In-Person Only
Monthly through April 2026
Next session: 11/22, 11am-1pm
In-person at various locations
Explore the depths and variety of contemplative spirituality in our monthly meditative sessions, designed to guide us in contemplative practices that center BIPOC wisdom and lived experience. These gatherings remain open and welcoming to everyone while creating a space for BIPOC individuals.
Saturday 9/20 - St. John’s Park Slope - Jazz eucharist
Saturday 10/18 - 11am-1pm - St. John’s Park Slope (139 St Johns Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11217)
Saturday 11/22 - 11am-1pm - Ascension Episcopal (127 Kent Street • Brooklyn NY)
Saturday 1/17/26 - 10am-12pm - Cathedral of the Incarnation (50 Cathedral Ave • Garden City, NY)
Saturday 2/14/26 - 11am-1pm - St. Peter’s Chelsea (346 W 20th Street • New York, NY)
Saturday 3/14/26 - Manhattan (TBD)
Saturday 4/25/26 - Long Island (TBD)
Online
Mondays
6:30pm to 7:00pm ET
Join us each week for a 30 minute practice of meditation and contemplative prayer led by our vowed New Monastic members. Click below for more info and details on how to join us online.
Online
Mondays, December 1, 8, 15 2025
7:30pm to 9pm ET
Join the Center for Spiritual Imagination in the ancient practice of Lectio Divina, or holy reading.
Each week, our New Monastic Community will lead a teaching on Lectio Divina (7:30pm-8pm), followed by an interactive practice (8pm-9pm). You are welcome to join for just the teaching, just the practice, or both.
Online
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
7:30pm ET - 8:30pm ET
Join us online Tuesday, December 2 at 7:30 PM for a special Jazz Meditation with pianist and theologian Julian Davis Reid, featuring his new album Vocation. Presented in collaboration with Awakenings and Black Lives & Contemplation.
Whether you’re exploring contemplative practice, seeking deeper companionship, or discerning a vowed monastic path, our community welcomes you.