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THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD
The Divine Spark
During the month of DECEMBER Reverend
Glenda and Reverend Judy help us celebrate the beauty and luminosity of the holiday season by reminding us that the light of the world lives within each of us.
They will help us remember that we are the light of the world that carries the consciousness of life's highest purpose within the divine spark at the center of our being.
They will remind us that the inner light of spirit is our eternal aliveness, which is constantly looking for a way to express itself, always changing and always creating new forms.
They will also remind us that we are very powerful. In the simplicity of our human values ~ love, and joy, and hope ~ the light within the heart is awakened and we begin to experience a whole different world.
They will invite us to embrace the idea that we see the world around us through the light of our awareness. When we have more light to see by, we experience the colors, and beauty, and richness of the experiences life offers us.
The more we lean into life, the more we authentically interact with the world, the brighter our light. We then have the capacity within ourselves to bring forth the qualities of peace, love, hope, and joy.
Please join us every Sunday during the holiday season to celebrate our divinity and embrace our awesome walk in the world as precious human beings.
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:
Darkening of the Light and Alchemy of Light,
by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee
The Endless Practice ,
by Mark Nepo
The Power of Grace, by David Richo
Runaway Realization, by A.H. Almaas
Sunday Morning Inspiration
Weekly:
10:30
am
Talk
titles for DECEMBER
December 7: The Magic of Love
December 14: The Magic of Joy
December 21: The Magic of Peace ~ guest vocalist, Teri Wilder
December 28: Karl Anthony ~ Music as Message
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Robert Fields:Appearing
Sundays in
December
Thank You for Your Generosity!
Common
Ground is solely supported by the gracious
offerings of its spiritual community and
friends.
2013/2014 Newsletter Archives
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DECEMBER CLASSES & EVENTS
Sunday Morning Inspiration Service 10:30 am
DECEMBER COMMUNITY EVENTS
ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE AND HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE ~ Sunday, December 7 ~ 11:30 am to 1 pm
HOLIDAY POTLUCK LUNCH ~ Sunday, December 21 ~ 11:30 am
HOLIDAY VIDEO CONCERT ~ Sunday, December 21 ~ 12 noon
CHRISTMAS EVE CANDLELIGHT SERVICE ~ Wednesday, December 24 ~ 5 pm
NEW YEAR'S EVE RELEASE AND RENEWAL CELEBRATION ~ Wednesday, December 31 ~ 6 pm
FOCUS ON OUTREACH
SERVING AT THE ORANGE COUNTY COLD WEATHER SHELTER PROGRAM FOR THE HOMELESS ~ Sunday, December 21 ~ 5 pm
(Want to serve? Please sign-up in advance. Team is limited in number. Team lead: Mike Kandel)
FOCUS ON THE ENVIRONMENT
RECYCLE SUNDAY ~ December 21
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
ECKHART TOLLE BOOK STUDY~ New Earth ~ Tuesdays ~ December 2 & 16 ~ 7 to 8:30 pm ~ Love Offering
ECKHART TOLLE BOOK STUDY ~ Power of Now ~ Fridays, Weekly ~ 12:30 to 1:30 pm ~ Love Offering (NO CLASS THE WEEKS OF CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS)
MEDITATIVE BREATHING, with Jess Ly ~ Tuesdays, Weekly ~ 6:15 to 7 pm ~ Love Offering (NO CLASS DECEMBER 23)
REIKI HEALING CIRCLE facilitated by Barbara Fukuda, Usui Reiki Master/Teacher ~ Tuesday, December 9 & 23 ~ 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 ~ (NO CLASS ON CHRISTMAS OR NEW YEAR'S DAY)
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, December 9 & 23 ~ 10 to 11:30 am ~ Love Offering
VENUE EVENTS
LOST YEARS OF JESUS: JESUS IN INDIA LECTURE ~ Sunday, December 7 ~ 1 to 3 pm
PREMIER HOLIDAY PERFORMANCE: BLANCA NIEVES' NAVIDAD, by playwright Yolanda Mendiviles ~ Saturday, December 13 ~ 7 pm (doors open at 6 pm)
SCREENING OF JESUS IN INDIA ~ Sunday, December 14 ~ 1 to 3 pm
Self-Harm Anonymous ~ Weekly, Wednesdays ~ 7 to 8 pm (NO MEETING CHRISTMAS EVE OR NEW YEAR'S EVE)
35 for Life, with Dr. Mick Hall ~ Tuesday, December 2 ~ 7 to 9 pm
Chakra Wisdom, with Cecilia Steger ~ Wednesday, December 3 ~ 7 to 9 pm
Advanced Healing Technique: Awakening the Perfect Healer ~ Monday, December 8 & 15 ~ 6:15 to 8:15 pm
The Selfless Self Book Study, with Doug Brown ~ Weekly Thursdays ~ 1:30 to 2:45 pm ~ (NO CLASS ON CHRISTMAS OR NEW YEARS DAY)
Sun Tzu for Business Success: Lessons from the Art of War, with Dr. Janet Woods ~ Mondays, December 1, 8 & 15 ~ 7 to 9
Social Media Toolkit for Creatives, with Dr. Janet Woods ~ Thursday, December 4 ~ 7 to 9 pm
Meet Your Guides, with Charlotte Holmes ~ Tuesdays, December 2, 9 & 16 ~ 7 to 9 pm
88+ Ways to Use a Pendulum, ~ Wednesday, December 10 ~ 7 to 9 pm
Holistic Moms Network ~ Thursday, December 18 ~ 6 to 7 pm
Confidence in Business, with Jodi LaBossiere ~ Mondays, December 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 ~ 7 to 9 pm
Oneness Blessing ~ Deeksha ~ Monthly the 2nd Tuesday, December 9 ~ 7 to 8 pm ~ $5 Blessing Giver/$10 Blessing Receiver
Orange County Spiritualist Gathering, with Medium Kathleen Vance ~ Wednesday, December 10 (NO GATHERING ON CHRISTMAS EVE)~ 7 to 8:30 pm ~ $10 suggested donation
Development 1 & 2: 1: Developing your spiritual path & 2: Intuition and advanced students in spiritual and psychic awareness, with Bob Lewis ~ Saturday, December 13 ~ 9:30 am to 12:00 pm & 12:30 to 3 pm (NO CLASS DECEMBER 27)
Gentle Restorative Yoga, with Renee Schwan ~ Weekly ~ Tuesdays & Thursdays ~ 2 to 3 pm ~ $10 per session ~ (NO CLASS ON CHRISTMAS OR NEW YEAR'S DAY)
The Untethered Soul/Tao Te Ching Study & Meditation Group, facilitated by Rev. Craig Phillips ~ Weekly, Wednesdays ~ 7:15 to 9 pm (NO CLASS ON CHRISTMAS EVE OR NEW YEAR'S EVE)
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.
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TRUSTING OPPORTUNITIES
A Leap of Faith
Circumstances are continually changing and revealing themselves in new ways at Common Ground.
A BIG change is in process.
As a result of a number of unfolding and unexpected events, The Revs are pleased to announce that Common Ground is adding a new location for Sunday inspirational services.
Beginning in January 2015, services will be held in a stand-alone chapel on the grounds of Church of the Foothills, a Progressive Christian church located at 19211 Dodge Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92705.
For the past ten years, having a 'church' building has been a consistent vision for Common Ground. Now that vision has manifested.
Common Ground's current location at Golden Circle will continue to house administrative offices and offer a beautiful place for gatherings, classes, and fellowship. The only change will be on Sundays when services will take place in the sacred setting of the new chapel.
Timing for this change is impeccable. The previous occupant, Mysterium Theater, relocated just in time for Common Ground to refurbish and improve the interior of the chapel for it's first Sunday service on January 11, 2015.
New flooring, new paint, new design, and new energy will transform the chapel into a sacred place of refinement . All of the beautiful things that are currently in the Golden Circle sanctuary will be moved to the new chapel to help create a familiar, welcoming and comfortable ambiance.
The new chapel will provide a place for hospitality and also an opportunity to create an exterior meditation garden area.
To meet this huge challenge, many pieces have fallen into place without effort. Within days of discovering the need to move Sunday services:
Spirit guided The Revs to the recently vacated chapel
Zinnia Menardi-Wolf, a friend of Common Ground, arranged an evening meeting for The Revs with the pastor of the Church of the Foothills
Pastor Michael Holland arranged an on-the-spot meeting with key decision makers who were at choir practice
A Big Plan outlining Common Ground's optimal outcome was designed, submitted, and approved by the church leaders
A 3-year lease was executed effective December 1, 2014
This has been a whirlwind experience that will take Common Ground to its next incarnation as spiritual community. The Revs are deeply grateful for the loving support of spiritual community, its key leaders, and friends.
A special thank you goes out to Zinnia, Pastor Mike, and the decision makers at Church of the Foothills. Without the openness and cooperation of everyone involved the outcome would not have been as easy or as loving.
Stay tuned for more information and updates.
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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 2014
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.
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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 remember that the light of the world lives within you.
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Christmas Eve at Common Ground is always a heartfelt evening of music, memories and sweet messages. 
May the blessing of light be on you-
The New Year's Eve Release and Renewal Celebration at Common Ground is one of the highlights of the year. It takes place from 6:00 to 7:00 pm, which allows for New Year's Eve activities later on in the evening. 