Contemplative Outreach of Central Iowa Lenten Retreat

Time & Location

Feb 14, 2026, 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM

Grace Lutheran Church, 5201 Urbandale Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310, USA

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About the Event

Tell Me Something Good
Ground Ourselves in the Good News

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Jesus knows what we will always need to be reminded of: the good news is greater than any tyrant. The good news of God is more alive than anything that tries to kill God, more alive than anything that tries to kill the imago dei in all of us. Kings come and kings go, and we may tremble still—but God? God shakes the earth with power and might so tender and so fresh it can make a tomb bloom with new life.

Schedule

8:30 a.m. – Arrivals and Hospitality; Check-in and Registration

9:00 a.m. – Opening Circle

9:20 a.m. – Centering Prayer

10:00 a.m. – Noon – Contemplative Practices

Noon – Centering Prayer

12:30 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. – Contemplative Practices

2:20 p.m. – Centering Prayer

2:40 p.m. – Closing Circle

Lunch from In the Bag will be set out between 11:00 and 1:00 for you to enjoy when you choose.

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Contemplative Practices
Visio Divina
Spiritual Journaling
Labyrinth Walk

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Registration

Cost: $40 (includes lunch) – to be paid at the door. Scholarships are available.

RSVP before Wednesday, February 11th at the link below.

To learn more, please contact Julie Honsey at [email protected]

Sponsored by: Contemplative Outreach of Central Iowa and the Being New Spirituality Center

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