Happy Holidays

The holiday season is here. We are excited about the upcoming Celebration of Light. This year's celebration is sure to be spectacular once again. Bring your family and friends and join us:

Monday December 18th at 7pm

at the 

Kelowna Community Theatre

Be sure to join us for our weekly Sunday Celebrations as well. Here is our schedule for the month:

December 3rd

at the 

Pandosy Peace Centre

Two services - 9 am and 11 am

December 10th

at the 

Royal Anne Hotel

10:30 am (with coffee and goodies)

December 17th

at the 

Kelowna Community Theatre

10:30 am

December 24th

at the

Royal Anne Hotel 

10:30 am

December 31st

at the

Royal Anne Hotel 

10:30 am

Special Summer Events

Just when you thought we might be winding down a little for the summer, here is a list of our fun and exciting upcoming events. There is something for everyone. Workshops, special services, and even a concert.

Peace Workshop ~ July 10 ~ 1 -3pm

By gratitude donation

Join Dr. Barbara Leger for a workshop at the Peace Centre. Dr. Barbara is convinced that there is a new world emerging in the consciousness of people all around the world and there will come a time when we will all live in peace, love and harmony with the majesty & mystery of Life, with ourselves and with each other.  In fact she thoroughly believes we will experience World Peace in her lifetime and works to transform herself and inspire others to do the same in order to make peace possible in our hearts and minds so that it can become our experience forever after that.

 

Mindful Mondays ~ July 11, 18, 25 ~ 7pm

$20 Suggested donation

Join Rev. Christy Snow for these three power packed Mondays to learn practical tools for mindfulness that you can use everyday to create more peace, calm and balance in your life. Learn various meditation and mindfulness techniques, chants from different faith traditions and how they compliment the Science of Mind. You will also learn more about Spiritual Mind Treatment and how to hone this skill.

Enhance your Spiritual practices and enhance your life!

 

Outdoor Soul Food Sunday ~ July 17^th 10:30 am

Peace Centre – 2490 Pandosy      

We are changing it up for our Sunday Celebrations this summer. On July 17^th join Reverend Barb Samuel for an inspiring musical service in the beautiful Okanagan Sunshine.

 

Living In Solution – Day Retreat ~ Focus: What Is Mine To Give?

July 23^rd 9:30-4pm

What to bring: Lunch and your journal

$100 ($45 deposit to register)

This retreat will focus on your unique gifts, what you are here to give to the world. Through identifying and embracing these gifts you will learn to take ownership in your community and your life in a greater way.

We are here to be fully expressed, are you?

 

Sunday Celebration ~ At the Rotary Centre for the Arts

July 24^th 10:30 am (10am meditation)

Join Rev. Christy Snow for a morning of meditation, music & message

 

Sufi Zikr Workshop

Sunday July 24^th 1pm ~ $30

This rhythmic repetition of the names of God is a powerful, meditative, daily spiritual practice. Zikr, is the remembrance of God and is primarily associated with Sufism, which is the mystical aspect of Islam.

Rev. Christy has studied with Sufi Shaikhs Kabir and Camille Helminski, founders of the Threshold Society and representatives of the Mevlevi Order in North America (Rumi’s Order, the 13^th century Muslim saint and mystic). Christy is also an ordained Science of Mind minister and has studied interfaith traditions and the spiritual practices of many different religions since 2005.

 

During this workshop you will learn about the origins of this practice, the different Sufi orders and a brief history of the oneness teachings of Rumi. You will also experience first hand with the group the vibrational meditation of Zikr. You will leave with a new spiritual tool for mindfulness and meditation.

Christy Snow In Concert ~ July 24^th 5:30pm

$20 suggested donation

Join us for this community celebration potluck and concert with Christy Snow as she shares more of her original music. What you hear on Sunday morning is just the tip of the iceberg. Christy has been praised throughout the US and Canada for her heartfelt, thought provoking lyrics, rich vocals, percussive guitar and engaging stage presence. You will also hear the enchanting Native American Flute and she is sure to entertain us with her stories of travel and life, shared with her infectious southern charm. Welcome Rev. Christy from Charlotte North Carolina as she entertains us with her songs for humanity, songs for the heart.

 

Sunday Celebration at the Rotary Centre for the Arts ~ July 31^st10:30 am (10am meditation)

Dr. Kenn will be sharing his inspiring message.

 

Special Pride Sunday Celebration at the Rotary Centre for the Arts  August 7^th 10:30 am (10am meditation)

We are delighted to be joining with the greater LGBTQ community for a special Sunday Service led by Reverend Barb Samuel. All welcome!

 

Christy Snow is coming back to CSL Kelowna.

Christy Snow will be coming back to share her wisdom, her beautiful music, and her beautiful presence with us. She will be holding a couple of workshops at the Peace Centre. See below for more information. 

Workshop – June 7 & 14, 2015

Living From Your YES Workshop (part 1 & 2)!

This two part workshop will take place Sundays June 7^th and June 14^th following service from 1:00-3:30pm. The workshop is offered individually or together. This means that you are welcome even if you can only attend one Sunday; however the material will build and therefore you will receive the maximum benefit from this material by attending both. The cost for this spiritual investment is $45 per workshop or $80 for both when paid on or before June 7^th.

Part 1 (June 7^th) is focused on identifying and solidifying your Passion, Purpose and Individual Expression.

Part 2 (June 14^th) will concentrate on making significant shifts in your life regarding Money and Relationships.

Living From Your YES – Part 1

Part 1 is focused on identifying and solidifying your Passion, Purpose and Individual Expression.

What is your “WHY?”

You make decisions every day, are they conscious, are they driven by a connection to who you are, what is important to you and what is yours to bring to the world?

Create your own personal statement with which to assist in navigating the decisions in your life.

Understand and learn to engage the spiritual laws ever available to you to create a life fully lived. Live your unique expression in the world.

Living From Your YES – Part 2

Focused on releasing old patterns of thought and behavior that limit the flow of good in your life. Part 2 of Living From Your YES will concentrate on making significant shifts in your life regarding Money and Relationships.

Do your finances have room for improvement? Could your relationships be more fulfilling and harmonious? Ever thought about the connection between your love life and your bank account? Both of these areas are huge indicators of the level of good you have allowed yourself to accept up until now. Learn to increase your capacity for good by utilizing the spiritual laws of the universe. “There is a power for good in the Universe and you can use it.” Dr. Ernest Holmes

It’s your time to “use it” and create a life where you thrive, not just survive. You deserve it!

Lisa Nichols in Kelowna!!!

There are a couple of very exciting opportunities to see Lisa Nichols in Kelowna. Lisa Nichols will be sharing her story and her wisdom. You are sure to be inspired.

There are two different events that might interest you. She is doing a full day event complete with High Tea at Summerhill winery for women on Sunday and then she is speaking at the Kelowna Community Theatre on Monday evening.

What a treat to have such a well-known speaker here in the Okanagan Valley.

See the website for more details http://www.lisainkelowna.com

March 15th - 'Peace in Us' and 'Compassionate Communication' Workshop

 “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Martin Luther King, Jr.

Mindfulness, Graciousness, Kindness, Dialogue, Unity, Openness, and Accountability … are the concepts for Week 6 of the Season of Nonviolence. All wonderful qualities for a life well lived, we can all agree on that. 

64 days of trying on ideas and concepts that can enhance my life… here we are over half way through the “Season” …… I have experienced joy, happiness, connection, and some not so happy feelings of upset, sadness and self-pity. A well rounded human after all! 

Mostly, I have been super aware of the ways violence shows up in my world. I used the word explode in a poem the other day and wondered about the violence of that word in a love poem. Did it fit? Do I mean that? What is explode, what does it mean to me… where has explode shown up before? 

My contemplations have led me to remember times in my past, what I watch on TV, and what I can no longer watch on TV. I recently attended a movie and found the violence towards a woman in the show intolerable so I walked out, but I eagerly await each week the next episode of my favourite murder mystery show. What a paradox. Why was that one scene so overpowering and yet I seem to be absolutely immune to a dead body with blood spewed all over it in another show. 

I invite you to explore where violence shows up in your life, contemplate what your ideas and thoughts are, and perhaps there are some insights in increasing peace and releasing violence that result… Let’s shine our light on Peace! - Rev. Lesley

Join us on Sunday morning (March 15th) for an inspiring message about "Peace in Us" by Dr. Deborah Gordon and Reverend Lesley McNamara. Then carry the spirit of peace into the afternoon with a workshop on compassionate communication from 1:00 - 4:00 at the Pandosy Peace Centre (seems like an appropriate location, doesn't it?).

REMINDER - Change of Venue for Dec 14th Celebration.

REMINDER - Tomorrow we will be at a different venue.

Please join us at 10 am at the Mary Irwin Theatre in the Rotary Arts Centre in Kelowna. Meditation starts at 10 am. Music starts at 10:15 am and the regular service begins at 10:30.

Practitioners, please join us a 9:45 as we join together in consciousness for the service and the congregation.

We will be blessed with Dr. Kenn's message this week. Apparently he's going to be talking about Reindeer. I have never really thought of my spirituality in terms of reindeer - so I am excited to hear what he has to say.

Did you miss last week's talk? Dr. Deborah shone her light in her message about there being only love. It is a great talk. Start your weekend filled up by watching this talk and then join us for the service tomorrow to carry that consciousness through to the next week. In the holiday season, I am grateful for my spiritual community. Messages like this one keep me grounded in truth as I move into this interesting time of year.

Coming up this Sunday - Rev Barb Samuel "Close your Eyes, Enjoy the Mind"

Coming Up! Dr. Kenn - 5 Illusions that Keep us from our Good