Author Archives: Oswald Norton

Calling all members to test for The New Subud Greater Seattle Committee

I am excited to see who will be on this new committee in January, after the testing is complete. I’m asking each member to be willing to test whether it’s correct to for them to serve.

We’ve done much to create the stable organization that’s served you the last 2 years. The Region is willing to offer training to the new team.

For more details click here.

Help Represent Subud Greater Seattle’s Housing Needs

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

The Subud PNW wants to ensure that our Subud PNW Houses remain on solid footing from a maintenance, enterprise and cultural perspective. Won’t you bring your skills and expertise to this effort?

In order to plan for our future, so that our maintenance and outreach needs can be met, we’re reforming this committee with representatives from the 3 centers that have houses.  We need and want a representative from Subud Greater Seattle.  Will you be that representative?

For more information, please contact Oswald Norton, chair of the Subud PNW Housing Committee.

Subud PNW Minutes from 10/8/14

– Treasurers report
– The Subud PNW board has approved and adopted a written policy of Anti-Harassment and Anti-Discrimination.  The policy is a part of the minutes.
– Menucha update.
Totals and other news before event.
– Regional Helper Report
– Regional Helpers Report.

For the full minutes click here.

Subud Dewan Meeting Minutes 9/7/14

Main event decided during this meeting:
Announcing the 40th Anniversary Celebration of the Seattle Subud House.  Sunday, October 12th.

This month’s minutes also include:

  • Financial Report – Sherwin O’Bar
  • Men and Women Helper Report – state of the dewan.
    In Seattle, Eastside and the Olympia area.
  • Spring Street Center Report– Paul and Marston
  • Sica Event:  In Celebration of International Peace Day, on Saturday September 20th at 7 pm there will be a Poems for Peace Celebration at the Spring Street Center.
  • PNW Regional Meeting and Selection of new Regional Chair 9/27 in Portland
  • PNW Regional Kedjiwan Retreat: At Menucha Conference Center: November 6-9
    For the complete Minutes, please click here.

An Invitation to our Subud PNW Regional Congress

Subud Portland invites us to join them at our Regional Congress one week from this Saturday and Sunday: 9/27 & 28

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Bhakti and I are asking for your presence to support and join with others from the PNW Region on September 27 & 28th to celebrate our region and to elect new leadership.

Please add your love and energy to this Congress.

Schedule:
Saturday
11:00 a.m. Latihan
Lunch (donation requested)
Meeting and testing

Sunday
10:00 a.m. Latihan
Lunch
Kejiwaan

Blessings and love,
Bhakti and Gabriella

Subud Greater Seattle Dewan Meeting Minutes, Sunday, 6/9/14

Included in these minutes:

  • Financial Report
  • National Congress Report
  • We offer Daniel Stralberg the new Subud USA National Chair a big congratulations and would like to offer him our support.
  • RESULTS OF NATIONAL CONGRESS, 2014
  • CONGRESS RESOLUTIONS:
  • Endowment Fund Policies:
  • Custodial Fund:
  • Revision of Membership Classification:
  • Subud National Enterprise:
  • Helper Report
  • Spring Street Center Report
  • Puebla Congress Update

For the complete minutes go here.

Note: We did not have a Dewan meeting in May

GRANT FOR SUBUD WORLD CONGRESS EXTENDED TO Midnight, June 20, 2014

Two applicants have withdrawn their request for a grant to attend the Subud World Congress 2014. The Grant Committee has decided to reopen applications to Subud Greater Seattle members only.

The grant is for $1100. It may be used only to defray direct costs of congress.

Email Marston Gregory on or before June 20th. He will forward a Grant Application. Funds will sent by July 1, 2014. Be aware – the price of registration jumps to $650 after June 30, 2014.

Since other Subud Pacific Northwest centers are doing their own fundraising, this one grant is now limited to Subud Greater Seattle members only.

100 Day Selametan for Lionnell Covert Sunday, June 8th

Lionnell Covert

This Sunday, June 8th, at the Seattle Subud House, Oswald and Rayma Norton will be hosting remembrance of Lionnell Covert marking the 100th Day since his passing after the Latihan. He was a long time member of our community and died February 28th in Crestone, Colorado.

We will provide light refreshments.  You are encouraged to bring a dish of your own that Lionnell might have enjoyed.