Spring 2008 - Ring Lake Ranch

The Ring Lake Carillon
Ring Lake Ranch – Dubois, Wyoming Spring 2008
An ecumenical retreat center “ renewal in a sacred wilderness”
“Speak with the earth, and she shall teach you.”
Job 12:8
Sacred Space, Sacred Time
Rev. Warren Murphy
Warren Murphy has been a long-time friend of
the Ranch and former member of the Board.
This reflection well portrays the richness of
experience so many guests have had at Ring
Lake Ranch.
O
Wyoming Time
Early morning cool;
Sunshine and blue sky waters
Early morning calm;
Perfectly executed–clearly amazed at itself
Early morning peace;
everything in a harmony of quiet
Embers of fading nighttime
Ignite
an impatient dawn
Morning Light;
I stand alone as mother earth
gently caresses sleep from
the eyes of her waking creatures
My thoughts ride her wind
it is–a chariot of self discovery
We live
Such model mornings
Only
on Wyoming time.
– Bevin Spencer Rolfs
n a late August afternoon, I pulled
into one of my favorite places in
the world, Ring Lake Ranch. The
ranch was established years ago as an
ecumenical and spiritual retreat center. It
is situated between Ring and Trail Lakes
outside of Dubois, Wyoming. I was coming to participate in a two week seminar
featuring renowned theologian Marcus
Borg and his wife Mariane. For me, Ring
Lake is a sacred place.
Sacred places are identified by how they
feel. I’m not the only one who feels this
feeing of sacredness about the Ranch.
The ancient people knew this feeling too.
The surrounding area is filled with rock
art left by unknown tribes in the past.
Maggie Kahin, the ranch founder, felt the
sacredness of the place when she purchased the property in the 1960’s.
I have come to the realization that sacredness is defined by space and time. It
makes us who we are. The loss of spiritual
identity so prevalent in the world today
can be traced back to our failure to honor
the sacredness of both. I’m sure this is why
people make pilgrimages to their own
“sacred places” in order to re-connect, if
just for a brief time, with the spiritual energy that these places convey.
For most people in western culture the
greatest commodity is time. Value is
placed on how much time we have, and
we affirm that value with phrases like
“time is money”.
Most of us take on more than we can handle, and we end up feeling guilty when
we find ourselves “wasting time”. Our ingenuity has enabled us to create technology (computers, cell phones, palm pilots,
etc) to make us more time efficient. Then
we take on more, which puts us back in
the bind of not having enough time. It’s
an endless cycle. One of the strengths of
going on retreat is that you can escape
the restraints of time. The time becomes
yours rather than what others expect
from you.
Native American people are more inclined to see space as more important
than time. Their sense of place becomes
more important than getting things accomplished, especially if it has to be done
“on time”. Native people find it easier
to root their existence in sacred places
like the Medicine Wheel in the Big Horn
Mountains or Dinwoodie Canyon in the
Wind River Mountains.
In my life I try to honor the value of both
space and time. I find spiritual energy
when I go off to my sacred spaces like Ring
Lake Ranch, and I find fulfillment when
I utilize my time wisely. My life becomes
disjointed when I become separated
from the sacredness of both. For me, this
is why I take seriously all my time commitments and why I constantly get away
to my sacred places. While I speak only
for myself, I’m sure that as many others in
our world today could better put their life
in perspective if they worked to redeem
their time and discover their space. That
is what spiritual people have been called
to do ever since those ancient people
carved on the rocks at Ring Lake.
Mary Murphy
L
ast December, we lost another friend,
Mary Murphy, who had been caretaker at the Ranch for over two years.
Mary brought to the community skills
in carpentry, landscaping, mechanics,
horse care, and what she didn’t know she
learned quickly and competently. She
was also one of the funniest people most
of us had ever met. Mary knew how to
spin yarns that would keep us enthralled
for hours. In addition, Mary had deep
compassion for underdogs.
Ring Lake Ranch Board; front row: Ann Mebane, Beth Klucher, Nathan Bachtell, Terri
Schulz, Naomi Petersen back row: Ed Everding, Gerry Balboni, Roger Strout, Kenneth
Fuller, Paul Vogelheim
Two weeks before she died, Mary wrote
in a letter: “The Ranch was the best thing
that ever happened in my life.” Well, Mary
gifted all of us with her life too, and she
will be sorely missed. Rest in peace, Mary,
rest in peace.
Carl Koch
Rest in Peace, Don Rolfs
The Ring Lake Carillon
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Ring Lake Ranch
PO Box 806
Dubois, WY 82513
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email: [email protected]
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A
ll friends of Ring Lake Ranch will be
saddened to hear that Don Rolfs, Director of the Ranch for several years, died
on January 2, 2008, at age 68. He had suffered from Alzheimer’s disease for a number of years.
With his wife Donna, Don was Director at
Ring Lake in the summers of 1988, 1989,
and 1990. In that capacity he made very
important contributions to the continuation and development of this institution
that we all love at a critical time in its history. When Maggie Kahin
died in 1984, virtually all
Ranch staff were volunteers, and that situation
continued for a number
of years. In the years immediately following her
death, the position of
Director was handled by
several volunteers every
summer, each serving
two weeks or so. Don
was the first person able
to get sufficient leave
from his church position
to spend entire summers
as Director.
Guests at Ring Lake during his years will
remember Don’s lively and sometimes
wry sense of humor and his bright smile.
His morning meditations were witty and
insightful. For all guests at the Ranch he
was a warm and welcoming presence, always willing to talk with them. His favorite activities were horseback riding, hiking, and fishing. It seemed to many that
he could find a fish behind every rock in
the stream above and below the bridge,
and usually caught them with flies he had
tied, cast with a rod he had made.
Don was a United Methodist minister who
served in the Southern New Jersey Conference for thirty-three years. Remarkably, twenty-four of those years were in
the same church, Delran United Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife Donna of Moorestown, NJ, his son Mark of Pleasantville,
NY, his daughter Bevin Spencer of Denver,
CO, daughter-in law Melinda Rolfs, son-inlaw Edward Spencer, and four grandchildren. Continuing her father’s tradition,
Bevin served for several years on the Ring
Lake Ranch Board.
Gene M. Tucker
Ring of Friends
All our generous donors for 2007 are listed here: HEF
means a gift in honor of Henry Everding to the Henry
Everding Memorial Fund. Please let us know of any
mistakes or omissions -- for which we apologize. May
all our donors be richly blessed.
Louise
($500 and above)
Ball Corporation
Don & Ann Lee Bachtell
Nathan Bachtell
Gerry & Cece Balboni
Ed & Lee Everding – HEF
Lee Everding in honor of Ed’s Birthday
Lee Palmer Everding Foundation
Rodney & Ann Hunter
in honor of Joan Guntzelman
Dr. MerryAnn Jancovic
in honor of RLR Staff
Beth Klucher & Ross Whitney
Lin & Ann Knight
Dan Kreimer
Anonymous
Dick & Marge McIntosh
Anonymous
Sara Myers & David Peteresen
Kristy Richards – HEF
Mark & Melinda Rolfs
in memory of Don Rolfs
Terri & Keith Schulz
Samantha Tarricone for OTA LLC.
Gene & Charky Tucker
Ruth Venable
Paul & Lisa Vogelheim
Janet Youngberg
in honor of Joan Guntzelman
Ring
($250-$499)
Kalita Beck Blessing
Sylvia Crouter
in memory of Fred Wardenburg
Edmund & Adelaide Donnan
in honor of Lin & Ann Knight
Linda Eldridge in honor of Ed Everding
Ann Maxwell
Doug McWhirter & Ann Mebane
in memory of Mary Murphy
and in honor of Joan Guntzelman
Debra Scoggins
Herb & Libby Ware
Trail
($100-$249)
Edgar & Becky Adams
in thanksgiving for RLR
Louis & Pam Battey
Jack & Marilyn Carlson
Victoria Chaney
Elizabeth G. Cook
Jeff & Cat Cross – HEF
Bobbi Dean
Kelly Everding & Eric Lorberer – HEF
Louis & Beverly Everding
LaRae Schneider & Sam Foushee
Jim & Lurine Fowler – HEF
Bill & Bev Fry
Kenneth Fuller
Robert & Susan Gardner
Barbara Gray
Kris & Tom Gridley
Laurie Gunst
Ray & Sue Guntzelman
Treva Hall in honor of Joan Guntzelman
Stuart & Katherine Haskins
Anne Husted
Julia Royall & Brian Kahin
Linford & M. Etta King
Larry & Rose Kleiman
Leanne Golinvaux & Lisa Landgraf
Jean Lee
Patrick F. & Diane Leisgang
Kathy J. Leithner
Marianne Leahy & Bruce Logan
in honor of Kent & Mary Logan
Lauren & Charles Loos
Cal & Carolyn Luker
Richard & Deborah Manley
in honor of Laura Gene Manley
Charles & Karen Marsh
Karen Metz
Allison & Jackie Moody
Warren Murphy in honor of Ed Everding
Richard & Nancy Niebuhr
Dorothy Remy
Lisa & Garyl Roberts
Don & Donna Rolfs
in honor of Lilian, Norah, Hadden, & Elsa
David & Karen Sautebin
John & Peggy Stoeckinger
Jim Sullivan in honor of Ray Vaughan
Bob & Nelda Thelin
Boyce & Melissa Thomas
Erik Esborg & Becky Tucker - HEF
Tom & Leslie Tupper
Austin Turney
Susan Vogel
in honor of Joan Guntzelman
Fred & Susan Webb
in honor of Joan Guntzelman
Ron & Kay Wells in honor of Joan
Guntzelman, Lin & Ann Knight
Eric Wheeler
Tom Ewell & Cathy Whitmire
Dennis & Lenore Williams
Dick & Gretchen Williams
Larry Wiseman
Torrey
($1-$99)
Sue Bailes
Bobbi Wrenn Banks
Catherine Beck
in honor of Kenneth Beck
Dorie Beres
in honor of Elizabeth Wyland
Pat Bernard
in memory of her brother Terry Bernard
Annette Bishop
Phyllis Boardman
Andrea Brainard
Carolyn Casarella
Elaine Casteel
in memory of Carl & Willovene Ridder
Patty & Michael Cervellera
in honor of Marie T. Cervellera
Grace Curry
Matt Demey – HEF
Audrey Dwyer
in honor of Joan Guntzelman
Mary Jo Erickson
Grant & Susan Gilfeather
Grayson Gowen
Debra Ricci & Dwight Haberman
in honor of Joan Guntzelman
Mark Haberman
in honor of Dwight Haberman
Lisa Haynes
David & Marjorie Horne
Carter & Louise Jackson
in memory of Charles & Sue Beck
Barbara Jollis
in memory of Margaret & Graham Jollis
Jean Jorgensen
Lois & Pat Kelley
Doris Kurath
in memory of my son, George
Margie P. Loiseau-Bauerle
in memory of Paul Loiseau
Anonymous
Comer Meadows
Dorothy Messenger
Don & Arline Miller
in honor of Fred & Susan Webb
Michael & Nancy Miller
Jack Moore
Willis Henry A. Moore
William & Patricia Morton
in honor of Pastor William Morton
Aldean Newcomb
Richard & Nancy Niebuhr
David & Bonnie Northcutt
Mary & Dennis O’Flyng
Phillip & Gayle O’Hare
in honor of Priscilla Marsh
Hertha & Francisco Oliva
Beth Olson
Claire Peterman – HEF
Naomi Petersen
Penny Pope
Jude & Alex Rakowski
Jim & Sue Roberts
Warren Sautebin
Sheila Smith - HEF
Martha Stahl
Jan & Rick Stanton
Dennis Sterosky
in honor of Joan Guntzelman
Allan, Carla, Karen, & John Townsend
Inge Trump – HEF
John & Carolyn Twiname
in honor of the Hodgsons
Paula Wellnitz
Dana & Linda Wilbanks - HEF
July 13-19 Bill Brown
Ring Lake Ranch Programs for 2008
A Spiritual Field Guide to Creation:
June 1-7
Volunteer Week
Opening the Ranch takes lots of people power,
so we are inviting volunteers to come and work
with us for this week. Consider joining us!
June 8-14
Elder High School – Group 1
June 15-21
Come Apart and Rest Awhile
Experience an encounter with the sacred wilderness, spiritual direction, prayer, massage, reiki,
journal writing, quiet rides and hikes, and meditative singing and collective silence that nurture
the soul and calm the mind. Your presenter is
the Holy Spirit, and you are the facilitator (with
help from Barbara, Lauren, Joyce, and Carl). “Often God’s voice comes in a whisper, in a breath
of silence. Remaining in silence . . . open to the
Spirit, is already prayer” (Brother Roger of Taizé).
Barbara Bridge is a composer of choral music
for worship and for contemplative prayer and
the General Editor of Hear the Prayers That Rise: A
Music Resource for Contemplative Prayer. Lauren
Loos is a counselor, spiritual director, facilitator
for Contemplative Outreach and leads classes in
Centering Prayer and meditation.
June 22-28
Elder High School – Group 2
June 29 – 5 Vincent Hatt
Mid-Life/Long-Life Directions for People 35-65+
This week is a time to look at mid-life as transition and renaissance, to ask anew “what is the
purpose of life,” to reflect on my deepest beliefs
as they illumine my life, to allow my past, present, and future to come together: “We cannot
live the afternoon of our life according to the
program of life’s morning” (Carl Jung).
Vincent Hatt directs the Franciscan Spirituality Center in La Crosse, WI. He offers retreats
nationwide and is a certified leader of Mid-Life
Directions retreats. Vince has been a pastor, educational administrator, spiritual director, and retreat facilitator. In his late sixties, Vince retired
from running marathons.
July 6-12
Elder High School – Group 3
Contrary to popular opinion, the Bible has much
more to say about the natural world than just its
seven-day ordering in Genesis. The Bible’s perspective on creation is complex and pluralistic.
As a “field guide,” this session will lead participants in an informal and in-depth exploration
of seven discrete yet interrelated creation traditions in Scripture, from Genesis to Job, and offer
ways to interpret them in light of their spiritual
and ecological relevance for today. Warning:
Eyes will be opened and hearts will be stirred!
Bill Brown is a professor of Old Testament at
Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA.
His specialties include wisdom literature, the
prophets, and creation theology. He is author of
among other books Seeing the Psalms, The Ethos
of the Cosmos, and Ecclesiastes.
July 20-26 Pamela Eisenbaum
Has the Holy One Been Lost in Transmission?
How the Bible was preserved, transcribed, translated, and interpreted presents just as many
challenges to people of faith today as it did 2000
years ago. We will reflect on specific varying
translations and how they affect key sayings and
stories of the Bible. Assisted by online resources,
including digital images of early manuscripts,
we can see how the scriptures were historically
transmitted and how our faith has sometimes
been molded accordingly. We’ll revisit tools we
can use to meditate on the richness of our scriptures. Pamela Eisenbaum is Associate Professor
of Biblical Studies and Christian Origins at the
Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado, and
is associate faculty of the Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Denver. One of four Jewish NT scholars teaching in Christian theological
schools, she is the author The Jewish Heroes of
Christian History and Invitation to Romans. She
is a contributor to the Women’s Bible Commentary, the Oxford Access Bible, and appeared in the
recent ABC documentary, “Jesus and Paul: The
Word and the Witness.”
July 27-August 2 George (Tink) Tinker
The Rocks Shall Cry Out Consciousness,
Rocks, and American Indians
The American Indian experience of the world
around us as both alive and conscious makes
euro-western anthropocentrism an impossibility. The Indian understanding of the personhood
of rocks and trees and the kinship of all of life has
important ethical consequences when it comes
to waging war, cutting down a forest, or even
eating lunch. These sessions will unpack some of
the traditional worldview of Indian folk, setting
that worldview in tension with the globalization
of capital and its worldview. George (Tink) Tinker is an enrolled member of the Osage Nation
and professor of American Indian Cultures and
Religious Traditions at Iliff School of Theology. A
popular presenter on American Indian Spirituality, his publications include Spirit and Resistance:
Political Theology and American Indian Liberation
and Missionary Conquest: The Gospel and Native
American Genocide. He co-authored A Native
American Theology and is co-editor of Native
Voices: American Indian Identity and Resistance.
Aug 3-9 Bill Short, OFM
Francis of Assisi – A Saint for Everyone?
Francis of Assisi has been hailed as “wholly Catholic” and “the first Protestant,” a bold preacher
of the Gospel and the friend of a Muslim Sultan.
Once a knight, he became a preacher of peace
during the Crusades. A successful businessman,
he became a beggar. Though considered uneducated, he is one of the earliest poets of the
Italian language. We will spend these days reflecting on the remarkable legacy of this Patron
Saint of Ecology and Troubadour of Lady Poverty, asking what his message might mean for us
today. Bill Short, OFM is professor of Spirituality
and past-president of the Franciscan School of
Theology at the Graduate Theological Union in
Berkeley, CA. “My great passion is to help others
unpack the revolutionary insights of Francis and
Clare of Assisi. It is amazing to realize that these
two friends had a vision of an inclusive Church
community 800 years ago.” Brother Bill is an avid
propagator of California native plants, an interpreter and translator, and a novice wine-maker.
Aug 10-23 Don & Emily Saliers
Saturday Night & Sunday Morning:
Music and Spirituality Crossing-Over:
Don and Emily will explore questions of spirituality that emerge in the cross-over between
music of Saturday night (folk-rock & jazz) and
the music of Sunday morning (hymns, psalms,
congregational song). They will continue their
intergenerational dialogue begun in their book,
A Song to Sing, A Life to Live. Questions of words
and music, poetry and theology will be the heart
of the matter. Don Saliers is William R. Cannon
Distinguished Professor of Theology and Worship at Candler School of Theology at Emory
University. Don’s daughter, Emily Saliers and
Amy Ray are the Indigo Girls, “internationally
acclaimed folk, rock, pop divas who remind the
whole world that music with a social conscience
should be fun, rockin’ and brilliant” (The Wittenburg Door). “Both of us agree on this issue:
spiritual life is not about ideas in the head. A
great idea doesn’t make you spiritual. For both
of us, spirituality has to be physically practiced
in our bodily existence—fasting, or restraint,
or healthy spiritual practices. Spirituality is the
whole person, not just the intellect.”
Aug 24-30 Carla Aday & Dave Ehman
Rekindling the Gift: A Retreat for All Couples
Relationships change, develop, deepen and
grow as couples face various life circumstances
and life transitions. This week will be a chance
to pause, to reflect on the original gift of your
spouse/partner and discover ways to treasure
and celebrate the graces alive in your shared
journey. Carla Aday is Senior Associate Minister
at Country Club Christian Church in Kansas City,
Missouri where she co-authored and piloted the
Great Start Marriage ministry program. Dave
Ehman is Director of Midwest Christian Counseling Center (A Samaritan Institute) in Kansas
City, Missouri. He is a licensed psychologist and
ordained minister.
Aug 31-Sept 6 Roberta Bondi
Prayer through the Seasons of Life
A great fourth Christian century teacher said, “If
you want to pray, then it is God you need, for it
is God who gives prayer.” Drawing on our own
experience, as well as the Desert Fathers, Julian
of Norwich, and Rumi, we will look at ways in
which prayer is given to us at different times of
our lives. Roberta Bondi is professor of church
history emeritus at Candler School of Theology, Emory University. Author of many works
on spirituality and church history, Roberta has
a profound influence on all who came under
her influence. Russell E. Richey, former Dean of
Candler School of Theology remarked that “generations of Candler graduates call themselves
‘blessed,’ especially women whose subsequent
religious leadership owes much to Roberta’s example and her opening up the lives of the great
women spiritual path-finders, especially Julian
of Norwich.”
Sept 6-12 Fred Webb
Fly Fishing and Theology
Faith – Fellowship – Flyfishing Though not a
regularseminar session, guests are welcome to
register with Fred Webb for the 10th edition of
this program: (540) 962-1300.
Thanks & A Request
A
nother year has passed. Like the rest
of us, the petroglyphs, the Ranch
road, and the log cabins are also a year
older. The only difference is that we tend
to head indoors or to warmer climates for
the winter. As majestic as the Wyoming
winter is to experience, the icy winds and
snow take their toll on the Ranch property. Every spring, much work and repair is
done to make the Ranch safe and livable
before guests arrive. This year we decided to create a Volunteer Week (June 1-7)
hoping to increase the number of hands
to help with projects and grow the sense
of Ranch community. This will be a fun
week of hard work and bonding among
Ranch friends, and all are welcome and
encouraged to participate.
We are greatly indebted to those who
donated time, resources, and prayers in
2007. Please pay tribute to our list of 2007
donors. The volunteer Board continues to
do all it can to keep costs down, the environment safe, and the staff and speakers of the highest quality. Regardless,
every year we cannot make ends meet
without the generous contributions of
our extended community. If you are able,
please continue to include Ring Lake in
your annual giving. The cabins, horses,
and trails may not be able to thank you,
but the spirit of the Ranch will continue
to pay back the dividend for the next
generation.
Nathan Bachtell, MD
RLR Board
Web Site
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Keep track of Ranch news, find out more
information about the presenters, and direct your friends to the Ring Lake Ranch
website: www.ringlake.org. We also periodically send out e-newsletters. If you
are not receiving them, you can sign up
by listing your email address on the News
page or by requesting that you be added
to the list by emailing [email protected].
Scholarships Available
Scholarships are available to people
needing assistance to attend programs at
the Ranch.
Please direct your questions to or ask
for our simple application from Carl
Koch at [email protected] or phone
1.888.458.5253.
Wish List
Here are some other
specific items we need:
A Power Point projector: DONATED
A Bob Cat: needed for road repair, hauling
heavy materials, etc.
12 new Dining Room chairs
12 chairs for the Chapel: DONATED
Massage table: DONATED
A commercial microwave oven
Invitation to Volunteer
I
n the early days, Ring Lake Ranch was
staffed almost entirely by volunteers.
Forty-two years after its founding, we still
depend on the generous assistance of
volunteers.
Consider volunteering for a week or more
this summer. Come for Volunteer Week,
June 1-7 and/or join us when you have
time during the summer. To discuss volunteering, contact Joyce at 1.888.458.5253
or by email at [email protected].
2008 Registration
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Includes lodging • meals • seminars • horseback riding
• guided hiking • boating. No charge for children 12 & under.
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Come join us at Ring Lake Ranch for “renewal in a sacred wilderness.”
This poem from a guest in 2007 speaks to the sacred presence found at Ring Lake Ranch.
Clear, distant echo
Howling from ridge to ridge
You’ve walked here before
And you are with me now
Remind me of who I am
Clear, distant echo
Hauntingly you call to me
Waking me from sleep
Do not let me fail to hear
Your resounding word of life
Clear, distant echo
Thunder deep in the valley
Bids me to listen
Is it voices of the past
Or my soul speaking softly?
Visit our website to find out more: www.ringlake.org