LCCC Schedule of Events
Morning Meditation
8 a.m., Monday - Friday
World Healing Meditation
7:00 p.m., Monday
Aquarian Rosary
9 a.m., Saturday
JULY
SPECIAL EVENTS
All times are
CENTRAL DAYLIGHT
TIME
July 11
New Moon of
Cancer/Solar Eclipse
Service
Sunday, 10:30 a.m.
(exact at 2:40 p.m.)
July 15
Toning Healing Circle,
Third Thursday, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
July 22
Sun enters Leo
(exact 5:21 p.m.)
July 25
Full Moon of Leo
Service
Sunday, 10:30 a.m.
(exact 8:36 p.m.)
~
We love to hear from you. Please write us with questions or comments: lccc@sanctasophia.org
|
How Do I Update My Email Address?
Just click on the
UPDATE PROFILE/EMAIL ADDRESS
link at the bottom of this newsletter, enter the email address where you currently receive our e-newsletters, and follow the simple instructions.
In this easy three-step process you can update your name, email address, or subscription preferences.
|
Contact Info
Light of Christ Community Church
11 Summit Ridge Dr
Tahlequah, OK 74464
lccc@sanctasophia.org
918.456.3421
800.386.7161
|
|
Sparrow Hawk Villager
Online Edition
Current Issue:
Apr.-June 2010 |
|
Greetings,
July begins with gratitude for freedom, and appreciation for the things in life that really matter. LCCC devotes two Sundays in July to the sun and the moon and the stars beginning with the new moon of Cancer accompanied by a solar eclipse on July 11. The message that day will examine the "Mothering Principle" as it manifests through the astrological sign of Cancer. The meditation keynote for this New Moon is "I begin anew."
The Full Moon of Leo Service is scheduled two weeks later on Sunday morning, July 25, and the message is "Love Divine." At the full moon each month, it has been said a window opens in the heavens, and the great light of the Lord Christ pours forth a blessing upon humanity to those who are prepared.
In his latest book, The Hope: A Guide to Sacred Activism, Andrew Harvey relates the words of an old man sitting outside Rumi's tomb in Konya, Turkey. The beautiful poetic imagery reflects metaphors associated with the sign of Leo, and its planetary ruler, the Sun.
 Divine Love begins by seducing you, by kissing you on the inside of your heart. That is how it hooks you. Then it feeds you with ecstasy and vision and revelation, drawing you deeper and deeper into a devouring longing to be one with it. When your longing is great enough and you are surrendered enough to it, Love changes into a black Lion and tears you limb from limb. Then, when you have been scattered to the four quarters of the universe and not a scrap of "you" remains and darkness reins, the Lion turns golden and roars, and "you" are reassembled, resurrected, and your whole being shines with the Glory of the Lion's own Light, the light of the Sun. (p.78)
Our meditation seed thoughts for Leo are, "Strive to manifest the law of Christ, which is Love" and "I am That, and That am I."
If you are a student of astrology, you may be interested in classes and workshops scheduled for early August. Carol Parrish's weekend workshop on "Sabian Symbols" (July 30-Aug 1) utilizes the degrees on your natal chart to illuminate the personal symbols of your soul journey. Brenda Cutrell has a two-day "Review of the Rays" on Aug. 9 and 10, which is a requirement for Dennis Acrea's "Advanced Esoteric Astrology," which follows right after.
Click on the summer class schedule here or to the left, and contact us for more information. Come for a visit; something may "kiss you on the inside of your heart!"
Blessings,
All the ministers at Light of Christ Community Church |
Sunday, July 4, 10:30 a.m.
"Signing Your Life Away"
Rev. Linda Oliver
 Fifty-six men signed the Declaration of Independence because they desired their independence from England. As we celebrate this Fourth of July and revisit the events of 1776, come and explore with us, 'What is the passion of your heart'? How is your life sacred?
Officiator: Rev. Jesse Garnee
Communion: Rev. Retha Banez
Hierarchy Meditation/Offertory Blessing: Rev. Bonita Plymale
Co-Ministers of Music: Rev. Roberta Wilkes & Rev. Mary Jane Dicus
|
|
| Sunday, July 11, 10:30 a.m.
New Moon of Cancer
"The Mothering Principle"
Rev. Retha Banez & Rev. Cynthia McGinnis
  On this Sunday we have an opportunity to celebrate a new moon during the Sunday church service. There is an energetic doorway present at the new moon, a time for releasing old patterns and habits in preparation for healing, planting new seeds, a new idea, rebirth, a new creative period, and setting our intentions. At this new moon, we will also experience a solar eclipse, in which new beginnings are also emphasized, making this period especially potent. Don't let the energy of this powerful new moon pass you by! Rev. Banez and Rev. McGinnis invite you to join them in a special ritual to harness the energy of the New Moon of Cancer within the Sunday message of The Mothering Principle.
Officiator: Rev. Retha Banez
Communion: Rev. Robert Willson
Hierarchy Meditation/Offertory Blessing: Rev. Pamela Ramsfield
Co-Ministers of Music: Rev. Roberta Wilkes & Rev. Mary Jane Dicus
|
Sunday, July 18, 10:30 a.m.
"Love Poems From God"
Rev. Carolyn Sales
 Using selections taken from Daniel Ladinsky's book "Love Poems from God", we will experience how poetry removes the veil of the familiar to reveal glimpses of Universal Truth. In the works of several eastern and western mystic poets, including Rabia, Rumi, Meister Eckhart, Hafiz, Kabir, and Mira we will hear how techniques like metaphor, irony, paradox, and wit, shock the consciousness into visions of the sacred.
Officiator: Rev. Steven Chase
Communion: Rev. Steven Chase
Hierarchy Meditation/Offertory Blessing: Rev. Marilyn Szoko
Co-Ministers of Music: Rev. Roberta Wilkes & Rev. Mary Jane Dicus
|
Sunday, July 25, 10:30 a.m.
Full Moon of Leo
"Love Divine"
Rev. Robert Willson
 This Sunday we celebrate the Full moon of Leo and we consider where Leo helps us become more loving. What might inhibit Leo's higher expression? How is "Leo's love" different from Love Divine? And, if Leo's love is different, how might Leo's love be up-leveled, transformed and transmuted to Love Divine?
Communion: Rev. Peggy Eaton
Hierarchy Meditation/Offertory Blessing: Rev. Peg Willson
Co-Ministers of Music: Rev. Roberta Wilkes & Rev. Mary Jane Dicus
|
Love is a Promise, a Discipline, and a Lifestyle - e-Book
This newest title by Rev. Parrish-Harra is a treatise on Love -- a word all know on the surface, although few understand esoterically that "love's greatest work is to energize the evolving plan for Life."
Richly illustrated, Love is a Promise... is available as an immediate file download in our shopping cart. It arrives as a Zip file - just save it to your computer, and double click on it to open and read in Acrobat Reader.
|
|
|
|
|
