What's Happening This Week at CSL Kelowna
Sunday, October 13: Power to the People, with Rev. Diane Hockey
Last Sunday’s Workshop: The Four Agreements: Don’t Make Assumptions, with Rev. John DePalma
Monday Night Book Study Continues, with Rev. John DePalma
The First Canadian Thanksgiving
Inspirational Song of the Week: Thanksgiving Song, by Mary Chapin Carpenter
Let’s Connect: One-on-one with Rev. John DePalma
Join us every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at Studio 9, 1180 Houghton Road, Kelowna, BC. Doors open at 10:15 am. Please visit the event page for more details and a map. Everyone is welcome!
Or, WATCH US ON Facebook Live
IN 1971, JOHN LENNON SANG, Power to the People to express his political beliefs at the time. It wasn’t exactly a peace anthem – it was more like a call for workers to rise-up, to “get on your feet and into the street.” This Sunday’s message from Rev. Diane Hockey promises to be a little more peaceful, more like, “Get on your feet and treat!” Make sure you “rise-up” Sunday morning to join us at Studio 9 for Rev. Diane’s inspirational talk.
Sunday October 13, 10:30 - 11:30
POWER TO THE PEOPLE
Rev. Diane Hockey
The 2024 Global Theme for Centers for Spiritual Living is A Grand Rising, and the monthly theme for October is Power to the People.
We hear much talk about shifting to clean power that doesn’t pollute our world. Can we do the same with our relationship to our personal power? Let’s explore what inner clean power feels like.
A great starting point is the following affirmation:
“I go within to connect with my Source of Power.”
Clean power supports creating the life you want to experience. It originates within and through us as integrity, accountability, and being true to our values.
Let’s know this truth by affirming:
“I stand in my Power as a Presence for Good.”
A Grand Rising with power begins within us. We do our inner work to create a relationship with our inner power that supports us.
As we forgive and heal our inner relationship with power, we take the next step in rising by how we express our personal power.
This step asks us to release our hidden agendas. We begin to express our power with integrity and authenticity. Power expressed in this manner supports and draws those around together in support of shared causes and ideas.
Coming together in our authentic power multiplies what we can do. The difference for Good we can make as a group, community, and more is expanded… to express our power.
Last Sunday’s Workshop
DON'T MAKE ASSUMPTIONS
with Rev. John DePalma
OUR COMMUNITY WAS BUZZING WITH ANTICIPATION last Sunday morning as we got ready for the third in a series of four workshops on The Four Agreements.
Humans have a powerful imagination and there are so many ideas and stories we tell! The workshop helped us find the courage to ask questions and to express what we really want... how to communicate with others as clearly as we can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness, and drama. With just this one agreement, we can completely transform our lives.
Let the anticipation build for when Rev. John shares the Fourth Agreement, Always do Your Best, on November 17th.
If you missed it, you can watch all the workshops by following the links below.
The First Agreement: Be Impeccable With Your Word
The Second Agreement: Don't Take Anything Personally
The Third Agreement: Don't Make Assumptions
You can download and fill out the form from the Third Workshop below:
Monday Night Book Study Continues
With Rev. John DePalma
Monday, October, 6:30-8:00 pm
We had a great meeting last Monday night again, with lively discussion about what it’s gonna take to create the Beloved Community!
Next Monday we’ll be diving into the rest of Chapter 4 “Cultural Transformation” (ended pg.50)
“The primary motivators of people are the needs of the psychological stage they are inhabiting. The secondary motivators of people are the unmet needs of the psychological stages they have passed through.”
~ Richard Barrett, Barrett Values Systems
The evolution of consciousness has brought us to this point but to evolve further we must develop the willingness to go deeper.
Everyone is welcome to join in what promises to be an interesting conversation about the map and path moving forward! I invite and encourage you to read the introduction and Chapters 1 to Chapter 4 to get a sense of what’s possible in the Beloved Community, so you can be fully engaged.
When logging in make sure your name and video are on so we can get to know one another a little better. This can be especially helpful for me as the newbie in our community, to help me connect names with faces!
Also remember you can interact with chat and by using the “raise your hand” icon in the reaction drop down. I’m looking forward to seeing you all Monday night!
Here is the Zoom Link for the evening:
Monday Nights with Rev. John is a 10-week exploration of the book, Creating the Beloved Community, by Rev. Dr. Jim Lockard, a well-known and respected leader within the New Thought movement.
If you don’t have the book, you can join anyway, but your experience of these sessions will be enhanced through reading the book.
This book is available in paper-back or kindle version at amazon.ca.
THE FIRST CANADIAN THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving has been officially celebrated as a holiday in Canada since 1879.
According to some historians, the first celebration of Thanksgiving in North America actually occurred two centuries before that, in 1579 after the safe landing of Martin Frobisher's fleet in Newfoundland following an unsuccessful attempt in search of the Northwest Passage.
The expedition was plagued by ice and freak storms, which at times scattered the fleet; on meeting again at their anchorage in Frobisher Bay they celebrated Thanksgiving*.
Whether you’re celebrating in Frobisher Bay or the Okanagan Valley, we hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend.
*Wikipedia
INSPIRATIONAL SONG OF THE WEEK
Thanksgiving Song
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter is an American country and folk music singer-songwriter. Carpenter has won five Grammy Awards, from 18 nominations, including four consecutive wins in the category of Best Female Country Vocal Performance between 1992 and 1995.
LET’S CONNECT
Rev. John DePalma’s contact information
Contact Rev. John via email: jdepalma@cslkelowna.org
He is also available for one-on-one telephone conversations. To schedule a connection, visit his online calendar:
Fill out your membership here, https://www.cslkelowna.org/membership
Regular Events at CSLK
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Sunday Celebrations start at 10:30am PT at Studio 9, 1180 Houghton Road, Kelowna. Please park on the street or at Ben Lee Park (1.5 blocks from the school). You can also watch us live on Facebook or watch the replay later on YouTube.
Our volunteers are immensely valuable to CSLK! If you can help out with making coffee, setting up and/or after-service taking down, please contact Rev. Corinne Crockett at 250-868-9090 or email corinne_crockett@telus.net.
Do you have an idea for CSLK community opportunities you’d like to experience? We'd love to hear your thoughts! Please contact Rev. Corinne Crockett at 250-868-9090 or email corinne_crockett@telus.net.
Practitioner Support
Our ministers and practitioners are in service to all of us. If you need help to see the Truth in a situation; if you are looking for clarity; if you are struggling; our ministers and practitioners are here to support you. You can contact them through the About page on our website, or you can submit a prayer request on the Contact page.
Bring Nature’s Fare Receipts to CSLK!
Nature’s Fare grocery store receipts are worth a pretty penny to us! Bring your shopping receipts to Sunday service and place them into the receipt box on the table in front of the stage in the Studio 9 auditorium. Nature’s Fare will donate 3% of the total of your purchases to CSL Kelowna! Every receipt helps! Thank you!
Your Support Means So Much to Our Community!
We’re grateful for the ways CSL Kelowna is able to accept donations:
Online via the Ways to Donate page of our website (PayPal or credit card).
By Interac e-transfers sent to donate@cslkelowna.org.
Cheques can be mailed to: Suite 131, 101-1865 Dilworth Drive, Kelowna, BC V1Y 9T1.
For more information, please contact Rev. Melody Bailey.
MINDFUL MOMENT
"The best way to take care of the future is to take care of the present moment"
– Thich Nhat Hanh
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Vol. 1, Issue 31
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