Meditation

Simplicity, Silence, and Love - you are welcome to join us.

The meditation group meets twice a week, Monday at 7:30 am (Zoom) and Thursday at 4 pm (Zoom and in person).  (https://zoom.us/j/360635588, Password: StStephen)

We are a diverse group of all ages and faith traditions.  Our orientation is a Christian form of meditation/centering prayer, inspired by John Main and Laurence Freeman of the World Community for Christian Meditation,  who themselves were inspired by the contemplative practices of the Desert Fathers and Mothers.  We welcome seekers and followers of other traditions–Buddhism, Quakerism, and Judaism.

In addition to our weekly meetings, the meditation group organizes retreats for St. Stephen’s and the larger community to support and deepen our contemplative practice.  These usually take place either locally or, for longer, three-day silent retreats, at Holy Cross Monastery in West Park, New York. Our meditation sessions and retreats gather us together to support each other’s practices and faith journeys in the hope of creating a beloved community, beginning in simplicity, silence, and love,  and committed to peace and justice. Check out our current retreat offerings here

All are invited to join us: the weary, the curious, the doubtful, those searching for they know not what.  We will give you simple instruction and the space to practice meditation, however you feel called.