This Sunday in the Sanctuary ~ August 27, 2023

All Times are Eastern Standard Time – See links below to join us in the Sanctuary

Join us at 10:15 am ET/ 8:15 am MT for Our Weekly Gathering with Rev. Beverly Toporowski

Title: “What Am I?”

Description: Rev. Beverly will be exploring deeply into what is always already here by exploring the subtlest and most obvious ways that the Self expresses in and as us, as we contemplate “ What Am I?” together.

Reading: Audrey Whitehead will read Now That You Are Formless, Contemplations For Self-Revelation by Helen Hamilton Ch. 10 and 11, pp.28-33.

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*Weekly gathering is held every Sunday morning at 10:15 am ET/8:15 am MT in the Awakening Together Sanctuary. Join us after the Gathering for our Fellowship Time, hosted by Joy Bedford.

Join us at 1:30 pm ET/ 11:30 am MT for Freedom Practice Sangha – Facilitated by Anne Blanchard

This will be a time of sharing our inquiries, insights, and challenges, listening to others, or just knowing that we are in community as we find that undefended place within ourselves that longs to be free.

Join us at 5:00 pm ET/ 3:00 pm MT for The Mighty Companions 

Revs. Glen Ganaway and Yolanda Mapes, who are interfaith ministers, share a delightful, funny, and inspiring hour of A Course in Miracles. Come join in on the fun, the laughs, and the music while unlearning the ego through the lessons and chapters of ACIM.

Join us at 6:00 pm ET/ 4:00 pm MT for Enlightened Leadership: Building the Foundation – Revs. Jacquelyn Eckert & Rhoda Makled 

The Tao Te Ching (The Way), written by Lao-Tzu (Old Teacher), is a guide to enlightened leadership. While most people believe effective leadership lies in knowledge and power, the Tao teaches it lies in emptiness, stillness, and presence.

Awakening Together’s President-Minister, Jacquelyn Eckert, and Vice President-Minister, Rhoda Makled share from the Tao as they contemplate its principles in order to fully embody them. In addition to the 3 versions already being read from the Tao, now the pair will also read Regina Dawn Aker’s translation of the Tao Te Ching.

Join us at 7:00 pm ET/ 5:00 pm MT for Deepening Into Clarifying the Teachings Together – Facilitated by Rev. Jacquelyn Eckert

During this program, we will listen to a portion of each previously recorded “Clarifying the Teachings” program. Afterward, we will spend time contemplating and teaching ourselves what is most alive for us at the moment. We may also spend time practicing what Regina is teaching. And…we will start at the very beginning.

Bring your journals, openness, and curiosity as we explore what is most alive in us and ready to be seen. We hope you feel inspired to join.

Join us at 8:00 pm ET/ 6:00 pm MT for Movie Watcher Group – Facilitated by Anne Blanchard

This month’s movie is a favorite, Revolver, directed by Guy Ritchie. To the casual observer, it seems to be a crime-thriller involving gangs, gambling, cocaine trafficking, a high-stakes heist, murder, and revenge. However, to the discerning spiritual student, it is one of the best films ever made about letting go of ego and awakening to pure, undisturbed peace. One spiritual commentator nicknamed Revolver as “The Formula to Enlightenment.” Even if you’ve seen this movie before, we recommend watching it with subtitles on so you don’t miss a thing.

Regina Dawn Akers, recently in the interview toast to celebrate Awakening Together’s 10th year anniversary, shared that this movie is her absolute favorite movie for some specific scenes that were directly instrumental in helping her to let go of the voice of the ego no matter how loud it was, and to choose again instead the voice of Truth. In that spirit, let’s take on the challenge to see if indeed, this movie can help shed some light for us on how we, too, can let go of the insane voice of the ego.

Here is a link to the playsheet designed to assist with a Spirit centered movie watching experience: Revolver PlaySheet

The movie is available on Microsoft, Vudu,  Amazon, Itunes, Google Play, and Direct TV.  Watch the movie with Spirit, then come and share your insights with the group.