Early in September the Board of Trustees held their annual retreat – what a retreat it was! Last year’s retreat work resulted in our mission, vision and purpose statements that we repeat every Sunday. The board then wanted to build on these statements and create a strategic plan for the future of the Center. In […]

September already! I wasn’t quite finished with summer, even though this is my favorite time of year; of stunning transformation and readying for quiet introspection. But let me tell you about the shortest two minutes of my life… This summer I went four hours north into Wyoming and camped on a cattle ranch for the

Service through volunteering is an important step in your own personnel spiritual growth.  I didn’t realize that during the 18 years that I went to a large church.  I took classes and even joined some of the small groups but, basically, I was able to hide in the seats. Some people knew me by sight but

Dear Friends, I’ve had teachers and friends counsel me in the past to not forget to “be grateful for the small stuff” – the empty parking space that shows up when you need it, the sugar-free dessert option, the little-itty bit of soap left in the dish.  People say it’s important to acknowledge and recognize

In the Science of Mind teaching, you may sometimes notice an emphasis placed on getting rid of the old to make way for the new. This concept makes sense, and is directly applicable, in many ways to our thought processes and patterns. Sometimes, we need to make a conscious effort to think a different thought

Dear Friends, In our growing process, the Board of Trustees and the Ecclesiastical Team have found it necessary to make a couple of adjustments – small steps that might seem to be backwards, but that are in reality, part of the evolution moving us continuously forward. In particular, we have decided to temporarily scale back

Dear Friends, Can you believe that Spring is here already?  With Spring comes a fresh feeling of rebirth, growth, purpose and serenity.  I know that Truth about myself, and I know that Truth about our community. Sometimes growth happens primarily under the surface of the soil at first, and then seemingly out of nowhere, a

Dear Friends, On Sunday, January 29, we will hold our annual meeting after service, and we welcome all who wish to attend. We will discuss the proposed budget for 2017, which includes new line items related to teens and youth, as well as marketing. The Board of Trustees has purposely created a budget that is

Dear Friends, What a great time of year it is!  To take the time to reflect on the past and bask in the freshness of the new year ahead, is such a blessing, and sometimes, so necessary in order to understand where we are each going individually and collectively.  Did your intentions for 2016 manifest