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Keith will facilitate
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practicing mindfulness in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh
Holiday Party Invitation!
Holiday Party Invitation!
Hello Lovely Sangha Members, Guests, Friends, and Family!
Get ready to celebrate the season with a festive vegetarian/vegan potluck party!
Here are the details:
Date: Sunday, December 17th
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM (right after Sangha clean-up)
Arrive at 3:50 pm for 1.5 hour Sangha gathering, meditation, and sharing before party if you wish!
Location: First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego (UU)
4190 Front St, SD 92103
In Bard Hall (we have a sign directing you there after you pass the front gate and office)
Potluck: Please bring a delicious vegetarian or vegan dish to share. Don't forget to label your dish with its contents!
Utensils & Beverages: Bring your own utensils, place setting, napkin, and beverage. The kitchen will not be available.
Games & Music: Feel free to bring games or music to add to the fun!
Bring Your Loved Ones: We encourage you to bring your friends and family! They are welcome to join the Sangha gathering at 4:00 PM (arrive at 3:50 PM to settle in) or come directly for the party at 5:30 PM.
Parking: A parking pass to the church parking lot is attached and should be placed in your windshield during the event (even though the ending time says 6 pm, we can still use it to stay later)
We can't wait to celebrate with you!
For any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact Steve Bickel at (619) 787-2545.
See you there!
Warmly,
The Sangha
Dear Beloved Community,
Dear Friends on the Path,
Interested in practicing mindfulness, living in community, and serving the Deer Park Monastery with your construction skills? The monastery is forming a team of lay volunteers to offer their time and service to help build our new residence for the Monks at the monastery. The team would reside at the monastery or commute if some live near the monastery during this period of construction need.
We have finished our first plan check (good news!) We have raised all the needed funds for the building. This is a wonderful Sangha-building opportunity, very much like in the old days of the “barn raising” tradition.
We hope to start work on the project in mid- to late January.
We still need volunteers with construction or labor experience, especially skilled trades-people (Purchasing, Framing, HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing), who can commute or stay at the monastery, ideally for two weeks to three weeks, or for one month or more.
If you have some construction/labor experience or know professionals in the area who may be willing to offer some of their time, please contact us as soon as possible.
Also, please use this SignUp link if you’d like to volunteer.
Please help us forward this message to your local Sangha members.
Thank you,
Brother Phap Dung
and the Deer Park Monastery Construction Team
Contact for general info:
outreach@deerparkmonastery.org
Email subject: Construction Retreat
Contact for info regarding professional contractors:
aaron.kyle.solomon@gmail.com (volunteer coordinator)
Email subject: Professional Builders
2023 LOVING WORK RETREAT
2023 LOVING WORK RETREAT
2023 LOVING WORK RETREAT
12 Nights/13 Days
24 Mar – 05 Apr: Begin and end in Hanoi
24 Mar (Fri): Begin in Hanoi
25 Mar (Sat): Fly to Hue, check-in at Riverside Eco-Resort, Visit Temple Tu Hieu 26 Mar (Sun): Day of Mindfulness at Dieu Tram Nunnery/ Temple Tu Hieu, Lazy Night 27 Mar (Mon): Visit Tam Binh School for Children with Disabilities, Hue Bus to Dong Ha, Quang Tri Province;
Lunch with staff of Peace Trees/Project RENEW
Check into hotel; Rest; Orientation for Loving Work, organized by Peace Trees & RENEW (in planning stage)
28 Mar (Tue): Loving Work, Quang Tri
29 Mar (Wed): Loving Work, Quang Tri
30 Mar (Thu): Half Day Loving Work, Quang Tri
Check out; Afternoon Bus to Hue; Check-in at Riverside Eco-Resort
31 Mar (Fri): Meet Mr. Khanh, Director of Hearts for Hue; Loving Work (in planning stage)
01 Apr (Sat): Loving Work with Hearts for Hue
02 Apr (Sun): Check out after breakfast; Envelopes and Sing to Staff; Bus to Hoi An, Check in at Hoi An Beach Resort; Lunch;
Beach Time; Evening in Hoi An Old Town
03 Apr (Mon): Early morning - Meet Vi and Toa, Visit Duy Son rural primary school, Meet the children and families in the Financial Aid program (For the
Children Viet Nam), Lunch at Pagoda,
Explore Hoi An Old Town.
04 Apr (Tue): Flight to Hanoi; Massages;
Farewell Dinner……Flower Watering
05 Apr (Wed): Retreat Ends After Breakfast
Shared Room - $1,560
Single (private) Room - $1,944
Includes: Delicious plant-based meals, two domestic flights (Hanoi/ Hue - Da Nang/Hanoi), Airport Transfers (Arrival & Departure), ALL tips
Excludes: Dana for Practice Leader & Retreat Coordinator; Trip insurance; E-Visa ($25)
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2023 LOVING WORK RETREAT
OPTION #1: An ‘Add – On’ to the Loving Work Retreat
GOING AS A RIVER
Hanoi – Kuala Lumpur (KL)
05 April – 09 April, 2023
05 Apr (Wed): Discover Hanoi - Rest/Explore
06 Apr (Thu): Fly with Linh, Retreat Coordinator & Practice Leader, to Kuala Lumpur Check-in at Buddhist Sasana Foundation Retreat Center, Hulu Langat,
Selangor, Malaysia (30 Km from KL City Center) www.buddhasasana.org
07 Apr (Fri): JOYFULLY TOGETHER ON THE PATH OF PEACE AND NON-FEAR With Dharmacharya Trish Thompson
(Ordained by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh) And
Members of the Plum Village and Theravada Traditions of Buddhism
Sponsored by: The Joyfully Together Mindfulness Practice Center of
Malaysia: Joyful Garden Sangha, Singapore; The Loving Work Foundation, USA/Viet Nam
09 Apr (Sun): Retreat ends after Breakfast
Depart KL via International flights –
There is the possibility to extend your time in KL for Sangha-supported
sightseeing.
Single (Private): USD $325
Includes: Lunch & Dinner & Hanoi Hotel (05 April); One-way flight Hanoi/Kuala Lumpur; Hotel Transfers; Three nights in Retreat Center; Sunday 09 Lunch; All tips. Excludes: Travel Insurance; Personal purchases; Dana for Practice leader (Suggestion: Purchase your International Ticket to arrive in Hanoi for Loving Work Retreat and your Return ticket to depart Kuala Lumpur)
SHORTENED VERSION OF THE LOVING WORK RETREAT IN VIET NAM 24 March – 02 April
02 April: Leave the Retreat after Breakfast; Check-out of Riverside Eco-Resort, Hue; Bus to Da Nang with the Sangha.
Shared: USD 1,170
Single (Private): USD 1,458
Included: Included in your Regis Fee: Delicious plant-based meals, two domestic flights (Hanoi/ Hue - Da Nang/Hanoi), Airport Transfers (Arrival & Departure), ALL tips Excluded: Dana for Practice Leader & Retreat Coordinator; Trip insurance; E-Visa ($25)
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2023 LOVING WORK RETREAT
OPTION #2: A Combination of the Loving Work Retreat, two nights with the Singapore Sangha in Singapore; a day and night in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, a day and night in Malacca, Malaysia; two nights, two days at the Buddhist Sasana Foundation Retreat Center, near Kuala Lumpur.
GOING AS A RIVER WITH OUR SPIRITUAL FAMILY IN SINGAPORE & MALAYSIA 02 April – 09 April
02 Apr (Sun): Fly with Lynne Kaufman – Da Nang to Singapore;
Be greeted at Changi Airport by Members of Joyful Garden Sangha;
Overnight in the Sangha House (4th floor walk-up, no elevator);
Dorm style sleeping (mats/mattresses (?) on the floor of the large
Meditation Room; Toilets with showers/full kitchen
(Simple accommodations, but comfortable)
03 Apr (Mon): A wonderful day in Singapore! Practice with the Joyful Garden Sangha. 04 Apr (Tue): Travel by small bus or car(s) from Singapore, across the channel to Johor Bahru, Malaysia (90 Min); Visit FOLO Farm, the coop initiative winning
national awards, a project of our Sangha brother, Will Khisui, and friends; Overnight in Johor Bahru
05 Apr (Wed): Drive (2 ½ hours) to the charming and historic port town of Malacca; Sightseeing/Enjoy the amazing cuisine of Malaysia; Get a Massage;
Overnight
06 Apr (Thu): Drive (2 hours) to the Buddhist Sasana Foundation Retreat, set in the midst of lush national forest (jungle); Pre-retreat practice with leadership of the sponsoring Sanghas.
07-09 Apr (Fri-Sun): RETREAT with members of Plum Village & Theravada traditions JOYFULLY TOGETHER ON THE PATH OF PEACE AND NON-FEAR
SHARED (JGS) Single (Retreat Center): USD $540
Includes: Flight Da Nang/Singapore; 2 nights in JGS Sangha House; 2 hotel nights; all meals; Ground transportation; Retreat Fee…..
Excludes: Travel Insurance; Personal Purchases; Dana
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