SOUL FRIENDS
 Circle of Belonging

During the month of JUNE Reverend Glenda and Reverend Judy invite us to focus attention on relationship as spiritual practice.

They will help us embrace the idea that soul friends help us grow in spiritual awareness as we traverse our soul's journey.

They will help us see the real value of finding others who are willing to walk by our sides, listen to us talk about life, especially our spiritual life, and whose support helps us move into a greater freedom in embracing our humanity and expressing our divinity.

They will help us explore the idea that relationship as spiritual practice is grounded in a shared view of how we see the world, how we process the events that shape our lives .

We will open to the idea that soul friendship is organic, embodied, shares a common language, and listens deeply rather than gives advice.

We will be invited to embrace the idea that soul friends hold us accountable to our highest potential and expect us to do the same in return; loving and accepting us no matter what; that they hold us and comfort us when things go wrong and help us find meaning in whatever left us feeling hurt or angry.

This month's talk series is an invitation to find safe harbor to explore the deepest questions of our lives, questions about God, Spirit, Ultimate Reality, meaning, purpose, and calling.

Take time to be present with us as we cultivate the capacity to be ourselves, to be seen fully for who we are, and more importantly, to open to who and what we might become as we grow more and more deeply aligned with the Real, the True, the Good, and the Beautiful.

Please join us every Sunday in June. 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:

Friends on the Path, by Thich Nhat Hanh

Anam Cara, by John O'Donohue

Sunday Morning Inspiration Weekly:
10:30 am

Care available during Sunday Inspiration for infants through 5th grade

Talk titles for JUNE

June 1: True Listening

June 8: Soul Sunday: Inner Friendship ~ guest vocalist, Andrew Pettit

June 15: Wisdom, Humor, and Grace ~ Teri Wilder, guest vocalist

June 22: Daniel Nahmod Music as Message ~ Befriending the World

June 29: Home for the Soul ~ guest vocalist, Jennifer Hart

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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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 JUNE CLASSES & EVENTS
 Sunday Morning Inspiration Service 10:30 am

PLEASE NOTE SUMMER SCHEDULE CHANGES:

JUNE COMMUNITY EVENTS

SUMMER POTLUCK LUNCH ~ Sunday, June 8 ~ 11:30 am

CARE PROGRAM

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

FOCUS ON THE ENVIRONMENT

RECYCLE SUNDAY ~ June 15

Orange County Farm Bureau Certified Farmers' Markets

ONGOING

A COURSE IN MIRACLES ~ 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, June 22 ~ 12:30 to 2 pm ~ Free (Donation Accepted but Never Expected)

ECKHART TOLLE BOOK STUDY~ New Earth ~ Tuesdays ~ June 3 & 17 ~ 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 ~ Tuesdays, Weekly ~ 6:15 to 7 pm ~ Love Offering

REIKI HEALING CIRCLE facilitated by Barbara Fukuda, Usui Reiki Master/Teacher ~ Tuesday, June 10 & 24~ 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, June 22 ~ 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, June 10 & 24 ~ 10 to 11:30 am ~ Love Offering

VENUE EVENTS

Thriving Through Mercury Retrograde, with Dr. Janet Woods ~ Wednesday, June 4 ~ 7 to 9 pm

Peak Frequency Healing with Nature's Plant Medicine ~ Sunday, June 8 ~ 1 to 3 pm

35 for Life, with Mick Hall ~ Tuesday, June 17 ~ 7 pm

Learn How to Dowse the Dragon, with Marla Shaw ~ Saturday, June 14 ~ 10 am

Spirit Portrait and Mediumship Demonstration ~ Saturday. June 28 ~ 11 am to 1:30 pm

Women Connecting with Heart ~ 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, June 3 & 17 ~ 11 am to 12:30 pm, Love Offering

Feng Shui for Your Home's Soul, with Dr. Janet Woods ~ Mondays, June 2, 9 , 16 & 23 ~ 7 to 9 pm

Pyschic Awareness Through Mediumship, with Dennis Nozawa ~ Thursdays, June 5, 12, 19 & 26 ~ 7 to 9 pm

Oneness Blessing ~ Deeksha ~ Monthly the 2nd Tuesday, June 10 ~ 7 to 8 pm ~ $5 Blessing Giver/$10 Blessing Receiver

Orange County Spiritualist Gathering, with Medium Kathleen Vance ~ Wednesdays, June 11 & 25 ~ 7 to 8:30 pm ~ $10 suggested donation

The Magic of Writing: Create Your Magical Mini-Book In Just One Night, with Lena Anani ~ Thursday, June 5 ~ 7 to 9 pm

Health Science Discussion ~ History in the Making! ~ Saturday, June 7 & 21 ~ 11 am to 12:30 pm

Home Circle, with Esperanza "Espe" Gonzalez and Melinda Kushner ~ Weekly Fridays ~ 7:30 to 9 pm

OC Holistic Chamber of Commerce Meeting ~ Wednesday, June 11 ~ 6:30 to 9 pm

Development 1 & 2: 1: Developing your spiritual path & 2: Intuition and advanced students in spiritual and psychic awareness , with Bob Lewis ~ Saturday, June 28 ~ 9:30 am to 12:00 pm & 12:30 to 3 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.

 

 INTEGRITY HOUSE
 Alliance of Abilities

SOMETHING NEW

Common Ground is pleased to support various non-profit organizations through its Outreach and Tithing programs.

This summer, beginning in June, the men of Common Ground will take a tour of Integrity House, associated with Alliance of Abilities, which is committed to serving the social and housing needs of adults with cognitive disabilities through the establishment and support of Clubhouses based on the Fountain House Model. The fact-finding tour will help determine the best way for Common Ground to participate in the needs of the Integrity House program. More information will follow.

In the meantime, Common Grounders and friends are invited to donate men's wear. There is a need for new undergarments and socks as well as gently worn clothing for use by the clients at Integrity House. Donations will be accepted at Common Ground on Sundays and during normal business hours throughout the week.

This is a meaningful way for Common Ground to support the mission of Alliance of Abilities. Alliance of Abilities founds and maintains clubhouses in partnership with people with a traumatic brain injury or developmental disability, so they can build meaningful lives with the help of a supportive community. An Alliance clubhouse is a safe place where the emphasis is on individual abilities instead of disabilities, where everyone is respected as a responsible adult whose hard work and commitment contribute to the smooth running of their clubhouse.

Stay tuned for details about how Common Ground will become involved at Integrity House.

 

 PRAYER & MEDITATION
 Bless Our Friends


Prayer for Friendship

You have blessed us, O God,
with the gift of friendship,
the bonding of persons
in a circle of love.
We thank you for such a blessing:
for friends who love us,
who share our sorrows,
who laugh with us in celebration,
who bear our pain,
who need us as we need them,
who weep as we weep,
who hold us when words fail,
and who give us the freedom
to be ourselves.
Bless our friends with health,
wholeness, life, and love.
Amen.
Adapted from "Prayers of Our Hearts" by Vienna Cobb Anderson



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 judy@embracehumanity.com 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; 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; and Willows in the Wind, a not-for-profit organization supporting families with teens and young adults in crisis.

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:


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