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Fellowship's Upcoming Services, Classes, Workshops & Events
Start: 09/05/2010 - 5:30pm End: 09/05/2010 - 6:30pm Timezone: Etc/GMT-4 LESSONS OF OUR LABOR with Julia White & Rob Curtner Musicians: Colleen Bethea & Lucille Olson Our primary service is Sunday evening from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. with social time directly following. On the last Sunday of the month we have our Famous Fellowship Potluck. Bring a dish to share. All are Welcome! There is always enough to share and to spare! Our service is held at Korean United Methodist Church, 2400 E. Lake Lansing Road, East Lansing, MI 48823
Start: 09/12/2010 - 5:30pm End: 09/12/2010 - 6:30pm Timezone: Etc/GMT-4 Karen ArndorferAS THE SUN RISES with Rev. Karen Arndorfer Musicians: Linda Abar & Jeff English Our primary service is Sunday evening from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. with social time directly following. On the last Sunday of the month we have our Famous Fellowship Potluck. Bring a dish to share. All are Welcome! There is always enough to share and to spare! Our service is held at Korean United Methodist Church, 2400 E. Lake Lansing Road, East Lansing, MI 48823
Start: 09/18/2010 - 10:00am End: 09/18/2010 - 12:00pm Timezone: Etc/GMT-4 Yom Kippur Fellowship Style Circle of Forgiveness In the spirit of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, this year, Fellowship will be celebrating our own Circle of Forgiveness. Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year in the Jewish tradition. In Judaism, a person seeks to amend his or her behavior and seek forgiveness for wrongs done against God and against other human beings. AT THE FELLOWSHIP we teach that SIN means "missing the mark" in our intention to practice only love. And for Fellowshipians following A Course In Miracles teaching on sin and forgiveness, we further believe... "Forgiveness, truly given, is the way in which your only hope of freedom lies. Others will make mistakes and so will you, as long as this illusion of a world appears to be your home. Yet God Himself has given all His Sons a remedy for all illusions that they think they see. Christ's vision does not use your eyes, but you can look through His and learn to see like Him. His the eyes that look past error to the Christ in you." Song of Prayer, A.C.I.M. True forgiveness is an opportunity for liberation from the failures of the past. It is a process of self-renewal and self-creation that comes about as a result of reflection and a powerful resolution to effect real change in our lives, both as individuals, and in our communal and national life. There is a feeling of great power when a community examines itself and then seeks to change and rectify matters. In the spirit of Yom Kippur, this year, Fellowship will be celebrating our own Circle of Forgiveness on Saturday, September 18, from 10 am to 12 noon at 2722 E. Michigan Ave. This ceremony is intended to offer an opportunity to heal, and release the past for all who choose to attend.... We invite you to also take the days from September 8th to 18th to meditate and pray in your own way about the principle of forgiveness and sincerely examine your hearts for areas of your lives and situations around which you would like to come into forgiveness. To assist you, we will be e-mailing a daily quote on forgiveness between Sept. 8th and the 18th to anyone who would like to participate. If you would like the quotes sent to you, please send an e-mail to Denise Wootton at thewoots@hotmail.com
Start: 09/19/2010 - 5:30pm End: 09/19/2010 - 6:30pm Timezone: Etc/GMT-4 Fellowship Tabernacle Choir lead by Jim Noble: Fellowship Tabernacle Choir lead by Jim Noble "Our 27th Anniversay Celebration" Jim Noble, Doug Austin, Fellowship Tabernacle Choir & Special Guests Join us for our September to Remember! Everyone is welcome. Jim Noble, Doug Austin, Fellowship Tabernacle Choir and Special Guests are sure to provide a spectacular evening of music honoring our incredible history. After service we will be sharing our FFT Anniversary Cake. Before Service: 4:00pm Fellowship Tabernacle Choir Rehearsal - Everyone Welcome! Our service is held at Korean United Methodist Church, 2400 E. Lake Lansing Road, East Lansing, MI 48823

Fellowship's Upcoming Services, Classes, Workshops & Events

Start: 09/05/2010 - 5:30pm

End: 09/05/2010 - 6:30pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

LESSONS OF OUR LABOR with Julia White & Rob Curtner

Musicians: Colleen Bethea & Lucille Olson

Our primary service is Sunday evening from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. with social time directly following.

On the last Sunday of the month we have our Famous Fellowship Potluck. Bring a dish to share. All are Welcome! There is always enough to share and to spare!

Our service is held at Korean United Methodist Church, 2400 E. Lake Lansing Road, East Lansing, MI 48823

Start: 09/12/2010 - 5:30pm

End: 09/12/2010 - 6:30pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

Karen ArndorferAS THE SUN RISES with Rev. Karen Arndorfer

Musicians: Linda Abar & Jeff English

Our primary service is Sunday evening from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. with social time directly following.

On the last Sunday of the month we have our Famous Fellowship Potluck. Bring a dish to share. All are Welcome! There is always enough to share and to spare!

Our service is held at Korean United Methodist Church, 2400 E. Lake Lansing Road, East Lansing, MI 48823

Start: 09/18/2010 - 10:00am

End: 09/18/2010 - 12:00pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

Yom Kippur Fellowship Style
Circle of Forgiveness

In the spirit of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, this year, Fellowship will be celebrating our own Circle of Forgiveness. Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year in the Jewish tradition. In Judaism, a person seeks to amend his or her behavior and seek forgiveness for wrongs done against God and against other human beings.

AT THE FELLOWSHIP we teach that SIN means "missing the mark" in our intention to practice only love. And for Fellowshipians following A Course In Miracles teaching on sin and forgiveness, we further believe...

"Forgiveness, truly given, is the way in which your only hope of freedom lies. Others will make mistakes and so will you, as long as this illusion of a world appears to be your home. Yet God Himself has given all His Sons a remedy for all illusions that they think they see. Christ's vision does not use your eyes, but you can look through His and learn to see like Him. His the eyes that look past error to the Christ in you." Song of Prayer, A.C.I.M.

True forgiveness is an opportunity for liberation from the failures of the past. It is a process of self-renewal and self-creation that comes about as a result of reflection and a powerful resolution to effect real change in our lives, both as individuals, and in our communal and national life. There is a feeling of great power when a community examines itself and then seeks to change and rectify matters.

In the spirit of Yom Kippur, this year, Fellowship will be celebrating our own Circle of Forgiveness on Saturday, September 18, from 10 am to 12 noon at 2722 E. Michigan Ave. This ceremony is intended to offer an opportunity to heal, and release the past for all who choose to attend.... We invite you to also take the days from September 8th to 18th to meditate and pray in your own way about the principle of forgiveness and sincerely examine your hearts for areas of your lives and situations around which you would like to come into forgiveness.

To assist you, we will be e-mailing a daily quote on forgiveness between Sept. 8th and the 18th to anyone who would like to participate. If you would like the quotes sent to you, please send an e-mail to Denise Wootton at thewoots@hotmail.com

Start: 09/19/2010 - 5:30pm

End: 09/19/2010 - 6:30pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

Fellowship Tabernacle Choir lead by Jim Noble: Fellowship Tabernacle Choir lead by Jim Noble

"Our 27th Anniversay Celebration" Jim Noble, Doug Austin, Fellowship Tabernacle Choir & Special Guests

Join us for our September to Remember! Everyone is welcome.

Jim Noble, Doug Austin, Fellowship Tabernacle Choir and Special Guests are sure to provide a spectacular evening of music honoring our incredible history. After service we will be sharing our FFT Anniversary Cake.

Before Service: 4:00pm Fellowship Tabernacle Choir Rehearsal - Everyone Welcome!

Our service is held at Korean United Methodist Church, 2400 E. Lake Lansing Road, East Lansing, MI 48823

Fellowship News, Announcements & Community Notices
A Course In Miracles Study Group Schedule Tuesdays 12:30-1:30 p.m. 10th Floor, Boji Tower, corner of Capitol and Allegan. Parking in Tower Parking Garage at Capitol and Allegan will be validated. Facilitated by Beth Monteith & Doug Austin. Call Doug Austin for more information (517) 377-0838 Wednesdays 9:15 a.m. at the Fellowship for Today office 2722 E. Michigan Ave., Ste. 101, Lansing, MI 48912 Call Kathleen Coe for more information (517) 482-7219. Wednesdays 6:00-7:00 p.m. at the Fellowship for Today office 2722 E. Michigan Ave., Ste. 101, Lansing, MI 48912 Call Bill Diedrich for more information (517) 332-0176. * Thursdays 7:30-8:45 p.m. at the Fellowship for Today office 2722 E. Michigan Ave., Ste. 101, Lansing, MI 48912. Call Jeff Tomboulian for more information (517) 980-1504 * Thursday night group will not be meeting on July 1, 15 & 22 Saturdays 10 a.m. at the home of Jim Noble, 5331 Park Lake Rd., East Lansing. Contact Jim for more information at jamesdnoble@juno.com
Continuing Our Minister Selection Process: After prayerful consideration, the Minister Selection Committee has recommended, and the Steering Committee has approved, that Brad Miller and Erin Fry shall move forward in the minister selection process. Both candidates will present a second talk and participate in an interview. The selection process will continue in this way: Each candidate will speak at our Sunday Service: Erin Fry will speak on August 8 and Brad Miller will speak on August 15. Town Hall Meetings: During the week of August 15 FFT members will be invited to attend Town Hall Meetings where feedback regarding the candidates will be received. The information gathered at the Meetings will be used to guide the interview process. Town Hall Meetings will be held at our Michigan Avenue Center on: Thursday, August 19, 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. and later that day from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. PLEASE respond by email indicating which Town Hall Meeting you'll be attending. Interviews with the candidates will occur on Friday, August 20. When the interviews are completed, the Selection Committee will make their final recommendation to the Steering Committee. During the week of August 30, a special Steering Committee meeting will be held to deliberate and determine the recommendation of who will be our next minister. The membership will then VOTE to approve or disapprove the recommendation made by the Steering Committee to the Membership. The vote will take place at our annual 'Special Membership Meeting' scheduled for Sunday, September 12. Your prayers, participation and support are requested and very appreciated as we move along in this process. With Gratitude, Grace Menzel For the Steering Committee
Food Bank Sunday will be the second Sunday of each month. The idea is for each of us to bring any type of food that can be stored without refrigeration to church on that Sunday. There will be 3 half bushel baskets up front and you can go to the front and place your can in the basket before or just following the service second Sunday. Our goal will be to fill them each time. This activity is based on suggestions from FFT members during the Wagon Circling meetings held last June 26 and 27. Several members had the idea to find ways to contribute from our abundance by taking action in our larger community.
Erin FryForgiveness Links from Erin Fry During Erin's recent talk titled "Forgiveness - Set Yourself Free" Erin suggested two resources that she has found useful. Forgiveness As A Path To Awakening by Reverend Diane Berke: http://www.onespiritinterfaith.org/events/09-823.htm And here is the link for Dr. Luskin's work: http://learningtoforgive.com/
OUR 'FOUNDATION OF FORTY' IS LAUNCHED!! And YOU are needed!! Dear Fellowship Members & Friend, You're receiving this note as an invitation to become a member of the Fellowship's FOUNDATION OF FORTY. The Foundation of Forty is a group of members and friends who are willing to put a strong foundation under the Fellowship as we move toward our next big step of hiring a minister, and challenge ourselves to be 'all that we can be'. As you may know, we have identified the Fellowship as a Spiritual Teaching & Learning Community. Our mission is 'Learning & Living Love, Together.' As students of healing consciousness, we enthusiastically join together embracing this life opportunity!! We are now receiving our ministerial candidates and preparing our budget for the 2010-11 fiscal year. The Foundation members provide the dependable financial foundation needed as we hire and plan for the next year. What is asked of a Foundation member? The willingness to provide a dependable financial gift, of any amount, to the Fellowship on a monthly basis. Our preference is to receive this gift by Electronic Funds Transfer, and or as an automatic monthly credit card charge. We're thrilled to report we already have 32 Foundation members. Their names are listed below, we hope you'll join us. The Fellowship is definitely worth our support. Jane Zussman, Grace Menzel, David Dubuc, Bonnie Dawson, Barb Siler, Beth Monteith, Marla Mitchell-Cichon, Larry Hutchinson, Kay Taylor, Gary Novak, Phylis Floyd, Bill Paddock, Sandy Dykins, Deborah Goro, Julia White, Denise Wootton, Cindy Zuker, Mary Molloy, Diane Blakeman, Randy Laney, Bob Teachout, Roselind Roche, Jean Herford, Heather MacLachlan, Kathleen Coe, Brad Miller, Julia Freije, Elise Harvey, Phyllis Nix, Nancy Bernthal & (2) Anonymous. If you want to be part of our Foundation of Forty (and help us have 60 members by August 1), please just reply to this email with the word YES and we'll send you the enrollment info. THANK YOU! Sincerely, The Foundation of Forty Members, on behalf of the Fellowship
Joel Goldsmith Study Group Note: During the months of July & August the Joel Goldsmith study group will not be meeting. We will resume meeting on Tuesday, September 7 at 3:30pm. A new Joel Goldsmith Study Group has begun at the Fellowship offices on Tuesdays at 3:30 pm. The format is essentially meditation and listening to a lecture by Joel. All are invited to attend.
Meeting or Event Space Available The Fellowship classroom area, conference room and library are available to rent. Rental rates are extremely reasonable - check out our special Fellowshipian discount. Also available to your friends or acquaintances. Call the Fellowship office for more information.
Return of the Allen Street Farmers Market Wednesdays from 2:30 - 7 pm on the corner of Allen St. and Kalamazoo St. Come welcome back our farmer/vendors (16 of them!), select from a wide range of starts for your gardens as well as early produce, stop by the ANC Outreach table to hear about the latest program offerings, gab with Gail at the Food Chatter Table, and catch up on news with your neighbors.
Free Tai Chi in Hunter Park - No Experience Necessary Saturdays from 10 - 11 am Bob Teachout and the Allen Neighborhood Center invite anyone who would like to learn this exercise system to join him. T'ai chi is a slow moving and calming discipline that is accessible to all ages. The many health benefits include improved circulation, respiration, balance and coordination.
Michigan Mindfulness Retreat Sept. 15-19, Wed. to Sunday Song of the Morning Yoga Retreat Center, Vanderbilt, Michigan Mindfulness practice in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh Sponsored by The Bluewater Community of Mindful Living Come join us just for the weekend or for all five days. Song of the Morning offers eight hundred acres on the banks of the beautiful Pigeon River. Surrounded by thousands of acres of state and, the retreat is deeply quiet and ideal for meditation. The retreat begins on Wednesday afternoon and ends with a festive dinner on Sunday at 1 PM. Come when you can and stay as long as you like. There will be a regular schedule of meditation and other activities on all five days. We will enjoy sitting and walking meditation, the Five and the Fourteen Mindfulness trainings, some silent meals, early morning walks to greet the sunrise, yoga, dharma discussions and other activities. Vegetarian meals Clean and modern accommodations Only forty-five dollars a night plus tax for a bed in the dormitory domes 15% discount for more than a three night stay A few private rooms are available. Please see the Song of the Morning website for more information about the accommodations: http://www.goldenlotus.org To reserve a private room please contact the office at Song of the Morning. Students receive a 25% discount and there is plenty of room for tents and campers. Camping is encouraged and is only thirty dollars a night per person plus tax. Two or three "loaner" tents are available. Reduced rates are available on a limited basis by work exchange for those who can help in the kitchen. Please arrange this in advance with the Song of the Morning office. Song of the Morning is located nine miles east of I-75 in Vanderbilt. Please register for the retreat by emailing the office at the Song of the Morning office: office@goldenlotus.org, or you can telephone them at 989-983-4107. The office is closed on Tuesdays.
Lansing Area Oneness Blessing (Deeksha) Schedule Mondays, 7:30 p.m. - Linda McMahan's home at 2520 Devonshire Ave., Lansing 48910. (Mt. Hope & Penn.) Space is limited so please confirm attendance by calling Linda at cell 896-4822 or email: lindamarie1@comcast.net. Love offering Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. - FFT offices, 2722 East Michigan Ave., Ste 101, Lansing. 1st Sunday of each month after the service at Fellowship for Today. Sunday service starts at 5:30pm - the blessing typically starts a little before 7:00 pm. For information contact the Fellowship office at (517) 337-4070. Love offering For more information about the Oneness Blessing visit: http://www.onenessuniversity.org/
PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT Sponsored by: The Greater Lansing Homeless Resolution Network & the City of Lansing September 24, 2010 Project Homeless Connect is a one-day, one stop event to provide a broad range of services to people experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness. The following items are being collected to be distributed to the men, women and children who attend the event: Toothbrushes Toothpaste Bar Soap Combs/Hairbrushes Shampoo Conditioner Disposable Razors Shaving Cream Lotion Facial Tissue Hand Sanitizer Deodorant For drop-off or pick-up information or for additional information about the event please contact: Ingham/Lansing Community Corrections: Mary Sabaj at 517-676-7232 or msabaj@ingham.org or Jim Webster at 517-676-7286 or jwebster@ingham.org
Student Organic Farm Stand The Student Organic Farm Stand has begun its 5th season on Farm Lane in front of the MSU Auditorium. Spread the word that folks can purchase fresh, local, organic produce on campus Thursdays, 11am- 5:30pm through October.
Journaling for Wellness Class and a Memoir Writing Class Holly Makimaa will be teaching a Journaling for Wellness Class and a Memoir Writing Class at LCC East this fall. If you or anyone you know might enjoy experiencing the transformative power of writing for healing, please check out the link below to sign up. Journaling for Wellness, Oct 7th-28th, 6:10-8:00 pm, LCC East Memoir Writing, Oct 27th-Dec 1st, 1:10-3:00 pm, LCC East http://www.lcc.edu/

Fellowship News, Announcements & Community Notices

A Course In Miracles Study Group Schedule

Tuesdays 12:30-1:30 p.m. 10th Floor, Boji Tower, corner of Capitol and Allegan. Parking in Tower Parking Garage at Capitol and Allegan will be validated. Facilitated by Beth Monteith & Doug Austin. Call Doug Austin for more information (517) 377-0838

Wednesdays 9:15 a.m. at the Fellowship for Today office 2722 E. Michigan Ave., Ste. 101, Lansing, MI 48912 Call Kathleen Coe for more information (517) 482-7219.

Wednesdays 6:00-7:00 p.m. at the Fellowship for Today office 2722 E. Michigan Ave., Ste. 101, Lansing, MI 48912 Call Bill Diedrich for more information (517) 332-0176.

* Thursdays 7:30-8:45 p.m. at the Fellowship for Today office 2722 E. Michigan Ave., Ste. 101, Lansing, MI 48912. Call Jeff Tomboulian for more information (517) 980-1504

* Thursday night group will not be meeting on July 1, 15 & 22

Saturdays 10 a.m. at the home of Jim Noble, 5331 Park Lake Rd., East Lansing. Contact Jim for more information at jamesdnoble@juno.com

Continuing Our Minister Selection Process:

After prayerful consideration, the Minister Selection Committee has recommended, and the Steering Committee has approved, that Brad Miller and Erin Fry shall move forward in the minister selection process. Both candidates will present a second talk and participate in an interview.

The selection process will continue in this way:

Each candidate will speak at our Sunday Service: Erin Fry will speak on August 8 and Brad Miller will speak on August 15.
Town Hall Meetings: During the week of August 15 FFT members will be invited to attend Town Hall Meetings where feedback regarding the candidates will be received. The information gathered at the Meetings will be used to guide the interview process. Town Hall Meetings will be held at our Michigan Avenue Center on: Thursday, August 19, 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. and later that day from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. PLEASE respond by email indicating which Town Hall Meeting you'll be attending.
Interviews with the candidates will occur on Friday, August 20.
When the interviews are completed, the Selection Committee will make their final recommendation to the Steering Committee.
During the week of August 30, a special Steering Committee meeting will be held to deliberate and determine the recommendation of who will be our next minister.
The membership will then VOTE to approve or disapprove the recommendation made by the Steering Committee to the Membership. The vote will take place at our annual 'Special Membership Meeting' scheduled for Sunday, September 12.

Your prayers, participation and support are requested and very appreciated as we move along in this process.

With Gratitude,

Grace Menzel
For the Steering Committee

Food Bank Sunday will be the second Sunday of each month.

The idea is for each of us to bring any type of food that can be stored without refrigeration to church on that Sunday. There will be 3 half bushel baskets up front and you can go to the front and place your can in the basket before or just following the service second Sunday. Our goal will be to fill them each time.

This activity is based on suggestions from FFT members during the Wagon Circling meetings held last June 26 and 27. Several members had the idea to find ways to contribute from our abundance by taking action in our larger community.

Erin FryForgiveness Links from Erin Fry

During Erin's recent talk titled "Forgiveness - Set Yourself Free" Erin suggested two resources that she has found useful.

Forgiveness As A Path To Awakening by Reverend Diane
Berke: http://www.onespiritinterfaith.org/events/09-823.htm

And here is the link for Dr. Luskin's work:
http://learningtoforgive.com/

OUR 'FOUNDATION OF FORTY' IS LAUNCHED!! And YOU are needed!!

Dear Fellowship Members & Friend,

You're receiving this note as an invitation to become a member of the Fellowship's FOUNDATION OF FORTY. The Foundation of Forty is a group of members and friends who are willing to put a strong foundation under the Fellowship as we move toward our next big step of hiring a minister, and challenge ourselves to be 'all that we can be'.

As you may know, we have identified the Fellowship as a Spiritual Teaching & Learning Community. Our mission is 'Learning & Living Love, Together.' As students of healing consciousness, we enthusiastically join together embracing this life opportunity!! We are now receiving our ministerial candidates and preparing our budget for the 2010-11 fiscal year. The Foundation members provide the dependable financial foundation needed as we hire and plan for the next year.

What is asked of a Foundation member? The willingness to provide a dependable financial gift, of any amount, to the Fellowship on a monthly basis. Our preference is to receive this gift by Electronic Funds Transfer, and or as an automatic monthly credit card charge. We're thrilled to report we already have 32 Foundation members. Their names are listed below, we hope you'll join us. The Fellowship is definitely worth our support.

Jane Zussman, Grace Menzel, David Dubuc, Bonnie Dawson, Barb Siler, Beth Monteith, Marla Mitchell-Cichon, Larry Hutchinson, Kay Taylor, Gary Novak, Phylis Floyd, Bill Paddock, Sandy Dykins, Deborah Goro, Julia White, Denise Wootton, Cindy Zuker, Mary Molloy, Diane Blakeman, Randy Laney, Bob Teachout, Roselind Roche, Jean Herford, Heather MacLachlan, Kathleen Coe, Brad Miller, Julia Freije, Elise Harvey, Phyllis Nix, Nancy Bernthal & (2) Anonymous.

If you want to be part of our Foundation of Forty (and help us have 60 members by August 1), please just reply to this email with the word YES and we'll send you the enrollment info. THANK YOU!

Sincerely,

The Foundation of Forty Members, on behalf of the Fellowship

Joel Goldsmith Study Group

Note: During the months of July & August the Joel Goldsmith study group will not be meeting. We will resume meeting on Tuesday, September 7 at 3:30pm.

A new Joel Goldsmith Study Group has begun at the Fellowship offices on Tuesdays at 3:30 pm. The format is essentially meditation and listening to a lecture by Joel. All are invited to attend.

Meeting or Event Space Available

The Fellowship classroom area, conference room and library are available to rent. Rental rates are extremely reasonable - check out our special Fellowshipian discount. Also available to your friends or acquaintances. Call the Fellowship office for more information.

Return of the Allen Street Farmers Market
Wednesdays from 2:30 - 7 pm on the corner of Allen St. and Kalamazoo St.

Come welcome back our farmer/vendors (16 of them!), select from a wide range of starts for your gardens as well as early produce, stop by the ANC Outreach table to hear about the latest program offerings, gab with Gail at the Food Chatter Table, and catch up on news with your neighbors.

Free Tai Chi in Hunter Park - No Experience Necessary
Saturdays from 10 - 11 am
Bob Teachout and the Allen Neighborhood Center invite anyone who would like to learn this exercise system to join him. T'ai chi is a slow moving and calming discipline that is accessible to all ages. The many health benefits include improved circulation, respiration, balance and coordination.

Michigan Mindfulness Retreat
Sept. 15-19, Wed. to Sunday
Song of the Morning Yoga Retreat Center, Vanderbilt, Michigan
Mindfulness practice in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh
Sponsored by The Bluewater Community of Mindful Living

Come join us just for the weekend or for all five days. Song of the Morning offers eight hundred acres on the banks of the beautiful Pigeon River. Surrounded by thousands of acres of state and, the retreat is deeply quiet and ideal for meditation. The retreat begins on Wednesday afternoon and ends with a festive dinner on Sunday at 1 PM. Come when you can and stay as long as you like. There will be a regular schedule of meditation and other activities on all five days. We will enjoy sitting and walking meditation, the Five and the Fourteen Mindfulness trainings, some silent meals, early morning walks to greet the sunrise, yoga, dharma discussions and other activities.

Vegetarian meals
Clean and modern accommodations
Only forty-five dollars a night plus tax for a bed in the dormitory domes
15% discount for more than a three night stay

A few private rooms are available. Please see the Song of the Morning website for more information about the accommodations: http://www.goldenlotus.org To reserve a private room please contact the office at Song of the Morning. Students receive a 25% discount and there is plenty of room for tents and campers. Camping is encouraged and is only thirty dollars a night per person plus tax. Two or three "loaner" tents are available. Reduced rates are available on a limited basis by work exchange for those who can help in the kitchen. Please arrange this in advance with the Song of the Morning office. Song of the Morning is located nine miles east of I-75 in Vanderbilt. Please register for the retreat by emailing the office at the Song of the Morning office: office@goldenlotus.org, or you can telephone them at 989-983-4107. The office is closed on Tuesdays.

Lansing Area Oneness Blessing (Deeksha) Schedule

Mondays, 7:30 p.m. - Linda McMahan's home at 2520 Devonshire Ave., Lansing 48910. (Mt. Hope & Penn.) Space is limited so please confirm attendance by calling Linda at cell 896-4822 or email: lindamarie1@comcast.net. Love offering

Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. - FFT offices, 2722 East Michigan Ave., Ste 101, Lansing.

1st Sunday of each month after the service at Fellowship for Today. Sunday service starts at 5:30pm - the blessing typically starts a little before 7:00 pm. For information contact the Fellowship office at (517) 337-4070. Love offering

For more information about the Oneness Blessing visit: http://www.onenessuniversity.org/

PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT

Sponsored by: The Greater Lansing Homeless Resolution Network & the City of Lansing

September 24, 2010

Project Homeless Connect is a one-day, one stop event to provide a broad range of services to people experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness.

The following items are being collected to be distributed to the men, women and children who attend the event:

Toothbrushes

Toothpaste

Bar Soap

Combs/Hairbrushes

Shampoo

Conditioner

Disposable Razors

Shaving Cream

Lotion

Facial Tissue

Hand Sanitizer

Deodorant

For drop-off or pick-up information or for additional information about the event please contact:

Ingham/Lansing Community Corrections: Mary Sabaj at 517-676-7232 or msabaj@ingham.org or Jim Webster at 517-676-7286 or jwebster@ingham.org

Student Organic Farm Stand

The Student Organic Farm Stand has begun its 5th season on Farm Lane in front of the MSU Auditorium. Spread the word that folks can purchase fresh, local, organic produce on campus Thursdays, 11am- 5:30pm through October.

Journaling for Wellness Class and a Memoir Writing Class

Holly Makimaa will be teaching a Journaling for Wellness Class and a Memoir Writing Class at LCC East this fall. If you or anyone you know might enjoy experiencing the transformative power of writing for healing, please check out the link below to sign up.

Journaling for Wellness, Oct 7th-28th, 6:10-8:00 pm, LCC East
Memoir Writing, Oct 27th-Dec 1st, 1:10-3:00 pm, LCC East

http://www.lcc.edu/

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