Kingfisher East Weekly Sit
2024-10-30 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-11-06 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-11-13 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-11-20 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-11-27 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-12-04 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-12-11 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-12-18 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) and 2 more dates | Zoom (Online)
Kingfisher East is back!
The group will meet every Wednesday from 5:00 – 6:00 pm via Zoom. Please see the Kingfisher Sangha email newsletter for the Zoom link.
For more details or if you have any questions, contact Martin Lyden at: drmartinjlyden@gmail.com

Community Meeting
2024-11-03 14:30 - 15:30 | Zoom (Online)
Community Meeting
Via Zoom

Sunday, November 3
2:30 pm via Zoom
Our next Community Meeting will be Sunday, November 3rd at 2:30 on Zoom.
Please see the newsletter for the Zoom link.
Holiday giving is the only agenda item at present. If you have items you’d like to be discussed, please send topics to Tamara. Also, if you are unable to attend but would like to comment on any of the agenda items, please contact Tamara at tcgeveci@gmail.com and she can report on your behalf.

Deepening the Practice
2024-11-04 18:00 - 19:30 | Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Saratoga, 624 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY, 12866, United States
Deepening the Practice
First Monday of the month at the UU Congregation of Saratoga

November 4 from 6:00 – 7:30 pm
At the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Saratoga
624 North Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY
(Map)
Are you interested in learning more about the Buddhist teachings and practices? Please join us as we gather to read and discuss Sutras, chants, practice Touching the Earth, recite the Five Mindfulness Trainings, and other practices in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. If you have a copy of the book Chanting From the Heart, please bring it. Don’t worry if you don’t!
You can find the Zoom link in the last Sangha email newletter.
Our next meeting is on November 4. We will collect dana for the Deepening the Practice gathering to help cover the cost of renting the space. Please RSVP each month to Linda at revlin23@gmail.com if you plan to attend. In case of inclement weather or last-minute emergencies, this will allow us to reach out to those who plan to attend to give any last minute details.

Kingfisher North Weekly Sit
2024-11-05 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-11-12 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-11-19 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-11-26 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-12-03 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-12-10 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-12-17 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-12-24 19:00 - 20:00 and 2 more dates | Zoom (Online)
Please join us for a formal sit, with Kingfisher North at 7:00 pm on Tuesday. Everyone is welcome!
Sits are returning to ZOOM ONLY due to the status with the pandemic. Check back often to see when/if in-person sits will resume.
Tuesdays – 7pm Kingfisher North Sit
To Join the Zoom Meeting:
Please contact Brett (bbartow@nycap.rr.com) or Kingfisher (kingfishersanghany@gmail.com) to receive the link to the Zoom meeting, or check the Weekly Newsletter in your email. Due to some privacy concerns recently, we aren’t posting the link to the Zoom meetings online.

Kingfisher Village MONDAY sits
2024-11-18 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-12-16 10:00 - 11:00
Monday: Kingfisher Village
5:30 – 6:30 PM
In person at Melissa’s house in Cambridge every third Monday of the month. Contact Melissa for more information, such as her address details if you need those.

Kingfisher Sangha Book Club
2024-11-20 10:00 - 11:30 | Zoom (Online)
Kingfisher Sangha Book Club
October 16 & November 20 (Online)

November 20 from 10:00 – 11:30 am
Via Zoom
Come read a book together! All are invited to the Kingfisher Book Group. Learn about the practice and share with others in the sangha. As we blend our insights, our understanding grows. As we share build and strengthen our connections. The Book Group meets on Zoom on the third Wednesday of the month, at 10am! The link for the next Zoom meeting is:

Please see the Kingfisher Sangha email newsletter for the Zoom link.
In November we will begin reading Unshakeable by Jo-ann Rosen. Please read the first two chapters. A holistic system for gaining and maintaining the stability of mind needed for personal and social transformation, even in the midst of trauma—with simple, body-based exercises grounded in neuroscience and mindfulness, inspired by Thich Nhat Hanh. Time and time again, even in places where trauma is commonplace, Rosen has seen that a regulated nervous system allows an individual to move from overwhelm and despair to stability and engagement. The Plum Village approach to well-being cultivates resilience while recognizing the unique social and ecological challenges of our times.
The sangha has funds to help you purchase the book if you need them. Please contact Starr for information.
For more information and questions, please contact Linda at revlin23@gmail.com.

Deepening the Practice
2024-12-02 18:00 - 19:30 | Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Saratoga, 624 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY, 12866, United States
Deepening the Practice
First Monday of the month at the UU Congregation of Saratoga

December 2 from 6:00 – 7:30 pm
At the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Saratoga
624 North Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY
(Map)
Are you interested in learning more about the Buddhist teachings and practices? Please join us as we gather to read and discuss Sutras, chants, practice Touching the Earth, recite the Five Mindfulness Trainings, and other practices in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. If you have a copy of the book Chanting From the Heart, please bring it. Don’t worry if you don’t! Check the newsletter for the Zoom link.
Our next meeting is on November 4. We will collect dana for the Deepening the Practice gathering to help cover the cost of renting the space. Please RSVP each month to Linda at revlin23@gmail.com if you plan to attend. In case of inclement weather or last-minute emergencies, this will allow us to reach out to those who plan to attend to give any last minute details.

Kingfisher Sangha Stocking Stuffing Party
2024-12-14 13:00 - 16:00 | Dorothy V’s House, 1267 Garner Avenue, Schenectady, 12309, United States
Kingfisher Sangha Stocking Stuffing Party
December 14

Saturday, December 14 at 1 pm
at Dorothy Viera’s house. (Contact her for the address)Please RSVP to Dorothy by December 7 with the number attending and what you’re bringing for the potluck. Her email is: dorovie@aol.com.
This event will be a stocking stuffing party, plus a potluck! Please bring light vegetarian foods, refreshments, or desserts.
We will be taking all the individual items that were gathered for the monastics at Blue Cliff Monastery and getting it ready to be handed out to them! Individual items may be purchased and delivered to Dorothy BEFORE the December 14 gathering **OR** you can bring gifts with you! We specifically are looking for hats, gloves, and socks in BROWN or BLACK in color. You may also choose to give other gifts such as toiletries, candy, and stocking-stuffing items to bring them joy.
Do you want to contribute, but don’t have time to drop off items or go shopping?
Here is a gift giving guide with easy purchase options for the monastics. You are absolutely welcome to purchase from your local shops! In fact, you can probably find good sales and deals if you are out shopping in-person. And we don’t need exact items on this list. This is just meant as a helpful guide if you need an “easy button” this year. If you are an excellent online shopper and find some good options that you’d like to add to this list for others to consider, please add them!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/13AiJl22kjFHjsdiUpwIoPlJm4ILyqlskB402dcrZu8o/edit?usp=sharing

Sangha Book Club
2024-12-18 10:00 - 11:30 | Zoom (Online)
Kingfisher Sangha Book Club
December 18 (Online)

December 18 from 10:00 – 11:30 am
Via Zoom
Come read a book together! All are invited to the Kingfisher Book Group. Learn about the practice and share with others in the sangha. As we blend our insights, our understanding grows. As we share build and strengthen our connections. The Book Group meets on Zoom on the third Wednesday of the month, at 10am! Check the newsletter for the Zoom link.
We began reading Unshakeable by Jo-ann Rosen in November. For the December meeting, please read Chapters 3 and 4.
About the book: A holistic system for gaining and maintaining the stability of mind needed for personal and social transformation, even in the midst of trauma—with simple, body-based exercises grounded in neuroscience and mindfulness, inspired by Thich Nhat Hanh. Time and time again, even in places where trauma is commonplace, Rosen has seen that a regulated nervous system allows an individual to move from overwhelm and despair to stability and engagement. The Plum Village approach to well-being cultivates resilience while recognizing the unique social and ecological challenges of our times.
The sangha has funds to help you purchase the book if you need them. Please contact Starr for information.
For more information and questions, please contact Linda at revlin23@gmail.com.

Kingfisher Sangha New Years Party
2025-01-05 12:30 - 15:30 | Tamara and Berk’s House, 2125 Baker Avenue E., Niskayuna, NY, 12309, United States
Save the Date: New Years Ceremony
January 5

Sunday, January 5 at 12:30 pm
at Tamara and Berk’s home
Please RSVP to Tamara at: tcgeveci@gmail.com.
Please join Kingfisher Sangha in celebrating the new year at Tamara and Berk’s home in Niskayuna. Folks are invited to arrive at noon to get settled and for our ceremony to begin at 12:30 pm. Lunch will follow the ceremony; attendees are invited to bring a vegetarian dish to share. Additionally, participants are invited to bring a photograph of their ancestors to place on the ancestral altar. We look forward to bringing in the New Year together!

Deepening the Practice
2025-01-06 18:00 - 19:30 | Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Saratoga, 624 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY, 12866, United States
Deepening the Practice
First Monday of the month at the UU Congregation of Saratoga

January 6 from 6:00 – 7:30 pm
At the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Saratoga
624 North Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY
(Map)
Are you interested in learning more about the Buddhist teachings and practices? Please join us as we gather to read and discuss Sutras, chants, practice Touching the Earth, recite the Five Mindfulness Trainings, and other practices in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. If you have a copy of the book Chanting From the Heart, please bring it. Don’t worry if you don’t!
See the newsletter for the Zoom link.
We will collect dana for the Deepening the Practice gathering to help cover the cost of renting the space.
*IMPORTANT NOTICE BECAUSE IT’S WINTER:*
Please RSVP each month to Linda at revlin23@gmail.com if you plan to attend. In case of inclement weather or last-minute emergencies, this will allow us to reach out to those who plan to attend to give any last minute details.
