We invite you to join us for a candlelit walk of peace before the Homeless Persons’ Interfaith Memorial Service 6:30 PM on Thursday, December 18th at St. John the Evangelist, 413 St. John St, Green Bay.
Each step is a moment of peace, a chance to be fully present with each other and with the Earth. We hold those who have died, their hand in our hand, and their steps in our steps.
“There is no way to peace, peace is the way.” -Thich Nhat Hanh
I am so sorry, I heard from The Mauthe Center just a short while ago and they had a water main break that affected some dorms and the Mauthe Center. The Mauthe Center is closed as they do not have any water.
Hopefully no issues arise for our next gathering on October 15th. In the meantime, please enjoy this Calm-Ease guided meditation by Thich Nhat Hanh.
Wishing you all much happiness and ease on this beautiful 1st day of October.
Bowing,
Jody
The Mauthe Center is unable to host us tonight as they are preparing for a large event at the center tomorrow. Please check out our calendar for our next meeting date.
The roads are icy and we are projected to get more snow, so we are cancelling practice tonight. Stay safe!
| St. John’s Ministries and St. John the Evangelist Church will host the 15th Annual Greater Green Bay Homeless Persons’ Interfaith Memorial Service on Thursday, December 19. This service is meant to honor the dignity and commemorate Greater Green Bay community members who have died while unstably housed in 2024. We hope you’ll consider joining your neighbors in honoring the lives of those often forgotten. For many of the individuals honored, this will be the only commemoration they receive. For all involved it is a solemn event, and a call to action. |
| Service Details |
6:30pm: Peace Walk | 413 St. John Street Preceding the service.Led by Open Heart Mindfulness Community. 7:00pm: Interfaith Memorial Service | 413 St. John StreetHosted by St. John the Evangelist Catholic ParishSponsored by St. John’s MinistriesThis event is free and open to the public.  |
We meet the first and third Wednesdays of each month from 5:30 – 6:30 PM in the Reflection Room at the Richard Mauthe Center on the UWGB campus. We would love for you to join us!
St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, in cooperation with G.I.F.T. (Gathered in Faith Together), is proud to be hosting a series exploring the different faiths in our community, and how these faiths inform our lives, including our life as a community. Speakers will include members of the Jewish, Christian, Buddhist and Muslim faiths. These introductory sessions will serve as a framework for panel and small group discussions to be held in early 2022.
Each program in the series will held the second Tuesday of the month, at 6:30, at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, 347 S. Libal Street, De Pere, 54115. Presentations will also be live-streamed on the facebook and YouTube channels of St. Anne’s Episcopal Church.
September 14th: Judaism, presented by Rabbi Emeritus Shaina Bacharach
October 12th: The Society of Friends (Quakers), presented by Mary Klos
November 9th: Buddhism, presented by Jody Figgins
December 14th: Islam, presented by Dr. Andrew O’Connor
January 11th, February 8th, March 8th: Panel and small group discussions
St. Anne’s is happy to invite ALL members of the Green Bay Area community to these talks, regardless of faith affiliation. We’re also happy to welcome those who do not profess a faith. All people are welcome at St. Anne’s, without exception.
Dear Sangha and Friends,
We hope you are safe, with ease, and finding ways to experience the happiness that is always available.
It is with great joy that we offer another winter retreat this year. This retreat is free and open to everyone: those who currently practice with our sangha, those who have practiced with us in the past, and those who have not yet practiced with us. We welcome all and meet you wherever you may be.
At this retreat we will:
What is a winter retreat?
The winter retreat is offered in the spirit of the Buddha’s traditional three month Rains retreat when monastics gathered together to deepen their practice and take refuge in the Sangha.
During our retreat, we will practice at home and come together virtually for an hour once per week for three months, starting the first week in December.
The retreat is a time of dwelling peacefully, with space for reflection and discovery. Together we can solidify and deepen our practice; recognize and let go of ideas, distractions, or disturbances (maybe the news, media, politics, certain websites that we go back to again and again); and reclaim our freedom and stability.
Perhaps you might like to create (or perhaps you’ve already created) a beautiful physical space that is sacred and without distraction, for meditation and reflection. We can create protection for ourself, support each other, and take refuge in the Sangha.
To learn more about winter retreat practice, please enjoy this 70 minute Dharma talk by Brother Phap Dung (pronounced Fap You-mm): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EIvuC9tUS0
This year we have selected shorter Dharma talks, as many of us had trouble keeping up in past years. We will use a mix of Thich Nhat Hanh and Pema Chodron videos approximately 10-20 minutes each, all with closed captioning.
For your personal practice focus/intention, we ask that you commit to daily sitting and/or walking meditation, or another personal practice of your choice. We will have the opportunity to share our aspirations and support each other on our path of practice.
We invite you to ask yourself: What in your practice do you want to fortify? How can you find additional ways to take refuge in yourself? What do you want to let go of? How can the Sangha nourish you during the retreat, and how can you help others in the Sangha take refuge?
Another part of the retreat is the optional participation in Second Body practice, where we connect more deeply with one person, to support one another in mindfulness and practice deep listening together about once each week. This year those selecting this option will partner one on one for second body, instead of ‘round robin’ as we did in past years. For a beautiful explanation of the second body practice, please visit http://www.stillwatermpc.org/practice-resources/second-body-practice-resources/.
If you wish to join us on the retreat, please:
We wish you a happy practice.
Bowing to you,
Open Heart Mindfulness Community
| Open Heart Mindfulness Community once again is happy to participate in the Gathered in Faith Together (G.I.F.T.) Thanksgiving Interfaith Prayer Gathering |
| Tuesday, November 26th, 2019, 7:00PM All are welcome to the Greater Green Bay area annual ThanksgivingInterfaith Prayer Gathering co-sponsored by a variety of congregations known as G.I.F.T. (Gathered in Faith Together). The prayer service will be led by various religious leaders representing the co-sponsoring congregations. In addition, the service will feature a message from Wa Ya Thao from the Friends of the Brown County Community Gardens, a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to the sustainability, growth and future of the Brown County Community Gardens. A free will offering will be collected in support of the Friends and their work. This gathering will be interpreted for the deaf community, family and friends and will include the “Sign the Good News Deaf Choir”. A light social will follow. Location: St. Anne’s Episcopal Church 347 S. Libal Street, De Pere, WI 54115 Opportunity Contact Name: Dcn. Mary Lynn AdamsOpportunity Contact Email: DcnMaryLynn@gmail.com |
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