2007 Retreat & Activity Schedule

We hope this complete year schedule can help our friends plan their time to join the monastery for deepening their practice. Additional events will be added with further planning and requests. Call the registration office if you have any questions. Please note the days that we do not receive guests or host Days of Mindfulness. Thank you and we hope to see you up here in the Hidden Mountain of Deer Park.

January

• Jan10-14 – OI Retreat
• Jan.19-Feb.1 – St.Mary’s College Retreat

February

• Feb.4 – Winter Retreat Closing Ceremony –
• Feb.5-13 – No Guests
• Feb.8 Thursday – No Day of Mindfulness (DoM)
• Feb.10 Saturday – TET preparation (Earth-cake)
• Feb.11 Sunday – No DoM
• Feb.15 – TET celebration (room visiting)
• Feb.15-18 – TET weekend (New Years dinner, skits, songs, etc.)
• Feb.18 – Sangha departs for Vietnam Tour

March

April

• Apr.22 – EarthDay at Balboa Park, SD

May

• May 27 – Vesak (Buddha’s Birthday) Ceremony

June

• Jun.1-7 – No Guests
• Jun.3 Sunday – No DoM
• Jun.7 Thursday – No DoM
• Jun.21-24 – TEEN CAMP - "LIBERATE ME!"
• Jun.21 Thursday – No DoM
• June 24 Sunday -- No DoM
• June 25-July 3 - No Guests
• June 28 Thursday -- No DoM
• June 30 Saturday -- Community Work Day

July

• July 1 Sunday -- No DoM
• Jul.4-8 – FAMILY Retreat - "CREATING TIME FOR OUR FAMILY"
• Jul.5 Thursday – No DoM
• Jul.8 Sunday – No DoM
• Jul.9-14 – No Guests

August
For retreats and other activities in August, see www.greenmountaincenter.org

• Aug. 2 – Thursday – Day of Mindfulness (DoM)
• Aug. 5 – Sunday – DoM
• Aug. 6 onward – we are closed for overnight guests
• Aug. 9, 16, 23, 30 – Thursdays – No DoM
• Aug. 12, 19, 26 – Sundays – No DoM

September
Outside of the following retreats and Days of Mindfulness we are not open for overnight guests in Sept.

• Sept. 6, 13, 20, 27 – Thursdays – No Day of Mindfulness (DoM)
• Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23 – Sundays – Day of Mindfulness
• Sept. 6-9 – People of Color Retreat: We Are Life Without Boundaries
                                                             – Creating Compassionate Communities
• Sept. 13-16 – Vietnamese Retreat
• Sept. 19-23 – English Speaking Retreat: Awakening Together to Restore our Future
• Sept. 30 – Sunday – light Day of Mindfulness, starting around 11:00 am

October
Outside of the Thay Giac Thanh Memorial Weekend and the below mentioned Days of Mindfulness we are not open for overnight guests in October

• Oct. 4, 11, 18, 25 – Thursdays – No Day of Mindfulness (DoM)
• Oct. 7, 21 – Sundays – DoM
• Oct. 14, 28 – Sundays – No DoM
• Oct. 19-21 – Thay Giac Thanh Memorial Weekend

November
Thursdays and Sundays in November are regular Days of Mindfulness, except Nov. 1 and 4. We are open for overnight guests, starting Nov. 16.

• Nov. 1 – Thursday – No Day of Mindfulness (DoM)
• Nov. 4 – Sunday – No DoM
• Nov. 9-11 – College Retreat (bi-annual)
• Nov. 25 – Thanksgiving DoM

December
Thursdays and Sundays in December are regular Days of Mindfulness. We are open for overnight guests.

• Dec. 23 – Christmas Day of Mindfulness (DoM)
• Dec. 30 – New Years Day of Mindfulness