Dear Friends,
February's gifts included: Black History Month and enough snow to keep everyone in PMC inside for over 3 days (photo below was halfway through the storm). March now is National Social Work month; with National Wildlife Day on March 3; St. Patrick's Day on March 17; and National Water Day on March 22. The first day of Spring is March 20, and Palm Sunday is March 29.
CENTER ACTIVITIES
Regular meditations continue at the Jizo Peace Center. The Meditation Room is dedicated to peace as honored in all religions.
Outside, the Center is constructing a new cedar fence propane tank cover that is well-made and will look great!
We will host Meditation and Music on the New Moon of March 18 (see flyer below). Wade Cook is a well-known sound bath leader in the LA area so we are happy to welcome him to the Center! This type of program would cost $50 and up in LA, and he will be paid a fee here. It is an opportunity not to be missed! People are encouraged to bring a yoga mat and pillow to more easily enjoy his acoustic offering. There will be a raffle for a special blanket stitched together by Rev. Phoebe from the Pine Mountain Buddhist Temple.
The Center looks forward to granting WZM Award for Compassion scholarships again this year based on graduating seniors' essays on compassion.
PINE MOUNTAIN MEDITATION CLUB
The Pine Mountain Meditation circle meets at the Clubhouse every Monday at noon for an hour. There are six rotating leaders - off this month will be Chica. All are welcome to attend - donations appreciated.
March Meditation Leaders include:
March 2 SunJay
March 9 Connie
March 16 Chris
March 23 Ruth
March 30 Izumi
Below is a picture of the current meditation leaders: from left to right Izumi, Chika, SunJay, Simran, Chris, Ruth
CELTIC MUSIC
Tuesday Nighters rehearse on Tuesday nights from 6:00 to 9:00 pm at the Clubhouse with a snack break in the middle. Some members of the group are great bakers and share with us.
EMPOWERING READERS OC TUTORING PROGRAM
The two fourth grade students continue to work twice a week with Ruth through Zoom. One student likes to play games and needs to be redirected fairly often to stay on task.
ANANDA ASHRAMA
In the hills above Los Angeles, there is an Ashrama dedicated to all religions that has existed for over 100 years. Public services are offered on Sunday mornings and Thursday evenings as well as private services three times a day. Ruth gave the talk on March 1.
The Jizo Peace Center wishes blessing and peace to all!
