Events in March 2025
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February 23, 2025
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February 24, 2025
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February 25, 2025
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February 26, 2025(2 events) 9:30 am: Wednesday Morning In-Person Meditation – In addition to our regular online meetings, we also hold in-person meditation meetings on Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m., at All Saints Episcopal Church, 1322 Kimball Avenue in Richland. We meditate for half an hour, followed by an optional time for sharing and conversation after meditation. No problem if you want to just meditate and then leave. Chairs are available in the meeting hall. However, if you prefer to use your own chair, blanket, cushion or bench, you are welcome to bring it. The meetings have recently moved indoors and meet in the Parish Hall at the rear of the church.
Those who regularly attend the in-person meetings have developed a masking policy for the time we are meeting indoors. The community levels of covid will be checked each time we publish the newsletter. When community levels are low; masks will be optional. When community levels are medium or high, masks will be required.
Currently, the covid community levels are low in Benton County so masks are optional.
However,please bring a mask to all in-person meditation sessions in case there is an attending member with greater vulnerability. If there is an attending member that feels more comfortable with everyone masking, we will all mask in support of the most vulnerable among us.
The Covid Community levels are posted on the following website: BFHD Our Wednesday morning online meeting is available as well if you are out of town or just don't wish to meet in person at this time. The online meeting also starts at 9:30 a.m. See the Events Calendar for details on how to join in.
We're looking forward to welcoming some of you in person and being there online for others. We are happy that we can continue to support one another in our meditation practice. 9:30 am: Wednesday Morning Online Meditation HAS BEEN CANCELLED – The online meditation sessions are cancelled this week on Wednesday, 2/26, Thursday, 2/27, and Saturday, 3/1/2025. We’re sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. The in-person meditations at All Saints will continue as scheduled. We’ll return to our regular online meditation schedule on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Warm regards, Insight Meditation of the Mid-Columbia |
February 27, 2025(1 event) 7:00 pm: Thursday Evening Online Meditation HAS BEEN CANCELLED – The online meditation sessions are cancelled this week on Wednesday, 2/26, Thursday, 2/27, and Saturday, 3/1/2025. We’re sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. The in-person meditations at All Saints will continue as scheduled. We’ll return to our regular online meditation schedule on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Warm regards, Insight Meditation of the Mid-Columbia |
February 28, 2025
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March 1, 2025(2 events) 8:00 am: Saturday Morning In-Person Meditation – In addition to our regular online meetings, we also hold in-person meditation meetings Saturdays at 8:00 a.m., at All Saints Episcopal Church, 1322 Kimball Avenue in Richland. We meditate for half an hour, followed by an optional time for sharing and conversation after meditation. No problem if you want to just meditate and then leave.
Chairs are available in the meeting hall. However, if you prefer to use your own chair, blanket, cushion or bench, you are welcome to bring it. The meetings have recently moved indoors and meet in the Parish Hall at the rear of the church.
Those who regularly attend the in-person meetings have developed a masking policy for the time we are meeting indoors. The community levels of covid will be checked each time we publish the newsletter. When community levels are low; masks will be optional. When community levels are medium or high, masks will be required.
Currently, the covid community levels are low in Benton County so masks are optional.
However,please bring a mask to all in-person meditation sessions in case there is an attending member with greater vulnerability. If there is an attending member that feels more comfortable with everyone masking, we will all mask in support of the most vulnerable among us.
The Covid Community levels are posted on the following website: BFHD Our Saturday morning online meeting is available as well if you are out of town or just don't wish to meet in person at this time. The online meeting also starts at 8:00 a.m. See the Events Calendar for details on how to join in. We're looking forward to welcoming some of you in person and being there online for others. We are happy that we can continue to support one another in our meditation practice. 8:00 am: Saturday Morning Online Meditation HAS BEEN CANCELLED – The online meditation sessions are cancelled this week on Wednesday, 2/26, Thursday, 2/27, and Saturday, 3/1/2025. We’re sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. The in-person meditations at All Saints will continue as scheduled. We’ll return to our regular online meditation schedule on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Warm regards, Insight Meditation of the Mid-Columbia |
March 2, 2025
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March 4, 2025
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March 5, 2025(2 events) 9:30 am: Wednesday Morning In-Person Meditation – In addition to our regular online meetings, we also hold in-person meditation meetings on Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m., at All Saints Episcopal Church, 1322 Kimball Avenue in Richland. We meditate for half an hour, followed by an optional time for sharing and conversation after meditation. No problem if you want to just meditate and then leave. Chairs are available in the meeting hall. However, if you prefer to use your own chair, blanket, cushion or bench, you are welcome to bring it. The meetings have recently moved indoors and meet in the Parish Hall at the rear of the church.
Those who regularly attend the in-person meetings have developed a masking policy for the time we are meeting indoors. The community levels of covid will be checked each time we publish the newsletter. When community levels are low; masks will be optional. When community levels are medium or high, masks will be required.
Currently, the covid community levels are low in Benton County so masks are optional.
However,please bring a mask to all in-person meditation sessions in case there is an attending member with greater vulnerability. If there is an attending member that feels more comfortable with everyone masking, we will all mask in support of the most vulnerable among us.
The Covid Community levels are posted on the following website: BFHD Our Wednesday morning online meeting is available as well if you are out of town or just don't wish to meet in person at this time. The online meeting also starts at 9:30 a.m. See the Events Calendar for details on how to join in.
We're looking forward to welcoming some of you in person and being there online for others. We are happy that we can continue to support one another in our meditation practice. 9:30 am: Wednesday Morning Online Meditation – Join IMMC for our regular Wednesday online meditation meeting, every Wednesday, 9:30 am - 10:30 am. This meeting includes a half-hour meditation that may be silent or guided, followed by an optional period of sharing, where people can offer something brief about the meditation or something happening in their lives.
To obtain the information needed to dial into the meditation by phone, please send an email to [email protected] and request the phone number and meeting ID. Besides our regular online meditations we are now meeting for in-person meditation sessions every Wednesday Morning. Please see the Events Calendar for specific details. |
March 6, 2025(1 event) 7:00 pm: Thursday Evening Online Meditation – Join IMMC for our regular Thursday online meditation meeting, every Thursday, from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm. Thursday evening meetings include a 30 minute meditation that may be silent or guided. Meditation is followed by an optional talk or discussion session that you're welcome to join. The topic for the week can be found on our News Page under the post "Sangha News".
To obtain the information needed to dial into the meditation by phone, please send an email to Chris Murray and request the phone number and meeting ID. Besides our regular online meditations we are now meeting for in-person meditation sessions every Wednesday and Saturday morning. Please see the Events Calendar for specific details. |
March 7, 2025
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March 8, 2025(2 events) 8:00 am: Saturday Morning In-Person Meditation – In addition to our regular online meetings, we also hold in-person meditation meetings Saturdays at 8:00 a.m., at All Saints Episcopal Church, 1322 Kimball Avenue in Richland. We meditate for half an hour, followed by an optional time for sharing and conversation after meditation. No problem if you want to just meditate and then leave.
Chairs are available in the meeting hall. However, if you prefer to use your own chair, blanket, cushion or bench, you are welcome to bring it. The meetings have recently moved indoors and meet in the Parish Hall at the rear of the church.
Those who regularly attend the in-person meetings have developed a masking policy for the time we are meeting indoors. The community levels of covid will be checked each time we publish the newsletter. When community levels are low; masks will be optional. When community levels are medium or high, masks will be required.
Currently, the covid community levels are low in Benton County so masks are optional.
However,please bring a mask to all in-person meditation sessions in case there is an attending member with greater vulnerability. If there is an attending member that feels more comfortable with everyone masking, we will all mask in support of the most vulnerable among us.
The Covid Community levels are posted on the following website: BFHD Our Saturday morning online meeting is available as well if you are out of town or just don't wish to meet in person at this time. The online meeting also starts at 8:00 a.m. See the Events Calendar for details on how to join in. We're looking forward to welcoming some of you in person and being there online for others. We are happy that we can continue to support one another in our meditation practice. 8:00 am: Saturday Morning Online Meditation – Join us for IMMC's Saturday online meeting, every Saturday, 8:00 am - 9:00 am This meeting includes a half-hour meditation that may be silent or guided, followed by an optional period of sharing, where people can offer something brief about the meditation or something happening in their lives.
To obtain the information needed to dial into the meditation by phone, please send an email to [email protected] and request the phone number and meeting ID. Besides our regular online meditations we are now meeting for in-person meditation sessions every Wednesday Morning. Please see the Events Calendar for specific details. |
March 9, 2025
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March 11, 2025
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March 12, 2025(2 events) 9:30 am: Wednesday Morning In-Person Meditation – In addition to our regular online meetings, we also hold in-person meditation meetings on Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m., at All Saints Episcopal Church, 1322 Kimball Avenue in Richland. We meditate for half an hour, followed by an optional time for sharing and conversation after meditation. No problem if you want to just meditate and then leave. Chairs are available in the meeting hall. However, if you prefer to use your own chair, blanket, cushion or bench, you are welcome to bring it. The meetings have recently moved indoors and meet in the Parish Hall at the rear of the church.
Those who regularly attend the in-person meetings have developed a masking policy for the time we are meeting indoors. The community levels of covid will be checked each time we publish the newsletter. When community levels are low; masks will be optional. When community levels are medium or high, masks will be required.
Currently, the covid community levels are low in Benton County so masks are optional.
However,please bring a mask to all in-person meditation sessions in case there is an attending member with greater vulnerability. If there is an attending member that feels more comfortable with everyone masking, we will all mask in support of the most vulnerable among us.
The Covid Community levels are posted on the following website: BFHD Our Wednesday morning online meeting is available as well if you are out of town or just don't wish to meet in person at this time. The online meeting also starts at 9:30 a.m. See the Events Calendar for details on how to join in.
We're looking forward to welcoming some of you in person and being there online for others. We are happy that we can continue to support one another in our meditation practice. 9:30 am: Wednesday Morning Online Meditation – Join IMMC for our regular Wednesday online meditation meeting, every Wednesday, 9:30 am - 10:30 am. This meeting includes a half-hour meditation that may be silent or guided, followed by an optional period of sharing, where people can offer something brief about the meditation or something happening in their lives.
To obtain the information needed to dial into the meditation by phone, please send an email to [email protected] and request the phone number and meeting ID. Besides our regular online meditations we are now meeting for in-person meditation sessions every Wednesday Morning. Please see the Events Calendar for specific details. |
March 13, 2025(1 event) 7:00 pm: Thursday Evening Online Meditation – Join IMMC for our regular Thursday online meditation meeting, every Thursday, from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm. Thursday evening meetings include a 30 minute meditation that may be silent or guided. Meditation is followed by an optional talk or discussion session that you're welcome to join. The topic for the week can be found on our News Page under the post "Sangha News".
To obtain the information needed to dial into the meditation by phone, please send an email to Chris Murray and request the phone number and meeting ID. Besides our regular online meditations we are now meeting for in-person meditation sessions every Wednesday and Saturday morning. Please see the Events Calendar for specific details. |
March 14, 2025
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March 15, 2025(3 events) 8:00 am: Saturday Morning In-Person Meditation – In addition to our regular online meetings, we also hold in-person meditation meetings Saturdays at 8:00 a.m., at All Saints Episcopal Church, 1322 Kimball Avenue in Richland. We meditate for half an hour, followed by an optional time for sharing and conversation after meditation. No problem if you want to just meditate and then leave.
Chairs are available in the meeting hall. However, if you prefer to use your own chair, blanket, cushion or bench, you are welcome to bring it. The meetings have recently moved indoors and meet in the Parish Hall at the rear of the church.
Those who regularly attend the in-person meetings have developed a masking policy for the time we are meeting indoors. The community levels of covid will be checked each time we publish the newsletter. When community levels are low; masks will be optional. When community levels are medium or high, masks will be required.
Currently, the covid community levels are low in Benton County so masks are optional.
However,please bring a mask to all in-person meditation sessions in case there is an attending member with greater vulnerability. If there is an attending member that feels more comfortable with everyone masking, we will all mask in support of the most vulnerable among us.
The Covid Community levels are posted on the following website: BFHD Our Saturday morning online meeting is available as well if you are out of town or just don't wish to meet in person at this time. The online meeting also starts at 8:00 a.m. See the Events Calendar for details on how to join in. We're looking forward to welcoming some of you in person and being there online for others. We are happy that we can continue to support one another in our meditation practice. 8:00 am: Saturday Morning Online Meditation – Join us for IMMC's Saturday online meeting, every Saturday, 8:00 am - 9:00 am This meeting includes a half-hour meditation that may be silent or guided, followed by an optional period of sharing, where people can offer something brief about the meditation or something happening in their lives.
To obtain the information needed to dial into the meditation by phone, please send an email to [email protected] and request the phone number and meeting ID. Besides our regular online meditations we are now meeting for in-person meditation sessions every Wednesday Morning. Please see the Events Calendar for specific details. 9:00 am: Meditation Retreat on Saturday, March 15, 2025 – Chris Murray will lead an Insight Meditation retreat on Saturday, March 15, 2025, from 9:00 am until 4:30 pm. Registration is now open for the retreat. The retreat will be conducted at Shalom UCC, 505 McMurray Street, Richland, in the Fellowship Hall. Chris is the Guiding Teacher of Insight Meditation of the Mid-Columbia. The topic for the retreat is "Exploring the Relationship Between Calming Meditation and Insight Meditation". This in-person retreat will explore several forms of meditation that contribute to calming the body, heart, and mind. We will then explore the way in which calmness supports the practice of insight meditation, with the goal of seeing clearly into the nature of our hearts and minds and finding relief from stress and suffering. The retreat will consist of a mix of stationary meditation and movement meditation with instruction and a Dharma talk and will be suitable for beginners and experienced meditators. To register for the retreat, please send an email to Tim Barbour. Fee for the retreat will be $10. Please use our online donation form to pay the retreat fee and leave a comment indicating that the donation is for the retreat on March 15. The fee will be waived for those who can't afford it, please send an email to Tim Barbour if you'd like to request a scholarship. Those who are registered for the retreat will receive an email the week of the retreat with additional information. |
March 16, 2025
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March 18, 2025
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March 19, 2025(2 events) 9:30 am: Wednesday Morning In-Person Meditation – In addition to our regular online meetings, we also hold in-person meditation meetings on Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m., at All Saints Episcopal Church, 1322 Kimball Avenue in Richland. We meditate for half an hour, followed by an optional time for sharing and conversation after meditation. No problem if you want to just meditate and then leave. Chairs are available in the meeting hall. However, if you prefer to use your own chair, blanket, cushion or bench, you are welcome to bring it. The meetings have recently moved indoors and meet in the Parish Hall at the rear of the church.
Those who regularly attend the in-person meetings have developed a masking policy for the time we are meeting indoors. The community levels of covid will be checked each time we publish the newsletter. When community levels are low; masks will be optional. When community levels are medium or high, masks will be required.
Currently, the covid community levels are low in Benton County so masks are optional.
However,please bring a mask to all in-person meditation sessions in case there is an attending member with greater vulnerability. If there is an attending member that feels more comfortable with everyone masking, we will all mask in support of the most vulnerable among us.
The Covid Community levels are posted on the following website: BFHD Our Wednesday morning online meeting is available as well if you are out of town or just don't wish to meet in person at this time. The online meeting also starts at 9:30 a.m. See the Events Calendar for details on how to join in.
We're looking forward to welcoming some of you in person and being there online for others. We are happy that we can continue to support one another in our meditation practice. 9:30 am: Wednesday Morning Online Meditation – Join IMMC for our regular Wednesday online meditation meeting, every Wednesday, 9:30 am - 10:30 am. This meeting includes a half-hour meditation that may be silent or guided, followed by an optional period of sharing, where people can offer something brief about the meditation or something happening in their lives.
To obtain the information needed to dial into the meditation by phone, please send an email to [email protected] and request the phone number and meeting ID. Besides our regular online meditations we are now meeting for in-person meditation sessions every Wednesday Morning. Please see the Events Calendar for specific details. |
March 20, 2025(1 event) 7:00 pm: Thursday Evening Online Meditation – Join IMMC for our regular Thursday online meditation meeting, every Thursday, from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm. Thursday evening meetings include a 30 minute meditation that may be silent or guided. Meditation is followed by an optional talk or discussion session that you're welcome to join. The topic for the week can be found on our News Page under the post "Sangha News".
To obtain the information needed to dial into the meditation by phone, please send an email to Chris Murray and request the phone number and meeting ID. Besides our regular online meditations we are now meeting for in-person meditation sessions every Wednesday and Saturday morning. Please see the Events Calendar for specific details. |
March 21, 2025
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March 22, 2025(2 events) 8:00 am: Saturday Morning In-Person Meditation – In addition to our regular online meetings, we also hold in-person meditation meetings Saturdays at 8:00 a.m., at All Saints Episcopal Church, 1322 Kimball Avenue in Richland. We meditate for half an hour, followed by an optional time for sharing and conversation after meditation. No problem if you want to just meditate and then leave.
Chairs are available in the meeting hall. However, if you prefer to use your own chair, blanket, cushion or bench, you are welcome to bring it. The meetings have recently moved indoors and meet in the Parish Hall at the rear of the church.
Those who regularly attend the in-person meetings have developed a masking policy for the time we are meeting indoors. The community levels of covid will be checked each time we publish the newsletter. When community levels are low; masks will be optional. When community levels are medium or high, masks will be required.
Currently, the covid community levels are low in Benton County so masks are optional.
However,please bring a mask to all in-person meditation sessions in case there is an attending member with greater vulnerability. If there is an attending member that feels more comfortable with everyone masking, we will all mask in support of the most vulnerable among us.
The Covid Community levels are posted on the following website: BFHD Our Saturday morning online meeting is available as well if you are out of town or just don't wish to meet in person at this time. The online meeting also starts at 8:00 a.m. See the Events Calendar for details on how to join in. We're looking forward to welcoming some of you in person and being there online for others. We are happy that we can continue to support one another in our meditation practice. 8:00 am: Saturday Morning Online Meditation – Join us for IMMC's Saturday online meeting, every Saturday, 8:00 am - 9:00 am This meeting includes a half-hour meditation that may be silent or guided, followed by an optional period of sharing, where people can offer something brief about the meditation or something happening in their lives.
To obtain the information needed to dial into the meditation by phone, please send an email to [email protected] and request the phone number and meeting ID. Besides our regular online meditations we are now meeting for in-person meditation sessions every Wednesday Morning. Please see the Events Calendar for specific details. |
March 23, 2025
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March 25, 2025
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March 26, 2025(2 events) 9:30 am: Wednesday Morning In-Person Meditation – In addition to our regular online meetings, we also hold in-person meditation meetings on Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m., at All Saints Episcopal Church, 1322 Kimball Avenue in Richland. We meditate for half an hour, followed by an optional time for sharing and conversation after meditation. No problem if you want to just meditate and then leave. Chairs are available in the meeting hall. However, if you prefer to use your own chair, blanket, cushion or bench, you are welcome to bring it. The meetings have recently moved indoors and meet in the Parish Hall at the rear of the church.
Those who regularly attend the in-person meetings have developed a masking policy for the time we are meeting indoors. The community levels of covid will be checked each time we publish the newsletter. When community levels are low; masks will be optional. When community levels are medium or high, masks will be required.
Currently, the covid community levels are low in Benton County so masks are optional.
However,please bring a mask to all in-person meditation sessions in case there is an attending member with greater vulnerability. If there is an attending member that feels more comfortable with everyone masking, we will all mask in support of the most vulnerable among us.
The Covid Community levels are posted on the following website: BFHD Our Wednesday morning online meeting is available as well if you are out of town or just don't wish to meet in person at this time. The online meeting also starts at 9:30 a.m. See the Events Calendar for details on how to join in.
We're looking forward to welcoming some of you in person and being there online for others. We are happy that we can continue to support one another in our meditation practice. 9:30 am: Wednesday Morning Online Meditation – Join IMMC for our regular Wednesday online meditation meeting, every Wednesday, 9:30 am - 10:30 am. This meeting includes a half-hour meditation that may be silent or guided, followed by an optional period of sharing, where people can offer something brief about the meditation or something happening in their lives.
To obtain the information needed to dial into the meditation by phone, please send an email to [email protected] and request the phone number and meeting ID. Besides our regular online meditations we are now meeting for in-person meditation sessions every Wednesday Morning. Please see the Events Calendar for specific details. |
March 27, 2025(1 event) 7:00 pm: Thursday Evening Online Meditation – Join IMMC for our regular Thursday online meditation meeting, every Thursday, from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm. Thursday evening meetings include a 30 minute meditation that may be silent or guided. Meditation is followed by an optional talk or discussion session that you're welcome to join. The topic for the week can be found on our News Page under the post "Sangha News".
To obtain the information needed to dial into the meditation by phone, please send an email to Chris Murray and request the phone number and meeting ID. Besides our regular online meditations we are now meeting for in-person meditation sessions every Wednesday and Saturday morning. Please see the Events Calendar for specific details. |
March 28, 2025
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March 29, 2025(2 events) 8:00 am: Saturday Morning In-Person Meditation – In addition to our regular online meetings, we also hold in-person meditation meetings Saturdays at 8:00 a.m., at All Saints Episcopal Church, 1322 Kimball Avenue in Richland. We meditate for half an hour, followed by an optional time for sharing and conversation after meditation. No problem if you want to just meditate and then leave.
Chairs are available in the meeting hall. However, if you prefer to use your own chair, blanket, cushion or bench, you are welcome to bring it. The meetings have recently moved indoors and meet in the Parish Hall at the rear of the church.
Those who regularly attend the in-person meetings have developed a masking policy for the time we are meeting indoors. The community levels of covid will be checked each time we publish the newsletter. When community levels are low; masks will be optional. When community levels are medium or high, masks will be required.
Currently, the covid community levels are low in Benton County so masks are optional.
However,please bring a mask to all in-person meditation sessions in case there is an attending member with greater vulnerability. If there is an attending member that feels more comfortable with everyone masking, we will all mask in support of the most vulnerable among us.
The Covid Community levels are posted on the following website: BFHD Our Saturday morning online meeting is available as well if you are out of town or just don't wish to meet in person at this time. The online meeting also starts at 8:00 a.m. See the Events Calendar for details on how to join in. We're looking forward to welcoming some of you in person and being there online for others. We are happy that we can continue to support one another in our meditation practice. 8:00 am: Saturday Morning Online Meditation – Join us for IMMC's Saturday online meeting, every Saturday, 8:00 am - 9:00 am This meeting includes a half-hour meditation that may be silent or guided, followed by an optional period of sharing, where people can offer something brief about the meditation or something happening in their lives.
To obtain the information needed to dial into the meditation by phone, please send an email to [email protected] and request the phone number and meeting ID. Besides our regular online meditations we are now meeting for in-person meditation sessions every Wednesday Morning. Please see the Events Calendar for specific details. |
March 30, 2025
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March 31, 2025
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April 1, 2025
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April 2, 2025(2 events) 9:30 am: Wednesday Morning In-Person Meditation – In addition to our regular online meetings, we also hold in-person meditation meetings on Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m., at All Saints Episcopal Church, 1322 Kimball Avenue in Richland. We meditate for half an hour, followed by an optional time for sharing and conversation after meditation. No problem if you want to just meditate and then leave. Chairs are available in the meeting hall. However, if you prefer to use your own chair, blanket, cushion or bench, you are welcome to bring it. The meetings have recently moved indoors and meet in the Parish Hall at the rear of the church.
Those who regularly attend the in-person meetings have developed a masking policy for the time we are meeting indoors. The community levels of covid will be checked each time we publish the newsletter. When community levels are low; masks will be optional. When community levels are medium or high, masks will be required.
Currently, the covid community levels are low in Benton County so masks are optional.
However,please bring a mask to all in-person meditation sessions in case there is an attending member with greater vulnerability. If there is an attending member that feels more comfortable with everyone masking, we will all mask in support of the most vulnerable among us.
The Covid Community levels are posted on the following website: BFHD Our Wednesday morning online meeting is available as well if you are out of town or just don't wish to meet in person at this time. The online meeting also starts at 9:30 a.m. See the Events Calendar for details on how to join in.
We're looking forward to welcoming some of you in person and being there online for others. We are happy that we can continue to support one another in our meditation practice. 9:30 am: Wednesday Morning Online Meditation – Join IMMC for our regular Wednesday online meditation meeting, every Wednesday, 9:30 am - 10:30 am. This meeting includes a half-hour meditation that may be silent or guided, followed by an optional period of sharing, where people can offer something brief about the meditation or something happening in their lives.
To obtain the information needed to dial into the meditation by phone, please send an email to [email protected] and request the phone number and meeting ID. Besides our regular online meditations we are now meeting for in-person meditation sessions every Wednesday Morning. Please see the Events Calendar for specific details. |
April 3, 2025(1 event) 7:00 pm: Thursday Evening Online Meditation – Join IMMC for our regular Thursday online meditation meeting, every Thursday, from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm. Thursday evening meetings include a 30 minute meditation that may be silent or guided. Meditation is followed by an optional talk or discussion session that you're welcome to join. The topic for the week can be found on our News Page under the post "Sangha News".
To obtain the information needed to dial into the meditation by phone, please send an email to Chris Murray and request the phone number and meeting ID. Besides our regular online meditations we are now meeting for in-person meditation sessions every Wednesday and Saturday morning. Please see the Events Calendar for specific details. |
April 4, 2025
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April 5, 2025(3 events) 8:00 am: Saturday Morning In-Person Meditation – In addition to our regular online meetings, we also hold in-person meditation meetings Saturdays at 8:00 a.m., at All Saints Episcopal Church, 1322 Kimball Avenue in Richland. We meditate for half an hour, followed by an optional time for sharing and conversation after meditation. No problem if you want to just meditate and then leave.
Chairs are available in the meeting hall. However, if you prefer to use your own chair, blanket, cushion or bench, you are welcome to bring it. The meetings have recently moved indoors and meet in the Parish Hall at the rear of the church.
Those who regularly attend the in-person meetings have developed a masking policy for the time we are meeting indoors. The community levels of covid will be checked each time we publish the newsletter. When community levels are low; masks will be optional. When community levels are medium or high, masks will be required.
Currently, the covid community levels are low in Benton County so masks are optional.
However,please bring a mask to all in-person meditation sessions in case there is an attending member with greater vulnerability. If there is an attending member that feels more comfortable with everyone masking, we will all mask in support of the most vulnerable among us.
The Covid Community levels are posted on the following website: BFHD Our Saturday morning online meeting is available as well if you are out of town or just don't wish to meet in person at this time. The online meeting also starts at 8:00 a.m. See the Events Calendar for details on how to join in. We're looking forward to welcoming some of you in person and being there online for others. We are happy that we can continue to support one another in our meditation practice. 8:00 am: Saturday Morning Online Meditation – Join us for IMMC's Saturday online meeting, every Saturday, 8:00 am - 9:00 am This meeting includes a half-hour meditation that may be silent or guided, followed by an optional period of sharing, where people can offer something brief about the meditation or something happening in their lives.
To obtain the information needed to dial into the meditation by phone, please send an email to [email protected] and request the phone number and meeting ID. Besides our regular online meditations we are now meeting for in-person meditation sessions every Wednesday Morning. Please see the Events Calendar for specific details. 9:00 am: Meditation Retreat on Saturday, April 5, 2025 – Genjo Marinello Roshi, abbot of Choboji Zen Center in Seattle, will lead a full day meditation retreat at Vista Hermosa (Prescott, WA) from 9:00 am-4:30 pm. Title of the retreat: "The Noble Eightfold Path In Today's World" The Historical Buddha gave us the Eight Fold Path to help us deal with both our personal and collective suffering. Genjo Marinello Roshi will join us and show us how the Noble Eightfold Path can be used to help address the conflicts and sufferings that we face in our current national and world situation. The day-long retreat includes traditional Zen practices, silent sitting meditation called zazen, mindful walking, eating and resting plus a dharma talk and personal Q & A with the teacher. This retreat is suitable for beginning and more experienced meditators. Cost of the retreat is $ 25 plus donation to the teacher. Scholarships are available. To register, please email Ruth Russo: [email protected]. Registration is now open. Ruth can accept Venmo, checks, and cash. Ruth will send a note back to those who register about methods of payment. Scholarships are available. A carpool to the retreat center will be organized from the Tri-Cities. In addition, on Friday, April 4th, there will be an informal tea and discussion with Genjo at 4:00-5:30 pm at Chris and Janaki's house, 734 University Street, in Walla Walla. This is a chance to have a relaxed discussion and share with each other and with Genjo. Please let Janaki know if you are interested: [email protected] On Sunday, April 6th, at 10:00 am - Whitman College Interfaith Talk with Genjo Marinello Roshi. "The Noble Eightfold Path in Today's World". The talk is at Whitman Ballroom, Reid Campus Center, Walla Walla. Refreshments will be served afterwards. All are welcome. |