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Swedenborgian Church of Puget Sound
Creating Heaven on earth by celebrating Divine Love and Wisdom through
worship, the arts and service.
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"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for
tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its
own." ( Matthew 6:34 )
"The greatest
revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by
changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer
aspects of their lives.
William James
"The life of faith
devoid of love is like sunlight devoid of warmth, as is the case in
wintertime when nothing grows and every single thing is inactive and
dies off. But faith deriving from love is like the sunlight in
springtime when everything grows and blossoms, for it is the warmth of
the sun that brings it out." Emanuel Swedenborg A.C. 34:1
"Be the change you are trying to create. Mahatma Gandhi
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IN
OUR PRAYERS
Byron, 5 year old grandson of Marcia Clarke
Kathy Frank surgery on wrist
Ann
Frederick
Rev. Edwin Capon
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Povick Family.
Ruth and Ed Wallace
Don and Mary Howard, and Clorine.
Nancy Parry.
Kevin Thompson,
Nueropathy
Andrew Alexandra.
Brett Van Norman Family
Nina Wildes
Ed and Ruth Wallace.
Melinda Kaur and her father as
she cares for him in the twilight of his life.
Tom Serano
for continued recovery.
Our church to continue inspiring
people.
Please forward your prayer requests to Rev. Eric
Allison. Indicate Prayer
Request in the Subject line.
"Every
person was born to become an angel." Emanuel
Swedenborg
Making
a difference
Sunday service set-up and clean-up folks needed. .
SIGN
UP for E-SCRIP
Every
time you shop you can give MONEY
TO our CHURCH
It is very easy and very effective!
Once you are signed up you will continuously support our church! It is
just like one of Eric's magic tricks! As an example: I signed
up by JUST SHOPPING at SAFEWAY - "earned" $49.50 for our
church. And... that was only between
February and the end of May.
Step-by-step guide:
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Get
your Credit and Debit and Safeway cards ready
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Don't
have your Safeway club card number? Call 1-877-723-3929
(1-877-Safeway) and tell them you need your club card number. It
takes a couple of minutes. Write it down.
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Click
sign up
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Go
through the pages and enter your information
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Click
on Group ID and enter: 1167194 for the Swedenborgian
Church of Puget Sound.
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HELP AVAILABLE -
AmazingRays - Ray Moreau
Consulting & Computer Service. A+ CompTIA
Certified 425-246-5489
Please
forward your Needs or Services to Nancy Apple with
SCPS Help/Services in the Subject line.
"We shall find peace. We shall hear angels. We
shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds." ANTON CHEKOV
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A heavenly life is one of love and wisdom
expressed in usefulness." Married Love 10 Emanuel
Swedenborg
THIS WEEK Sunday
11:00 AM
Sunday May 4
Heaven
on five dollars a day Part 2
This is second in a series of sermons on the
Swedenborgian way
to spiritual transformation. Handouts and specifics to take with
you. Music by Tom Johnston.
Sunday May 11,
The Divine Feminine This is our annual Mothers Day
celebration.
* Today many people have sensitivities to food.
Any kind of good food is welcome on Sundays and will be eaten with
thankfulness. Avoiding bringing anything with hygrogenated oil or
refined sugar is an extra blessing.
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"Love belonging to the spirit, and to the body
as a result of the spirit, is in the souls and minds of married
partners, together with friendship and mutual trust." Married Love 162 Emanuel Swedenborg
NEWS
Isn't that
pretty picture! Our warmest congratulations to Emma and Stefan
Ramsey and Mom, Cheryl Honey. Emma and Stefan were united in marriage
on Saturday, April 20th, in Las Vegas,
Nevada. We wish the very best to the Ramseys on their new life together.
NEW MEMBERS Margaret Trytten and Steve Mason
accepted officially into the church on Sunday. Both Margaret and
Steve have been active in the church for several years. Welcome!
The next few weeks
are Membership Sundays. All those who have never
officially joined are invited to Dance Works Studio for coffee,
tea and sweets at 9:30 am on
May 4th or May 11th. We'll have a bit of an overview and share
our visions of what we as individuals and as a group see as an
expressions of faith.
THANK YOU Helen & Bettina. We owe a debt of gratitude to out going board members
Helen Barler and Bettina Muench. There is a long list of
contributions made by both of you.
NEW Board Members Diana Piermattei and Steve Mason with the Rev.
Welcome aboard to the Board. You won't be bored!
"Nobody can go back
and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new
ending."
Maria Robinson
Be on "Stand by"
To make things easier and have something for the children every Sunday
Rachel and Sierra Grossman will continue caring for the children.
As we usually have only a few kids we really don't need to have
extra. So, when you sign up to lead you are signing up to be on Stand by. Sarah
Hoffman's main role is coordinating or scheduling adults to be on
Stand by for
those Sundays when a bunch of kids happen to show up. To be on Stand by write Sarah at sarah_hoffman25@hotmail.com.
However, if you really are fine with leading 1 or 2, 1-3 year
olds and don't want to attend the service your gift of teaching
is welcome.
We will try this approach for a few months and then
reassess.
Many thanks to Sarah for all the work she has already put in!
Welcome Back
Sandy and Doug Howard are back
from their sojourn to the East.
Actually, East Coast. Doug's Mum was celebrating her nth
birthday. Sandy's Mom is also 92. Congratulations ladies!
Honor the Earth by making one phone call!
Want to do your part? Of course you do! Call the
office of our congressman Dave Riechart. You can leave a message at his Washington, D.C. office at
(202) 225-7761 and just tell him your name, what city you live in, and
that you really want him to sign the Safe
Climate Act, the BEST global warming bill in the Congress.
HELP
It's time once again for the annual
Interfaith Fair.
This year the Fair is
Saturday May 17th at the Vedic Cultural Center in Redmond. We
need setter uppers and sitter arounders and hander outters. Come
for an hour or two. To get on the schedule contact Rev. Eric at breathoflife1@comcast.net
ARE
YOU CRUISING IN 2009?
The 2009 annual convention of the
Swedenborgian Church will be here and UDUB. After the convention
we have the option of doing a one week cruise to Alaska and back to
Seattle. If you would like to go on this cruise contact Nancy
Apple at ncapple@yahoo.com
Convention 2009
The annual church convention of the
Swedenborgian Church 2009 will be held at the University of Washington.
"Heaven is the only
basis for our continued existence."
H&H
94 Emanuel Swedenborg
Jesse Lake Trailhead
Series
At Allison Tipi continues tomorrow.
WHEN: Three Part Series 1-4 PM,
Saturday May 3,
Part Two -
Discarding Negativity
How to take negative energy off you and your loved ones
Saturday, May 3
1pm - 4pm
UPCOMING EVENTS
Benefit Concert for
Operation Safe Haven
to
House Families Displaced by Crisis or Disasters Program of the Family Support Network,
International 501(c)3 based
in Washington State
Featuring: Ashraf
Hakim, Egypt's Premiere Cellist
Saturday, May
10th, 3pm-5pm
Concert in Thomas
Berry Hall at Whidbey Institute
6449 Old Pietila
Rd. Clinton, WA
Tickets:
$15/pp
Reserve your space
by calling: 360.341.3404
Reserve your
space: info@whidbeyinstitute.org
www.whidbeyinstitute.org
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Ashraf Hakim, was 1st Chair and soloist
for the Cairo Opera House, Arabic Symphony Orchestra and Egyptian
National Cultural Theater. He has played in over 40 countries on six
continents for Kings, Queens, Sheiks, Ambassadors, Presidents, and
Prime Ministers. Ashraf is the only musician featured on the Pyramids
and Sphynx of Egypt to bridge peace between the East and
West.
Vipassana Meditation
led by Tom Johnston & Fanny Simenc.
Also known as Insight
Meditation.
April
20th-May 11th 1:15-2:15 PM
Dance Works Studio 16641 Redmond Way, Redmond
This is the Buddhist meditation that is thousands of years old. It
includes the "Metta" ( loving kindness ) meditation. This focuses
on breath, body sensation, and emotion. Finally, your entire life
is meditation.
Bring a pad and blanket.
$10.00 per session of $35.00 for the series.
Limited to ten people.
Contact fanny at fannyruca@hotmail.com
A Gathering of Men
Mens group meeting at Jitters 5:30-7:00
PM Tuesday May 6. Next meeting will start with the mens prayer
"I'm a man, but I can change, if I have to, I guess." and proceed from
there into a deeply masculine theological discussion about the nature
of man. It's the one south of Sears. 15010 NE 20th, Redmond
98052
A Retreat for Teenagers. SAVED, The
Swedenborgian perspective on salvation. Memorial Day
Weekend May 23-26 in Fryeburg, Maine. Yes, send your teen on a spiritual
adventure for the weekend http://youthleague.blogspot.com/
NEW
POSSIBILITIES Thursday, May 15th, 7 PM.
In the conference room of the Redmond Library.
Mark Dodds, Medicine
Man and Author is coming to New Possibilities to tell his
story and lead us in some healing. He hopes to have his "Book"
finished by then so he may have some copies for sale.
"Doing good things out of freedom actually is
freedom. It is loving the Lord and loving other people, and these
loves come from freedom." Swedenborg NJHD 142
LEARN
How to prepare Tasty Fermented Foods
and the Foundations
of Homeopathy
Saturday May 24, 11AM -3PM
We
are so very very luck to have Dr. Roy Ozanne and Lynn Parr offering to
lead another informative and tasty class. This class
includes a didactic presentation and a demonstration - i.e. eating.
Come enjoy a delicious and informative few hours about simple steps to
good health at the home of Noel Schuurman. Let Noel know you plan on
attending.
noelofthelake@comcast.net
425-889-9046
4926 111th Avenue NE
Kirkland, WA 98033
$40.00
Just click here heaven on earth
and it will take you to our website.
There you can make a donation with your credit card. Some
folks are using credit cards that get miles so they get air miles with
each donation. And its all tax deductible. You can also email
your pledge to our faithful treasurer Garry Kersten at garyinwa@yahoo.com.
WE have had $23,000 has been pledged toward our goal of $60,000
"It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly
secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no
longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and
exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power"
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Alan Cohen
CALLING ALL POETS!
Inspired by Eric's "The Universe Says
YES" poetry reading at Easter, Stephanie Peterson would like
to compile other original, uplifting, inspiring poems written by people
within our spiritual community into some kind of publication.
"The idea is not fully fleshed out, but I
wanted to act from inspiration on this one and trust that the project
will unfold without pushing for all the details up front," explains
Stephanie.
Who knows what's possible when the spark of
the Divine is your foundation? Does your poem make you feel good?
Does it open you up to new adventures, ways of seeing things, and love
unbounded? If the answer is Yes! you're in.
Haven't written your poem yet? Then here's
your inspirational call to action. Spill those words onto a page! And
send them to me at s_peterson@comcast.net.
Can't wait to hear from you!
Helen the Artist
Drop by the Harborview
Medical Center Cafeteria to view the staff art show. Our own Helen
Barler has photos on display this year!
Good deed doers
Below are the kind hearted
freinds who have signed up to do the Sunday morning set-up. Thank you.
You'll notice that there are empty slots just waiting for a
volunteer. To help out contact faithful Cisela Wildes. <ciselaw55@yahoo.com>
SETTER UPPERS
May
4
Sandy and Doug Howard
11
Fanny Simenc
18 Diana Piermattei
25 ???
1 June Debbie
"The
key to change... is to let go of fear."
Rosanne Cash
The team prays for you.
"The church of the Lord is not here or there, but everywhere.
It is within those placess where the church is, as well as places
outside of the church, wherever people's lives are formed according to
the principles of charity. So it is that the church of the Lord is
spread through the whole earth and yet that it is one; for when life
constitutes the church, and not doctrine separate from life, then the
church is one. The church of the Lord is everywhere in the world...."
Arcana Coelestia 8152 & 10,765 Emanuel Swedenborg."
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Trust in the LORD with all thine
heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. -
Proverbs 3:5,6
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"What you leave behind
is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the
lives of others." Pericles
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HEALTH
WATCH
Relaxation is healthy. Here is oen of the meditations used during
our weekly Vipasana sesson after church, led by Tom Johnston and Fanny
Simenc.
Metta Meditation or Loving compassion allows you to feel connected to
your self and the universe.
1. Extend love and compassion to yourself by saying: "May I be
happy, may I be at peace, may I be healthy, may I be fulfilled, may I
live in harmony with every _____ in my life" add specific words and
thoughts of loving kindness.
2. Extend love and compassion to someone who is important to you by
saying: "May they be happy, may they be at peace, may they be
healthy, may they be fulfilled, may they live in harmony."
3. Extend your love and compassion to someone who has been difficult
now or in the past to you by saying:" May they be happy, may they be at
peace, may they be healthy, may they be fulfilled, may they live in
harmony."
4. Extend your love and compassion to all beings by saying: "May
all beings be happy, may all beings be at peace, may all beings be
healthy, may all beings be fulfilled, may all beings live in harmony."
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Swedenborgian Church of
Puget Sound | 21313 SE 3rd St. | Sammamish | WA | 98074
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