Announcements
Concert under the Stars and Silent Auction Our concert and silent auction this past Sunday was a huge success largely because of the love and care of so many individuals who served as team members in preparation for the evening! We provided a wonderful gift to the Ojai community. Below are just some of the pictures taken during the evening. My heart-felt gratitude and love goes out to all those who participated and helped to make this a great time for all!  
Our thanks goes to Marcus Kettles who did an outstanding job as MC of our Silent Auction on Sunday. 
Our July Lunch Bunch and Play Join us this Sunday, July 29, as we head to Santa Paula for the play, "Elephant's Graveyard," featuring our own Robert MacNeal who plays Mr. Clown. The play is at 4:00 pm at the Santa Paula Theater Center, 125 South 7th Street (on the corner of 7th and Main). The tickets are $18 for adults; students and seniors, $15; children, $12. We will meet at the Women's Center at 3:00 and carpool from there to Santa Paula. Prior to that, we will have our July Lunch Bunch gathering at Sea Fresh Restaurant right after service at 12:30. All are invited to attend.  Spiritual Cinema Night Our Ojai community's free monthly Spiritual Cinema Night, sponsored by the Symphony of Life Spiritual Center in collaboration with Casa de La Luna Retreat, will take place tonight, Friday, July 28, at Casa de La Luna. This month's screening features Defending Your Life, a philosophical romantic comedy written, directed and starring Albert Brooks as an advertising executive (Daniel) who gets killed by a bus moments after taking possession of a brand new BMW. Daniel finds himself in "Judgment City," where he and his after-life "attorney" (Rip Torn) must defend Daniel's life choices and make the case that Daniel faced his fears and learned from his experiences--which seems doubtful--in order to advance to life in a better world. While worrying over his defense, Daniel falls in love with Julia (Meryl Streep), who has lived masterfully and appears certain to advance, while Daniel will be sent back to Earth for another try. There is a lively discussion after the movie. Doors open at 6:30 and the movie begins at 7:00 pm. Although the event is free, donations are gratefully accepted and go to Casa de La Luna Retreat, whose state-of-the-art multimedia studio is ideally suited to these and other gatherings. Casa de La Luna Retreat is located at 710 S. La Luna Avenue, in Ojai (between Baldwin Road and W. Lomita Avenue). There is parking on the property. Creative Adventures Children's Program Many thanks go to Rev. Will Castagna who spent this past Sunday morning with the children. The subject was gratitude. Rev. Will and Rev. Karen are pictured below with Rylan and Grace Wynn and Evelyn Clerou who favored the congregation with a beautiful solo.  Volunteer of the Month for July We express our deep love and gratitude for our Volunteer of the Month, Donna Elam, who is continuing her amazing service to the Symphony of Life as chief chef and a Team Leader for the "Concert under the Stars" evening at the Ojai Retreat. We are so grateful for Donna's sacred "yes." She serves our spiritual community in so many ways. She is pictured below with Rev. Karen. 
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 
| 
