A message from our comrades at Kirkridge Retreat and Study Center.

Do you know about Kirkridge Retreat and Study Center? 

With a long, storied activist history (Dan and Phillip Berrigan had a favorite room and frequently led retreats and organized actions there) and an 80-year history of supporting LGBTQI Christians, it’s the kind of place radical disciples should know about. And there are a number of retreats coming up that you might be interested in attending:

Laurel Dykstra on Wilderness Prophets and the Climate Crisis

September 29-October 1

Come explore how the wilderness prophets are relevant to spiritual care and action in a time of climate crisis and discern your own prophetic call for this time. We’ll read scripture, engage scripture  and spend time in contemplation in the more-than-human world

Laurel Dykstra on Wild Gender

October 6-9

Come engage questions like “What do creatures, plants, landforms and waterways have to teach us about stealth and fabulousness? How does the more than human world invite us to authentic gender expression? And how can trans and genderqueer reclaim wilderness as safe space?”

Denise Griebler on Playing and Praying with Clay

October 13-15

Potter, sculptor, philosopher MC Richards said, “It’s not pots we are making, it’s ourselves.”  Come to the mountain at the height of Autumn colors.  Take some clay in your hands and listen to your life.  Listen to the wind and leaves.  Walk the stony paths.  We’ll listen and wonder and create as we reflect on our lives and our place in family of things.  Along the way we may encounter wonder, grief, gratitude, and a sense of coming home to ourselves.  No prior experience necessary.

Denise Crawn on Walking Awake into the Celtic New Year

October 27-29

Come learn about Celtic spirituality at this particularly potent time of year. Practice listening for the seen and the unseen. Engage in ritual and ceremony. Wander the beautiful lands at the turn of the Celtic year.

Michael J. Adee with Celebrating Faith, Finding Hope on the Mountain

October 27-29

This annual retreat for gay, bisexual, and trans men of faith and spirituality includes time for worship, conversation, hiking, reflection, and relaxation.

Geez Magazine presents Communing Across the Veil

November 3-5

Aligned with the Fall 2023 issue of GEEZ Magazine on ancestors, this retreat in the woods of the Appalachian mountains will offer altar building, storytelling, and listening for the guidance of those who came before us and continue to guide our work and lives today.

Bill Wylie-Kellerman and Joe Reilly with A Raft in the Storm

November 10-12

Join us for a conversation about the still-timely book by Thich Nhat Hanh and Dan Berrigan. The book is a record of their conversation over tea about such topics as memory, Eucharist, prison, exile, self-immolation, and communities of resistance. 

We’re also excited about our EVEN MORE ROBUST 2024 retreat schedule, which will likely include everything from decolonizing the psyche and unlearning white supremacy to writing and yoga retreats to straw bale construction and beyond. Sign up for the Kirkridge newsletter to be the first to hear about new programming!