February 2003 Events

All Events at MEETINGBROOK are free, open & informal

Note: Winter Hours, and Evening Conversations.  1) We are closed Mondays and Tuesdays in winter. 2) Maybe Zen, Maybe Not, A Practice/Study focusing on Buddhist Meditative Tradition is on Friday Evenings, 5:30-6:30pm 3) A new conversation, Tea and Literature, is held Saturday afternoons. 

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: For the winter, the cabin will be heated only on weekends.  Sat/Sun sittings and practices take place at the Cabin just up from the barn. Weekdays held in house front room.

SATURDAY MORNING PRACTICE AT THE HERMITAGE –
Weekly Lectio Divina: Sat, 6:45am-8:00am; (In Cabin)
Monthly Retreat 7 hrs, 15Feb; 6am-1pm, (Christian focus this month)

SUNDAY EVENING PRACTICE AT THE HERMITAGE Each Sunday evening, 6:00-8:00pm. Practice Silent Sitting, Walking, Listening, Eating, Conversing, Chanting. (9, 23Feb Buddhist focus;    2,16Feb. 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.5Feb03 Topic: Reading The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image, by Leonard Shlain. A reading circle
	Wed. 12Feb03 Topic: "Forgiveness: for mind, body and spirit." Kristen Costanza and Michele DiGirolamo will briefly discuss their findings at Harvard Medical School's symposium, "Spirituality and Healing in Medicine: The Importance of Forgiveness." Kristen and Michele work together at Sanctuary Day Spa in Rockland as professional massage therapists and Reiki practitioners.
	Wed. 03 Topic: Reading The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image, by Leonard Shlain. A reading circle
	Wed. 03  Laura Soul-Friend Circle: Peggy Smith will share her journey in opening words at this monthly reflection about personal spiritual well-being.

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

   Stepping into the Mirror, A Practice/Study focusing on Christian Contemplative Tradition. Currently beginning A Monk in the World, Cultivating a Spiritual Life, by Wayne Teasdale

FRIDAY EVENING CONVERSATIONS AT THE BOOKSHOP
 4:30pm - 5:30pm Poetry. Open gathering invites anyone to bring poetry to read, whether own or others’. “Poetry” for us is Poems, Letters, & Pieces of Journals. From time to time we might even write.
 5:30pm-6:30pm Maybe Zen, Maybe Not, A Practice/Study focusing on Buddhist Meditative Tradition. Currently reading 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!

e-mail mono@meetingbrook.org Visit our web site www.meetingbrook.org Bookshop/Bakery, 50 Bayview Street, Camden, ME Dogen & Francis Hermitage 64 Barnestown Rd, Camden, ME (207) 236-6808

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