+Teaching Resources
+Sustainable Faith (Spiritual Retreats)
+Equilibrium3 Massage (Holistic Healing)
+The St. Elizabeth Arts
+1801 Mills
+Artist Community and Co-op
+Musicians
+Additional Friends of Vineyard Central
+The Speckled Bird Cafe
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+Teaching Resources
Podcast by Dave Thompson about our guiding value of being Jesus-Centered and Kingdom Oriented.
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Podcast by Owen Brock about Beauty and Creativity as guiding values of VC.
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Podcast by Aaron Klinefelter about Ancient-Future Expressions of Faith as a guiding value of VC.
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Podcast about our guiding value of Hospitality by Kevin Rains.
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Dave Nixon and Kevin Rains (with the help of their wives) tell how VC obtained St. Elizabeths.
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Owen Brock’s teaching on The Christian and Anxiety. see document
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The following links are either VC ministries, friends, or community partners doing good work. We like them a lot.
+Sustainable Faith (Spiritual Retreats)
www.sustainablefaith.com
Interested in spiritual and practical formation for the long haul? Within our community we have people gifted in spiritual direction, counseling, and healing prayer. We also have great worship leaders, cooks, hosts and hostesses. Our facilities, which include a former convent and rectory, are peaceful, comfortable, and full of love. Part of our calling is to offer a space for solitude, silence and prayer, but we also love to host retreats on a variety of topics.
We’d like to invite you to join us for a day, week or a weekend retreat. If you need quiet and solitude, it’s yours to have. If what you’re looking for is conversation and spiritual guidance, we offer that as well. The rooms are comfortable, clean, quiet, and beautifully simple. We’re able to host groups or individuals. You can schedule time to meet with a spiritual director, have trained and caring people pray with you, and take advantage of therapeutic massage coupled with healing prayer. For groups we can schedule various discussion topics.
• $50 per day (group rates may vary)
• meals included (can eat with others or privately in room)
• private room with bathroom down the hall
• welcome to visit VC house churches or the Sunday weekly gathering
• additional fees for spiritual direction, counseling, prayer ministry, & massage
Photos of the convent.
Contact us by email or by phone at 513.253.3439.
+Equilibrium3 Massage (Holistic Healing)
www.equilibrium3.com
We believe that our faith should permeate every aspect of our lives, rather than just something we do on Sunday mornings. Instead of compartmentalizing, we seek to live integrated and whole. We see no division between sacred and secular….wouldn’t it be ridiculous to ask Jesus, when he walked the earth, “How is your spiritual life?!” In other words, everything is spiritual; whether we are at work, sharing a meal with friends and family, or at play.
Some members of our community have even dedicated their careers towards helping folks on this journey towards holistic healing. Here are some links to their site: Sandie Brock, Beth Simpson & Robby Cload.
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+The St. Elizabeth Arts
www.stelizabetharts.com
The St. Elizabeth Arts foundation is a grassroots arts organization committed to fostering GOOD things in and through artists of all sorts, with a strong emphasis on using the arts for innovative local and global community impact. Their flagship program at this time is studio e…
Studio E is proud to encourage, educate, and support both young and established artists while providing a consistent arts presence in the community through ongoing educational programs and special events. Studio E is dedicated to building a community arts studio and regional hub for creative collaboration, arts events, and cultural enrichment in west Norwood.
The St. Elizabeth Arts foundation is dedicated to connecting talented youth with arts education and mentorship, and believe this includes being mindful of the spiritual well-being of our students, including working with a sensitivity toward social consciousness, practicing honesty and good listening, reminding students of their dignity with the way we respect them, and praying for (considering/meditating on) them
+1801 Mills
www.1801mills.org
1801 Mills is a center for transforming society by fostering beneficial networks of spiritual seekers and community builders; and a place for developing excellence and sustainability in coffeehouse and third places through the Espresso Guild and Habitat for Community. They share resources including over 10,000 books that explore ancient and contemporary wisdom which intersect with shared concerns influencing faith and culture.
1801 Mills also host dinners, films, forum, and other events offering intimate conversations of consequence that generate hope and positive futures
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+Artist Community and Co-op
We have been blessed with some wonderful artists who have either put down their roots here in the neighborhood or blessed us in other ways. Some of them even rent studio space in the St. Elizabeth building. Here are links to some of their websites:
julianna boehm
elizabeth herron
michael wilson
owen brock
krystal dawson
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+Musicians
In addition to visual art, there are a number of fantastic musicians who you might find leading song at a one of our gatherings or playing at any venue around town. Here are links to some of their websites:
Janet Pressley
Liz Bowater
Eric Falstrom
Brandon Dawson
Sandy Suskind
Also, you can listen to Your Mercy from “Raise Both Hands”; a cd compilation made up of VC friends and family.
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+Additional Friends of Vineyard Central
Ordinary Community, Cincinnati Ohio
The Landing Place, Columbus Ohio
Indy Church, Indianapolois Indiana
Vineyard Netz Berlin, Berlin Germany
Apex Church, Las Vegas Nevada
Church Multiplication Associates
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+The Speckled Bird Cafe
*Note: The Speckled Bird is currently closed, but hopes to be open soon.
The Bird, is the neighborhood coffee shop, which you can walk to for a cup of coffee, a loaf of fresh bread, a panini sandwich, homemade sweets, or a warm hello from a friendly face. The café is an important part of the lives of neighbors from the surrounding West Norwood blocks, of Xavier college students, who live just ¾ of a mile away, and of creative types from all over Cincinnati who want something different and unique to call their own.
The café is located in the commercial space just across the street from St. Elizabeth’s church building. We’ve installed a 16 ft serving bar, a step up stage and seating area next to the front windows, new lighting and paint, and art-piece tables scattered around the room. The room is being transformed with two ideals in mind; the aesthetic and the functional. We’ve created a space that communicates value and dignity to each person who enters. The Speckled Bird will be a respite from the mass-market, cookie-cutter culture that inundates our daily lives. From the creation of each espresso, to the art on the walls, to the one of a kind furniture pieces, the café will be a place of beauty and contemplation.
The Speckled Bird is an art gallery, a music venue, a bookstore, a restaurant and an espresso bar. Thanks to the generosity of Larry Bourgeois and Old Saint George Community Center, we’re able to serve more than just warmed-up supermarket pastries. Larry has donated the commercial kitchen that was used at OSG along with several unique furniture pieces. Friends come to the Speckled Bird not just to get caffeinated, but to get fed. This gift has pushed the project further along than we could have dreamed. Not only have many of our logistical problems been solved by Larry’s generosity, but our hearts have been greatly encouraged that our dream can, indeed, become reality.
We have coordinated with Vineyard Central and created a piazza with umbrella tables and chairs scattered across the large sidewalk area that fronts the church. This collaboration leverages the beauty of the old cathedral with our service of food and quality drinks to create a unique experience, at least on this side of the Atlantic. This physical presence will speak life and welcome to the surrounding community.
We’re now open, realizing our dream of running a place that actively rebuilds community in our neighborhood and gives dignity to each person who enters through the door.
Menu, Hours, and Contact info at The Speckled Bird Cafe official web site.