Greetings!
This March is an amazing month of Faith House opportunities to "experience your neighbor's faith." Next Wednesday's Living Room will include a guided Buddhist practice through prostrations, chanting and sitting, followed by teachings with Myong Haeng Sunim, an American monk in the Korean Zen tradition. On Sunday, March 21, we are invited to attend the primary weekly gathering and a shared meal at the Chogyesa Zen Temple where Myong Haeng Sunim is Vice Abbot.
On Wednesday, March 24, our Living Room will include an Early Christian Communion as practiced by a modern Manhattan community called St. Lydia's. This program was originally scheduled for February 10, but was postponed due to a blizzard.
Our 2nd Annual Interfaith Seder will be led again by Rabbi David Ingber at St. Francis Xavier Church on Sunday evening, March 28. Last year's event was inspirational and deeply meaningful for all in attendance. Mark your calendars now and RSVP early!
Note: Passover will begin at sunset on Monday, March 29 and end the following Monday. Sunday, March 28 is Palm Sunday for Christians. Faith House will not have any events during Passover or for Easter. Please email info@faithhousemanhattan.org if you are looking for a place to celebrate these holidays.
Blessings,
Bowie Snodgrass
Executive Director
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LIVING ROOM
What is Buddha? An Evening of Practice with an American Zen Monk
 Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Doors 6 PM, Program 7 PMIntersections274 Fifth AveBetween 29th and 30th StreetsEach
morning in the Manhattan Chogyesa temple begins with prostrations,
chanting and sitting. This Living Room evening will include a guided
practice through these three Buddhist practices, all exploring a single
question: what is Buddha? Myong Haeng Sunim will lead the evening in
the Korean Zen tradition, with readings and teachings on Buddhism.
Sunim, a self-proclaimed hippy monk, will also share his personal
journey from Virginia, through thirteen years in Korea (one in a vow of
silence), to Vice Abbot of a temple on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Myong
Haeng Sunim is an American Zen Buddhist monk who grew up in the
Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. He graduated from Cornell University in
1992 with a degree in Classics, and went to Korea in 1993 as an English
teacher. In 1995 he entered Hwa Gye Sa temple in Seoul, and became a
student of the renowned Korean Zen Master Seung Sahn Sunim. In 1997, he
became a monk in the traditional Korean monastic system, and practiced
at many different temples throughout Korea until 2007. He is currently
Vice Abbot of Manhattan Chogyesa temple on West 96th Street. RSVPs welcome, but not required on Facebook or Meetup |
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FIELD TRIP
Chogyesa Zen Temple of New York
 Sunday, March 21, 2010
Arrive by 10:45 AM
Practice begins at 11 AM
Followed by meal, approx 1 PM
Chogyesa Zen Temple of NY
42 West 96th Street
Btwn CPW and Columbus Ave
Directions By Subway: 1, 2, 3 , B, C to 96 Street Station
We
are invited by Myong Haeng Sunim, host of our March 10th Living Room,
and Abbess Myoji Sunim to join the community at the Manahttan Chogyesa
Temple for their main weekly gathering. The morning will include
prostrations, chanting, sitting and a Korean meal in their wonderful
temple.
Please RSVP to info@faithhousemanhattan.org by Sat, March 20th.
Suggested minimum donation $5
RSVPs welcome, but not required, on Facebook or Meetup
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LIVING ROOM
Sharing the Meal: Early Christian Communion in a Modern Manhattan Community
 Wednesday, March 24, 2009
* rescheduled from Feb 10th
6 pm Doors, 7 pm Program
Intersections, 274 5th Ave
Btwn 29th and 30th Sts
With Emily Scott & St. Lydia's
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the earliest days of the Christian Church, Jesus' followers gathered
for worship in domestic settings, blessing and breaking bread, sharing
food and fellowship, and singing and praying together. Worship took
place in the context of the meal that was shared: a ritual that
eventually evolved into the Eucharist. Experience this early Christian Communion as practiced by a modern community. Emily Scott, pastoral minister at St. Lydia's
in the East Village will speak about early Christian worship, and give
the Faith House community a taste of how the congregation of St.
Lydia's lives into this ancient ritual. Simple songs will be sung,
scripture explored, and prayers offered in the context of "dinner
church." PLEASE BRING fresh cut fruit or veggies, olives, cheese or dipsEmily M D Scott is the founder and pastoral minister of St. Lydia's,
a new congregation in Manhattan that meets weekly to share a sacred
meal. Emily is a liturgist and musician with a particular interest in
how worship might allow diverse groups of people to pray and praise God
together. She currently serves as Director of Family Music Ministries
at the First Presbyterian Church in the City of New York. From
2007-2009, she served as the Director of Worship at The Riverside
Church in New York City. She attended Yale Divinity School and the
Institute of Sacred Music, where she earned her Masters of Divinity. Emily
is the New Music Project Coordinator at St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal
Church in San Francisco. Begun in 2005, the New Music Project is an
association of church musicians and clergy from around the country
dedicated to promoting "paperless" music - music that can be taught and
sung by without written music - in a congregational setting. As part
of this project, Emily oversaw the publication of a new hymnal released
by Church Publishing, Music by Heart: paperless songs for evening worship.
RSVPs welcome, but not required on Facebook or Meetup
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2nd Annual Interfaith Seder:
Rabbi David Ingber at St. Francis Xavier Church
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April 14, 2010
Living Room
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Sundeep Sonny Singh, from the Sikh Coalition, on Vaisakhi, Sikhism and Social Justice
Intersections
274 5th Ave
Doors at 6 pm, Program at 7 pm
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Samir's Blog is Up!
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