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Retreat House AvailableMeeting Circle Workday Retreat

June 30 - July 3, 2006 (Friday - Monday)
Fourth of July Weekend
Retreat House

The Annual Music Festival scheduled for the Fourth of July Weekend has been cancelled. The Retreat House is available for use at no cost to individuals and families within the partner group churches. Please let us know if you would like to come for any part of the Fourth of July Weekend. Bring your own linens and food. We can let you know who is planning to come if you give us a call, so that some of the food arrangements can be coordinated. We will have a short worship time together in the Stone Meditation shelter each day.

You are also invited to join Jack Smalligan and Bob Sabath to continue work on the Meeting Circle, a project initiated by the Community House Church in memory of Nelson Good and other friends and family closely connected to Rolling Ridge. The goal is to build an outdoor meeting space using stone and wood gathered at Rolling Ridge. The location is a short distance from the Meditation Shelter and in the space of the future Memorial Garden. It will consist of three semi-circle benches with three stone supports each, a tenth entrance stone and three boulders in the center.

Previous work retreats have gathered stones and boulders. On Saturday and Monday, we will begin digging the foundation for the stone support columns, but will have other jobs for people of any skill level, including children. We are hoping to have our biggest work day on Monday, and will provide lunch for those who can participate on that day.

Please let us know if you will be coming by calling Bob Sabath at 304.724.6653 or emailing us at community@rollingridge.net

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