Sangha Annual Meeting 
December 5th at 5:00 pm, Online
Election of board members, approval of 2022 budget, this year in review and upcoming events will be covered at the annual meeting.  We also will welcome any input from our members at that time.  In view of keeping everyone safe and healthy we will be hosting the meeting on Zoom.  Please enter your full name on the screen so that we can keep track of who is in attendance. 
The link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4871693695
The budget for next year is consistent with past years except that because the sangha house in good shape we have designated some of our reserve funds for landscaping and a meditation and memorial garden.  If you wish to review the budget in detail please reply to this email.  And thank you all for your ongoing generosity which makes all of this possible.
We hope you can join us on Sunday!
Upcoming Retreats
Embodying Simplicity: In Our Meditation Practice & In Our Lives
with Brian Lesage
A 2-day Online Insight Meditation Retreat
February 5 & 6, 2022
Saturday - 9am to 4pm   Sunday - 9am to 3:30pm
Registration Opening Soon

Fall Non-Residential Retreat with Brian Lesage
Brian will be leading our Fall Retreat on September 3-4, 2022. Please save the date. Registration will open in the summer.
Weekly Sits
It is with great sadness that due to the spike in Covid cases in our community we have decided that beginning December 1st all of our sits and meetings will be held online.  It has been really wonderful to see some of you in person and we truly hope this a temporary situation.
Tuesday Noon Sits and Sunday 5-6 pm Sits will begin being held online starting December 1, 2021. Here is our link for both sits:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4871693695

 
New Year's Eve
We will be hosting and an online meditation and conversation beginning at 5 pm on December 31st.  Zoon in here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4871693695

Caring Committee
Kym Mellsop, Chair of our Caring Committee wants you to know that "we are still here and would like to help anyone in our Sangha community who needs temporary help with meals, household tasks, shopping, driving to appointments, etc." Kym can be reached at 719-207-3077.
 
With our blessings to all for a happy, healthy, enlightened holiday season,
Your Salida Sangha Board

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Brian Lesage will be leading two retreats for us in 2022.  The dates are February 5-6 and September 3-4.  Registration information for the February retreat will be sent to you next month.
 
Sangha Annual Meeting December 5th at 5:00 pm
Election of board members, approval of 2022 budget, this year in review and upcoming events will be covered at the annual meeting.  We also will welcome any input from our members at that time.  In view of keeping everyone safe and healthy we will be hosting the meeting on Zoom.  The link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4871693695
Please join us!
 
Compassion In Action
Thank you all who attended the fundraising talk on the Mindfulness in the Jail Program. And for those of who couldn't come, here is a recording of the talk. 
 
Fundraising Talk: https://vimeo.com/645063860
Donation link: http://coloradogives.org/mindfulnessinthejail
 
If you decide to donate and you schedule your giving for the actual Colorado Gives Day, some funds will be matched (just click on the green link on the page)! If you would rather donate directly, please send checks to Mindfulness in the Jail P.O. 1610 Salida, CO 81201. 
MIJ facilitators and all program participants offer our gratitude.
 
Tuesday Noon Sits are now both in-person and online!  If you are joining online, here is our new link, please add to your weekly calendar:
 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4871693695 
 
Sunday 5-6 pm Sits are being held at the sangha house with masks and safe distancing required.

Caring Committee
Kym Mellsop, chair of our caring committee wants you to know that "we are still here and would like to help anyone in our Sangha community who needs temporary help with meals, household tasks, shopping, driving to appointments etc."  Kym can be reached at 719-207-3077. 
Sangha Donations
Sensitive to the homeless situation in our community, the sangha made a donation to the Salida Winter Shelter for the unhomed.  We also made a year end donation to Brian Lesage in gratitude for his continued teachings.
Sangha House Inspection
In preparing our budget for next year the board was concerned about any repairs or updates that may be required at the house.  Bob Spencer, retired contractor, graciously performed a thorough pro bono inspection of the house and declared it in very good condition for it's age.  The few things that needed attention have been taken care of by the awesome Phil Sasso.

With our blessings to all for a happy, healthy, enlightened holiday season,
Your Salida Sangha Boardedit.

Special Event: Compassion in Action, a Fundraiser for the Mindfulness in the Jail program
 
Denise Ackert, coordinator for the Mindfulness in the Jail Program (MIJ), will be offering a talk, Compassion in Action, which explores the value of offering mindfulness and meditation tools to those incarcerated in our communities. The MIJ program provides a Mindfulness-Based Emotional Intelligence approach to rehabilitation and transformation for inmates at Chaffee County Detention Facility to help inmates develop self-awareness, self-regulation, social awareness and compassion. This year, we are reaching out to the larger community to ask for your support of this important program.  
 
Please join us for this fundraiser and to hear about our work.
 
Tuesday, 12-1pm, November 9th in person at 248 D Street Salida, CO or via Zoom at 
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4871693695
 
If you would simply like to donate to the program and not attend the event, please feel free to do so here through Colorado Gives:
https://www.coloradogives.org/mindfulnessinthejail?step=step1
This event will be recorded for those who can't attend and a link to the recording will be sent out in our next newsletter.
HOPE TO SEE YOU TOMORROW!