Wednesday Evening Service

In this first week, we invite more abundance into our lives by noticing and appreciating what is already here. This principle applies not only to abundance, but to every aspect of our lives, including health and relationship.   Join Rev. Joyce Duffala as she facilitates a conversation about Abundance. Everyone is welcome to this free one-hour class in Waggoner Hall at 7 pm. Love offerings are gratefully received.

Do you have questions about prayer? Would you like to share an experience of using prayer in your life? On Wednesday evening, November 28, Rev. Joyce Duffala and  Rev. Janet Tobin will share their reflections on this key spiritual practice in Science of Mind. Following their introductory comments, you are invited to join in the conversation. The program begins at 7 pm in the Sanctuary. The meditation room upstairs is open at 6 pm if you would like to sit in the stillness before the service. 

Rev. Joyce Duffala, Christopher Fritzsche, and members of our Grief and Loss Support Ministry facilitate this service to honor those who have made their transition in the past 12 months. Their names will be read from the Remembrance Book at the service. You are welcome to bring flowers, photographs, or other mementos to place on the community altar. The service begins at 7 pm in the sanctuary.

This week we begin a new Wednesday Night Wisdom class. Rev. Joyce Duffala opens the discussion of Cure , a science journalist's exploration of the mind's power over the body. Chapter 1 documents several examples of how what we believe affects our bodies in dramatic ways, from placebos in place of medicine to pretend surgery. What the author documents will be familiar to students of Science of Mind. The class begins promptly at 7 pm in the Sanctuary. All are welcome, there is no need to preregister. Should you wish to sit in stillness, the Meditation Room upstairs is available from 6:15 pm.

www.unsplash.com In the first two weeks of this free class, Dr. Edward Viljoen presented the spiritual foundation and worldview put forth by Ernest Holmes in It's up to You.   It is now Rev. Joyce's great thrill to explore with you Holmes's concrete suggestions for aligning with spiritual Reality so that -- as the title of Chapter 3 says --  You Create Your Destiny.   This free class begins at 7 pm in the Sanctuary.  No need to register, no prerequisites.  Everyone is welcome.

Photo by  Edewaa Foster  on  Unsplash Gratitude has the ability to uplift our present, past, and future. Let’s come together and encourage ourselves to make more use of this transformative tool. Join Rev. Joyce Duffala on Wednesday, November 15, as she explores the ways in which gratitude transforms our experience.  The service begins at 7 pm in Waggoner Hall, North Wing.  All are welcome.

Hosted by Rev. Joyce Duffala and members of the Grief and Loss Support Ministry, we honor those who have made their transition in the past 12 months. You are invited to write their names in the Remembrance Book at the Spiritual Support table near the drinking fountains in the Social Hall through Sunday, October 29. The names will be read at the service. You are welcome to bring flowers, photos, or other mementos to place on the community altar.  The service begins at 7 pm in the sanctuary.  All are welcome.

This special Wednesday Evening Service includes the induction of our newest practitioners, with Dr, Edward Viljoen and Rev, Joyce Duffala participating.  Dr. Kim Kaiser's keynote talk explores how we are called  into an active love relationship with our world and all who are in it.  This is a call to be what you really are, Spirit's instrument on earth. A reception will follow the service in the Social Hall, and all attendees are invited.

We can never know the complete effects of our words and actions on others. May be good, may be not.  So let's consider our internal gauge.  Join Rev. Joyce on Wednesday, June 28, as she explores this intriguing question, "Who cares?"  The service begins at 7 pm.  Meditation is available upstairs at 6:30.  And there are light snacks after the service.

Ricardo Gomez Angel, Photographer, at www.unsplash.com The cells in our bodies are creative. The thoughts in our minds are creative.  Let's harness the Power of Spirit to get them to create what we want. Join Rev. Joyce Duffala as she explores our innate urge to create and how to use that gift in support of what we want.  The service begins at 7 pm, with time to enjoy light snacks and conversation in the social hall after the program.  All are welcome.

Whatever beauty you see, there's more We lead our ever-changing lives within a Changeless Reality. What looks to us like evolution is really an increasing awareness and embodying of the Good of our true divine nature. Come let more Good in! Wednesday evening service begins at 7 pm.  All are welcome to the program as well as the opportunity to chat with others while enjoying light snacks after the service.

Join Rev. Joyce Duffala, Christopher Fritzsche, and members of our Grief and Loss Support Ministry as we honor those who have made their transition in the last 12 months.  Their names will be read from the Remembrance Book during the service and you may bring flowers, photographs, or other mementos to place on the community altar. If you would like to add the name of a loved one who has passed on since December 2015, please call the Center for Spiritual Living no later than 8 pm on Tuesday, December 6, 2016.  That number is (707) 546-4543. The Remembrance Service begins at 7 pm in the sanctuary.  All are welcome.

The founder of Science of Mind, Ernest Holmes, pointed to Jesus of Nazareth as a master teacher and as the great example.  In the reading for this Wednesday evening's service, page 427, pararaphs 1-4, Holmes points out that Jesus discerned spiritual truth.  In Holmes's view, much that Jesus had to say is at the heart of our faith tradition. At this Wednesday's evening service, Rev. Joyce Duffala reflects on the introductory paragraphs to Holmes's writings on the teachings of Jesus.  All are welcome to the service as well as the informal conversation and light snacks that follow.