The Old Stone Church is a community of communities, a vital hub around which hundreds of people gather to explore their awareness through a variety of interests. We are always adding to the mix. Below are some of the communities that make the Old Stone their home. We invite you to explore any of them as a way to get involved in your community. Namaste!
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Peace Center of Central Oregon
www.pcoco.org
The heart of PCOCO is educating individuals and groups in Compassionate Communication (CC) skills that help people develop relationships of trust and respect that lead to cooperative problem-solving strategies. Our vision is to create a local and global community which embraces and uses these skills because they work - for you, for me and for everyone.
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The Old Stone Kirtan group
The Old Stone Kirtan group meets every Friday at 7:00 pm for an evening of bhakti yoga. Bhakti yoga is an ancient form of devotional yoga blending meditation and music, usually call and response chanting. The five-piece Old Stone Kirtan Band plays, and on occasion a touring kirtan performer is featured.
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Natural Mind Dharma Center
www.naturalminddharma.org
The Natural Mind Dharma Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to offering the teachings and practices of the Nyingma tradition of Vajrayana Buddhism.
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Spiritual Awareness Community of the Cascades
www.spiritualawarenesscommunity.com
The mission of the Spiritual Awareness Community of the Cascades is to provide a safe environment of unconditional love and acceptance, supporting all seekers on their paths of personal and spiritual transformation.
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Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon
www.uufco.org
For people of all ages seeking a liberal spiritual community, UUFCO is a Unitarian-Universalist congregation founded on the principle of freedom of belief, offering fellowship, thought-provoking and spiritually meaningful services and stimulating congregational activities.
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Contemporary Gospel Choir of the Cascades
Click here to see CGC at the Old Stone Church
Founded a year ago by Julie Wheeler and Heather Webster the Contemporary Gospel Choir of the Cascades has grown to over 40 members. Beginning April 5, 2008, the choir will offer a monthly production of the Old Stone Gospel Hour to the public at 11:00 AM, the first Saturday of every month. Performances will be broadcast over KPOV, a local FM station.
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Bujinkan(BOO-Gin-Kan)- The Divine Path of the Enlightened Warrior
Bujinkan is widely considered to be the last legitimate ninpo, or ninja, martial art, particularly because of the influence of Togakure ryu.
Contact: Michael Rosenboom 541-749-8899
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3e Strategies
www.3estrategies.org
The mission of 3e Strategies is to accelerate the transition to sustainable building, energy and economic practices. The organization applies a unique blend of social entrepreneurship, public policy advocacy and education and outreach to make a positive difference in the world. 3e Strategies is interested in sponsoring a social equity community at the Old Stone Church.
Contact Cylvia Hayes or John Miller at 541-617-9013 if you are interested in getting this community started.
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Zen Meditation of Bend
Meets weekly for an evening of Zazen meditation Monday evenings at 7:00 pm.
Contact: Rick Van Horn 541-382-6122
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Inspirational Thoughts at the Old Stone Church
www.eileenlock.freeservers.com
Each week clairvoyant astrologer shares the current planetary configuration for guidance. Wednesday evenings at 7:00 pm
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The River Mennonite Church
www.therivermennonite.org
Meets every Sunday afternoon at 3:00 pm.
Contact: Sam Adams, Pastor 541-389-8787.
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4 Peaks Presents
www.4peaksmusic.com
4 Peaks Presents is proud to host the 2008 4 Peaks Music Festival and the concert series at the Old Stone Church. We are committed to promoting environmental awareness through music.
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Santiago Maté Company
www.santiagosmate.com
Santiago Mate Company uses only fair trade yerba mate from a co-op of certified organic growers in South America. We formulate our own special blend of green and smoked leaf yerba resulting in a maté that is superior in both taste and performance. As a conscious purveyor of yerba maté, we are dedicated to Earth and people friendly practices in bringing this amazing beverage to both wholesale and retail consumers.
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John Miller, Executive Consulting
John Miller is an investor and executive consultant specializing in high performance growth companies. John began his career as a management consultant with Ernst and Young and managed the commercial real estate endowment for Stanford University. He served as CEO and in other senior management positions at several financial services and technology companies and has proven expertise in business development, mergers and acquisitions, finance, and strategic planning and implementation. He holds a BS in Business Administration from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, completed studies at Cambridge and Stanford Universities and is a graduate of the Executive Program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
John Miller 541-408-6831
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Homegrown Music Showcase
www.http://www.clear1017.fm/Clear/Homegrown/
Listen every Thursday at 8pm for The Homegrown Music Showcase with Dori Donoho. Dori features the best of local talent in Central Oregon.
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