Cultivating a Listening Heart

A Silent Retreat At Rolling Ridge
February 8-10, 2008
5:00 pm Friday night - 2:00 pm Sunday afternoon
Retreat House
Body:


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.

View or print PDF version of retreat flyer, and help us spread the word about the retreat.

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.
Rolling Ridge Study Retreat Community web: www.rollingridge.net
Trish Stefanik phone: 304.724.1069
120 Jubilee Lane e-mail: tstefanik@aol.com
Harpers Ferry, WV 25425

A Day Away

For Pastors and Church Leaders
January 14, 2008
10:00 am - 1:00 pm or 4:00 pm
Retreat House
Body:

Throughout his ministry, Jesus regularly took time to withdraw to a quiet place, to reflect and pray.

Retreat and rest is vital, and yet busy schedules often prevent us from setting aside the time we need.

We invite you to join us on the second Monday of each month for "A Day Away," a Sabbath day especially set aside for pastors and church leaders at Rolling Ridge Study Retreat Community.

 

Rhythm of the Day

We will gather at the Retreat House at 10:00 a.m. for brief input, followed by your own time for prayer and reflection. Lunch will be served at noon. Retreatants may choose to leave at 1:00, or stay until 4:00 to hike the trails, sit quietly in the Meditation Shelter, get creative in the Art Cottage, or settle into a room to journal, rest or pray.

Second Mondays

"A Day Away" for pastors and church leaders will take place the second Monday of each month. The day is offered at no cost to attendees. Donations are accepted. Join us as often as you wish!

RSVP

Please let us know you will be attending by calling 304-724-6653 or emailing us at community@rollingridge.net. But if you forget to let us know in advance, come anyway!

About Rolling Ridge

Rolling Ridge Study Retreat Community is a non-profit, ecumenical retreat center, begun in 1986. It is located on 1400 acres of wilderness land in the Blue Ridge mountains. Facilities include a Retreat House, Meditation Shelter, and an Art Cottage.

Private Retreats

In addition, the Retreat House is frequently available during the week for private retreats. Please call the staff community at 304-724-6653 to schedule a time.

Directions

From Charles Town or Martinsburg: Go east on Route 9. After crossing the Shenandoah River, go one mile and then turn right on Mission Road. Go 6.3 miles, and turn left at the Rolling Ridge sign onto the gravel road (still called Mission Road). Go one mile and turn right at the intersection, following Mission Road. Go .3 miles and turn left at Christ Church Road, following the signs for Retreat House.

Rolling Ridge Community Retreat

Annual Residential Community Retreat
January 4-6, 2008
Retreat House

A Day Away

For Pastors and Church Leaders
Monday, December 10, 2007
10:00 am - 1:00 pm or 4:00 pm
Retreat House
Body:

Throughout his ministry, Jesus regularly took time to withdraw to a quiet place, to reflect and pray.

Retreat and rest is vital, and yet busy schedules often prevent us from setting aside the time we need.

We invite you to join us on the second Monday of each month for "A Day Away," a Sabbath day especially set aside for pastors and church leaders at Rolling Ridge Study Retreat Community.

 

Rhythm of the Day

We will gather at the Retreat House at 10:00 a.m. for brief input, followed by your own time for prayer and reflection. Lunch will be served at noon. Retreatants may choose to leave at 1:00, or stay until 4:00 to hike the trails, sit quietly in the Meditation Shelter, get creative in the Art Cottage, or settle into a room to journal, rest or pray.

Second Mondays

"A Day Away" for pastors and church leaders will take place the second Monday of each month. The day is offered at no cost to attendees. Donations are accepted. Join us as often as you wish!

RSVP

Please let us know you will be attending by calling 304-724-6653 or emailing us at community@rollingridge.net. But if you forget to let us know in advance, come anyway!

About Rolling Ridge

Rolling Ridge Study Retreat Community is a non-profit, ecumenical retreat center, begun in 1986. It is located on 1400 acres of wilderness land in the Blue Ridge mountains. Facilities include a Retreat House, Meditation Shelter, and an Art Cottage.

Private Retreats

In addition, the Retreat House is frequently available during the week for private retreats. Please call the staff community at 304-724-6653 to schedule a time.

Directions

From Charles Town or Martinsburg: Go east on Route 9. After crossing the Shenandoah River, go one mile and then turn right on Mission Road. Go 6.3 miles, and turn left at the Rolling Ridge sign onto the gravel road (still called Mission Road). Go one mile and turn right at the intersection, following Mission Road. Go .3 miles and turn left at Christ Church Road, following the signs for Retreat House.

Waiting in Darkness, Carrying the Light

Transition, Loss, Grief and Healing
November 30 - December 2
Retreat House
Body:


Waiting in Darkness,
Carrying the Light:
Transition, Loss, Grief and Healing

An Advent Spirituality Retreat
at Rolling Ridge
With Janelle Rhorer and Jackie Sabath
Friday November 30 -
Sunday December 2, 2007

 

Truly it is in darkness that one
finds the Light.
So when we are in sorrow,
then the Light is nearest to all of us.
— Meister Eckhart		 Someone I loved once gave me
a box full of darkness.
It took me years to understand
that this, too, was a gift.
— Mary Oliver

As the season of darkness expands, the Light shines even brighter. If you are searching in darkness for the Light, struggling with a transition or loss of any kind, join us for an Advent weekend to be still, to listen, to engage your story, to hold both joy and sorrow in the Light of compassion and communion. In the sacred space of near-winter forest we will work with the transformative process of grief — the mystery of holding fast and letting go — through story, silence, readings, music, art and the beauty of the natural world. And perhaps we will glean insight about the gift in that box full of darkness.

Participants are welcome to arrive at the Retreat House between 5 and 7 pm on Friday night. Dinner will be served at 7 pm. The retreat will end with lunch on Sunday. Cost for the weekend is $100. Scholarships are available. Please send a $25 deposit to reserve your space. Checks should be made payable to Rolling Ridge Study Retreat Community (RRSRC) and mailed to Jackie Sabath, 129 Jubilee Lane, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425. Please let us know if you have any special dietary or other needs. For more information call or email Jackie Sabath at 304-261-2653, jsabath@rollingridge.net.

Janelle Rhorer is a Pastoral Counselor in-training at Loyola College and has been coming to retreats at Rolling Ridge for several years.

Jackie Sabath lives and works at Rolling Ridge Study Retreat Community and as a licensed Pastoral Counselor in WV and MD.

A Day Away

For Pastors and Church Leaders
Monday, November 12, 2007
10:00 am - 1:00 pm or 4:00 pm
Retreat House
Body:

Throughout his ministry, Jesus regularly took time to withdraw to a quiet place, to reflect and pray.

Retreat and rest is vital, and yet busy schedules often prevent us from setting aside the time we need.

We invite you to join us on the second Monday of each month for "A Day Away," a Sabbath day especially set aside for pastors and church leaders at Rolling Ridge Study Retreat Community.

 

Rhythm of the Day

We will gather at the Retreat House at 10:00 a.m. for brief input, followed by your own time for prayer and reflection. Lunch will be served at noon. Retreatants may choose to leave at 1:00, or stay until 4:00 to hike the trails, sit quietly in the Meditation Shelter, get creative in the Art Cottage, or settle into a room to journal, rest or pray.

Second Mondays

"A Day Away" for pastors and church leaders will take place the second Monday of each month. The day is offered at no cost to attendees. Donations are accepted. Join us as often as you wish!

RSVP

Please let us know you will be attending by calling 304-724-6653 or emailing us at community@rollingridge.net. But if you forget to let us know in advance, come anyway!

About Rolling Ridge

Rolling Ridge Study Retreat Community is a non-profit, ecumenical retreat center, begun in 1986. It is located on 1400 acres of wilderness land in the Blue Ridge mountains. Facilities include a Retreat House, Meditation Shelter, and an Art Cottage.

Private Retreats

In addition, the Retreat House is frequently available during the week for private retreats. Please call the staff community at 304-724-6653 to schedule a time.

Directions

From Charles Town or Martinsburg: Go east on Route 9. After crossing the Shenandoah River, go one mile and then turn right on Mission Road. Go 6.3 miles, and turn left at the Rolling Ridge sign onto the gravel road (still called Mission Road). Go one mile and turn right at the intersection, following Mission Road. Go .3 miles and turn left at Christ Church Road, following the signs for Retreat House.

A Harvest of Blessing

Rolling Ridge 2007 Annual Meeting
November 10, 2007
9:30 am - 6:00 pm
Retreat House
Body:

Rolling Ridge Annual Meeting
Saturday, November 10, 2007
at the Retreat House

You are warmly invited
to celebrate and experience

A Harvest of Blessings

In the 23 years since it was officially established, Rolling Ridge has been a gift to many: a place to come away awhile and be refreshed, a haven where God’s creation is cherished, a harbor of community, healing and hope. Like the mountain that is its home, Rolling Ridge is ever-evolving, with many streams flowing over its landscape, moving together and then apart, acorns sprouting in one place while tall oaks lay themselves down in another: the whole creation vibrant with the changes and transitions that are part of a life story. We come together to celebrate and honor that story, to mark the changes and passages and to give thanks for the abundant harvest of blessings that is Rolling Ridge. We hope you will join us for this annual time of renewal, celebration, gratitude and community-building among the larger circle of Rolling Ridge friends.

9:30 - A Hearty Welcome with coffee, tea, warm breads, muffins,
& a basket of autumn crisp apples

10:00 - Annual Meeting to reflect on our year together

Potluck Lunch* - share a plenteous harvest of delicious, seasonal dishes
prepared by everyone who desires to nurture one another in this way.

After the festive meal enjoy Rolling Ridge - take a walk, rest in a quiet corner,
converse with companions on the journey, journal, dance...

2:00 - A Time of Thanksgiving and Blessing with Keith and Rachelle
as they go forward on the next stage of their walk together, heeding the call
to return to the city and take up new challenges there.

Joyous sing-along led by members of the Psalm 150 Singers
of Shepherdstown Presbyterian Church with special guests.

Please RSVP to Jackie Sabath at304-724-6653 or jsabath@rollingridge.net.

*Please contact Vivian Headings at vvatrr@juno.com with offers to share culinary gifts.

Families are welcome to use the Art Cottage for parent-organized childcare
and creative play. Contact Trish Stefanik with any questions
including available materials- 304-724-1069 or tstefanik@aol.com

To live in this world, you must
be able to do three things:
to love what is mortal;
to hold it against your bones
knowing your life depends on it;
and when the time comes, to let it go.
— Mary Oliver

Women's Retreat

Dreaming Our Lives into Wholeness
November 10-11, 2007
Still Point Mountain Cabin
Body:

The dreams we have for ourselves can be ongoing revelations about who God is calling us to become. Divine revelations lead us toward Gods dream of wholeness or shalom.

Come explore with other women how your dreams are connected to the sacred fabric of wholeness that binds together God, self, community, and the world. In the process, we will all benefit from the beauty of the natural world surrounding us at this unique wilderness retreat. The retreat will be held at the beautiful Stillpoint Lodge, near Niles Cabin. Facilitators are Ann Delorey and Mindee Laumann, who lead an ongoing Women's Spirituality Group in Arlington, Virginia. The fee for the retreat is $110, and this includes one night of lodging, four meals, and the retreat materials. The deadline for registration is Oct. 12th. For more information, contact Ann at: akdelorey@yahoo.com or Mindee at Mindee62@comcast.net

Autumn Work Day

November 3, 2007
Niles Cabin
Body:

Roll up your sleeves and join us in our annual fall clean-up day. We'll have many work projects, including repairing any summer usage damage, splitting firewood for Niles Cabin, and preparing the Tree House and Yurt for winter doing trail work. Groups and people of all ages and abilities are welcome!

Call Sheila Bach at 304/728-4820 or email snbach@earthlink.net for more information.

Meditative Arts Retreat

The Illuminated WordExploring Letter, Light and Life
October 26-28, 2007
Friday evening - Sunday afternoon
Retreat House
Body:


The Illuminated Word:
Exploring Letter, Light and Life

2007 Artist Refuge Retreat
Sponsored by Rolling Ridge Meditative Arts
October 26-28, 2007
Friday Evening - Sunday Afternoon
Harpers Ferry, WV

From sacred scripture to modern day poetry the word has a way of illuminating meaning for our lives. A simple word or phrase can arrest our attention and open us to new awareness and creative expression. Witness the beautiful illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages and the creative ways artists today bring together text and image.

During our retreat we will explore the power of the word, allowing it to shed light on our lives. Through various creative exercises including writing, decorative lettering, and visual pattern and representation, we will delight in the illumination of God’s mystery that we are for each other.

Please bring a particular verse or poem that means a lot to you to share with the group.

Participants are welcome to arrive at the Retreat House between 5 and 7 pm on Friday night. Dinner will be served at 6:30. The retreat will conclude with lunch on Sunday.

Cost for the weekend is $100 (which includes materials, lodging, and meals). Space is limited. Please send a $25 deposit (or the full amount) to reserve your space. Checks should be made out to RRSRC and mailed to RRSRC, c/o Mar 07 Med Arts, 120 Jubilee Lane, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425. Registrations should include any dietary or special needs.

The retreat will be led by Trish Stefanik, Mary Watters, and Linda DeGraf. For more information and to register see www.rollingridge.net or call / email Trish Stefanik at 304-724-1069 / tstefanik@aol.com.

View or print PDF version of retreat flyer, and help us spread the word about the retreat.

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