Local Programs

We are excited to be hosting our 2nd Annual Holiday Craft Fair at Kirkridge on Sunday, December 6th, 2026 from 1-4pm. Come enjoy a beautiful, wintery gathering on the mountain. It will be a time for community, for celebrating artists, and for encouraging holiday shopping to come from our local craft-makers. We are looking for vendors! Do you have crafts you want to sell? We are looking for weavers and potters and glassmakers, knitters and painters, photographers, writers and medicine makers… and anything else you can dream up! We would love to have you join this circle of artisans. Vendor…

Summer is coming to an end! No matter how you feel about that, and no matter whether you've ever come before, we'd like to be around the firepit before the weather makes it impossible. We are a gathering of folks who are looking for both fun and depth in our LGBTQ+ connections–authentic conversation, connection, creativity, and community. Please join us for snacks, conversation, and staring at the flames. Sunday, September 13, 2026 at 6pm At the Farmhouse, 2281 Fox Gap Road, Bangor You're welcome to RSVP if you like, but it is not necessary. Feel free to come even if…

Let's let church go a little wild! We gather at the beautiful Kirkridge Retreat Center every month, outside, on the first Wednesday, to listen together and in solitude for the voice of the Spirit that speaks through the more-than-human world. Most gatherings involve song, prayer and/or ritual, a time of wandering in the woods and fields and among the rocks, and then a time to share what you heard, if you like (no pressure). We also occasionally incorporate advocacy for the creatures and other ways of connecting with the earth. Children are always welcome! And we have a potluck afterward…

Let's let church go a little wild! We gather at the beautiful Kirkridge Retreat Center every month, outside, on the first Wednesday, to listen together and in solitude for the voice of the Spirit that speaks through the more-than-human world. Most gatherings involve song, prayer and/or ritual, a time of wandering in the woods and fields and among the rocks, and then a time to share what you heard, if you like (no pressure). We also occasionally incorporate advocacy for the creatures and other ways of connecting with the earth. Children are always welcome! And we have a potluck afterward…

Let's let church go a little wild! We gather at the beautiful Kirkridge Retreat Center every month, outside, on the first Wednesday, to listen together and in solitude for the voice of the Spirit that speaks through the more-than-human world. Most gatherings involve song, prayer and/or ritual, a time of wandering in the woods and fields and among the rocks, and then a time to share what you heard, if you like (no pressure). We also occasionally incorporate advocacy for the creatures and other ways of connecting with the earth. Children are always welcome! And we have a potluck afterward…

Welcome to Kirkridge's 2nd Annual Holiday Craft Fair!! Enjoy a beautiful wintery afternoon on the scenic overlook at Turning Point at Kirkridge Retreat Center. Let’s celebrate and support our local artists. Enjoy hot chocolate, snacks, music, and the gift of community. We will have artisan vendors selling holiday gifts from pottery to poetry books to glass nightlights to handmade jewelry to photography from our local community. Interested in hosting a vendor booth? Fill out a vendor registration form.

Let's let church go a little wild! We gather at the beautiful Kirkridge Retreat Center every month, outside, on the first Wednesday, to listen together and in solitude for the voice of the Spirit that speaks through the more-than-human world. Most gatherings involve song, prayer and/or ritual, a time of wandering in the woods and fields and among the rocks, and then a time to share what you heard, if you like (no pressure). We also occasionally incorporate advocacy for the creatures and other ways of connecting with the earth. Children are always welcome! And we have a potluck afterward…