Groups
» Children's Church
» Tweens
» Youth Program
» Sacred Sisters Women's Group
» SET ~ Special Events Team
» A Course in Miracles Discussion Group
» Cancer and the Transformation Process - Support Group
» Coping with Depression - Support Group
» Heart Sangha Choir
» Landscape SEVA Day
» Ministries
» Vibrant Health Through Living Foods
» Eco-Spirituality
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Children's Church
We provide a wonderful program for children and teens which focuses on enhancing self-esteem, teaching spiritual principles, and awakening creativity. Different groups are designed to meet the changing needs of young people as they mature. In addition, a nursery for those two and under is available at both services.
Wendi Stewart is the coordinator for the Children’s Church. If you would like to help by serving as a Sunday teacher with our children, contact her at
wendi.ace@gmail.com or (530) 515-6623.
If you would like more information about our program or would like to share in creating it please contact us at office@cslredding.org.
We are looking for volunteers to help (Seva) with these programs.
Newcomers: We love your kids! Here are a few tips to help your children enjoy their Sunday experience:
Casual clothing is recommended for our Children's church. We do a lot of outside activities and field trips. School wear is great!
Children participate with the adults in the opening part of our 10:30 Service. Please bring your children in to the Sanctuary - we love seeing you as a family! Children will be dismissed after the congregation singing.
Parents are always welcome in our Children’s church. And help with driving is always appreciated on field trip days!
Consistency pays off! Your children will feel more a part of the church community if they develop connections with other kids through consistent attendance.
Tweens
An exciting group for children age 8 to 12!
Our Tweens program for children ages 8-12 (or in grades 3-7) was originally created as a “bridge” between the Sunday morning children’s program and the Teen program. We accomplish this by creating a program which allows more time for workshops as well as meeting time for the kids to plan and create activities. The curriculum is focused on “workshop” activities similar to the type of workshops the teens have. They will be having “lock ins” and/or field trips or camping trips quarterly.
The Tweens are now going into the sanctuary with their parents on Sundays and then leaving when all the children are dismissed during the services. This will allow them to participate in some of the Sunday music and help to ensure that they will be getting to their program safely.
Youth Program
This group meets weekly on Sunday from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. except for the second Sunday of the month. All teens who are interested in spiritual ideas and personal growth are invited to join the group. You will learn spiritual principles and practice them in a very supportive and safe environment. Please call Ace Clemens at (530) 518-4503 for more information.
ˆBack to TopSacred Sisters Women's Group
The Sacred Sisters Women’s Group meets the second Monday of every month from 7:00 - 8:30 PM in the Sanctuary. Please call Rev. Sue MillerBorn at 221-7350 for more information. Download the flyer.
Sacred Sisters will meet again in September but please keep your enthusiasm brewing for our annual retreat “Gifts From the Sea” scheduled for September 30th at Trinidad. We would like you to let us know if you are considering going. We are keeping a list of those who have already contacted us and you will have a place reserved. We are renting houses is why we need to know in advance the number of people attending. You may contact me through my email: Rev. Sue MillerBorn shantiananda@hotmail.com or leave me a message 221-7350. Have a great summer….
ˆBack to TopSET ~ Special Events Team
SET (Special Events Team) meets the 4th Sunday of each month at Noon in the social hall in the Social Hall. For more information, call Tara Steele at 355-4283.
NOTE: January 2012 is an exception; we’ll be meeting on the 29th that month.
A Course in Miracles Class
Tuesdays, Beginning January 10, 2012; 3:30 to 5:00 PM
This self-study metaphysical thought system is unique in teaching forgiveness as the road to inner peace and the remembrance of the unconditional love of God. Although Christian in statement, the Course deals with universal spiritual themes. It emphasizes that it is but one version of the universal curriculum. There are many others, this one differing from them only in form. They all lead to God in the end.
This introduction is how A Course in Miracles begins: This is a course in miracles. It is a required course. Only the time you take it is voluntary. Free will does not mean that you can establish the curriculum. It means only that you can elect what you want to take at a given time. The course does not aim at teaching the meaning of love, for that is beyond what can be taught. It does aim, however, at removing the blocks to the awareness of love's presence, which is your natural inheritance. The opposite of love is fear, but what is all-encompassing can have no opposite. This course can therefore be summed up very simply in this way: Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. Herein lies the peace of God.
Download the flyer.
Presenter: Rev. Bob Luckin
Cost: Donations Appreciated
Cancer and the Transformation Process
3rd Monday of Each Month Beginning Monday, February 20, 2012
3:00 to 5:00 PM
This is a safe place to meet and share in the transformation process during or after cancer. This ongoing support group examines life with, during, and after cancer. Cancer is more than a disease. It is a life changer that calls on the inner recourses of an individual, health care systems, and family as well. Come to this group if you want to have a place where you can be open and honest about what you are dealing with.
Presenter: Rev. Bob Luckin and Kathleen Patton
Cost: Suggested Donation of $10 per Person
Coping with Depression - Support Group
3rd Saturday of Each Month Beginning Saturday, January 21, 2012
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
This is a support group for persons dealing with loss, depression, and grief. Attend this group to gain useful support, encouragement, and strategies to manage difficult situations and conditions. Rev. Bob Luckin will lead the group. His background includes over 30 years in the field of mental health. Download the flyer.
Presenter: Rev. Bob Luckin, Co-Pastor
Cost: Suggested Donation of $10 per Person
Heart Sangha Choir
The Heart Sangha Choir rehearses every Thursday from 7:00 to 9:00 PM in the Sanctuary from late August to mid-May. The choir typically performs at the 10:30 AM service on the first and third Sunday each month and hosts the Social Hall on the third Sunday of every month.
For more information, call Chris Johnson at 242-1214.
Click here to download the flyer.
You may also call our office at 221-4849 for more information.
ˆBack to TopLandscape SEVA Day
Landscape SEVA Day takes place on the second Saturday of every month beginning at 8:30 AM.
For more information, call Diana Woolfstead at 246-1017 or Charlie Born at 221-7350.
ˆBack to TopVibrant Health Through Living Foods
Thursdays from 12:00 Noon to 2:00 PM
Live Free: Raw & Living Foods Education & Support Group
Raw foods are foods which have not been heated above 118 degrees in order to retain all of the energy, i.e. enzymes, phytonutrients, vitamins and minerals, in that food. A raw food (vegan) diet is one in which vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, sprouts, and sea vegetables are eaten, and all processed and animal foods are omitted. Many people are surprised to find that a raw food diet includes such dishes as pizza, burgers, pasta, cheesecake and chocolate shakes which have been created by raw food chefs to simulate many favorite dishes and provide great culinary satisfaction and delight!
Are you interested in:
• Having a fun and positive space to share, be supported, and support others?
• Experiencing more energy, mental clarity, and greater emotional balance?
• Getting relief from aches, pains, minor or major health challenges?
• Releasing weight without feeling deprived or restricted?
• Learning the impact of your food choices on the environment?
• Gathering ideas, recipes, and tips for successfully implementing a raw food diet?
• Learning about the benefits of various foods, herbs and natural remedies?
Then join us on Thursdays at 12:00 Noon in the Social Hall and be supported in your highest health and well being intention!
Beginning December 2011 we will be showing "Longevity Now Conference" DVDs (anti aging) by David Wolfe and others.
Download the flyer.
We invite you to join our potlucks which are held the first and third Thursdays of the month.
For more information, call Charlotte Garland at (530) 275-0974.
Presenters: Charlotte and Ray Garland
Cost: Suggested donation of $5
Eco-Spirituality
This group is currently on hiatus.
Spiritual Environmentalism – Why Environmentalism Matters
Ernest Holmes, the founder of Religious Science, stated, “Whatever the nature of any principle may be – in so far as it is understood by anyone – it may be understood by all who take the time to investigate.” (Science of Mind, 26) It is vital that spirituality include an investigation and reverence for our relationship to our environment, not only to each other but to our planet, Mother Earth.
As part of our heightened awareness as spiritual beings on this planet we call our home, it is important to awaken to an understanding of the interplay and impact our presence has upon our planet. Ecology is the scientific study of the environment and the interactions between organisms.
Today with the presence of global warming of growing concern, it is imperative we relate to the environment, our ecology, from a stance of understanding and conscious living that reduces negative impact and promotes a recognition of the interconnectedness of all life. Our presence is significant. Our way in the world determines our planet’s future. The Center for Spiritual Living - Redding’s purpose and mission is to provide educational programs and information that promote conscious living.
To support this intention, the Center for Spiritual Living - Redding presents the Bioneer Program, an educational program that teaches people how to interface and work with the environment to heal nature and ourselves. This program includes how to determine an individual’s carbon footprint, the measure of impact human activities have upon the environment in terms of the green house gases produced, measured in units of carbon dioxide. Such classes and lectures as these are provided at the Center to promote awareness and invite people to undertake ways of living that reduce our impact upon Mother Earth.
About Bioneers
Bioneers: “Have peered deep into the heart of living systems to devise strategies for restoration based on nature’s own operating instructions. They come from many cultures and perspectives, and all walks of life.
Bioneers are scientists and artists, gardeners and economists, activists and public servants, architects and ecologists, farmers and journalists, priests and shamans, policymakers and citizens. They are everyday people committed to preserving and supporting the future of life on Earth. They herald a dawning Age of Restoration founded in natural principles of kinship, interdependence, cooperation, reciprocity, and community.
Uniting nature, culture, and spirit, Bioneers embody a change of heart - a spiritual connection with the living world that is grounded in social justice. Their pragmatic strategies effectively address many of our most pressing ecological and societal challenges.
Above all, Bioneers represent a culture of solutions. Their stories demonstrate that just as people have created the environmental and social problem we face, people can solve them - through a reciprocal partnership with nature. Over and over, they show how great a difference the actions of one individual can make.” (Source: http://www.bioneers.org.)
You may wish to attend the annual Bioneers Conference. For more information about the conference, visit www.bioneers.org.
Websites that offer information on ways to reduce impact upon our earth:
List of local Shasta County farmers who offer food to the public through
the Happy Valley Farm Trail: www.clearcreekcsd.com/farm.html
Wiser Earth-Paul Hawken’s world-wide web of environmental organizations: www.wiserearth.org
Determine your carbon footprint: http://carbonfootprint.com
Determine your ecological footprint: http://www.earthday.net/footprint/index.html
Offset your carbon footprint: www.carbonfund.org/site
Eliminate junk mail: www.greendimes.com www.obviously.com/junkmail
Worldwatch Institute: Independent research for an environmentally sustainable and socially just society. www.worldwatch.org
Environmental Defense Healthy Farms Healthy Food Campaign: www.environmentaldefense.org/page.cfm?tagID=103
Environmental Art: http://www.chrisjordan.com
Grist Environmental News: www.grist.org
Earth Policy Institute: www.earthpolicy.org
Environmental Defense Fund: www.edf.org
David Suzuki www.davidsuzuki.org
Thomas Linzey, The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund: www.celdf.org
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now: www.democracynow.org
Bioneers: A forum for connecting the environment, health, social justice, and spirit within a broad progressive framework: www.bioneers.org
Senator Dianne Feinstein, 331 Hart Senate Office Bldg, Washington, D.C. 20510, (202) 224-3841
Congressman Wally Herger, 2268 Rayburn House Office Bldg, Washington, DC 20515, (202) 225-3076
Senator Barbara Boxer, 112 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510, (202) 224-3553