Friends, Each week at Evening Prayer, we include a reflection on an aspect of our twelve-part Richmond Hill Rule of Life. This week it’s stability, which we define as “pledging to pray and work for the permanent transformation of the metropolitan city.” Stability is also about staying the course, maintaining “a long obedience in the…
May 10, 2020 Friends, Finding rhythm in these unusual times isn’t easy. One of the most difficult things about work closing and staying at home has been the change in routine. Our schedules have been upended and adjusting is not only confusing but exhausting. Praying the hours has helped us at Richmond Hill to maintain…
An Update, as of May 1, 2020 Psalm 46:10a says, “Be still, and know that I am God.” This is often a difficult posture for those of us who are ALWAYS on the move; ALWAYS doing something; ALWAYS present for whatever the next task may be. So, we ask, what would it look like in…
Learning to Survive and Transform Life’s Wilderness Experiences A four-part workshop beginning Thursday, May 14 Jerry Deans will lead a four-part workshop beginning Thursday, May 14, on navigating fear and grief during upsetting times. The author of Lost But Not Forgotten: How Wilderness Experiences Can Transform Your Life, Jerry will help participants see how God…
An Evening with Lois Leveen Thursday, May 28, 7:00-8:15 PM via Zoom Did you know that Richmond was home to some of the Civil War’s most significant spies, including African Americans who risked their lives for the cause of freedom? Join historian and author Lois Leveen for a Zoom discussion of one of these figures,…
April 2020: An Update Praying the Psalms is a daily practice at Richmond Hill. It continues now (along with many activities, highlighted below), even with the doors closed. The residential community gathers at seven, noon, and six each day to pray as we have always done, reading and singing through our Psalter. The Psalms speak…
Tuesday, April 28, 7-8 pm These uncertain times and interruptions in our lives have surfaced strong feelings and frustration. We need to learn how to pray them. Lamentations show us the way to pray our feelings and frustrations and anger. We will discuss the purpose and form of laments and take sometime to write our…
An Update… Dear Richmond Hill Community: ‘We’re all in this together’ has become a common refrain these days. There is something reassuring about knowing we are not alone, especially in a time as uncertain and unsettling as this. These words from Jesus are comforting, too: “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, I…
UPDATED: March 17th Dear Richmond Hill Friends and Family, We continue to monitor the coronavirus outbreak and recommendations from the CDC and other health experts in our community. We know the critical thing is to slow the rate of the epidemic so medical facilities are not overwhelmed. As we have all been told, the most effective…
Dear Richmond Hill Friends and Family, We have been closely monitoring the coronavirus outbreak and recommendations from the CDC and other health experts in our community. We know the critical thing is to slow the rate of the epidemic so medical facilities are not overwhelmed. The most effective way to do that is social distancing, which…