Centering Prayer Groups
There are currently more than 20 Centering Prayer groups meeting in metropolitan Washington and Maryland, in person and via Zoom. Included in these listings is the facilitator’s contact information, their meeting location and schedule. We recommend you download the list for optimum viewing.
All are Welcome!
Search the table of information below by location or by date for a Local Centering Prayer Group near you. If you currently facilitate a group in Washington, DC, or Maryland that is not listed below and would like to be included on this calendar, please contact Gay Hollahan, facilitator/coordinator.
If you are interested in starting a Centering Prayer Group, also contact Gay.
PLEASE NOTE: In the aftermath of COVID, groups may be meeting in person, meeting online or both. We suggest you call or email the contact person listed to confirm time and place, especially if you are attending a group for the first time.
Centering Prayer Groups: Washington, DC
Annunciation Catholic Church
3125 39th St. NW
Washington, DC 20016
Thursdays, 6:20-7:20 p.m., via Zoom
Facilitator: Martha Johnston (202-237-7058)
Blessed Sacrament Church
5863 Chevy Chase Pkwy NW
Washington, DC 20015
Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m., in person
Facilitator: Ellen Kadow
Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30 p.m., in person
Facilitators: Theresa Walker and Jackie Ogg
Grace Episcopal Church
1041 Wisconsin Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20007
Tuesdays, 12:15 p.m., via Zoom
Facilitator: Helen Buhr (301-529-2511)
St. Columba's Episcopal Church
4201 Albemarle St. NW
Washington, DC 20016
Mondays, 6:25-7:30 p.m., via conference call
Facilitators: Suzi Kindervatter and Gay Hollahan
Thursdays, 12:55-2 p.m., via Zoom
Facilitators: Linda Hall (202-207-4727) and Dick Hall
St. John’s Parish, Georgetown
3240 O St. (Use the entrance on Potomac Street)
Washington, DC. 20007
Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m., in person and via Zoom
Eucharist with Centering Prayer
Contact: Patti Thorp (919-491-4481)
St. Matthew the Apostle
1725 Rhode Island Ave.
Washington, DC 20036
Sundays, 1:30-2:30 p.m., via Zoom
Facilitator: LJ Malone (202-347-3215)
Washington National Cathedral
3101 Wisconsin Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20016
Tuesdays, 6-6:30 p.m., via Facebook
Facilitator: Terri Lynn Simpson (202-537-2320)
Centering Prayer Group Facilitators: Maryland
ANNAPOLIS
St. Philips Episcopal Church
730 Bestgate Rd.
Annapolis, MD 21401
First + third Tuesdays, 10-11:15 a.m., in person
Facilitator: Carol Leach (410-371-6520)
Second Tuesdays, 10 a.m., via Zoom
Facilitator: Lynn Thonnard (202-320-4535)
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
1101 Bay Ridge Ave.
Annapolis, MD 21403
Fridays, 10-11 a.m., via Zoom
Facilitators: Eve Waldman and Chuck Gallegos (443-758-3036)
BALTIMORE
Cathedral of the Incarnation
4 E. University Pkwy
Baltimore, MD 21218
Tuesdays, 12 p.m., in-person Eucharist and centering prayer
Facilitator: The Rev. T. James Snodgrass, (443) 690-2048
Church of the Redeemer Episcopal
5603 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21210
Tuesdays, 6-7:15 p.m., via Zoom and in person
Saturdays, 10-11:15 a.m., via Zoom and in person
Facilitator: Sherrill Pantle (410-377-0381)
BEL AIR
St. Margaret's Catholic Church
141 N. Hickory Ave.
Bel Air, MD 21041
Second and fourth Thursdays, 7-9 p.m., in person
Facilitator: Gene Popiolek (410-838-6880)
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
1 St. Mary's Church Rd.
Abingdon, MD 21009
Mondays-Thursdays, 9:30-10 a.m., in person
Facilitator: The Rev. Paul Bennett (410-569-0180)
BURTONSVILLE
Resurrection Catholic Church at Riderwood Retirement Village
Thursdays, 11 a.m.-12 p.m., via Zoom
Facilitators:
Jim and Sue David (301-273-9376)
Joe Finan (301-960-9738)
Kate Finan (301-960-9738)
CATONSVILLE
Salem Lutheran Church
905 Frederick Road
Catonsville, MD 21228
Mondays, 7-8 p.m., in person and via Zoom
Contact: The Rev. Carolyn Lawrence (410-747-0720)
COLLEGE PARK
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
4512 College Ave.
College Park, MD 20740
Wednesdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m., in person. Request entry info.
Facilitators: Donna Chacko (301-277-2970) and Peg O’Brien (301-270-9237).
COLUMBIA
Christ Episcopal Church
6800 Oakland Mills Rd.
Columbia, MD
Mondays, 7-8 p.m., via Zoom
Facilitator: Kathleen Lyon (410-627-7040)
ELLICOTT CITY
St. John's Episcopal Church
9120 Frederick Rd.
Ellicott City, MD 21042
Tuesdays, 6-6:30 p.m., via Zoom
Facilitator: Sharon Weston-Dawkes (410-428-3943)
FREDERICK
All Saints Episcopal Church
106 W. Church St.
Frederick, MD 21701
Saturdays, 8:30-9 a.m., via Zoom (First Saturdays, 8-9:30 a.m. in person and Zoom)
Facilitator: Colleen Gibney
St. Katherine Drexel Catholic Church
8428 Oppossumtown Pike
Frederick, MD 21702
Sundays, 4:30-5:30 p.m., via Zoom
Facilitator: Amy Kulesa (301-606-3216)
HYATTSVILLE
St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church
7501 Adelphi Rd.
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Mondays, 7-8 p.m., in person. Request entry info.
Facilitator: Donna Chacko (301-277-2970) or Peg O’Brien at (301-270-9237).
MARRIOTTSVILLE
Bon Secours Retreat & Conference Center
1525 Marriottsville Rd.
Marriottsville, MD 21104
First, third, and fifth Tuesdays, 1-2 p.m., via Zoom
Second Tuesdays, 1-2 p.m., in person
Fourth Tuesdays, 7-8 p.m., in person
Facilitator: Amy Kulesa (410-442-3131)
POTOMAC
Our Lady of Mercy Chapel
9200 Kentsdale Dr.
Potomac, MD 20854
Mondays, 5:15-6:15 p.m., in person
Facilitator: Kim Piliero (240-401-8147)
PRINCE FREDERICK
St. John Vianney Catholic Family Life Center
105 Vianney Lane
Prince Frederick, MD 20678
Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., via Zoom
Facilitator: David Morgan (443-975-5202)
ROCKVILLE
St. Elizabeth Catholic Church
917 Montrose Rd.
Rockville, MD 20852
Sundays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., via Zoom
Facilitator: Maria Botello (240-994-8721)
SANDY SPRING/OLNEY
Meeting House at Sandy Spring Friends Meeting
17715 Meeting House Rd.
Sandy Spring, MD 20860
Tuesdays, 11a.m.-12p.m., in person (Except first Tuesdays)
Facilitators: Carol Cober and Amy Schmidt Stowe
SILVER SPRING
St. Luke Lutheran Church
9100 Colesville Rd.
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Thursdays, 7:30-8:30 p.m., via Zoom
Facilitator: Bob Abarno (301-562-1484)