News and Updates
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Creating Pathways through Grief — Thursday, May 7, 2026
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. The arts can be so helpful in processing our grief. Bypass the head and work with your hands and heart. It’s restorative. Express your grief and find new insights about the journey. You’ll have opportunities to share what you make with others. Various options are available — including a dream
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Reflective Watercolor Workshop: Art & Spirituality Retreat – May 9, 2026
Join artist and spiritual director Lauren Bleam as you are guided through a relaxing meditation on a poem. A reflective prompt will be provided, and participants will take time to journal and consider what the poem awakens in them. Integrated with this will be demonstrations of watercolor techniques. Participants will create a unique negative painting in several
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First Friday Day Retreat – May 1, 2026
Come enjoy time in solitude or quiet fellowship with other companions in a place of beauty and peace: walk the labyrinth, rest in the garden, meditate in the prayer rooms. You are welcome to attend noon prayers in the chapel and a delicious lunch afterwards in the refectory.
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Group Spiritual Direction: Deepening Awareness of God
2026 Spiritual Directors Spring Forum Saturday, April 18, 2026, 8:30am – 4:30pmTheme: Facilitating Group Spiritual Direction In group spiritual direction people gather together on a regular basis to assist one another in an ongoing awareness of God in all of life. As they receive support for their openness and responsiveness to God, in turn they
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Holy Week at Richmond Hill
We hope you will join us for prayer as usual and the special events happening at Richmond Hill during Holy Week this year! All are welcome! Every Day Tuesday – Friday Tuesday, March 31, 2026 Thursday, April 2 Friday, April 3
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Judy Project/Dwelling Update: March 30, 2026
The Judy Project at Richmond Hill is named in honor of Judy, a mother and enslavednursemaid who was owned by the Wilkins family for four generations. She was boughtfrom Brunswick County, Virginia, sent to St. Mary’s, Louisiana, and then back toVirginia. She was responsible for caring for least ten of the the Wilkins offspring, whileher
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ALP Update: March 30, 2026
As part of her graduate advocacy project, our VCU Intern, Sage Lally presented a social work perspective at the recent Faith in Action forum held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. She highlighted how the ALP program actively addresses the social determinants of health impacting the students and families we serve. Her contribution helped connect community
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Listening to the Silence: May 9, 2026
Silence is not an absence. It is a presence. In a world that constantly asks you to hurry, explain, and respond, Listening to the Silence offers something rare: space to slow down and simply be. This is an invitation to step away from noise and return to what steadies you…calm, clarity, and God’s unwavering love. Why
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ALP 25 Year Celebration
Join us at Richmond Hill on May 30, 2026 from 3:30 – 6:00 pm as we celebrate 25 years of the Armstrong Leadership Program! All are welcome – we hope to see you there!
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Good Friday Day Retreat – April 3, 2026
Come enjoy time in solitude or quiet fellowship with other companions in a place of beauty and peace: walk the labyrinth, rest in the garden, meditate in the prayer rooms. You are welcome to attend noon prayers in the chapel and a delicious lunch afterwards in the refectory.