Sunday, March 7
1–2:30 pm
3rd Youth & Family Meeting
All teachers, volunteers, parents & people interested in working with youth please join us in room 5. We will also meet the first Sunday in February & March. Parent topics & questions will be addressed in the first 30 minutes of the meeting. If you have a child in the youth & family program we request that you attend one of our meetings so that you are aware of the changes that are happening in our Sunday program.
Sunday, March 7
1 PM
OCSL Financial Review - Town Hall Style
As promised at our last Annual Gathering, we will be having a separate Financial Review before our Annual Gathering. Please mark your calendars for Sunday, March 7th at 1:00PM in the Sanctuary. This gathering will give everyone an opportunity to hear about our community from a financial perspective. Everyone is invited and the Stewardship Core especially invites all the leaders of the Ministries and Cores to attend. See you there!
Sunday, March 7
Spring Classes Registration Today
For your planning and preparation for Spring Classes: Please note Foundation Class begins: Tuesday March 30th, Compassionate Communication begins Monday, April 5: Practical Mysticism begins Thursday, April 1st. Meditation is More Than You Think - date to be announced. Spring Workshops: Essential Oils by Rev. Edward Viljoen new date TBA, Ennegram & Relationships by the Pelz Saturday April 10, and so much more. Information and sign ups are available today!
Sunday, March 7
GoodSearch
This search engine, GoodSearch.com is a new Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search to the charities its users designate. Now we can give to OCSL every time we search the web! There is a flyer in the sanctuary foyer for your convenience. It is easy and a wonderful way to give.
Sunday, March 7
The Academy Awards Party Extroidanaire at OCSL!
This event has been cancelled.
Wednesday, March 10
6 pm
Wednesday Evening Experience
You are invited to join Rev. Gil for our mid-week sacred service experience. Meditation 6 pm, sacred experience 6:30 pm.
Saturday, March 13
5:30 - 9 PM
Crab Feed Scholarship Fund Raiser
You are lovingly invited to attend our annual fun-filled crab feed event to raise funds for the Scholarship Ministry. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity sign up today. We are also asked to contribute to the silent auction by bringing in our treasures that we choose to pass on. For more information please see Margaret Lewis at the sign up table.
Sunday, March 14
Daylight Savings time begins. Please remember to set your clocks one hour ahead when retiring Saturday night.
Saturday, March 20
9 - 10:30 AM
For the Love of Pilates
Back by popular demand, another opportunity to be with Carmen West-Jefferson, RScP. This exciting event is a fund raiser for our Youth & Family Ministry. Everyone really enjoyed themselves on February 13th, so we are bringing this back to all of us to enjoy again. The investment for this event is a Love Offering. Join us as we love ourselves and our Youth.
Friday, March 26 and Saturday, March 27
Rev. Dr. Will Coleman
Seminar: The Power of Genesis: Mental Creation and Transformation
You are invited to join Rev. Dr. Will Coleman, PhD, Theologian and Bible Scholar, for this uplifitng and inspiring workshop. The focus of this workshop is on the “hidden power” of the Bible which lies behind the English translation of Genesis 1:1-2:4a. Dr. Will will also use Ernest Holmes’ book “The Hidden Power of the Bible”. This workshop gives us the opportunity to open to a metaphysical interpretation of the bible. Please see Lynne Carr-Sykes or a member of the events team, in the courtyard today, for more information and to make your reservation for this wonderful event.
Dr. Coleman is a theologian who is also proficient in the use of Biblical Hebrew and Greek as resources for mental creation and transformation. His captivating teaching style, coupled with a deep understanding of the Bible, creates a rich experience that encourages practical application of this life changing text. He is a graduate of Rhodes College (B.A.), Columbia Theological Seminary (M.Div.) and the Graduate Theological Union (Ph.D.). Visit his website www.willcolemanphd.com
Friday, March 26: 6:30–9 pm
Saturday, March 27: 9:30 am–5 pm
Seminar Investment: $140
Tuesday, March 30
Spring Classes Begin
For your planning and preparation for Spring Classes: Please note Foundation Class begins: Tuesday March 30th, Compassionate Communication begins Monday, April 5: Practical Mysticism begins Thursday, April 1st. Spring Workshops: Essential Oils by Rev. Edward Viljoen Saturday April 3rd, Ennegram & Relationships by the Pelz Saturday April 10 and so much more. Information and sign ups will begin next Sunday.
Saturday, April 10
10 am – 4 pm
Enneagram & Relationships
Enneagram teaches that human behavior falls ito nine different personality archetype. Underlying attitudes, sense of self, conscious and uncounscious motivations, emotional reactions, defense mechanisms, our spiritual potentials—and much more—are all parts of a complex pattern that forms each Ennegram personality type. The better we understand human behavior—our own and others—the more we can remove obstacles to revealing our own Divine Nature.
Sorkshop facilitated by Marilyn & Kent Pelz, PScP. In 2009 they presented at the national summer conference of UCSL at Asilomar. Ennegram has been part of their daily lives since they attended the first International Enneagram Conference at Stanford University in 1994.
Workshop Investment: $45
Friday, April 16
OCSL's Annual Gathering
You are lovingly invited to attend OCSL’s Annual Gathering in the Social Hall. Details of this annual event to follow. We will be holding elections and voting on a by-law change proposal, beyond that we will be partying. Please note that there will be a prior, separate town hall meeting, to review community finances and answer questions, that will be sponsored by the Stewardship Core, which they will announce soon.
General Announcements:
- MONTHLY PRAYER: Every month, we at OCSL are in prayer for one of our sister communities & also for one country in the world. This month we dedicate our prayer to: Mountain Center for Spiritual Living, Placerville, CA - Rev. Robin Davidson, CSL and the country of Chile.
- MARCH BOOK OF THE MONTH: “The Hidden Power of the Bible” by Ernest Holmes
- SELF CARE REFORM: Yoga by Prescription with Dr. Marcus Penn. Weekly yoga class providing restorative relaxation, spinal alignment and spiritual opening. Monday from 6:30pm - 8:00pm, Social hall/Labyrinth. $10.00 Love Offering. Contact 510.931.5672.
- PARENTS OF OUR BELOVED CHILDREN: Please look for the Youth & Family sign in table in the foyer of the Education Building. Please be sure to sign in your loved ones before going into the sanctuary for the 11:00 am service.
- SAVE THE DATE: Rev. Dr. Michael Beckwith will be with us on Tuesday, August 31, 2010. Plans are under way and committees have begun to form. We are looking for talented and energetic individuals who are willing to serve on the following committees: Marketing/Communication, Logistics, Registration, Welcome and Decorations. We are looking for one person with finance and budgeting experience to serve as the treasurer for this event. Please contact Bea Young, 510.919.7780.
Theme for 2010
The InvitationTheme for March, 2010
An Invitation to OrderUPCOMING EVENTS:
Sunday, March 7, 1 PM
OCSL Financial Review — Town Hall Style
Sunday, March 7
Spring Classes Registration
Saturday, March 13, 5:30–9 PM
Crab Feed Scholarship
Fund Raiser
Sat, March 20, 9–10:30 AM
For the Love of Pilates
March 26 & 27
Seminar: The Power of Genesis: Mental Creation and Transformation
Tuesday, March 30
Spring Classes Begin
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