Classes for HomesNow: Restoratives

Two more classes this coming week, Tuesday the 18th, and Wednesday the 19th, to benefit HomesNow. I am so happy for last week’s students partaking in classes, and folks generously donating to HomesNow, some even making extra donations, or unable to attend, donating nonetheless. I am grateful for all of these expressions of camraderie in finding ways to help, in the sea of so much need, close and far away in this time. Here is the flyer again, in case you feel moved to come, and do a candlelight restorative class this week! Winter flyer and the benefit flyer are combined. Happy Solstice, and all winter holidays you celebrate.

 

 

Benefit Two Week Session and Winter Quarter!

Additional Fall Benefit Classes/Winter Classes

Webinar with Ravi Ravindra

Four Webinars on
Learning to Live by Dying Daily

Saturdays, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Central time
November 17, 24; December 1, 8, 2018

Our attitude toward death and dying has a direct impact on our living. All that lives will die, yet according to a yaksha, a celestial being in the Mahabharata, the greatest mystery in the world is that we humans see creatures dying all around us but none of us believes that I, too, will die. Our understanding of what “I” is, and what the relationship between “I” and the body is, affects our attitude towards death.

We will explore the understanding of death and what happens after death as articulated in major religious traditions and in the relevant scientific data dealing with reincarnation, near-death experiences, and the shifts in attitudes of people nearing death.

For registration, please go to:
https://www.theosophical.org/programs/webinars/current-webinars

Stillpoint Offering

Here is what appears to be a lovely offering at Stillpoint! Please register or ask questions according to instructions on the flier.

Sister Lucy: This Coming Saturday Night!

We now eagerly anticipate Sister Lucy’s arrival later this week, and for anyone interested in reading a bit about her remarkable work, please have a look at this article! It would be inspiring and joyful to share Sister Lucy’s presence with you, and to join together in raising funds for promoting compassionate action in this world, as well as to enjoy delicious Indian food, Kevin Murphy’s poetry, Indian dance, and the joy of community!

http://www.dailygood.org/story/2120/the-nun-who-has-saved-thousands-of-lives-from-violence-christa-hillstrom/ 

Parking for Benefit/Ravi’s Talk

If you are attending tonight, and the BUF lot is full, here is information from  the BUF website on parking options, which seem plentiful! Hope to see you there!

Where do we park?
We own a small parking lot across the street from our main entrance.  On Sundays, you may park in the North Coast Credit Union lot just south of us on Ellsworth.  On Sundays, and in the evening, you can park in the Bellingham School District lot off Ellsworth to the north of BUF.

Please do NOT park in the lot behind BUF near the lower-level entrance to the social hall.

 

Sister Lucy: October 27th

Please consider joining us in community to celebrate kindness, caring, generative living, loving the earth, and joyful and practical expression of the best of the human spirit! Sister Lucy will be here from Maher on October 27th. Tickets are available at both Bellingham Food Coops, and we would love to share this special time with you!

Stillpoint Offerings!

Stillpoint at Beckside, a local contemplative Christian spirituality center, and friend of Turtle Haven will be offering a retreat with Brother Ivan, an Italian Benedictine monk who lives at a monastery in Berkeley. For anyone interested in progressive and evolving ideas within Christianity, this promises to be a wonderful opportunity. There are some partial sign ups and scholarships available for those in need. On Thursday night October 11th, prior to the weekend offerings Brother Ivan will be offering a two hour gathering at Assumption Church in Bellingham, with the fascinating focus of humans as co-creators of the world, and an exploration that for him weaves together faith, science, ecology, arts and technologies; this seems to be the heartbeat of his work. Please contact Stillpoint for details. The flyers below give more information, and contact information for Stillpoint!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sister Lucy FUNdraising Event!

I would be so delighted to share this event with you and yours! Please come and be inspired by the wondrous Sister Lucy,  delicious local and organic food from Simering Tava, beloved local poet Kevin Murphy sharing his own poem on India, Bollywood Bandra dancers, a dessert dash, the Maher Goods Boutique, and the loveliness of Bellingham and Whatcom County Community!