ICC Calendar of Events
Feb 05, 12:00 PM
Interfaith Community Church
Healing Circle
First Sunday of the month at 12 Noon in the Lavender Room
Come to be healed and to share your blessing with others. Healing is a natural human function of directing the light of source. Through meditation, chant, breath, movement and touch we will explore our connection to the divine reservoir of healing and the power of taking the throne of our true Self.
Darlene Harris has studied healing and meditation for more than 15 years. Her journey began with Reiki, includes Pranic Healing, use of invocation of the Divine, creative visualization, light and breath, and Emotional Freedom Tapping techniques. She synthesizes eastern & western energy healing traditions.
"I believe personal healing is foundational to the healing of the collective and the planet."
Tsukina Blessing is a healing conductor in both the Sufi and Dervish Healing Orders. She has studied healing for more than 15 years, including acupressure, Raphaelite Work and Reiki. She brings a focus from the Sufi world of asking for healing ourselves so that we may be of service in healing others and the world.
"Since all living systems know how to heal themselves, it's not our knowing or doing that offers healing, but our being willing and open to the divine."
For more information, contact Tsukina at 206-782-2935 or tsukina [at] yahoo [dot] com, or Darlene at 206-363-1699 or darlene888 [at] q [dot] com
Interfaith Community Church 1763 NW 62nd Street Seattle, WA 98107HEALING CIRCLE FLYER
Feb 06, 7:30 PM
Ballard Odd Fellows Hall
Dear Friends;
We invite you to join us for a prayer gathering Monday February 6th. Full details are included below.
The Mevlevi Order of America welcomes all to our public Estag'furullah Zikr Monday, February 6th beginning at 7:30pm in the Ballard Odd Fellows Hall, 1706 NW Market Street in Seattle. Zip 98107.
The Seattle Circle of Mevlevi's invites you to join us for this beautiful prayer of forgiveness, redemption, music, Love, movement in Unity, reaching out to each other and the entire world in the spirit of inclusion, grace and beauty of Hazrati Pir Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi, peace and blessings upon him and his worldwide family.This special prayer in movement and music is from the inspiration of Postneshin Jelaleddin Loras, founder of the Mevlevi Order of America. Throughout the evening we invoke the Forgiveness of God for all of our shortcomings by singing the word "Esta'furullah." This expression is similar to the asking of Forgiveness within the Christian Lord's Prayer, and the annual Yom Kippur request of God to Forgive humanity within the Jewish tradition. Many other spiritual traditions also practice prayers of Forgiveness.
This gathering is welcoming of all people of any spiritual path or no spiritual path.Dress modestly, yet comfortably for ease of movement, wear thick socks for floor movement as this gathering is fully participatory... If you cannot physically participate, do not worry, there are many comfortable benches around the room that you may rest upon while still being included within the prayer circle.Follow this link to the Mevlevi Order of America website to discover more about Rumi's spiritual tradition: www.hayatidede.org. The MOA is a not-for-profit educational organization.Cost: Love Offering
Feb 07, 7:00 PM
Interfaith Community Church
First & Third Tuesdays each monthOngoing study group for variety of course related topics.
All are welcome whether you are new to the course or a long time student.
There are no fees or dues. A Love offering for use of the sacred space at Interfaith Community Church is collected at each gathering.
For more info, contact one of the facilitators:Theressia phone: 206.999.6987email: theressia (at) rosehedge (dot) org, orJonathan phone: 206.713.1237email: jonathanvanvalin (at) hotmail (dot) com.
Feb 08, 7:00 PM
Interfaith Community Church
Song, dance, story, teaching, and ceremony of the Pacific Northwest Coast Spiritual Tradition of “SiSiWiss” ~ “Sacred Breath” (www.sisiwiss.org). Bring a potluck dish to share and drums, rattles… E Hychka Siam Mulstimulth (Thank you, highclass, uplifting people). Facilitator: Laurel Boucher & Johnny Moses (www.johnnymoses.com). Donations accepted for the sacred space and for the teachings. For more info see website: www.redcedarcircle.org.
Enjoy a YouTube video of Red Cedar Circle holding a special event in our Sanctuary. Watch Here.
Feb 11, 11:00 AM
Interfaith Community Church
Neighbor Appreciation Day OPEN HOUSE!
Join us for home made cookies and warm tea.
Brief presentation about our historic building (built in 1890) at Noon.
Let's appreciate one another!
Feb 12, 10:00 AM
Interfaith Community Church
Universal Worship with Cherag Michael Douglas & Rev. Karen LindquistThe Universal Worship celebrates the essential unity of all religions. We light lamps on the altar to represent the diversity of faiths and offer prayers to honor all traditions. We invoke the messengers of God, known and unknown, who have appeared in all times and all places to serve and enlighten humanity. By the practice of uniting in meditation, we allow this one message to enter our lives and change our being. Bathing in the presence of these living streams of revelation, we express and deepen our community's interfaith commitment.
Using this ritual as a foundation, we will explore our relationship to Divine Unity, share the songs and scriptures of various faith traditions & learn to recognize the energy of divine guidance in our lives.Michael Douglas has been a student of Sufism for 15 years and of world religions for many more. He is a Cherag (minister) in the Sufi Order International and a teaching initiate in the Mevlevi Order of America. He is devoted to exploring the paths of sacred art and music in a contemporary context. He currently works as a stonemason and teaches religious history to middle schoolers.
Feb 19, 10:00 AM
Interfaith Community Church
Jamal Rahman
honors his Muslim Sufi spiritual tradition and weaves insights from the Eastern Wisdom traditions within this worship service. Read more about Jamal on his minister's page here. Inspirational music shared by Yanadevi viniko.
Join us for a Community Potluck following the morning worship service.
Feb 26, 10:00 AM
Interfaith Community Church
"Becoming Nothing." Sunday February 26th Rev. Karen Lindquist will share about her experiences in the Mevlevi Way, the path of the whirling dervish of Rumi's spiritual legacy.
Rev. Karen Lindquist will be offering the fourth Sunday worship in rotation with Associate Ministers, Sibyl Lundy, Linda Stern and David Heitmiller. Our focus for 2012 is the 12 Conditions of a Miracle. Rotation Schedule as follows: January 22nd, David (Emptiness); February 26th, Karen (Alignment); March 25th, Linda (Asking); April 22nd, David (Maximizing); May 27th, Sibyl (Giving); June 24th, Linda (Grounding); July 22nd, Karen (Visualizing); August 26th, Sibyl (Gratitude); September 23rd, Linda (Acting as If); October 28th, David (Engaging the Cycle); November 25th, Sibyl (Receiving); December 23rd, Karen (Recycling.)
Mar 04, 10:00 AM
Interfaith Community Church
Welcome The Interfaith Amigos Sunday March 4th.
For this service only Imam Jamal Rahman and Rabbi Ted Falcon will be present. Pastor Don Mckenzie is traveling and cannot be with us this day.
“Honoring the Guest” is the interfaith ministry of Rev. Karen Lindquist and is co-sponsored with The Interfaith Network www.theinterfaithnetwork.org.
Mar 16, 7:30 PM
Embrace the Moon
Prayer Dancing of the Whirling Dervishes
Zikr of the Mevlevi Order of America and Turn Classwith Postneshin Jelaleddin Loras
Zikr Friday March 16th 7:30pm$11.00 advance$15.00 at the door
Turn WorkshopSaturday March 17th 11am -- 4:30pm
Location: Embrace the Moon 1716 NW Market StreetSeattle, WA 98107www.embracethemoon.com
Register in advance:$85.00 before March 10th$105 after.Workshop registration includes Friday Zikr.Advance registration at:www.brownpapertickets.com
Presented by Mevlevi Order of Americawww.hayatidede.org
For more information contact Scott atsemazen (at) comcast (dot) netor 206.784.1532
All are Welcome.No experience necessary.
Flyer Available Here.pdf
Postneshin Jelaleddin Loras is the founder and President of the Mevlevi Order of America.
In 1978, his father Suleyman Hayati Dede, the head of the Mevlevi Order in Konya, Turkey, instructed him to go to America and share the Mevlevi path. He found many westerners eager to embrace the spiritual and cultural heritage of the Mevlevi tradition. Today, over 30 years later, there are active MOA centers in New York, throughout the West Coast, Hawaii, and Europe.
Jelaleddin leads devotional practices which include instruction in the turn (known as whirling), Sema (whirling prayer ceremony), sohbet (spiritual conversation), adab (respectful manners), and zikr (prayers of remembrance).In addition, he directs a school in Konya teaching Mevlevi arts, especially music and turning.
Through his dedication and sincere friendship, he continues to inspire hundreds of students to develop a heartfelt connection with the path of Mevlana, known to many as Rumi.
Apr 29, 10:00 AM
Interfaith Community Church
HEARTSONGS with Musician Celebrant Yanadevi Viniko and Tim Malone, M.Div.
A fully participatory all music, chant and song service. Congregants are encouraged to bring a song, short poem or prayer to share.
Yanadevi Viniko enjoys sharing the timeless gift of music as an uplifting way to weave community and to touch the mystery of the heart. As a musician-celebrant and composer, she is a long-standing member of ICC as well as a contributor to interfaith gatherings, chanting circles, Dances of Universal Peace and other spiritfilled venues. Yana may be reached at yanadevi@gmail.com 206-310-3117
Tim Malone, M.Div. is a Spiritual Director and Retreat master who has been immersed in interfaith for over 20 years. He is a lineage holder of the Spiritual Exercises (SEEL) of St. Ignatius, founder of the Jesuit Order. Tim roots music and chants in a prayerful sacred space which often faciliates participants entering a meditative state. Thus centered we become open to the power of Spirit and Healing Energy in silence, sound and poetry. Read more about Tim on his website: www.timmalone.org.
Jun 13, 6:00 PM
Camp Brotherhood
Friends;
The Mevlevi Order of America will again hold our Summer Gathering at Camp Brotherhood in Mt. Vernon, WA Wednesday June 13th (dinner) through Monday June 18th (breakfast.)
Together, we will deepen in the Love of Rumi and study the path of spirituality he shared with his students and the path that has been practiced for centuries.
In 1978 Postneshin Jelaleddin Loras was sent to America from Konya, Turkey by his father, then the Shaykh of the Mevlevi Order,
Jelaleddin Efendi honored his father's wishes and has been training students for over 30 years in the path of Rumi. He established the Mevlevi Order of America where women train equally with men in all of the spiritual practices, teaching positions, as center leaders and learn to lead the spiritual ceremony of the whirling dervishes, the Sema.
With Circles in the East Coast, West Coast, Hawaii and Europe this summer gathering will truly be an international gathering!
Whether you are new to the tradition of Rumi and the whirling dervishes or deeply centered in another tariqat or tradition, you are invited to deepen in the Love of Rumi with us.
Jelaleddin Efendi has created lovely, inspiring methods of teaching those of us from other cultures and traditions. With his guidance, the prayer-dance-meditation of the whirling dervishes is revealed as the healing, transformative and path-of-peace it is at its core.
To Register: Email Gulum Hatun at registrar@hayatidede.org.
Cost for 5 nights lodging, 3 meals per day, and Teachings of the Mevlevi: $730.00 if received by 5/31. [$820.00 after.]
Registration Questions: 360.969.2789.
Download Summer Gathering BROCHURE here
"There is a community of the spirit.Join it, and feel the delight of walking in the noisy streetand being the noise.
Drink all your passion,
and be a disgrace.
Close both eyes
to see with the other eye."
~ Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi (trans. Coleman Barks