Summerland Church Meetings This Week (May 11)

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.
If you would like to receive our weekly Summerland Church Meetings by email please add your name to the list here:
https://www.summerlandchurchoflight.org/our-church-services.html#emaillist

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Bayard Cutting Arboretum trees photo by Valerie Miller

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Wednesday May 4 @ 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!
• Debbie's weekly meditation is offered every Wednesday evening unless otherwise specified.
Email her for the Zoom link for each meditation here.

Photo by Florin Beudean on Unsplash

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Thursday May 12 @ 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 Ryk Naves on Unsplash

Working with Sounds and Songs
Hi, everyone.  This Thursday night, May 12, at 7:30 pm on Zoom, we will be working with sounds and songs.  In the exercises, we will work with common sounds all around us and songs that may have meaning to our loved ones in spirit.

• Mediumship Meetup Zoom link: Please email Frank for link.
• 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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Saturday May 14 Zoom
Service @ 12:00 PM Noon ET
NOTE  OPENING TIME—12:00 PM: ROOM OPEN FOR
VERBALCHAT 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:  Suzanne Garrison-Terry 
Message Circle directly after service

• Summerland Church Service Zoom link: Please email our church  for link.

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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 15 In-Person & Live-stream
Community gathering hosted by the Selden Masjid
@ 4:00-6:00 PM
The Three Village Interfaith Clergy Association, of which Rev. Frank is a participant, and the Selden Masjid invite you to come and learn more about Islam and Ramadan, meet others in our community, and enjoy the hospitality of the people from the Masjid. 
Selden Masjid, 10 Park Hill Rd in Selden. NY 11784.
Map: https://www.facebook.com/seldenmasjid

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Monday May 16
Flower Moon

Cherry on a Moonlit Night, 1932 by Ohara Koson. Publlic Domain

Mercury retrograde: May 10–June 3.
Shedding superficiality for self-assurance, and mediocrity for authenticity.
&  Scorpio-Taurus total Lunar Eclipse, May 15-16
"During this year of intense transitions, I hope you know that “All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.” as the English mystic Julian of Norwich tells us.
With the war in Ukraine and the war against women (and everything else) here in the US, we can easily fall into despair and worry, but if we look at the bigger picture, it is clear that the world is at a crossroads -- will we choose the future and freedom, or the past and more domination by the patriarchy.
Instead of despair, we are called to stand up for our values (a Taurus lesson) and take responsibility for our world (Saturn in Aquarius).
Mercury goes retrograde Tuesday, May 10th.  This retrograde is a call for us to let go of superficiality and deepen into the sacred OM of life.
Then on May 15-16, those of us in the Americas will see the Scorpio total Lunar Eclipse.  This eclipse works with the Mercury retrograde, inviting us to really look at our shadows to see what is holding us back for our individual sense of freedom.
Once we acknowledge that it is our divine Feminine nature that speaks through the soul, we can embody it in our outer lives."
Much more to read at:  https://wisdom-of-astrology.blogspot.com/

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Members and Associate Members:  April was our month for membership renewals. Members: $40 and  Associate Members: $25. 
If you would like to renew your membership for 2022 and have not done so, please send a check to SCOL, P.O. Box 1297, Bay Shore, NY 11706  along with your name, current postal address and email address, OR you can pay on our website through PayPal:
https://www.summerlandchurchoflight.org/payments--donations.html#MembershipDues

THANK YOU to those who have already renewed!

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, June 4 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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Next Week
Sunday May 22 (Rain date May 29)
Healing at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum
10:00 AM
PayPal donation button: https://www.summerlandchurchoflight.org/payments--donations.html#BayardHealing

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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 Zoom
Rev. Frank serving Albertson Spiritualist Church
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Saturday June 18 Zoom
Guest Rev. Gen Mancini serving our church
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Saturday June 25 Zoom
Guest Rev. Bonnie Crosier serving our church

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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. 
    Rosmari G.
    Peter G.
    Easton
    Yolanda S. and family

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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!

Browse current 56 page pdf catalog here.

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Allium Globemaster at the Bayard, photo by Valerie Miller

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In peace and harmony,
Valerie Miller
SCOL Secretary

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