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New Year’s Eve Gathering This Friday!
Dec. 31st, In Person at the Center
Outdoors 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Indoors 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
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Hello Community,
This is a reminder that you are very warmly invited to join us for a New Year’s Eve Gathering at 5:30 on Friday, Dec 31st. This is an opportunity to reconnect with sangha and to hear more detail around the 2022 closing of the center and related developments with Awaken Pittsburgh, which were previewed as updates from the transition team in early December.
We’d love you to join us around the bonfire as we share snacks and stories from the past, celebrate the opportunities we’ve had to deepen our practice with one another, and meet this moment with open-hearted grief, outrageous bravery, and playful spirits.
We’ll share snacks and cocoa outside before settling into a discussion with Patience Insight about the closing of the center, and with Stephanie Romero about upcoming developments with Awaken Pittsburgh. We’ll then hold a ceremonial bonfire, as has been a familiar custom.
We plan to be outside for about an hour, or a bit longer. You’re welcome to take breaks from the weather indoors if it’s too cold, but please still dress warmly! Also, feel free to bring any outdoor seating or blankets you may want, we'll bring some chairs from inside as well.
After we close the bonfire, the community will have the opportunity to don their masks and head inside for some meditation and other familiar practices of connection, as we keep distancing and other safety practices in mind for community care.
If you’re craving sangha and wishing to approach the new year in a contemplative way, this might be the perfect time to connect to others who share that desire. We hope to see you in the circle!
With love,
Sam, Patience, Julie, Jeri and Sara
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