All times listed are Eastern Standard Time – See links below to join us in the Sanctuary
9:30 am – Devotional Attention to Stillness – Rev. Abigail Edwards
Join us for the debut of a new program! An opportunity is offered to meditate in community with others sharing the core values of ‘Awakening Together’. Join Rev Abigail Edwards in the restful practice of sitting in the stillness of heart-connected Being, while letting go of mental chatter and embracing the Divine, our natural state, while remembering the Reality of Self. This meditative process will draw on the Truth writings of Dr. David R. Hawkins, Inner Ramana, Nisargadatta, NTI and other teachers encountered on this spiritual path.
10:15 am – Weekly Gathering – Rev. Meg Reinhart
Topic: ‘The Veil Laughs Last: Holy Wit, Experience Is Sleep.’
Description: This homily examines the profound synergy between illusion and awakening, where holy wit becomes the sacred intelligence that perceives the dream of experience with piercing clarity. It delves into the nature of the veil—the semblance of separation that entangles humanity in cycles of sleep—and reveals how this veil, though seemingly impenetrable, can be dissolved by a lucidity that emerges not from effort but from unified recognition.
Reading: Jill Grace will be reading “May These Hypotheses Prove Useful, The Sleeper’s Flame”
11:30 am – Weekly Fellowship Time – Hosted by Joy Bedford
This is the time when Awakening Together joins together in fellowship as a community. We share what is on our hearts and minds from the recent homily or anything else that is truly inspiring us.
12:00 pm – Just Being Here Now – Anja Janssen
Everything is already here now, so all we have to ‘do’ is be. In this program, Anja will look deeply into the now, the present moment, to explore how truth presents itself. She will be using everyday experiences and events to practice being present with what is. She will also share a variety of teachings about the now, the illusion of time, and resting in beingness. Some of the teachers and texts she will draw from are Eckhart Tolle, Lao Tzu, Angelo Dilullo, A Course in Miracles & NTI. Join Anja in using our everyday experiences to embrace the present moment and be.
12:30 pm – God Through Audz – Audrey Whitehead
Join Audsie for her program ‘God through Audz’ as she reads and contemplates from Guiding Ollie Through “A Course in Miracles” Book One. It is directed and compiled by Rev. Devan Jesse Byrne. Experien
1:00 pm – Sacred Inquiry – Rev. Shawna Summers
Rev. Shawna demonstrates the art of Sacred Inquiry in real-time. Join her as she asks to see with Clarity, questioning each layer of the thinking mind, to see what beliefs are hidden in the sub-conscious. She opens deeper into beginners’ mind with humble curiosity. This is an evolving process, as she discerns for the vibrational level of each thought, exposing the source. She invites all listening to join her in their own Inquiry to experience the strength of this powerful and often surprising spiritual practice.
1:30 pm – Freedom Practice Sangha – Facilitated by Rev. Anne Blanchard
Anne leads the Sangha in the practice of unearthing and looking directly at our individual beliefs is primarily solitary in nature, we all recognize that the sharing of that work with others who are undergoing the same process can be enormously beneficial and supportive. 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.
2:30 – 5:00 pm – Sanctuary Closed
Rev. Yolanda Mapes, who is an interfaith minister, shares 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.
You can discover more about the Mighty Companions on this website: www.themightycompanions.com. Also, Rev. Yolanda has a site where you can purchase her beautiful, spiritually uplifting music: www.Yolanda.net/audio If you feel to contribute to her ministry, you can do so here: www.patreon.com/RevYolanda
When Regina Dawn Akers announced that the “Clarifying the Teachings” program had come to its natural end, Rev. Jacquelyn Eckert felt guided to re-listen to these transformative teachings with us.
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 in the moment. We may also spend time practicing what Regina is teaching. Bring your journals, openness, and curiosity as we explore what is most alive in us and ready to be seen.
7:00 pm – Resting In Our Immaculate Nature – with Joy Bedford and Jill Grace
Join Jill and Joy to gently rest and invite our immaculate nature into awareness. As we rest into our natural state, we relax beyond fear (i.e., energy, beliefs and egoic-desire frequencies of suffering); beyond what may arise that feels different than our natural resonant peaceful immaculateness. Together, as a sangha, we strengthen our awareness of our True nature so that the energy invested in beliefs about ourselves returns to its natural state as Pure Divine Light. Gathering as a sangha heightens our ability to detect obstacles — blocks to our immaculate nature…dense, lower frequency Light — so that these aspects of our being that we made up are welcomed into awareness, hastening their return to the original state as Pure Divine Light. As a sangha, we will use practical examples from our lives. Notably, resting in our True, immaculate nature supports noticing how the false identity that isn’t really what we are, enjoys, even wants!… to believe limiting beliefs (the false/unreal) until we realize what we actually are, immaculate, unaffected Divine Spirit. Join us as we put obstacles on the altar of Truth and free light that has been blocking our palpable awareness of Divine Love. The pointings are from The Way of Mastery, ACIM, NTI and more will be used.
8:00 pm ET – Movie Watchers Discussion Group – with Sami Ross
Hidden: A Life All For God is a documentary about the Trappistine Sisters at Mount Saint Mary’s Abbey in Wrentham, MA. They lead simple consecrated lives of prayer as lived in the heart of the Church. This documentary offers a glimpse of their daily lives.
On the heels of the Pray without Ceasing retreat, this movie demonstrates what a calling to a life of prayer looks like through these women. When the external “form” is set aside—a genuine answer to the question “What do you truly want?” begins to emerge. The documentary explores clear and compelling themes, including the impact of silence and prayer, the relationship with God and community, and the journey of spiritual growth.
Reflecting on her experience, Sami shares: “ The valuable mind-watching aspect for me is to notice and acknowledge what is triggered in me around judgments of religion, church and lifestyle. I came to see that these sisters and I speak the same language using different terms.”
Hidden: A Life All for God is available free on YouTube.
To Watch the Movie, click here: Hidden: A Life All for God
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9:00 pm ET – The Sanctuary is Closed
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