SUNDAY MUSICAL LINE-UP at CSL

Michael Vannice, Music Director, continues to bring us a variety of accomplished musicians each week.

Here are the featured musicians for May & June 2008. Some have visited before, and some are brand new to our Center. We are blessed to have such a fine set of talented musicians! As usual, wonderful Kathy Campbell will be leading the singing and playing keyboard at each service, with the exceptions of May 4th and May 25th.

May 4 – Anton Mizerak

May 11 – Darcy Danielson

May 18 – Randy Scherer

May 25 – Michael Mish

June 1 – Sue Carney

June 8 – Sol Krueger

June 15 – Mary Vannice

June 22 – Paul Gerardi

June 29 – David Gabriel

SCIENCE OF MIND CLASSES OFFERED IN MAY

Note: New Class Table in Social Hall with Class Curriculum!

Treatment & Meditation:

Spiritual Practice for Daily Living

The focus in this accredited class is on anchoring a personal spiritual practice into your life through the exploration of many types of meditation. Prerequisite: Foundations. This class is now the second prerequisite for all other classes.

10 week class. Cost: $200.00. Instructors: Scott Durango, RScP

and Deborah Perdue, RScP.

Starts Mon., May 12th, 6:00-9:00 pm

Practical Mysticism

Through the study of the great mystical traditions of the world, we will look at some of the many paths of mystical practice, and be introduced to a few of the great mystical teachers, gaining a deeper understanding and experience of our own personal way of living the mystical life. Prerequisite: Foundations and Treatment and Meditation. 10 week class. Fee: $200.00. Taught by Sharie Johnson, RScP.

Starts Thurs., May 8th, 6:00-9:00 pm

Silence, Secrets, and Service – A Spring Hike

Just downstream from Lower Table Rock, the Rogue River enters a rough semi-wild area known as the Gold Ray canyon. It’s home to ospreys, wood rats, and the sacred salmon ceremony. There are lost gold mines, beautiful hidden rapids, and wildflowers in abundance. But it is also a damaged landscape, scarred by trash dumping and the abuse of off-road vehicles. This year our spring hike will be a little different. Walking in silent aware-ness will still be our primary focus, and yet we will also be looking for opportunities to be of service, such as picking up litter near Tilomeek Falls. We will be supplied with trash bags and a free pair of gloves. We’ll be doing some real work, but along the way, we’ll also be visiting with wildlife, meeting the gray pine, and discovering some of the best meditation spots that the river has to offer. Look forward to sharing your mid-day meal around a friendly front yard campfire, at the home of Cindra and Ogden Kellogg. You may want to bring along your pocketknife, so you can cut a willow stick for roasting hotdogs and marshmallows.

Saturday, May 10, Meet at CSL at 9:00 a.m.

CSL On the Same Page

Book Club

Let’s all be on the same page! The May book selection is

The Moses Code

by James Twyman

Sun., May 25

12:30-1:30 p.m.

Club meetings are held on the last Sunday of each month after 2nd service, where we will share and discuss this month’s book.

Sun., June 29 – Sabbath: Restoring the Sacred Rhythm of Rest

by Wayne Muller

Coming in June!

Interested in Labyrinths?

Would you like to visit three different labyrinths in the valley? What’s a labyrinth, you ask? Well, join us on June 14, and you will learn all about them. Lani Rossetta, labyrinth co-facilitator of the labyrinth at RVMC, will be leading a short talk about labyrinths and showing many of the laptop labyrinths she has in her collection. After a brief question and answer period, she will lead the group to three outdoor labyrinths. Did you know there are dozens of labyrinths (both private and public) in the Rogue Valley? Bring a sack lunch and have some fun learning about labyrinths as well as taking a walk through them.
 

Lani is a former teacher, occupational therapist and is currently a yoga instructor and gives workshops for Awesome Rawsome food preparation. She holds B.A. and B.S. degrees and has authored several books on labyrinths for kids, yoga for kids and raw food nutrition and recipe books.

Saturday, June 14, 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Service in the Park

Picnic Sunday June 29th @ Lithia Park Bandshell. We have the facility booked from 8 am to 4 pm. We are having Service at 10:30 am with a Native Hawaiian Theme. We will have Hawaiian decorations and Hawaiian dancers with a Luau potluck to follow immediately after service. We will have food in stations that include salad, entree, dessert and drinks. We are encouraging everyone to "go green "and bring their own washable table service to cut down on waste. CSL will provide paper table service for those who need it, and CSL will provide drinks. 
The facility use fee for the bandshell this year is $150.00, which has been paid by Starla.
 
Champagne Brunch Jetboat Excursion

We have the Jetboat booked for Satuday August 23rd. We are able to book 24 seats without paying a 50% deposit. If we go over 24 before July 9th we can add more providing we pay the deposit. Last year we were spot on with 22 adults and 1 child. Ticket prices this year are $49.50 for adults and $33.50 for children ages 4-11. I have asked that bookings be paid by July 9th. We will have carpooling from CSL meeting @8 am to arrive for boarding @9 am. We will enjoy a nice ride down the river to the O.K. Corral for a family style brunch served on the lovely open air deck and then continue with a fully narrated trip back to Grants Pass. Last year we had a really good time and I am looking forward to going again! Hope to see you all there.
 
Gala Dinner and Silent Auction

The Gala dinner and Silent Auction is booked for Saturday December 6th. The date has been changed from early November to December to launch the holiday season with this wonderful event. The thinking behind the change was that we could sell gift baskets and other items that could be great Christmas gifts and that the Social Hall could be decorated for the Gala Dinner and be left for the rest of the holiday season. The theme for the dinner will be a Night in Paris with casual seating in the Sanctuary and music throughout the evening. There will be food and drink stations throughout the Social Hall. We will not be featuring soup this year because of the challenges with the electrical system.
This year I plan to have all auction items on display the Sunday prior to the dinner as was suggested last year.
This is a very important event for CSL so mark this date on your calendar as a high priority and plan to attend

Wednesday Evening Candlelight Meditation

Join us for our ongoing mid-week meditation at 7:00 p.m. with candlelight and music, led by Scott Durango, RScP. If you are a beginner, this is a great way to learn how to meditate. If you already meditate on your own, come and deepen your existing practice! A variety of techniques are offered week to week. Native American Flute music is often provided by Robert George. Come share in the expansive bliss of Spirit!
 

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Wouldn't you love to make a donation to CSL every time you search the web? Well now you can and it won't cost you a thing! CSL has registered as a not-for-profit beneficiary with GoodSearch.com. Here's how it works. GoodSearch is a search engine with a unique social mission. Each time you search the web using the GoodSearch Yahoo! engine, GoodSearch donates 50% of it's advertising revenue to not-for-profit organizations such as CSL. Here's what you do: go to GoodSearch.com and enter "Center for Spiritual Living Medford" in the "who do you search for" section, then do your search. It's that easy. Thank you in advance for your continued consciousness of abundance for our wonderful, divine Center!