You're invited to a Pastoral Presence Training on Monday, January 20, 6:00 - 8:00 PM at Grace Church | Red Hill. The training will cover how to show up in situations of potential conflict, to embody a peaceful, purposeful, proactive and prayerful presence. Both clergy and lay folks are welcome to attend. Light snacks and beverages will be provided. RSVP to the Congregate Gmail: Congregatecville@gmail.com

Songtuary will be singing songs from the Civil Rights Movement at 4:00 pm on Sunday, January 19 at Good Shepherd Church, 960 Monacan Trail Road. All are invited to join the singing circle. 

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On Wednesday, MOI will meet for our annual "Touchstone Soup" gathering. Making Touchstone Soup entails each participant sharing their touchstone/north star word (or phrase) for the coming year. Your touchtone word represents a quality/value/sensibility you aim to cultivate in the coming year. Your word isn't a goal or resolution. It's more like a lens with which to consider your day-to-day choices and priorities. Selecting your word can be a playful practice, no need to belabor your word choice. If you don't have a strong sense of your best word to choose, bring a word to try out. You can change it later if another word calls to you more.

More details on our Touchstone Soup ceremony:

Bring one word (or short phrase) that expresses a quality or overarching aim you wish to bring to fuller embodiment and fruition in the coming year.  Write the word down in large print on a 3x5 card or half-sheet of paper. (Pens and cards will be available at the gathering.) We'll start with a go-round, in which we each introduce our word and explain its significance. Then we'll contemplate themes and contrasts in our constellation of touchstones. We'll end up creating a collage of all the words shared. That's the Touchstone Soup!

Every Wednesday at 9:00 am, GC|RH offers a time of contemplation at Good Shepherd Church, 960 Monacan Trail Road. Those who are new to contemplation and those who have a seasoned practice are welcome. For more information, contact Neal (neal@gracechurchredhill.org).

Every Wednesday at 9:00 am, GC|RH offers a time of contemplation at Good Shepherd Church, 960 Monacan Trail Road. Those who are new to contemplation and those who have a seasoned practice are welcome. For more information, contact Neal (neal@gracechurchredhill.org).

Songtuary, led by Cleo Keller and Craig Green, is a welcoming weekly gathering of contemplayful singers. We meet at Good Shepherd Church on Sundays from 4:00-5:30 pm. Our musical repertoire draws on diverse forms and cultures. We sing deep and simple rounds, chants, and seasonal songs.  All songs are taught by ear, without sheet music or printed lyrics. All voices are welcome. It's fine to just show up for Songtuary, but please arrive in a timely fashion. We ask folks who can't make it by 4:15 to come another week. If you've questions about Songtuary contact Craig or Cleo by email: seedsofharmony@gmail.com.

Also, visit our website!

On Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24 at 4:30 pm, GC|RH will celebrate Christmas with a candlelight service. 

Songtuary, led by Cleo Keller and Craig Green, is a welcoming weekly gathering of contemplayful singers. We meet at Good Shepherd Church on Sundays from 4:00-5:30 pm. Our musical repertoire draws on diverse forms and cultures. We sing deep and simple rounds, chants, and seasonal songs.  All songs are taught by ear, without sheet music or printed lyrics. All voices are welcome. It's fine to just show up for Songtuary, but please arrive in a timely fashion. We ask folks who can't make it by 4:15 to come another week. If you've questions about Songtuary contact Craig or Cleo by email: seedsofharmony@gmail.com.

Also, visit our website!

On Sunday, December 22 GC|RH will hold the Advent Lessons and Carols. 

Wednesday December 18 we'll hold our Winter Solstice Wonderground from 7-9 PM. Lots of singing as we explore and celebrate the darkest time of the year.

Every Wednesday at 9:00 am, GC|RH offers a time of contemplation at Good Shepherd Church, 960 Monacan Trail Road. Those who are new to contemplation and those who have a seasoned practice are welcome. For more information, contact Neal (neal@gracechurchredhill.org).

Songtuary, led by Cleo Keller and Craig Green, is a welcoming weekly gathering of contemplayful singers. We meet at Good Shepherd Church on Sundays from 4:00-5:30 pm. Our musical repertoire draws on diverse forms and cultures. We sing deep and simple rounds, chants, and seasonal songs.  All songs are taught by ear, without sheet music or printed lyrics. All voices are welcome. It's fine to just show up for Songtuary, but please arrive in a timely fashion. We ask folks who can't make it by 4:15 to come another week. If you've questions about Songtuary contact Craig or Cleo by email: seedsofharmony@gmail.com.

Also, visit our website!

On Sunday, December 15 GC|RH will stage the Christmas Pageant!

Ministry of Imagination (MOI) will meet on Wednesday evenings for the rest of the 2024 gatherings. 

This week, on Wednesday, December 11, from 6:45 and 8:15 pm, come and join a  conversation on touchstone words. A touchstone word is a North Star to navigate by in the coming year. In moments of doubt or discernment, one can use the word as a lens to clarify priorities and the spirit in which one chooses to conduct one's life. A touchtone word represents a quality or a priority one aims to manifest or cultivate in the coming year. 

Every Wednesday at 9:00 am, GC|RH offers a time of contemplation at Good Shepherd Church, 960 Monacan Trail Road. Those who are new to contemplation and those who have a seasoned practice are welcome. For more information, contact Neal (neal@gracechurchredhill.org).

The Red Hill Book Club will meet again on Sunday, December 8, 5:30 - 7:30, at the home of Bekah Menning (and Willis Jenkins). We'll be wrapping up a section on anti-racism with two personal essays and two poems from Jesmyn Ward's book, "The First This Time", from 2017. Please RSVP to Bekah for directions to her home and a PDF of the excerpts:  rimenning@gmail.com

Songtuary, led by Cleo Keller and Craig Green, is a welcoming weekly gathering of contemplayful singers. We meet at Good Shepherd Church on Sundays from 4:00-5:30 pm. Our musical repertoire draws on diverse forms and cultures. We sing deep and simple rounds, chants, and seasonal songs.  All songs are taught by ear, without sheet music or printed lyrics. All voices are welcome. It's fine to just show up for Songtuary, but please arrive in a timely fashion. We ask folks who can't make it by 4:15 to come another week. If you've questions about Songtuary contact Craig or Cleo by email: seedsofharmony@gmail.com.

Also, visit our website!

Join us after worship for our second annual Grace Church Red Hill Wreathmaking extravaganza! As last year, we will have frames, wire, and some greenery to get us started, but we welcome contributions from your yards! Scavenging for wreath-able treasures can be such a fun way to get to know the plants in your yard or your neighborhood, and you end up with a one-of-a-kind wreath that reflects our church community's local ecology. We'd welcome pruned bits of boxwood, holly, and other evergreens, cones, native plants, dried flowers, grasses, feathers...creativity encouraged! Please bring hand pruners and gloves if you have them; we'll have some to share as well. Dr. Ho's pizza provided to fuel your creative energy. 

On Saturday, December 7, Joanna Currey will lead an Advent poetry workshop centered on this year's Advent theme: kindling. Joanna will lead the group through a series of prompts and exercises, and by the end of the workshop each participant will have a new draft of a poem. Please bring a notebook and something to write with.

This event is geared toward adults with any level of writing experience, from the seasoned writer to the poetry-curious--no prior experience required. It's also free and open to the public, so invite your friends!

Joanna Currey is from Virginia. She studied English, Poetry Writing, and Religious Studies at the University of Virginia, and received her MFA in Poetry Writing from Vanderbilt University in Nashville. In addition to her work at GC|RH, she works in ecological restoration with a focus on the native grasslands of the Piedmont region of Virginia. She lives at the Charis community where she enjoys composting, cooking, and lots of experimental plant and land projects.

MOI will meet on Wednesday evenings for the rest of our 2024 gatherings. 

On Wednesday December 4th, we'll start at 6:45 and run to 8:15! Join us in a conversation reflecting on the opening chapter of Michael Battle's book: "Ubuntu." A PDF of the chapter is available, along with an introductory note from Jason Obergfell, who brought this book to our attention! Email seedsofharmony@gmail.com for a copy.

Every Wednesday at 9:00 am, GC|RH offers a time of contemplation at Good Shepherd Church, 960 Monacan Trail Road. Those who are new to contemplation and those who have a seasoned practice are welcome. For more information, contact Neal (neal@gracechurchredhill.org).

Songtuary, led by Cleo Keller and Craig Green, is a welcoming weekly gathering of contemplayful singers. We meet at Good Shepherd Church on Sundays from 4:00-5:30 pm. Our musical repertoire draws on diverse forms and cultures. We sing deep and simple rounds, chants, and seasonal songs.  All songs are taught by ear, without sheet music or printed lyrics. All voices are welcome. It's fine to just show up for Songtuary, but please arrive in a timely fashion. We ask folks who can't make it by 4:15 to come another week. If you've questions about Songtuary contact Craig or Cleo by email: seedsofharmony@gmail.com.

Also, visit our website!

Every Wednesday at 9:00 am, GC|RH offers a time of contemplation at Good Shepherd Church, 960 Monacan Trail Road. Those who are new to contemplation and those who have a seasoned practice are welcome. For more information, contact Neal (neal@gracechurchredhill.org).

Ministry of Imagination will meet at Good Shepherd Church on Monday, November 25 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm to discuss the recently held Eco-spirituality Service at the UVa Chapel. We'll discuss possibilities to offer additional gatherings there in the new year. 

We'll also spend some time looking ahead to December adventures including our Winter Solstice Wonderground on Weds 12/18. 

Also our Touchstone Soup ritual in which individuals share their touchstone word for the coming year!

hope to see you soon!

Songtuary, led by Cleo Keller and Craig Green, is a welcoming weekly gathering of contemplayful singers. We meet at Good Shepherd Church on Sundays from 4:00-5:30 pm. Our musical repertoire draws on diverse forms and cultures. We sing deep and simple rounds, chants, and seasonal songs.  All songs are taught by ear, without sheet music or printed lyrics. All voices are welcome. It's fine to just show up for Songtuary, but please arrive in a timely fashion. We ask folks who can't make it by 4:15 to come another week. If you've questions about Songtuary contact Craig or Cleo by email: seedsofharmony@gmail.com.

Also, visit our website!

Every Wednesday at 9:00 am, GC|RH offers a time of contemplation at Good Shepherd Church, 960 Monacan Trail Road. Those who are new to contemplation and those who have a seasoned practice are welcome. For more information, contact Neal (neal@gracechurchredhill.org).

On Monday, November 18 at 8:00 pm, the Ministry of Imagination will celebrate an Eco-Spirituality Service at the UVa Chapel. All are invited.

On Monday, November 18 at 8:00 pm, GC|RH will celebrate an Eco-Spirituality Service at the UVa Chapel. All are invited.

Songtuary, led by Cleo Keller and Craig Green, is a welcoming weekly gathering of contemplayful singers. We meet at Good Shepherd Church on Sundays from 4:00-5:30 pm. Our musical repertoire draws on diverse forms and cultures. We sing deep and simple rounds, chants, and seasonal songs.  All songs are taught by ear, without sheet music or printed lyrics. All voices are welcome. It's fine to just show up for Songtuary, but please arrive in a timely fashion. We ask folks who can't make it by 4:15 to come another week. If you've questions about Songtuary contact Craig or Cleo by email: seedsofharmony@gmail.com.

Also, visit our website!

Every Wednesday at 9:00 am, GC|RH offers a time of contemplation at Good Shepherd Church, 960 Monacan Trail Road. Those who are new to contemplation and those who have a seasoned practice are welcome. For more information, contact Neal (neal@gracechurchredhill.org).