On July 4th we will select a new chair and vice chair for Subud PNW.  You won’t want to miss it. So please attend.  There are accommodations available to  allow you to just attend the Subud PNW Congress and not the SUSA gathering.  Please contact the SUSA Gathering organizers for details.

More details about officer selection and proposals that will be presented are available here.

Your committee envites you to attend this Sunday’s monthly Group potluck and meeting.  Please bring something to share.

There will be cake in celebration of Bapak’s birthday (observance was 6/22) and everyone brings their favorite dishes.

Here’s a link to the agenda.

Looking forward to seeing you.
Jim O’Halloran, Vice Chair
Sarah Stralberg, Treasurer
Lisa Allen, Secretary
Oswald Norton, Chair

Each year SD-USA holds their annual meeting for members of Subud USA at the annual meeting of that body.  Some years – like this one – there are openings on the board for new board members.

If you are attending the SUSA Gathering in person and are thinking of putting your name forward to be a candidate for an opening on the SD-USA board, please consider the following:

Please pre-test question with a local (or any) helper:
ls it correct for [name] to put their name forward as a director for Susila Dharma USA?

If the answer is positive the following steps would take place

• Nominee submits name to SD chair, and a resume or bio, and why they want to join the board. [email: office@susiladharmausa.org]
• Nominee is sent an outline of the board responsibilities.
• Chair discusses the responsibilities with the nominee.
• Nominee attends a board meeting, has a Q & A session and discusses the responsibilities with other board members.

Please Note: There is a SD-USA board meeting at the SUSA congress where you could attend and ask questions.

Hi Seattle Members,

Today we received a request from Marilyn Schirk for items for the “Portland Match” SD-Auction that will take place at the SUSA Gathering in Portland. This is planned to be their big auction event for the year. Please bring what you can in your cars as you drive down.

Thanks, Oswald

Insiah Caspers is in England, visiting her daughter Mariamah for an extended stay. I miss her!
Here’s news and a photo from them.
Mariamah and Insiah report they’re doing well with lots of adventures and time with Insiah’s
great grandson (Mariamah’s first grandchild) Emry, who is newly walking. He’s shown in this
photo trying to help his dad push the pram.
On the not-so-good side of her visit, Insiah recently fell and broke both wrist bones of her
dominant left arm. She is in a cast, recovering well, but the break is complicated and more
surgery may be required to insert a wire. More news to follow when updates come in.
Insiah and Mariamah send their love to Subud Greater Seattle.
-Rayma Norton

Dear Sisters and Brothers,

This Sunday, May 24th, after latihan is our monthly group meeting and potluck. Please bring something to share and bring your stories of Subud experiences you’ve been having in the last month.

The agenda for this month’s meeting is as follows:

1. Quiet period before we start (local helpers)
2. Minutes of last meeting reviewed (Jim)
3. Men and Women’s Helper Report.
4. Brief Financial Report. (Sarah)
5. SGS is sponsoring Anishah Educational Center and SICS USA.  How are donations going?
6. Housing Committee update on the progress we’ve made since last month (minutes on reverse). Possible Mission Statement: What type of facility will the group be able to manage in 5 years.(Jim)
7. Update on consolidation of Subud PNW websites through working with Andrew Morgan a Subud member.
8. Subud Experiences. All Members.

Some of you mentioned the need for take-away containers so you could take home some of the leftovers. I’ve brought some. Others could bring more.

Thanks, Oswald Norton, Chair
Jim O’Halloran Vice Chair
Sarah Stralberg, Treasurer
Lisa Allen, Secretary

Message from PNW Elderberry Project Reps

Halimah Bellows and myself are the new Elderberry Reps for the SUBUD PNW Region. We plan to call members in the coming weeks to let them know that Elderberry’s mission is to ensure the spiritual needs of members 75 years and older are met and that they remain connected to the Subud Community.

With love,
Margarite Charney

We can also be reached by email.
margaritecharneyATyahoo.com
bellrocheATearthlink.net

https://www.elderberryproject.org/

Photo by Rachman Cantrell of Pilgrim Firs lake

There will be a group meeting with potluck this Sunday, April 26th after latihan.  Please bring something to share.

Agenda for meeting of Subud Greater Seattle

1. Quiet period before we start (local helpers)
2. Minutes of last meeting (Sarah and Oswald)
3. Helper Report (Men and Women Helpers)
4. Brief Financial Report. (Sarah)
5. Team report on the SD-USA project that they recommend we sponsor. Group decision on the amount that members were willing to give extra each month toward this effort. (Jim O’Halloran)
6. Housing Committee update on the progress we’ve made since last month. Possible Mission Statement: What type of facility will the group be able to manage in 5 years.(Oswald)
7. Update on bathroom leak and repairs. (Oswald)
8. Subud Experiences. All Members.
9. Quiet period to adjourn

L-R Oswald Norton, Lucinda O’Halloran, Jim O’Halloran, Rayma Norton, Marston Gregory

On Tuesday, after latihan, a small group of dedicated volunteers spruced up the grounds around Spring Street Center.

Trimming, weeding, mowing and mulching were done.

A titmouse nest in the rose bush was left undisturbed.

Many thanks to Marston Gregory for planning the event.