Summerland Church Meetings This Week (April 27)

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.

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Garden center beauty star. Photo by Valerie Miller

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Wednesday April 27 @ 7:00 PM ET 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 Jeremy Bezanger on Unsplash

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Thursday April 28 @ 7:30 PM ET Zoom
Mediumship Development Group Meetup
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!
• 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

Online Thursday:

Photo by Maximilen T'Sharner on Unpslash

"Working with Two or More Spirit Contacts in a Reading"
Hi, everyone.  This Thursday night, April 28, at 7:30 pm on Zoom, we will be working with bringing in more than one spirit contact in each reading. Let us open ourselves up to the community of loved ones in spirit as they draw near to us.

• Mediumship Meetup Zoom invitation:
When: Thursday, April 28, @ 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqc-GtpjMpGdbVt5IS7ovr69IMSazptb9h
> After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
• 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

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Friday April 29  
Arbor Day

150 Anniversary image from:  https://www.arborday.org/   
Arbor Day image created by freepik at www freepik com

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Saturday April 30 Zoom
Service @ 12:00 PM Noon ET
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  & others
Board Meeting after Service! 

• Summerland Church Service Zoom invitation:
When: Saturday,  April 30 Noon 12:00 PM ET 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/tZEtceqoqDgtHtQdrII0MSQ32GzuRqghxJsP
> After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing
information about joining the meeting.

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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'.

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Sunday May 1 Zoom
Service @ 9 AM EST (10 AM CST)
Join Rev. Frank at the First Spiritualist Church of Austin where he will be serving the platform.  Find Zoom link at the First Spiritualist Church of Austin website:
https://firstspiritualistchurchaustin.org/
"Be logged in to Zoom. You will need to be admitted from the waiting room, we appreciate your patience."

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Sunday May 1
Beltaine, May Day

Photo by Arno Senoner on Unsplash

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In-person meetings at UUFSB UPDATE: After consideration and Board discussion, we plan to hold an in-person church service at UUFSB once a month.  We will be following the UUFSB covid protocols as before.  The next in-person service will be on Saturday, MAY 7 at 10:30 AM. The live-streamed zoom service will be the same time as in-person: 10:30 AM.
Note that in-person services may not always be on the first Saturday of the month

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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Saturday May 7 In-Person
Service @ 10:30 AM
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Saturday May 14
Message Circle directly after service
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Sunday May 15 
Outing to Bayard Cutting Arboretum
Rain date May 22
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Saturday May 28 Zoom
Service with Guest Rev. Alva Fokes serving our church
Board Meeting after service
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Saturday June 4 In-Person
Service @ 10:30 AM
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Sunday June 5
Rev. Frank serving Albertson Spiritualist Church
in-person
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Saturday June 18
Guest Rev. Gen Mancini serving our church
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Saturday June 25 
Guest Rev. Bonnie Crosier will be serving our church

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Bereavement Notice
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We are sad to inform you that Susan Cahill, a friend of our church and a minister at The Journey Within church in New Jersey, recently passed.
She is survived by her husband, daughter, and granddaughter. Susan and Valerie took many classes together and then Frank and Su followed suit. At the beginning of the pandemic, Susan appeared at several of our Zoom services and served on the platform.
The picture is from a class in August 2017.

Valerie (L) and Susan Cahill (R).

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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.

    Terry
    Robert
    Joe O.
    Eve N.
    Edmund T.
    Fawn
    Dolores
    Ukraine
    The Bryant Family
    Lynette H. G.
    Mike (transitioned), T and family
    Anna. S. & family
    Camille
    Chrissy
    Ed B.
    Susan C. (transitioned) & family 
    Eileen W. 

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Previously
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Cherished feathered and furry family members made an appearance after a past service.

Taco with Camille (L) and Prince with Suzanne (R).

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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.....

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Summerland has joined the online fundraiser program at
SERRV 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!

New promotion May 2-11:

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Swamp maple leaflet chandelier. Photo by Valerie Miller

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In peace and harmony,
Valerie Miller
SCOL Secretary

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