LCCC Schedule of Events
Morning Meditation 8 AM, Monday - Friday
World Healing Meditation 7:30 PM, Monday
Aquarian Rosary
9 AM, Saturday
Discipleship Class
6:30 PM, Tuesday
Kabalah Class
10 AM - 12, selected Wednesdays
April Special Events
New Moon of
Aries Service
Saturday, April 5
9 AM
Wesak Festival
Full Moon of Taurus
included in service
Sunday, April 20
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The "new year" started with powerful energies during Holy Week, as we celebrated the Spring Equinox and the esoteric Easter, the Full Moon of Aries, on Good Friday, March 21. Easter Sunday was sunny (if not warm!) as it came earlier than it has in 95 years!
 Now as nature begins to bloom and the songbirds slowly return to serenade us, we look toward Wesak Festival and celebrate the richness of ritual in our lives. The Seminary schedule for April begins with a workshop that looks at play as a spiritual practice. The next two weeks highlight Rituals and Sacraments. Further enrichment is provided for those already certified as lay practitioners or ordained as ministers by Light of Christ Community Church on the weekend between the two classes mentioned above and directly following the Sacraments class in Lay Eucharistic Ministry Training. This exciting program is offered for those who wish to broaden their service to others through the sacrament of communion. If any of this looks interesting to you, see the details below and contact us for more information.
Feel like getting out and enjoying the dogwood and redbud trees? The Aries energies of new beginnings and rebirth are calling us all. We would love to have you join us some Sunday morning at Light of Christ Community Church. And if you want to arrive on Saturday and spend the night, give us a call or send an email to registrar@sanctasophia.org; we'll see what is available. We are  looking forward to your visit this year!
Blessings,
Rev. Bonita Plymale
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Sunday, April 6th, 10:30 AM
"Starting Small"
Rev. Peggy Willson
Rev. Peggy Willson shares her insights on the expansion of consciousness with an analogy based on the parables of the mustard seed and the leavening of bread with yeast. We will explore being non-judgmental about ourselves and others in regard to our level of consciousness, as well as how our faith can help us to expand our consciousness.
Communion: Rev. Marjorie Stuth
Officiator: Rev. Robert Willson
Pianist: Rev. Roberta Wilkes / Doris Pass
Hierarchy Meditation: Rev. Bonita Plymale
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Sunday, April 13th, 10:30 AM
"Don't Rain on My Parade!"
Rev. Retha Banez
 At some point in our awakening process we go through a difficult stage when we suddenly realize we no longer "fit" into the life we have been living. As these expansions of consciousness occur, veils are lifted. A whole new world opens before our very eyes. As we change, our family, friends, and spouses may no longer relate to the person we are becoming. On this Sunday, Rev. Banez explores this topic and invites us to share some of our journey.
Communion: Rev. Robert Willson
Officiator: Rev. Bonita Plymale
Pianist: Rev. Roberta Wilkes / Doris Pass
Hierarchy Meditation: Rev. Pamela Ramsfield
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Sunday, April 20th, 10:30 AM
Wesak Festival / Full Moon of Taurus
"Return of the Buddha"
Staff Ministers
 All are invited to join us for the Wesak Festival, the second of three major spiritual festivals during the year. We celebrate Wesak as an actual event occurring each year at the full moon of Taurus with the return of the Buddha, who blesses humanity with an outpouring of his wisdom and light. His brother, the Christ, representing love, receives the energy and distributes it to all present. A commitment is made to contain this energy for the next thirty days, until the Festival of Humanity, or the Christ Festival. Come be part of this sacred ritual of power. Together, may we receive and retain the high and holy energy for the blessing of humanity.
Communion: Rev. Retha Banez
Pianist: Rev. Roberta Wilkes / Doris Pass
Hierarchy Meditation: Rev. Steven Chase
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Sunday, April 27th, 10:30 AM
"The Beauty of Gnosis"
Rev. Carol Parrish
Annointing Ritual of Lay Eucharistic Ministers
 Gnosis, meaning "to know," is a most intimate term and is rapidly becoming an intriguing term to the body of active seekers our society is creating. Few know its depth and all that it can mean to the individual and to the collective. "Beauty," likewise, is a quality too often applied superficially. We come to know that each abides in the other. So join us as we explore these rich terms and discover the underlying meanings that connect them.
Communion: Rev. Carol E. Parrish
Officiator: Rev. Connie Swan
Pianist: Rev. Roberta Wilkes / Doris Pass
Hierarchy Meditation: Rev. Connie Swan
Annointing Ritual: Rev. Retha Banez & Rev. Marjorie Stuth
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| April Class Schedule
April 12
SOPHIA'S PLAYSHOP: Celebrating the Right Brain
Rev. Connie Swan
Play is perhaps the least-recognized of the Divine Feminine's expressions. Too much left-brain focus can cause us to crystallize into predictability, to allow busy-ness to slide into workaholism, to get stuck in being serious. Your face really can freeze that way! Come experience the possibilities of play as spiritual practice. We'll co-create a safe, sacred space where we can let go of the need to do things "properly" and allow Sophia's playful creative energy to flow. Spiritual exploration can be joyful and fun.
$75
April 14 - 18
RITUALS FOR FESTIVALS AND FUN
Rev. Carol E. Parrish and Rev. Retha Banez
In nine sessions, learn modern, holistic, and effective ritual processes that allow benevolent cosmic forces to move and work in a way of service particularly suited to the new Aquarian group energy. These rituals awaken greater appreciation of working with spiritual forces. Developing an appropriate sense of timing and right use of unfolding opportunities to bless and empower, renowned ritualist Rev. Parrish and Rev. Banez equip us to work with the incoming Ray 7 energy. CEU's available for LCSW & ACSW
$225/250 includes lunch
April 18 - 20, 26 - 27
LAY EUCHARISTIC MINISTRY TRAINING
Rev. Marjorie Stuth and Rev. Retha Banez
This two-week-end preparation for Lay Eucharistic Minister certification is offered for LCCC certified lay practitioners. The first week-end will consist of training in the preparation of this sacrament, including prayers and articles needed for communion in a non-church environment. Instruction includes how to establish areas for service in your community, as well as arrangements for consecration and delivery of Hosts. The second week-end, the students will utilize their training in various staged environments and scenarios. Training will close by noon on Sunday with an anointing ceremony for prepared candidates. All ministers are invited to take this helpful training.
$150 plus $25 fee for communion kit and materials
April 21 - 25
CHURCH SACRAMENTS: Tools of the Spirit
Rev. Marjorie Stuth and Rev. Retha Banez
Gain a deeper understanding of the sacraments as a means to more fully connect with divine love and inspiration. Two experienced, dedicated ministers teach us how to use and distribute ever-present spiritual energies. Morning sessions offer discussion and instruction. Afternoon sessions provide practical demonstrations of sacraments and keys to revitalize these rituals of our faith. This class will equip us to cooperate more easily with the incoming Ray 7 energy of the Aquarian Age.
CEU's available for LCSW & ACSW
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May Class Schedule
May 9 - 25
TURKISH DELIGHT: An Adventure of a Lifetime
with Rev. Carol E. Parrish
May 16 - 17
PASSAGES TO THE SOUL OF ADULTHOOD
Jenny Roberts, MDiv, LADC, RMT
Maturity does not occur just because we reach a certain chronological age. It takes place as we navigate the various passages that lead us nearer and nearer to the domain of our soul. Based on the book The Soul of Adulthood, this workshop will explore many of these passages. Each participant will discover in which passages they may be having difficulties and learn skills to enhance their ability to learn and grow from these passages on their journey to maturity and the soul of adulthood.
12 CEU Hours for LCSW, ACSW, LPC, LMFT, and LADC/CADC
$200
May 26 - 30
GRADUATE PROGRAM TRIMESTER II
The Human Validation Process: Becoming More Fully Human
Nancy Macdonald, MSW, LICSW, LMFT
This course will examine the teachings of Virginia Satir and how they relate to and enhance her wish to achieve "Peace within, Peace between, Peace among". We will examine the tools she developed to enhance self-esteem, which is the most important factor affecting behavior. A pioneer in working with human systems, she included physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects in her work with individuals, families, and groups. We will look at ways to deal with the chaos accompanying change as we meet personal and world challenges.
15 CEU hours for LCSW, ACSW, LPC, LMFT, CADC, LADC, LCSW and ACSW
$500
May 24, 25, 31
WELLNESS GUIDE PROGRAM: Wellness of Body
Director, Linda Oliver, RN
Learn the origin and evolution of the etheric body and five senses, and how to assist healing, nutritional practices, addictive behavior, and human sexuality. We also explore how to help others during the death-and-dying process. Situational practicum and discussions focus on how to become a guide to others in their need and search for wholeness of body. Guidance and practical suggestions help you-with an emphasis on "you" as counselor-achieve a goal of private practice and/or establishing and operating a center. $500 Grad Week plus $200 Wellness Guide Week-Ends ($700 total)
May 24, 27, 29
SPIRITUAL MENTOR PROGRAM:
Spirituality and Dreams, The Shadow Self, Sexuality, and Relationships
Director, Rev. Carol E. Parrish, PhD.
The Spiritual Mentor Program prepares individuals to assist those who seek a personal relationship with the Divine Essence within themselves. A Spiritual Mentor is a catalyst, confidentially interacting with the seeker to stimulate the process of relating and responding to God as personally understood. This work transforms the mentor as well as the seeker. $500 Grad Week plus $200 Spiritual Mentor Week-Ends ($700 total)
May 30
POWER TOOLS
DaEL Walker
What can you do with tools which let you charge your water with life force energy so that when you drink it, you absorb and use that energy? What if you could charge all your foods right through the unopened package, bottle or can? What would be the benefits to charging your house plants, your jewelry, crystals, even your clothing? All of this is possible with the most revolutionary invention of modern times, the Crystal Mandala Charger. $50
May 31
POWER HEALING
DaEL Walker
Crystalotherapy is a simple system of energy healing which creates maximum results in a minimum of time. Most people will experience pain reduction in 15 minutes or less. Our methods use direct pulsing of energy into the problem area, indirect charging of the organs or systems through the bioenergy meridians and the power of the mind to send energy directly to the mind of the patient. $100, or register for both DaEL Walker workshops (May 30 & 31) for only $125
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