Year Ending / Year Beginning

Schedule of a series of sessions with Thich Nhat Hanh's Zen practices coordinating with the Jewish & Christian liturgical years, All Sunday sessions are 8:30-930 AM in the Young Rm., & all Thurs. sessions are 6:30-8 PM in the sanctuary.:
Sun. Dec. 18: Hanukkah begins: Meditation on the Perfection of Kshanti, Endurance, Perseverance.
Thurs. Dec. 22: Annual Silent Night, of 2 rounds of Soto Zen sitting meditation & kinhin style walking.
Sun. Dec. 25 Christmas Day. TWO EVENTS 1) Meditation on death, loss, impermanence, regular time. 2) Death Cafe at 11:15.
Thurs. Dec. 29: meditation + recitation of Kwan Um Zen Master Seung Sahn's The New Year Comes & Finds His Seat.
Sun. Jan. 1: New Year's Day. Thich Nhat Hanh's New Year's Day liturgy with embedded meditation.
Thurs. Jan. 5: Beginning Anew Ceremony with embedded meditation.
Sun Jan. 15: Day before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Meditation on relevant current topic.
We meet ALL Sundays & Thursdays unless the church is closed for weather. All sessions feature discussion except for the Silent Night.