A Ceremony of Carols - St. Dominic's Solemn Mass Choir

A Ceremony of Carols
Monday, December 16, 7:30 p.m.
St. Dominic's Solemn Mass Choir with Festival Orchestra
Britten’s Ceremony of Carols
Finzi’s Eclogue and In Terra Pax
Carols for all to sing
   

 Monday, December 16, 7:30 pm
Our annual Christmas Concert, featuring St. Dominic's Solemn Mass Choir & Orchestra, who perform a concert of Christmas Music with strings and harp.  The music includes A Ceremony of Carols (Benjamin Britten); the Pastorale 'Eclogue' and Christmas 'Scene' (Gerald Finzi) as well as plenty of carols for all to sing. All Welcome;  Free entrance.
Free entrance
large parking lot
http://www.stdominics.org/

ST. DOMINIC’S CATHOLIC CHURCH
2390 Bush Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 567-7824 

The Musicians of St. Dominic's

The musicians of St. Dominic's Catholic Church provide music for weekday and Sunday Masses as well as Solemnities, Holy Days and many special services such as weddings, memorial services and funerals.

Our regular pattern of music making is:

Weekdays
6:30 AM Mass           Said
8 AM Mass     Cantor
5:30 PM Mass     St. Jude Mass with hymns

Weekend
5:30 PM Saturday Vigil Mass               Cantor
7:30 AM Quiet Mass     No music
9:30 AM Family Mass     Family Mass Choir
11:30 AM Solemn Mass     Schola Cantorum
1:30 PM St. Jude Mass in Spanish     Spanish Choir and Ensemble
5:30 PM Mass     Contemporary Choir & Ensemble
9 PM Candlelight Mass     Cantor led Taizé music

Liturgical music is a sacred art form. We are mandated by the church to use only live music, not recordings. Our challenge is to recreate the sounds envisaged by the composer through the medium of printed notation to lift the soul of the worshipper to a higher plane. The music that we perform is of the same quality as the arts forms found in our national art galleries and museums.
www.stdominics.org

--
Simon C. Berry
Director of Music & Liturgy
St. Dominic's Catholic Church
2390 Bush Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
415-674-0430
Monday is usually my day of rest.

Local FATT's Holiday Kitchen Fair Half Moon Bay, CA December 8, 11-3 pm

December 8
Local FATT's Holiday Kitchen Fair
Kevin Koebel & Renata Russo
Sunday, December 8, 2013 from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM (PST)
Half Moon Bay, CA

Got shopping? Got food? Save the date - December 8, 11-3 pm - for
Local FATT "Food Awareness Through Teaching" and Ground Up Burgers'
holiday event with live cooking demos, taster bites, beverages and
local unique Christmas gifts from Cameron Marks Boutique and SLOWCOAST
Made. More local artists and vendors to be announced. This will be a
limited ticketed event so stay tuned for more details,
and how to purchase tickets - only $10! #localfatt #realfood #holidaysarecoming #shoplocal
730 Main Street, Half Moon Bay, California

Live cooking demo's, speciality food products and bites from the chef's table. Kevin Koebel and crew will demostrate how to whip up amazing holiday delights.  In additon, Local FATT will be hosting Cameron Marks, Santa Cruz, SLOWCOAST Made, Davenport and local artisans offering unique one of a kind gifts to purchase.

Entrance fee $10.00 (non-refundable) Please bring ticket for entrance.

contact info: events@localfatt.com  408-594-2792
Have questions about Local FATT's Holiday Kitchen Fair? Contact Kevin Koebel & Renata Russo

    Eat. Drink. Shop.
Come celebrate the wonderful holiday flavors on the coast at the
 Local FATT Kitchen FOOD-SHOP Fair.

Live cooking demo's, speciality food products and bites from the chef's table. Kevin Koebel and crew will demostrate how to whip up amazing holiday delights. In additon, Local FATT will be hosting Cameron Marks, Santa Cruz, SLOWCOAST Made, Davenport and local artisans offering unique one of a kind gifts to purchase.

Entrance fee $10.00 (non-refundable) 
Pre-purchase tickets at eventbrite.com see link below.
events@localfatt.com 408-594-2792
Phone    T: 650.712.2100; M: 408.590.7474
Email    kkoebel@localfatt.com
Website    http://www.localfatt.com

About
One part collaborative workspace, one part culinary classroom, one part entrepreneurial incubation program….
.
Mission
Local FATT's mission is to build full-circle food systems (FCFS) by providing opportunities for practical, hands-on education, and by helping to cultivate strategic
alliances between citizens, culinary professionals, and farmers. Local FATT represents a new model for organizing food communities -- one based on open, collaborative networks rather than closed systems.

Description
Local FATT (Food Awareness Through Teaching) is a dynamic, multi-purpose collaborative space where citizens, culinary professionals, and farmers can come together to teach, innovate and network to build full-circle food systems.

Design Your Own Couture Signature Parfum with Libby Patterson Organics

For those clients of LPO who wish to design their own couture signature
parfum, this is the 1st step....buy some minis of a variety of LPO custom
and couture scent samples, so you have an idea of the breadth and depth of
the work, so you can steer the ideology of your mind's eye, for your scent
in the right direction on the journey.

https://squareup.com/market/lpo-libby-patterson-organics/lpo-parfum-sampler-set

SETS can be determined by you and communicated to perfumer...this is the best way to
start when you would like to get a library of the LPO Parfums to find a direction
for your own development process, before spending the money for a private perfume.
It's a wise first step.

Orientals
Woodsy
Herbal
Floral
Citrus
Animalic
Light Amulet
Chypre
Fougere/Green
Spice
Dark/Aphrodisiac
Musk/Oud/Amber/Ambergris

Please when ordering, add some notes, to help us make proper selection for you. Thank you.

Shipping: $5.00 flat-rate per order, US addresses only

==============================================
ABOUT LPO - LIBBY PATTERSON ORGANICS
Libby Patterson, Master Perfumer lives oceanside in Davenport, California. The perfume
studio is open by appointment only. Libby teaches classes year round, offers internships,
and gives back to the community by way of her Gratitude Perfume Project which educates on
why organic is important. The mission: Building a legacy for future generations by creating
a botanical heritage of native aromatics.


Master Perfumer Libby Patterson
LPO: LIBBY PATTERSON ORGANICS
LUXE RAW WILD
PARFUMS & BEAUTY
Oceanside Perfume Studio along the S L O W C O A S T
libbypatterson.com
skype: Libby.Patterson
Cell: 917-723-3499

SLOWCOAST Artisans at Swanton Berry Farms and Airstream Store Holiday Shopping December 7 and 8

December 7 and 8
SLOWCOAST Artisans at Swanton Berry Farms and 

Airstream Store Holiday Shopping
https://squareup.com/market/slowcoast-dot-org
December 7th and 8th from 10am- 6pm
Swanton Berry Farm

25 Swanton Road Davenport, CA 95017

Libby Patterson Organics at SLOWCOAST Craft Fair at Swanton Berry Farm
http://www.slowcoast.org/
LPO will have a beautiful display at the stream this season and will
be kicking off the new YOUNG BUCK parfum this weekend.
Please come and help me celebrate this thoroughly beautiful parfum

Shop online for all LPO this holiday season ~ LPO: LIBBY PATTERSON ORGANICS

Shop online for all LPO this holiday season, if you can't find us in person.
Much love. 

https://squareup.com/market/lpo-libby-patterson-organics
LUXE WILD RAW PARFUMS & BEAUTY on the slowcoast

Libby Patterson, Master Perfumer lives ocean side in Davenport, California. 

The perfume studio is open by appointment only. 

Libby teaches classes year round, offers internships,
and gives back to the community by way of her Gratitude Perfume Project which educates why organic is important. The mission: Building a legacy for future generations 

by creating a botanical heritage of native aromatics.

 

Master Perfumer Libby Patterson
LPO: LIBBY PATTERSON ORGANICS
LUXE RAW WILD
PARFUMS & BEAUTY
Oceanside Perfume Studio along the S L O W C O A S T
libbypatterson.com
skype: Libby.Patterson
Cell: 917-723-3499

Alameda Sangha. Reminder for the Holidays: Checking in with the Breath

Reminder for the Holidays: Checking in with the Breath

Just a quick and important reminder to keep awareness of the breath close at hand like a good friend supporting you through any trying as well as very joyous times during the coming holidays. Don't forget to be compassionate to yourselves and this means to take good care of yourselves during the rush and bustle of the preparation for what is to come.

1) Even if you think you do not have time for sitting practice, it's good to do as little as 10 minutes a day if possible. Just getting into the sitting posture will be grounding (despite the mind being busy and out of control with planning) because it will be a reminder of the need to seek some tranquility within.

2) When you feel the urge to speed up, slow down! It's counter intuitive but the best we can do for the body, heart and mind.

3) From my own personal experience, even though I'm hosting Thanksgiving and making the turkey, stuffing and one other side dish, it is important to take care of oneself by:

a)scheduling a massage before and after the holidays
b) brining the turkey - this means that the turkey can be picked up well before the Wednesday rush because brining the turkey is best to start 2-3 days before Thanksgiving
c) Picking up all the ingredients one can before Thanksgiving for the sides, stuffing, etc
d) If traveling, then there will be lots of time for sitting practice because of possible delays and any layovers. Also a good opportunity to really keep the breath nearby due to more open ended time waiting

4) While driving, if with talkative friends or relatives, be sure to breathe and let them know if you need a moment to concentrate on directions or just have a little quiet time. (in a kind and respectful way)

Don't forget to breathe, be kind to yourselves and the practice will unfold in good and positive ways!


Happy Thanksgiving! with metta, Pauletta
Alameda Sangha
Every Sunday, 7pm
Buena Vista United Methodist Church
2311 Buena Vista Ave., Alameda
Visit our Website: https://sites.google.com/site/alamedasangha/
Visit our blog: http://alamedasanghablog.blogspot.com/

Libby Patterson Organics Will Be In Big Sur This Weekend & Hosting A Scent Journey Dec 2

Libby Patterson Organics

Nov 30-Dec 1
Libby Patterson Organics at Big Sur Fall Harvest Craft Fair
10am-6pm at the Grange In Big Sur
California 1, Big Sur, CA 93920

Libby Patterson Organics will be at this year's Craft Fair, in Big Sur, Thanksgiving weekend.It is a really lovely family and community event one in which I always have such a wonderful time. This year I will be bringing Teas, as well as many other beauty serums, and of course parfums...I look forward to seeing you all there.
http://www.libbypatterson.com/

December 2   
Please join me on the 2nd of December, a Monday, for a perfumer's Scent Journey, and Brunch, at the LPO Libby Patterson Organics Headquarters, in Davenport, California.
$125 Reserve-https://squareup.com/market/lpo-libby-patterson-organics/new-moon-brunch

This will be an early event that begins at 8:30am and completes at 11:30am. We will celebrate the season, with beautiful seasonal teas, and raw cacao, an organic meal
paired with mimosas, and a small chat about skin care over the holiday season, and how to get the most inner glow going.

The treats that are a part of the gift bag from this new moon special include a persimmon facial elixir, and a sample set of this season's new LPO Rose Bulgarian SKIN CARE SET: a facial wash, a facial serum, a once a week almond paste mask, and the rose water toner. Please join us, and meet new conscious living friends....we are located 10 miles north of Santa Cruz, and 75 miles south of San Francisco on Highway 1, on the Slowcoast.

Value of GIFT BAG items received at event: $215 plus your yummy organic brunch. Looking forward to sharing some of the season's best beauty tips. XO