SoulCare
COMMUNITIES
At Rolling Ridge we find Life in being wholly present to the Holy Presence in everyone and everything. This vital practice finds rootedness and resource in well-cared-souls. Therefore, we invite intentional Listening Spaces that combine unconditional welcome, transformational relationships and engaging contemplative practices. Whether short term or long term, these Listening Spaces offer regular, supportive soulcare within a connecting community experience.
third Thursday soulcare
Intentional Contemplative Living is no easy journey. We all need support and encouragement to find and sustain our way. This online SoulCare group meets on the third Thursday of each month from 11 a.m. - 12 noon (eastern) creating opportunities to connect with others and share a guided contemplative practice with reflection in a sacred and supportive space. All are welcome.
SOULCARE
for
Clergy
As clergy, we know that these are challenging times. While you care for your congregation, we at Rolling Ridge are here to care for you! This Soul Care group is designed for pastors/clergy to find safe and sacred spaces to get real with God and connect and share with other church leaders who understand ministry pressure. This online group meets monthly on the third Thursday from 9 - 10 a.m. (eastern). All are welcome.
SOULCARE in the margins
This SoulCare group focuses on the nurture and care of LGBTQ+ persons. SoulCare Groups are regular gatherings of 8-12 people who share mutual connection, encouragement, and insight through personal stories, generous listening, and guided spiritual contemplative practices all in an open and confidential environment. This SoulCare Group meets on the second Tuesday of each month from 11 a.m. – 12 noon (eastern). All are welcome.
east west
soulcare
Because living contemplatively is no easy journey in our current society, we all need support and
encouragement to find and sustain our way. Join us on the fourth Tuesday of each month from 9 – 10 p.m. (eastern) for an online group creating an intentional space for you to connect with others interested in sharing the spiritual journey and experiencing life-giving contemplative practices together. All are welcome.
soulcare
with
artists
SoulCare for Artists invites you to join your creative spirit with other creative spirits as you lean into your union with the Creator Spirit. SoulCare for Artists creates a safe and sacred online space for the artist in you to connect with others as you nurture a contemplative life and experience life-giving contemplative artistic practices together.
EVENING
SOUL CARE
Because living contemplatively is no easy journey in our current society, we all need support and encouragement to find and sustain our way. Join us in the evening on the third Thursday of each month for "SoulCare" - a Rolling Ridge online group, holding sacred space for you to connect with others interested in making connections, finding support and experiencing life-giving contemplative practices together. All are welcome.
This online group meets on the third Thursday of each month at
7 p.m. eastern
ROHR Small Group
Rolling Ridge Executive Director Lawrence Jay describes this Rohr Action and Contemplation Small Group as a drop-in group for anyone interested in Richard Rohr or in finding a community in this spiritual-but-not-religious context in which we live.
The online group meets on the second Sunday of each month at 3 p.m.
Our Sunday afternoon Rolling Ridge book group begins 2023 with a book by Sister Ilia Delio in preparation for a virtual event with her on Saturday, April 29th entitled "Healing, Wholeness, and the Power of Love: Why Teilhard's Vision Matters."
The men in Illuman’s emerging New England region gather as an informal independent association to share the fellowship of men transforming men through a power greater than themselves. Their experiences show them that the pain they do not transform they will transmit, so they seek a life changing spirituality. They are fed by the wisdom traditions of forgiveness and radical inclusivity. They are simply interested in becoming better, more authentic men. Together, they gather in council, virtually and in person, to support each man’s individual and collective spiritual growth. Their experiences are informed by that which is offered by Illuman and draws upon the teachings Father Richard Rohr and other contemplatives. For more information about the men of Illuman in New England and what they do, please contact George Sawin or Tony Pelusi.
This series title draws its inspiration from a quote by the great 16th century Spanish mystic, Teresa of Avila, who described contemplative prayer as “a close sharing between friends”. From the Christian perspective, divine friendships manifest themselves in at least three ways. The first is friendship within God expressed in the Holy Trinity. This is the original divine friendship out of which all the others flow. The second is friendship between God and the individual human person. The third is friendship between and among human persons united to each other through the Holy Spirit.
For the 2022-23 year, we invite women who have been part of the original group two years ago and the women who have just completed the first year to join together for a brand new "Gathering of Women: Continuing the Women's Journey."
Have you had a dream that woke you in the middle of the night and you knew it had a message for you? Or have you had a recurring dream asking for your attention?
Rolling Ridge is adding a new weekday book group this spring meeting monthly on Wednesday mornings from 10-11:30 am eastern.
We will begin with a study of Tish Harrison Warren’s book, Liturgy of the Ordinary: sacred practices in everyday life. Harrison Warren offers an invitation to, as Karen Swallow Prior says, ‘brush the dust off your dingy days and discover and revel the extraordinary that is to be found in the ordinary”. She takes a number of our tasks that, if not rote, we certainly very seldom perform with presence and awareness of the divine. Click here to register