Fall Meditation Planning Session
September 10, 2001
... Meditation Series starts September 24
I attended the SJA Meditation meeting Monday night. There were seven
of us there and we had a great discussion. They are meeting again this
Monday, Sept. 17, to discuss final plans. Community Meditation will
begin on Monday, Sept. 24 at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Church. This is
community gathering is for beginners as well as experienced meditators.
Our core group included some people who wanted to learn how to meditate,
some who wanted to teach a variety of ways to meditate, and some who
just want to meditate in a community setting.
Some ideas that emerged from our discussion Monday night were:
- include movement
- use prayer bell
- keep it consistent but flexible
- provide handouts and a reading list
The structure of the Community Meditation that our core group
temporarily decided on:
- Welcoming
- Movement to help people center and slow down (20 minutes initially)
- Meditation (20 minutes initially)
- Discussion, focusing primarily on process/techniques of
meditation, and on insights/experience from the meditation
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| Mary Jo Kennedy and her husband have been attending SJA for three years. She is a
Librarian and has worked for the State of Minnesota for 25 years. She has
four grown children, one grandson, and another grandchild due to arrive in
July. Mary Jo loves to write and appreciates the opportunity to report for
the SJA Website.
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If anyone is interested in joining the core group (to help plan and
organize) come to the meeting this Monday this 17th. If you want to participate
in the meditation, and not join the core group, join us in the Parish
Church on Mondays, beginning Sept. 24 at 7:00 until about 8:30.
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