Ongoing Event Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      See Below for Descriptions of Ongoing Events

 

  January

4
 OPEN HOUSE

18

OPEN HOUSE canceled due to Sirius Community's Annual Retreat
23
 Free Evening Talk with Diana Leafe Christian (see entry below)
25

 

Diana Leafe Christian

A one-day workshop -   With lively exercises, humorous musical skits, and vivid anecdotes about real problems and their successful solutions in healthy, thriving intentional communities (and cautionary tales from communities that failed), Diana Leafe Christian focuses on skills for building trust and connection and reducing conflict in existing communities as well as in forming groups. Based on her 15 years' experience in the communities movement, her work as a consultant to cohousing and other communities, and her own experiences living in community, she identifies and briefly discusses six crucial organizational structures that, when missing, create "structural conflict" and lead to failure in forming-community groups or wrenching conflict in existing communities. She covers the significant, mutually influencing relationship between mission and purpose, decision-making method, and new-member policy; creating communication agreements; helping people stay accountable to group agreements; instituting a graduated series of consequences; creating a sense of trust and connection; and dealing with "the challenging group member." 

Program Fee - $100; Contact Office to register. Meals and overnight accommodations available on request. Rates available here.

30-Feb 1

Odonata - Community Members Retreat (closed)

   

2009 CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We invite you to join, in body or in spirit, our daily community meditations at 7:30am and 6:00pm Mon-Fri. and Saturday Planetary Healing Meditation at 12:30pm.

We have an Open House the first and third Sunday of the month. It begins with a question and answer period on Community Living at 11:30am, followed by a short service at noon, and a half-hour planetary healing meditation at 12:30pm. Lunch is at 1:00pm and it is $5 or you may bring a dish to share. The Open House ends with a tour of our Community at 2:30pm.

The Sirius Coffee Houses will be held 4 times this year. The first hour is open mic and then a guest performer entertains for the second half of the evening. Desserts and beverages are for sale. Suggested donation $5-10. Call our office for more info. 413-259-1251.

If you are interested in experiencing our community for a short stay, please join us for a Community Experience Weekend. Come Friday night for dinner and stay through Sunday lunch and tour. On Saturday you will join our work group morning and afternoon and be able to join in any Sat. night activities. Our regular room and board is reduced to $20 per day. A few of our work weekends will be set aside for work in our organic gardens. Call our office for more details 413-259-1251.

You can also join us for the day any Saturday, beginning at 9am for Joyful Productivity and work with us in our various work departments or on special projects. Please call us in advance.

Members of the Sirius Community are available as a Speakers Bureau to speak on varied topics including: creating community, consensus decision making, meditation, alternative technology, organic gardening, attunement to nature, mediation/conflict resolution and spiritual living. Contact us for info and prices. We also offer both general and specialty tours for groups and organizations. Please make arrangements at least two weeks in advance.

For in depth experience in spiritual living and the community environment, -- please consider our on-going Spiritual Living Apprenticeship Program. It is hands-on learning and spiritual service in our various work departments, and much more (2 month minimum). Contact our office at 413-259-1251 or email us: sirius@siriuscommunity.org.

Associate Membership is for people who feel aligned with Sirius Community and want a more formalized connection with us than guest status. In exchange for $50 for single or $75 for family yearly membership dues, we give you a quarterly newsletter, $15 off any of our own workshops, and first choice of accommodations when you stay with us. It’s a wonderful way to contribute to the community from near or far.

For more information call our office during business hours: Tu-Sa. 9am-1pm Our phone number is 413-259-1251, FAX: 413-159-1255. Email is: sirius@siriuscommunity.org.