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I hope the sun is finding you today! I want to thank Amanda who secured our new chairs at no cost! We've got more chairs coming so please help us fill them! Invite your friends to TLC! If you haven't been in a while COME! You don't know what you're missing!
We've got a couple new announcements so please be sure to read all the way down today.
love,
mary
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
SPIRITUAL CINEMA THIS SATURDAY AT THE FRANKS! Join us this Saturday, March 20th at P.R. and Lori's to watch the movie "9" and then have some discussion about the spiritual themes the movie presents. We will gather there at 7pm for light appetizers, bring something to share! The movie will begin at 8pm. The Frank's address is 850 Silverleaf Dr. in Riverside, Ohio, and if you need directions or more info you can reach them at 937-258-8337 or P.R.'s cell is 937-470-2601. All are welcome to join us!
TLC OPEN HOUSE AND VEGETARIAN POTLUCK - SUNDAY, APRIL 11TH! Invite your friends to join us for a special Gathering at 4pm on Sunday, April 11th and we will follow it up with a vegetarian potluck! PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU PLAN TO JOIN US AND WHAT YOU WILL BRING SO WE CAN BE SURE TO HAVE ENOUGH FOOD! We will need several entree's, side dishes, salads, breads and deserts. Let's make a concerted effort to use this new beginning at SRI as an opening for growth. Use your facebook page, your twitter account, and word of mouth to spread the word about TLC and how it nourishes your spiritual life! Post a link to our website on your facebook page or put something about your experience at TLC in your status. Invite your friends to join us at our new location for a unique spiritual experience and an invitation to be part of a small faith community committed to spiritual growth and each other!
DAYTON LGBT COMMUNITY SPRING DINNER - SATURDAY, MAY 15TH AND TLC IS THE FEATURED ORGANIZATION! I hope some of you will join me in representing TLC at this event!
It will be a cookout! You bring the side dishes and they'll have hot dogs, brats, burgers and all the paperware and beverages. Bring a salad, dessert or side dish to share. The community dinners are held at St. Paul United Methodist Church, a Reconciling United Methodist Church in East Dayton, at 101 Huffman Ave & 4th Street. 937-252-4467. reconcilingministry@stpauldayton.org The event is free to LGBT community, family and friends.
TIME: The evening begins at 5:30 PM with a social hour followed by dinner at 6:30. The dinner will be followed by a program with community announcements and entertainment.
DIRECTIONS: Going down 5th Street east of Keowee cross the railroad tracks and turn left, the church is on the left. Going down Third Street east of Keowee go to Huffman a little past the U-Haul dealer on the right and turn right, the church is on the right. There is plenty of on street parking in the neighborhood that surrounds the church.
UPCOMING PRAYER OPPORTUNITIES:
- Catholic Style Prayer gathering every second WEDNESDAY of the month. Our next one will be April 14th from 7-8:30pm. If you are interested in joining us contact Mary at 937 750-0372.
- FRIDAY, MARCH 25TH - TLC YELLOW SPRINGS BRANCH - GATHERING AT THE YURT! 6:30pm.
At our first YS Gathering we will come together for prayer, a common meal/carry in, discernment and discussion about gathering regularly, possibly monthly. Email me if you are interested in joining us so I can be sure to give you directions to the yurt!
TLC PRAYER LIST
- For Haiti and Chile and all affected by this tragedy. May we, the world, come to their aid.
- Sean Wooles, Damian & Jan Wooles, and Eileen Wooles
- For my sister Jeanne, her husband John and their kids Kate, Abby, Chris and Ian
- For those who are jailed and in prison...that they may experience the freedom of forgiveness God offers.
- For all those who suffer and struggle with depression...
- For those who are under-employed and unemployed...
- For TLC that we may grow in depth and width...
- For these and all the prayers we hold deep in our hearts...
Sunday March 21, Gathering Theme and Readings
Expressions of Joy – an artist’s point of view
Meditation: Moving with Joy
Readings:
Reading 1 Stephen Nachmanovitch in his work Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art.
"Without play, learning and evolution are impossible. Play is the taproot from which original art springs; it is the raw stuff that the artist channels and organizes with all his learning and technique. Technique itself springs from play, because we can acquire technique only by the practice of practice, by persistently experimenting and playing with our tools and testing their limits and resistances. Creative work is play; it is free speculation using the materials of one's chosen form. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves. Artists play with color and space. Musicians play with sound and silence. Eros plays with lovers. God plays with the universe. Children play with everything they can get their hands on.
Reading 2 Michael Teal
Live your best life, express your gifts and connect to your spiritual guides. The waters of the soul are such that if we allow them to wash over us we will know joy every day. We are all living rainbows of love. Know that the light of God is within you and that by sharing it you ignite transformation and liberate the spirit. Life is a garden of grace and beauty and we are all flowers who need only blossom to find heaven.