Healing In Our Words: Sending and Receiving Life Saturday, Jan 3, 2015 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Facilitators: DeBorah Cannady & Donna Slaughter Proverbs 18:21 says “Death and Life are in the Power of the Tongue.” As the New Year begins, come join us as we examine the power of words to heal. Learn how…
Writing in my journal this morning, I had a few questions: What/where are my longings? Can I feel them? Name them? Will I find them underneath and in between all the should-ings and the must-ings? Why pay attention to them? Indeed. Why pay attention? For one thing, I can’t help it — it is in…
Saturday, November 15, 2014, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. November is the perfect time of the year to quiet your spirit, to give thanks for all blessings and people in your life, and to prepare for the season of Advent. What better way to express what is on your heart and in your prayers…
Saturday Dec. 6th 4:00 pm through Sunday Dec 7th 4:00 pm If the yoke you are bearing and the burden you are carrying is not easy, then maybe it’s not Jesus’s. It may be someone else’s. (Dallas Willard, 2008) We can all use a little stress relief, especially during the holidays. During this retreat we…
October 17, Saturday, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm “Creativity constitutes the ultimate intimacy for it is the place where the Divine and the Human are most destined to interact.” — Matthew Fox Awaken your spirit and be transformed. Spend a day immersed in the beautiful grounds and inspiring art space at Richmond Hill while you…
5th Annual Clergy Convocation is Thursday, October 16, 7:00 am – 1:00 pm Are you ready to ride? This year, we’re taking the Clergy Convocation on the road. We’ll start out in the Chapel then get on chartered GRTC buses to travel the major corridors of metropolitan Richmond. Our goal is to read our communities as well…
Tuesday Evenings, 7:30 – 9:00 pm, Sept. 23 through Nov.11, 2014 Sandy Gramling, Coordinator of Grief Ministries at Richmond Hill and psychology professor at VCU, is facilitating an 8 week grief support class which began Sept 23rd. We are using Alan Wolfelt’s book – Understanding Grief: Helping Yourself Heal. The support class is intended for those who have suffered the loss of…
At long last, the projects in the garden are complete and it is time to dedicate and celebrate! The fountain is dedicated to honor Page Harmon; the renovated Prayer Chapel in honor of Caroline Wofford; the Mary statue is a gift from RUAH X and other generous donors. Contact DeBorah Cannady at 804-783-7903 to RSVP
Joe Calabrese, CEO of the most successful Bus Rapid Transit system in the country (over $5.8 BILLION in economic development) will speak 6:30 pm Wednesday, Sept. 17 at the Science Museum of Virginia’s Thalhimer Theater. He will discuss the economic development potential of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) for Metropolitan Richmond. Come hear Mr. Calabrese’s exciting…
Art & Spirituality — Stained Glass & Illuminated Manuscripts…9 am – 4 pm, Saturday, January 16, 2016 Alma Thomas, an African-American painter known for her use of color said, “Color is life.” Bring a fresh look and light into your spiritual life through the color, symbolism, and richness of stained glass and illuminated manuscripts. Our art room becomes…