Living Gratitude: A Sacred Compass For The Spiritual Life (A Day of Prayer)

This is one of the last retreats being held at Mercy Center Burlingame before its permanent closure on October 31.

We invite you to come the visit the grounds, labyrinth, and chapel—to grieve what is being lost, to give thanks for all that has been shared, nurtured, and grown in this place—and bear witness to this threshold time in your own life.

What wants to be honored and remembered?

What is asking to be gently let go of and returned?

In what ways do you want to express thanks?

Join us for this day-long gratitude retreat in community. We will sit in contemplative silence, have solo time to spend as you wish, and engage in sacred art-making to open our hearts to the Holy.

FACILITATORS

Mary Loebig Giles is Pastor of Action and Contemplation at Common Table SF (a small house church in San Francisco), a fellow of the Center for Faith & Justice, and a graduate of the Living School at the Center for Action and Contemplation. She offers spiritual direction outdoors in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco and at Mercy Center Burlingame, facilitating retreats that awaken the heart through embodied and contemplative practices.

Colette Lafia is an award-winning author, spiritual director, and retreat leader. She is a graduate of the Living School at the Center for Action and Contemplation and a commissioned Centering Prayer presenter. Her forthcoming book is Leaving the Shore: Experiencing Poetry as Prayer (December 2025). As a contemplative teacher, Colette regularly gives retreats and workshops both online and in person, and is a regular contributor to Gratefulness.org. Learn more about Colette at www.colettelafia.com.