Monday, May 4, we will meet in person / online.
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Address for OHMC meditation space:
3812 Northampton St. NW, Washington DC 20015
Zoom link will be provided upon registration
Dear friends,
This week, we will meet Monday evening, May 4, from 7-8:30PM ET online/in person (Hybrid); Wednesday morning, May 6, from 7-8AM ET online; Thursday morning, May 7, from 7-8AM ET online; and Friday, May 8, 12-1PM ET online/in person (Hybrid).
On Monday, May 4, we will meet in person and online to practice together and to hold our sangha’s annual meeting. If you can join in person, we will have tea, snacks, and socializing from 6:30 to 6:55. If you are joining online, we will begin at 7:00.
The OHMC sangha, or community, gathers on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. We gather for retreats and half-days of mindfulness. We gather for potlucks, tea, walks, and apple picking. As one of the three jewels, sangha brings us together to support each other, to grow together, and to practice Thay’s teachings.
I am happy to have this chance to pause and consider Opening Heart as a community that we create together. My face-to-face interactions happen mostly on Monday evenings, on Northampton Street, but the sangha is with me when I consider how to help my students explore decimals, or how to talk to my daughter when she frets about the AP tests coming up, or when I take a moment to see that the sky is a glory of clouds and color. I delight in imagining the ripples we all make in the world as members of the Opening Heart community.
At the gathering, the Care-taking Council (CTC) will share some of the events and efforts that OHMC has supported this year, as well as offer an overview of our finances. During dharma sharing, we would love to hear what is on your hearts when you consider the Opening Heart community.
What do you wish the sangha did more of?
How would you like to engage with the sangha?
In addition, the CTC has two specific questions we’d like to hear our community’s thoughts on:
Should OHMC sign on to political statements and calls to action? Can the CTC make those decisions? Is there a way the community can engage with these questions when they come up?
Should Opening Heart begin a mutual aid program? How could that work?
With love,
Rachel H., Care Taking Council Functional Leader
on behalf of Annie, Camille, Rachel S., DeeDee, and Magda, the CTC