 October chrystanthenum festival, NYBG. Photo by Valerie Miller.. 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 newsletter by email please add your name to the list here: https://www.summerlandchurchoflight.org/our-church-services.html#emaillist  Photo by Viktor Talashuk on Unsplash. Wednesday November 2 @ 7:00 PM 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 Molly Blackbird on Unsplash. Thursday November 3 @ 7:30 PM EST Zoom Mediumship Development Group Meetup Working in the Dark Hi, everyone. For our Mediumship Class on Thursday on Zoom, we will be working with our intuition and mediumship in the dark. As we approach the season of Winter, let us finds ways to work in the dark and bring light to the dark. This is not about the dark as evil or something to be avoided. The change of seasons forces us to navigate our lives differently in the natural rhythms of seasonal light and dark. • Mediumship Meetup Zoom link: Please email our church for the Zoom 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 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 Frank Kotowski is facilitating this mediumship group, which is open to both SCOL members and non members. These classes are to help you build your intuitive and mediumistic abilities. Beginners are welcome! Saturday November 5 Hybrid Service @ 10:30 AM EST Our hybrid church service starts at 10:30 AM. 10:30 AM Get to know us/Zoom chat room opens. 10:45 AM Worship Service begins. Thank you.  Presider: Valerie Miller Meditation: T Vitanza-Salgine Spiritual Address: Rev. Frank Kotowski Spirit Messages: Rev. Frank Kotowski & others We welcome you to join our in-person service at the UUFSB building, where we have been meeting since January 2018: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at Stony Brook, Religious Education Wing, 380 Nicolls Rd., East Setauket, NY 11733. For those joining us for the first time please see the directions on our website page 'HOW to REACH US': https://www.summerlandchurchoflight.org/how-to-reach-us.html Summerland Covid protocol: UUFSB has provided room air filters, which will be used during service. No vaccinations required, masks are optional. You may bring your own hand sanitizing gel or wipes, if you choose. Personal beverages allowed. • Summerland Church Service live-stream Zoom: Please email our church for Zoom link. 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'. Saturday November 6  Image by Freepik at freepik com. Tuesday November 8 @ 7:30 PM In-Person Mediumship Development Meetup In-person Mediumship classes are held at UUFSB (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at Stony Brook): 380 Nichols Road, East Setauket, NY. Directions are on our website here. There is no requirement to wear a mask but you may certainly do so. Topic to be announced. A minimum of 4 students is required for a class. Please email, text, or call by 2 pm Tuesday if you plan to come: [email protected]; 631-316-1588 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 Tuesday November 8 Blood Moon Eclipse in Taurus The Blood Moon Eclipse on November 8 is a magical event. Falling in the sign of Taurus, this Blood Moon Eclipse brings waves of transformative energy that can shift us to higher states of consciousness and higher levels of our soul journey. A Blood Moon Eclipse is the most potent kind we can experience as it’s a Total Eclipse. It gets the name Blood Moon, as the otherwise luminous Full Moon turns a bloodish red color as it is completely eclipsed by the shadow of the Earth. This eclipsing of the Full Moon causes darkness, something that can influence our energy field, our pineal gland, and can also serve as an activator of our shadow side, bringing to the surface things that need to be cleared. Blood Moon Eclipses can also have a purging effect, so it is extra important to stay hydrated as our body, mind, and soul release and do away with all that no longer serves. Uranus, the planet of awakening and breaking boundaries is very active under this November Eclipse. We may feel inspired to cut the chains that have kept us bound and free ourselves from any boxes we have put ourselves in. Uranus can also bring awakening and surprise, so there is a chance that this Eclipse could bring some shocking news, or may inspire an action or decision that comes as a shock to those around you. Unexpected roads are opening, so if it feels right to veer off course, this Eclipse will provide the opportunity! It is also worthwhile remembering that Eclipses always put us where we need to be for our highest growth, even if it doesn’t feel like it straight away. Bring some trust and faith to whatever manifests, even if it does seem difficult. We won’t have another Blood Moon Eclipse until 2025, so find gratitude for this rare celestial event. Honor yourself for moving through the work, and know when you find yourself on the other side of its energy, you will be facing a new chapter of your soul’s evolution. More to read at: https://foreverconscious.com/intuitive-astrology-blood-moon-eclipse-taurus-2022 =============================================== SCOL NEWS =============================================== In-Person Mediumship Meetups on Tuesday in November: We are planning to have an in-person mediumship class on Tuesday, Nov. 8 and Nov. 29 at 7:30 pm at UUFSB but that we need a minimum of 4 students to attain. Please email our church if you plan to come to either of both classes. Moving to Two In-Person SCOL Services: Our church is planning to begin having two hybrid services (services that are in-person at UUFSB and also live-streamed on Zoom) a month at UUFSB starting in October. Hybrid services for November will be on Nov.5 and Nov.19. For the months that follow, wait for additional emails with more information. If we have enough people attending these two services, we will continue to have two hybrid services for the months that follow. At this point, we are not requiring you to wear a mask but you may certainly do so. (Health protocols may change due to changing NY state and UUFSB mandates.) The room for our services in the Religious Education wing has two portable air-purifying systems that will be used during the time we are there. We require a minimum of four people to attend (not counting the platform workers and helpers). Please let us know if you can commit to coming, and how often, to our hybrid services. Also, we are looking for more people to serve at our hybrid services. If you have an interest in offering a Spiritual Address, offering a guided meditation, or being a greeter, please let us know in an email. Please email our church with your reply or for any questions you may have: [email protected] =============================================== UPCOMING SCOL EVENTS =============================================== Saturday November 12 Zoom Service @ 12 PM noon Message Circle directly after service ============= Saturday November 19 Hybrid Service @ 10:30 AM ============= Tuesday November 22 @ 7:00 PM The Three Village Interfaith Clergy Association Thanksgiving Service Rev. Frank will be taking part with a short talk on giving thanks. ============= Tuesday November 29 In-Person Mediumship Meetup @ 7:30 PM ============= Old-Fashioned Seance Date to be determined ==================== Other Events ==================== November 4 & 5 Zoom NST Weekend Events The National Spiritualist Teachers Club invites you to join us for the NST Weekend, November 4 and 5, titled “Spiritualism Yesterday, Today, and You.” Nov. 4 Message Circle 7:00–9:00 PM EST Chair: Sharon Watson. Mediums are Marrice Coverson, Susan Hazard, Dawn Luehrs, and Rina Salvemini. $10 per person. Nov. 5 "Spiritualism Yesterday, Today, and You" Classes $10 per person, per class. (1) The Development of Spiritualism 11:00 to 1:00 PM EST With Linda O’Connor. Ancient Spiritualism to Modern Spiritualism; development of thought and ideas from the time of religious reformation with Luther, Calvin, etc., leading into Modern Spiritualism. (2) Self-Responsibility 2:00 to 4:00 PM EST With Lelia Cutler. We do not believe in vicarious atonement, and it is our responsibility to learn about the Natural Laws that have an effect on our lives and the four phases of life: physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. (3) Healing Through the Ages and Its Different Forms 7:00 to 9:00 PM EST With Susan Ferency. Healing is a technique that has been used from time immemorial by all cultures. What thread do they have in common? The history of healing around the globe. For details see the August-September NSAC News pdf here: https://nsac.org/news-events/newsletters/ The NST weekend events may be found on page 3. =============================================== Spiritual Healing Requests =============================================== 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. To request that a name or situation be placed on this healing list, please send a note to [email protected] 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.
Prayers for all those who have experienced violence and abuse. Prayers for areas affected by recent natural disasters around the globe.   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.....
 Frank at pumpkin festival, NY Botanical Garden, 2021. Photo by Valerie Miller. In peace and harmony, Valerie Miller SCOL Secretary Comments are closed.
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