A Contemplative Outreach of Central Florida – SPECIAL EVENT
presented by Mike Potter
Contemplative Outreach, Ltd.
Saturday, April 18, 2015
Annunciation Catholic Church
Nazareth Center
Altamonte Springs, Florida
8:30 a m – 3:00 pm
Requested Donation: $20
Please bring a bagged lunch
Please register by April 14, 2015 See registration form below.
Lectio Divina is one of the great treasures of the Christian tradition of prayer. It means Divine Reading, which is reading the book we believe to be divinely inspired. Listening to the word of God in Scripture (Lectio Divina) is a traditional way of cultivating friendship with Christ. It is a way of listening to the texts of Scriptures as if we were in conversation witth Christ and He were suggesting the topics of conversation. Conversation simplifies and gives way to communing with God.
During this Introduction, Mike will teach the method of Lectio Divina as a way to pray the sacred scriptures through a Christian tradition of prayer that includes reading, reflecting, responding and resting in the Word of God. In this way, one’s relationship with God is nourished and grows.
This introduction is for those wishing to learn about this beautiful practice and also long-time practitioners of Lectio Divina who wish to deepen their understanding of the practice.
Mike Potter is a commissioned presenter of both Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina workshops, and has led many workshops and retreats throughout the country featuring these contemplative spiritual practices.
In July 2013 Mike retired after thirty-five years as a tax lawyer tto pursue full time studies at Memphis Theological Seminary. In May 2014, he graduated summa cum laude with a Master of Divinity degree. On June 1, 2015, Mike will be commissioned as provisional Elder in the United Methodist Church. He aspires to apply his contemplative way of living in the world as a hospice chaplain. He currently serves as a Resident Chaplain at the VA Medical Center in Memphis where he provides pastoral care to veterans and their families in the Palliative Care, Dialysis and Hematology/Oncology Units.
Mike and his wife, Rosemary, live in Memphis, Tennessee, and have two adult sons, David and Jeff, two wonderful daughters-in-law, Stephanie and Leslie, and two grandsons, Finn and Sully.
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Registration Form
Please complete this registration form and mail with your $20 check to:
Alice Logan
505 Green Briar Blvd
Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
Make your check payable to COCFL.
Please register by April 14.
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