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The Bishop's Ranch is a retreat and conference center nestled in the rare beauty of the rolling hills and valleys of Northern California’s wine country.
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Nestled among the forests, farms and vineyards of Sonoma County, the Bishop's Ranch offers a beautiful setting for meetings, conferences and overnight retreats.

08/26/2026

There are so many great ways to enjoy and stay connected to The Ranch this fall! Which will you attend?

1. Open & Spacious Like the Sky: September 7–11, 2026
Join Fr. Brendan Williams for a four-night contemplative retreat exploring Eastern and Western spiritual practices designed to cultivate greater freedom, presence, wholeness, and aliveness.

2.NextGen Meetup: Game Night: September 24, 2026
Young adults ages 21–35 are invited to Grace Cathedral for a relaxed evening of dinner, drinks, games, and connection with new and familiar faces.

3. The Fall Hike: October 17, 2026. Spend a beautiful fall day at The Ranch with Julie Miller, exploring the trails, taking in the changing season, and enjoying time outdoors in good company.

Your Kitchen Madonna: October 31, 2026. Join artist Greta Mesics for a playful, creative day of making your own Kitchen Madonna, a one-of-a-kind work of art inspired by the sacred, ordinary, and wonderfully imperfect.

A Day of Yoga: November 7, 2026. Join Marie Hirsch for a restorative day of yoga, movement, and mindful practice surrounded by the beauty and quiet of The Ranch.

RSVP for the NextGen Meetup here: https://forms.gle/SR6h5g1H7RXx3gPu9

Register for any Fall Program here: https://www.bishopsranch.org/programs

07/11/2026

🌲 Introducing NextGen

For generations, The Bishop's Ranch has shaped lives, fostered lifelong friendships, and welcomed people home. Now it's time to help the next generation find one another.

NextGen is a community for young adults (roughly ages 21–35) who share a connection to The Bishop's Ranch. Whether you found The Ranch through camp, a retreat, volunteering, serving on staff, or another meaningful experience, NextGen is a place to build friendships with others who love The Ranch, stay connected throughout the year, and continue making memories together.

Our vision is simple: to create a vibrant community that gathers for meetups, retreats, service projects, volunteer opportunities, and special events. A community that encourages one another, celebrates together, and remains connected to a place that has meant so much to so many.

The rings of a tree remind us that healthy growth doesn't replace what came before. It grows because of it. Each new ring surrounds the ones before it, adding another year of strength, another layer of story, and another season of growth. That's our hope for NextGen: to add our own ring to the living story of The Bishop's Ranch, building friendships that strengthen one another while helping The Ranch continue to thrive for generations to come.

We already have a wonderful core group of young adults involved, but we know there are many more of you out there.

If you're between 21 and 35 and The Bishop's Ranch has been part of your story, we'd love to find you.

Please take a minute to complete the short survey linked here. Your responses will help us find our community, learn how you'd like to stay connected, and begin planning gatherings and opportunities that reflect what NextGen wants to become.

If you're part of the wider Ranch community, we'd love your help, too. Share this post or tag someone who belongs in NextGen. We'd love to find them.

https://forms.gle/xBADaEYXLjDQoxRV8

07/09/2026

Imagine four days with nowhere to be except at your sewing machine, surrounded by fellow quilters and the quiet beauty of The Ranch.

Join us for Loose Threads, our occasional pop-up quilt retreat at The Bishop's Ranch, August 31–September 4.

Bring your unfinished projects, start something new, or simply enjoy uninterrupted days of quilting in a welcoming, supportive community. There are no classes, no schedules to keep, just time to create, connect, and enjoy the company of friends, old and new.

Whether you're coming with friends or treating yourself to a solo retreat, you'll enjoy delicious meals, comfortable lodging, and plenty of space to spread out and sew at your own pace.

🧵 August 31–September 4, 2026
4 Nights, 12 Delicious Ranch Meals
🚗 $395 - Commuter
👭 $595 - Shared room
🏠 $895 - Private room

Learn more and register: https://www.bishopsranch.org/programs

06/11/2026

☀️ DREAM SUMMER JOB ALERT ☀️

We're looking for one more lifeguard to join our Summer Camp team at The Bishop's Ranch!

June 21 – July 24
Monday–Friday
Just 5 hours per day
$23/hour + lunch included

Spend your summer:
Working at camp
Having fun in the sun
Being part of an amazing team
Keeping campers safe while making memories that last a lifetime

If you love kids, sunshine, and the idea of getting paid to spend your summer by the pool, this might just be the best job you'll ever have.

Interested? Apply at https://www.bishopsranch.org/careers

06/04/2026

LAST CALL FOR SUMMER CAMP!

Registration for Summer Camps at The Bishop's Ranch closes June 12, and we still have a few spots available!

Whether your camper is ready for a week of adventure, friendship, campfires, swimming, hiking, and unforgettable memories at BREAD Camp, or your family is looking for a chance to unplug and reconnect together at Generations Camp, now is the time to register.

BREAD Explorers (Entering Grades 10–just graduated)
June 21–26

Generations Camp (Families of all shapes and sizes!)
June 28–July 3

BREAD Adventurers Entering Grades 7–9) + Discoverers (Entering Grades 4–6)
July 19–24

Don't wait—registration closes June 12!

Learn more and register at www.bishopsranch.org/summer-camp

05/25/2026

Summer is coming fast, and BREAD Camp registration is filling up! ☀️🔥🌲

If camp is on your family’s summer list, now is the time to register. We encourage families to sign up by June 22 to help us finalize staffing, cabins, and all the magic that makes camp week unforgettable.

2026 BREAD Camp Dates:

🥾 BREAD Explorers
Entering grades 10–just graduated
June 21–26

🌊 BREAD Adventurers & Discoverers
Adventurers: Entering grades 7–9
Discoverers: Entering grades 4–6
July 19–24

At BREAD Camp, campers build community, explore spirituality, swim, hike, laugh loudly, sing around campfires, make lifelong friends, and discover more about themselves along the way.

Spots are limited, and summer has a way of sneaking up on us. Register today and give your camper a week they’ll remember for years.

Learn more and register at
bishopsranch.org/experiences/summer-camp

ECCC - Episcopal Camps & Conference Centers

05/07/2026

A weekend to step away, settle in, and simply be.

Join us June 5–7 for a Weekend Retreat at The Ranch. Spend your days wandering miles of trails, lingering by the fire, getting lost in a good book, or finding a quiet moment at the labyrinth. There’s space here to rest, explore, and recharge in your own way, no schedule required.

Arrive Friday evening, stay through Sunday lunch, and let us take care of the rest, including five shared meals and a place to land.

Special weekend rate: $550 for a private room in the Ranch House
Bring a friend or family along, additional guests can be added to your room.

Registration closes June 1, or when we reach capacity.

Come as you are. Leave a little more rested, a little more grounded, and maybe already planning your return.

Register at https://www.bishopsranch.org/experiences/individual-retreats

05/06/2026

The Casita Arts Center will be closed for repairs and some very exciting updates from May 18-June 5, 2026.
Stay tuned for photos and videos of the newly remodeled space!!

05/04/2026

For Chubby Plumpkins:

She wore midnight like it was tailored,
iridescent in the light,
feathers catching a brilliant shimmer
as if she carried her own atmosphere.

Chubby Plumpkins.
Name: charming.
Reputation: formidable.

Matriarch of many flocks—
then just her and her BFF, Muffy,
ruling side by side
like they had drawn the map themselves.

Then, just Chubby,
holding the whole place together
with attitude and a highly effective glare.

And finally, the five—
a last flock, gifted and green.
She trained them well,
tolerated them…selectively,
and made it clear who was Head Hen.

She knocked on the Refectory doors
with the confident peck, peck, peck
of someone who had never once been ignored.

Guests adored her.
Cookies feared her.
Picnic tables were simply
elevated opportunities.

She outlasted fires, foxes, coyotes, and dogs—
a survival record that reads less like luck
and more like strategy.

Seven, maybe eight years?
Steady, unapologetic rule.

And now, things feel…slightly less in order.

Legends don’t die, they become part of the story.
And let’s be honest:
we’re all just doing our best to run things
half as well as she did.

❤️💔
RIP Chubby. You were well-loved.

04/03/2026

Sun, color, and a joy in the air!

Tie-dye drying in the breeze, dibble in the pool, hikes that turn into adventures, and friends that stick long after the week ends. BREAD Camp is where kids get creative, try new things, laugh a lot, and maybe discover a little something about themselves along the way.

Campfires, night swims, games, art, wide open space… and just enough wonder to make them wish it lasted longer!

Weeklong Overnight Camps for kids in grades 4th - Just Graduated and a week of Generations Camp, for the whole family! Check out the options at bishopsranch.org/experiences/summer-camp

Address

5297 Westside Road
Healdsburg, CA
95448

Telephone

+17074332440

Website

https://www.bishopsranch.org/support/

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