Kenneth Chaffee is in the Hospital

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Kenneth Chaffee is a longtime Subud member living on the Eastside with his wife, Mariana.  He worked as an executive at Boeing for many years and did latihan in Seattle and the Eastside until health problems in recent years made it difficult to attend group latihan.  His health has been failing and could use your prayers and good thoughts during his last days here in this lifetime.  Please contact Mariana with messages of support or questions at mariana.chaffee@gmail.com.

Note from Oswald,

Dear Brothers and Sisters. An update on Kenneth Chaffee whom I just visited at Swedish Issaquah. I saw Mariana and Rosalind as well. They’ve been told that Kenneth has probably another week to live. He’s now in Cascade 3107 but will probably move to a different place for palliative care the next day or so here in Swedish.

Mariana said that she’s made it possible for anyone who wants to come to be able to visit or do latihan with him. They welcome prayers for their family and Kenneth as he goes through this last phase of his life here.’

Message from Adira!

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Hello Everyone,
During the installation of the heating and cooling system,
Debbie & Ricardo noticed there had been a person sleeping
in our backyard at SUBUD Greater Seattle. The person is not
here anymore but some of their belongings remained.
These items had to be removed in order to install the heating
and cooling system.
The committee (Sarah, Lisa & Adira) would like to put a
fence in the corner of the backyard to help secure our property.
The cost of this fenced section would be $1,978.00.
If you’d like to discuss this at a meeting, we can do so.
However, our next regular General Meeting will not be until August 2025.
Meanwhile, I am willing to pay $700, and Debbie is willing to pay $300.
We need 20 members to contribute $50 each.
We do have an open house with potluck at the end of June, so if you’d like to discuss it
at the potluck we can. We can have a mini–General Meeting if you’d like, for those of us who are local. Let me know your preference.
I am taking steps to get a photo of where the fenced area would be located and if it has a gate included within the structure.
Thanks,
Adira

Note from Adira!

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“Hello Everyone!
Sunday, June 29, 2025, is an Open House & Potluck following Latihan,
but we won’t have a General Meeting that day.
July 20, 2025, is also an Open House & Potluck following Latihan, but due to the National Congress taking place on the East Coast, we will not have a General Meeting that day.
Our next General Meeting will be Sunday, August 17, 2025, together with an Open House & Potluck.
Our new heating/cooling system gets installed this week!
Enjoy the beautiful weather!”

Resource sheet from the Kejiwaan weekend at Spring Street Center

For those of you who were unable to attend our kejiwaan event April 26th and 27th please put our annual regional retreat at the beautiful Seabeck conference center September 11-14 on your calendars.  Preregistration is coming sool.

Here’s a link to that information.

We provided a resource sheet to all who attended our April 26 & 27 event, which we’re providing to all of our members now.  It includes:

    • Regional Call-in Latihan Times and Numbers
    • Subud Library containing Bapak and Ibu Rahayu talks and books by Bapak
    • Information on Daily Bapak/Ibu Talks through Zoom provided by Subud Indonesia
    • Subud Websites and Newsletters
    • The date and location of our next regional kejiwaan event Sept. 11th to 14th.

Click here for the  Subud Member Resource Sheet 2025

Those attending also received two talks by Bapak from 1977.  To access all of Bapak’s Ibu Rahayu’s talks, please see the information on the resource sheet on how to access the library.  Please note the Subud Library and the talks therein are only for Subud members.

Memories from Rosalyn Neel’s Celebration Of Life

A Memorial for Rosalyn was held
Sunday April 6, 2025
at the Croatian Cultural Center
in Anacortes, Washington

 Serena and Michael DuBois, along with the former members of the Subud Bellingham/Skagit Valley Group held a celebration of life for Rosalyn Neel, Serena’s sister, at the Croatian Cultural Center last Sunday. Those in attendance were asked to share with everyone when they met Rosalyn. As a part of that sharing many spoke lovingly about how Rosalyn touched their lives and was there for them during their time of need.

This event was attended by friends and family from Skagit valley, Portland and Mexico.

Here’s a link to the photo montage of her life. The music and the song “The Reason We Fall” was composed and is sung by Rosalyn’s grandnephew Azure Larkwood.

Crescent Beach Gathering in Canada

Hi to our dear Subud brothers and sisters south of the border.

Hope you all had a good Easter and are enjoying some of the fine weather that we have been experiencing in south-western British Columbia.
I am seeking your assistance in getting the following information to as many as possible in the Pacific North West – hence my “scatter-gun” approach!!!
Attached is the (hopefully, self-explanatory!) registration package for this year’s Family Gathering at Crescent Beach, just south of Vancouver, BC.
Starting at 4.00 pm on Friday June 20 and finishing at 2.00 pm on Sunday June 22, the weekend will largely follow the successful format of the many previous family gatherings at this ideal location. Plenty of opportunities, for latihan, testing, walks beside the ocean, visits to the nearby village for ice-cream and other treats, catching up with old friends, making new ones and simply hanging out, relaxing and doing nothing!
We would really like to encourage you to bring your children, grandchildren and great grandchildren (and even someone else’s children!), to this child-friendly spot. Adena and Michelle von Hahn have lots of great ideas for youth activities, some of which might also attract the child in us older members.
If you want to sleep over (see the options in the registration package), but are unable to bring bedding with you, some bedding and towel packages will be available, thanks to Paul Edwards. Please note this on your registration.

Kumari Beck has volunteered to cater dinner on Friday night and breakfast on Saturday morning and the remaining meals will be provided by the Centre. Snacks will be provided for those “in-between meal” nibbles.

And, of course, there will be the usual cultural (entertainment) evening on Saturday. Ramon Kubicek (SICA Canada) will be coordinating those willing to share their talents, so please contact him if you would like to participate at almadore@yahoo.com

The attached package lists the various registration options for overnight and day visitors. Meals can be ordered as a package for the whole weekend or separately, as required. Despite a significant increase in the rental rate for the use of the Alexandra Centre, thanks to another generous contribution by Subud Vancouver we have managed to keep the registration rates as affordable as possible. However, if the cost is prohibitive for you, financial support is available. Please don’t be shy to ask!

This has been a very popular event in recent years, and in 2024 we maxed out the capacity of the Dining Room!
I expect this year to be the same, so encourage you to register as soon as possible, to guarantee yourself a spot.
You will note the following registration deadlines:
Early Bird registration: May 13, 2025
Final registration: June 13, 2025
All information is contained in the attached package but, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me by email (davehhitchcock@gmail.com) or at 250 370 1291.
Your Organizing Team and Western Regional Helpers look forward to receiving your registrations and welcoming you to Crescent Beach!
All the best,
Dave Hitchcock
Gathering Organizer

SO PLEASE DON’T DELAY, REGISTER TODAY!!!!

Click the link below for registration information.

https://mcdwip.wixsite.com/crescentbeach

Upcoming kejiwaan retreat at Spring Street Center

Dear Sisters and Brothers,

Our hope is that those of you attending will bring something to share for our lunches, which we plan to be pot luck.

Here is an outline of the schedule for each day:
Saturday Schedule
–   10 am pastries & gathering
–   10:15-10:30 quiet followed by latihan and finishing quiet at 11:15am
–   12:15-1PM Some testing before lunch
–   1:00-1:45 pm lunch – Potluck
–   1:45 to 4 pm small groups, testing
–   4 closing circle for those who wish to stay.

Sunday Schedule
–   10 – 10:30 pastries and connecting
–   10:30-11:30 Opening Circle
–   11:30-12:30 Quiet and latihan
–   12:30- 1:30 lunch – Potluck
–   1:30 to 4 Start with large group testing, then break into Small Group testing
–   4 closing circle for those who wish to stay.

Those who completed our survey were interested in awareness and personal testing and a Bapak talk. We will have a signup sheet for personal testing. During our opening circle we will also find out how many are interested in awareness testing and listening to a talk.

We look forward to this time together.

With Love,
Athena Solbeck Robel
Daniella Gleeson
Liza Ramey Wolfgang
Rayma Norton
David Lynch
Oswald Norton
Samuel Czuba

Reminder, Important Meeting Sunday!

Hello everyone!

I am putting the motion & voting for the heating and cooling system on hold.

It has been pointed out to me that what we agreed on at the last meeting is not exactly what we presented in the email for a vote.   It seems we have failed to allow discussion on all the options open to us, since we last got together.

Our process is to use Robert’s Rules of Order, which is to include discussion about anything we do, before we take action. There is more information to discuss, before we proceed with a vote. We plan to discuss and vote on these issues during the meeting.

It helps if as many people attend this meeting as possible, as it is very difficult to present in writing later.  I apologize for the inconvenience this may be causing any of our members.

Therefore, I am asking us to come together for a follow up General Meeting to be held on Sunday, April 13, 2025, after Latihan.

This meeting does not correspond with open house that weekend .so we will need to hold the meeting in the Men’s Latihan Hall at 12:30 p.m. right after Latihan. To be clear, there is no open house that weekend.

Please bring a dish to share. The more people that bring a dish, the better.

The reason we are not having the meeting after Latihan on April 6, 2025, is because that is the day of the official memorial in Skagit for Rosalyn Neel.

You may call me with any questions or concerns,”

Adira 425-246-1467