Our KOINONIA School of Race and Justice is ready to begin it’s third year this fall with some significant modifications that we hope will make it possible for more to participate. The school is designed to equip people in three ways: to engage in transformative and self-reflective work around race; to engage in constructive dialogue…
Click Here! You tell us how it’s going… Now here is your opportunity to tell us what you think. Click the link. Take the online survey. You will find questions designed to gather your thoughts and feelings about Richmond Hill, its activities and its impact on the physical, emotional and spiritual health of the Richmond…
Monday, July 17, 4:00 p.m. through Friday, July 21, 2:00 p.m. The RUAH Alumni Association is pleased to announce its 2017 Summer Institute: The Evolving Enneagram, with keynote presenter Ruth Hill. At the heart of this 5-day retreat, participants will experience stillness, silence, and working from the “ground of our existence up” as we journey together. Symbols…
Hear the Panel Discussion — What we call justice is often little more than revenge. An expert panel takes on the question: How do we move from punitive justice to a broader position of restoring wholeness and unifying our communities? The 45 minute lectures will be followed by facilitated conversation and group processing time among the audience….
What a glorious occasion! At 11 a.m. on a picture-perfect Tuesday morning, friends, family, neighbors and elected officials gathered on Grace Street for the outdoor dedication of a Marker honoring Richmond Hill’s Building & Grounds as a Historic Landmark of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Jim Bennett, Richmond Hill Musician, lead us in song. Rev. Joel Blunk and Rev….
Meditate, Journal, Create… If you can answer yes to the following questions, or you want to try something new, or you have spring fever, then this is the retreat for you: Do you like quiet time to pray and meditate? Do you like to write or journal on occasion? Do you enjoy getting in touch with…
RUAH XVI Class Begins Sept. 2017 Applications are currently being received for RUAH XVI which begins in September, 2017. If you are a person to whom people come for spiritual conversation, and believe you may be called to develop this charism; if you believe that Jesus and the Holy Spirit want each person to find…
Where is God leading you next? Pray. Serve. Discern. Live intentionally in the heart of the city. The Richmond Hill Urban Service Corps is a one-to-two year commitment to live with an intentional Christian community dedicated to the healing of metropolitan Richmond. Beginning August, four servant-leaders will join us in this mission. Applications are due to…
CENTERING IN CHRIST: The Benedictine Path to Joy 4 pm, Friday, March 31 — 4pm, Saturday, April 1, 2017 Most of us take the six weeks of Lent to reflect on our lives to see if our values and priorities are in line with God’s desires for us. Since most of us find that we’ve wandered from…
Using color as your inspiration …create a collage, prayer card, illuminated manuscript or stained glass to inspire your own prayer time or to make a gift for someone else. Take a day of retreat in the inspirational art room. There you will be inspired to open to your artistic creativity while deepening your spiritual life in community prayers,…