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Youth Center

Pattie Mercado,
Youth Director

Sundays At the Youth Center

September brings us back to school, new beginnings and reconnecting in the classrooms at school and at our spiritual center. Our Sunday mornings will be focused on fun, connection and practical tools that kids can use in their everyday lives. Come and be a part of something magical!

In October our youth will be seen and heard as they add the youth perspective to our Adventure in Faith program. The youth will be part of the first Sunday kick off with a special treat on the patio after the second service. More will be revealed in the Adventure in Faith newsletters.

Kids Day Out

Kids Day Out is a co-op playgroup for toddlers and preschoolers ages 2 and up. Designed with the young child in mind this group is all about cooperative play, self awareness and having fun! Kids Day Out meets Tuesday starting September 14th 9:30 - 12:30 with both a morning snack and light lunch. Play time is guided by Pattie Mercado, the program coordinator, and two rotating co-op parent volunteers each week. Enroll now for the Fall session. Space is limited to ten children. Contact or see Pattie Mercado for more information.

All Together Day

All Together Day
All Together Day

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All Together Day

 

Message from the President of the Board of Trustees

Pattie Mercado "If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, 'thank you,' that would suffice." — Meister Eckhart

Thank you is the reason for the annual pledge appreciation party, for that which has already been received and that which is to be received.

Every year during Adventure in Faith our friends and members pledge to financially support our center. No matter what the amount, please know it has been received in the same manner in which I trust it has been given — that of great love and appreciation.

This year our pledge appreciation party is September 24, 2010 at Café Mozart in San Juan Capistrano. Light hors d'oeuvres will be served and there will be a cash bar. Dr. Heather will present her vision for our center for 2011 and she will invite us to make our pledges for 2011. This is an inspiring evening where we truly appreciate and focus on our good. It is a powerful kickoff for the Adventure in Faith and our financial flow for the coming year.

Much love,
Pattie Mercado

Animal Kinship Ministry

Rose Tingle, Animal Kinship Ministry

"I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it" — Abraham Lincoln

September 2010 marks the second Anniversary of our Animal Kinship Ministry. Founding the ministry allowed me to continue on my path of helping animals and pet guardians, which began many years ago.

Rose Tingle and Paul Berry

Rose Tingle and Paul Berry

However, it was when I enrolled in Dr. Heather's Prosperity class and visualized and wrote my intentions that the Universe really started working for me. I was inspired by an article in the Best Friends magazine section, Animals and Religion titled, "The Kindness Revival, Why Don't Churches Preach Compassion for Animals", by its then-CEO, Paul Berry. You may also read this inspirational article here. I was propelled by the mentoring of Leslie Savage, founder of the Animal Kinship Ministry at Center for Spiritual Living, Phoenix, Arizona.

I was delighted to meet Mr. Berry this year at the annual Animals and Religion conference held at Chapman University in Orange, California.

Knowing that we are all one, our ministry is expanding the circle of compassion to include all sentient beings through prayer, education and services. If you are interested in learning about what we do and/or being a part of our volunteer team, please contact me at roselite@comline.com.

Race Consciousness and the Pit Bull

Those of us in the Science of Mind teaching are familiar with race consciousness, thought patterns formed by the consensus of human opinion and automatically operating through everyone, unless they are consciously rejected. That is one of the reasons I do not watch the negative news on television. Could this be why pit bulls have gained such a negative reputation?

Did you know many highly respected historical figures have owned pit bulls: President Woodrow Wilson, President Theodore Roosevelt, Helen Keller, Fred Astaire, Humphrey Bogart and Thomas Edison, to name a few?

pit bull

Pit bulls were also mascots for RCA and the Buster Brown Shoe Company. Pete, a pit bull, was in the popular "Our Gang" children's television series.

Enthusiasts believe pit bulls are wonderful, loving animals. Maybe we could change our thinking about pit bulls and refer to them as "Kiss Bulls."

Support our Center

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Any purchases you make through the button below or anywhere on our site will generate a percentage income to our beloved center!!!

Follow this link below to amazon.com to shop and purchase on line. The center earns a small percentage of each purchase made when you use our special web link.

eScrip

Register any one or all of your existing grocery loyalty, debit and credit cards for use in the program. Participating merchants will make contributions to our church, based on purchases made by you, just by using the cards you have registered.

1) Visit the eScrip home page. 2) Click the link on the right that says, "Sign up — It's free!." 3) On the next page, you can choose to search by Group Name (use: Capistrano Valley CRS) or by Group ID (use: 166439809). 4) Submit the form on the next page to complete your signup.

Thank you!

Classes & Events

Prosperity Plus: A New Way of Living
This course features video presentations by Mary Manin Morrissey with Karen Joyce. You will learn strategies for positive living "beyond the news," ways to open yourself up to a greater flow of good, tools for living each day from a state of abundance and prosperity, and much more/ Registration by June 27 is required.
Dr. Heather Clark; Tuesdays; 8 weeks;
July 6 - Sept. 14; 7 - 9:30 p.m.;
Materials: $50
Kids Day Out resumes
September 14
SOM 101: The Spiritual Path
This first class in the series introduces you to the Science of Mind, its principles and its practice. During this eight weeks, you will find your curiosity about life piqued and interest in your life's purpose awakened. You will begin to learn how to live your life more effectively.
Rev. Alene Kramer and Kathy Storey, RScP;
Mondays; 8 weeks;
September 20 - November 8; 7 - 9:30 p.m.
Tuition: $120
Text: The Science of Mind, by Ernest Holmes
SOM 207: Edinburgh Lectures
Based on the classic lecture series, the Edinburgh Lectures have inspired nearly every other early New Thought writer. Judge Thomas Troward delivered them in Scotland in 1908, and they have served as the touchstone for metaphysical thinking to this day. Troward's mind is logical, brilliant, and extremely precise. This class is excellent for the serious student of New Thought, and is required for entry into SOM 300.
Dr. Heather Clark and Rev. Bruce Fredenburg
Tuesdays; 8 weeks;
September 21 - November 9; 7 - 9:30 p.m.
Tuition: $120
Text: The Edinburgh and Dore Lectures on Mental Science by Thomas Troward

Wednesday's Wisdom: Practicing the Presence

Rev. Judee Chapman, Assistant Minister

In the Science of Mind textbook, Dr. Ernest Holmes states, "Our mental acceptances should be filled with conviction, warmth, color and imagination. The creative power responds to FEELING more quickly than to any other mental attitude. Therefore we should try to FEEL the reality of what we are doing when we give a prayer treatment. This reality is FELT as we become more and more convinced that Spirit responds to us." What wise words to remember! When we have passion and a true 'knowing' about our affirmative prayer, the Universe moves in to make it so.

At our Wednesday evening service, we discuss and practice getting in touch with this 'Knowing' that we call Spirit. Each avenue of connection is designed to lift us to our highest Christ Consciousness and live our lives from that place of Love.

So, as we experience this fall season and watch the colors of Nature change, we are reminded of the warmth and color of our creative power and our own Divine Nature.

This September, Lynn Arsenault, one of our ministerial students, will be our guest speaker along with four ministers from the Center.

And in October, we have a special service each week for our Adventure in Faith program.

Please join us each Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. for an inspiration filled evening.

Blessings and love,
Rev. Judee

July - August