What God Can Do With the Dust
What can arise when something is well and truly over? What’s born on the other side of grief? Or even in the very middle of struggle? This service, inspired by … read more
What can arise when something is well and truly over? What’s born on the other side of grief? Or even in the very middle of struggle? This service, inspired by … read more
In this simple service for New Year’s Day, we’ll practice a ritual of letting go, releasing what we choose to lay down here at the turning of the year. This service … read more
Join us at 7:00 for an evening of traditional lessons and carols for the season. If your heart yearns for the age-old invocation of blessed peace by candlelight and the … read more
Often, in our services, we ask ourselves to pay attention to, even make sacrifices for, whatever it is we know to be holy. How do you define holiness in your … read more
The great Simone Weil once wrote, “Waiting patiently in expectation is the foundation of the spiritual life.” As the traditional season of Advent approaches, what dawning hope do we wait … read more
This quote from the great Jewish philosopher Maimonides is often considered a gateway to change and transformation. Used in rituals and reflection, this open space creates room to meet the … read more
It’s a big old scary world out there. The monsters we face are real – and compounding – from social injustice to environmental chaos. And yet, in every scary story, there … read more
Nancy, Charlotte, and Evelyn have been reflecting together on the wholeness that can come in the later stages of life – when the ladders have all been climbed and the … read more
In October, we’ll explore our monthly theme of courage through a variety of lenses. This week, we’ll introduce the reproductive justice work happening here at River Road and reflect on what … read more
Sometimes it’s good to flip our themes and assumptions right around and look at them from a different angle. After exploring belonging and community all month, this week we’ll think about … read more