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April 2003 Events

All Events at MEETINGBROOK are free, open & informal

Note: . 1) We are closed Mon & Tue until June .
  2) In addition, we are closed 2-6April, and Holy Week 16--20April for time off and retreat.
  3) Eckhart Tolle videos continue at Rockland Library each Friday evening 7pm.

Note: Consult “Today at Meetingbrook” For any changes in schedule.

MORNING PRACTICE AT THE HERMITAGE. (6:05am-6: 35am) Silent Sitting - 30 minutes, daily. Then follows (6:40am-7:00am) Chanting/Mindfulness Walking (MWF Christian; TTh Buddhist). Whatever your tradition or practice come sit together. Simply enter, sit, & leave in silence.   Note: Cabin is always open and available for silence, meditation, or prayer – especially needed this time of war.

 

SATURDAY MORNING PRACTICE AT THE HERMITAGE
Weekly Lectio Divina: Sat, 6:45am-8:00am;
Monthly Retreat
No Saturday Retreat this month, we’re away.

SUNDAY EVENING PRACTICE AT THE HERMITAGE Each Sunday evening, 6:00-8:00pm. Practice Silent Sitting, Walking, Listening, Eating, Conversing, Chanting. (6, 20Apr. Buddhist focus; 13, 27Apr. Christian focus)  All welcome.

A Place of Conversation, Collation, and Recollection at Camden Harbor
Come anytime, each conversation stands alone.

WEDNESDAY EVENING CONVERSATION AT THE BOOKSHOP  5:30pm. -6:30pm            

Wed. 2Apr03 – Closed. No conversation

Wed. 9Apr03 Topic: Reading The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image, by Leonard Shlain. A reading circle

Wed. 16Apr03 -- Closed. No conversation

Wed. 23Apr03 – Topic: “A Spirituality of The Pascal Mystery,” from book The Holy Longing, by Ronald Rolheiser

Wed. 30Apr03  -- Laura Soul-Friend Circle – Speaking of one’s spirituality and practice.

THURSDAY EVENING CONVERSATION AT THE BOOKSHOP  5:30pm-6:30pm. 
 Stepping into the Mirror, A Practice/Study focusing on Christian Contemplative Tradition. Currently reading  A Monk in the World, Cultivating a Spiritual Life, by Wayne Teasdale

FRIDAY EVENING CONVERSATIONS AT THE BOOKSHOP
 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Poetry, Maybe Zen, Maybe Not. An open gathering inviting anyone to join in the practice experimenting combining the seeing of poetry and Zen. Bring or find poems or journal writing. Also currently reading from Nothing Special, Living Zen, by Charlotte Joko Beck.

SATURDAY MORNING & EVENING CONVERSATIONS AT THE BOOKSHOP
 9:00am-10:00am The Many Faces of Death. We are reading the book, The Grace in Dying – How We Are Transformed Spiritually As We Die, by Kathleen Dowling Singh. Come by any week. 
 4:30pm-5:30pm:
Tea and Literature.  For one hour we’ll read and converse about a prose piece, essay, or short story.  Currently reading stories from Island, by Alistair MacLeod

 

MUSIC REHEARSAL AT THE BOOKSHOP  
1:00pm-3:00pm (approx) Every Wednesday and Sunday Afternoon. A group playing effort. Join in. Also, any other days for individuals. An opportunity to rehearse with ease in a public place, anytime.

Closed Mondays and Tuesdays, Open: Wednesday Noon-7:00pm; Thursday 10:30am-7:00pm; Friday 10:30am-7:00pm; Saturday 9:00am- 6:00pm; Sunday 10:30am- 5:30pm

Let us order your books and music! Thanks!

Bookshop/Bakery, 50 Bayview Street, Camden, ME
Dogen & Francis Hermitage
64 Barnestown Rd, Camden, ME
mono@meetingbrook.org (207) 236-6808

 

 
 

 

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Meetingbrook Hermitage
64 Barnstown Rd.,
Camden, Maine USA 04843
Meetingbrook Bookshop & Bakery
50 Bayview St. (Cape on the harbor)
Camden, Maine USA 04843
207-236-6808
e-mail: mono@meetingbrook.org

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