SUBUD GREATER SEATTLE
INVITES YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO
OUR ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY
EVERYONE WELCOME!
TIMES: 12 PM – 3 PM (AFTER LATIHAN)
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2018
BRING A DISH TO SHARE
Come enjoy the holiday fun!
All come, bring instruments and your voices!
Message from Reynold Weissinger to the Subud Portland group regarding a Subud member who lost his home in the Paradise fire!“I mentioned at our group meeting that I have been in touch with Olav Bryant Smith, a Subud member from Paradise, California. He and wife Tara and their children all made it out safely but they have lost their house and possessions.He mentions: “We are fortunate compared to so many others in this situation. First of all, we had been attending church for the last 8 years in Chico, not Paradise. So our church “family” embraced us and helped us through the tragedy. We landed in one church friend’s home initially. Spent a few days in another woman’s home while she and her husband were vacationing, and finally transitioned into a dear elderly friend’s farm house on the outskirts of Chico. We are so fortunate. Moreover, we acted quickly, on Tara’s parents’ advice and help, to find a mobile home to buy in Chico before they all disappeared. We quickly made an offer that was accepted, contingent upon their finding a place. In this incredibly tight housing market, they had a bit of trouble finding a place, but on their third try succeeded. So we found out today that their offer had been accepted and that should mean (barring some unforeseen problem) that we’ll be able to move into the mobile home around mid-December. We have felt guided. God is good. And family and friends have been good. As I said, a friend from my Army days set up a GoFundMe.”If you open the link below, you will see that he has already raised over $4,000, and the goal is $10,000.You can also find Olav on Facebook, where he shares pictures.I am sure you are joining me in keeping Olav and his family in our thoughts and prayers. “
The Subud Greater Seattle annual meeting will be in Seattle Sunday January 27th after Latihan. We will be selecting new chair and vice-chair. Please consider pre-testing with helpers for ANY of the positions-chair, vice-chair, secretary, and treasurer.
The last approved dewan and general meeting minutes will be posted next week.
There will be a Friday general meeting on the Eastside after Latihan in January sometime before the annual meeting, date to be announced soon.
Winter Holiday get-together Sunday December 9th after Latihan. It will be a potluck. Hadijah O’Bar is the gracious host!
1, Dewan Meeting this Saturday Nov. 3, 10:00 A.M.
2. General meeting after Latihan Sunday Nov. 4
3. Annual meeting after Latihan Sunday January 27, 2019
Agenda for Dewan meeting:
Recurring:
Financial Report
No Air BnB report, unless updates; likewise house and rental
Old:
Susila Dharma dinner report
Winter holiday get-together
Subud Ladies’ lunch
New:
Fundraising for painting project
Loan from SPNW for painting
Prepare for general meeting
Helper Report
Agenda for general meeting:
Recurring:
Financial Report, Air BnB report, house report, and rental report
Old:
Results of consultations with tax layer, CPA, and state regarding nonprofit status, federal tax liability, and county tax liability
Event ideas Open Mic, movie night, game night, raised beds
Helpers to look over SGS brochures and update content and layout
Men and Women helpers to schedule more meetings
New:
Susila Dharma dinner report
Winter holiday get-together
Subud Ladies’ lunch
Fundraising for painting project
Loan from SPNW for painting
Prepare for general meeting
Helper Report
The Susila Dharma fund raising event was held Sunday before last and raised a good bit of cash! Debbie Machado made some delicious food and we had a presentation about some of the Susila Dharma projects around the world. I was impressed with how much we have grown as an organization and how much good is being done in the name of Subud! For more information, donate or to join the SD mailing list click this link! https://susiladharmausa.org/
Coming up!
SD Event
Susila Dharma event Sunday, October 21, after latihan, PLEASE RSVP! Kids welcome, $25 ‘suggested’ donation, no one will be turned away. Debbie would like RSVP’s by the 19th. Please contact her or text at 240-353-7678. Childcare will be available at the SD dinner.
ALSO:
Next dewan meeting:
Saturday November 3rd 10AM
Next general meeting:
Sunday November 4th after Latihan (in Seattle).
Annual Meeting:
Sunday January 27 after Latihan
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Jim O’Halloran Trio
Jim O’Halloran Trio at Kezira Cafe’ Seattle Friday October 12 7:30-10:30
Kezira Cafe’ Friday, October 12th & 26th 7:30-10:30PM with Farko Dosumov on bass and Larry Mahlis on drums. I’ve played with both of these terrific players a lot but not together. This bodes well!
Saturday, November 24th 7-10 PM with Osama Afifi on bass and Larry on drums. We have established a really great comfort zone and a good list together.
Saturday, December 8th 7-10PM with Dean Schmidt and D’Vonne Lewis. Another line-up that has some positive history and energy!
Check out Farko here: https://www.youtube.com/user/Farkodosumov
Larry here: http://www.seattledrumschool.com/portfolio-view/larry-mahlis/
Osama here: http://www.osamaafifi.com
Dean here: http://originarts.com/oa2/artists/artist.php?Artist_ID=34
D’Vonne here: http://dvonnelewis.com
Kezira Cafe’ here: http://keziracafe.com
Inviting pleasant atmosphere, no cover, all ages, great food! Come on by!
Jim O’Halloran Trio
Jim O’Halloran
ojim1@blarg.net
206-817-2066
Subud Greater Seattle
Susila Dharma Event
Sunday October 21st
Luncheon will be served after latihan at the Seattle Subud House
Please come and enjoy a fabulous lunch catered by Debbie Machado Santos. Our Subud sister, Debbie, is a renowned chef and caterer and will be preparing a gourmet meal for your enjoyment.
Our guest speaker will be Marilyn Schirk. Marilyn has been on the forefront of Susila Dharma for over ten years. She has raised funds and been a liaison for numerous projects around the world.
She is currently working for Anisha, a Subud agricultural project located in a very drought prone area of Southern India. Marilyn wrote and was awarded a $40,000 grant for Anisha which she is now working to administer. Next month she will be going to India to visit the project.
Please come and hear how Anisha is doing and learn how Susila Dharma is working to change lives in some of the most difficult areas of the world.
Suggested donation – $25.00 per person
Jim’s notes from the meeting:
Jim O’Halloran
It was hot! 95 degrees.
Evan Padilla is the next Susila Dharma International chair. He plans to enact the receiving from testing about over the next 4-5 years. Evan has proposed an SD dinner in Seattle sometime this fall, and Debbie has agreed to cater.
The next international congress will be in Kalimantan.
Other comments and reflections:
Ibu Rahayu felt content was lacking in the congress. The international helpers did hardly any content testing before Ibu spoke. Afterwards they did a little more.
One member felt it was their least favorite international congress, but wonderful Latihans. Inconvenient, possibly due to being older. The site was nowhere near anything.
Overall for most the food was not a big hit. Good one day, but same menu for the entire congress. Coffee was good. Lousy service at hotel.
Another member had a very nice place to stay, cool, pleasant, inexpensive-Air BnB-easy to get to the congress, although a few stops away on mass transit.
Met people from Russia, Columbia, Spain, good groups, can tell they will stay in Subud for a long time. Great stories about openings, including someone who pointed to a picture of Bapak after their opening and said that guy was walking around the room during their opening (!).
The Latihan was so powerful. It was just incredible!
A regional member missed the bus and had to take a cab to Zurich airport. Another bus with the same destination would not accept his ticket, even though there was plenty of room on the bus. The cab was very expensive!
Many expressed it was great to reconnect with friends from all over the world and to make new friends from all over!
Another member did 2-3 Latihans a day, testing in between and is still floating! One series of tests was how is it to walk under the influence of various forces.
We have new international helpers and chair. Benedict Herman is a new international helper. Benjamin Boyce is a new national helper.
A former international helper mentioned their experience of receiving during testing for such situations was VERY clear and cut through questions from people who were not involved in the testing.
The congress had lots of entire families present, and they were very integrated into Congress- That was GREAT!
There are lots of young people in groups Europe, S. America, and L.A.; very vibrant strong groups.
The layout of the “Subud Village” was a hit for many people, and led to flexible spontaneous interactions. Young people designed the Subud village. They started at the Freiburg meeting 2 years ago.
Photo by Daphne C Alexopoulou
It was intentionally set up so it felt personal. Marston has pictures.
Another member’s high point was seeing Eva Maria, former SGS member, now in Hawaii. Husband Greg Doland was opened at the Congress. His opening was very powerful- “hot stuff” Balls of light, angelic beings.
David Lynch has a video of kid’s light show performance from dusk till night. It included a big light lantern puppet!
Rachman’s photos and video regarding Greg Doland’s opening are in links on the SGS website.
Aida and Rachman Cantrell