This Sunday in the Sanctuary ~ September 24, 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. Deloris Mabin

Title: “Letting Go”

Reading: Joseph  Schmitz will read I Am That by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, Page 97, “The Mind and the World Are Not Separate.”

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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 Rev. Tawonda Chase.

Join us at 1:30 pm ET/ 11:30 am MT for Reflections from the Letting Go of Fear Retreat – Facilitated by Rev. Shawna Summers

You are invited to share in this group environment amongst friends. We will be sharing our insights, breakthroughs, and wisdom that have come through. Also, please know that if you would like to just come and listen in on the rich inspiration that came from attending this powerful in-person retreat that was facilitated by Anne Blanchard at the Retreat House in La Veta, Colorado then please join us and see what unfolds.

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 Joy Bedford

Joy Bedford will be facilitating this month’s movie group.

How to Train Your Dragon (2010) will be our movie for the month of September.

Please note, that this is the original (first) film in the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy. All three films have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature

Follow the adventures of the young Viking named Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, son of Stoick the Vast, leader of the Viking island of Berk. Although initially dismissed as a clumsy and underweight misfit, he soon becomes renowned as a courageous expert in dragons, alongside Toothless, a member of the rare Night Fury breed as his flying mount and his closest companion. Upon becoming leaders of their kind, Hiccup and Toothless are forced to make choices that will truly ensure peace between people and dragons.

As you watch with Inner Wisdom, what is helpful for you will naturally pop out. A taste of what can be contemplated include:

Recognizing and following one’s inner calling by listening to the True Inner Voice even when it means letting go of a self-concept and opening to the unknown, true forgiveness, and the development of trust. You are invited to notice if there is a desire to believe that there are good characters and bad characters. Characters and stories within the story indicate many desires, such as the desire to be right, to be in control, to keep things the way they are, or to desire for something to be different than it is. Notice how consciously or unconsciously choosing desires for particular experiences affects the characters.

This movie is available on Amazon Prime, Apple iTunes, YouTube, Vudu, DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, and AMC on Demand.