Announcements
A Lula Extravaganza on March 18! Jami and Suzi Lula are coming to the Symphony of Life together! Please join us on Sunday, March 18, for our Lula Family Extravaganza. Suzi Kesler Lula (yes, she is the wife of Jami Lula who was here recently in concert) will be the speaker on Sunday, March 18. Her topic is "Innergy: Cultivating a Consciousness of Love." Suzi is a much sought after Spiritual Counselor and also an award winning pianist. She is a teacher of teachers. She works with clients around the world empowering them to live the life of their dreams and evolve through love. She serves on the faculty at the Agape International Spiritual Center, teaching in both the practitioner and ministerial programs.
In addition, on that Sunday, Jami will be singing for us again. We all know and love Jami and are blessed to once again hear his amazing voice in song. He recently performed at our very successful Jami Lula concert at The Ojai Retreat.
After service, both Suzi and Jami will continue their gift to us by conducting a workshop in the sanctuary. We all seek a life of love, but often place ourselves last on our own list. Please join Jami and Suzi in this part workshop/part concert as they guide you on your own inner journey from your head to your heart. We are in for a powerful, spirit-filled day!
Prosperity Boot Camp Rev. Marilyn Miller is starting a 12-week class for those serious about making more money. She is Director of the Singing Earth Foundation and the Symphony of Life Youth Program and has been teaching prosperity programs for twenty-five years. Having applied the prosperity promises to her own life and career, she passionately passes on tools to help you increase your income. Speaking about the Prosperity Boot Camp, her upcoming program, Rev. Marilyn says, "You will love this fun and fruitful program." The program is guaranteed. The investment is $55 for the workbook, textbook and CD's. The time and location of the class will be announced. Call her for more information at (805) 640-0498. Gratitude and Appreciation Our deep thank you goes to Amitabhan for his wonderful music on Sunday. His words, music and heart-opening presence spring from his own deep spiritual work, over 20 years of meditation, devotion and wisdom-based spiritual exploration. An award-winning songwriter, he has been influenced by a wide variety of musical traditions, and especially loves sharing songs/chants that open the heart and invoke the divine presence. Our hearts were certainly opened on Sunday! Our gratitude also goes to Ed Provost who made a return engagement with the Symphony of Life, filling in for Patricia Cardinali who was not available on Sunday. It was great to see him back!  Amitabhan
SOLSC Book Club Our book club will be meeting tonight, Friday, March 9, 6:00 PM, to choose our book selection for the month of March. Come join us for an evening of fun and engaging conversation. The meetings are a potluck so bring a dish to share. All are welcome to join in at any time. We will be meeting at the home of Peggie and Duane Williamson, 11756 North Ventura Ave. here in Ojai. Contact Peggie at (805) 640-2450 for more info. 
Sacred Service Saturday The Symphony of Life Spiritual Center serves one Saturday a quarter in support of an organization here in Ojai. Our upcoming Sacred Service Saturday will be held on March 17, 2012, from 8:00 to 12:00 noon. We will be serving with Ojai Trees. We will be planting, staking and watering trees from 8:30 - 11:30 and then we will be served lunch. You don't have to belong to the Symphony of Life to come out and work with us. Service like this is always a happy experience. It is in the giving that we receive. Sign up to join us for a joyful morning of service to our community. Contact Rev. Karen, (805) 640-3743, if you wish to sign up. 
On Board with the Board Our featured Board member this week is our Board Secretary Christine Prideaux. Chris has been team leader for many of our events and has served in numerous capacities within our spiritual center. We are blessed by her presence! She moved to California in 1964. Her first job was with a PR firm based in Anaheim whose clients ranged from tourist attractions and fine restaurants to hospitals and industrial firms. There she learned the fine arts of writing press releases and coordinating press conferences. Her career trajectory spanned a stint in corporate PR, producing an L.A. based radio show, advertising sales and a fling with Internet radio. She found the Symphony of Life after the death of her husband from cancer. She says that its teaching best articulates the truths she has come to believe after years of turbulent seeking. "It gives me great solace and feeds my spirit." Now married to John (JP) Prideaux, she finds great joy with their 6-month old granddaughter, Lily Anne; their grandsons, Tristan and Sebastian; and her niece and nephew, Sasha and Max. Chris is currently a member of the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy, the Ojai Community Chorus, The Audubon Society and the Ojai Film Society. Her passions include reading, traveling, bicycling, the outdoors and skiing with her snowboarding nephew, Max. She says, "I've found my spiritual home at the Symphony of Life and my heart's home in Ojai." 
Chris Prideaux Volunteer of the Month Brad Brown is our Volunteer of the Month for the month of March. Brad is a guy of many talents who is also very generous with those talents. He played a key part in the success of our recent event with the Hendricks. He helped with setting up, taking down, audio, and support of all kinds during that event just as he has helped with all our past events. He recently agreed to be our new church photographer along with Rick Ricksen who has been providing that service for the past couple of years. We are so grateful to have a man like Brad as part of our spiritual community. He truly is a gift that keeps on giving! 
Creative Adventures Winter Program Our thanks to Rev. Marilyn Miller who facilitated our youth 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. We are currently looking for two teachers or facilitators to assist with our children's program. Please call Rev. Marilyn Miller, (805) 640-0498, if you are interested in serving in this way. Tithe Recipient for January We are pleased to present our tithe recipients for January. They are Roger Ford and Kim Vincent from the organization Healing in America, located right here at 107 W. Aliso Street in Ojai. The purpose of Healing in America is to train, educate, and empower everyone in the use of their own inherent ability to heal themselves and others; to make such healing easily accessible to all those in need; and to encourage greater understanding of its effectiveness through workshops, public talks and demonstrations. Their vision is to "bridge the gap" between allopathic and complementary therapies, bringing the U.S. health service in line with that of Europe, www.healinginamerica.com.  Roger Ford, Rev. Karen, and Kim Vincent
Open Invitation This is an invitation to singers and musicians out there who would like to perform at the Symphony of Life. Contact Rev. Karen, (805) 640-3743, or Patricia Cardinali, (805) 646-2098, if you are interested.
New YouTube Video Check out the home page of our website to see our YouTube Video! Visit our SOLSC Website Please go to www.solsc.org to visit our community website. Visit SOLSC Facebook 
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