Schedule and Upcoming Events

Sitting: All are welcome to attend our daily sittings.  If you are a beginner or new to the zendo, please call first (917-608-3348) for a review of procedures or to schedule instruction.
• Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 7 - 8am.
• Monday thru Friday, 6 - 7pm
• Saturday, 10am - noon

**KOAN CLASS FOLLOWING SATURDAY ZAZEN**
Immediately following zazen, 12:15 to 1pm.

The zendo will be CLOSED beginning Thursday evening July 3 and re-open Monday evening July 7. (Only morning zazen will take place on the 3rd.) Happy 4th of July.

JULY SESSHIN will take place on Saturday July 12 from 9 AM to 5 PM. Sign-up details will be included in an email in a few weeks.

AUGUST ZAZENKAI will take place on Saturday August 2. Zazenkai is an all-day (9 to 5) unstructured sitting. No service, no oryoki, no dharma talk, no dokusan, no sign-up. Just zazen and slow kinhin at will.

Our last sitting for the summer will be Saturday August 16. We will then be closed for the duration of August and re-open on Tuesday morning, September 2.

**Zendo Telephone**
The zendo's telephone number is 917 608-3348.

**Transcription**
Volunteers are needed to help transcribe Barry Magid's weekly dharma talks.  Please contact Gerti Schoen for details at gertischoen@yahoo.com.

**Contact List**
Claire Slemmer is compiling a sangha contact list. If you would like to be listed please contact her directly at slemmer@cinci.rr.com. You may include any combination of information you wish such as telephone / cell number, email address and mailing address.

**Zendo Garden**
Those of you who have visited our zendo know that we have big beautiful garden. All those interested in doing some spring planting for our zendo garden, please contact Claire at slemmer@cinci.rr.com.

**Thank you very much**
Thank you all for your generous contributions to Ordinary Mind Zen Center. Since Ordinary Mind is a non-profit organization, all your contributions— dues, donations, sesshin and miscellaneous fees —are tax deductible.
As you know, Ordinary Mind depends fully for its operation and existence on the generosity of its members and supporters. We hope you will consider becoming a supporting member of OMZ in 2008, and pledging $150 or more each month in dues.

PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR DUES ARE CURRENT. YOU MAY NOT ATTEND SESSHIN UNTIL YOUR DUES ARE PAID UP!

You may checks payable to Ordinary Mind Zendo:
Ordinary Mind Zendo
c/o Barry Magid
107 West 74th Street, Apt. BR
New York, NY 10023

Ordinary PayPal
You may pay your zendo dues AND sesshin fees at Paypal.com via credit card or your checking account! Go to their website and make your payment to ordinarymind@mindspring.com.
You may also bring your check to the zendo and pay in person if you wish.