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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Two applicants have withdrawn their request for a grant to attend the Subud World Congress 2014.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.

 

Looking for Subud Volunteers to Promote Spring Street Center

At the Cascadia Poetry Festival Friday, Saturday and Sunday May 2,3,4.

We’ll need volunteers for the Cascadia Poetry Festival to staff a table to give information on Subud and Spring Street Center. This is GREAT P.R. for Subud and the rental business and Oswald is coordinating volunteers. Gold Passes, good for any event during the fest (May 1-4) will be given to volunteers to attend events and they ARE transferable.

For more details click here.

General Meeting Notes from Friday 3/15/14

A group of 11 Subud members gathered for our monthly general meeting in the comfortable anti-room of the Bellevue First Congregational United Church of Christ to enjoy hot tea, cookies, and fresh fruit salad while listening to reports from those conducting the business of our small community.

We began with a report on activities at the Seattle facilities and in particular a recent rental by the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) events held at The Center and lodging by attendees to that event who stayed at the Subud house.  One of the attendees, Amalio Madueño, President of the Taos, (New Mexico) Poetry Circus felt that Spring Street Center could rival the Hugo House as a facility for literary events in Seattle. Promotional ideas began to percolate.

The report from the Eastside Group included news of a new male candidate (learned about Subud from Garett Thomson).  The group has also moved back into the church.  Though the church has been sold, movement is not expected for a year, during which Subud will continue to use the facilities.

Sherwin O’Bar was ill, so Oswald Norton brought copies of the Treasurer’s report which Marston reviewed with members.

Upcoming events

  • March – A testing session on Growth and Renewal will be conducted by helpers on a Sunday after latihan. Date to be announced.
  • April 6th – Dewan Meeting 9 am.
  • Sunday April 13th– Subud Greater Seattle at Subud house in Seattle after latihan.  Potluck lunch

–       It would be great to have a story a member was willing to share about the Subud work they’re doing, or how Subud is impacting their life’s work. Any Volunteers – talk with David.

  • May 1-4, 2014 2nd Cascadia Poetry Festival, at Spring Street Center & Seattle U
    • Volunteers Needed to staff a table promoting Spring Street Center
    • Opportunities for Subud