
October 2003 Events
All Events at MEETINGBROOK are free, open & informal
Note Wednesday Evening Conversations are
now Laura Soul-Friend Conversations. Each week someone speaks
about their spiritual journey, practice, or none of the above..
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.
SATURDAY MORNING PRACTICE
AT THE HERMITAGE –
Weekly Lectio Divina: Sat, 6:45am-8:00am;
Monthly Retreat: 3rd Saturday, 18Oct. Retreat
this month Buddhist focus.
SUNDAY EVENING PRACTICE
AT THE HERMITAGE
Each Sunday evening, 6:00-8:00pm.
Practice includes Silent Sitting, Walking, Listening, Eating, Conversing,
Chanting. All welcome.
A Place of Conversation, Collation, and Recollection
at Camden Harbor
TUESDAY EVENING CONVERSATION
AT THE BOOKSHOP 5:30pm-:30pm
Maybe Zen, Maybe Not. A Practice/Study focusing on Buddhist Meditative
Tradition. Now reading After the Ecstasy, the Laundry: How
the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path by Jack Kornfield
WEDNESDAY EVENING CONVERSATION
AT THE BOOKSHOP 5:30pm. -6:30pm
Laura Soul-Friend Conversations. Wednesday
Evening Conversations focus on Personal Practice & Laura Soul
Friend topics. (“Laura,” = various paths.) What, who, & how
of one’s spirituality. Topics will reflect an individual’s personal,
spiritual, psychological, intellectual practice, interest, or concern. Each
Wednesday some person, or some aspect of practice, will begin the
conversation.
THURSDAY EVENING CONVERSATION
AT THE BOOKSHOP 5:30pm-6:30pm.
Stepping into the Mirror, A
Practice/Study focusing on Christian Contemplative Tradition. Currently reading Son
of Man: The Mystical Path to Christ, by Andrew Harvey.
FRIDAY EVENING CONVERSATIONS
AT THE BOOKSHOP 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Poetry & Journal Readings. An
open gathering inviting anyone to join in the practice. Bring or
find poems or journal writing.
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. More like, “What are
you reading?”
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. Open Tuesday-Saturday 10:30am to 7:30pm
,Sunday to 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