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Annual Labor Day Weekend

September 4-6, 2010
Retreat House

Labor Day Weekend 2010

Rolling Ridge Study Retreat Community
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
September 4-6, 2010

Woodhaven Building
Wood spitting/stacking and cleaning of Retreat House

Good for the body is the work of the body,
good for the soul is the work of the soul, and
good for either is the work of the other.
– Henry David Thoreau

Saturday and Sunday (September 4-5) – Come out for the weekend to help work on Woodhaven.  We have a variety of tasks from working on the cob wall to doing cordwood to painting and putting up window trim and soffits, depending on interest and skill level.  As a last tribute to summer we’ll be sure to have plenty of fruit popsicles and frozen grapes! To see the most recent photos, please visit http://straw-bale.blogspot.com/

Monday (September 6) – Our traditional community work day at the Retreat House, preparing wood for the winter and special “deep” cleaning projects. 

Labor Day Schedule:

9:00 am - 10:00 am Gathering for coffee, muffins, fruit and fellowship
10:00 am - 1:00 pm Shared work (can include building at Woodhaven as well)
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Reflection and lunch (provided by the residential community)
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Shared work (can include building at Woodhaven as well)

Come when you can and stay as long as you want, but please let us know your plans.  Especially let us know if you plan to come for Saturday and Sunday as we will need to plan for housing and food.  The Retreat House is not available, but the residential community can provide some rooms. 


Rolling Ridge Study Retreat Community Scot's phone: 301-275-2009
Scot and Linda DeGraf Scot's e-mail: scot@rollingridge.net
120 Jubilee Lane Linda's phone: 301-789-9097
Harpers Ferry, WV 25425 Linda's e-mail: linda@rollingridge.net
Office Phone: 304-724-1069 Web: www.rollingridge.net

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