"The highest form of Prayer is to stand silently in awe before God." - St. Isaac the Syrian

COOM Team Members

Doris Kain - Chapter Treasurer Doris is originally from Rochester, NY, where she completed 12 years of Catholic education. She holds a BSN working primarily in Pediatrics and as a school nurse until her retirement. Doris, and her husband Tim, moved to Kennebunk with their two children in 1996. She is a member of Holy Spirit Parish, St. Martha Church where she is a Faith Formation catechist, Eucharistic Minister, and longtime member of Adult Faith Formation groups. She has been practicing Centering Prayer for a number of years.

Suzanne Robinson Suzanne has served as facilitator for the Centering Prayer groups at St. David's Episcopal Church in Kennebunk, Maine, and St. Ann's-By-The-Sea Episcopal Church in Kennebunkport, Maine for the past seven years. She has received training as a Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop presenter in May, 2021. It was on a retreat at St. Benedict's Monastery in Snowmass, Colorado that Suzanne first met and was taught the practice of Centering Prayer by Fr. Thomas Keating, then abbot of St. Benedict's. She was also part of the founding community of Contemplative Outreach of Metropolitan Washington, D.C., under the spiritual leadership and formation of the Rt. Reverend Eugene Sutton, now Episcopal Bishop of Maryland. Upon hearing the opening invitation to "Be still and know that I am God" (Psalm 46: 10) she learned to "consent to the transforming action of God within" in the 20 minute period of silence which followed.

Sue Roy Sue lives in Auburn, Maine. She is a retired health educator with a Masters in Adult Education. Sue has been praticing Centering Prayer since 2016. She began her journey in the practice of Centering Prayer when she attended a World Community for Christian Meditation Conference in Sherbrooke, Canada. The following year she attended a Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop in Kennebunk, Maine. As a result, these two events created a deep desire in her to incorporate the practice of contemplative prayer into her prayer life. Sue facilitates Centering Prayer gatherings at her parish church.

Eric Vaughan - Chapter Information Coordinator Eric lives in Wells, Maine and began his practice of Centering Prayer at St. Ann's-By-The-Sea Episcopal Church in Kennebunkport, Maine in the summer of 2017. As St. Ann's is a summer chapel, Eric moved to St. David's Episcopal Church in Kennebunk, Maine in the fall of that year. In February 2021, Eric became one of the facilitators of the group's Centering Prayer sessions, which include a Centering Prayer period, Lectio Divina, and a discussion of a book selected by the group.

Deacon Darrell Blackwell - Chapter Coordinator Deacon Darrell is a commissioned presenter for Contemplative Outreach and coordinator of the newly formed Contemplative Outreach of Maine chapter. Deacon Darrell was ordained to the diaconate in May of 1996 in Trenton, New Jersey and served there for five years before moving to Maine with his wife Marla. He continued his ministry until May of 2021, when after 25 years of active ministry he retired. He continues to serve in the Diocese of Portland, Maine. He has been practicing Centering Prayer since 2015.