Wednesday Evening Service

  No life is 100% stress free. Often, I will find myself off center, feeling pulled down by stress. That can make it difficult to keep up with healthy habits. Sometimes that stress makes me stumble and have to start my habit over.  That's what we are going to talk about in our Wednesday Evening Service at 7 pm. This month we are exploring how we can building a spiritual practice that can bring us healing whenever we need it. Our question this evening is this: when our wholeness train gets derailed, how do we get back on track?  Join me tonight to learn practice tools to reconnect with your inherent wholeness. See you soon! -Russ

  It can sometimes feel like we are dropped into this world without a map. Finding one's way can be challenging, especially because we often grow up with many different influences trying to chart our path in life. And just when we think we have things figured out, life throws us a curveball.  Join Practitioner Lawrence Edwards tonight to explore how we can answer these questions for ourselves in a special Black History Month presentation focusing on how we can discover Spirit's guidance within. This is your chance to discover how to connect with your own inner leader so it might guide you through the trials and tribulations of life.  7 pm, here at the Center. See you soon! -Russ

This Wednesday evening, Rev. Siota Belle offers a contemplative service that invites a return to something quietly essential. Peace is already present within, ready to be remembered and experienced again. Contemplation is the practice at the heart of this evening. It opens a gentle doorway inward, inviting attention to settle and awareness to soften. As the mind grows quieter and the breath becomes a steady companion, a natural sense of ease begins to emerge. When we pause and listen, Spirit meets us there, breathing in and through us. In that shared presence, peace unfolds as a sense of homecoming, familiar and steady. This service is especially welcoming for anyone feeling inwardly busy, stretched thin, or longing for a form of stillness that truly restores. No prior experience with contemplation is needed. A simple willingness to slow down is enough. Come as you are. Leave a little lighter. 7 pm in person at the Center www.cslsr.org  

  It has been said that courage isn't the absence of fear, but rather the ability to act even while feeling it. I believe this to be true, but I know there is more to the conversation than that. For example, I wonder how I can develop this kind of courage? And how can I do this without trying to avoid or suppress my fears?  There is a lot in the world that can trigger fear. I've been triggered myself. That's why it's clear to me that the more courage I am able to cultivate, the more I will have the clarity and motivation to act so that I can work to address the causes of my fears. This Wednesday at 7 pm, we are going to talk about how we can develop courage by looking at fear in a way that that may seem radical--I'm going to share how I've learned to befriend my fears. I invite you to join me in this exploration. We will enjoy music to inspire us, and gentle spiritual practice to open our hearts, with the goal that we find our way to that spiritual source of sta...

  Every new year brings the opportunity to approach life with a fresh mind. That is exactly what we are going to do in this special Wednesday Evening Service--we are going to freshen our minds through the power of journaling. Pen and paper have the unique ability to take our thoughts and give them form. This is how the Creative Process works. We have a thought, it is acted upon by the Law of Mind according to our belief in that thought, and the thought then becomes tangible in our world.  Join us on January 7 at 7 pm as we journal the night away, emptying the mental leftovers from 2025 and creating intentions to guide us through 2026. Best of all, you don't have to bring a journal if you don't have one, we will provide a mini-journal for you. Love, -Russ

The idea that you determine your welfare speaks to the Science of Mind idea that well-being grows from the choices we make in thought, practice, and community.  Using the book "Basic Ideas of Science of Mind" as our guide, our Wednesday evenings have been exploring the use of our mind, emotions, and actions, to contribute to our spiritual welfare. This Wednesday, join Dr. Edward Viljoen and Rev. Russ Legear at a special location to continue the exploration.  Some context:  Each year our community makes space for our neighbors at the local synagogue to gather more fully for the High Holy Days. In addition to being a gesture of hospitality, it carries a deeper reminder that our welfare is shaped by the choices we make together.  We, in turn, hold our Wednesday Evening service in their beautiful synagogue and you're invited to join us. Science of Mind teaches that the Creative Power of Life responds to the quality of our consciousness, and through spiritual practice we ...