Celebrating Rolling Ridge Part 2: Finding love
2/28/2023 - by: Michael ReedIn 2023, Rolling Ridge celebrates 75 years of ministry. Woo-hoo! Every month this year, we plan to share a story reflecting the impact Rolling Ridge has had and is having...
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WHAT YOU DO FOR LOVE: The Theresa Beveridge Story
2/14/2023 - by: Lawrence JayAs Rolling Ridge celebrates 75 years of ministry in 2023, we begin a new monthly series on the second Tuesday of the month to share our history. On this Valentine’s Day, ...
Celebrating Rolling Ridge part 1: Finding Hospitality
1/24/2023 - by: Michael ReedIn 2023, Rolling Ridge celebrates 75 years of ministry. Woo-hoo! Every month this year, we plan to share a story reflecting the impact Rolling Ridge has had and is having...
A Message from Executive Director Lawrence Jay
12/27/2022Dear Friend, Over the past three weeks, we’ve been sending you stories that embody what Rolling Ridge is all about. Stories like Sandra’s, who told us that the training ...
Giving Contemplation: Reaching New Audiences with Pray and Paddle
12/20/2022As part of our “Community of Generosity” campaign, every Tuesday during the month of December, we’ll be sharing stories of people whose lives were blessed by the ministry...
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Giving Growth: From Commuting to Community
12/13/2022As part of our “Community of Generosity” campaign, every Tuesday during the month of December, we’ll be sharing stories of people whose lives were blessed by the ...
Giving Life: Contemplation in the Emergency Room
12/6/2022“I’m lucky to be alive,” says Sandra LaPerche. “Just before this all happened, I had been practicing gratitude and receptivity. So when I laid there in the van, looking...
Searching for Gateways
7/27/2022 - by: Michael Reed - Deep ListeningLearning to listen for the call of the Divine
Supervision of Spiritual Directors
5/13/2021 - by: Gayle Kerr - Deep Listening“Supervision, supervision, supervision”! This is one of the mantras that I took away from my training program in Spiritual Direction. We had been supervised during the ...
A Musical Message about our hope for Rolling Ridge
1/1/2021 - Take Your Time TuesdayHaving just completed her service as Board chair, Rev. Rachel Fisher shares her love of Rolling Ridge and her family's gift of music in this uplifting Hope United video. ...
Thankful for you!
11/24/2020 - Take Your Time TuesdayAs our Thanksgiving gift for you, we have an upbeat, fun, and inspiring musical performance by the Miller Berfield Band from our Rolling Ridge Music Festival last month....
When it don't come easy...
10/27/2020 - Take Your Time TuesdayVideoed live during our Hope United Music Festival on October 3rd, talented local musician, Tiffany Wilson, reminds us that even when things don't come easy or when the ...
St. Teresa of Avila
10/20/2020 - by: Stephanie Rutt - Take Your Time TuesdayWith the election in just 2 weeks, these continue to be turbulent times. Amid all the rhetoric and noise, it can be hard to remain centered, focused, and assured of God'...
When you're down and troubled
10/13/2020 - Take Your Time TuesdayIn this week's video from our HOPE UNITED music festival, Les and Sandi Hamlet provide songs of comfort and encouragement to brighten even the darkest night to remind us ...
Open Your Heart
10/5/2020 - by: Steve Garnaas-Holmes - Take Your Time TuesdayIf you missed the event, you can see the full three and a half hour event on our website, but over the coming weeks, we will be featuring a video of one of our artists ...
United with Hope
9/28/2020 - by: Danny Smith - Take Your Time TuesdayIn this week's Take Your Time video, we offer a sneak peek of one of our performers, our very own Operations Director, Danny Smith, who not only sings one of his songs, ...
A Gathering of Women
9/21/2020 - by: Lee Ireland - Take Your Time TuesdayIn this week's "Take Your Time Tuesday" video, Rev. Lee Ireland invites you to walk a labyrinth, but she also invites women to join her for an online gathering this ...
Summer into Fall
9/8/2020 - by: Janet Kessenich - Take Your Time TuesdayWe hope that you had a blessed long weekend to enjoy the warmth and beauty of summer. With the passing of Labor Day, summer may feel like it's over, but according to the...
"Sing Praises"
8/31/2020 - by: Brian Bayer-Larson - Take Your Time TuesdayIn this week's "Take Your Time Tuesday" video, we feature the Taize music of Brian Bayer-Larson underscoring some of the ways our hearts are filled with praise as the ...
A Way for the Day
8/24/2020 - by: Danny Smith - Take Your Time TuesdayIn this week's "Take Your Time Tuesday" video, Director of Operations at Rolling Ridge, Danny Smith, takes you on a brief tour of how our new online programming may be ...
Staying Present
8/10/2020 - by: John Kiemele - Take Your Time TuesdayIn this week's "Take Your Time Tuesday" video, Rolling Ridge Program Director, John Kiemele provides us with a 4 step process to stay present. Practicing PAIR places in ...
Cross Cultural Heart
8/3/2020 - by: Emily Kearns - Take Your Time TuesdayAs we seek to grow in our racial and cultural awareness, in this week's "Take Your Time Tuesday" video, Emily Kearns invites us to an upcoming online cross-cultural ...
Examen
7/27/2020 - by: Steve Garnaas-Holmes - Take Your Time TuesdayBalance. With all that presses upon us, many of us seek balance, a place where we are centered, that spiritual space where we can hold together the blessings and ...
To Retreat
7/20/2020 - by: Lawrence Jay - Christian Contemplation Spirituality Take Your Time TuesdayAt the Ridge, we tend to use “retreat” as a noun, as a time to get away, but in this week's Take Your Time Tuesday video, Rolling Ridge Director, Lawrence Jay, looks at “...
Lectio Divina
7/13/2020 - by: Gayle Kerr - Christian Contemplation Spirituality Take Your Time TuesdayDuring these uncertain times, the strength of God's promises and the encouragement in spiritual writings become even more important in keeping us grounded and hopeful. ...
Self-Reiki
7/6/2020 - by: Emily Kearns - Take Your Time Tuesday WellnessRestrictions may be slowly lifting as we move into month four of sheltering in place, but the need for self-care continues as strong as ever as the effects of physical ...
Visio Divina
6/29/2020 - by: Ingrid Cyros - Take Your Time TuesdayOver the past few months as we've sheltered in place, many of us have spent more time online on our devices and with the news than we ever have. With our eyes on ...
"Viriditas"
6/22/2020 - by: Samantha McCune - Christian Contemplation EcoSpirituality Take Your Time TuesdayWith the warmth of summer now upon us and all of Earth coming alive, we are in a season that sings of "viriditas." "Viriditas" is a Latin term coined by Hildegard von ...
Aramaic Lord's Prayer
6/15/2020 - by: Jean Chandler Douglas Koch - Christian Contemplation Take Your Time TuesdayWhile many of us grew up reciting the Lord's Prayer, there is more to its meaning than trust in God's daily provision. When understood and prayed in its original ...
Sound Meditation
6/15/2020 - by: Janet Kessenich - Spirituality Take Your Time Tuesday WellnessClick here or the thumbnail to watch the video With so much negative noise in the news, our spirits can easily grow weary and burdened. Today, we invite you to take ...
Sacred Texts
6/2/2020 - by: Katy Allen - EcoSpirituality Take Your Time Tuesday Wellness(click the thumbnail to watch the video) Rabbi Katy brings us a "Take Your Time Tuesday" video which encourages us to get outside and connect with the sacred texts of ...
A Taize of Thanks
5/22/2020 - by: Lawrence Jay - Take Your Time TuesdayClick the image below to watch the video The past two months have been challenging for Rolling Ridge as our onsite operations have been shut down because of the ...
Letting Go
5/5/2020 - by: Lawrence Jay - Mindfulness Spirituality Take Your Time TuesdayClick the Thumbnail below to watch the video When our onsite operations closed in mid-March, Rolling Ridge quickly launched online programming to provide spiritual ...
Breathing Forward
4/27/2020 - by: Pam Kristan - Take Your Time Tuesday WellnessThis week, time management specialist, Pam Kristan, offers a centering practice to prepare us for an exercise on how to move forward with purpose. With so many unknowns ...
Celebrate Earth Day 2020!
4/22/2020 - by: Kris Girrell - A Moment Apart EcoSpiritualityClick the thumbnail below to watch the video April 22, 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and the birth of the modern environmental movement. Earth Day also ...
Pause and Notice
4/21/2020 - by: Henry Schoenfield - Mindfulness Take Your Time TuesdayClick on the thumbnail below to watch the VLOG For this week's Take Your Time Tuesday video, retreat leader Henry Shoenfield introduces us to the spiritual practice of "...
SPOT ON
4/16/2020 - by: Karen Kline - ArtRolling Ridge Retreat Center is nestled quietly in the Valley of the Poets. What does the name mean? Over the past 400 years, the Merrimack Valley has been home to ...
Embodied Gratefulness
4/13/2020 - by: John Kiemele - Mindfulness Take Your Time TuesdayClick the thumbnail to watch the video In this week's "Take Your Time Tuesday" video, John Kiemele offers us the spiritual practice of Embodied Gratefulness to help us ...
A Moment Apart- Holy Saturday
4/11/2020 - by: Kris Girrell - A Moment ApartClick the image below to watch the video On Holy Saturday, Christ-followers remember that liminal moment between the crucifixion and resurrection. As we as a global ...
MINDFUL EATING
4/6/2020 - by: Marie Rudzinsky - Mindfulness Take Your Time Tuesday WellnessClick on the thumbnail image above to watch the video. Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way on purpose, with awareness and without judgment. Since ...
Breath Prayers
3/30/2020 - by: John Kiemele - Christian Contemplation Mindfulness Spirituality Take Your Time TuesdayClick on the image below to watch the video During this time of social distancing, Rolling Ridge is launching a new series on spiritual connecting in our "Take Your ...
Nature Contemplation
3/23/2020 - by: Lawrence Jay - Christian Contemplation EcoSpirituality Take Your Time TuesdayClick on the image below to watch the video During this time of social distancing, Rolling Ridge is launching a new series on spiritual connecting in our "Take Your ...
Heart, Soul, and Mind
3/9/2020 - by: Steve Mills - Art Christian Contemplation SpiritualityHe said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment.” –...
Creating a Culture of Renewal
3/2/2020 - by: Bonnie Marden - Leadership"Creating a Culture of Renewal is one of the best leadership experiences of my ministry – everyone can benefit from greater self-awareness and accountability!" – Steve ...
Discover the beauty of your pearls within
2/24/2020 - by: Lee Ireland - MindfulnessMany of us move into our teens and twenties with dreams and visions of how we expect life to go and we go after particular goals expecting them to lead us into the ...
God in Yoga
2/24/2020 - by: Wanda Winnicki - Mindfulness Spirituality WellnessWhat is “God in Yoga”? Practicing a gentle yoga flow, while focusing on poses and scripture. I developed this over 10 years ago when I was asked to teach yoga during a ...
The History of Easter Eggs
2/24/2020 - by: Eliza Goodell - Art SpiritualityHave you ever wondered where the tradition of "Easter Eggs" comes from? The art of making decorated eggs comes from Ukraine and the tradition of “pysanky.” Pysanky, ...
Awakening: Gifts of Spring Equinox
2/17/2020 - by: Denise Turcotte, csc - Christian Contemplation EcoSpiritualityAs the days become longer I am energized by nature .... can I be still with the lake, the trees, the bird, and not want to identify and know names? Can I just be with,...
Earth Day 2020 is beckoning you...
2/17/2020 - by: Dorothy Wright-Irwin - EcoSpiritualityYour special invitation pulls at your heart strings . . . to attend a Labyrinth Day Apart Retreat . . . Your heart wants to be part and parcel of Kicking off the 2020 ...
A Taste of Compassion
2/10/2020 - by: Judie Bryant - SpiritualityThe “Golden Rule” is found in just about all faith traditions and in our secular ethics as well. It might be stated in a bunch of different ways, but it all gets down ...
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