THE SPIRITUAL CONNECTION

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1 THE SPIRITUAL CONNECTION The April 2018 April From the Desk 2018 Well, finally we re having more rain than snow. We were just outside this evening and noticed that the rhubarb is starting to sprout up. Can summer be far behind?? Board of Directors President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Directors Inga Olsen Joann Sica Richard Nelson Pastor Rev Beth Carter CM, CH Newsletter staff Mike Carter Lance Cyr Lauren Nelson Sallie Chase Editor Sandi Cayia Distribution Open Position Usually, I d be waxing philosophical about some point of Spiritualism that strikes my fancy. But this time we need to cover a few things that are ever present with Spring and with the running of a Church. A lot of people think that all you do is show up at a class or a service and the rest will take care of itself. But be aware that there s a lot that goes into keeping our doors open. First, please notice the flyer about our Spring Medium s Day. This is one of our major fundraisers for the year and it helps us financially get through the year. It will be on April 21 st and begins at 10:00 AM. There will be vendors like Paula Lipinski with her Auric Photography, Sandy Whitmore with stones and gems, and Donna Young from New Hampshire with lots of different and very interesting items. You can see her web site If things go well, we may have some others as vendors. As usual, the Spiritualist readings will be $20 for 15 minutes and $35 for a half hour. We will also have our healers available offering hands on healing for those who need a healing. Please come and see us on that Saturday. For those of you who are members, on Friday evening, April 27 th we will be having our annual business meeting and elections. Members and congregants alike are urged to attend to help us guide our Church into the future. Members dues must be paid in full in order to vote on motions or vote in elections. Congregants will have input Cont. page 3

2 Sunday Speakers and Mediums Sunday Speakers Services 6:30 PM April 1 st Robert Foster April 8 th Joe McCann, Burlington, MA April 15 th Eddita Felt April 22 nd Christine Dube, Derry NH April 29 th Rev. Staci Kopchinski NSAC Head of Missionaries Wisconsin May 6 th Mike Carter Membership Meeting April 27 / 7:30PM Friday Development Classes Friday Classes7:30 PM April 6 th Meditation & Mediumship Lance Cyr April 13 th Moderating a Spiritualist Service Rev. Beth Carter & Mike Carter April 20 th NO CLASS Medium s Day Set Up April 27 th NO CLASS Annual Meeting & Elections May 4 th Meeting Your Guides Rev. Beth Carter & Mike Carter CM - Certified Medium MPI- Morris Pratt Institute Student REV- Reverent NST- National Spiritualist Teacher CH- Commissioned Healer LM- Licentiate Minister M- Missionary 2

3 Cont. page 1 For those of you who are members, on Friday evening, April 27 th we will be having our annual business meeting and elections. Members and congregants alike are urged to attend to help us guide our Church into the future. Members dues must be paid in full in order to vote on motions or vote in elections. Congregants will have input but will be unable to cast votes. Please make a note on your calendar to attend out annual meeting. Mike Carter President Your mind is a garden. Your thoughts are the seeds. The harvest can be either flowers or weeds. Spiritualism is a lot like gardening. We till and cultivate the garden of our heart, planting seeds of presence, openness and the ability to respect whatever arises. We water each one, so, the things which are beautiful in us...can blossom. IT'S UP TO YOU One song can spark a moment, One flower can wake the dream. One tree can start a forest, One bird can herald spring. One smile begins a friendship, One handclasp lifts a soul. One star can guide a ship at sea, One word can frame the goal. One vote can change a nation, One sunbeam lights a room. One candle wipes out darkness, One laugh will conquer gloom. One step must start each journey, One word must start each prayer. One hope will raise our spirits, One touch can show you care. One voice can speak with wisdom, One heart can know what's true. One life can make the difference, You see, it's up to you. Unknown Submitted by Rev. Beth Carter By Jack Kornfield: Submitted by Rev. Beth Carter 3

4 Springtime BY M A D I S Y N T A Y L O R Springtime inspires us to believe that, along with the earth, we too might change, release the past, and give birth to new ideas. Spring comes when the earth, coaxed by lengthening days and warmer temperatures, begins to awaken from her winter slumber. She stretches open to receive the rain that gives drink to flower buds and seedlings. She takes a deep breath, and on her exhale the leaves on trees unfurl like tiny flags heralding her revival as baby animals tumble forth, trumpeting the good news to all who will listen. Rebirth and repopulation fill the void of winter with flurry and fury as what appeared to be gone forever comes into being once again. Even though it happens this way every year, we stand in awe, our insides trembling sweetly like the legs of a new foal as we too are reborn. This is when we fall in love, again, speak without thinking, say yes to things we would normally refuse. It becomes more difficult to say no when the whole world around us appears to be an astounding affirmation of the resilience, richness, and plain, perfect beauty of life. We may find ourselves feeling several years younger and 10 pounds lighter without changing a thing. We may feel the urge to cleanse our bodies with a new pattern of eating, clearing our kitchens of cold-weather comfort foods and filling them instead with lighter fare and fresh fruits and vegetables. We may clear our closets of old clothes or cut our hair to express a new facet of who we are, and who we might become. Springtime inspires us to believe that, along with the earth, we too might change, release the past, and give birth to new ideas, new relationships, and new perspectives. In honor of spring, we could make a list of the many possibilities we envision for the future and bury it in the earth, surrendering the fertile seeds of our imaginations to the nurturing soil. In tune with the season, we can then watch in wonder as the last of the snow dissolves into the rich brown earth, and stark winter gives way to green possibility. 4

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