Events At Meetingbrook

Thursday, December 30, 2010

January 2011 Events at Meetingbrook Hermitage


A word about Meetingbrook Hermitage Events: All are welcome; All events at meetingbrook are free, open, and informal; Each conversation, each night, each practice stands by itself. Each silent sitting is just that, nothing more. Each event and conversation begins with a space of silence


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Mondays: No events


Tuesdays: 1. Tuesday Evening Conversation, 5:30pm--6:45pm. Buddhist focus. Theme: Maybe Zen, Maybe Not: Reading, Conversation. Currently using book, hand wash cold, care instructions for an ordinary life, by Karen Maezen Miller


Wednesdays: 1. Open Hospitality, Breakfast, Conversation, 8:00am--10:30am.

2. Wednesday Evening Conversation, 5:30pm--6:45pm, Theme: Laura Soul-Friend Conversation. An open and free-form time to speak about our lives, spirituality, & practice.


Thursdays: 1. Thursday Evening Conversation, 5:30pm--6:45pm. Christian focus. Theme: Stepping into the Mirror. Currently using book, A Course in Miracles.


Fridays: 1. Conversations at Maine State Prison, Warren ME. (7:30am--11:00am).

2. Poetry, Tea, and Thee -- Poetry Conversation at Quarry Hill (Retirement/Assisted Living Facility, Camden ME) 1st and 3rd Fridays, (3:00pm--4:00pm)

3. Friday Evening Conversation at Hermitage, 5:30pm--6:45pm. Theme, Creativity and Peace: Mystics, Poets, & Thinkers. Reading, or video, from various traditions , conversation,. We will start with Raimon Panikkar.


Saturdays: 1. Morning Practice, 7:30am--8:45am, Buddhist Focus: sitting, chant, reading, circle reflection, metta,


Sundays: 1. Morning Practice, 7:30am--8:45am, Christian Focus: sitting, chant, reading (lectio), circle reflection, intercessory prayer.

2. Open Hospitality, Brunch, Conversation 12:30pm--3:30pm.

3. Sunday Evening Practice, (Practicing Between Traditions), 6:00pm--8:00pm, sitting, walking, chanting; table reading, silent eating, open conversation.


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Please note: 1. Winter Zendo: we are using 1st floor of Merton bookshed/retreat as our winter zendo. There are regular chairs, meditation chairs, zafus, and benches available for your use. It is open to anyone to visit at any time.

You can call (236-6808) and there will be a recording if an event needs to be cancelled. Or see website, Today at Meetingbrook, http://meetingbrook.blogspot.com/ for any change/elaboration of schedule for that day.


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Epilogue:

Meetingbrook Hermitage is a place of collation and recollection between Ragged and Bald Mountains where we practice with simplicity between traditions cultivating our promises of contemplation, conversation, & correspondence, in the spirit of deep listening and loving speech.

Come by and experience your own mind/heart in the presence of others

Thursday, November 11, 2010

November/December 2010 Events at Meetingbrook Hermitage

Please note new times and new events.
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All are welcome.
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All events at meetingbrook are free, open, and informal.
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Mondays:
No events

Tuesdays:
1. Tuesday Evening Conversation, 5:30pm--6:45pm. Buddhist focus. Theme: Maybe Zen, Maybe Not: Brief Sitting, Reading, Conversation.
Currently using book, hand wash cold, care instructions for an ordinary life, by Karen Maezen Miller

Wednesdays:
1. Open Hospitality, Breakfast, Conversation, 8:00am--10:30am.
2. Wednesday Evening Conversation, 5:30pm--6:45pm, Theme: Laura Soul-Friend Conversation informal topics and conversation.

Thursdays:
1. Thursday Evening Conversation, 5:30pm--6:45pm. Christian focus. Theme: Stepping into the Mirror.
Currently using book, A Course in Miracles.

Fridays:
1. Meetingbrook Conversations at Maine State Prison, Warren ME. 7:30am--11:00am
2. Poetry, Tea, and Thee -- Poetry Conversation at Quarry Hill (Retirement/Assisted Living Facility, Camden ME) 1st and 3rd Fridays, 3:00pm--4:00pm
3. Friday Evening Conversation at Hermitage, 5:30pm--6:45pm. Theme: Creativity and Peace. For November, finishing Anam Cara, by John O’Donohue. Beginning December, Friday Evening Film/Video night 5:30pm--7:30pm

Saturdays:
1. Saturday Morning Practice, 7:30am--8:45am, Buddhist Focus: sitting, chant, reading, circle reflection, metta, (tea, coffee?)

Sundays:
1. Sunday Morning Practice, 7:30am--8:45am, Christian Focus: sitting, chant, reading (lectio), circle reflection, intercessory prayer.
2. Open Hospitality, Brunch, Conversation 12:30pm--3:30pm.
3. Sunday Evening Practice, (Practicing Between Traditions), 6:00pm--8:00pm, sitting, walking, chanting; table reading, silent eating, open conversation.

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Please note:

1. Winter Zendo: we have begun the use of 1st floor of Merton bookshed/retreat as our winter zendo. there are regular chairs, meditation chairs, zafus, and kneelers available for your use. It is open to anyone to visit at any time. Rokpa, our Border Collie, might bark you a greeting, but is sooo friendly and will either engage you in play, or, sit with you in silence. (He’s like that!)

2. You can call (236-6808) and there will be a recording if an event needs to be cancelled. Or see website, Today at Meetingbrook, http://meetingbrook.blogspot.com/ for any change/elaboration of schedule for that day.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

October Events

Tuesday Evening Conversation, "Maybe Zen, Maybe Not," Buddhist Meditative Studies

We'll be doing the following on Tuesdays of October/November: Silent Sitting for 10 minutes, Reading from Hand Wash Cold: Care Instructions for an Ordinary Life, by Karen Maezen Miller for 25minutes, the open conversation about the experience and words for 25 minutes. The hour will include coffee, tea, and baked goodies.
Come any week. Each week is complete unto itself.

Thursday, September 9, 2010

September Pilot to Practice at Meetingbrook.

Pachamama Alliance's: Awakening The Dreamer; Changing the Dream @ Meetingbrook

Facilitators: Linda Silvia & Bob O'Conner

Three Tuesdays at Meetingbrook:

Tues., Sept. 14, 5pm - 8pm (3hrs)

Tues., Sept. 21, 5pm - 7pm (2hrs)

Tues., Sept 28, 5pm - 7pm (2hrs)

We welcome you to join us for this three part presentation of Awakening The Dreamer; Changing the Dream, created by the Pachamama* Alliance in collaboration with the indigenous Achuar people of Ecuador's Rain Forest.

* "Pachamama" is a word in the Quechau language of the Andes that can be translated as "Mother Earth", but which more accurately includes the sacred presence of the earth, the sky, the universe, and all time.

We bring to you the message of a New Dream which is emerging! It's community, collaboration; it's life-enhancing and earth-honoring; it's together and for our grand-children, rather than "Supersize Me Now"! By briefly visiting our past, reviewing our present, and exploring the possibilities of our future we will embrace untapped potential. We, and you, are part of the largest social movement of all time, millions of people and organizations working for environmental sustainability, social justice and spiritual fulfillment, three facets of a new dream for humanity and planet Earth.

Come to connect with people who care about sustainability, spirituality and social justice, the biggest challenges and opportunities of our time.

Our mission is: Bringing forth an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling and socially just human presence on Planet Earth.

Come and embrace with us, these exciting times of transition!

Some comments about Awakening the Dreamer:

“The Symposium has done much to ferment Blessed Unrest, it is a powerful contributor to the worldwide movement for social change." ~Paul Hawken

“I can see that after so many centuries, the prophecy of the Eagle and the Condor is now starting to come true.” ~Don Alberto Tatso, Andean Shaman

"The Symposium is designed to accelerate the Great Turning to a just and sustainable world. It awakens us and reconnects us with our place in the web of life . . . I'm very impressed with the approach and the quality of the program.” ~Joanna Macy

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

September 2010 Events at Meetingbrook

Note:

The Pilot to Practice topic: The Wisdom Jesus, will be continuing at a new time slot.

Cheryl Martine will facilitate Cynthea Bourgeault's The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind--A New Perspective on Christ and His Message -- which we will read from and converse about for the next seven Tuesdays at Pilot to Practice.

Come by, 12:30PM - 2:00PM Tuesday Afternoons.

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A new topic will begin on Tuesday Evening, 14Sept: Awakening the Dreamer.

(See special announcement in Events tab)

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Events at MEETINGBROOK are free, open, & informal

Meetingbrook is a Place of Collation and Recollection

at Ragged Mountain.


Our practice, at source, flows from the Zen, Contemplative, & Engaged Service traditions.

Our practice delights in the threefold expressions of meditation, conversation, & hospitality.

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CONVERSATIONS AT MEETINGBROOK

Note: All conversations are 1 hour in length. Anyone invited to drop in We practice loving speech, deep listening, and honest inquiry.

Format: This is not a 'book study'. It is a weekly conversation sparked by whatever the reading happens to be or where we are in the book. There's a circle reading; brief silence; conversing; final circle comments. You miss nothing -- each week is a distinct conversation -- stop by any week.

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TUESDAY AFTERNOON CONVERSATION, 12:30 PM - 2:00PM

The Wisdom Jesus (continuation of practice in conversation) will continue in a new time slot, Tuesdays from 12:30PM - 2:00PM. (Bring sandwich if you like). Cheryl Martine will facilitate.



TUESDAY EVENING CONVERSATION AT HERMITAGE 5:00pm

Beginning 14Sept2010, Bob O'Conner and Linda Silvia will lead 3 sessions of Awakening the Dreamer. (See special announcement in Events tab)

Theme - Pilot to Practice: Or, Maybe Zen Maybe Not (MZMN)

The hermitage began a new series of Tuesday Evening Conversations. They are short-termed pilots led by different individuals. Each will span from 3 to 6 weeks, and will present a way of spirituality for community or solitude. If you'd like to present, contact us. If you'd like to attend, just come by. Each "Pilot to Practice" series could be a one-time presentation, or, might become an ongoing practice using one of the spaces at the hermitage -- either the chapel/zendo, the bookshed, or the wohnkuche. Times for these will be worked out.


Whenever there is not scheduled a Pilot to Practice Series, we will on Tuesday Evening Conversation return to our regular MZMN practice. This consists of 30 minutes silent sitting, a reading from Zen literature, and a circle response from those attending. Come join us any Tuesday, 5:30-6:30pm. Each night is its own gathering.

WEDNESDAY EVENING CONVERSATION AT HERMITAGE 5:30pm. -6:30pm


Theme - Laura Soul-Friend Conversation. A conversation focusing on personal practice, experience, and belief. (A “Laura” is the Greek word for “trails” or “ various paths.”) Primary focus is the invitation to reflect and speak aloud where our practice is, what delights and/or difficulties we experience. Each Wednesday the circle, some person, or some aspect of practice, will begin the conversation.

THURSDAY EVENING CONVERSATION AT HERMITAGE 5:30pm-6:30pm.


Theme - Stepping into the Mirror, A Practice/Study focusing on Christianity and contemplative tradition -- whether traditional, radical, alternative, or contemporary. Brief silent sitting, followed by reading & conversation. Currently: A Course in Miracles.

FRIDAY EVENING CONVERSATION AT HERMITAGE 5:30pm-6:30pm


Theme -- Creativity & Peace: the ways of art, spirituality, consciousness, music, peace-making, poetry, and nature. Currently reading from Anam Cara by John O'Donohue. Interspersed some weeks by watching short videos about spirituality and practice.

OTHER EVENTS

SATURDAY MORNING PRACTICE 7:00am - 8:30am Involves: silent sitting; reading from different scripture or sacred text Lectio style; speaking to what is heard; collation at table.

SUNDAY EVENING PRACTICE: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Involves: silent sitting; walking meditation; chanting; table reading; mindful eating in silence soup, bread, and dessert; conversation.

WEDNESDAY MORNING OPEN HOSPITALITY: 7:30am-11:30am. Come by for breakfast.

SUNDAY AFTERNOON OPEN HOSPITALITY:12:30pm to 3:30pm. Come by for brunch or just coffee and tea. Catch up with neighbors, friends, or strangers.

FRIDAY MORNING PRISON CONVERSATIONS -- 7:15am --11:00am.

Weekly Meetingbrook Conversations held at Maine State Prison, Warren ME, groups and individual, open to all inmates and staff.

FRIDAY AFTERNOON CONVERSATIONS AT QUARRY HILL (a care facility for the elderly in Camden ME) -- "Poetry, Tea, and Thee," -- 1st & 3rd Fridays, 3:00pm-4:00pm. A gathering where poetry, one's own or others', is read in a circle setting.

RESOURCES

Along with two mountains, a lovely pond, and a dedication to engaged silence and service, there are additional places to visit and rest at meetingbrook:

WOHNKUCHE WOODSTOVE CIRCLE --

Conversations, coffee, tea, and baked goods are common fare and always welcomed in our Wohnkuche (kitchen-living space). There's been as many as 15 sitting around the old Waterford woodstove for formal and informal words. It's a nice space!

HERMITAGE CHAPEL/ZENDO MEDITATION CABIN -- Open Daily for use

The Chapel/Zendo Meditation Cabin is always open and available for silence, meditation, or prayer. Whatever your tradition, let us remember one another whenever we practice.


THOMAS MERTON BOOKSHED RETREAT --

Bookshed is complete. It was dedicated on Pentecost. Some shingling remains. Light and airy, books and stuff downstairs, library and guest room up. It is open for visiting, browsing, as a showroom and hospitality resource for all to use. We're excited! We invite all donations of books you might wish to keep in an open resource center. Any of our books are available for borrowing. We wish to be a place hosting GDG, that is, generosity donation gratefulness.

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Directions: Hermitage is 4 miles from Camden or Rockport town centers. Follow signs to Snow Bowl. We’re 3rd driveway on left past Snow Bowl. You’ll see Meetingbrook sign, barn gate (open it), oar, & “M” on post.

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Let us order your books and music! Consider us a showroom/internet resource. All purchases receive a complimentary bakery cookie Thanks!

Meetingbrook Dogen & Francis Hermitage 64 Barnestown Rd, Camden, ME

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Meetingbrook Hermitage

& Bookshop/Bakery

64 Barnestown Rd.,

Camden, Maine USA 04843

207-236-6808

© Meetingbrook Dogen & Francis Hermitage

Monday, July 19, 2010

NOTE: Beginning this Tuesday 3Aug2010, Tuesday Evening's Pilot to Practice topic: The Wisdom Jesus.
Cheryl will facilitate Cynthea Bourgeault's The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind--A New Perspective on Christ and His Message -- which we will read from and converse about the next several Tuesdays at Pilot to Practice.
Come by, 5:30PM - 7:00PM Tuesday Evenings.

Thursday, May 27, 2010


July/August 2010 Events at Meetingbrook

NOTE: Tuesday Evening's Pilot to Practice topic: The Wisdom Jesus

For the next several weeks (2Aug- through August)
NOTE: Beginning this Tuesday 2Aug2010, Tuesday Evening's Pilot to Practice topic: The Wisdom Jesus.
Cheryl will facilitate Cynthea Bourgeault's The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind--A New Perspective on Christ and His Message -- which we will read from and converse about the next several Tuesdays at Pilot to Practice.
Come by, 5:30PM - 6:30PM Tuesday Evenings.
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Events at MEETINGBROOK are free, open, & informal
Meetingbrook is a Place of Collation and Recollection
at Ragged Mountain.

Our practice, at source, flows from the Zen, Contemplative, & Engaged Service traditions.
Our practice delights in the threefold expressions of meditation, conversation, & hospitality.
.........
CONVERSATIONS AT MEETINGBROOK
Note: All conversations are 1 hour in length. Anyone invited to drop in We practice loving speech, deep listening, and honest inquiry.
Format: This is not a 'book study'. It is a weekly conversation sparked by whatever the reading happens to be or where we are in the book. There's a circle reading; brief silence; conversing; final circle comments. You miss nothing -- each week is a distinct conversation -- stop by any week.
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TUESDAY EVENING CONVERSATION AT HERMITAGE 5:30pm-6:30 pm
Theme - Pilot to Practice: Or, Maybe Zen Maybe Not (MZMN)
2Aug - through August topic: The Wisdom Jesus

The hermitage began a new series of Tuesday Evening Conversations. They are short-termed pilots led by different individuals. Each will span from 3 to 6 weeks, and will present a way of spirituality for community or solitude. If you'd like to present, contact us. If you'd like to attend, just come by. Each "Pilot to Practice" series could be a one-time presentation, or, might become an ongoing practice using one of the spaces at the hermitage -- either the chapel/zendo, the bookshed, or the wohnkuche. Times for these will be worked out.

Whenever there is not scheduled a Pilot to Practice Series, we will on Tuesday Evening Conversation return to our regular MZMN practice. This consists of 30 minutes silent sitting, a reading from Zen literature, and a circle response from those attending. Come join us any Tuesday, 5:30-6:30pm. Each night is its own gathering.
WEDNESDAY EVENING CONVERSATION AT HERMITAGE 5:30pm. -6:30pm

Theme - Laura Soul-Friend Conversation. A conversation focusing on personal practice, experience, and belief. (A “Laura” is the Greek word for “trails” or “ various paths.”) Primary focus is the invitation to reflect and speak aloud where our practice is, what delights and/or difficulties we experience. Each Wednesday the circle, some person, or some aspect of practice, will begin the conversation.
THURSDAY EVENING CONVERSATION AT HERMITAGE 5:30pm-6:30pm.

Theme - Stepping into the Mirror, A Practice/Study focusing on Christianity and contemplative tradition -- whether traditional, radical, alternative, or contemporary. Brief silent sitting, followed by reading & conversation. Currently: A Course in Miracles.
FRIDAY EVENING CONVERSATION AT HERMITAGE 5:30pm-6:30pm

Theme -- Creativity & Peace: the ways of art, spirituality, consciousness, music, peace-making, poetry, and nature. Currently reading from Anam Cara by John O'Donohue. Interspersed some weeks by watching short videos about spirituality and practice.
OTHER EVENTS
SATURDAY MORNING PRACTICE 7:00am - 8:30am Involves: silent sitting; reading from different scripture or sacred text Lectio style; speaking to what is heard; collation at table.
SUNDAY EVENING PRACTICE: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Involves: silent sitting; walking meditation; chanting; table reading; mindful eating in silence soup, bread, and dessert; conversation.
WEDNESDAY MORNING OPEN HOSPITALITY: 7:30am-11:30am. Come by for breakfast.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON OPEN HOSPITALITY:12:30pm to 3:30pm. Come by for brunch or just coffee and tea. Catch up with neighbors, friends, or strangers.
FRIDAY MORNING PRISON CONVERSATIONS -- 7:15am --11:00am.
Weekly Meetingbrook Conversations held at Maine State Prison, Warren ME, groups and individual, open to all inmates and staff.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON CONVERSATIONS AT QUARRY HILL (a care facility for the elderly in Camden ME) -- "Poetry, Tea, and Thee," -- 1st & 3rd Fridays, 3:00pm-4:00pm. A gathering where poetry, one's own or others', is read in a circle setting.
RESOURCES
Along with two mountains, a lovely pond, and a dedication to engaged silence and service, there are additional places to visit and rest at meetingbrook:
WOHNKUCHE WOODSTOVE CIRCLE --
Conversations, coffee, tea, and baked goods are common fare and always welcomed in our Wohnkuche (kitchen-living space). There's been as many as 15 sitting around the old Waterford woodstove for formal and informal words. It's a nice space!
HERMITAGE CHAPEL/ZENDO MEDITATION CABIN -- Open Daily for use
The Chapel/Zendo Meditation Cabin is always open and available for silence, meditation, or prayer. Whatever your tradition, let us remember one another whenever we practice.

THOMAS MERTON BOOKSHED RETREAT --
Bookshed is complete. It was dedicated on Pentecost. Some shingling remains. Light and airy, books and stuff downstairs, library and guest room up. It is open for visiting, browsing, as a showroom and hospitality resource for all to use. We're excited! We invite all donations of books you might wish to keep in an open resource center. Any of our books are available for borrowing. We wish to be a place hosting GDG, that is, generosity donation gratefulness.
..............
Directions: Hermitage is 4 miles from Camden or Rockport town centers. Follow signs to Snow Bowl. We’re 3rd driveway on left past Snow Bowl. You’ll see Meetingbrook sign, barn gate (open it), oar, & “M” on post.
............
Let us order your books and music! Consider us a showroom/internet resource. All purchases receive a complimentary bakery cookie Thanks!
Meetingbrook Dogen & Francis Hermitage 64 Barnestown Rd, Camden, ME
...
Meetingbrook Hermitage
& Bookshop/Bakery
64 Barnestown Rd.,
Camden, Maine USA 04843
207-236-6808
© Meetingbrook Dogen & Francis Hermitage

Sunday, April 18, 2010

April 2010 Events at Meetingbrook


April/May 2010 Events at Meetingbrook
A NEW CONVERSATION ADDITION
(See Tuesday Evening Conversation)
The hermitage is beginning a new series of Tuesday Evening Conversations. They will be short-termed pilots led by different individuals. Each will span from 3 to 6 weeks, and will present a way of spirituality for community or solitude. If you'd like to present, contact us. If you'd like to attend, just come by. Each "Pilot to Practice" series could be a one-time presentation, or, might become an ongoing practice using one of the spaces at the hermitage -- either the chapel/zendo, the bookshed, or the wohnkuche. Times for these will be worked out.

Events at MEETINGBROOK are free, open, & informal
pastedGraphic.pdf Meetingbrook is a Place of Collation and Recollection
at Ragged Mountain.

Our practice, at source, flows from the Zen, Contemplative, & Engaged Service traditions.
Our practice delights in the threefold expressions of meditation, conversation, & hospitality.
CONVERSATIONS AT MEETINGBROOK
Note: All conversations are 1 hour in length. Anyone invited to drop in We practice loving speech, deep listening, and honest inquiry.
Format: This is not a 'book study'. It is a weekly conversation sparked by whatever the reading happens to be or where we are in the book. There's a circle reading; brief silence; conversing; final circle comments. You miss nothing -- each week is a distinct conversation -- stop by any week.
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TUESDAY EVENING CONVERSATION AT HERMITAGE 5:00pm-7:00ish pm
Theme - Pilot to Practice:. Beginning Tuesday 20Apr2010 Susan Smith Hudson inaugurates these short-termed pilot programs. For 6 weeks Susan will lead a Benedictine Way Group featuring study, community, meditation/prayer with a focus on gratefulness. We will be using John McQuiston's book Always We Begin Again, The Benedictine Way of Living, a contemporary interpretation of the Benedictine Rule. The flow involves: a) study (5-6pm); b) community meal (6-6:45pm, bring a sandwich or whatever, we will take turns with the drinks); c) prayer (maybe vespers, maybe music, maybe meditation).
Come join us any Tuesday. Each night is its own gathering.
WEDNESDAY EVENING CONVERSATION AT HERMITAGE 5:30pm. -6:30pm

Theme - Laura Soul-Friend Conversation. A conversation focusing on personal practice, experience, and belief. (A “Laura” is the Greek word for “trails” or “ various paths.”) Primary focus is the invitation to reflect and speak aloud where our practice is, what delights and/or difficulties we experience. Each Wednesday the circle, some person, or some aspect of practice, will begin the conversation.
THURSDAY EVENING CONVERSATION AT HERMITAGE 5:30pm-6:30pm.

Theme - Stepping into the Mirror, A Practice/Study focusing on Christianity and contemplative tradition -- whether traditional, radical, alternative, or contemporary. Brief silent sitting, followed by reading & conversation. Currently: A Course in Miracles.
FRIDAY EVENING CONVERSATION AT HERMITAGE 5:30pm-6:30pm

Theme -- Creativity & Peace: the ways of art, spirituality, consciousness, music, peace-making, poetry, and nature. Currently reading from Anam Cara by John O'Donohue. Interspersed some weeks by watching short videos about spirituality and practice.
OTHER EVENTS
SATURDAY MORNING PRACTICE 7:00am - 8:30am Involves: silent sitting; reading from different scripture or sacred text Lectio style; speaking to what is heard; collation at table.
SUNDAY EVENING PRACTICE: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Involves: silent sitting; walking meditation; chanting; table reading; mindful eating in silence soup, bread, and dessert; conversation.
WEDNESDAY MORNING OPEN HOSPITALITY: 8:00am-10:30am. Come by for breakfast.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON OPEN HOSPITALITY:12:30pm to 3:30pm. Come by for brunch or just coffee and tea. Catch up with neighbors, friends, or strangers.
FRIDAY MORNING PRISON CONVERSATIONS -- 7:15am --11:00am.
Weekly Meetingbrook Conversations held at Maine State Prison, Warren ME, groups and individual, open to all inmates and staff.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON CONVERSATIONS AT QUARRY HILL (a care facility for the elderly in Camden ME) -- "Poetry, Tea, and Thee," -- 1st & 3rd Fridays, 3:00pm-4:00pm. A gathering where poetry, one's own or others', is read in a circle setting.
RESOURCES
Along with two mountains, a lovely pond, and a dedication to engaged silence and service, there are additional places to visit and rest at meetingbrook:
WOHNKUCHE WOODSTOVE CIRCLE --
Conversations, coffee, tea, and baked goods are common fare and always welcomed in our Wohnkuche (kitchen-living space). There's been as many as 15 sitting around the old Waterford woodstove for formal and informal words. It's a nice space!
HERMITAGE CHAPEL/ZENDO MEDITATION CABIN -- Open Daily for use
The Chapel/Zendo Meditation Cabin is always open and available for silence, meditation, or prayer. Whatever your tradition, let us remember one another whenever we practice.

Thomas Merton BOOKSHED RETREAT --
A first try at naming our new addition. Bookshed is 95% complete. Some shingling and wall painting to go. Gas fire-box installed. Light and airy, books and stuff downstairs, library and guest room up. It will be open in a few weeks (mid-March) for visiting, browsing, as a showroom and hospitality resource for all to use. We're excited!
..............
Directions: Hermitage is 4 miles from Camden or Rockport town centers. Follow signs to Snow Bowl. We’re 3rd driveway on left past Snow Bowl. You’ll see Meetingbrook sign, barn gate (open it), oar, & “M” on post.
............
Let us order your books and music! Consider us a showroom/internet resource. All purchases receive a complimentary bakery cookie Thanks!
Meetingbrook Dogen & Francis Hermitage 64 Barnestown Rd, Camden, ME
...
Meetingbrook Hermitage
& Bookshop/Bakery
64 Barnestown Rd.,
Camden, Maine USA 04843
207-236-6808
© Meetingbrook Dogen & Francis Hermitage