WA Annual Meeting in Reidy Friendship Hall **Note new date, day, and time for our WA Annual Meeting** Afternoon tea, time to socialize and reports by WA officers. We’ll provide coffee, tea, and sweets. WA member and longtime All Souls congregant Christina Bellamy will be inducted into the Clara Barton Sisterhood, which honors older UU […]
WA Monthly Outing at The Asia Society Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan Join WA member and Asia Society popular docent Ingrid Krinke for a tour of “Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan.” This exhibit takes a new look at the art of Japan’s Meiji era (1868 to 1912), a time of rising […]
Social Justice Table Reads: The Grown-Ups As a living art form, theatre has always been a reflection of society, adapting to provide commentary on current events. The power of theatre to not only entertain but also to provoke thought and provide perspective. We are excited to introduce our Social Justice Table Read Series. In this […]
Join us for a talk and meditation followed by a discussion. Jon Aaron’s Dharma home is New York Insight Meditation Center, where he teaches Buddhism and MBSR. He is also the co-guiding teacher of the Makom Havurah at the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan. His training has been mainly grounded in the Theravāda tradition, in addition […]
WA Monthly Outing at The Asia Society Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan Join WA member and Asia Society popular docent Ingrid Krinke for a tour of “Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan.” This exhibit takes a new look at the art of Japan’s Meiji era (1868 to 1912), a time of rising […]
Introduction to Zen Meditation with Laura Cohen in the Ware Room Interested in trying meditation, or in establishing a regular practice? Looking to calm a busy mind? Come and learn the basics of Zen meditation. The hour-long session will include sitting meditation and walking meditation, as well as a chance to ask questions. Beginners and […]
Music Special Interest Group (SIG) at Advent Lutheran Church “Let Freedom Ring” is a special MLK Day program featuring the Harlem Quartet and Karen Slack, soprano. It brings together music by Beethoven, spirituals, and works by African American and contemporary composers, including a powerful new setting of Langston Hughes’ poem “Kids Who Die.” https://www.musicmondays.org/january-2024. Free. […]
WA Membership Meeting in Reidy Friendship Hall Lunch (BYO), socializing, a business meeting, and a speaker. We’ll provide coffee, tea, and a sweet. WA member Marilyn Reagan will discuss her family’s true crime story, which was the subject of two New York Times bestsellers and two prime-time television miniseries. The Washington Post called it “a […]
Tengyur Rinpoche will preach for our 11:15 am service on Sunday, January 21, and he and Pamela will host a conversation that afternoon. Tulku Tenzin Gyurmey Rinpoche is an internationally-renowned Tibetan Buddhist scholar and teacher and civic leader in Tawang, India. He completed his Geshe Lharampa degree (the equivalent of a PhD) at Sera Jey Monastic […]
Buddhism & Mindfulness presents Saturday, January 27 10am-4pm ONLINE Please join us for this online retreat with Dr. Pilar Jennings - A Buddhist & Psychological Response to War: Working with Compassion and Wisdom When It Is Most Needed In this 1-day retreat online, we will explore the impact of war and its aftermath from a […]