Matthew Shepard, a gay student of the University of Wyoming, was brutally attacked, tied to a fence, and left to die on October 7, 1998. He died from his injuries five days later. After the murder, members of the Tectonic Theater Project in New York City traveled to Laramie, Wyoming, to interview residents about how the attack had affected the town. These transcripts were transformed into The Laramie Project, the stories of real people who lived at the epicenter of one of the nation’s most heinous anti-gay hate crimes.

The Unitarian Universalist Church of Evansville, 2910 Morgan Avenue, is proud to host The Laramie Project on Friday, December 1. Doors open at 7 PM. Performance begins 7:30 PM. Advance tickets can be purchased http://www.uuevansville.org or by check for $15 to UUCE at the address above.

There will be a regular Thursday sitting at 6 pm on Thanksgiving Day, this Thursday November 23rd.

Starting November 4 we are going to meet on the first Saturday of each month. Instruction will be geared toward participants developing a personal practice. Each month we will go through the sequence and participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and share about their at home practice if they choose.

This is a reminder that our picnic is this Sunday, October 22nd, at 3:00.
SANGHA FALL PICNIC 2017
Please join us for a potluck picnic at Wesselman Park on Sunday October 22 from 3:00 pm until 8:00 pm. We will be in Shelter House #2 North….that’s the one that faces the tennis courts. All are welcome. Please bring a vegetarian dish to share, and your own drinks. The sangha will supply paper plates, napkins, cups, and plastic knives/forks/spoons. You are welcome to bring a game or Frisbee. At 6:00 pm we will build a fire in the fireplace and have a 40 minute sitting meditation. Bring lawn chairs to use for the meditation. We look forward to seeing you there!

The movie Walk with Me, about Thich Nat Hanh and his followers, will now be shown at Showplace Cinema West located next to USI , Westside of Evansville , on Thursday December 7 at 7:00 pm. Below is the following web link to go to to purchase tickets.

https://gathr.us/screening/21553

Thank you

The movie Walk with Me, about Thich Nat Hanh and his followers, will now be shown at Showplace Cinema West located next to USI , Westside of Evansville , on Thursday December 7 at 7:00 pm. As before, the tickets are $10.00 and should be obtained or reserved in advance (once available on the website). In order for the movie to be shown, we will need a minimum of 70 people. Please see the FB post from Sep. 8.
Thank you

Please join us for a potluck picnic at Wesselman Park on Sunday October 22 from 3:00 pm until 8:00 pm. We will be in Shelter House #2 North….that’s the one that faces the tennis courts. All are welcome. Please bring a vegetarian dish to share, and your own drinks. The sangha will supply paper plates, napkins, cups, and plastic knives/forks/spoons. You are welcome to bring a game or Frisbee. At 6:00 pm we will build a fire in the fireplace and have a 40 minute sitting meditation. Bring lawn chairs to use for the meditation. We look forward to seeing you there!

This is information about the Donald Rothberg retreat, the Engaged Spiritual Life, Nov 3-5, non-residential, in Louisville, KY. It may fill up quickly, but another individual wanted to share with others.

http://louisville-vipassana-community.org/Retreats.html

http://louisville-vipassana-community.org/linked_docs/2017_rothberg_retreat.pdf

Thank you

To all interested individuals,

The Unitarian Universalist church of Owensboro located on Cedar Street, have reserved seats for an upcoming documentary called: Walk with Me. This film is about Thich Nat Hanh and his followers, and shows how one can live following the Buddhist spiritual life of Zen.

Here is a trailer located on Youtube for you to preview of the movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne7-wnnWqFY

The Unitarian Universalist church, have reserved a total of 60 seats. Please see below for further information:
Cost: $10 each.
Movie address: Owensboro 16, 5333 Frederica St, Owensboro, KY
Movie date and time: Thursday, November 09, 2017 AT 7:30 pm
Ticket Website: http://gathr.us/screening/20711

About Thich Nat Hanh: Thich Nhat Hanh is a Zen spiritual leader, poet and peace activist. His is known around the world for his powerful teachings and bestselling writings on mindfulness and peace, but his key teaching is that of mindfulness, and by doing so, we can learn to live happily in the present moment — truly developing peace, both in one’s self and in the world. He was born in central Vietnam in 1926 and at the age of sixteen, entered the Tu Hieu Temple, located at Hue city. When war came to Vietnam, the monks and nuns were confronted with two decisions, continue the contemplative life meditating in the monasteries or to help those around them suffering turmoil of war. Thich Nhat Hanh was one of those who chose to do both. Over the course of his life, he has authored/published over 100 books raging from topics on meditation, mindfulness and Engaged Buddhism, as well as poems, children’s stories, and commentaries on ancient Buddhist texts.

Source: https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh/biography/

The annual Mindful Heart Buddha Sangha picnic will be on Sunday October 22 at Wesselman Park Shelter House 2 North. Save the date!