Join us for Sunday Celebration at Studio 9, 1180 Houghton Road, Kelowna.
Talk for this Sunday, July 30, 2023
The Standing Stones
— Rev. Barbara Samuel and Neal Klassen
Affirmation
I take time to listen to Spirit’s highest ideas of Life.
It's a Soul Food Sunday with Rev. Barb Samuel and Neal Klassen.
Sometimes we face what seem to be walls of circumstances made of stone.
They speak to us. Let’s listen, then speak back to them.
Once again, we'll be blessed with the talent of guest musician, Nathen Aswell. Nathen is a singer and songwriter who plays the Chapman Stick, a 12-stringed electronic instrument that is tapped with both hands like a piano. He is based in Vancouver, BC.
Join Rev. Barb and Neal this Sunday, July 30 at 10:30am PT at Studio 9, 1180 Houghton Road, Kelowna, BC. Doors open at 10:15am. Please visit the event page for more details and a map. Everyone is welcome!
If you are not feeling well, please take good care of yourself and watch us on Facebook Live.
This Week’s Science of Mind Theme
The Standing Stones
“One, alone, in consciousness with the Infinite, constitutes a complete majority.” (SOM 184.3) This powerful statement gives us a direction and a knowing of how to face the “standing stones” of our lives. This is the same invitation Jesus gives when he tells us to go into the closet, into secret, and commune with the Father. When the “stones” speak to us of our limitation, of their solidity and our frailty, of their power and our weakness, go alone into consciousness with the Infinite.
There we find our true strength, a strength far greater than the stones of circumstance. The very word “circumstance” means that which is standing around us. What is standing around is the combination of our own thinking, and the collective unconsciousness of others. More powerful than all that is the Infinite, standing within us and all around, above, below and behind the circumstances, calling us to see It through the walls. Instead of fighting with the stones, or accepting the stones as just “the way it is,” we go within and solidify our majority with the All That Is.
The Wise Warrior
Last weekend, Rev. Melody Bailey gave a talk titled The Wise Warrior.
Rev. Val Benedict was visiting from Calgary. Left to right: Cassie, Rev. Val, Sheree, Pam and Rev. Melody.
It's always fun to meet up with friends after service. Left to right: Margaret, Pauline, Steph, Cassie.
Staying a while to chat over coffee.
Watch the full service on YouTube.
Co-creating Community Sessions
August to October
As Rev. Jeanette Vinek has been saying in recent Happy Monday blog posts, there are many opportunities to be involved in our community's co-creation process. Help identify who we are and what qualities we want to attract in our new Senior Minister, by participating in the following events.
Community Visioning on August 6
Fear to Faith on September 17
Community Co-Creation on September 28
Honour the Mystery and Embrace the Change on October 1
For the latest updates, see the Happy Monday blog post published on Monday, July 17. Subscribe now to receive notification of future blog posts.
Practitioner Support
Our ministers and practitioners are in service to all of us. If you need help to see the Truth in a situation; if you are looking for clarity; if you are struggling in this challenging time; our ministers and practitioners are here to support you. You can contact them through the About page on our website, or you can submit a prayer request on the Contact page.
Nature’s Fare Receipts Help CSLK!
Keep collecting your Nature’s Fare receipts; they are worth a pretty penny to us! Just put receipts from your shopping into the receipt box at the back of the Studio 9 auditorium on Sundays, and Nature’s Fare will donate 3% of the total of your purchases to CSL Kelowna! Every receipt helps! Thank you!
Regular Events at CSLK
See more details and dates under Upcoming Events on our home page.
Our Sunday Celebrations start at 10:30am PT at Studio 9, 1180 Houghton Road, Kelowna. Please park on the street or at Ben Lee Park (1.5 blocks from the school). You can also watch us live on Facebook or watch the replay later on YouTube.
We appreciate our volunteers! They make our Sundays great! Let us know if you can help out with making coffee, setting up and/or after-service taking down. Contact Rev. Corinne Crockett at 250-868-9090 or email corinne_crockett@telus.net.
Do you have an idea for an online CSLK opportunity you’d like to see and experience? If so, please contact Rev. Corinne Crockett at 250-868-9090 or email corinne_crockett@telus.net.
We are holding the intention for re-creating a dynamic and meaningful VIBE program for children and youth. If you have an idea, interest or passion in this area, please contact Rev. Corinne Crockett.
We are so Grateful for your Support!
We’re thankful for the ways we are able to accept donations:
Online via the Ways to Donate page of our website (PayPal or credit card).
By Interac e-transfers sent to donate@cslkelowna.org.
Cheques can be mailed to: Suite 131, 101-1865 Dilworth Drive, Kelowna, BC V1Y 9T1.
For more information, please contact Rev. Melody Bailey.
MIND-FULL MOMENT
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and right doing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there.”
— Rumi
Copyright © 2023, Centre for Spiritual Living Kelowna. All rights reserved.
Vol. 32, Issue 31 | Editor: Annie Zalezsak
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