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Home > Chapin Mill > Chapin Mill Completion Ceremony

Chapin Mill Completion Ceremony

. The pre-ceremony altar
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. The Mill House - built 200 years ago in 1811
. Roshi Kapleau's Gravesite
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. Every window to the zendo open!
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. Three generations - Kathryn Goldfeder, daughter Gwynnie, mother Martha Howden

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. Last minute preparations
. Zendo foyer doors open from the courtyard
. Looking toward the orchard from the retreat center
. Gerardo-sensei and Anna

. Peter Greulich, Phil Swanson, Tom Roberts, Larry Rakow
. Ceremony rehearsal
. Cecily and Laimons
. Assembled by the pond for the start of the procession
. Andris Chapin and Chris Pulleyn

. John and Roshi
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. Andy Stern, Eryl and Wayman Kubicka
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. Finger pointing to something
. The procession begins. Passing by the Mill House.
. Through the orchard
. Approaching Roshi Kapleau's gravesite
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. Bodhin-roshi speaking at Kapleau-roshi's grave

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. Crossing the bridge to the retreat center
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. Rebecca Gilbert and baby Julian
. With everyone in the Zendo, the opening drum riff
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. Six bowls into One
. Offering Seven Springs water at the altar

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. Cecily on the keisu
. Scott on the mokugyo
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. Offering powdered incense
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. Cynthia Seefeld
Trueman demonstrates
. Circumambulation around the courtyard

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. Phil Swanson and his amazing band!

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. Talks in the courtyard. Eryl read a history of Chapin Mill.
. John remembers 15 years of Building Committee meetings.
. Wayman thanking our contractors

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. Chris Pulleyn celebrates building something real and meaningful.
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. Andy Stern
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. Catherine Carlson
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. Andris Chapin
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. Lou Anne Jaeger's excellent cakes

. Lunch!
. Alan Temple greeting Dwain Wilder
. Brenda Reeb, Donna Kowal, Rebecca Gilbert and the little one
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. Ralph Chapin and Roshi

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