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Summerland Online Church Meetings This Week (January 26)

1/25/2022

Dear Friends,
Here is the latest information about our church and its beloved community. This information is being furnished as there was a suggestion for a note to be sent to advise congregants about our upcoming worship services and events.
Hope that this is helpful to you.

Snow shadows by Valerie Miller

Wednesday January 26 @ 7:00 PM EST
Zoom Meditation & Blessings with Debbie L!
Come join Debbie as she guides you through a peaceful, deep meditation. Her words and the background music will take your troubles away. Donations accepted!
• When a meditation is scheduled, a Zoom will be link given in the Church Meetings email. If you would like to receive our weekly Summerland Online Church Meetings email please add your name to the list here:
https://www.summerlandchurchoflight.org/our-church-services.html#emaillist

Photo by Tina Xinia on Unsplash

Thursday January 27 @ 7:30 PM Zoom
Mediumship Development Meetup with Frank Kotowski
This mediumship group is open to both SCOL members and non-members.
These classes are to help you build your intuitive and mediumistic abilities.
Beginners are welcome!

Image by geralt on Pixabay

Online Thursday:
Working with Clairsentience and Claircognizance
For the Mediumship Meetup on Thursday on Zoom, we will be working with clairsentience (clear feeling) and claircognizance (clear knowing). Let us open ourselves up to these senses in our intuition and mediumship so we can use them more easily in our readings.

• Mediumship Meetup Zoom invitation:
When: Thursday, January 27, @ 07:30 PM EST US and Canada
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMlc-CvpjgpGtI78-oxcmxhwGfM5bHQI_1c
> After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
• The cost for a class is $10.00 or $6.00 if you cannot afford $10.00.
Please pay on our website:
https://www.summerlandchurchoflight.org/payments--donations.html#MedDevGroup

• A minimum of four students is required for a class. Please let Frank know by 2 pm Thursday if you plan to come: Send an email, text message, or phone call

Photo by Camille Buisson on Unsplash

Please note: The Tuesday night in-person Mediumship Development Meetup at UUFSB in East Setauket is on pause until conditions seem safer to meet in person. Stay tuned for our return. Thank you for your patience.

Saturday January 29 Zoom
Service @ Noon 12:00 PM EST
NOTE Opening Time--12:00 PM: Room Open For Verbal Chat Among Participants,
All Unmuted.
12:15 PM: Start Of Service, All Are Muted.
Please Be On Time. Thanks!

Presider: Camille Johnson
Meditation: Rev. Frank Kotowski
Spiritual Address: Suzanne Garrison-Terry
Spirit Messages: Rev. Frank Kotowski and others
BOARD MEETING AFTER SERVICE

• Summerland Church Service Zoom invitation:
When: Saturday, January 29 @ Noon 12:00 PM EST US & Canada
(11:00 AM Central Time, 10:00 AM Mountain Time 9:00 AM Pacific Time)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtce2rpz4tHNxpuuKsdCgpGhHOxoScTzzd
> After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing
information about joining the meeting.

Thank you !!
We are asking for love donations at this time during our online church services to support our work and to allow us to continue through these troubling times. We are not meeting in person so can't pass around the offering plate to help us with ongoing operating expenses that need to be paid: partial rent, full insurance, Zoom fees, payment to the national organization, to name a few.
https://www.summerlandchurchoflight.org/payments--donations.html
Scroll to 'Online Church Service'.

Tuesday February 1
New Moon in Aquarius
Imbolc - Midway to Spring

Snowdrops photo by Irina Iriser on Unsplash

Tuesday February 1
Lunar New Year - Year of the Tiger

Image by starline on Freepik (modified)

"Year of the Tiger 2022: is your luck in or out?"
"Looking back over the past couple of years on the lunar calendar, the Year of the Ox saw many of the same struggles that plagued the Year of the Rat. The coronavirus pandemic continues to affect our lives, and economic conditions remain uncertain.
Still, the upcoming Year of the Tiger is said to be one of many changes, and with those changes come opportunities. Each sign will get a chance to improve their fortunes in love, business, career and other personal areas of growth.
We consulted John Choi Wai-hung, who studied geomancy and metaphysics for 12 years, and fortune-teller Tasha Tse Lau-yu about the coming year."
To read their zodiac animal predictions:
www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/3163421/year-tiger-2022-your-luck-or-out-zodiac-sign-predictions-love-health

If you don't know your zodiac animal go here first (scroll down to 'Find your Chinese zodiac') :
https://multimedia.scmp.com/infographics/culture/article/3163941/year-of-the-tiger/index.html

Returning to UUFSB: Because of the rapid rise of Covid-19 on Long Island especially with the omicron variant, the Board of Summerland Church has decided to suspend all in-person activities at UUFSB in East Setauket, including services and classes, until conditions approve and are deemed safer. We will keep you posted. Please be safe and patient.

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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Saturday January 29 - Postponed
Online I-Ching Worskhop
with Su Garrison-Terry
STAY TUNED FOR NEW DATE!

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Spiritual Healing Requests
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Spirit healings result from law-governed forces being put into operation following the sending forth of a thought directive (prayer). Spirit guides and doctors will diagnose the trouble and its cause, attention being directed to overcoming the cause, and then removing the symptoms.
Please set time aside each day to send healing thoughts for each of those listed below, that they may receive from Spirit that which is for their highest and best needs.
Your healing prayers are needed and benefit others in ways we may never know.

Prayer for Spiritual Healing
I ask the Great Unseen Healing Force
To remove all obstructions
From my mind and body
And to restore me to perfect health.
I ask this in all sincerity and honesty
And I will do my part.

I ask this Great Unseen Healing Force
To help both present and absent ones
Who are in need of help
And to restore them to perfect health.
I put my trust and love in the power of God.

David
Francis
Emily
Debbie
Patrick
Irini
Ioannis
Terry
Henrietta

It is a pleasure for us to serve Spirit and our
community. Here is a list of the Board Members
who are here to help you. Blessings.....

Summerland has joined the online fundraiser program at
SERVV International!
Every online purchase helps support artisans, farmers and Summerland, too!
You must use this exact website link for purchases that benefit
Summerland Church of Light: www.serrv.org/?a=SCOL
Our Summerland shoppers need to always check that the orange banner
(below) is at the top of the home page before shopping to make sure our
nonprofit is identified. Thank you!

Image by Sponchia on Pixabay

In peace and harmony,
Valerie Miller
SCOL Secretary

Summerland Online Church Meetings This Week (January 19)

1/17/2022

Male Cardinal photo by Valerie Miller

Female Cardinal photo by Valerie Miller

A male and female Cardinal's favorite perch. Photos by Valerie Miller

Wednesday January 19 @ 7:00 PM EST
Zoom Meditation & Blessings with Debbie L!
Come join Debbie as she guides you through a peaceful, deep meditation. Her words and the background music will take your troubles away. Donations accepted!
• When a meditation is scheduled, a Zoom will be link given in the Church Meetings email. If you would like to receive our weekly Summerland Online Church Meetings email please add your name to the list here:
https://www.summerlandchurchoflight.org/our-church-services.html#emaillist

Photo by Tina Xinia on Unsplash

Thursday January 20 @ 7:30 PM Zoom
Mediumship Development Meetup with Frank Kotowski
This mediumship group is open to both SCOL members and non-members.
These classes are to help you build your intuitive and mediumistic abilities.
Beginners are welcome!

Photo by Ksenia Kuldelkina on Unsplash

Online Thursday:
Going Deeper for Connections to Spirit in the Winter
For the Mediumship Meetup on Thursday, January 20, at 7:30 pm on Zoom, we will be going deeper to receive messages that are not evident at the surface, much like the Winter season hiding what is going on underground. Let us find those messages that are hidden gems waiting to be discovered.

• Mediumship Meetup Zoom invitation:
When: Thursday, January 20, @ 07:30 PM EST US and Canada
Register in advance for this meeting:

> After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0uce2qrDMrEtSg9CGDteeYklwIK6H3NeXv
• The cost for a class is $10.00 or $6.00 if you cannot afford $10.00.
Please pay on our website:
https://www.summerlandchurchoflight.org/payments--donations.html#MedDevGroup

• A minimum of four students is required for a class. Please let Frank know by 2 pm Thursday if you plan to come: Send an email, text message, or phone call

Photo by Camille Buisson on Unsplash

Saturday January 22 Zoom
Service @ Noon 12:00 PM EST
NOTE Opening Time--12:00 PM: Room Open For Verbal Chat Among Participants,
All Unmuted.
12:15 PM: Start Of Service, All Are Muted.
Please Be On Time. Thanks!

Presider: Lindy Cacioppo
Meditation: Debbie Losee
Spiritual Address: Rev. Frank Kotowski
Spirit Messages: Rev. Frank Kotowski and others
BOARD MEETING AFTER SERVICE

• Summerland Church Service Zoom invitation:
When: Saturday, January 22 @ Noon 12:00 PM EST US & Canada
(11:00 AM Central Time, 10:00 AM Mountain Time 9:00 AM Pacific Time)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsdeirqDwrHdSbs2FoPD1XnfMGeGJn8V9C
> After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing
information about joining the meeting.

Thank you !!
We are asking for love donations at this time during our online church services to support our work and to allow us to continue through these troubling times. We are not meeting in person so can't pass around the offering plate to help us with ongoing operating expenses that need to be paid: partial rent, full insurance, Zoom fees, payment to the national organization, to name a few.
https://www.summerlandchurchoflight.org/payments--donations.html
Scroll to 'Online Church Service'.

Please take a moment of your time to connect with Joe Fazio...
Joe, a beloved member and Treasurer on our Board, transitioned
nine years ago at Huntington Hospital, January 22, 2013.
We miss him dearly on this earth plane, but we all know how busy
he has been- popping in, in Spirit form- since he passed on!
Sending you love ... God bless you, Joe!

Right: Joe and his Dad at a Huntington restaurant with Valerie and Frank.

Tuesday January 25
Founder's Day

Public Domain from nypl.digitalcollections
January 25 is observed each year as Founders Day,
honoring Andrew Jackson Davis and the founding of the
Spiritualist Progressive Lyceum on January 25, 1863.
In 1863, Davis gave a lecture in New York idyllically
describing the education of children in the Summerland
in garden schools called Lyceums--a name used by the
popular adult education lecture programs of 19th century
America. He inspired his listeners to found such schools
here below on Earth, starting the Children's Lyceum or
Spiritualist Sunday School movement.
(from the NSAC Website & https://www.anomalist.com/features/seer.html)

It is a pleasure for us to serve Spirit and our
community. Here is a list of the Board Members
who are here to help you. Blessings.....

Su with our "shared" son, Prince. We provided this stray with an outside home, but thought it best
that he have an indoor home with other black cats, and Su kindly took him in with her brood.

In peace and harmony,
Valerie Miller
SCOL Secretary

Summerland Online Church Meetings This Week (January 12)

1/10/2022

Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash

Wednesday January 12 @ 7:00 PM EST
Zoom Meditation & Blessings with Debbie L!
Come join Debbie as she guides you through a peaceful, deep meditation. Her words and the background music will take your troubles away. Donations accepted!
• When a meditation is scheduled, a Zoom will be link given in the Church Meetings email. If you would like to receive our weekly Summerland Online Church Meetings email please add your name to the list here:
https://www.summerlandchurchoflight.org/our-church-services.html#emaillist

Photo by Tina Xinia on Unsplash

Thursday January 13 @ 7:30 PM Zoom
Mediumship Development Meetup with Frank Kotowski
This mediumship group is open to both SCOL members and non-members.
These classes are to help you build your intuitive and mediumistic abilities.
Beginners are welcome!

Photo by Joe Hepburn on Unsplash

Online Thursday:
BRING THROUGH MESSAGES from TWO MEMBERS of a FAMILY in SPIRIT
For the Mediumship Meetup on Thursday, January 12, at 7:30 pm on Zoom, we will be working with bringing through two or more members of a family in spirit. These family members must be known by the sitter. What do these family members have to say about their family and about the sitter?

• Mediumship Meetup Zoom invitation:
When: Thursday, January 13, @ 07:30 PM EST US and Canada
Register in advance for this meeting:

> After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrc-qgrDMrGtUDtM_v-MxxOCzzRuM6hbB3
• The cost for a class is $10.00 or $6.00 if you cannot afford $10.00.
Please pay on our website:
https://www.summerlandchurchoflight.org/payments--donations.html#MedDevGroup

• A minimum of four students is required for a class. Please let Frank know by 2 pm Thursday if you plan to come: Send an email, text message, or phone call

Photo by Camille Buisson on Unsplash

Saturday January 15 Zoom
Service @ Noon 12:00 PM EST
NOTE Opening Time--12:00 PM: Room Open For Verbal Chat Among Participants,
All Unmuted.
12:15 PM: Start Of Service, All Are Muted.
Please Be On Time. Thanks!

Presider: Camille Johnson
Meditation: Rev. Frank Kotowski
Spiritual Address: Suzanne Garrison-Terry
Spirit Messages: Rev. Frank Kotowski and others

• Summerland Church Service Zoom invitation:
When: Saturday, January 15 @ Noon 12:00 PM EST US & Canada
(11:00 AM Central Time, 10:00 AM Mountain Time 9:00 AM Pacific Time)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsdu6vqjstGNGtJnUxuLv2Nxt2W435O3dp
> After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing
information about joining the meeting.

Monday January 17
Martin Luther King Day
Be of Service
This is not a Day Off, but a Day On, to empower
individuals, bridge barriers, & create solutions ...

Photo by J. Amill Santiago on Unsplash--Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, Independence Avenue Southwest, Washington, DC

Monday January 17 Full Wolf Moon
Peak illumination 6:51 PM EST

Photo by InspiredImages on Pixabay

It’s the first Full Moon of 2022, and it falls in the watery, intuitive sign of Cancer. The Moon loves to be in the sign of Cancer, it is where it feels most at home, and each of us can tap into this harmonious energy during this window of time.
The Full Moon peaks on January 17, but typically we can feel the Full Moon about four days before it arrives. It is during this time that we can tap into the build-up of its energy, then as the Full Moon wanes we can begin to settle into the energies and whatever has arrived.
Full Moons are a time of release and letting go, and we are going to have to give this some extra consideration under the Cancer Full Moon. There may be a heaviness in the air which means we have to take conscious effort to shake off all that feels suffocating or dis-empowering.
The reason for this is the planet Pluto, which is hovering close to the Full Moon, exerting its influence on the sensitive lunar energies. Pluto is the planet of power, so our attention may be drawn to the power dynamics in our lives, where we feel the most powerful and even where we feel the most powerless.
Sometimes Pluto’s influence can make us feel stifled or that we are under the thumb in some way. It can exacerbate any pressure we are feeling, particularly in our relationships. More to read at:
https://foreverconscious.com/intuitive-astrology-cancer-full-moon-january-2022

UPDATE: Returning to UUFSB: Because of the rapid rise of Covid-19 on Long Island, especially with the omicron variant, the Board of Summerland Church has decided to suspend all in-person activities at UUFSB in East Setauket, including services and classes, until conditions improve and are deemed safer. The in-person service scheduled for Jan. 15 will now be strictly on Zoom. We will keep you posted. Please be safe and patient.

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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Saturday January 29
Online I-Ching Worskhop
with Su Garrison-Terry
Details coming soon.

It is a pleasure for us to serve Spirit and our
community. Here is a list of the Board Members
who are here to help you. Blessings.....

Summerland has joined the online fundraiser program at SERVV
International!
Every online purchase helps support artisans, farmers and Summerland, too!
You must use this exact website link for purchases that benefit
Summerland Church of Light: www.serrv.org/?a=SCOL
Our Summerland shoppers need to always check that the orange banner
(below) is at the top of the home page before shopping to make sure our
nonprofit is identified. Thank you!

Winter calm photo by Valerie Miller

In peace and harmony,
Valerie Miller
SCOL Secretary

Summerland Online Church Meetings This Week (January 5)

1/4/2022

Dear Friends,
Here is the latest information about our church and its beloved community.
This information is being furnished as there was a suggestion for a note to be sent to advise congregants about our upcoming worship services and events. Hope that this is helpful to you.

Public Domain Pictures on Pixabay

Wednesday January 5 @ 7:00 PM EST
Zoom Meditation & Blessings with Debbie L!
Come join Debbie as she guides you through a peaceful, deep meditation. Her words and the background music will take your troubles away. Donations accepted!
• When a meditation is scheduled, a Zoom will be link given in the Church Meetings email. If you would like to receive our weekly Summerland Online Church Meetings email please add your name to the list here:
www.summerlandchurchoflight.org/our-church-services.html#emaillist

Photo by Tina Xinia on Unsplash

Thursday January 6 @ 7:30 PM Zoom
Mediumship Development Meetup with Frank Kotowski
This mediumship group is open to both SCOL members and non-members.
These classes are to help you build your intuitive and mediumistic abilities. Beginners are welcome!

Photo by Zac Durant on Unsplash

••• Online Thursday: BRINGING in GOOD ENERGY for the NEW YEAR •••
For the Mediumship Meetup on Thursday, January 6, we will be working with bringing through positive messages from loved ones in Spirit so this new year begins with good energy that will stay with us throughout the year.

• Mediumship Meetup Zoom invitation:
When: Thursday, January 6, @ 07:30 PM EST US and Canada
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkcOGrrTwiHNAYpgqWNMqu2bT1SenvSvyX
> After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

• The cost for a class is $10.00 or $6.00 if you cannot afford $10.00. Please pay on our website:
https://www.summerlandchurchoflight.org/payments--donations.html#MedDevGroup

• A minimum of four students is required for a class. Please let Frank know by 2 pm Thursday if you plan to come: Send an email, text message, or phone call

* Please note: The IN-PERSON Mediumship Development Meetup class on Tuesdays
have been suspended until further notice.

Saturday January 8 Zoom
Service @ Noon 12:00 PM EST
SCOL turns 18!!! Please join us for the Holiday and Anniversary Party after service!!! Wear a festive scarf or hat!!
Su Garrison-Terry will also be offering 2022 Lenormand Card Readings!! Church Donation $20.
NOTE Opening Time--12:00 PM: Room Open For Verbal Chat Among Participants, All Unmuted.
12:15 PM: Start Of Service, All Are Muted. Please Be On Time. Thanks!

Presider: Lindy Cacioppo
Meditation: Camille Johnson
Spiritual Address: Rev. Frank Kotowski
Spirit Messages: Rev. Frank Kotowski and others

• Summerland Church Service Zoom invitation:
When: Saturday, January 8, @ Noon 12:00 PM EST US & Canada
(11:00 AM Central Time, 10:00 AM Mountain Time 9:00 AM Pacific Time)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrdeCspjkvEt2XT97fEDMczfqHsurhSgIE
> After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

2022 Lenormand Card Readings
by Su Garrison-Terry via Zoom starting 2:30-5:00 PM
'Spillover' spots also available on Sunday 12:00-4:00PM
Donation: $20.
Some spots still available. Send an email to Valerie at: summerlandchurchoflight@gmail.com
Please pay here:
https://www.summerlandchurchoflight.org/payments--donations.html#2022LenormandReadings

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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Saturday January 15
Online Church Service
In-person service at UUFSB in East Setauket has been suspended until it is safe to resume.
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Saturday January 29
Online I-Ching Worskhop
with Su Garrison-Terry
Details coming soon.

It is a pleasure for us to serve Spirit and our
community. Here is a list of the Board Members
who are here to help you. Blessings.....

Summerland has joined the online fundraiser program at SERVV International!
Every online purchase helps support artisans, farmers and Summerland, too!
You must use this exact website link for purchases that benefit Summerland Church of Light: www.serrv.org/?a=SCOL
Our Summerland shoppers need to always check that the orange banner (below) is at the top
of the home page before shopping to make sure our nonprofit is identified. Thank you!

"Por un año de conciencia, de caminos que os lleven a cumplir vuestros sueños y que siempre os rodee gente llena de luz y amor."
Translation:
For a year of conscience, of paths that lead you to fulfill your dreams and that people full of light and love always surround you.

Photo and text by Marisela Murcia. https://mariselamurcia.blogspot.com/2013/
Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 2.5 ES

In peace and harmony,
Valerie Miller
SCOL Secretary

Bulletin from The Morris Pratt Institute:

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The Morris Pratt Institute, the educational arm of the National Spiritualist Association
of Churches, is pleased to offer this course with the National Spiritualist Teacher
the Reverend Graham Connelly. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2022 AT 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM CST

Join us for an overview of communication through time with the unseen realm (Spirit World). We will begin in the times of cultures such as the Greeks/Romans/Egyptians. Progressing through the key pioneers of Spiritualism and then into notable pioneers of modern science. From here we will venture into specific aspects of the seven energy centers of the human body and the Highways of Communication. We will also explore the mechanics of how we can access and transmit this information through time and space.

The Morris Pratt Institute is excited to announce another course on Spiritualism. This course is for Physical Mediumship and taught by National Spiritualist Teacher the Reverend Richard Schoeller. THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 2022 AT 6 PM CST

Physical Mediumship
To witness physical phenomena in a séance can be a life-altering experience. How do we know if it is being presented by spirit or if it is psychic phenomena occurring within the group energetic?
Physical Mediumship is becoming more practiced in the United States and abroad once again. In this seminar, Richard will share with you his experiences of both being a sitter in séance as well as being the medium through which physical phenomena occurs. In addition, Richard will outline ways in which to begin or improve your physical circle.

Tuition for the classes are $50.00. Payments can be made through PayPal or by calling the office at 414-774-2994
https://paypal.me/morrispratt1902?country.x=US...
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