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Directions
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Before first coming to the zendo, it is a good idea to call and let us know you are coming so we can make
sure someone is here to meet you. Beginning instruction is offered every Saturday morning at 8 a.m. by
appointment. Please call 201-985-1515. All day sittings and Kennedy Roshi's schedule are on the zendo
answering machine and below.
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Our Sitting Schedule:
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Monday to Friday |
5:30-7 a.m. |
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Saturday |
9 a.m.-12 noon |
Beginning instruction: 8-8:45 a.m. |
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All Day Sittings |
8:45 a.m.-5 p.m. |
2009: Jan 31, Feb 28, March 28, April 18, May 23, June 27, Sept 12, Oct 24, Nov 21, Dec 19
Lunch included |
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Suggested donation:
$5 for Saturday morning; $25 for all day |
Zendo Location
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We are located at 50 Glenwood Avenue, Apt. 309, Jersey City, NJ 07306
Tel: 201-985-1515; email: morningstarzen@gmail.com
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How to get here:
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BUS: 99S bus from the Port Authority to Glenwood Avenue in Jersey City, near St. Peter's College.
PATH: Path train to Journal Square; take the number 10 bus south going towards Bayonne. Ask to be let off
at Glenwood Avenue. Or walk 10 blocks south on Kennedy Boulevard to Glenwood Avenue
(map).
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Sesshins(retreats), Angos
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Spring 2009 Ango
For an introduction to the Ango and a commitment form, please click here
For daily connecting to the Ango, please click here
Schedule
One Saturday a month (except in July and August). 2009:
Jan 31, Feb 28, March 28, April 18, May 23, June 27, Sept 12, Oct 24, Nov 21, Dec 19 Morning Star Zendo; registration required (please call Elia Zedeno at 201-985-1515)
September 27, 2009 Smith College, Amherst, MA
October 9-12, 2009 St. Ignatius Retreat House, Manhasset, NY (terri@inisfada.net)
October 16-18, 2009 Jesuit Spiritualiy Center, Wernersville, Pa. (Bonnie 610-670-3642; www.jesuitcenter.org)
October 30-November 1, 2009 Passionist Center, W. Hartford, CT (www.holyfamilyretreat.org)
November 11, 2009 Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ (Seminar 4:15 p.m., Location: Kidde 228)
December 4-6, 2009 Stella Maris Retreat House, Elberon, NJ (roconnell8@aol.com; www.stellamarisretreatcenter.com)
December 10-14, 2009 Benburb Priory, Tyrone, No. Ireland
January 29-31, 2010 St. Ignatius Retreat House, Manhasset, NY (terri@inisfada.net)
February 6, 2010 Unitarian Church, Boca Raton, Fl.
February 12-15, 2010 Jesuit Spirituality Center, Grand Couteau, LA (home.centurytel.net/spiritualitycenter)
March 25-29, 2010 Mexico (montetabor@prodigy.net.mx)
April 22-25, 2010 Holy Family Center, Beaumont, TX (retreatcenter@dioceseofbmt.org, 409-899-5617; www.dioceseofbmt.org/holyfamily)
May 21-27, 2010 Ammerdown Centre, Bath, UK (centre@ammerdown.org;
www.ammerdown.org)
June 11-17, 2010 St. Ignatius Retreat House, Manhasset, NY (terri@inisfada.net)
July 18-23, 2010 Chrysalis, Donard, Ct. Wicklow, Ireland (sinead@chrysalis.ie; www.chrysalis.ie)
August 13-19, 2010 (n.b date adjusted) St. Ignatius Retreat House, Manhasset, NY (terri@inisfada.net)
October 8-11, 2010 (note adjustment of date) St. Ignatius Retreat House, Manhasset, NY (terri@inisfada.net)
December 10-12, 2010 Stella Maris Retreat House, Elberon, NJ (roconnell8@aol.com; www.stellamarisretreatcenter.com)
Upcoming Retreats
December 4-6 2009
Stella Maris Retreat House
981 Ocean Ave., Elberon NJ 11030
The retreat begins Friday evening at 7 pm. There is no dinner served. (In Long Branch on the ocean there is a new boardwalk development with several interesting restaurants.) We finish at noon on Sunday with dinner. The price is $225 per person, single rooms with shared baths. Use Exit 105 on the Garden State Parkway, go about 10 miles east to the ocean and take a right; go about 2 miles to the retreat house on your left.
Please make deposit checks of $100 to Morning Star Zendo and send them to MSZ, Stella Maris Retreat, at 50 Glenwood Avenue,Apt. 309, Jersey City, NJ 07306. Sign up by October 30: this retreat fills up early. Please call 201 985 1515 if you have further questions. Dress casually but warmly, and bring warm socks. Formal acknowledgments are not sent: your check is your receipt.
www.stellamarisretreatcenter.com
October 9-12, 2009
Inisfada Interfaith Zen Center
St. Ignatius Retreat House
251 Searington Rd., Manhasset, NY 11030
"Robert Kennedy is one of the most eloquent exponents of a Catholic Christianity rooted deep in his own lived experience of faith. His wonderfully poetic style speaks of Zen as a way to overcome the human tendency to theorize, by total immersion in a stillness where an intuition of God's immanence can be realized..." (Michael Barnes)
"The group is serious and committed and at the same time has warmth and openness. There is simplicity and a minimum of ceremony yet sufficient structure to support earnest practice."(an Inisfada zen practitioner)
It is "the duty of Christians now to draw from (the) rich heritage of (the East) the elements compatible with their faith in order to enrich Christian thought." The Church of the future " will judge herself enriched by all that comes from today's engagement with Eastern cultures and will find in this inheritance fresh cues for fruitful dialogue with the cultures which will emerge as humanity moves into the future." (John Paul II, on Faith and Reason).
These silent retreats offer an opportunity to develop a deeper contemplative prayer life, strengthened by the presence of others. Zazen or sitting meditation is the practice of stilling the mind through attentiveness to the breath. Together with stillness of the body, this frees the mind from its ordinary activities of thinking, and speculating.
The retreat is open to persons of all religious and non-religious affiliations; it includes zazen (seated meditation), kinhin (walking meditation), chanting, dharma talks and daisan (one on one interviews with the teachers)and beginners instruction. Cushions and chairs are provided. Easy on and off shoes are recommended.
The retreat starts with dinner(5:30 summer, 6:30 winter)and ends with mid-day lunch on the last day. Sample schedule. Please check with Retreat House for fees. A $100 deposit is required six weeks in advance. Internet access, gym and swimming pool available. Bring warm clothing for winter retreats and swimsuit if weather is warm.
Travel from JFK via airlink to Jamaica LIRR station and train to Mineola,and then cab. From La Guardia via cab and from Long Island Railroad Manhasset station via cab. Use Ollie's taxi 516-437-0505 or Plandome taxi (516-627-0900) or classictrans.com for airport pickup.
Register directly at inisfada@inisfada.net. and send checks (made out to St. Ignatius Retreat House) to St.Ignatius Retreat House, 251 Searingtown Rd., Manhasset, NY 11030. Please include your email address. General inquiries about zen: roconnell8@aol.com.
Directions can be found at www.inisfada.net
About Inisfada
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Regional sittings (Kennedy Roshi attends as his schedule allows)
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Sunday 8 a.m. Inisfada Interfaith Zen Center, Manhasset, NY
Monday 6:30-7:30 pm Fordham University Westchester Campus Chapel (Carol Gibney)
Sunday 9:00 a.m. Clear Mountain Zendo, 22 Lackawanna Plaza, Montclair, NJ
(Carl Bachmann, Dharma Holder 201-447-0558;
www.clearmountainzen.org)
Monday 7:00 p.m. Stella Maris, Elberon, NJ (Marty Sullivan 732-530-4534; www.stellamarisretreatcenter.com)
Monday 7:45 p.m. 113 Cottage Pl. (Unitarian Church), Ridgewood, NJ (Carl Viggiani
914-428-8506)
Monday 7:00 p.m. St. Francis Xavier, 55 W. 15th St., New York (Paul Schubert Sensei/Peggy Schubert: schubertny@gmail.com)
Tuesday 6:00 a.m.- 7 a.m. Clear Mountain Zendo, 22 Lackawanna Plaza, Montclair, NJ (Carl Bachmann, Dharma Holder 201-486-3947;
www.clearmountainzen.org)
Tuesday 6:00 p.m. Fordham University at Lincoln Center, The Chapel (Room 221), 60th St. and Ninth Avenue, Manhattan (Sheila Ross: sross@fordham.edu)
Tuesday 6:25 p.m. Empty Bowl Zendo, Church of the Redeemer, Morristown, NJ (Ray Cicetti Sensei 973-984-6343;
www.emptybowlzendo.org)
Tuesday 7:25 p.m. Inisfada Interfaith Zen Center, St. Ignatius Retreat House, Manhasset, NY (Anne McNeill 516-294-3156)
Tuesday 7:30 p.m. White Plains Interfaith Zen at St. Bartholomew's Church, White Plains, NY (Russ Michel 914-403-3623;
www.whiteplainszen.org)
Tuesday 7:30 p.m. Mt. Manresa, Staten Island; beginners: 7:15 p.m. (Ken Byalin Sensei 347-581-4147;
www.zencommunitysi.org)
Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Inisfada Interfaith Zen Center, Manhasset, NY (516-621-8300)
Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Tabor House, St Anthony's, Oceanside, NY (Madeline Larsen 516-678-6614;
www.taborretreatcenter.org)
Wednesday 7:00 p.m. All Souls Unitarian Church, Lexington Avenue/80th St., NYC (Paul Schubert Sensei/Peggy Schubert: schubertnyc@gmail.com)
Thursday 7:20 p.m., The Oratory, 111 Willoughby St., Brooklyn, NY 11201 (Christopher Smith: christopher.smith@oratory-church.org, 718 875 2096)
Thursday 6:30 p.m. Clear Mountain Zendo, 22 Lackawanna Plaza, Montclair, NJ (Carl Bachmann, Dharma Holder 201-486-3947;
www.clearmountainzen.org)
Thursday 7:30 p.m. St. Mary's Chapel, Iona College, New Rochelle, NY (K. Deignan 914-633-2233)
Thursday 7:00 p.m. Kenner, LA 35 Schill Ave. (Deirdra LoPinto: deirdra.lopinto@gmail.com, 504-443-1115)
Thursday and Friday 6:45 a.m. Empty Bowl Zendo, Church of the Redeemer, Morristown, NJ (Ray Cicetti Sensei 973-984-6343;
www.emptybowlzendo.org)
Saturday 7:00-8:00 a.m. Holy Trinity Church, Georgetown, Washington, D.C. (Robert Drucker; www.holytrinitydc.org)
All-Day Saturday Interfaith Zen Sittings at St Ignatius Retreat House: Call for information and to register: 516-621-8300.
Links
White Plum Asanga, general listings:
www.whiteplum.org
Lassalle Haus, Switzerland (Nicolas Brantschen):
www.lassalle-haus.org
Wild Goose Sangha, UK (Patrick Eastman Sensei):
www.wildgoosesangha.org.uk
The Pathless Path, AZ (Pat Hawk):
www.desertrenewal.org
Benediktushof in Holzkirchen, Germany (Willigis Jaegar):
www.willigis-jaeger.de/en
Maria Kannon Zen Center, TX (Ruben Habito):
www.mkzc.org
Bodhi Zendo, India (Ama Samy):
http://www.bodhizendo.org
Chicago, Ill.(Liz Hulsizer):
http://www.asinglethread.net
Flowing River Zendo, Dallas, PA (Barbara Craig Sensei):
http://www.frsangha.org
Silver Spring Zendo, Silver Spring, MD (Rose Mary Dougherty Sensei):
http://www.silverspringzendo.org
Sun Mountain Zendo, Brisbane, Australia (Cecile and Mervyn Lander):
http://www.sunmountainzen.org.au
White Plains Zen, White Plains, NY (Russ Michel):
www.whiteplainszen.org
Zen Community of Staten Island (Ken Byalin Sensei):
www.zencommunitysi.org
Janet Richardson Roshi,
Charles Birx Sensei, Ellen Birx Sensei,
Janet Abels Sensei,
Gregory Abels Sensei, Ray Cicetti Sensei, Kevin Hunt Sensei,
Paul Schubert Sensei, Patrick Eastman Sensei
Articles, photos and Podcasts
James Fredericks, Horizons, Spring 2002
Robert F. Drinan, S.J., Commonweal, January 11, 2002
National Catholic Reporter podcast April 27, 2007, Robert Kennedy:
http://ncrcafe.org/node/1057
November 26, 2008 Brenda Shoshanna radio interview:
http://shoshanna.progressiveradionetwork.org
John Main Seminar, London 2009 photos:
http://kennedyzen.tripod.com/john_main_seminar_09
Retreat Photos Including White Plum Asanga Meeting:
http://web.mac.com/mbraden1
Inisfada Retreat Photos:
inisfada_retreats
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