Upcoming events for the Port Townsend Friends Meeting, and events held at the PTFM meetinghouse. Our parking lot is rented to Salish Coast School at school opening and closing time for student drop-off & pick-up. Select Event Type (green Categories button) Click calendar icon to display Day/week/month
Workshop, Session 2: “End of Life Planning”
Bring your draft paperwork to this session. This 2-session workshop provides attendees a way to prepare themselves and those they love for life’s final days.
Session 2: Wed, March 5 – 2:00 to 4:00 pm, at the Meetinghouse (new schedule)
Our workshop will be led by Carrie Andrews, a local certified patient advocate and specialist in advance care planning. Learn more about Carrie and her services at her website: Peace of Mind.
Need more info? Please call Carla at 360-302-1081
[setup at 6:30 pm every Monday]
You are Invited to Attend Meditation and Discussion with the Port Townsend Sangha
Every Monday at 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Friends Meetinghouse, Port Townsend
1841 Sheridan Street (corner of Sheridan and 19th St)
All who wish to meditate or who are interested in the dharma are welcome at all announced events.
Schedule: We arrive silently before 7 PM, begin meditation at 7 PM. After about 20 minutes, a bell rings as a signal for those who wish to begin walking meditation. The group takes a break at 7:40 for tea and socializing. At 8 PM, dharma talks, presentations, and discussions begin.
Discussions are led and subject matter of dharma talks are chosen by volunteers; topics most often are related to insight meditation (vipassana).
For more information, visit the Port Townsend Sangha website: https://www.ptsangha.org/
[setup at 6:30 pm every Monday]
You are Invited to Attend Meditation and Discussion with the Port Townsend Sangha
Every Monday at 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Friends Meetinghouse, Port Townsend
1841 Sheridan Street (corner of Sheridan and 19th St)
All who wish to meditate or who are interested in the dharma are welcome at all announced events.
Schedule: We arrive silently before 7 PM, begin meditation at 7 PM. After about 20 minutes, a bell rings as a signal for those who wish to begin walking meditation. The group takes a break at 7:40 for tea and socializing. At 8 PM, dharma talks, presentations, and discussions begin.
Discussions are led and subject matter of dharma talks are chosen by volunteers; topics most often are related to insight meditation (vipassana).
For more information, visit the Port Townsend Sangha website: https://www.ptsangha.org/
A series of readings presenting writing in all genres, Readings at the Meetinghouse will take place on the following dates, at 7:00 pm:
Thurs, November 21, 2024
Thurs, January 16, 2025
Thurs, March 20, 2025
Thurs, May 15, 2025
Admission is free and open to the public.
For more information about the authors and about this series of readings, you may sign up for the email newsletter at this link: Subscribe-RFM
(setup 6:30 pm)
[setup 1:30 pm]
[setup at 6:30 pm every Monday]
You are Invited to Attend Meditation and Discussion with the Port Townsend Sangha
Every Monday at 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Friends Meetinghouse, Port Townsend
1841 Sheridan Street (corner of Sheridan and 19th St)
All who wish to meditate or who are interested in the dharma are welcome at all announced events.
Schedule: We arrive silently before 7 PM, begin meditation at 7 PM. After about 20 minutes, a bell rings as a signal for those who wish to begin walking meditation. The group takes a break at 7:40 for tea and socializing. At 8 PM, dharma talks, presentations, and discussions begin.
Discussions are led and subject matter of dharma talks are chosen by volunteers; topics most often are related to insight meditation (vipassana).
For more information, visit the Port Townsend Sangha website: https://www.ptsangha.org/
MC – for committee members – M&C usually meets monthly on the last Monday of the month at 1:30 pm
[setup at 6:30 pm every Monday]
You are Invited to Attend Meditation and Discussion with the Port Townsend Sangha
Every Monday at 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Friends Meetinghouse, Port Townsend
1841 Sheridan Street (corner of Sheridan and 19th St)
All who wish to meditate or who are interested in the dharma are welcome at all announced events.
Schedule: We arrive silently before 7 PM, begin meditation at 7 PM. After about 20 minutes, a bell rings as a signal for those who wish to begin walking meditation. The group takes a break at 7:40 for tea and socializing. At 8 PM, dharma talks, presentations, and discussions begin.
Discussions are led and subject matter of dharma talks are chosen by volunteers; topics most often are related to insight meditation (vipassana).
For more information, visit the Port Townsend Sangha website: https://www.ptsangha.org/
[setup at 6:30 pm every Monday]
You are Invited to Attend Meditation and Discussion with the Port Townsend Sangha
Every Monday at 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Friends Meetinghouse, Port Townsend
1841 Sheridan Street (corner of Sheridan and 19th St)
All who wish to meditate or who are interested in the dharma are welcome at all announced events.
Schedule: We arrive silently before 7 PM, begin meditation at 7 PM. After about 20 minutes, a bell rings as a signal for those who wish to begin walking meditation. The group takes a break at 7:40 for tea and socializing. At 8 PM, dharma talks, presentations, and discussions begin.
Discussions are led and subject matter of dharma talks are chosen by volunteers; topics most often are related to insight meditation (vipassana).
For more information, visit the Port Townsend Sangha website: https://www.ptsangha.org/
[setup at 6:30 pm every Monday]
You are Invited to Attend Meditation and Discussion with the Port Townsend Sangha
Every Monday at 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Friends Meetinghouse, Port Townsend
1841 Sheridan Street (corner of Sheridan and 19th St)
All who wish to meditate or who are interested in the dharma are welcome at all announced events.
Schedule: We arrive silently before 7 PM, begin meditation at 7 PM. After about 20 minutes, a bell rings as a signal for those who wish to begin walking meditation. The group takes a break at 7:40 for tea and socializing. At 8 PM, dharma talks, presentations, and discussions begin.
Discussions are led and subject matter of dharma talks are chosen by volunteers; topics most often are related to insight meditation (vipassana).
For more information, visit the Port Townsend Sangha website: https://www.ptsangha.org/
[setup time for all-day event on Saturday]
Port Townsend Sangha All-day Meditation Retreat: “Equanimity – No Enemies – Even in Trying Times” led by Steve Wilhelm of Seattle Insight Meditation Society.
Due to space limitations, registration is required for in-person attendance. Please register at this link: https://www.ptsangha.org/107103-2/
[event set up scheduled for Friday 4/18 at 6 to 8 pm]
[setup at 6:30 pm every Monday]
You are Invited to Attend Meditation and Discussion with the Port Townsend Sangha
Every Monday at 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Friends Meetinghouse, Port Townsend
1841 Sheridan Street (corner of Sheridan and 19th St)
All who wish to meditate or who are interested in the dharma are welcome at all announced events.
Schedule: We arrive silently before 7 PM, begin meditation at 7 PM. After about 20 minutes, a bell rings as a signal for those who wish to begin walking meditation. The group takes a break at 7:40 for tea and socializing. At 8 PM, dharma talks, presentations, and discussions begin.
Discussions are led and subject matter of dharma talks are chosen by volunteers; topics most often are related to insight meditation (vipassana).
For more information, visit the Port Townsend Sangha website: https://www.ptsangha.org/
Event info from Anna Quinn:
This open mic will be a mixture of every genre, style, form, perspective, and content — from fiction to memoir to poetry, unpolished to polished, unpublished to published. Writers of all steps along the writing path are welcome! Please don’t be shy — we have the most wonderful, supportive audiences!
There will be 10 to 12 readers, each reading for five minutes, plus two featured readers each reading for fifteen minutes. Names will be drawn out of a hat. Your name must be dropped into the hat by 2:50pm.
2025 Kaleidoscope Open Mic Events
January 25
February 22
April 26
June 28
DOORS 2:30 pm
EVENT 3:00 PM
[PTFM host: Paula J; setup 2 pm]
MC – for committee members – M&C usually meets monthly on the last Monday of the month at 1:30 pm
[setup at 6:30 pm every Monday]
You are Invited to Attend Meditation and Discussion with the Port Townsend Sangha
Every Monday at 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Friends Meetinghouse, Port Townsend
1841 Sheridan Street (corner of Sheridan and 19th St)
All who wish to meditate or who are interested in the dharma are welcome at all announced events.
Schedule: We arrive silently before 7 PM, begin meditation at 7 PM. After about 20 minutes, a bell rings as a signal for those who wish to begin walking meditation. The group takes a break at 7:40 for tea and socializing. At 8 PM, dharma talks, presentations, and discussions begin.
Discussions are led and subject matter of dharma talks are chosen by volunteers; topics most often are related to insight meditation (vipassana).
For more information, visit the Port Townsend Sangha website: https://www.ptsangha.org/