By Joyce Hollyday It was a night of nature at her height of magnificence—and depth of ferocity. On August 30, the intentional community at Kirkridge gathered on the ridge with a panoramic eastern view of the Delaware River Valley, for a Once-in-a-Blue-Moon Party. Cedar and Isaac, our youngest members, hung a colorful welcome poster and …
May 3rd – 11th, 2024: Guided by Walking Awake’s Denise Crawn (former Columcille Board Member and Kirkridge employee) and her husband Nick Prance (former Isle of Iona resident). Dear Friends of Columcille Megalith Park, Kirkridge Retreat Center and Walking Awake: If you have a love of Celtic Spirituality and a curiosity about the connections between …
from Joyce Hollyday When Lydia was discerning her call to Kirkridge, she spun a vision that included a residential community. It was captured in a poem now on the website and published in Riverwise magazine. She saw… Beloveds who live on this land and lean into a vocation of hospitality. Sharing rhythms of work, spirituality, …
Today, in a spirit of humility, we at Kirkridge mark Juneteenth, a national holiday celebrating the end of an institution that should never have existed and that ended, for far too many, long after the Emancipation Proclamation. There are those who say it never ended. We have far to go until we see racial justice in …
I dream of a resting place. Systems are crumbling. The powers are wreaking havoc. The climate is in crisis. It is enough to make you weep. Enough to make you scream. It is enough for bodies to fall down in exhaustion. Fall down here. Rest here. Let this be a place where we can breathe, …
Dear Kirkridge community, In these early days of transition, the work is so much about getting to know one another. I am loving meeting people and listening to the stories that draw you to this land again and again. And you all are getting to know me and learning my own story on this land …
Then the delight, when your courage kindled, and out you stepped onto new ground,… awaken your spirit to adventure; hold nothing back, learn to find ease in risk. – For a New Beginning, by John O’Donohue Dear Kirkridge community, As I stepped into Turning Point on my first day, I could feel the …
The Kirkridge Board of Directors is excited to announce that Lydia Wylie-Kellermann will be our new Executive Director. Lydia has deep roots in the history and values of Kirkridge and an imaginative vision for our future. Her selection is an honoring of the sacred ground on which we stand and the call to reach out to …
Kirkridge Announces New Executive Director, Lydia Wylie-Kellermann Read More »
“It has been a gift and honor to have worked at Kirkridge for the last 17 years. Now, it is time for me to let go, and ‘get out the map’!” The weekend of June 17 to June 19, 2022, we are hosting a celebration at Kirkridge, to honor Jean, and the road we have …
“Get out the Map” A Retirement Celebration for Jean Richardson Read More »
We are pleased to share with you our 2021 Annual Report! Though no single document could encapsulate the depth and breadth of our work at Kirkridge in 2021, this report provides some incredible insight, and highlights many of the wondrous experiences and relationships we’ve shared along the way. This annual report, like much of …
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