ROLLING RIDGE STUDY RETREAT CENTER has designed a weekend opportunity for spiritual growth in an experience of contemplative community.
WHO IS IT FOR? It is for anyone who wishes to explore their own spiritual development.
WHAT WILL TAKE PLACE? The schedule provides for:
- short talks on different forms of prayer followed by guided practice
- time for rest, meditation, personal reflection, hikes along a mountain stream or through a secluded wooded path
- periods of silence
- daily Taize worship
- conversations with other retreat participants
- opportunities for an individual meeting with a spiritual director
- delicious home cooked meals from the Rolling Ridge garden
WHAT SUBJECTS WILL BE ADDRESSED? The weekend presents various forms of personal prayer and spiritual disciplines, including:
- spiritual companionship
- writing as a way of prayer
- praying with nature
- praying with silence
- praying with scripture
- corporate prayer and worship
WHO WILL BE LEADING THE RETREAT? A retreat team has been meeting for over a year to plan this event:
- Donald Krickbaum, Episcopal priest, retired Dean of Trinity Cathedral, Miami, Florida, spiritual director and formation teacher, program leader at Shalem, an ecumenical Christian teaching community dedicated to the support of contemplative living and leadership
- Ethel Hornbeck, retreat leader, graduate of Shalem Spiritual Guidance Program, spiritual director, parish assistant for spiritual formation at Shepherdstown Presbyterian Church
- Donna Acquaviva, graduate of Shalem Spiritual Guidance Program, spiritual director, hospice chaplain, secular Franciscan, journalist, writing instructor at Shepherd University
- Susan Burke, graduate of Shalem Spiritual Guidance Program, spiritual director, secular Franciscan,hospital chaplain, retreat leader, book and journal editor
- Rolling Ridge Study Retreat Community staff, including Vivian Headings, Rachelle Lyndaker Schlabach, and Bob Sabath
WHEN DOES THIS TAKE PLACE?
- Begins Friday, August 12, 2005, with registration at 5:30 pm, dinner at 6:30 pm
- Concludes Sunday, August 14, 2005, with lunch at 12:30 pm
WHAT ARE THE ACCOMMODATIONS AND COST
- Retreat cost is $75, and includes lodging for two nights at Rolling Ridge Retreat Center and six meals.
- Rolling Ridge provides volunteer staff and is grateful that the retreat leaders are providing volunteer facilitation.
- Some limited scholarships are available.
- Directions: http://www.rollingridge.net/index.cfm?action=about_us.directions
HOW DO I REGISTER?
We only have room for 20 participants. Reserve your space by sending $25 to the address listed below. Make checks out to Rolling Ridge Study Retreat Community. Let us know if you have special dietary or lodging requirements. For more information, contact Bob Sabath at 304-724-6653 or community@rollingridge.net
IS THIS FOR YOU?
Contrary to popular belief, spirituality is not something special or extraordinary. It is instead absolutely ordinary and completely natural. Everyone has a spiritual life. We express it in many different ways -- not only in places of worship but also in work, community and family, in all our creativity and commitments. This desire for the Holy in our lives is our willingness to be drawn to God through whatever is before us and to let God co-create every moment -- to let God "in" on everything -- to listen for and trust God's presence.