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About Paul

A Subud member since 2004, a local helper and the Rental Agent for Subud Greater Seattle from 2011, to 2020 Paul is a poet with 5 published books on poetry and poetics and is father to two beautiful girls. www.paulenelson.com

Jan 24 Helper Development Day

Benedict Herrman

Helper Development Day is this Saturday, January 24, 2015. All 6 Regional Helpers will be on hand, as well as 3 National Helpers to assist local helpers to deal with issues they feel are important will be discussed and tested, with a likely emphasis on issues of trust and harmony.

Participants will meet together briefly at 10:00 AM, proceeding to quiet time at 10:15 and latihan at 10:30. This will be followed by open (yet orderly) discussion & testing, open-ended in length, with a potluck lunch break.

This is one of those rare Subud opportunities that has the potential to have a lasting positive effect. Many folks are working hard, on their own dime, to make this happen, so your attendance is strongly encouraged.

Dewan Elections Jan 25!

Subud House

SAVE THE DATE: SUNDAY JAN 25. GENERAL MEETING SUBUD GREATER SEATTLE. IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR. WE WILL HAVE ELECTIONS FOR A NEW DEWAN. PLEASE COME AND HELP US PICK A NEW DEWAN. The Dewan serves for two years. We have been very fortunate to have a dedicated committee these past years. We look forward to a new committee to foster the growth of Subud Greater Seattle. The meeting will take place after latihan and potluck lunch around 12:30.

You may want to consider pre-testing before the 25th, so as to be prepared for that day. It is an exciting time with our centerprise doing well and harmony emerging in the community better than it has been for a long time. Help build that momentum. Thanks for considering serving the greater good of Subud Greater Seattle.

Canadian Menucha?

Looking for a Subud event that allows you to experience latihan with many more Subud members? One designed to enhance your own latihan practice? Want to go to where they spell neighborhood with a ‘u”? We have the event for U.

Subud Members at Camp Alexander, Crescent Beach, B.C. 2014

SUBUD GATHERING IN MAY – preliminary information

Are you ready, hungry, wishing for, or eagerly awaiting, a Subud gathering?

Look no further and mark the date on your new 2015 calendar, right now!

WHAT: Western Region Family Gathering

WHERE: Alexandra Neighbourhood House, Crescent Beach, Surrey, British Colombia, Canada (just south of Vancouver and close to the US border).

WHEN: May 22 to 25, 2015. Mid-afternoon on Friday to mid-afternoon on Monday.

Sunrise at Crescent Beach

SOME REASONS TO COME:

LATIHANS, TESTING & OTHER KEJIWAAN OPPORTUNITIES

WORKSHOPS

FUN ACTIVITIES

GREAT SOCIALIZING

A TIME TO RE-CONNECT AND SHARE WITH YOUR BROTHERS & SISTERS

FAMILY ORIENTED WITH CHILDRENS’ ACTIVITIES

ALL MEALS PROVIDED AND WE WILL HAVE USE OF A SMALL KITCHEN

DRINKS & SNACKS AVAILABLE DURING THE DAY

ENTERTAINMENT & OTHER SUBUD CULTURE

SPACE FOR 40 (OR MORE) TO SLEEP IN A VARIETY OF COMFORTABLE BEDROOMS AND CABINS. ALTERNATIVE B&Bs AND RENTAL OPPORTUNITIES, IF NEEDED

IF YOU LIVE LOCALLY – DAY VISITORS WELCOME. COME FOR SOME OR ALL OF THE TIME.

VERY SHORT WALK TO THE OCEAN

REASONABLE COST

MORE DETAILS and REGISTRATION INFORMATION: are currently being worked out by your Western Regional Council (Group Chairs, Regional Helpers, Regional Chair) & others, and will be available shortly.

This is where we held a very successful Subud gathering last June.

Please spread the word!!

Dave Hitchcock

Western Regional Chair

(Email: hitch@shaw.ca)

Subud Lewes Wins!

St. Anne’s School (Lewes)

Subud Lewes came out as the top bidder of the former St. Anne’s School site in Lewes (UK, East Sussex County) to repurpose the former school for community needs. A vigorous debate that attempted to portray the Subud organization in Britain and worldwide as a homophobic institution ended up with a decision by the County Council that there had been in fact a “robust bidding process which included consultation with the local community.”

Read the BBC article here: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-30737188

And for a little bit on the row over Subud’s stance toward the LGBTQ community, see: http://www.thegayuk.com/magazine/4574334751/Lewes-Subud-Responds-To-Open-Letter-Anti-Gay-Allegations/8800350

Holiday Spirit @ Subud House

As part of the outreach of Spring Street Center, Elaine Simons rented the Reception Hall for her Holiday Cheer and Winter Response, Wednesday, December 24 and reported this on her Facebook page:

Elaine Simons (2nd from left) and volunteers

Thanks to all of the Secret Santas and Donors for the Holiday Cheer and Winter Response Celebration. It is because of you that a community group of my friends were able to help bring good cheers and gifts to low income / homeless children and their families, homeless young adults and their pet companions. We were able to provide wishes and needs to 42 children under the age of 14 and over 30 homeless individuals with sleeping bags, carhartts, hoodies/ coats, socks, p 38’s, journals, and other basic needs. The knitted hats are keeping many people heads warm today, their tummies are full from the amazing food that MRCR provided, the hot chocolate from Christian a 7 year old boy who gave up his allowance to buy the fixin’s and the baked cookies from a few of my friends. A special shout out to the person who provided the venue for this festive gathering I hope you are enjoying your holiday and know that you contributed to ensure others are as well! There are so many of you to tag but you know who you are! 3 Thanks!!!!

You can get a sense of the scene here:

I am grateful to the Subud community for allowing me to help the community using our house in this way. We were part of a wonderful event that made a lot of less fortunate folks very happy. Felíz Navidad.

LGBTQ Subud Meeting in Puebla

There were at least two Subud Greater Seattle attendees at a very interesting discussion about how the Gay & Lesbian community is treated in Subud and gender roles in general in Puebla, at the recent World Congress. This is a video (linked below) that all Subud members should watch.

National Dewan Meeting in Seattle

(L-R ) First Row: Sonya Shooshan, Sebastian Tedrow, Muftiah McCartin, Marius Harold, Kenneth Clark, Halimah Polk; Second Row: Shoshanah Margolin, Mary Wold, Lianne Card, Sofia Nicoletti, Alexandra Boyer; Third Row: Michael Barber, Daniel Stralberg, Benedict Herrman, Laksar Reese.

The U.S. National Dewan met in November at the Subud House in Seattle and there is a report in the latest Subud USA E-Blast:

SUBUD USA NATIONAL DEWAN MEETING IN SEATTLE
The Subud USA national committee and helpers met together in Seattle at the Spring Street Center over the weekend of November 21-23. One purpose of the meeting was to strengthen working relationships which all felt were good to begin with. Testing and sharing, having meals together, all helped to strengthen the bond. Another purpose was to ensure that the efforts of each side of the dewan were aligned and integrated. Several issues and topics require both helper and committee input. One surprising outcome of the testing on priorities was that, while it is very important for the national helpers to travel, this was also important for the national committee in order to stay close to the membership and provide support to both kejiwaan and organizational sides of the organization.

Halimah Bellows Career Quest App

Halimah Bellows Career Quest App is now available for FREE this week only on ITunes. Like the set of cards, it’s a unique strategy to refine your next career search. Easy and fun to use the app reflects the best of career development exercises. It’s like having your own portable Career Coach. Free Itunes download this week only. And if you do download it, a review (good of course) would be most appreciated. Please like my facebook business page – Clarityandaction. Am trying to get 100 likes so I can have my own url. thanks everyone and happy holidays.

Birdwatch, Feb 14, 2015

The Birds!

Announcing the Seventh-Annual Subud Bellingham/Skagit Bird Tour
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Bring your honey or treat yourself!
Gift Certificates Available
Cost: $45 per person
(accommodations available for out of towners)

Join us as we witness the magic of the Skagit River Delta, a winter birding paradise with an international reputation. You’ll see thousands of snow geese, hundreds of trumpeter swans, waterfowl and shorebirds. Raptors winter here in large numbers, particularly bald eagles, red-tailed hawks and a few merlin and peregrine falcons. Ravens and herons are numerous, plus other songbirds and maybe a surprise or two.

Along the way we will sample some delicious eats from artisan bakeries. At the end of the 5-hour tour, we’ll arrive back at the Subud house for a hearty and delicious home-cooked Valentine’s Day dinner fit for kings and queens (and yes, there will be chocolate!)

To register contact
Robina Page at 360 384-3222 robinapage5443@gmail.com
or Roomswati Reynolds at 360 734-8517 roosmiwati@gmail.com

Trip guide Paul Woodcock brings 50 years of birding to your experience and has led trips for the North Cascades Audubon Society for over ten years.

This event is Subud Bellingham/Skagit’s annual house-maintenance fundraiser.

Susila Dharma Appeal

Dear Subud Members,

While sitting at an abundant table during Thanksgiving, I thought about those around the world that had no such full plate…only the grim despair of hunger and poverty.

With a year-end gift to Susila Dharma USA, you can help bring hope to the hundreds of people around the world who benefit from SDUSA’s charitable projects, including:

The Q Fund, which educates children in Africa, many of them orphans of the AIDS epidemic;

PUEBLO, which employs at-risk youth in Oakland, California in urban community agriculture;

YUM, which created an organic strawberry farm to support community projects in Indonesia.

Won’t you help us continue this important work by making a special year-end donation of $50, $100 — or whatever you can afford — to help us continue to our work? We simply can’t do it without you. Your support will make a real, lasting impact in the lives of those who are still in need.

To make your donation now, go to www.SusilaDharmaUSA.org/donate2014

Or mail your check to: SDUSA,50616 Hwy 245, Badger, CA 93603

The lives of hundreds of needy people are at stake.

Thank you in advance for your generous year-end gift to Susila Dharma USA.

With gratitude, Evan Padilla
Chair, Susila Dharma USA