Join this procession for the story of Saint Lucia! A celebration of light and Scandinavian heritage. The feast of Saint Lucia brings warmth to the darkest parts of the year.
The longest night of the year and traditional start of winter. All are welcome to this contemplative service of prayer, song, silence, and scripture. Travel as a group to a yuletide bonfire or participate in a special candlelit solstice walk.
Join the Holden Village community for Christmas. Celebrate in an intentional community, with space for contemplation, joy, and dialogue.
Party with Holden Village to usher in the New Year! Count down to Holden Midnight (8 p.m.) with the traditional bread drop.
The Cascades Wolverine Project is a grassroots nonprofit organization documenting the lives of Northwest wolverines. The team operates 10 remote camera stations in four locations during the winter months using a combination of Digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) cameras and off-the-shelf trail cameras (Seattle Times). One of those locations is right here in the Railroad Creek Valley […]
Every January, Holden Village welcomes students from colleges and seminaries for January Term or “J-Term” classes to build and practice community while learning together about topics ranging from religion to environmental studies.
WINTER WEEKEND - Rhonda Bostrom has served as Senior Pastor at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Mercer Island, WA since March 2022. Previously, she served congregations in southeastern Nebraska. Rhonda started knitting on pastoral internship 25 years ago and taught herself from a book. She says she would have benefitted from a knitting circle.
Spend a winter weekend at Holden Village for our annual Women's Retreat! Through teaching sessions, conversations, reflections, crafts, and outdoor adventures like snowshoeing and skiing, Women's Retreat will provide opportunities to build new relationships, reconnect with the self, and join other women in conversation and recreation. Both weekends will be very similar in design. Holden […]
WINTER WEEKEND - Michael and Julia DeLashmutt are the co-founders of Potter & the Priest Studios, a ministry that weaves creativity, community, and spirituality through the practice of working with clay. Julia is an artist and educator whose ceramics practice explores how making shapes our understanding of faith and formation.
The Cascades Wolverine Project is a grassroots nonprofit organization documenting the lives of Northwest wolverines. The team operates 10 remote camera stations in four locations during the winter months using a combination of Digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) cameras and off-the-shelf trail cameras (Seattle Times). One of those locations is right here in the Railroad Creek Valley […]
On Ash Wednesday, we burn away all that keeps us from knowing our belovedness in God and receive ash es as a sign of a new beginning. This service marks the beginning of the season of Lent, a time of spiritual growth. Remembering our mortality, we return to the Holy One and rededicate our lives […]
Spend a winter weekend at Holden Village for our annual Women's Retreat! Through teaching sessions, conversations, reflections, crafts, and outdoor adventures like snowshoeing and skiing, Women's Retreat will provide opportunities to build new relationships, reconnect with the self, and join other women in conversation and recreation. Both weekends will be very similar in design. Holden […]
Holden Village is a community where your questions are valued and encouraged. Most programs led by visiting teaching faculty occur during the summer months. However, Holden also invites faculty to teach sessions for special events and retreats throughout the rest of the year.
View upcoming summer faculty.
