{"id":995,"date":"2025-10-06T20:21:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T20:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centeringprayer.com\/heartoftexas\/?page_id=995"},"modified":"2025-11-10T14:26:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T14:26:06","slug":"contemplative-worship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/centeringprayer.com\/heartoftexas\/contemplative-worship\/","title":{"rendered":"Contemplative Worship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contemplative Church Services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/consciousharmony.org\/weekly-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Church of Conscious Harmony<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0offers a\u00a0<strong>Lectio Divina<\/strong>\u00a0Service with 20 minutes of Centering Prayer Sundays at 8:00 AM CT, a <strong>Devotional <\/strong>Service Sundays at 10:00 AM CT, and a <strong>Mid-Week Contemplative<\/strong> Service with 20 minutes of Centering Prayer Wednesdays at 6:00 PM CT. These services are in-person, or can be watched online via this <a href=\"https:\/\/consciousharmony.org\/watch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" title=\"\"><strong>link<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.metanoiajourney.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Metanoia Journey<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;offers an&nbsp;<strong>in-person contemplative gathering<\/strong>&nbsp;in Austin on the first Sunday of each month,&nbsp;at 10 am Central. Details&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metanoia-journey.churchcenter.com\/registrations\/events\/3060105\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>. Starting in February 2026, they will meet twice a month in-person on the first and third Sundays of each month. Details and location will be the same. Additionally, they offer an&nbsp;<strong>online Centering Prayer\/Lectio Divina gathering<\/strong>&nbsp;on Sunday mornings when they don&#8217;t meet in person,&nbsp;beginning at 8:30 am Central. Details and zoom link&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metanoia-journey.churchcenter.com\/registrations\/events\/3186544\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sgpcgeorgetown.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">San Gabriel Presbyterian<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;in Georgetown hosts a Ecumenical&nbsp;Wholeness Contemplative service the 4th Sunday of every month- in-person and livestreamed. For more info, select this&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wholeness-service.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bethany-umc.org\/worship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Bethany United Methodist<\/strong><\/a>, holds contemplative worship at 6:30 pm on most 1<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;and 3<sup>rd<\/sup>&nbsp;Wednesdays of the month, in Grimes Chapel (Discipleship Building).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hope.org\/calendar\/event\/compline-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hope Chapel<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;offers a Taiz\u00e9 Service at 7:00 PM occurring every 3rd Sunday of the month (except for holidays).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hildegard-austin.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>St Hildegard\u2019s Community<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;offers a Sunday afternoon contemplative service (both on-line and in-person) at 4:00 PM CT. For more info, see this&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hildegard-austin.org\/services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>link<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeinthecityaustin.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Life In The City<\/a><\/strong>, just off of South Congress offers&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=710121271225308&amp;set=a.515628480674589\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contemplation In The City<\/a><\/strong>. This contemplative group meets monthly&nbsp;for a 60-90 minute service. Each service has a reflection, time for sharing, and a 20-minute period of Centering Prayer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you know about other contemplative services or events in the Austin area, please let us know. Thanks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"39\" src=\"https:\/\/centeringprayer.com\/heartoftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/09\/Jesuit-cross-e1581815341119.jpg\" alt=\"Jesuit cross e1581815341119\" class=\"wp-image-892\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contemplative Church Services If you know about other contemplative services or events in the Austin area, please let us know. Thanks! &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":1084,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"slim_seo":{"title":"Contemplative Worship - Heart of Texas Contemplative Outreach","description":"Contemplative Church Services If you know about other contemplative services or events in the Austin area, please let us know. 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