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SUMMARY:Morning Silence
DESCRIPTION:Morning Silence is an ongoing event that occurs on zoom on the first and third Wednesdays of each month from 8-9 am. Rotating facilitators provide a few words about the theme(s) for the day to introduce each session. 2 sessions of silence (20 minutes) follow with a brief time of stretching in between. The time concludes with 10 minutes of sharing from the participants. To be added to the notification list\, please go to contact us page.
URL:https://peacehillavila.org/event/morning-silence-2/2024-10-16/
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SUMMARY:gOD Talk: A Black Millennials and Faith Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special event celebrating the launch of gOD-Talk – Black Millennials and Faith Conversation! \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ngOD-Talk is a groundbreaking project led by the Center for the Study of African American Religious Life in association with Pew Research Center. Featuring leading millennial voices\, gOD-Talk amplifies their individual and shared experiences in a curated conversation streamed to audiences online across the United States and around the world. The rise of the “spiritual but not religious” designation has led to a decline of millennial participation in mainline religious traditions with many questioning the relevance\, mission\, and overall purpose of organized religion in the 21st century. \n\n\n\nJoin us for a film screening\, followed by an engaging panel discussion and light refreshments. \n\n\n\nDate: Friday\, October 18th \n\n\n\nTime: 6 – 8:30 PM \n\n\n\nLocation: Hayti Heritage Center  |  804 Old Fayetteville Street  |  Durham\, NC 27701 \n\n\n\nRegistration Link \n\n\n\nDon’t miss out! Bring your friends to explore this spectacular project together! 
URL:https://peacehillavila.org/event/god-talk-a-black-millennials-and-faith-conversation/
LOCATION:Hayti Heritage Center\, 804 Old Fayetteville St\, Durham\, North Carolina\, 27701\, United States
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SUMMARY:Treasure Buried in a Field
DESCRIPTION:Contemplative Practices and Insights from the Celtic Christian Tradition \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAn overnight 24-hour retreat for participants to rest\, replenish\, and rejuvenate\, drawing upon the deep well of practices and insights from Celtic wisdom traditions. \n\n\n\nTreasure Buried in a Field offers participants an opportunity to slow down their pace\, gather for thoughtful listening to each other and the natural world\, enjoy nutritious communal meals\, and restore energy for engagement in the world. Teaching and practices grounded in the Celtic traditions of spirituality serve as source material for the retreat.  \n\n\n\nThe retreat facilitator will be Terry Allebaugh\, a graduate of The Living School Program of the Center for Action and Contemplation and currently a participant in John Philip Newell’s The School of Earth and Soul. By the time of the retreat\, Terry will have recently returned from a pilgrimage week with Newell at Iona\, Scotland\, the historic center of the Celtic Christian tradition. Multiple members of the Peace Hill Leadership Team will lead participants in body movements\, prayers\, and chants associated with Iona and the tradition. For an example\, follow this link to watch a variation of the Sun Salutation done on the island of Iona by Ali Newell\, a wisdom teacher in the Celtic tradition and spouse of John Philip Newell.  \n\n\n\nSuggested reading: Sacred Earth\, Sacred Soul: Celtic Wisdom for Reawakening to What Our Souls Know and Healing the World by John Philip Newell \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeals are provided by Pat Eder\, including Friday supper\, as well as breakfast and lunch on Saturday. Fruit\, snacks\, and beverages will be available. Please note any dietary requests when completing registration. \n\n\n\nOvernight lodging options: \n\n\n\n\nSingle room with a shared bath ($150)\n\n\n\nDouble rooms with a shared bath can be booked individually ($200) or attendees can elect to share a room ($150)\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWe have a limited number of scholarships available. To request a scholarship\, please contact us at information@peacehillavila.org. \n\n\n\n\nRegister
URL:https://peacehillavila.org/event/treasure-buried-in-a-field/
LOCATION:Avila\, 711 Mason Road\, Durham\, North Carolina\, 27712
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SUMMARY:Lama Rod Owens - Day 1
DESCRIPTION:Going to the Edge: Exploring Chaos & Radical Resiliency \n\n\n\n\n\nOnline Registration is now closed\, but there will be registration at the door if you missed the deadline and would still like to attend. \n\n\n\nTicket Pricing \n\n\n\n\nFriday evening price: $10\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis ticket option is for the Friday evening talk only. If you would like to attend the Saturday daylong retreat\, please register at this link. Please note\, registration for Saturday includes Friday admission; no need to register for both events. \n\n\n\nPresented by Bhumi Durham in partnership with Peace Hill at Avila. \n\n\n\nWe are living through an apocalypse\, a period of deep truth unveiling. The world is unsteady and chaotic. We find our lives completely disrupted again and again as we are confronted with the reality of death in a way we never imagined. Many of us are struggling to make sense of the impact we are experiencing in our personal lives\, relationships\, and communities. In the face of all this\, it is hard to maintain our physical and emotional balance.  \n\n\n\nResiliency is such an important skill to develop right now. Resiliency is about how well we are able to meet the challenges of our lives with a sense of openness and curiosity that helps us to regain our balance. Balance means understanding how to return back to a sense of being grounded in order to meet challenges directly.  \n\n\n\nTo move through this period\, we must rely on our capacity to grieve\, to touch into the sadness of change and loss and tend to it with compassion. In this compassion we can allow our hearts to break and in the breaking be held by the understanding that we are not alone in this grieving. Once we allow ourselves to be in relationship with our grief\, then it can begin to teach us how to move through sorrow and hopelessness into clarity and connectedness. Yet most importantly\, our relationship to grief through compassion opens up the space for joy and gratitude. \n\n\n\nJoin Lama Rod Owens as he explores this liberating relationship with grief through the radical practices of skillful mourning\, self-care\, and refuge. We will also engage in discussion and guided contemporary tantric deity practices along with meditation\, movement\, and pranayama. This experience will move us into the edges of our practice with support and care in order to be resilient in the face of chaos and uncertainty. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn more about Lama Rod Owens here.
URL:https://peacehillavila.org/event/lama-rod-owens-day-1/
LOCATION:Friday: Hayti Heritage Center\, 804 Old Fayetteville St\, Durham\, North Carolina\, 27701\, United States
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SUMMARY:Lama Rod Owens - Day 2
DESCRIPTION:Going to the Edge: Exploring Chaos & Radical Resiliency \n\n\n\n\n\nOnline Registration is now closed\, but there will be registration at the door if you missed the deadline and would still like to attend. \n\n\n\nTicket Pricing \n\n\n\n\nSaturday standard price (includes Friday evening talk): $115\n\n\n\nSaturday Pay-It-Forward price (includes Friday evening talk): $225\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThrough the support of those who select the Pay it Forward registration option\, we have a limited amount of scholarships available. To request a scholarship\, contact BhumiDurham@gmail.com. \n\n\n\nPresented by Bhumi Durham in partnership with Peace Hill at Avila. \n\n\n\nWe are living through an apocalypse\, a period of deep truth unveiling. The world is unsteady and chaotic. We find our lives completely disrupted again and again as we are confronted with the reality of death in a way we never imagined. Many of us are struggling to make sense of the impact we are experiencing in our personal lives\, relationships\, and communities. In the face of all this\, it is hard to maintain our physical and emotional balance.  \n\n\n\nResiliency is such an important skill to develop right now. Resiliency is about how well we are able to meet the challenges of our lives with a sense of openness and curiosity that helps us to regain our balance. Balance means understanding how to return back to a sense of being grounded in order to meet challenges directly.  \n\n\n\nTo move through this period\, we must rely on our capacity to grieve\, to touch into the sadness of change and loss and tend to it with compassion. In this compassion we can allow our hearts to break and in the breaking be held by the understanding that we are not alone in this grieving. Once we allow ourselves to be in relationship with our grief\, then it can begin to teach us how to move through sorrow and hopelessness into clarity and connectedness. Yet most importantly\, our relationship to grief through compassion opens up the space for joy and gratitude. \n\n\n\nJoin Lama Rod Owens as he explores this liberating relationship with grief through the radical practices of skillful mourning\, self-care\, and refuge. We will also engage in discussion and guided contemporary tantric deity practices along with meditation\, movement\, and pranayama. This experience will move us into the edges of our practice with support and care in order to be resilient in the face of chaos and uncertainty. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn more about Lama Rod Owens here.
URL:https://peacehillavila.org/event/lama-rod-owens-day-2/
LOCATION:Hayti Heritage Center\, 804 Old Fayetteville St\, Durham\, North Carolina\, 27701\, United States
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SUMMARY:Morning Silence
DESCRIPTION:Morning Silence is an ongoing event that occurs on zoom on the first and third Wednesdays of each month from 8-9 am. Rotating facilitators provide a few words about the theme(s) for the day to introduce each session. 2 sessions of silence (20 minutes) follow with a brief time of stretching in between. The time concludes with 10 minutes of sharing from the participants. To be added to the notification list\, please go to contact us page.
URL:https://peacehillavila.org/event/morning-silence/2024-11-06/
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SUMMARY:Morning Silence
DESCRIPTION:Morning Silence is an ongoing event that occurs on zoom on the first and third Wednesdays of each month from 8-9 am. Rotating facilitators provide a few words about the theme(s) for the day to introduce each session. 2 sessions of silence (20 minutes) follow with a brief time of stretching in between. The time concludes with 10 minutes of sharing from the participants. To be added to the notification list\, please go to contact us page.
URL:https://peacehillavila.org/event/morning-silence-2/2024-11-20/
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SUMMARY:Morning Silence
DESCRIPTION:Morning Silence is an ongoing event that occurs on zoom on the first and third Wednesdays of each month from 8-9 am. Rotating facilitators provide a few words about the theme(s) for the day to introduce each session. 2 sessions of silence (20 minutes) follow with a brief time of stretching in between. The time concludes with 10 minutes of sharing from the participants. To be added to the notification list\, please go to contact us page.
URL:https://peacehillavila.org/event/morning-silence/2024-12-04/
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SUMMARY:Morning Silence
DESCRIPTION:Morning Silence is an ongoing event that occurs on zoom on the first and third Wednesdays of each month from 8-9 am. Rotating facilitators provide a few words about the theme(s) for the day to introduce each session. 2 sessions of silence (20 minutes) follow with a brief time of stretching in between. The time concludes with 10 minutes of sharing from the participants. To be added to the notification list\, please go to contact us page.
URL:https://peacehillavila.org/event/morning-silence-2/2024-12-18/
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SUMMARY:Seasons Within
DESCRIPTION:Register\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nA quarterly retreat series in 2024to celebrate the equinox and solsticesponsored by Peace Hill at Avila. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFree from desire\, you realize the mystery. Caught in desire\, you see only the manifestations. Yet mystery and manifestations arise from the same source. This source is called darkness. Darkness within darkness. The gateway to all understanding.                       -Tao Te Ching\, Lao Tzu\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn the day of the year with the longest night\, for our last Seasons Within of 2024\, we will come together in the evening hours to explore and experience what darkness has to teach us. During this period of sharing meditations\, music\, silence\, and reflections\, we will seek not only to embrace the darkness but to also allow ourselves to be embraced by it. Please join us as we seek to enter  “the gateway to all understanding.” \n\n\n\nFacilitator: Phil Mathews\, Peace Hill Board of Directors
URL:https://peacehillavila.org/event/seasons-within-5/
LOCATION:Avila\, 711 Mason Road\, Durham\, NC\, 27712\, United States
CATEGORIES:For Individuals
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SUMMARY:Morning Silence
DESCRIPTION:Morning Silence is an ongoing event that occurs from 8:00 – 9:00 am on Zoom on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Rotating facilitators provide a few words about the theme(s) for the day to introduce each session. Two sessions of silence (20 minutes) follow with a brief time of stretching in between. The time concludes with 10 minutes of sharing from the participants. To be added to the notification list\, please go to contact us page.
URL:https://peacehillavila.org/event/morning-silence-4/2025-02-05/
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SUMMARY:Morning Silence
DESCRIPTION:Morning Silence is an ongoing event that occurs from 8:00 – 9:00 am on Zoom on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Rotating facilitators provide a few words about the theme(s) for the day to introduce each session. Two sessions of silence (20 minutes) follow with a brief time of stretching in between. The time concludes with 10 minutes of sharing from the participants. To be added to the notification list\, please go to contact us page.
URL:https://peacehillavila.org/event/morning-silence-5/2025-02-19/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250305T080000
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SUMMARY:Morning Silence
DESCRIPTION:Morning Silence is an ongoing event that occurs from 8:00 – 9:00 am on Zoom on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Rotating facilitators provide a few words about the theme(s) for the day to introduce each session. Two sessions of silence (20 minutes) follow with a brief time of stretching in between. The time concludes with 10 minutes of sharing from the participants. To be added to the notification list\, please go to contact us page.
URL:https://peacehillavila.org/event/morning-silence-4/2025-03-05/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250313T083000
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SUMMARY:Anger: Yours\, Theirs\, and God’s
DESCRIPTION:Quandaries & Conversations for Clergy \n\n\n\n\n\nLocation: Avila Center for Community Leadership\,                                        711 Mason Rd\, Durham\, NC 27712 \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“I know that compassion is all out of fashion and anger is all the rage.“ \n-David Wilcox\n\n\n\nOurs is certainly an age in which “anger is all the rage.”  \n\n\n\nConsider these questions: \n\n\n\nRev. Dr. Paul Lang\, Pastor of Cary Presbyterian\, will facilitate this timely conversation with area pastors serving in an array of ministries. \n\n\n\n† While it seems that scripture on the whole counsels against having and harboring anger — it is also true that there are moments when God is overcome with wrath.  How do we understand God’s anger? \n\n\n\n† Can anger ever be the source of virtue?  \n\n\n\n† In the current US culture\, many seem to feel that their anger is justified and\, in fact\, is indicative of their righteousness. Can that be true? \n\n\n\n† What are we to do with anger … ours and theirs … personally and pastorally?  \n\n\n\nThis will be the first of three gatherings in 2025 with the intent of providing helpful space and time for clergy conversation and camaraderie.     \n\n\n\nRegistration is limited. A healthy lunch\, drinks\, and snacks will be provided. For scholarship requests\, please contact elaina@peacehillavila.org. \n\n\n\nSponsored by Peace Hill\, RCWMS\, and Duke University Chapel.
URL:https://peacehillavila.org/event/anger-yours-theirs-and-gods/
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SUMMARY:Telling Our Stories: Blessings and Trials
DESCRIPTION:“Ruth and Naomi” by Luba Lukova www.lukova.net\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation: Avila Center for Community Leadership\, 711 Mason Road\, Durham NC 27712 \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou are invited to Telling Our Stories: Blessings and Trials\, a time of retreat and reunion\, honoring the 50th anniversary of founding the Women’s Center at Duke Divinity School and the herstories embedded in that ministry! \n\n\n\nSeveral alums are preparing a time and a space for stories of our lives to be told and heard\, for alums and students to meet\, and for renewing ties with classmates and with the institution we share. \n\n\n\nWe will focus on… \n\n\n\n\nREFLECTING – how women-centered thought and action took place 50 years ago in DDS and in the five decades since.\n\n\n\nCONNECTING – renewing ties of friendship\, meeting new friends and colleagues\, engaging DDS alums from diverse generations.\n\n\n\nHONORING – Women’s Center student coordinators and their faithful work\, as well as faculty and staff who have mentored and advised them.\n\n\n\nARCHIVING – gathering stories of our lives as students and as graduates\, in written and oral forms\, to add to the historical record of women at Duke Divinity School.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWelcome to Peace Hill at Avila! \n\n\n\nOur host for the gathering is Peace Hill at Avila\, a 25-year-old community whose mission is to nurture people working toward a more compassionate and just society. With original buildings dating from a mid-20th century Carmelite monastic group and lodgings added to enable Avila Retreat Center to operate in the 1980s\, the setting is conducive to group meetings\, walks in the surrounding forest\, convivial meals\, and quiet contemplation. \n\n\n\nAccessible rooms are adjacent to the central gathering spaces. Meals will be coordinated through local caterers\, with attention to dietary preferences. Plenty of “grazing” options will be available at all times. \n\n\n\nThe cost of this event is partially underwritten by the Resource Center for Women and Ministry in the South. \n\n\n\nTicket options: \n\n\n\n\nFull tickets include overnight lodging\, food\, and program: $195\n\n\n\nCommuter tickets include food and program (no lodging): $125\n\n\n\nStudent tickets include meal and program (no lodging): $25\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nStarting time: 3 pm on Sunday\, March 16Ending time: 10 am on Tuesday\, March 18 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTentative Schedule \n\n\n\nSunday\, March 16\, 20253 pm-6 pm Welcome\, move in/set up supplies\, orient to spaces and natural setting at Avila4-6 pm Welcome and introduce yourself to Minoka Yonts\, Director of Alumni Relations!4:30 pm Recording session times available5:30 pm Happy Hour\, followed by 6pm Evening meal in Dining Room7:30 pm Talk with Susan Thistlethwaite about 50+-year history of women in seminaries in historicaland cultural context9 pm Evening prayer\, quiet time \n\n\n\nMonday\, March 17\, 20257 am-8 am Morning silence (chapel\, library\, outdoors)8 am Breakfast in dining room. Welcome Chinwe Edeani and Mia Lee\, current WC coordinators!9 am-12 noon Circle of story-telling and listening (may record)12:30 pm Lunch\, walk\, recording session times available2-4 pm Café table conversations reflecting on what we’ve heard and what we want to share withothers (such as hopes and recommendations for action) arising from the time together4:00 pm Welcome Dr. Jerusha Neal\, faculty advisor for the Women’s Center!4:30 pm Recording session times available5:30 pm Happy Hour\, followed by 6pm Evening meal in Dining Room7:30 pm Liturgy of thanksgiving\, lament\, restoration9 pm Quiet time \n\n\n\nTuesday\, March 18\, 20257 am-8 am Morning silence8 am Breakfast in dining room\, with blessings on the time together9 am Prepare to leave (check-out time is 10 am).Car-pool to campus/Divinity School for 11:45 worship at Goodson Chapel\, followed by lunch withMinoka Yonts (MDiv’17)\, Director of Alumni Relations. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYOUR PARTICIPATION is sought even if you are not able to attend the March 16-18 gathering! Our goal is to gather stories from our time as divinity students and after\, and to share these stories with a wider audience by placing them in the University Archives. You are invited to write or record stories that respond to prompts – or to use whatever focus you wish. \n\n\n\nHere are some possible prompts: \n\n\n\n\nHow did you decide to attend Duke Divinity? Did the decision fit the existing contour of your life or represent a new direction?\n\n\n\nAs you reflect on your life story and the social\, political\, cultural settings of your life\, what place does your time as a Duke Divinity student occupy in your story?\n\n\n\nIn what ways did the Women’s Center at Duke Divinity influence your life and studies?\n\n\n\nTell about Women’s Center colleagues\, faculty\, staff/administrators or others who influenced your faith and vocation at Duke Divinity.\n\n\n\nWhat other stories would you like to tell?\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWe invite you to bring your stories to the gathering or email them to planners. \n\n\n\nWe hope to be able to make video and/or audio recordings of your stories during the gathering. Stay tuned for further information about this. \n\n\n\nContact: nrosebaugh@hotmail.com or bettylwolfe@gmail.com
URL:https://peacehillavila.org/event/telling-our-stories-blessings-and-trials/
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SUMMARY:Morning Silence
DESCRIPTION:Morning Silence is an ongoing event that occurs from 8:00 – 9:00 am on Zoom on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Rotating facilitators provide a few words about the theme(s) for the day to introduce each session. Two sessions of silence (20 minutes) follow with a brief time of stretching in between. The time concludes with 10 minutes of sharing from the participants. To be added to the notification list\, please go to contact us page.
URL:https://peacehillavila.org/event/morning-silence-5/2025-03-19/
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SUMMARY:Seasons Within
DESCRIPTION:Register\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSeasons Within is a quarterly retreat series to celebrate the equinox and solstice sponsored by Peace Hill at Avila. \n\n\n\nJoin us for a day of renewal and deep inner listening as we honor the Spring Equinox—a time of balance\, growth\, and new beginnings. We will work with the archetype of the Healer\, exploring what has heart and meaning through four transformative practices. Each practice will center on one chamber of the four-chambered heart: full\, open\, clear\, and strong.   \n\n\n\nJust as the Earth awakens from winter’s stillness\, we\, too\, are called to realign with life-affirming patterns. This seasonal shift invites us to nourish our well-being\, strengthen our inner clarity\, and expand into spring with purpose. Through mindful movement with sound bowls\, silent reflection\, and intentional practice\, we will cultivate the vitality needed to embrace the season ahead.   \n\n\n\nThis is an invitation to tend to your own healing as a radical act—for yourself and the world around you. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe spring retreat will be led by Shakira Bethea. With over a decade of experience as a licensed massage and bodywork therapist\, Shakira’s deep commitment to embodied living has evolved over time\, shaping her brand Rhythmic Bloom.  \n\n\n\nShe guides others on a transformative journey of spiritual and personal growth\, helping them reset after grief\, depression\, and life’s hardships. Through loving honesty and mindful movement\, she supports individuals in finding resonance\, reclaiming their rhythm\, and embracing a life of deeper connection and purpose. \n\n\n\nYou can learn more about her work at www.rhythmicbloom.com.
URL:https://peacehillavila.org/event/seasons-within-6/
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SUMMARY:Morning Silence
DESCRIPTION:Morning Silence is an ongoing event that occurs from 8:00 – 9:00 am on Zoom on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Rotating facilitators provide a few words about the theme(s) for the day to introduce each session. Two sessions of silence (20 minutes) follow with a brief time of stretching in between. The time concludes with 10 minutes of sharing from the participants. To be added to the notification list\, please go to contact us page.
URL:https://peacehillavila.org/event/morning-silence-4/2025-04-02/
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SUMMARY:Flow of Community
DESCRIPTION:Register\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nJoin us for Flow of Community\, a weekend workshop focused on building community through guided movement\, conversations\, and meditation. \n\n\n\nThe workshop will be led by Tony C. Johnson\, Choreographer\, Activist\, Mercy Associate at Sisters of Mercy\, Founder of My Neighbor Ministries\, and Ambassador for the American Dance Festival. \n\n\n\nTogether\, workshop participants will discover ways to rebuild a community where every member is a part\, is equal\, and feels a sense of belonging. We all wear many masks. This workshop is for persons who are aware of the importance of community and the necessity to recreate it; people who are willing to be true and authentic about themselves\, to join in a sacred space together\, where they would be willing to share with each other\, be there for each other\, and be vulnerable. \n\n\n\nThis retreat will be followed with a performance by the participants who attended the retreat. \n\n\n\nSponsored by The Racial Justice and Reconciliation Committee of the Diocese of North Carolina. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeals will be provided\, and fruit\, snacks\, and beverages will be available. Please note any dietary requests when completing registration. \n\n\n\nOvernight lodging options: \n\n\n\n\nSingle room with a shared bath ($230)\n\n\n\nDouble rooms with a shared bath can be booked individually ($260) or attendees can elect to share a room ($210 each)\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWe have a limited number of scholarships available. To request a scholarship\, please contact us at information@peacehillavila.org. A limited number of commuter tickets (no lodging included) are also available for $150 each. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout our Retreat Leader \n\n\n\nTony Johnson’s story is one of deep commitment and passion for serving others\, especially thosein marginalized communities. For over 29 years\, he has dedicated his life to the mission of theSisters of Mercy in America\, working to support the poor\, homeless\, and those living onsociety’s fringes. His journey reflects a profound connection between faith\, service\, and the arts\,with dance serving as both an expression of his spiritual journey and a tool for deepercommunity engagement. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHis career began with a year-long program in discipleship at the Servant Leadership School in Washington\, DC\, where he interned at N St. Village\, a center for homeless women. His desire to serve others then led him to AmeriCorps\, where he worked for two years as a volunteer coordinator\, and the Maryland Ecumenical Council\, where he spent seven years mobilizing churches and volunteers to support individuals living with HIV/AIDS. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTony’s work didn’t stop with his involvement in existing ministries. He founded severalministries of his own\, including an AIDS Ministry in Durham\, North Carolina\, and 9th Street.Ministries\, which focused on serving the poor and homeless in the West Durham area. His mostA recent initiative\, “My Neighbor Ministry\,” launched in 2021\, continues his legacy of service tomarginalized communities in the DC area. \n\n\n\nBeyond his work in community outreach and social justice\, Tony’s love for dance has been anintegral part of his ministry. Through dance\, he has created over 10 original works that embodyhis faith journey and reflect on scripture. His role as a dance minister reflects his belief in usingmovement as a powerful means of expressing and connecting with others. In 2023\, he wascommissioned by the American Dance Festival to create a piece\, “Flow of Community\,” thatreflects on his experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. He also premiered a documentary\,Dance Came My Voice\, showcasing his unique blend of faith\, community\, and movement.Tony’s life and ministry exemplify a deep commitment to service\, creativity\, and connection\,using every opportunity to care for those most in need. His work is a living testament to thetransformative power of faith and art in building compassionate communities. \n\n\n\nStaying at Avila \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe retreat will take place at Avila Center for Community Leadership\, a retreat center located on 50 acres of wooded land in Northern Durham. Avila first opened in 1957 as a Carmelite monastery\, and became a gathering place for faith groups and nonprofit organizations during the 1980’s. Today\, Avila is operated by Self-Help\, United for a Fair Economy\, Union of Southern Service Workers\, and Peace Hill. \n\n\n\nNestled in the woods\, the residential cabins offer a tranquil and peaceful setting to step away from the busyness and noise of everyday life. The grounds of Avila include nature trails\, gazebos\, a labyrinth\, and a fire pit\, offering the perfect contemplative setting for community building.
URL:https://peacehillavila.org/event/flow-of-community/
LOCATION:Avila\, 711 Mason Road\, Durham\, NC\, 27712\, United States
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SUMMARY:Morning Silence
DESCRIPTION:Morning Silence is an ongoing event that occurs from 8:00 – 9:00 am on Zoom on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Rotating facilitators provide a few words about the theme(s) for the day to introduce each session. Two sessions of silence (20 minutes) follow with a brief time of stretching in between. The time concludes with 10 minutes of sharing from the participants. To be added to the notification list\, please go to contact us page.
URL:https://peacehillavila.org/event/morning-silence-5/2025-04-16/
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SUMMARY:Morning Silence
DESCRIPTION:Morning Silence is an ongoing event that occurs from 8:00 – 9:00 am on Zoom on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Rotating facilitators provide a few words about the theme(s) for the day to introduce each session. Two sessions of silence (20 minutes) follow with a brief time of stretching in between. The time concludes with 10 minutes of sharing from the participants. To be added to the notification list\, please go to contact us page.
URL:https://peacehillavila.org/event/morning-silence-4/2025-05-07/
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SUMMARY:Morning Silence
DESCRIPTION:Morning Silence is an ongoing event that occurs from 8:00 – 9:00 am on Zoom on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Rotating facilitators provide a few words about the theme(s) for the day to introduce each session. Two sessions of silence (20 minutes) follow with a brief time of stretching in between. The time concludes with 10 minutes of sharing from the participants. To be added to the notification list\, please go to contact us page.
URL:https://peacehillavila.org/event/morning-silence-5/2025-05-21/
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SUMMARY:Morning Silence
DESCRIPTION:Morning Silence is an ongoing event that occurs from 8:00 – 9:00 am on Zoom on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Rotating facilitators provide a few words about the theme(s) for the day to introduce each session. Two sessions of silence (20 minutes) follow with a brief time of stretching in between. The time concludes with 10 minutes of sharing from the participants. To be added to the notification list\, please go to contact us page.
URL:https://peacehillavila.org/event/morning-silence-4/2025-06-04/
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SUMMARY:Practice\, Poetry and Play
DESCRIPTION:Clergy Together for a Day of Re-Creation\, Song\, and Joy \n\n\n\n\n\nLocation: Avila Center for Community Leadership\,                                        711 Mason Rd\, Durham\, NC 27712 \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis will be the second of three gatherings in 2025 with the intent of providing helpful space and time for clergy conversation and camaraderie.     \n\n\n\nRetreat facilitators: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLois DeloatchMusic Artist; Senior Fellow\, Self-Help \n\n\n\nLois Deloatch’s prior leadership roles include Executive Vice President at Self-Help\, Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement at NCCU\, and Executive Director of the NCCU Foundation. For 21 years\, she worked at Duke University as Associate Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations\, Major Gifts Officer\, and Development Officer. She is also an active music artist\, a longtime resident of Durham\, and a native of Northampton County\, NC. Her service with Peace Hill is focused on uplifting the community\, especially under-resourced and systematically oppressed people\, and advancing peace. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRacquel GillMinister for Intercultural Engagement\, Duke University Chapel \n\n\n\nIn addition to her work at Duke Chapel\, Racquel Gill is the Theologian in Residence for the Resource Center for Women and Ministry in the South and a member of the board of directors at the Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice. Racquel is grateful for the radical welcome and acceptance she received from the Peace Hill community and continues to share and explore connections between advocacy for the world and the life of the Spirit as a board member. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChalice OveryAssociate Pastor\, Pullen Memorial Baptist Church; Spiritual Director\, Root Cause Collective \n\n\n\nIn addition to her roles at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church and Root Cause Collective\, Chalice Overy co-directed a BIPOC clergy support initiative through Duke Divinity School’s Clergy Health Initiative and provides spiritual support for folks doing justice work. Chalice believes that a connection to The Divine or one’s own soul is necessary for sustaining integral justice movements. She focuses on trauma-informed and culturally-informed spiritual practice\, and enjoys movement\, spending time outside\, skiing\, and pickleball. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration is limited. A healthy lunch\, drinks\, and snacks will be provided. For scholarship requests\, please contact elaina@peacehillavila.org. \n\n\n\nSponsored by Peace Hill\, RCWMS\, and Duke University Chapel.
URL:https://peacehillavila.org/event/practice-poetry-and-play/
LOCATION:Avila\, 711 Mason Road\, Durham\, NC\, 27712\, United States
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SUMMARY:Morning Silence
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URL:https://peacehillavila.org/event/morning-silence-5/2025-06-18/
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SUMMARY:Seasons Within
DESCRIPTION:Register\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nHow Do You Keep the Music Playing? \n\n\n\nIn the midst of changes\, challenges\, and choices\, how do you keep the music of your heart alive? How do you allow your soul to continue to sing out its deepest longing in a world that often seems\, gone mad? \n\n\n\nWe will gather as beloved community and share our hearts’ songs through meditation\, sharing our stories\, labyrinth play\, and yes\, even making melodies\, strung together by love and light. \n\n\n\nFacilitator Shirli Hughes says: “As a musician\, I am always listening for hidden melodies\, found in unexpected places that bring joy to my soul. This is the joy that I want to share with you and watch in wonder as you discover and reconnect with your own inner song\, waiting to be set free!” \n\n\n\nSeasons Within is a quarterly retreat series to celebrate the equinox and solstice sponsored by Peace Hill at Avila.
URL:https://peacehillavila.org/event/seasons-within-7/
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SUMMARY:Morning Silence
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URL:https://peacehillavila.org/event/morning-silence-4/2025-07-02/
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SUMMARY:Morning Silence
DESCRIPTION:Morning Silence is an ongoing event that occurs from 8:00 – 9:00 am on Zoom on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Rotating facilitators provide a few words about the theme(s) for the day to introduce each session. Two sessions of silence (20 minutes) follow with a brief time of stretching in between. The time concludes with 10 minutes of sharing from the participants. To be added to the notification list\, please go to contact us page.
URL:https://peacehillavila.org/event/morning-silence-5/2025-07-16/
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SUMMARY:Public Talk with Lama Rod Owens
DESCRIPTION:Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship\, Durham NC \n\n\n\nOnline registration is now closed. Participants are welcome to register at the door.  \n\n\n\nIn a time of systems collapse and rapid change\, we are invited to remember who we are and resolve to do the work of learning to be free in an unfree world. \n\n\n\nThis ticket option is for the Thursday evening talk only. If you would like to attend the weekend retreat\, please register at this link. Please note\, registration for the weekend retreat includes Thursday admission. \n\n\n\nPresented by Bhumi Durham in partnership with Peace Hill at Avila. \n\n\n\nLearn more about Lama Rod Owens here.
URL:https://peacehillavila.org/event/public-talk-with-lama-rod-owens/
LOCATION:Eno River Unitarian Church\, 4907 Garrett Road\, Durham\, NC\, 27707\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Werk of Getting Free
DESCRIPTION:Avila Center for Community Leadership\, Durham NC \n\n\n\n\nJoin Waiting List\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWe are living through an apocalypse\, a period of deep truth unveiling. This revelation seems overwhelming especially as it calls into question our participation in social systems that perpetuate violence\, including racism and white supremacy. Through skillful practice\, we can meet these challenges\, remember who we are\, and lean into love\, community\, and belonging. Join Lama Rod Owens as he guides us into relationship with our suffering and with both the seen and the unseen worlds to do the work of abolishing systems of violence. Through connection to the elders\, the elements\, land\, indigenous wisdom\, our magic\, and our practice\, we can learn to be the medicine we and our communities need. \n\n\n\nDuring our time together on retreat we will share the work and werk of getting free\, which will include: \n\n\n\n\nMeditation\n\n\n\nMovement\n\n\n\nAncestor practices\n\n\n\nEarth-based rituals and practices\n\n\n\nGroup dialogues and discussions\n\n\n\nLaughter and joy\n\n\n\nLove and compassion practices\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPresented by Bhumi Durham in partnership with Peace Hill at Avila. \n\n\n\nREGISTRATION PROCESS: \n\n\n\nThe first round of applications is now closed. To join the waiting list\, please fill out the form at this link: \n\n\n\n\nJoin Waiting List\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWe expect this retreat to be oversubscribed\, so preference will be given to BIPOC\, LGBTQ people\, and those who have been studying with Lama Rod. The first group of applicants will be admitted in May\, after which all remaining applicants will be added to a waiting list. Admissions will continue until the retreat is full\, and often there are last minute cancellations which allow those still on the waiting list to be admitted. \n\n\n\nTICKET PRICING: \n\n\n\n\nResidential retreat (includes single-room accommodations and meals): $500\n\n\n\nResidential retreat (pay it forward to help us provide support): $600\n\n\n\nSupported residential retreat (scholarship rate): $350\n\n\n\nNon-residential retreat (commuter ticket includes meals but not overnight accommodations): $300\n\n\n\n\nThe Thursday evening talk is included in any of these registration options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIMPORTANT INFORMATION: \n\n\n\nThe retreat containerAfter the opening program on the first night until the noon meal on the third day\, everyone is invited to enter into silence throughout the buildings and grounds. At times\, such as the Q&A sessions\, silence will be lifted in the meditation hall. \n\n\n\nThis supportive silence invites all yogis to refrain from verbal and written communication with others\, including telephone calls\, texts\, and emails. There will be an emergency number for emergencies. \n\n\n\nMealsCoffee and tea will be available during the retreat. Meals will be vegetarian. Please let us know allergies and food intolerances on your application form. \n\n\n\nLodgingAll rooms are single\, and some are more accessible than others.  Please let us know your accessibility needs on the application form.  Some of the rooms that require stairs are large double rooms\, and a limited number of these can be shared at a lower cost upon request. \n\n\n\nAccessibility Please help us make this retreat as accessible as possible by telling us about your accessibility needs on the application. \n\n\n\nLocation of the retreat The retreat venue is Avila Center\, a 20-minute drive from downtown Durham and a 35-minute drive from the Raleigh Durham (RDU) airport. \n\n\n\nThe Avila Center for Community Leadership is a nonprofit community center\, where people and groups connect\, deepen their work and rejuvenate.  The mission of the center is to support and connect community organizers and leaders working together for systemic change in the South and beyond.  The buildings are surrounded by 50 acres of green space and trails. \n\n\n\nYou can learn more about Avila at this link. \n\n\n\nIf you have questions about this retreat or your registration\, please contact Karen at BhumiDurham@gmail.com
URL:https://peacehillavila.org/event/the-werk-of-getting-free/
LOCATION:Avila\, 711 Mason Road\, Durham\, NC\, 27712\, United States
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