upcoming events

Red Cedar Dharma Hall invites you to participate in any of the following upcoming events. For more information about these events, including online registration, visit our web site at www.redcedarzen.org.

May - June 2008

Dharma Hall Work Weekend

10am-3pm Saturday May 31st & Sunday June 1st
Red Cedar Dharma Hall
A weekend of caring for our beautiful new building. Come for an hour, a day, or both days. All skill levels welcome - many tasks to work on.

June 2008

Zen and Yoga with Nomon Tim Burnett and Amy Robinson

Saturday June 07, 9am - 1pm
Red Cedar Dharma Hall
A morning of Zen and Yoga practice with Tim Burnett and Amy Robinson.

Samish Sesshin 2008

Friday 6/20 at 5:00pm - Saturday 6/28 at noon
(half time attendence an option)

Samish Island
Registration Now Open. A 7 day, 8 night, Zen retreat in the Everyday Zen Community Retreat format. First half classes and workshops, second half silent sesshin. Attend one half or the whole retreat.

July 2008

Sailing Home - Book reading with Norman Fischer

Thursday July 03, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship
Norman Fischer reads from his new book, Sailing Home Using the Wisdom of Homer’s Odyssey to Navigate Life’s Perils and Pitfalls

August 2008

Summer Picnic

Saturday August 23, 2:00pm - 6:00pm
Lake Padden
Mark you calendar for our summer picnic, a joint production with Bellingham Insight.

September 2008

Annual Mountains & Rivers Hiking Retreat with Bob Penny, M.S., naturalist & experiential educator

Thursday September 04, 7:00pm - Sunday September 07, 5:00pm
Mount Baker area
Our annual 3-day Zen and hiking retreat - gentle 4-mile backpack into the Mt. Baker Wilderness.

October 2008

October 2008 Study Retreat

Saturday October 11, 8:00am - Sunday October 12, 3:00pm
Red Cedar Dharma Hall
Our annual two-day Zen studies retreat Norman, topic to be announced.

EVENTS IN SEATTLE AND VANCOUVER, BC

The Red Cedar Zen Community maintains close relationships with other nearby groups in our lineage, the Seattle Soto Zen sangha and the Mountain Rain Zen Community in Vancouver, BC. Current events and additional information is provided on their respsective websites.