Cultivating a Listening Heart

Cultivating a Listening Heart

A Silent Retreat At Rolling Ridge
February 8-10, 2008

"It is only in identifying with Christ,
it is only by plunging into the
great silence of God within myself,
that I can love and identify with others."

— Catherine de Hueck Doherty

In the heart of winter’s stillness and at the start of the Lenten season, here is an opportunity to set time apart and come away for awhile to enter into the great silence of God – and seek to become more merciful and loving. Guided by simple spiritual meditations and creative exercises as well as the companioning presence of each other in the silence, we will seek to deepen our ability and willingness to listen truly to the Heart of our hearts.

We will come together Friday night for dinner, an introduction to the theme, and guidance into the Great Silence. Saturday will provide spaciousness in which to rest, reflect, and listen to the Holy – while walking the mountain's wilderness trails, sitting in front of the Retreat House hearth, journaling in your room, praying in the meditation shelter, or playing in the art cottage. We will come out of the silence together Sunday morning around a simple worship service and listening circle.

Participation is limited to a small number, so register soon. The total cost, which includes two nights lodging and six meals, is $100. Contact Trish Stefanik by phone: 304-724-1069 or email: tstefanik@aol.com to reserve a space. Send a $25 deposit (or the entire fee) to RRSRC, c/o Trish Stefanik, 120 Jubilee Lane, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425. See www.rollingridge.net for more information and directions. Please include your contact information, including phone and email, and any dietary or other special needs.

Participants are welcome to arrive at the Retreat House between 5 and 7 p.m. on Friday night. Dinner will be served at 7:00 p.m. The retreat will conclude with lunch on Sunday with departure by 2:00 p.m.

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Rolling Ridge Study Retreat Community – "Nurturing Persons and Communities" – is an ecumenical Christian retreat center on 1400 acres of forested land between the Blue Ridge and the Shenandoah River, near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Trish Stefanik is a contemplative retreat leader, artist, and resident of Rollling Ridge.

Make your plans now to attend these other retreats sponsored by Rolling Ridge in 2008:

• A Day Away for Pastors and Church Leaders: February 11, March 10, April 14 (second Monday of each month)
• Easter Quiet Days for Holy Week and Stations of the Cross: March 17-21, 2007
• The Art of Gratefulness — A Meditative Arts Retreat with Patricia Campbell Carlson, Margaret Wakeley, and Lindsay McLaughlin: April 11-13
• Children and Ecology: May 9-11, 2008
• Straw Bale House Building Retreat: June 20-22, August 15-27, 2008
• Rolling Ridge Music Festival: July 4-6, 2008
• House Building Retreat: August 10-12, 2008
• Annual Labor Day Work Retreat: September 1, 2008
• Meditative Arts: October 10-12, 2008
• Rolling Ridge Annual Meeting: November 15, 2008
• Waiting in Darkness, Carrying the Light: An Advent Retreat on Transition, Loss, Grief and Healing: December 5-7, 2008
• Or create your own private retreat during the week. We offer spiritual direction and directed retreats for individuals during the week days. Call us for details.