Dear Friends, Clusters of yellow leaves are popping onto the Colorado landscape! Autumn is finding Her way back to us. Pay close attention to the calendar. Changes are afoot! Thursday, August 21st – Githas Class – 7 p.m. Mountain (1 a.m. Friday UTC) – Zoom Here! Saturday, August 23rd – Dances of Universal Peace – Unity Church, 1401 W Vine Dr, Fort Collins – 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. – $15 to $30 suggested – join us in person or Zoom Here! Sunday, August 24th – Dervish Coffee – I’ll be offering the morning’s practices and teachings – probably focused on themes of the New Moon – 7 a.m. Mountain (I know, it’s silly early) – contact me for the zoom link Monday, August 25th – Sufi Meditation – 9:30 a.m. Mountain (3:30 p.m. UTC) – RSVP if you want to come over…or Zoom Here! Wednesday, August 27th – Sufi Info Zoom – I know it’s a weird day for it. It’s what I can do this month. Bring your questions and curiosities about Sufism. 10 a.m. Mountain (4 p.m. UTC) – Zoom Here! Thursday, August 28th – Githas Class – 7 p.m. Mountain (1 a.m. Friday UTC) – Zoom Here! Friday, August 29th – Sufi Contact Friday Meditation – monthly attunement to the teachings of Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan – 12 p.m. Mountain (6 p.m. UTC) – instead of our usual daily prayer zoom, we extend the practice to about 45 minutes, include a reading, brief meditation, and heart connection with Sufi brothers and sisters around the world – Zoom Here! Saturday, August 30th – ZIKR!! – 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. – At the Rocky Mountain Miracle Center, Denver – bring vegetarian snacks/desserts to share during our post-zikr Sufi conversation time… – $15 to $30 suggested – come in person or Zoom Here! Monday, September 1st – Sufi Meditation – 9:30 a.m. Mountain (3:30 p.m. UTC) – RSVP if you want to come over…or Zoom Here! Wednesday, September 3rd – Sufi Guides Kinship Meeting – 10 a.m. Mountain (4 p.m. UTC) – contact me for more info and zoom link. Thursday, September 4th – Githas Class – 7 p.m. Mountain (1 a.m. Friday UTC) – Zoom Here! Friday, September 5th – I’ll be leading an evening of Dances of Universal Peace at the Boulder Unitarian Universalist Church on Pennsylvania – Community Night Potluck 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. – come dance! It’ll be good fun! Saturday, September 6th – Dances of Universal Peace – Denver, Rocky Mountain Miracle Center, 1939 S Monroe St – 7 p.m. – $15 to $30 suggested – join us in person or Zoom Here! Monday, September 8th – Sufi Meditation – 9:30 a.m. Mountain (3:30 p.m. UTC) – online only – Zoom Here! SEPTEMBER 10th and 11th – I’m overjoyed to be leading two days of spiritual teachings, practices, Dances of Universal Peace, and the Aramaic Lord’s Prayer on Washington Island, Wisconsin! – Wednesday, the 10th will be an interfaith exploration of contemplative practices, chanting, and Dances. Thursday, the 11th will be entirely dedicated to the Aramaic Prayer cycle – if you can get to Washington Island for this, Jeannie Kokes (the hotel owner and sponsor of this event) is offering free lodging at Hotel Washington & Studio for all participants! Come sing, dance, and pray with us! It’s gonna be yummy! (pay what you wish for the workshop days…it’s all “love offering” based!) Thursday, September 11th – NO GITHAS CLASS – sorry. Friday, September 12th – Sufi Info Zoom – 10 a.m. Mountain (4 p.m. UTC) – questions? curiosities? want more Sufi info? – Zoom Here! Monday, September 15th – Sufi Meditation – 9:30 a.m. Mountain (3:30 p.m. UTC) – RSVP if you’re coming to my house or Zoom Here! Wednesday, September 17th – Death and Dying Conversation – 10 a.m. Mountain (4 p.m. UTC) – contact me for more info and zoom link Thursday, September 18th – Githas Class – 7 p.m. Mountain – Zoom Here! Friday, September 19th to Sunday, September 21st – I’m leading a Unity Women’s Retreat…see you on the other side! – – – OTHER RETREATS COMING UP – – – Sirat-i Inayat Interfaith Sufi Path Retreat October 2 to 5, 2025 – Sunshine Mountain Lodge – Space is limited, register early: RETREATS Cherag Retreat – Ordination Ceremony on Sunday December 5 to 8, 2025 – Sunshine Mountain Lodge – Registration is open for the current Cherag training cohort, and ordained Cherags – Get signed up here: RETREATS February 18th to 23rd, 2026 – Mureeds Retreat – contact Sára for more info May 21st to 25th, 2026 – “Hu is the Hum!” – interfaith chant, dance, and zikr retreat! – Sunshine Mountain Lodge – let’s see if we can overdose on prayer music! – Mark your calendars. Pricing still unclear…I’ll keep you posted. July 26th to 30th, 2026 – Call of the Heart Community Campout! – Mountain Park Rec Area Group Campground – it was so good this year! We’re doing it again! – Mark your calendars – Cost is likely to be $75 per adult. More details pending. While it’s still very far away…it is already time to start planning vacation time from work and international travel intentions to join us in Germany and Holland next October! – Yep…our annual Sirat-i Inayat retreat is in Germany October 1st to 4th – then we’ll have two days at the Universel in Katwik, Holland October 8th and 9th – – – the usual closing resources – – – Noon Prayer Zoom, every day! – 15 minutes of prayer and song – 12 p.m. Mountain Time (6 p.m. UTC) Zoom Here! Youtube channel w/ lots of stuff: Sára’s YouTube Google Drive link for Zikr music: Zikr Melodies With You in the Heart of the One! Sára |
SIRAT-I INAYAT EVENTS Tuesday, August 26th – Goddess Hour with Themis Waduda – 6:30 p.m. Pacific (7:30 p.m. Mountain) – Zoom Here! Wednesday, September 3rd – Healing Class with Abdullah – 2 p.m. Pacific / 3 p.m. Mountain – Zoom Here! Saturday, September 6th – Ziraat Class with Rahima – 10 a.m. Mountain – Zoom Here! Tuesday, September 9th – Goddess Hour with Themis Waduda – 6:30 p.m. Pacific (7:30 p.m. Mountain) – Zoom Here! Wednesday, September 17th – Healing Service with Abdullah – 2 p.m. Pacific / 3 p.m. Mountain – Zoom Here! —– Weekly Prayer Zoom with Aliela – 9 a.m. in Moscow (12 a.m. midnight Mountain Time) – contact Aliela directly to join her email list: aliela@inbox.ru Daily Prayer Zoom with Khabir Wali’ – 12 p.m. Germany – English and German languages – (4 a.m. Mountain) email Khabir for zoom link: ch_mayer@gmx.de Daily Prayer Zoom with Sára – 12 p.m. 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/ |