Rev. Jay Mc’Cormick’s topic was “The Real that Remains”.  The secret to inner growth is to meet an old condition in a new way, with the help of the inner spirit.  We can leap past the outer layers of surface personality even while fearing to do so, until all fear vanishes.  This is where we discover the Self, the true being, our true nature beyond the illusion and are moved by spirit.

The Reader was Rev. Carrie Christiansen.  The Reading: “The Real that Remains”  Pathway #96 from “The Sufi Book of Life” by Neil Douglas-Klotz

Lyn Johnson served as Musical Director and Barbara Deurwaarder served as Sanctuary Administrator.

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Reverend David Fishman’s topic was “WE ARE BLESSED” – “That is because the function of love is One.” ~ ACIM Text 4.6.8:8.  Love has been mistaken as an emotion, Yet, Love is a Changeless Awareness of ONEness, which is All-Encompassing, with ALL Creation Included Equally.  Shiryl Kaplan was the Reader, Reading from ACIM Lesson 127 / There is no love but God’s

Barbara Deurwaarder was our Sanctuary Administrator.  Lyn Johnson was our Music Director

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Rev. Jacquelyn Eckert’s topic was “Love is Not Sacrifice.” Having received the very clear message that Love is not sacrifice, Rev. Jacquelyn explored the difference between selflessness and sacrifice and how those concepts relate to what Love is.  Her reader was Meg Reinhart who read from Journey Beyond Words, “The Love of God.”

Lyn Johnson served as Musical Director and Barbara Deurwaarder served as Sanctuary Administrator.

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Coming to Peace with Pain

Rev. Joanne shared about how we go through most of our life trying to avoid pain.  But pain can be an important part of our spiritual journey.  In the teaching this week we will discuss how we have avoided pain and how we can use pain to deepen our spiritual experience and to find peace. The reader was Kathy Smith reading from Adyashanti’s True Meditation: discover the freedom of pure awareness.

Lyn Johnson served as Musical Director and Barbara Deurwaarder served as Sanctuary Administrator.

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Rev. Carrie Christiansen shared about her experiences during the week after the election here in the US.

Jeri Scott read “What is a Miracle” a prelude to ACIM workbook lesson 341.

Barbara Deurwaarder was our Sanctuary Administrator.

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Neutrality – Pathway to peace

Rev. Gloria Wells spoke about her experiences at the Awakening Together Fall Retreat and how she is now working on seeing everything as neutral.

Kathy Smith read from The Way of Mastery by JM Hammer, Chapter 9 – Look with innocence on what you value..

Lyn Johnson served as Musical Director and Barbara Deurwaarder served as Sanctuary Administrator.

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Can Awakening Be Learned & Taught?

Rev. Regina Dawn Akers shared the recipe for awakening. She also talked about how Awakening Together fits with that recipe.

Toni Fields read Excerpts from “Awakening in Contemporary Times” from the book, “Shift Into Freedom” by Loch Kelly.

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Weekly Gathering with Rev. Jay McCormick

This Sunday morning’s Weekly Gathering was led by Reverend Jay McCormick. His topic was “Freedom from the Maze”. The reading was “How to Practice the Teachings” by Michael Langford, Teaching Stories p.143.  – Sonja Spahn was the reader

The Weekly Gathering begins each Sunday at 10:15 am Eastern Time.  Please join us next week.

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Detaching from Littleness

Rev. Gloria Wells spoke about a very common false belief, the belief in our littleness. Grandiosity is a defense mechanism that hides this belief. Our true Grandeur is denied through the defense of grandiosity and the belief in our littleness.

Kathy Smith read from A Course in Miracles Chapter 9, Grandeur vs Grandiosity.

Lyn Johnson served as Musical Director and Barbara Deurwaarder served as Sanctuary Administrator.

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Rev. Jacquelyn Eckert’s topic was : “Perception, Misperception and Mindfulness”.  Rev. Jacquelyn discussed how we experience that which we perceive and misperceive, and how mindfulness can help us to use our experience to find those misperceptions we would offer for healing.  Rebecca Gibson read from NTI 1 Peter Chapter 2.
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