Discernment Circles Training Retreat: Jan. 31 – Feb. 1

Discernment Circles Training Retreat: Jan. 31 – Feb. 1

How to hold a Clearness Committee Friday, January 31, 4 pm – Saturday, February 1, 4 pm Need help navigating a life transition?  Richmond Hill is pleased to offer another practice to assist you with discerning God’s direction for your life.  Discernment Circles, or Clearness Committees as they are called in the Quaker tradition, offer…

Art & Spirituality: Night & Day — an Overnight Art Retreat

Art & Spirituality: Night & Day — an Overnight Art Retreat

Friday Overnight beginning at 4:00 pm, January 17, and Saturday from 9:00 am-3:00 pm, January 18 CALLING all who want to spend a night and a day being creative in the prayer soaked walls of Richmond Hill. COME to write, journal, paint, make cards for others, create a collage, draw with pencil or colored pencils,…

Creating Pathways through Grief — Friday, Jan. 17, 2020

Creating Pathways through Grief — Friday, Jan. 17, 2020

This is a Day Retreat Group meets from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Friday, January 17, 2020. The arts can be so helpful in processing our grief.  Bypass the head and work with your hands and heart. It’s restorative. Express your grief and find new insights about the journey. You’ll have opportunities to share what…

Peaceful retreat, quiet contemplation, a 1st Friday Retreat

Peaceful retreat, quiet contemplation, a 1st Friday Retreat

Friday, December 6th — 9 am to 3 pm Your 1st Friday of the new month is a retreat day of possibility. A day of peaceful retreat, quiet contemplation. We invite you to come to a 1st Friday Retreat at Richmond Hill on November 1st. It’s an excellent and intentional way to quietly begin the…

Praying with the songs of Taizé, Tuesday, December 3, 7:30 pm

Praying with the songs of Taizé, Tuesday, December 3, 7:30 pm

Settle into the Advent season with the worship style of Taizé on Tuesday, December 3. The service is contemplative and meditative in character, using short songs, repeated again and again in a candlelit chapel. We invite you to participate in our practice of Taizé which includes singing, prayer for Metropolitan Richmond, and a period of…

Koinonia: Day Seminar Jan. 18, 9 am – 4 pm

Koinonia: Day Seminar Jan. 18, 9 am – 4 pm

Understanding your family’s history is essential to understanding yourself and crucial to dismantling systems of oppression. We cannot reform what we do not acknowledge. Researching enslaved African Americans is challenging, but it is possible with the right tips and tools. If you’re curious about your family’s history but unsure about how to start looking, join…

Drop-In Grief Support meets Friday — December 20

Drop-In Grief Support meets Friday — December 20

Share grief experiences and gain support For those who want the opportunity to share experiences and gain support from others who are experiencing a loss in a flexible group format. Each group begins with an informative 15 minute overview of a grief related topic. Discussion and reflection on the impact of loss, coping, meaning-making, etc….

Drop-In Grief Support meets Friday — November 15

Drop-In Grief Support meets Friday — November 15

Share grief experiences and gain support For those who want the opportunity to share experiences and gain support from others who are experiencing a loss in a flexible group format. Each group begins with an informative 15 minute overview of a grief related topic. Discussion and reflection on the impact of loss, coping, meaning-making, etc….

Creating Pathways through Grief — Saturday, Nov. 16

Creating Pathways through Grief — Saturday, Nov. 16

This is a Day Retreat Group meets from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Saturday, November 16. The arts can be so helpful in processing our grief.  Bypass the head and work with your hands and heart. It’s restorative. Express your grief and find new insights about the journey. You’ll have opportunities to share what you…