 Left: Autumn at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum; photo by Frank Kotowski. Right: Purple Majesty! ; 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 October 16 @ 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. Ai Image from Freepik. ============================================== Thursday October 17 @ 7:30 PM Zoom MEDIUMSHIP DEVELOPMENT Meetup Directed by Rev. Frank Kotowski  Talking with More than One Loved-One in Spirit at a Time Hi, everyone. For our Mediumship Class on Thursday, October 17 at 7:30 pm on Zoom, we will be working with more than one loved one in spirit at a time. Let us expand our awareness of more than one loved one in spirit and communicate with two or more and give their messages to our partners in class. ••• Please email our church in advance for the Zoom link: [email protected] If you are less than 18 years of age, you must send written permission from a parent before the class. Please email Frank by 2 pm on Thursday to let him know if you are coming: [email protected] ••• The cost for this class 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, please email Frank at the address above. 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 Vidar Nordli-Mathiesen on Unsplash. ============================== Thursday October 17 Full Hunter Moon in Aries
Also: October's Hunter's Moon will be the third and closest supermoon of the year. It will best be seen rising in the east at moonrise. Officially full at 7:26 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 17. It will be in the constellation Pisces, and it will appear bright and full the day before and after as well. https://www.livescience.com/space/the-moon/the-biggest-supermoon-of-the-year-is-about-to-rise-when-to-see-the-hunters-moon-at-its-best-and-brightest Image by Stanislav Kondrashov from Pixabay. ============================================== Saturday October 19 Zoom Church SERVICE @ 12 PM noon Note: This service was changed from Zoom @ 12 PM noon to Hybrid at 10:30 AM. 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: Yolanda Sing Topic: The State of Ananda and Connecting with the Divine Please note: Yolanda asks that everyone bring a closed bottle of water or an unused glass of water for the Spiritual Address. 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'. ============================================== Monday October 21 Zoom New! WRITERS CLUB @ 7:00-9:00 PM Directed by Rev. Frank Kotowski  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] Photo by Andrew Seaman on Unsplash. ============================================== Tuesday October 22 Zoom MEDITATON & MESSAGES @ 7:00 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  ============================================== 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 ============================================== Every Wednesday MEDITATION & BLESSINGS at 7:00 PM Zoom Every Thursday MEDIUMSHIP DEVELOPMENT at 7:30 PM Zoom ============ Saturday October 26 Zoom SERVICE @ 12:00 PM noon Haloween service! ============ Saturday November 2 Hybrid SERVICE at UUFSB @ 10:30 AM ============ Tuesday November 5 In-Person MEDIUMSHIP CLASS at UUFSB 7:00-9:00 PM ============ Saturday November 9 Zoom SERVICE @ 12:00 PM noon MESSAGE CIRCLE after service ============ Tuesday November 12 Zoom MEDITATION & MESSAGES @ 7:00 PM ============ Saturday November 16 Hybrid SERVICE at UUFSB @ 10:30 AM ============ Monday November 18 Zoom New! WRITERS CLUB @ 7:00-9:00 PM ============ Tuesday November 19 In-Person MEDIUMSHIP CLASS at UUFSB 7:00-9:00 PM ============ Saturday November 23 Zoom SERVICE @ 12:00 PM noon ============================================== An event you may be interested in attending... ============================================== The Long Island Council of Churches is having a Gala on Thursday, October 24 as a fundraiser (dinner and dance and raffle) to raise money for the LICC food pantry in Freeport and other community needs. Rev. Frank Kotowski is a member of the LICC. See the link below for more information and email our church also for any questions. https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/983a0b31-521d-413b-a706-9078d3a094de  ============================================== 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 meetings will be on October 21 and November 18. 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 Class 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 October 15 and November 5. 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 classes will be on October 22 and November 12 . 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 services will be on November 2 and 16. 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]  Michael D. Bob J., Camille and Chrissy Helena, Bethany and Jon Beverly M. Betty 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. Patricia S. John G. and Suzanne W. Ebony and family Eileen T. and family Chloe F. Faith F. Marie R. Darrah D. Adele S. Evelyn H. Medhat S. Katy Rose C. Alex S. Manal S. Julia S. Karen S. Janet S. ======================= 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. ==============================================  ==============================================
After summer's fling, plants ready to head indoors; photos by Valerie Miller. ============================================== In peace and harmony, Valerie Miller SCOL Secretary Comments are closed.
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