experience. These gatherings remain open and welcoming to everyone while creating a space for BIPOC individuals.

This event will meet in-person at various locations. For full details and registration, visit Center Down Contemplative Sessions.

Explore the foundational prayer method of our community that welcomes our whole being into relationship with God. Each session, we will focus on a different aspect of this method of prayer. Guided meditation recordings will help you integrate the teachings into your practice.

For full details and registration, visit Exploring the Incarnation Method of Prayer.

Monasticism has always been a response to the deep human longing for God. From the desert fathers and mothers of Egypt and Palestine to the monasteries of Europe, it has shaped lives of prayer, simplicity, and service for centuries. But this course isn’t about the monasticism of the past—it’s about new expressions of monasticism emerging today, rooted in the same longing but responding to the unique challenges and possibilities of our time.

For full details and registration, visit Exploring New Monasticism.