Open House July 19-20

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Greetings Brothers and Sisters
This is a friendly reminder that we have an Open House
On Saturday July 19th from
4:00pm until Sunday
July 20th until 4:00pm.
Please bring a dish you wish to share!
If we’re not using the house
Please advise as soon as possible!
Also, a potluck after Latihan on Sunday at 1230 pm.
Please rsvp here if you will be attending.
Thanks, Adira.

Schedule Change!

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Dear All:
Due to an error in scheduling communication the main house is not
available as announced for Sunday, June 29 for an Open House.
The latihan times are the same.
This event has been moved to Sunday, July 20th.
The committee is very sorry for the confusion,
Your committee

Note from Mariana about Kenneth’s condition

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Kenneth is very sick, and I think is very much in the last part of his life here in this world. He sleeps most of the time and seldom responds to anything said to him.
He, and I and our children and grandchildren, need prayers and the latihan. Pray that Almighty God will bless him and keep him and make His face to shine on him and grant him His peace. And please pray that God will help us and forgive us.
We are grateful for the loving care of the helpers who have come to do latihan with him. It is greatly appreciated.
Update from today:
Kenneth sleeps most of the time and doesn’t really respond to what we say to him.  We want to bring him home, where we can take care of him.  We will have the help and support of home hospice. If he is able to recover somewhat, then that will be wonderful, and if not, then he will at least be in a familiar place with his family.

Kenneth Chaffee is in the Hospital

Kenneth Chaffee is a longtime Subud member living on the Eastside with his wife, Mariana.  He worked as an executive at Boeing for many years and did latihan in Seattle and the Eastside until health problems in recent years made it difficult to attend group latihan.  His health has been failing and could use your prayers and good thoughts during his last days here in this lifetime.  Please contact Mariana with messages of support or questions at mariana.chaffee@gmail.com.

Note from Oswald,

Dear Brothers and Sisters. An update on Kenneth Chaffee whom I just visited at Swedish Issaquah. I saw Mariana and Rosalind as well. They’ve been told that Kenneth has probably another week to live. He’s now in Cascade 3107 but will probably move to a different place for palliative care the next day or so here in Swedish.

Mariana said that she’s made it possible for anyone who wants to come to be able to visit or do latihan with him. They welcome prayers for their family and Kenneth as he goes through this last phase of his life here.’

Message from Adira!

Hello Everyone,
During the installation of the heating and cooling system,
Debbie & Ricardo noticed there had been a person sleeping
in our backyard at SUBUD Greater Seattle. The person is not
here anymore but some of their belongings remained.
These items had to be removed in order to install the heating
and cooling system.
The committee (Sarah, Lisa & Adira) would like to put a
fence in the corner of the backyard to help secure our property.
The cost of this fenced section would be $1,978.00.
If you’d like to discuss this at a meeting, we can do so.
However, our next regular General Meeting will not be until August 2025.
Meanwhile, I am willing to pay $700, and Debbie is willing to pay $300.
We need 20 members to contribute $50 each.
We do have an open house with potluck at the end of June, so if you’d like to discuss it
at the potluck we can. We can have a mini–General Meeting if you’d like, for those of us who are local. Let me know your preference.
I am taking steps to get a photo of where the fenced area would be located and if it has a gate included within the structure.
Thanks,
Adira

Note from Adira!

“Hello Everyone!
Sunday, June 29, 2025, is an Open House & Potluck following Latihan,
but we won’t have a General Meeting that day.
July 20, 2025, is also an Open House & Potluck following Latihan, but due to the National Congress taking place on the East Coast, we will not have a General Meeting that day.
Our next General Meeting will be Sunday, August 17, 2025, together with an Open House & Potluck.
Our new heating/cooling system gets installed this week!
Enjoy the beautiful weather!”

Resource sheet from the Kejiwaan weekend at Spring Street Center

For those of you who were unable to attend our kejiwaan event April 26th and 27th please put our annual regional retreat at the beautiful Seabeck conference center September 11-14 on your calendars.  Preregistration is coming sool.

Here’s a link to that information.

We provided a resource sheet to all who attended our April 26 & 27 event, which we’re providing to all of our members now.  It includes:

    • Regional Call-in Latihan Times and Numbers
    • Subud Library containing Bapak and Ibu Rahayu talks and books by Bapak
    • Information on Daily Bapak/Ibu Talks through Zoom provided by Subud Indonesia
    • Subud Websites and Newsletters
    • The date and location of our next regional kejiwaan event Sept. 11th to 14th.

Click here for the  Subud Member Resource Sheet 2025

Those attending also received two talks by Bapak from 1977.  To access all of Bapak’s Ibu Rahayu’s talks, please see the information on the resource sheet on how to access the library.  Please note the Subud Library and the talks therein are only for Subud members.

Memories from Rosalyn Neel’s Celebration Of Life

A Memorial for Rosalyn was held
Sunday April 6, 2025
at the Croatian Cultural Center
in Anacortes, Washington

 Serena and Michael DuBois, along with the former members of the Subud Bellingham/Skagit Valley Group held a celebration of life for Rosalyn Neel, Serena’s sister, at the Croatian Cultural Center last Sunday. Those in attendance were asked to share with everyone when they met Rosalyn. As a part of that sharing many spoke lovingly about how Rosalyn touched their lives and was there for them during their time of need.

This event was attended by friends and family from Skagit valley, Portland and Mexico.

Here’s a link to the photo montage of her life. The music and the song “The Reason We Fall” was composed and is sung by Rosalyn’s grandnephew Azure Larkwood.