 Swamp milkweed at the Bayard Arboretum; 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 ============================================== Wednesday August 7 @ 7:00 PM 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 Ian Stauffer on Unsplash. ============================================== Thursday August 8 @ 7:30 PM Zoom Mediumship Development Meetup Directed by Rev. Frank Kotowski  3D Spirit World Hi, everyone. For our Mediumship Class on Thursday on Zoom, we will be working with three dimensions and more in the Spirit World. Let us delve more deeply into our readings with our senses and merge more closely with our loved ones in Spirit so we can give more evidential messages. ••• Please email our church in advance for the Zoom link: [email protected] After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Please contact Frank before Thursday, 2 pm, to let him know if you are coming or not. If you are less than 18 years of age, Frank will need written permission from a parent or guardian before you attend the class. [email protected] ••• The cost for this class is $12.00. If this amount is not within your budget, please email Frank at the address above. Please pay on our website at this link: 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! Photo by Nigel Hoare on Unsplash. ======================== Thursday August 8 International Cat Day  Photo by Maiken Ingvordsen on Unsplash. ============================================== Saturday August 10 Zoom Church Service @ 12 PM noon 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: Rev. Frank Kotowski Spiritual Address: Suzanne Garrison-Terry MESSAGE CIRCLE AFTER SERVICE • For the Zoom link please email our church in advance. 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 and hybrid church services to support our work and to allow us to continue through these troubling times. We are meeting less often in person so we have less opportunity to collect donations in person 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'. ============================================== Sunday August 11 Birthday of Andrew Jackson Davis, 1826  Andrew Jackson Davis was born on August 11, 1826 in Blooming Grove (Orange County), NY. This town is a small hamlet along the Hudson River. As Seer and Clairvoyant of the 19th Century, he was be able to enter into a higher sphere of consciousness and access higher spiritual and physical knowledge. Davis was the first person to diagnose and prescribe cures for individuals while himself in a trance state about 50 years before Edgar Cayce. He also described in detail what happens to the soul at death, and explained spiritualism and other metaphysical phenomena. His scope of knowledge extended to education, health, psychology, philosophy, and government. https://web.archive.org/web/20060422015929/http://andrewjacksondavis.com/index.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson_Davis Image by Photographer Jeremiah Gurney, 1870. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. CC0 Public domain. ======================== Sunday August 11 Perseid meteor shower peaks on Aug 11 & 12
============================================== Tuesday August 13 Zoom Meditation & Messages @ 7:00 PM Note: new time 7:00-8:15 PM A 20-30 minute meditation will be followed by 45 minutes of spirit messages. All guests can give messages, as in a Message Circle, under the guidance of Frank. People of all faiths and philosophies are welcome. See poster for details. • For the Zoom link, please email our church in advance. The cost is $10 per person. Payable using the Meditation & Messages PayPal donation button on our website: https://www.summerlandchurchoflight.org/payments--donations.html#Meditation&Messages  ============================================== August 5- August 28 Mercury Retrograde in Virgo
This retrograde gets extra interesting around August 14, when Mercury retrogrades back into fixed fire sign Leo. This could bring drama to a head, as Leo is never afraid of causing a scene. When it squares off with unpredictable Uranus on the morning of August 18, conversations could veer into explosive territory and shocking news announcements could throw the world into chaos. However, a sun-Mercury cazimi arrives by evening, which could bring illuminating epiphanies and revelations to the surface. Just when you think this retrograde will never come to an end, Mercury will finally station direct on August 28 at 5:14 p.m. ET, landing at 21 degrees of Leo. However, you’ll still feel the effects until the post-retrograde shadow clears up completely around September 11. During this time, you’ll begin to piece together what went wrong and what went right, giving you a new perspective on what move you should make next. https://stylecaster.com/lists/mercury-retrograde-affect-zodiac-sign-2024 ============================================== Saturday August 10 to September 10 extended to Sept. 30) Clear the Shelters
============================================== Previously ==============================================  A big THANK YOU to the people who signed up for slots at our Healings & Readings fundraiser and to those who offered their time for readings. We had a successful fundraiser thanks to all! ============================================== Previously ============================================== During a discussion after a recent service, there was a request to offer suggestions for reading material that would help someone uplift their spirit or resonate with their heart vibration. We are collecting ideas and will provide a list in a forthcoming newsletter. ============================================== Looking Ahead ============================================== Saturday August 17 Hybrid SERVICE at UUFSB @ 10:30 AM ============ Monday August 19 Zoom New! WRITERS CLUB @ 7:00-9:00 PM ============ Tuesday August 20 In-Person MEDIUMSHIP CLASS at UUFSB 7:00-9:00 PM ============ Saturday August 24 Zoom SERVICE @ 12:00 PM noon ============ Saturday August 31 Zoom SERVICE @ 12:00 PM noon ============ Tuesday September 3 In-Person MEDIUMSHIP CLASS at UUFSB 7:00-9:00 PM ============ Saturday September 7 Hybrid SERVICE at UUFSB @ 10:30 AM ============ Tuesday September 10 Zoom MEDITATION & MESSAGES @ 7:00 PM Note: new time 7:00-8:15 PM ============ Saturday September 14 Zoom SERVICE @ 12:00 PM noon MESSAGE CIRCLE after service ============================================== An event you may be interested in attending... ============================================== Shared by Summerland church member Yolanda Sing: Sri Kalki Soma Deeksha Event in Nassau County Sunday, August 25 1:00-3:00 PM. See poster for details.  ============================================== SCOL NEWS =============================================== New! SCOL has started up a Writers Club on Zoom which will meet on the third Monday of each month from 7 to 9 pm. The next meeting will be on August 19. This Writing Club is for SCOL members and anyone interested in writing to share their short creative works (poetry, essays, short stories, inspirational pieces) with others in a friendly and supportive environment. Only positive suggestions shared. We are asking for a lifetime membership fee of $25 and a class fee of $5.00. You can pay by check or on our church website: https://www.summerlandchurchoflight.org/payments--donations.html#WritersClub No vulgarity or political (us versus them) commentary. Please email our church if you are interested. [email protected] ======================= In-Person Mediumship Meetup directed by the Rev. Frank Kotowski meets most often on the first and third Tuesdays of the month from 7-9 PM at UUFSB in East Setauket. The next classes will be on Tuesday August 20 and September 3. This class is open to everyone, but it would help if you had some experience in intuitive and mediumistic work. The cost for this Meetup is $12.00. Please pay on our website at this link: https://www.summerlandchurchoflight.org/payments--donations.html#MedDevGroup If this amount is not within your budget, email our church and Rev. Frank will get back to you to discuss this. ======================= "Meditation and Messages" occurs on the second Tuesday of the month, each month, from 7:00 to 8:15 pm. A 20-30 minute meditation will be followed by 45 minutes of spirit messages. All guests can give messages, as in a Message Circle, under the guidance of Frank.If there is time at the end of each class, there will be a discussion on topics related to Spiritualism and Spirituality. People of all faiths and philosophies are welcome. The next class will be on Tuesday, August 13. For more information see poster here: https://www.summerlandchurchoflight.org/payments--donations.html#Meditation&Messages ======================= Two In-Person SCOL Services a Month Now: Our church is having two hybrid services (services that are in-person at UUFSB and also live-streamed on Zoom) a month now. They are usually on the first and third Saturdays of the month, but this may not always be the case. Our next Hybrid service will be on August 17 and September 7. If anything changes concerning our in-person services, we will let you know. 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] =============================================== 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]  Ann G. Michael D. Linda & Larry B. Yvette O. Rhonda Connie R. Nancy D. Tony F. Theresa D. Alisha and family Christine S. Bob J., Camille and Chrissy Lydiamarie Helena, Bethany and Jon Beverly M. Betty G. Ron G. Lisa R. Don B. Scott B. Dessie M. Mark in PA. Sam Andrea Sabrina John Janet Margarita Kathy D. Lynette G. Beverly M. Jennifer and Mom F. Raymond F. transitioned Loralei S. Gerry G. Zoe and Zachariah W. Karen R. and family Carole M. and Stewart S. Danielle S. Patricia S. John G. and Suzanne W. Ebony and family Eileen T. and family Chloe F. Faith F. Marie R. ======================= Prayers for all those who have experienced violence and abuse. Prayers for areas affected by recent natural disasters around the globe. Prayers for all those who are affected by recent and on-going wars. =======================  Prayer for the Middle East Creator, you are our Provider and Healer. We pray that Your timely help and support reach all who are in need. There is so much sorrow, pain, and conflict across the Middle East. We pray for leaders throughout the region and ask You to turn their minds and hearts toward peace. Online prayer modified by Valerie. Laughing dove in Gaza; photo by براء حبوش Baraa Haboush on Unsplash. ==============================================  ============================================== In peace and harmony, Valerie Miller SCOL Secretary Comments are closed.
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