A new year lift off into resiliency and peace

Advent is in full swing.  Christmas is just around the corner.  As we live into the holy days of this time of year, we know that the calendar flip into 2025 is just days away.  We invite you to consider starting the new year with new opportunities for spiritual growth and community.  In January, Rolling Ridge has some wonderful online events to companion you on the journey.

We begin 2025 with our Sunday book study of Richard Rohr's Breathing Underwater: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps.  Every one of us suffers from some sort of addiction whether it be our phones, shopping, television, or a crippling reliance on drugs or alcohol.  Make a new year's resolution to survive the tidal wave of compulsive behavior by learning how “to breathe under water” and discover God’s love and compassion.  Join us on the first, third and fifth Sundays beginning on January 5th at 3pm eastern.  More information about registration for our ONLINE 13- session series may be found online.  

After the holiday rush, you may need time for a holy day of rest. All of us need to care for our bodies but for those who have chronic illness or pain, this can be more of a challenge.  As the new year begins, we invite you to befriend your body through spiritual resiliency and to reconnect all parts of health on Monday, January 13th.  During this ONLINE day retreat, Carrie Ives will explore five kinds of practices that support the wholeness of our selves.  To be accessible and welcoming for those with physical health challenges, you will not be expected to be sitting picture perfect on your zoom screen.  You are free to keep your camera off, to lie in bed, to be present in whatever way you feel most comfortable. All are welcome. 

Following a heated election season, 2025 will begin with a divided nation. How do we find peace within amid turmoil around us?  We invite you to an ONLINE 8-week pilgrimage with the Peace Pilgrim.  Beginning Wednesday evenings, January 15th thru March 5th, Stephanie Rutt will introduce you to a silver-haired woman, known simply as Peace Pilgrim, who walked, lived, and spoke to all whom she encountered about the way of peace for 28 years from 1953 – 1981.  Join this journey and begin the new year cultivating peace within as we enter unfamiliar territory in 2025. Together, we'll create a womb of peace, a heart of joy, and a soul belonging only to God.

A new year creates new opportunities for spiritual growth and companionship. Check out all the events ONLINE and in-person that Rolling Ridge is preparing this upcoming season.   You do not need to face the unknowns alone.  We are here and have what the world needs to help you spiritually survive and thrive in 2025.