August 28, 2026
SoulCare Summit: Who is my neighbor?with local community leaders
Start
April 19, 2019
at
11:00 am
End
April 20, 2019
at
11:00 am
You are invited to set aside 24 hours this Good Friday/Holy Saturday to join a small group of pilgrims as we step onto the Via Dolorosa (The Way of Sorrow). Through Image, Logos, Sound and Sacred Dance we will enter the Passion of Jesus, held in the arms of Mother Mary and Mary Magdalene, illuminated by the Cosmic Christ. We will offer our prayers for Mother Earth, the people, places and situations around the world suffering and in need of healing love by placing wooden crosses on the land. Stones of compassion will be gathered for the building of a cairn at sunset. Beneath the Celtic cross under the full moonlight, the fire of our candles will burn bright as we hold vigil on this holy night.
John Dominic and Sarah Crossan’s short video, “The Challenge of Jesus’ Resurrection Today” will be shown followed by small group reflections.
Ellen Kennedy was trained and certified at The Findhorn Foundation in Scotland to teach Sacred Dance and has been teaching in the US and internationally for 28 years. She holds certificates in Basic and Advanced Shamanic Studies thru The Foundation for Shamanic Studies and is enrolled in the John Phillip Newell New England School for Celtic Consciousness.
Ellen has been a student of Rev. Dr. Matthew Fox for almost 30 years. His teachings on Creation Spirituality and The Four Paths burn bright in her heart. She is an Art as Mediation faculty member in the Creation Spirituality Movement. In collaboration with Fox, Ellen has led Sacred Circle Dance at seven Creation Spirituality retreats and the Spiral Dance at the Cosmic Mass; Parliament of World Religions, Toronto. She serves on the design team for Daily Meditations with Matthew Fox http://dailymeditationswithmatthewfox.org
As an International Peace Activist, Ellen has led Sacred Circle Dances for peace at the Syrian Border, Jerusalem, the banks of the Dead Sea, the US Naval Base Gangjeong, S. Korea, Imagine Peace Tower, Iceland and the John Lennon Park, Havana Cuba offering a grandmother’s love and compassion. She lives in Newbury and delights in her five grandchildren. dancingspiral@aol.com
August 29, 2026
Who is my neighbor? The Least of Thesewith Julio Mejia, Grace Pugh Hubbard, and Renee Manning
August 30, 2026
Who is my neighbor? A Priest, A Rabbi, and A Reverend Walk into Rolling Ridgewith Rabbi Howard Mandell, Father Frank Sevola, Rev. Genna Hosterman
Rolling Ridge Retreat and Conference Center
660 Great Pond Road
North Andover, MA, 01845
thestaff@rollingridge.org
Phone: (978) 682-8815
Fax: (978) 681-1162
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