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RETREATS AND SPECIAL EVENTS
Covid vaccination is strongly encouraged to sit with us in-person.  Masks are optional.

Our retreats and special events are supported though fees and donations payable on PayPal, or at the event, or by check mailed to POBox 247 Montague, MA 01351. We offer financial assistance, and no one is ever turned away for lack of funds. Please speak to the registrar about this when registering for an event if you would like financial support to attend a program. 
Contact Dantika to register at dantikapm@gmail.com or by phone: 413-588-8053

ONE-DAY RETREATS:
Last Saturdays of the month at Windhorse Hill Retreat Center and on zoom: May 27, June 24, July 29
     Fee: $25/members, $35 non-members. No one is turned away for lack of funds.  


May 27, led by Roshi Eve
     9:00am - 5:00pm

     Join us for a day of meditation, a dharma talk and opportunity for face-to-face, private study, with Founding Teacher Roshi Eve.
     Suggested fee: $25, payable on site or by PayPal. Please bring a sack lunch. Coffee, tea and snacks will be provided.                             Pre-register to receive the Zoom link: email: dantikapm@gmail.com
     Masks are optional.

June 24, led by Roshi Eve
July 27, led by Dharma Holder Shunryo



SUMMER SESSHIN 
Led by Roshi Eve Marko 
Evening 8/17 - noon 8/20 
Register by August 13: 
dantikapm@gmail.com or 413-588-8085
Silent meditation, dharma talks and opportunities for face-to-face with the Teacher provide a schedule to deepen connection with life. Lunch and dinner will be provided as simple vegetarian meals with gluten-free options. Snacks, coffee and tea will be provided. Breakfast is not included. 
BASIC SCHEDULE: A full schedule will be posted at the retreat.  
COVID POLICY: Vaccination is strongly encouraged, masks are optional.
LODGING: Lodging is available in a variety of hotels, inns and B&B in Deerfield, Greenfield, Amherst, Hadley and Northampton.
FEES: No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please request financial leeway when registering. DANA is requested on behalf of the teacher.
    In Person:  Full Retreat: $225 GRZC members, $275 non-members.  By Day: $45 members, $55 non-members
     Zoom: Full Retreat: $200 members, $250 non-member. By Day: $40 members, $50 non-members




FREE EVENTS IN REGULAR SCHEDULE

COUNCIL
Green River Zen Center does a monthly council practice on the last Tuesday of every month. It will take place this season on May 30, June 27, July 25. Council is a circle practice of listening and speaking from the heart. Its foundation is consonant with the Three Tenets of the Zen Peacemakers: Not-knowing, bearing witness, and loving action.

GATE OF SWEET NECTAR
Green River Zen Center chants the Gate of Sweet Nectar, the Zen Peacemakers’ liturgy to feed all the hungry ghosts at 9:40 am following meditation. This season the Gate will be chanted on May 20, July 1 and July 22.

RENEWAL OF VOWS CEREMONY
A ceremony renewing our vows to the Precepts will take place on Saturday, June 3 after Zazen.  All are invited to participate.

REFLECTION ON PRECEPTS
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A guided reflection on how we as individuals are observing the precepts, will take place on Tuesdays, May 16 and July 11 after Zazen.
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MEMBERSHIP IN GREEN RIVER ZEN CENTER
Do you consider yourself part of the sangha? If so, please consider becoming a member and making monthly financial commitments to help support basic operations at the Zendo.  You may also do service in lieu of some of the membership fee. 
As a member, you will receive reductions in retreat prices.  Most important, you will be supporting the flowering of the sangha’s practice. 
For more information, please see Membership Program, or contact Lily Perkins, Treasurer: lily.b.perkins@gmail.com
DONATE TO GREEN RIVER ZEN CENTER GENERAL FUND!
For Inquiries regarding donations contact: Treasurer Mimsy O'Connor:  mimsoc@comcast.net

DONATE TO GREEN RIVER ZEN CENTER SCHOLARSHIP FUND!
MEMBERSHIP IN GREEN RIVER ZEN CENTER 
Do you consider yourself part of the Green River Zen Center community? If so, please consider becoming a member and making monthly financial commitments to help support basic operations at the Zendo. You can also do service in lieu of some of the membership fee. 

As a member, you will receive reductions in retreat prices. Most important, you will be supporting the flowering of the sangha's practice. For more information, please click "Membership" on the menu bar above, or contact: Mimsy O'Connor mimsoc@comcast.net
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