"Don't worry about what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive."

Howard Thurman

We have a Divine destiny that will take us right out of our suffering and pain, but it does require us to choose differently. We have to choose to become consciously aware of the Divine power, the wholeness of truth, of love, and of wisdom, and the eternal good that is our nature. We have to choose to be forgiving and loving in our hearts and to be present with ourselves and others in each and every moment. We have to choose peace over anger just as we choose an inner knowing that our needs will be met by God.

We can then begin to see beyond the worldly illusion of fear and separation. Our life becomes filled with happiness, good health and joy. It is from this place that the miracles begin to happen--the perfect persons, situations, and experiences come into our life. We are guided onto a path that leads us to where we are supposed to be. We are in the right place doing the right thing! The universe is working on our behalf.

We can joyfully surrender in perfect faith and trust. Our lives are filled with grace! We realize the Beloved within and we are set free. Our hearts overflow with gratitude. We have come alive!

In peace and love,    

Rev. Karen Wylie

Special Guest Appearance 

Prema and Amitabhan

Our Deep Gratitude and Appreciation

A special thank you to Connie Early who sang so beautifully for us this past Sunday. She is pictured below with Patricia Cardinali.  

Connie Early and Patricia Cardinali

Also, our thanks to Practitioner Keith Horwitz from the Agape International Spiritual Center. He led our meditation and offered prayer after service. Keith drove up from Los Angeles to serve our community....now that is dedicated service! Keith is pictured below with Rev. Karen.

Keith Horwitz and Rev. Karen

Our New Membership Directories are Here!

The first-ever membership directories for the Symphony of Life have finally arrived. If you had your picture taken for the directory, yours is available for pick-up. We will be handing them out again this coming Sunday after service. We are very proud of our first and finest membership directory which is in full color and is absolutely beautiful! If you did not make the pages of this one, it is not too late to sign up for membership in the Symphony of Life. We are a growing and expanding center, and there is vibrant, joyful, new energy all around us!

Volunteer of the Month

 During this month of October, don't forget to thank Robert MacNeal for all the wonderful things he's done for the Symphony of Life. He has been chosen as our Volunteer of the Month for October. We are so grateful for his fabulous food and all the many ways he's been of service.

Robert MacNeal being Acknowledged by Rev. Karen  

Ojai Day 

The Symphony of Life will be participating this year for the first time in the Ojai Day event on Saturday, October 15, which will be held in Libbey Park. We will have a booth where members from the Symphony of Life will be handing out hugs and kisses (of the Hershey variety) to visitors who come by. We will need lots of help in setting up and taking down the booth and in serving at the booth for some portion of that day. It will be lots of fun. The team leader for this event is Chris Prideaux. Please call her at (805) 415-3361 to volunteer your services, or you can go on-line to sign up for a certain time slot at http://signupgenius.com/go/symphony6.    

Symphony of Life Book Club 

Our Symphony of Life Book Club will be meeting at 6:00 PM tonight, October 7, at the home of Tiese and Bob Quinn, 701 Foothill Road, Ojai 93023, to discuss our latest book, Pavilion of Women, by Pearl Buck, and to make the selection for next month. The meeting is a potluck so bring food to share. It is open to everyone. For more information, contact Tiese Quinn, (805) 272-8300.    

Creative Adventures Summer Program

A deep and profound thank you to Rev. Marilyn Miller and Todd Chandler who facilitated our children's program this past Sunday.

We welcome children 3-11 years of age to enjoy prayer, story telling, visual arts projects and/or music and movement. Our program is enriching and appropriate for young people regardless of their religious backgrounds. Please call Rev. Marilyn Miller, (805) 640-0498, if you are interested in assisting with the children.

Meet our October Birthday Babies 

Special Request

We would like to start making CD's of our service. If you, or someone you know, would be interested in helping us with that project, please give Rev. Karen a call at (310) 968-8928. We know you are out there!

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