Anne Simpkinson

Anne Simpkinson has been practicing Centering Prayer (CP) since 1996.  She completed the Introductory CP Workshop training program, served as co-coordinator for Contemplative Outreach of New York City for several years, and facilitated CP groups at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church and St. Ignatius Catholic Church, both in Manhattan, as well as at Mercy by the Sea Retreat and Conference Center in Madison, CT. She currently facilitates contemplative prayer and writing retreats in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

 

Upcoming Programs by Anne Simpkinson

Present to Presence: A Centering Prayer Retreat

May 22 - 24, 2026

God is always in and with us—closer to us than our own breath—but we are not always with God. Our harried, over-scheduled, noisy lives and patterns laid down in childhood prevent us from simply being with God. Centering Prayer is a way to re-member disparate parts of ourselves, gather scattered energies, and connect with the […]