Sunday Worship
Guest Worship: Andrea Turner
Date: Sunday, May 5, 2024
Time: 10:00 am — 11:30 am
This event is In Person, Live Streaming
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Mystic Heart of Sophia: We all have a mystic heart that longs to be reunited with our true home, and more importantly, our true spiritual selves. The story of Sophia reflects our own journey towards our spiritual wholeness. We will explore Sophia’s Story of her Love for her Father, her fall into the chaos, her repentance/faith, and her return to her true home. In a sense, we all embody the mystic heart of Sophia.
Rev. Mother Andrea Turner spent most of her life in the Pacific Northwest. Rev. Andrea was often drawn towards a spiritual path. Her journey began in the Episcopal Church as a young child, but was raised as a Lutheran by her Grandmother Pearl. Rev. Andrea was in the Evangelical Christian Community for about 16 years. She became disillusioned with the Evangelical way of life and spent the next decade searching for her true purpose. In 2002 Rev. Andrea discovered Gnosticism and quickly became involved with Hagia Sophia Gnostic Church in Seattle, Washington. Rev. Andrea discovered her spiritual purpose in Gnosis. Rev. Andrea is married. Her and her husband have two adult sons.
In 2024, our spiritual discernment will be Making a Home for the Mystic Heart
The month of March will focus upon “Our Relationship with the Ancestors“
SHARING OUR WEALTH
Your generous donation allows us to continue offering interfaith worship services, events, classes. Also to continue creating sacred community as well as maintaining a historic building in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle. Currently we are in the process of recovering from rain water damage.
Thank you for your help!
https://interfaithcommunitysanctuary.org/donate/
Land Acknowledgement:
We would like to acknowledge that we gather today on the ancestral homelands of the Coast Salish Peoples, who have lived here from time immemorial. Please join us in expressing our deepest respect and gratitude for our Indigenous neighbors, for their enduring care and protection of our shared lands and waterways.
The Coast Salish is a group of ethnically and linguistically related Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast, living in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. states of Washington and Oregon. They speak one of the Coast Salish languages: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coast_Salish_languages
Special Events
Buddhist Meditation Retreat with Greg Patenaude ⭐️
Date: Saturday, May 4, 2024
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Led by: Greg Patenaude
This event is In Person
Join us for a half-day retreat exploring the foundational practices of Mahamudra and Dzogchen.
Saturday, May 4th, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Seattle Interfaith Community Sanctuary.
During this retreat, participants will have the opportunity to delve into the core practices of Mahamudra and Dzogchen, with an emphasis on bringing the mind to rest, exploring the nature of the mind, and learning to rest in the natural primordial state. Whether you are new to meditation or looking to deepen your practice, this session offers a supportive environment to explore these transformative techniques. The practice instructions for this retreat come from Younge Khachab Rinpoche’s latest book, the Secret Path of the Siddhas.
The retreat will include guided meditations, teachings on the foundational practices of Mahamudra and Dzogchen, and discussions that allow for questions and shared insights. It’s a perfect setting to connect with fellow travelers on the path who are on a journey of self-discovery and awakening.
This event is open to everyone. No prior experience is required, and all are welcome to join us in this immersive experience. Please visit Interfaith Community Sanctuary for more details and to plan your visit. Parking is available onsite via a driveway in the alley behind the church.
For questions please contact Greg Patenaude at siddhearta@gmail.com or call 425-830-1117.
About Greg Patenaude
Greg Patenaude is a Buddhist teacher, writer, and the director of Younge Drodul Ling, a Tibetan Buddhist non-profit located in Seattle. For over a decade he has been sharing his wisdom and guidance through leading meditation groups, retreats, and online and in-person classes. His dedication to helping others is evident in his commitment to supporting and inspiring fellow practitioners in their own spiritual journey, as well as his ability to present the ancient tradition in a way that is accessible and relevant to modern life. You can follow Greg’s writing on his website lifes.work .
Dinner with Others ⭐️
Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024
Time: 6:00 pm -
This event is In Person
Dear Friends,
Interfaith Community Sanctuary is Co-sponsoring this free event with Northwest Interfaith and Unity of Lynnwood. Registration is required (below) and seating is limited. Please use the link here to register today for this free vegetarian dinner event!
https://dinnerwithothers.bpt.me
You are cordially invited to Dinner with Others- a cost-free, vegetarian dinner experience, 6:00 p.m., Saturday, May 18, 2024 – sponsored by Northwest Interfaith and Unity in Lynnwood.
The event will be held at Unity of Lynnwood, 16727 Alderwood Mall Pkwy, Lynnwood, WA 98037
Share a story. Shake a hand.
Laugh. Eat. Connect.
Let us Rehumanize each other, as brothers and sisters at a global table, for the greater good of all.
Facilitated by: Dr. Richard Loren Held
Complimentary registration is available by clicking https://dinnerwithothers.bpt.me
Seating at this event is limited to the first 75 registrants
Chant and Drum Circle for World Peace ⭐️
Date: Friday, May 24, 2024
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Led by: Isla Ross
This event is In Person
All are warmly invited to bring hand drums and percussion ,songs, chants and prayers to share ! Together we will make a difference. 
The songs and chants will be participatory, simple and easy to follow, from various cultures. Sound carries intention out into the world.
Everyone is welcome to bring a hand drum, shakers, and other hand percussion to play along. Also bring Prayers of Peace to share with the Circle at the end.
About Isla Ross:
Isla Ross is a Devotional Artist and Composer who offers Healing Songs, Interfaith Chants, and Meditative Music, accompanied by an array of exotic instruments. Even as a child , she was fascinated by the spiritual practices and music of many cultures.
In 2002, Isla experienced a transformative year in Europe, including a Sacred Clowning retreat in a Tibetan monastery. The lessons included Sacred chants of India. She continued studying with several sound healers in England and back in the US. In 2005, Isla found her way to the Interfaith Community Sanctuary in Seattle, where she shares music for services and events.
Ongoing Gatherings
Friday Prayers in the Islamic Tradition
Prayer Room at Interfaith Community Sanctuary
Date: Friday, May 3, 2024
Time: 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Led by: Bahiyaa Ann Holmes Redding
This event is Zoom
For more information about Friday Prayers and to obtain the Zoom link, please contact us at interfaithcommunitysanctuary@gmail.com or call ICS at 206-783-1618.
Jumah Mubarak!
Please join us for our regular online Prayer gathering in the Islamic tradition offered every Friday through partnership with Interfaith Community Sanctuary and Cherry Street Mosque guided by Bahiyaa Ann Holmes Redding.
Our Zoom room opens at 1:15 for socializing.
As always, all are welcome.
Our 2024 Spiritual Discernment
Making a Home for the Mystic Heart
Please note: Friday Prayers in the Islamic Tradition is a woman-led gathering. Women and men stand, sit, and pray together. Different participants lead the congregational prayer. Whenever possible, Qur’anic verses and traditional prayers are offered in Arabic and translated into English.
Our prayer gathering is a collaborative sharing and spiritually deepening experience guided by Muslim / Christian scholar, author and teacher, Bahiyaa Ann Holmes Redding, a minister, author, teacher, PhD in New Testament, singer, and spiritual director—presents locally, nationally, and internationally. Both Christian and Muslim since 2006, Ann is founder of Abrahamic Reunion West, a non-profit committed to healing the global dysfunction of the Abrahamic family of faith. She is co-author with Jamal Rahman and Kathleen Schmitt Elias of “Out of Darkness into Light: Spiritual Guidance in the Quran with Reflections from Jewish and Christian Sources.”
The weekly khutbah (sermon, address, message, teaching, reflection) is offered by Bahiyaa Ann Holmes Redding in English. There are times participants or guests may offer words of wisdom. Bahiyaa also invites all participants to share personal reflections upon the theme during our group discussion.
Information is posted on the Interfaith Community Sanctuary Facebook event page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/367628188440865/?
Also, visit the Facebook page: “Friday Prayer (Salatul Juma’a) at the Interfaith Sanctuary in Seattle”: https://www.facebook.com/groups/InclusiveFridayPrayerInSeattle
for a weekly posting about Friday Prayer and the discussion content.
PRAYERS:
Al-Fatiha
Bismi-llah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim
Al-hamdu lillahi rabb-il-‘alamin
Ar-Rahman ir-Rahim
Maliki yawm id-Din
Iyyaka na’abudu w iyyaka nasta’in
Ihdin-as-sirat al-mustqim
Sirata-lla dhina an’amta ‘alaihim
Ghair-il-maghdubi ‘alaihim
wa lad-Dallin
Amin
Opening the Heart
We begin in the Name of God,
Everlasting Mercy, Infinite Compassion.
Praise be to God, Loving Lord of all the worlds.
Everlasting Mercy, Infinite Compassion.
Eternal Strength of every living being,
Whose Majestic Power embraces us on the day of the great return.
Only You do we adore, and to You alone do we cry for help.
Guide us, O God, on the path of Perfect Harmony,
the path of those whom You have blessed with the gifts of Peace, Joy, Serenity and Delight,
the path of those who are not brought down by anger,
the path of those who are not lost along the way.
Amin
So be it.
(Translation by Imam Bilal Hyde)
