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MAY 2014 Newsletter - Volume 10, Issue 5 
 May Newsletter
 Embracing Humanity & Expressing Divinity
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 IN THE NEST OF BECOMING
 Nurturing the Creative Impulse

During the month of MAY Reverend Glenda and Reverend Judy invite us to explore the idea that our ultimate act of creativity is giving birth to who we are; not just once, but from a series of births, rebirths and new births.

There is a kind of imperative to give birth, to create. It takes trust and courage to explore our deepest selves and to let in the depths of the world's struggles and joys.

Becoming and creating go together. Both take a large heart. The creative process of becoming and birthing our most refined selves deserves our attention.

Genuine creativity brings us to a place of intense awareness and heightened consciousness. Creative courage helps us discover hidden aspects of ourselves, new symbols, new patterns, and a new sense of our own sacred becoming.

For fourteen billion years the universe has been committed to creativity. Stars, galaxies, atoms, mountains, animals, birds, grasses ~ do it. All of life is busy being creative. Each of us is immersed in a nest of becoming where grace and ourselves get mixed up together in acts of creativity and co-creation.

Creativity is a mystical experience in which there is an ongoing union of us and the Divine during the process of giving birth in any form.

This is a perfect series of talks for anyone who is ready to direct the creative impulse to love of life, beauty, and intimacy with the Divine.

Please join us every Sunday in May. Common Ground is the perfect place for anyone who is spiritually independent and open to spirituality without borders. We are an open accepting spiritual community where everyone is welcome.

Please join us each Sunday at 10:30 am.


Resources include:
  • Creativity, by Matthew Fox
  • Waking the Global Heart, by Anodea Judith

    Sunday Morning Inspiration Weekly:
    10:30 am


    Care available during Sunday Inspiration for infants through 5th grade

    Talk titles for MAY

  • May 4: Giving Birth to Who We Are
  • May 11: Mother's Day ~ Original Wholeness ~ guest vocalist, Andrew Pettit
  • May 18: Soul Sunday: Like Mother, Like Daughter ~ Teri Wilder, guest vocalist
  • May 25: True Joy

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    Thank You for Your Generosity!
    Common Ground is solely supported by the gracious offerings of its spiritual community and friends.


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  •  MAY CLASSES & EVENTS
     Sunday Morning Inspiration Service 10:30 am

    MAY COMMUNITY EVENTS

  • CINCO DE MAYO POTLUCK LUNCH ~ Sunday, May 4 ~ 11:30 am

    CARE PROGRAM
  • Ages infant thru 5th grade ~ Sundays, 10:30 to 11:30 am

    FOCUS ON THE ENVIRONMENT
  • RECYCLE SUNDAY ~ May 18
  • Orange County Farm Bureau Certified Farmers' Markets

    ONGOING
  • A COURSE IN MIRACLES, facilitated by Karen Akers ~ Tuesdays, Weekly ~ First & Third Tuesdays, 11 am/Second & Fourth Tuesdays, 12 Noon ~ Love Offering
  • CHANTING AND KIRTAN FOR PEACE with SPIRIT SOUL AND FRIENDS ~ Sunday, May 18 ~ 12:30 to 2 pm ~ Free (Donation Accepted but Never Expected)
  • ECKHART TOLLE BOOK STUDY~ New Earth ~ Tuesdays ~ May 6 & 20 ~ 7 to 8:30 pm ~ Love Offering
  • ECKHART TOLLE BOOK STUDY ~ Power of Now ~ Fridays, Weekly ~ 12:30 to 1:30 pm ~ Love Offering
  • MEDITATIVE BREATHING, with Jess Ly ~ Ongoing, Saturdays ~ 11:30 am to 12:30 pm ~ Love Offering
  • REIKI HEALING CIRCLE facilitated by Barbara Fukuda, Usui Reiki Master/Teacher ~ Tuesday, May 13 & 27 ~ 7 to 8:30 pm ~ Love Offering
  • SACRED HISTORY ~ Historical Exploration in Religion & Spirituality, with Dr. James D. Rietveld ~ Weekly ~ Thursdays (drop in class) ~ 7:30 to 9 pm ~ Love Offering
  • SUNDAY AFTERNOON WALK/HIKE ~ Sunday, May 25 ~ 3 to 5 pm
  • WEEKLY BOOK STUDY, with The Revs: Forgive for Good, by Dr. Fred Luskin ~ Ongoing Tuesdays ~ 1 to 2 pm ~ Love Offering
  • WOMAN'S WISDOM CIRCLE & Book Study: The Five Things We Cannot Change, by David Richo ~ Tuesday, May 13 & 27 ~ 10 to 11:30 am ~ Love Offering

    VENUE EVENTS
  • 35 for Life, with Mick Hall ~ Tuesday, May 20 ~ 7 pm
  • Women Helping Women: Mother-in-Law/Daughter-in-Law, with Marilyn Longo ~ Wednesday, May 7 & 21 ~ 1 to 2 pm ~ $5 per person
  • Women Connecting with Heart ~ 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, May 6 & 20 ~ 11 am to 12:30 pm, Love Offering
  • Tarot for Today, with Charlotte Holmes ~ Monday, May 5~ 7 to 9 pm
  • Feng Shui For Your Home's Soul, with Deb Smith, Mondays, May 5, 12, 19 & 26
  • Learn Crystal Therapy, with Deb Smith ~ Saturdays, May 3, 10, 17 & 31
  • Pyschic Awareness Through Mediumship, with Dennis Nozawa ~ Thursday, May 1, 8, 15 & 22 ~ 7 to 9 pm
  • Oneness Blessing ~ Deeksha ~ Monthly the 2nd Tuesday, May 13 ~ 7 to 8 pm ~ $5 Blessing Giver/$10 Blessing Receiver
  • Shift Your Consciousness and Heal, with Kahu Fred Sterling ~ Saturday, May 3 ~ 11:30 am to 4:30 pm
  • Introduction to Reflexology, with Barbara Fukuda ~ Saturday, May 3 ~ 9 am to 1 pm
  • Free Psychic Readings, with Melinda Kushner ~ Sunday, May 4 ~ 12 to 1 pm
  • Orange County Spiritualist Gathering, with Medium Kathleen Vance ~ Wednesdays, May 14 & 28 ~ 7 to 8:30 pm ~ $10 suggested donation
  • The Health Forum MeetUp, with Carla Cohen ~ Tuesday, May 6 & 13 ~ 7 to 8:30 pm
  • Brain Built Spaces: Creative Design that Motivates Your Brain and Lifestyle, with Dr.Janet Woods ~ Wednesdays, May 7, 14, 21 & 28~ 6:45 to 9 pm
  • Home Circle, with Esperanza "Espe" Gonzalez and Melinda Kushner ~ Weekly Fridays ~ 7:30 to 9 pm
  • Smart Dating Seminar, with Marcia ~ Tuesday, May 20 ~ 7 to 9 pm
  • Recovery of the Real Authentic and True Self, with Luke Benoit and Joan Wise ~ Wednesday, May 7 ~ 6:45 to 9 pm
  • Remembering Who You Are, with Lori Hope ~ Thursdays, May 8 & 15 ~ 7 to 9 pm
  • Remembering Who You Are: Conversations with God Book Study, with Lori Hope ~ Wednesdays, May 14, 21 & 28 ~ 12:30 to 2:30 pm
  • First Aid with Young Living Essential Oils, with Carla Cohen ~ Saturday, May 17 ~ 11 am to 1 pm
  • Learn the Art of Space Clearing & Chi Harmonization, with Marla Shaw ~ Saturday, May 31 ~ 10 am
  • OC Holistic Chamber of Commerce Meeting ~ Wednesday, May 14 ~ 6:30 to 9 pm
  • Life Mastery Begins with Money Mastery, with Dr. Marilyn Joyce ~ Saturday, May 17 ~ 10 am to 5 pm
  • Lyceum Live 2014: Sharing Wisdom ~ Saturday, May 31 ~ 9 am to 1 pm
  • Development 1 & 2: 1: Developing your spiritual path & 2: Intuition and advanced students in spiritual and psychic awareness , with Bob Lewis ~ Saturday, May 10 ~ 9:30 am to 12:00 pm & 12:30 to 3 pm
  • Development 1, with Bob Lewis ~ Saturday, May 24 ~ 9:30 am to 12:00 pm
  • Mediums with Spirit ~ Saturday, May 31 ~ 3 to 5 pm
  • Gentle Restorative Yoga, with Renee Schwan ~ Weekly ~ Tuesdays & Thursdays ~ 2 to 3 pm ~ $10 per session
  • Pema Chodron: Living Beautifully/Tao Te Ching Study & Meditation Group, facilitated by Rev. Craig Phillips ~ Weekly, Wednesdays ~ 7:15 to 9 pm

    Be sure to look for updates and details of activities in weekly email notices.

    Ongoing weekly classes continue as scheduled. Check our At-a-Glance Calendar for detailed information.


     


  •  GOOD TO KNOW
     What's Happening

  • There are open dates on the Hospitality Calendar for those who would like to host hospitality after Sunday services. Sign up now. (Nothing fancy ~ a plate /box of cookies is great)
  • The Greenlady Boutique is now accepting summer fashions, accessories and gift items. (Tax donation receipt available upon request)
  • Common Ground will continue its normal operating schedule through summer months. (Monday evenings ~ 6 to 9 pm, Tuesdays through Fridays ~ 11 am to 3 pm and 6 to 9 pm, Saturdays ~ 11 am to 3 pm, and Sundays 9 am to 1 pm)
  • Anyone who would like to participate in supporting Sunday services by ushering, greeting, lighting candles, etc., is invited to sign up on the info table on the patio on Sundays.
  • Please consider giving Common Ground a mid-year gift to support daily operations. Current items on the Wish-List include: TP, tea lights, stick lighters, individual bottled water, coffee, and Clorox.

     


  •  PRAYER & MEDITATION
     To Everything There Is a Season


    To everything there is a season,
    a time for every purpose under the sun.
    A time to be born and a time to die;
    a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
    a time to kill and a time to heal ...
    a time to weep and a time to laugh;
    a time to mourn and a time to dance ...
    a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing;
    a time to lose and a time to seek;
    a time to rend and a time to sew;
    a time to keep silent and a time to speak;
    a time to love and a time to hate;
    a time for war and a time for peace.

    ecclesiastes 3:1-8




    Life is prayer at Common Ground.

    If you need comfort and inspiration please visit our website to submit a request .


    Common Ground and its friends are served by a Prayer Team comprised of a large circle of loving people who hold in their hearts and in their awareness the prayer needs of all those in need. Carol Marshall graciously serves as team lead.

    Those needing prayer support are invited to make Prayer Requests on-line at [email protected] or by placing a request in the prayer box in the Lobby.

    There are no fees for prayer at Common Ground.


     


     TITHING 2014
     May All That We Give and All The We Receive Be Blessed and Multiplied. As We Give, So Shall We Receive ~ Common Ground is truly blessed and in turn becomes a blessing in the world

    Common Ground reaches out to the global community through our spiritual practice of conscious giving.

    Giving back to the world is an important aspect of our mission and vision. A balanced integral approach is reflected in conscious selection of 501c3 qualified programs and institutions to which Common Ground provides tithes each month.

    Recipients of Common Ground 2013 tithes include: IONS (Institute of Noetic Sciences), advancing the science of consciousness and human experience to serve individual and collective transformation; Kiva, empowering people to lift themselves out of poverty; Project HOPE School, (Homeless Outreach Program in Education), helping children without permanent homes transition into the mainstream educational system; Walking Shield, helping to improve the quality of life for American Indian families; , The Humane Society of Dover-Stewart County, a not-for-profit organization rescuing abused, abandoned and neglected animals and placing them into good homes, Mercy House Fare Share Program, providing bus passes for homeless men, women and children in search of a better life, The Avielle Foundation, a non-profit foundation created by the parents of a child victim of the Sandy Hook killings, aiming to support and protect vulnerable loved ones and to strengthen communities through brain health initiatives and community engagement; and, Breast Cancer Angels, a not-for-profit organization providing financial, emotional and spiritual assistance for women and their families as they are going through breast cancer treatment.


    The organizations to which Common Ground tithes are meaningful programs where people from the spiritual community and its friends are already serving with heart and hand, and supporting with time and treasure.

     


     UPCOMING 2014 EVENTS
     Mark Your Calendar Today

    CURRENTLY SCHEDULED:


    Summer Potluck
    Fathers Day
    Daniel Nahmod: Music as Message
    Picnic Potluck
    End of Summer Potluck
    Daniel Guttierez
    Autumn Potluck
    Halloween Potluck
    Tenth Anniversary Celebration ~ November 14
    Holiday Boutique
    Thanksgiving Potluck
    Holiday Potluck
    Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
    New Year's Eve Reflection Service


     


    Common Ground is a Teaching-Learning Center

  • where people bring their very souls
  • where people grow one another by sharing what they know
  • where people learn spiritual practices to support them in working with the complex possibilities of today's world

    May you pay attention to the creative process of becoming and birthing your most refined self