Announcements

Next Board meeting

Thursday, May 1 at 5:30pm.

Teachers-in-residence for short terms

May — Amita Schmidt

Jul 12-Aug 12 — DaeJa Napier

Oct — Grove Burnett

Nov 4-Dec 16 — Jason Siff

Bios can be found on the Teachers page.

Continuing Education

Mary Powell, Nancy Holt, Michelle Goodman and Joan Mitchell provide instruction in the Vipassana tradition. Classes begin on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:15 pm in the MCZC office. Contact Nancy for more information — 466-6820 or nholt@nancyholt.org.

Beginning Tuesday May 6 at 6 pm Mary Powell will offer a four-week course on the Noble Eightfold Path. Sign up by contacting Mary at madridbook@msn.com or 984-1285.

The sangha is looking for volunteers!

The following are some of the opportunities to help support the Sangha. If you are interested in these or other possibilities, please contact Joanne Smogor.

Retreat Committee: Makes arrangements for the residential retreats offered by the Sangha.

Education Committee: Arranges for and conducts education opportunities other than the retreats and Dharma talks.

Zendo Set Up: Sets up the Zendo for Tuesday and Thursday meditations and Dharma Talks, also returns the Zendo to its normal arrangement.

Program: Responsible for teacher residencies and Tuesday night dharma talks

Caring Committee

Please call Teri Hackler (982-0304) if you are willing to be on a phone tree to be called occasionally to help someone in need. If you are in need or know someone who is, also call.

Other News

The Sangha is looking for temporary housing (3 weeks to 3 months) for our teacher residencies. If you or anyone you know has appropriate space for our teachers, please contact Joanne Smogor. We love to have the space donated to the Sangha (we have been very lucky so far), but are also able to pay if the space and payment are reasonable.

Set Up Committee

Gale Simonson needs dharma friends to help in preparing the zendo for SFVS sits. Learn how easy it is to operate the audio system. Play musical chairs and pillow games. Please call her at 505-438-3810 or email dpmgsim@aol.com.

Making and Receiving Announcements

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Fragrance Free Zone

Please do not wear fragrances or scented personal care products to the meditations or other sangha events in order to accommodate participants who have allergies, asthma or chemical sensitivities. Thank you for your mindfulness to this matter.
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