God calls each of us. This school is intended to provide tools, space, and community for discerning God’s call in each of our lives. It comprises a series of retreats, workshops, and small groups. The fall retreats and workshops are intended to allow us to look deeply into look ourselves, how God has made and…
This is an easy, classic summer retreat at Richmond Hill. Several simple talks —“conferences” in classic retreat talk — every day, with ample opportunity for your own rest, reflection, prayer and contemplation. The rhythm of prayer of the Richmond Hill community orders the days. Join the Rev. Ben Campbell and the Richmond Hill Community 4…
“Oh God, your sea is so great and my boat is so small.” This prayer of Breton fishermen speaks of human life directly and clearly. It has become the motto of the Children’s Defense Fund and is the title of a new book by the fund’s founder, Marian Wright Edelman. Admiral Hyman Rickover had it…
Whoa. Something happened. I don’t know what, but I do know when. A couple of weeks ago I had this dream. I dreamt I found a field. I left the road I was on, and turned into this field. I was excited — because I knew that somewhere in this particular field, there was treasure….
Richmond Hill, Richmond, Virginia 1 April 2013 | Easter John 20:1-18 | Jesus Appears to Mary The Rev. B. P. Campbell Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon…
It’s hard to find a really good way to celebrate a secular Easter. The crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ are not the stuff of simple and lightweight symbols. Easter transmits a complex message, transported through time through a sacrament of blood-wine and body-bread on an altar derived from a sacrificial cult. The best the…
Celebrated on 5th Mondays at 7:30 p.m. Once a quarter, Richmond Hill offers a Eucharist for Generational Healing. This is an opportunity to invite God’s healing into your family, including the generations that have gone before and the generations that will come after you. Please bring the blessings as well as the pains and traumas…
Richmond Hill, Richmond, Virginia 18 March 2013 5 Lent | John 12:1-8 | Anointing Jesus The Rev. B. P. Campbell “Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those…
Unforgiveness can hinder our healing and journey with God. This retreat explores forgiveness through the Beatitudes of Jesus. This weekend retreat serves as a gateway to healing prayer. Running from 4 pm Saturday, May 18 through 4 pm Sunday, May 19, the suggested donation is $80. Contact Deborah Cannady at Richmond Hill to register at…
“There’s a big possum in the courtyard,” Annie said. I came to the door and looked out. Sure enough, the marsupial denizen was poddling out the gate toward the street. She wasn’t that big, but she was indeed a possum. Fast for a possum is slow for almost anything else, so with a little spurt…
