Monthly Archives: September 2024

News Items

  Note from Honor Drew.
Just letting you know that Rosalyn has begun her next journey.  She passed peacefully at 11:23pm Saturday night, September 21, 2024.
Rosalyn Neel was a longtime Subud member who served in many capacities over the years including regional and national helper.  She was friends to many and is survived by her sister, Serena Dubois.  She lived in the Subud house near Bellingham until recently.   I will add more info as it becomes available.
Link to photos of Rosalyn over many years: https://photos.app.goo.gl/bga6qox3GqEuGpax6
Open House dates:
The upcoming dates for us having the Subud house are:
Oct 12-14
Nov 16-18
Dec 7-9

Note from Halimah Brugger

Please send my thanks to the Subud Seattle Center for the use of their wonderful Subud House.  It was the perfect location for our National Helpers’ first meeting together.  Bapak kept encouraging us in the early days to have our own Subud Houses.  And Subud Seattle did it!!  These wonderful houses dedicated to the latihan, and incidentally bringing in money, are a real blessing for our Subud organization.  The space, the quiet, the comfort were a wonderful blessing for our meeting.
Thank you,
Halimah Brugger

Note from Debbie regarding use of the house

Directions and the link below for all Subud members who request reservations for Spring Street Center. The link will take them directly to the iTrip website for Spring Street Center so they can explore availability and cost.

Here are the directions:

1. In the iTrip reservation website for Spring Street Center, please choose your dates

2. Review the total amount for the requested dates and take 10% off (this includes nightly rate, insurance and fees, cleaning, and all taxes).

3. Email me at karen@itrip.net. Write in the subject line: Subud Member Booking Request and share your selected dates in the email. Remember checkin is 4pm and checkout is 11am so book according to your arrival and departure needs. No early checkin or checkout is offered in advance.

NOTE: Please do not email me if the price is not within your budget. The Subud Board has only approved 10% off the advertised rate for members and I am not allowed to go lower.

4. I MUST book the reservation online if you want the 10% discount. I will block the dates, send an email confirmation, and a request for payment via credit card.

Thank you!
Karen

National Helpers Meet in Seattle

Last weekend the new national helpers were using our house for their introductory meetings, which, I am told went very well.  They were very appreciative and gave praise for our facility and how well it worked for their meetings.  

On Sunday the group was invited to meet with them and have a potluck lunch, which was very delicious!  Thanks ladies! 

The latihan for me was very strong and after the men had a discussion.  Various items were brought up and I mentioned that I had in the past year or so had trouble receiving the latihan by saying ‘begin’ but when I inwardly asked to receive the ‘latihan kejiwaan of Subud’ my latihan started very strongly and has continued over the past year or so to be very strong when I asked that question to begin the latihan.  I felt this could be helpful to members who may have a hard time feeling the latihan.

I also brought up my feeling that I had been neglectful of doing my helper work and felt that it was important to make sure new members were able to receive by themselves on questions regarding direction in their lives as I had done in the early days of my Subud life.  I realized that we had been a bit negligent in carrying out that duty and I felt the need to address that issue.  If any newer members would like to explore how to do testing alone, please contact me or any of the other local helpers.  I have found it very useful over many years and feel my own personal testing has always led in a positive direction. It is truly a tool for helping to lead to a better, more productive and joyful life and like any tool it needs to be used properly!  

It was enjoyable talking to my brothers and sisters after lunch.  I feel we truly are a family, but even in families we make mistakes and disagree. I hope we can all learn from the mistakes and become more harmonious in our dealings with each other. 

 Please forgive me for the mistakes I have made both recently and in the past!  I truly give thanks for receiving the bountiful blessings of the latihan!  May those blessings continue and spread throughout the world!

Rachman  

Rosalyn Neel Needs Help

Update:
Tuesday September 10 Rosalyn has had some rough days. She is still in the hospital and is quite frail and weak. She appreciates everyone’s thoughts and prayers. ~Honora
Message from Marston:
Honora Drew has set up a GoFundMe to help Rosalyn Neel pay for
hospital bills until she gets on Medicaid.
Hey there! I wanted to share a GoFundMe for Rosalyn Neel, who is currently in the hospital and needs help securing essential care while she waits for Medicaid coverage. Any donation, no matter the size, can make a real difference for her during this tough time. If you’re able, please consider clicking the link below to donate or share it with others who might want to help. Thank you!
We hope to raise $5000 which should cover up to when aid would be available.
GoFundMe account:  https://gofund.me/ef4d0306
Marston