by Colleen Glass | Nov 3, 2018 | Newsletters
Good evening friends, On October 28th, a bonanza of dhamma practitioners were busy preparing and serving dana. That Sunday, OBS members and friends led by Ann Waters prepared food for the homeless people at Shepherds of Good Hope, while others of us ploughed through...
by Colleen Glass | Aug 1, 2018 | DoM Updates, Friday Evening Meetings, Newsletters
Dear friends, We are grateful to have this monthly opportunity to share with you information about upcoming OBS events. For example, this coming Friday evening, August 3rd, Ayya Medhanandhi will be leading the group sitting and dhamma talk at Quaker House. Later in...
by Colleen Glass | Jun 3, 2018 | DoM Updates, Friday Evening Meetings, Newsletters, Soup Kitchen
Dear friends, Ninety one year old Bhante Gunaratana recently spoke celebrating Vesak (way-sak) at the United Nations in New York. One web site describes this celebration of the Buddha’s birth, death, and enlightenment as a chance to jump-start your practice....
by Colleen Glass | Nov 2, 2017 | DoM Updates, Friday Evening Meetings, Newsletters
Good afternoon members and friends, November is transition planning time for the OBS Executive Board. They are currently preparing for the Annual General Meeting to be held in late January 2018. We invite you to take some of your precious time to consider the...