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Symphony of Life Spiritual Center
Our Community NewsletterApril 20, 2012

"When the Fall is dismissed, traditional Christology cannot help but go with it and a new Christology must emerge, as a phoenix rising from the ashes of the past. It will be a Christology based not on fall and rescue, sin and salvation or even guilt and forgiveness, but on the call to wholeness, the power of love and the enhancement of being."

Bishop John Shelby Spong, Sins of Scripture

 

These words of Bishop Spong are powerful! There is a new paradigm for new times. Nothing is the same. We can no longer live in the past with our old ideas and precepts about the world and the nature of God.

 

We in this teaching are poised in just the right place. Willing to open ourselves completely in trust and faith and a yielding into our Divine Self, the loving God of our knowing can express through and as us, and the world meets a new God and a new truth. It meets the new Christology.

 

This is a significant time in our history. We are facing challenges, but they are necessary for the evolution of our individual and collective consciousness. The challenges of the times force us to awaken spiritually, but back of all of it is our loving God, the Love Intelligence that created all things and that which is seeking to emerge mightily within us. We are here to be a place of love and peace on the planet.

 

Standing in a place of strong inner knowing and conviction, we can ride the tide of the shifting times unafraid and excited at the prospect of a new world. Through our own Becoming, we participate as a beneficial presence in the reshaping and redefining that is taking place in the world of effects. Our participation as love itself is an imperative. We go back to the beginning, our own Becoming, when Being was as important as Doing.

 

Simply, we return to God!

 

Our affirmation for the day: My faith is strengthened and I open myself completely to my own Divine awakening!   

 

In peace and love,        

Rev. Karen Wylie

 

Rev Karen     


Announcements

 

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Special Thanks to our Easter Bunny Friend

What a happy Easter we had at the Symphony of Life! Our friend, the Easter Bunny, Mr. Todd Chandler, came to hand out Easter surprises to our children, and the children handed out surprises to our congregation. It was a day filled with many blessings! Enjoy the pictures below.

 

Easter

 

Gratitude and Appreciation for Our Special Guests

This past Sunday, we were blessed to welcome Rev. Susan Burrell who provided our sermon of the day and Karen Mitchell, a wonderful singer/songwriter. We were uplifted in word and song! What a joyous, inspirational morning.

 

Rev Susan Burell

Rev. Susan Burrell

Karen Mitchell Karen Mitchell

 

New Science of Mind Class - The Power of Visioning

It's not too late to join this supportive class which will give you the tools to create and manifest what you want in any area of life including your career, finances, health and relationships. It's about clarifying what you want and enlisting the help of the universe to create what is the highest and best for you.

 

Rev. Marilyn Miller is a career coach, prosperity teacher and has been teaching Science of Mind classes for 20 years. The class began on Thursday, April 19, and will run for eight weeks from 6:45 - 9:15 PM. Registration Fee: $45; Tuition: $95 (payment plans are available). For more info, contact Rev. Marilyn Miller at (805) 640-0498.     

 

Free Spiritual Cinema Night

Tonight we will be showing our free film at Casa de La Luna, 710 S. La Luna Avenue here in Ojai. The doors open at 6:30 and the film will screen at 7:00 PM. This month, our movie is "From Ambition to Meaning: Finding Your Life's Purpose," a compelling film in which Dr. Wayne Dyer explores the spiritual journey from ambition to meaning.

 

Through the intertwined stories of an overachieving businessman, a mother of two seeking her own expression in the world, and a director trying to make a name for himself, Wayne Dyer examines the shift from the ego's goals of achievement and accumulation to a life of meaning, focused on serving and giving back. As the movie unfolds, each of the characters experiences "a quantum moment," through which they begin to listen to "the music inside," with inspirational results.

 

As always, a discussion will follow the screening. Although the event is free, donations are gratefully accepted and go to Casa de La Luna Retreat, an eco-holistic retreat and eco-spiritual technology center, which volunteers the use of its multimedia studio for the event. Be sure to join us for an inspirational evening!

 

spiritual movie night

 

Symphony of Life Spring Meditation Retreat

You are cordially invited to our Spring Meditation Retreat which will be held on Saturday, May 5, at Meditation Mount, from 8:00 am to 12:30. This beautiful full moon morning will begin with an outside ceremony to receive all the gifts of the day. We will then enter into the silence and stillness through meditation practices followed by a life visioning process. This event will be facilitated by Practitioner Randee Vasilakos. Randee currently serves as a practitioner with the Symphony of Life. She also holds an active license with the Agape International Spiritual Center. Randee has a private practice in Ojai where she utilizes over 20 years of experience in counseling and meditation. Registration Fee: $25 before April 30; $30 after April 30 and at the door. Register on line at www.solsc.org  or by mail to P. O. Box 322, Ojai, California 93024. Contact Randee at (310) 722-1933 or email  spiritualtourguide@gmail.com for more information.

 

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Volunteer of the Month

Our Volunteer of the Month for the month of April is Rev. Marilyn Miller, the Director of our Youth Adventures Program. Rev. Marilyn has spent two years working diligently putting together our wonderful children's program. In that program, we welcome children 3-11 years of age to enjoy prayer, story telling, visual arts projects and/or music and movement. The program is enriching and appropriate for young people regardless of their religious backgrounds.

 

In addition, Rev. Marilyn has served as an advisor for our Symphony of Life Board of Directors. She has been an outstanding resource because of her many years in ministry. She has also helped in putting together the major events we've had over the past couple of years.

 

I'm personally very grateful for Rev. Marilyn's presence in our community!

 

Rev Marilyn 

Rev. Marilyn

 

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.

 

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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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SIDEWALK SATURDAY EVENT, April 21, 2012, 11:00 am to 12:00 noon.  The Ojai Academy for the Arts partners with Made in Ojai to bring you a FREE creative adventure in "Cartooning Games" with Robert Gluckson in the Made in Ojai patio area.  Everything will be provided for the children and adults.  Bring your imagination!  For more info, please call (805) 646-2400. 

INTRODUCTORY PRESENTATION OF FILIPINO HEALING TRADITIONS, Friday, April 20, 4:00-6:00 PM, Casa de La Luna, 710 La Luna Avenue, Ojai, Ca 93023. Virgil Apostol is a world-renowned teacher of the traditional healing arts of the Philippines and author of the book, "Way of the Ancient Healer." He will be sharing numerous insights and photos of healers, indigenous medical systems and therapies, Filipino psychology, indigenous science and folk stories as they relate to health and well being. $10 Suggested Donation.

Register: https://laluna.infusionsoft.com/saleform/nathnifo;

Website: www.casadelaluna.org.

 

TWO-DAY WORKSHOP ON THE HEALING ART OF ABLON, A TRADITIONAL FILIPINO MANUAL THERAPY, Saturday and Sunday, April 21 and 22, 1:30 - 5:30 PM. This two-day workshop, also facilitated by Virgil Apostol, will introduce you to Ablon, a traditional form of manual therapy used by Filipino healers and martial artists to treat neurovascular and musculoskeletal conditions typically sustained during the course of daily living or training. Workshop Fee: $195 per person (credit cards accepted). See registration details above.

 

OJAI HEALING EVENTS is a website announcing spiritual/healing events in the Ojai Valley, as well as in the surrounding communities of Ventura County and beyond. Another level of direct advertising for individuals, businesses, and organizations. For info about posting event announcements or mind/body/spirit services, please visit www.OjaiHealingEvents.com  and click on the button for "Event Posting Info." For more information, email marilyn@ojaihealingevents.com, or call Marilyn Salas (805) 798-1448. 

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Music Director

 Patricia Cardinali  

 

 

Upcoming Speakers   

    

Sunday, April 22 

Reverend Karen Wylie

 Spiritual Director

 

Sunday, April 29 

Reverend Marilyn Miller 

 

Sunday, May 6 

Reverend Karen Wylie

 Spiritual Director

 




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SOLSC Vision Statement

We live as Love, thriving and participating as a community in celebration of our Oneness with All.

SOLSC Purpose Statement

We are participating and thriving as an inclusive, multicultural spiritual community. We provide an environment where we realize our individual connection to God, the Love Intelligence that governs the universe. We promote, through the energy of unconditional love, the realization of the Divine magnificence within.

SOLSC Service and Contact Information

Sunday Services ... 10:00 AM Silent Meditation
10:30 AM Worship Service and Youth Church
Location ... Historic Ojai Valley Woman's Club, 441 E. Ojai Avenue, Ojai CA 93023

Symphony of Life Spiritual Center
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 322, Ojai, CA 93024
Local (805) 715-9796 Toll free (800) 921-7505
Email: info@solsc.org Web: www.solsc.org
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