March 11-17

Let Us Pray

There are now over 500 people registered for upcoming 2013 programs and work parties. At this point, there is still room to register for all programs, but there are several for which we will soon begin wait lists if registration continues at its current pace: Family Week Two, Deep Singing, Yoga, Pat Moffit-Cook’s Sound weekend and the Rose, Hawthorn and Apple retreat.

On Saturday we left Orcas Island and made our way to Bellingham for the first of two ‘Indralaya town meetings’ that had been scheduled for the weekend. The idea of these town meetings grows out of a recognition that while Indralaya is a place with a specific physical setting and geographic location, it is also a place that resides in the hearts of those who come here. And that as the camp has expanded its activities over the years, it is more difficult to meet and interact with everyone else who feels a connection with the place. So a central idea behind the town meetings is that there is a benefit in bringing people together to meet each other while also learning about some of the projects and activities that are currently underway at camp.

On our way to the meetings, we stopped for a visit with Phyllis Roberts at the assisted living center where she lives in Burlington. Phyllis is the mother of Wendy Roberts and camp treasurer Kelly Bachman. She is a remarkably talented artist who has contributed to Indralaya in many ways over the years. During our visit she gave us a notebook containing transcriptions that she and her mother had done of talks that Fritz Kunz gave during the summer of 1957.  This week she is celebrating her 92nd birthday - 

Happy Birthday Phyllis!

Kelly & Phyllis

From there it was on to Bellingham for the first town meeting, which was held in the Commons Room at Bellingham Co-housing and attended by about 20 people. The next day we continued on to Vancouver, and the home of Michael and Geri Barnes, where about 15 people gathered on Sunday afternoon. There was opportunity for dialogue and interaction at both meetings. Many of those attending expressed the hope that these outreach efforts would continue in future years.

Bellingham town meeting participants