June was a great month at Gathering of Light. Before we get into all the happenings, Let me share this insight from Linda:
Dear Reverend JoAnn,
There was a moment during your message that I connected with the Divine and my Spirit leaped with joy to hear the Truth. This awareness strengthened the sense of who I am, created a sense of peace and triggered a sense of awe of the power of God.
The choice between Reality and my ego or mind became very clear.. Your impeccable words resonated the Truth within my heart which opened me up to more Love. I know moving forward that the true seekers who witness the GOL service will be drawn as I have been to the Light that is calling them home to the Love of God.
At the Solstice, I put fear and inadequacies in the fire so you know how difficult my week has been. However, in the midst of my challenges, I have found the New Life which is drawing me deeper into the heart of God. In a very short time, I have grown spirituality because of all that you do. In Gratitude and Love, Linda
There was a moment during your message that I connected with the Divine and my Spirit leaped with joy to hear the Truth. This awareness strengthened the sense of who I am, created a sense of peace and triggered a sense of awe of the power of God.
The choice between Reality and my ego or mind became very clear.. Your impeccable words resonated the Truth within my heart which opened me up to more Love. I know moving forward that the true seekers who witness the GOL service will be drawn as I have been to the Light that is calling them home to the Love of God.
At the Solstice, I put fear and inadequacies in the fire so you know how difficult my week has been. However, in the midst of my challenges, I have found the New Life which is drawing me deeper into the heart of God. In a very short time, I have grown spirituality because of all that you do. In Gratitude and Love, Linda
Thank you Linda for all you bring to GOL!!!!
The unseen reality of GOL efforts are the best!
As far as the activities, It was Christian Awareness month and we worked on bringing Heaven on Earth here and no
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w! We had three June birthday girls, Louella, Cathy and Rev JoAnn.
We deepened our commitment as a community with our Community meeting. Cathy made a thermometer that we could reuse to keep track of goals we all wish to work on. Our first goal is to send Rev JoAnn to an Interfaith Conference in California on July 22 to represent GOL and get insight into the Interfaith movement and how we can help. Our goal is $500. We are are almost 1/2 way to reaching that goal!
After hearing how our Council of Trustees and Ministers are committed and willing to support and help others, the group gathered agreed that we would like continued support and enthusiasm to grow as a community. The topics of concern were
1. Requests/ Suggestions (With comments like...Encourage each other to stay motivated.)
2. Marketing (With comments like...) More personal stories of individuals from GOL
3. Grow Membership (With comments like... Speak to at least one person a week about GOL 4. Building membership donations to allow organization to meet financial obligations (Money amount that can be budgeted to cover expenses) Comments were ... Make pledge phone calls Commit to saving $1 a day and donating to GOL either monthly or yearly
With this kind of commitment, we can clearly see that GOL is here to stay and grow!! Your voice counts! Come down and let us know what you are thinking
We had wonderful Sunday topics, A Course in Miracles, Ascension (Heaven on Earth), Father's, Summer Solstice and New Thought.
On father's day Craig's children led us in prayer (Rachel read for us twice) and song (Jake played bass). Proving that a Gathering of Light Dad can be very proud of the spirituality he demonstrates to his children!! (Sorry guys I forgot my camera that day).
Sufi Circle ha
d a day trip upstate. Our Summer Solstice Circle burned away some baggage and left us called to action in this season of passion action and abundance!
d a day trip upstate. Our Summer Solstice Circle burned away some baggage and left us called to action in this season of passion action and abundance!Don't miss the upcoming summer fun!!
