by Stacey Hilliard | Sep 8, 2025 | Archived
On Wednesday, September 17, 9:30am-3:30pm, Rolling Ridge will offer a “Day Apart” retreat they’re calling “God in Yoga.” God in Yoga approaches yoga through a Christian lens. Participants will explore a means of alleviating the stress that is so much a part of today’s world.
No yoga experience required. The day will include “breath prayers, scripture in yoga movement, anointing during meditation, a time to listen to God and a different way to pray. The day will consist of gentle yoga, chair yoga, and yoga nidra where we will meditate on God’s Word through lecto divina.”
Learn more and register online, HERE. If you’d like to carpool, contact Bernadette.
Cost: $89 (includes program from 9:30-3:30, pastries and lunch)
by Stacey Hilliard | May 27, 2025 | Archived
Enjoy a free concert by the Compaq Big Band, featuring our own Bryan Hilliard on lead trumpet, outdoors on the Weston town green, (11 Town House Road, Weston, MA) on Wednesday, July 9 at 7:00pm. Bring a blanket and/or lawn chair. Contact Bernadette if you’d like to car pool!
The Compaq Big Band has been delighting fans for 50 years. Their repertoire includes classics from the 30s and 40s as performed by the bands of Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and other greats, and their shows intersperse instrumental charts and horn features with vocal numbers such as those popularized by Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Bobby Darin, Frankie Randall, Nancy Wilson, Diane Schuur, and many more.
Learn more about the band at compaqbigband.com. If you’d like to see/hear them, but can’t make it on July 9, see their full list of summer concerts HERE.
by Stacey Hilliard | Apr 12, 2025 | Archived
On Monday, June 2nd, Rolling Ridge will host a special day with author Lawrence Kessenich, Rolling Ridge staff, and afternoon tea. With the Rolling Ridge gardens and rhododendrons in full boom, it will be a glorious day of community and conversation with tea and time to stroll. Seating for Afternoon Tea begins at 2 pm, end time is approximately 4pm. The grounds and gardens will be open all day for people to walk, enjoy, and explore.
Prior to the Afternoon Tea, from 1:00-2:00 pm, Lawrence Kessenich will share excerpts from his new book, The Further Adventures of Daisy Miller (released in April, 2025). Copies of Lawrence’s book will be available for purchase and autograph during the Author Chat. The tea is $45 per person, but the Author Talk prior is free and open to the public. See more on the Rolling Ridge website, HERE.
Bernadette plans to attend the Author Chat (at 1:00) and the Afternoon Tea (at 2:00) and invites you to join her! You can register yourself HERE or let Bernadette know that you’re interested and ask her to sign you up. Also, let her know if you’re interested in carpooling. You can call or text her at 617-947-3161.
by Stacey Hilliard | Apr 10, 2025 | Archived
Explore your creative side at Rolling Ridge this spring. “SoulCollage® is a playful, gentle, often joyful way of exploring your life and your deep self. Using cutout images from magazines, individuals create their own unique 5” X 8” cards, where each card represents a different part of themselves or their world. There is a deeper level of knowing that is accessed through images.” While you’re there, enjoy the beautiful grounds of Rolling Ridge Retreat and Conference Center, situated on the shore of Lake Cochichewick. Learn more and – if interested – register HERE. If you’re interested in car-pooling, call or text Bernadette at 617-947-3161.
by Stacey Hilliard | Oct 9, 2024 | Archived
The members and friends of Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church are hard at work preparing for this year’s Holiday Faire, to be held Saturday, November 9, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Our home-made apple pies will fill the freezer. Our crafters have been knitting, crocheting, and sewing handmade treasures all year and this is your chance to scoop them up! Our bakers and soup makers are getting ready to fill our baked goods table and snack bar, so you’ll have plenty of tasty options if you get hungry while shopping. Our White Elephant and Book Sale tables will soon be groaning with treasures. Plus the jewelry table, Christmas Room, and cookie bar! We hope you’ll join us in kicking off the holiday season at this beloved community event.
by Stacey Hilliard | Sep 3, 2024 | Archived
Last Hope K-9 will hold an adoption event at Crawford on Saturday, October 5, 2024. Last Hope K-9 rescues dogs from high-kill shelters and places them with loving foster families who give them love, attention, and the medical attention so many of them need. Visit https://www.lasthopek9.org/ to learn more about the organization and the dogs that are up for adoption. You can also apply to adopt online. Learn more about the adoption process, here.
