 The latest NYC Subway stop! Upper level of the subway stop at the NY Botanical Garden. Photo copyright © by Valerie Miller. More about this special NYBG orchid exhibit, showing until April 26, at end of newsletter. 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 April 8 Zoom MEDITATION & BLESSINGS @ 7:00 PM 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. • Debbie's weekly meditation is offered every Wednesday evening unless otherwise specified. For each meditation email her for the Zoom link. Love donations accepted here. Magnolia Image by d3images from Freepik. -------------------------------------- Thursday April 9 Zoom MEDIUMSHIP DEVELOPMENT Meetup @ 7:30 PM Directed by Rev. Frank Kotowski.  Be Part of Something Greater Hi, everyone. For our Mediumship Class on Thursday, April 9, at 7:30 pm on Zoom, we will be working with the question: “Have you ever felt you are part of something greater than yourself? Perhaps a group of dedicated people doing something for the greater good, something that requires the efforts of many people. • Please email Frank by 2 pm on Thursday or sooner for the Zoom link and to let him know you are coming: [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. If you are less than 18 years of age, you must send approval from a parent or guardian in writing the morning of this class. Please pay on our website at this link: https://www.summerlandchurchoflight.org/payments--donations.html#MedDevGroup This group is for anyone interested in the world of Spirit and is open to both SCOL members and non members. Weekly we will lead attendees in a Meditation, followed by group exercises, enabling a better understanding of the world of Spirit. Photo by The Oregon State University Collections and Archive on Unsplash. -------------------------------------- Saturday April 11 Zoom SERVICE @ 12:00 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: Camille Johnson Meditation: To be announced Spiritual Address: Suzanne Garrison-Terry Spirit Messages: Rev. Frank Kotowski and others • For the Zoom link please email our church in advance (by 11 AM Saturday morning). After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. We are asking for 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. Thank you for your generosity, many blessings. https://www.summerlandchurchoflight.org/payments--donations.html#ServiceDonation Scroll to Church Service offering'. After service Saturday April 11 Zoom Book Talk @ 2:00 PM Zoom Directed by Suzanne Garrison-Terry Dan Brown's newest book, Secret of Secrets, explores the topics of: where is consciousness, what is death, and what happens after we die. This is a novel that every Spiritualist needs to read. See poster for more details. • The cost for participating in this meeting is $10.0./person payable using the PayPal buttons here: https://www.summerlandchurchoflight.org/payments--donations.html#BookTalk • We are using the same Zoom link as the 12:00 PM service. If you are attending the Book Talk separately email us in advance for the Zoom link (by 11 AM Saturday, please): [email protected]  -------------------------------------- Sunday April 12 Orthodox Easter  Photo by Doriana Popa on Unsplash. -------------------------------------- Tuesday April 14 Zoom MEDITATION & MESSAGES @ 7:00 PM Directed by Rev. Frank Kotowski 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. • Please email Frank by 2 pm on Tuesday or sooner for the Zoom link and to let him know you are coming: [email protected] 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  -------------------------------------- NEXT WEDNESDAY Wednesday April 15 Zoom "AWARENESS, INTUITION, and MEDIUMSHIP" @ 7:30 PM Directed by Rev. Frank Kotowski. This class is designed to help people on their early stage of psychic and mediumistic development but will also help others with more experience and knowledge. I invite you to learn at your own pace and level of enthusiasm. ~Rev. Frank • Please email Frank by 2 pm on Wednesday, or sooner, for the Zoom link and to let him know you are coming: [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. If you are less than 18 years of age, you must send approval from a parent or guardian in writing the morning of this class. Please pay on our website at this link: https://www.summerlandchurchoflight.org/payments--donations.html#AwarenessIntuition&Mediumship ------------------------------------- Previously ------------------------------------- Photos from last Saturday's hybrid service. Wendy, Jane, Marianne, Valerie, and Amanda. Photos taken by Rev. Frank.
------------------------------------- Looking Ahead ------------------------------------- MEDITATION & BLESSINGS every Wednesday at 7:00 PM Zoom MEDIUMSHIP DEVELOPMENT every Thursday at 7:30 PM Zoom ------------------------------------- NEXT WEDNESDAY Wednesday April 15 Zoom "AWARENESS, INTUITION, and MEDIUMSHIP" @ 7:30 PM ------------------------------------- Saturday April 18 Hybrid SERVICE at UUFSB @ 10:30AM ------------------------------------- Saturday April 25 Zoom SERVICE @ 12:00 PM noon Summerland welcomes back special guests Sandi and Mike Mayes offering the Spiritual Address and Spirit Messages at service. ------------------------------------- Sunday April 26 Zoom Healings and Readings fundraiser with Mike and Sandi Mayes 12:00- 5:00 PM ET Mike Mayes will offer “Deep Energy Healing” (trance healing while he is in the delta state). Mike will receive psychic feedback from his Spirit Doctors. Sandi Mayes will offer Psychic and Mediumistic Readings. The personal readings will offer information about one area in a recipient's life (finances, relationships, etc.) and include contact with a loved one in spirit with a message for recipient. Session options: 25 minute reading/ $35. or 50 minute reading/ $60. Reserve a spot: Send an email to Valerie with preferred times, the healer or reader you want, and if it is for a 25 min. or 50 min. session. [email protected] Pay in advance using the Mayes Healings & Readings PayPal buttons here: https://www.summerlandchurchoflight.org/payments--donations.html#MayesHealingsReadings A confirmation email after arrangements and payments are made. Check-in five minutes before scheduled time, please!  ------------------------------------- Saturday May 2 Hybrid SERVICE at UUFSB @ 10:30 AM after service Afternoon of HEALINGS & READINGS fundraising event for our church! Saturday, May 2 @ 1:30 to 5:00 PM In-person at UUFSB $20 for a 15 minute reading or healing. (Last healing or reading begins at 4:50 PM) CURRENT list of gifted Healers and Readers: • Su Garrison-Terry offering combined deck Lenormand-Kipper Card Readings • Ebony Washngton offering Tarot Card Readings • Rev. Frank Kotowski offering Intuitive & Mediumistic Readings We may list other talented people offering their services also. Time slots: 1:30, 1:55, 2:20, 2:45, 3:10, 3:35, 4:00, 4:25, 4:50 (15-minute readings + 10-min break). • Reserve a spot: Send a message to Valerie at : [email protected] Give preferred times and the reader you want. Multiple readings can be scheduled. • Payment using the PayPal donation buttons here: https://www.summerlandchurchoflight.org/payments--donations.html#Healings&Readings • Confirmation: Email will be sent after arrangements & payments are made. Check in 5 minutes before scheduled time, please! Thank you, we appreciate your support!!  ------------------------------------- Sunday May 3 Zoom Deep Energy Healing with Psychic Feedback Workshop with Mike Mayes 1:00-5:00 PM. $50./person In this Deep Energy Healing Workshop, you will be taught how to go into the deepest meditative level, the delta state, which will allow you to act as a conduit for the Universal Energy of the Spirit Energy Healers. See poster for more details. Pay in advance using the Deep Energy Healing Workshop PayPal button on our website: https://www.summerlandchurchoflight.org/payments--donations.html#DeepEnergyHealingWorkshop Zoom link: Once payment is received, a Zoom link will be sent to you.  ------------------------------------- After service Saturday May 30 Zoom @ 2:00-3:00 PM DISCUSSION CIRCLE “What benefits do you receive from being a Spiritualist?” Directed by Rev. Frank Kotowski The donation for this fundraiser is $10./person ----------------------------------- SCOL NEWS ------------------------------------- Summerland Spiritual Gift Certificates!! Give someone special a truly unique gift, a Summerland Gift Certificate! It could be for a personal Mediumship Reading, a Card Divination Reading, or Healing session with one of our gifted healers or readers during our fundraising events! Or a Gift Certificate to one of our other Events, or to attend Mediumship Classes, or even payment of a SCOL Membership or Associate Membership fee! Visit link for details: https://www.summerlandchurchoflight.org/payments--donations.html#GiftCertificate  ------------------------------------- We are excited to announce that we now have a YouTube channel for our church. It has a collection of Spiritual Addresses and Guided Meditations. The url is: https://www.youtube.com/@SpiritsHome Please subscribe to it and “like” our channel so we get more traffic.. Thanks so much!!  ------------------------------------- "AWARENESS, INTUITION, and MEDIUMSHIP class meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 7:30-9:30 PM on Zoom. This class is designed to help people on their early stage of psychic and mediumistic development but will also help others with more experience and knowledge. I invite you to learn at your own pace and level of enthusiasm." Rev. Frank Kotowski. The cost is $12.00 per class. ------------------------------------- "MEDITATION and MESSAGES" meets on the second Tuesday of each month, from 7:00 to 8:15 pm on Zoom. 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 Rev. 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 cost is $10 per person. See poster here: www.summerlandchurchoflight.org/our-church-services.html#SummerlandEvents ------------------------------------- Hybrid SCOL SERVICES: Our church currently has two hybrid services a month (services that are in-person at UUFSB and also live-streamed on Zoom) . They are usually on the first and third Saturdays of the month, but this may not always be the case. If anything changes concerning our in-person services, we will let you know. 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] ------------------------------------- In-Person MEDIUMSHIP CLASS meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at UUFSB.* The Rev. Frank Kotowski is directing this mediumship class at UUFSB in East Setauket from 7-9 PM. 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. *NOTE: This in-person meetup is on pause until more people wish to attend it. If you are interested in attending in-person classes please email us: [email protected] ------------------------------------- SCOL's WRITERS CLUB meets on the third Monday of each month from 7 to 9 pm on Zoom.* 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. No vulgarity or political (us versus them) commentary. 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 *NOTE: The SCOL Writers Club is on pause until more people wish to attend it. If you are interested in attending this club please email us: [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. Ebony and family Danielle S. Dolores M Loralei S Theresa F. and family Mary C. Linda and Larry B. Stephanie B. and family Ron G. Mary C. Eileen W. Lindy C. Fran D. Brad H. Bill B. Alexandria K. Helena R. Amy V. and Lucy V. Fernwood M. Jane R. John C. Eileen T. Valerie M. Frank K. Yolanda S. and Quasin E. Camille J. and Chrissy and family Roberta and Steve P. Robert O. Connie R. Ukraine – United States - The Middle East  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. To request that a name or situation be placed on this healing list, please send a note to: [email protected] -------------------------------------- Our Summerland Church of Light Board would like to express our gratitude for ongoing donations. Whatever is given enables us to continue meeting to enjoy the comfort, love, and support of our Summerland family.  --------------------------------------  The latest NYC Subway stop! Photo copyright © by Valerie Miller. Read more about this special NYBG orchid exhibit, on show until April 26, here : Street Artist Mr. Flower Fantastic Transforms New York Botanical Garden Into an Urban Oasis The anonymous artist is known for bringing flowers and street culture together. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/nybg-mr-flower-fantastic-orchid-show-2746212 -------------------------------------- In peace and harmony, Valerie Miller SCOL Secretary Comments are closed.
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