Dear Friends, It’s the 9th inning, 11th hour, last call, final phase of the year. Are you ready for it? Excited to wrap it up and move it out? We have a lovely flurry of activities in the next few weeks, then a quiet pause before the new year. I’m looking forward to being with you for music, prayer, ceremony, retreat, and some collective intention-holding. Saturday, November 25th – Chant and Pray at my house in Fort Collins – 7 PM to 9 PM MST (2 AM Sunday UTC) – Come on over…or Zoom Here! Monday, November 27th – Sufi Meditation – 9:30 AM Mountain (4:30 PM UTC) – Zoom Here! – or RSVP if you want to come to my house. NO GITHAS CLASS Thursday, November 30th – sorry. DECEMBER 1st to 4th – Cherag Ordination Retreat at Sunshine Mountain Lodge – See some of you there! Sunday, December 3rd – Cherag Ordination Zoom – 10 AM MST (5 PM UTC) – You are welcome to join the zoom to honor and celebrate our friends who will be ordained at this time! Zoom Here! NOTE: It’s possible that the Ordination Zoom might flow into the daily noon prayer zoom…we’ll see. Monday, December 4th – 7 AM MOUNTAIN – Yep. It’s true. 7 AM – Our usual weekly meditation will be zoomed at 7 AM Mountain Standard (2 PM UTC) – Zoom Here! Wednesday, December 6th – Sufi Guides Kinship meeting – 10 AM Mountain (5 PM UTC) – contact me for more info and the zoom link. Thursday, December 7th – Githas Class – 7 PM Mountain (2 AM UTC) – Zoom Here! Saturday, December 9th – Another cohort of dear friends in Russia will be ordained as cherags on this day! – 9 AM Mountain Standard Time (7 PM in Moscow) – on Zoom Here! Saturday, December 9th – Chant and Pray at Sára’s house in Fort Collins – 7 PM Mountain (2 AM UTC) – RSVP to join the circle in person…or Zoom Here! Monday, December 11th – Sufi Meditation – 9:30 AM Mountain (4:30 PM UTC) – RSVP if you want to join me at home…or Zoom Here! Thursday, December 14th – Githas Class – 7 PM Mountain (2 AM UTC) – Zoom Here! Saturday, December 16th – Rumi’s Urs Sufi Day and Zikr – 3 PM to 12 AM – this will be a longer day of devotional practice, themes of love, lover and beloved…- we’ll carry the zikr (or be carried by the zikr) until midnight so we can touch into the official Urs of Rumi – plan to have a nice deep dive into the heart of love… – at the Rocky Mountain Miracle Center (1939 S Monroe St, Denver) – we’ll take our usual break for dinner somewhere in the evening… – $20 to $50 suggested, as you are able – fb event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/349982071019665 Sunday, December 17th – I’ll be leading the Dervish Coffee with the Sufi Path of Awakening – silly early in the morning… 7 AM Mountain…https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86089743955?pwd=NjNjdHNnMDJMMFFrUTZUOXBXcjYxZz09Meeting ID: 860 8974 3955 Passcode: 701176 Monday, December 18th – Sufi Meditation – 9:30 AM Mountain (4:30 PM UTC) – RSVP if you want to join me at home…or Zoom Here! Thursday, December 21st – Githas Class – 7 PM Mountain (2 AM UTC) – Zoom Here! Saturday, December 23rd – Chant and Pray – 7 PM Mountain (2 AM UTC) – Unity Church (1401 W Vine Dr, Fort Collins) – $15 to $30 suggested Then…Sára will be unavailable for the next week or so…personal retreat time…in case of emergency, meditate more, practice kindness, eat more chocolate and less social media…ask a friend for a hug, help someone with something, read “The Little Prince” again, go to church or an ashram or a synagogue or a mosque or a quiet meadow. WE WILL HAVE A NEW YEAR’s EVE INTERFAITH CHANT at my house, December 31st to January 1st – 7 PM to 12:30 AM – RSVP if you want to come over – bring a vegetarian snack or dessert to share – we’ll sing out the old and sing in the new! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RETREAT ANNOUNCEMENT “What Moves the Soul to Sing” Interfaith contemplative retreat with Sára – Chanting, Meditating, Dances of Universal Peace, Zikr…yummy spiritual practice time – May 30th to June 3rd, 2024 – At Sunshine Mountain Lodge near Estes Park, CO – catered by the amazing Sadiq Stephen Lamborn – Space is limited in this cozy retreat center, so register early. – https://trigoddess.org/special-events/ Sirat-i Inayat Retreat for 2024 will be in GERMANY…with a side trip to France to spend a couple days in the family home of Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan. RETREAT in GERMANY: October 3rd to 6th TIME in FRANCE: October 9th to 11th More details coming soon…mark your calendars and please join us! Noon Prayer Zoom, every day! – 15 minutes of prayer and song – 12 PM Mountain Time (6 or 7 PM UTC) Zoom Here! – yes, this will happen even during Cherag retreat, and even while Sára is on retreat. Rahima will be hosting it! Youtube channel for Chant and Pray recordings: Sára’s YouTube Blessings of Love and Beauty, Sára 970-227-5275 rain@trigoddess.org |
SIRAT-I INAYAT EVENTS Thursday, November 30th – Music, Prayer, Ceremony…or some other yummy offering with Aliela – 7 PM Moscow (9 AM Mountain) – email Aliela for the zoom info: aliela@inbox.ru Sunday, December 3rd – Cherag Ordination Zoom – 10 AM MST (5 PM UTC) – Zoom Here! Tuesday, December 5th – Goddess Hour with Themis Waduda – 6:30 PM Pacific (7:30 PM Mountain) – Zoom Here! Wednesday, December 6th – Gathas Class with Abdullah Arshad – 2 PM Pacific (3 PM Mountain) – Zoom Here! Saturday, December 9th – Cherag Ordination Zoom – 9 AM MST (7 PM, Moscow Russia) – Zoom Here! Sunday, December 10th – Contemplative Kinship with Zahira – 10 AM Mountain, in person only, Fort Collins, CO – more info: zahira@siratiinayat.org Sunday, December 17th – Kinship Coffee with Anjali – 8 AM MST (3 PM UTC) – Zoom Here! Tuesday, December 19th – Goddess Hour with Themis Waduda – 6:30 PM Pacific (7:30 PM Mountain) – Zoom Here! Wednesday, December 20th – Healing Service with Abdullah Arshad – 2 PM Pacific (3 PM Mountain) – Zoom Here! Sunday, December 24th – Kinship Conversation with Zahira – 10 AM Mountain – in person only, Fort Collins – email Zahira for more info and address: zahira@siratiinayat.org Monday, December 25th – Sufi Meditation with Rahima – 9:30 AM Mountain (4:30 PM UTC) – Zoom Here! Daily Prayer Zoom with Khabir Wali’ – 12 PM Germany – English and German languages – email Khabir for zoom link: ch_mayer@gmx.de Daily Prayer Zoom with Aliela – 9 AM in Moscow – email Aliela for the zoom info: aliela@inbox.ru Daily Prayer Zoom with Sára – 12 PM in Colorado – Zoom Here! Subscribe to the Sirat-i Inayat calendar and see more details for all these offerings here: https://siratiinayat.org/calendar-and-connections/ |