~ 1 ~ First Metaphysical Church September 2015 Newsletter Fair Thank you 2015 I just want to take a moment and thank everyone who helped and participated in our Medieval Marketplace this year. First on the list is Kristen Senters who volunteered to chair the event this year and her co-chairs Ginger Guindon, Alissia Risinger and Davonna Wallace. This event is a HUGE amount of work that takes months to prepare and coordinate; please take a moment and thank Kristen and her co-chairs when you see them. There was a lot of behind the scenes work that went into this event and I want to thank Linda Kinard, her granddaughter Rebecca, Connie Lundy, John Lundy, Tessa Piontek, Jim Walker, Kristen Nix, Gaylord Brooks, Tina Wooley, Sophie, Patrick Wooley, Sherry Pickett, Barb Nada, Tonya Barton, and Ann Nedela for all of the help with set up and all the tiny things that have to happen to make this a success. Thank you to our Readers, Healers and Vendors that participated as well; Rhonda Sebert, Tessa Piontek, Tina Wooley, Amanda Kat Shaw, Kristen Senters, Ginger, Guindon, Alissia Risinger, Sherry Pickett, Connie, Lundy, John Lundy, Stephenie Mathis- Gonzalez, Kristen Nix & Gaylord Brooks, Ann Nedela, Shawn Marie Sinclair, Tonya Barton, Bob Wahl, A1-Aura with Dr. Jack, Andy Smith, Bonnie Neighorn, and all of you who contributed with baked goodies and other items that we could sell. We had Yvette s Gourmet Taco Truck for a bit, Glass Walking, Singing Bowls around the Labyrinth, our wonderful Court Jester Jim and Fire Eating! What an amazing day it was for everyone involved. Thank you all to all of you who came out and supported our Fair and for your contributions, making this the Best Fair Yet! Blessings, Rev. Nicky Highlen Ministers Training Class Saturday, September 19 th 10am, Spiritualists Religion with Rev Jeannie Genaw. Open to public ($15).
~ 2 ~ Childrens Annual Halloween Party Sunday, October 18 th 2:00 to 4:00 pm Crafts, games, snacks, trick or treat, costume contest, and lots of fun. Hosted by Rev Nicky and Rev Sherry Costumes encouraged, but not required. All ages welcomed 0-90! Our new FMC t-shirts are available for pre-order now! Prices are as follows: Youth sizes thru adult x large $10 each. 2x large is $12 and 3x large is $13.50. Entire amount due to Kristen Nix (board secretary)
~ 3 ~ Now collecting donations for childrens Halloween party. Looking for bags of pre-wrapped candy for trick or treating. Large box located in Harmony Hall. NOTICE: FREE TABLE in Harmony Hall is done for this year. Please look forward to our FREE TABLE starting again in the Spring. Thank you.
~ 4 ~ ******ONGOING AT HARMONY HALL**** Native Indian Drumming and Teachings with Gaylord Brooks First and third Tuesdays. Learn Native Indian History and Culture, drum rhythms, percussion beats for beginners and advance drummers. Love donations. September 1 st and 15th Meditation with the Reverends! Every Thursday a different Reverend of First Metaphysical Church hosts our meditation. Every night is a different theme and a new and different way to meditate. Join us every Thursday of the month at 7pm to 8:30pm. Love donations. Pot Luck AND Drumming Circle Sunday, September 27th. Gather with us before Sunday service to drum and enjoy our singing bowls. Pot luck at 4pm, followed by circle at 5pm. Midnight Meditation. Hosted by Ann Nedela Love donation. Saturdays, please arrive 10:00 pm sharp. This is an intense healing for personal mind, body and soul. It will be spent in the dark incorporating the energies of the moon. September 12th New Moon, September 26th New Moon October 10 th, New Moon October 24 th, Full Moon November 14 th, New Moon November 28th, Full Moon December 12 th, New Moon December 26 th, Full Moon ADVANCED HYPNOSIS By Rev Bonnie Neighorn Friday September 11 th starting at 9:30am Cost: $225 Bonnie invites all who have taken her beginning hypnosis class to become advanced certified therapists She is also inviting already advanced certified therapists to take a refresher course ($50) Includes Regression therapy, trauma, past life and inner child therapy
~ 5 ~ Save the date! Beginning September 21st Connie Lundy and Nicky Highlen will be presenting a 12 week workshop on the Artists Way. Classes will be Monday nights from 7:00-9:00 September 21st through November 30th. No pre-registration is required. Book not required for class. The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path To Higher Creativity Starting as a collection of tips and hints from different artists and authors, The Artist's Way was collected into a single book and self published by Julia Cameron for maximizing the creativity and productivity of artists. God is an artist. So are we. And we can cooperate with each other. Our creative dreams and longings do come from a divine source, not from the human ego. Week One: Recover a Sense of Safety Week Two: Recover a Sense of Identity Week Three: Recover a Sense of Power Week Four: Recover a Sense of Integrity Week Five: Recover a Sense of Possibility Week Six: Recover a Sense of Abundance Week Seven: Recover a Sense of Connection Week Eight: Recover a Sense of Strength Week Nine: Recover a Sense of Compassion Week Ten: Recover a Sense of Self-Protection Week Eleven: Recover a Sense of Autonomy Week Twelve: Recover a Sense of Faith
~ 6 ~ Coming in October HORROR MOVIE FEST Classic Horror Films from 1920 thru 1959 including Dracula, the Blob, House on Haunted Hill, etc. The EXORCIST showing at midnight. Saturday October 24 th starting at 7pm to 7am NO COST Bring sleeping bags, snacks, etc. Lots of scary fun! Complete list and ratings in Octobers newsletter.
~ 7 ~ Healing Service 6:00pm Regular service 6:30pm september Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Native Indian Teachings and Drumming 7-9pm 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 Native Indian Teachings and Drumming 7-9pm 16 17 Meditation 7:00 Meditation 7:00 11 Advanced Hypnosis 9:30 am Fair Set Up 6:00pm 18 19 12 Psychic Fair 11:00 6:00 $5 admission Midnight Meditation 10pm New moon 20 Board meeting 3pm Fair meeting 5pm 21 Artist Way 7-9pm 22 23 24 Meditation 7:00 25 26 Midnight Meditation 10pm Full moon 27 Pot luck and drumming circle 4pm and 5pm 28 Artist Way 7-9pm 29 30 Webpage: www.firstmetaphysicalchurch.org
~ 8 ~ FMC Wholesale Distributer FMC offers the following: 1. Any member or friend/family can pre-order from the Young Living Catalog (Wholesale prices 40% off retail prices) plus Michigan tax 6% plus $1.00 S+H. Orders go in at the first week of each month. See our face book page under files for catalog and prices or look through our catalog on Sunday nights. 2. Septembers Oil of the Month: Thieves Oil. Available in 5 ml bottles, 1 part thieves oil to 4 parts carrier oil (grape seed oil) for $5 each. Just in time for back to school germs, flu, colds, upper respiratory infections. Thieves oil is good for boosting the immune system, fighting bacteria and relieving scratchy throats, which are all good for a cold. A few drops of thieves oil mixed with water and ingested helps support the immune system. Diffusing the oil into the air removes harmful bacteria Applying Young Living Essential Oils Internally: All single oils maybe used as dietary supplements by dropping into empty capsules to swallow, or dripping in the throat or under the tongue. Aromatically: All of the oils -including blends- may be diffused. Inhaling: It takes 22 seconds for an oil to reach the brain! Topically: All of the oils can be applied to the Vita Flex points on the feet, added to bath water mixed with Epsom salts, applied topically on location or used with body and foot massage. When applied topically, it takes 2-3 minutes for the oil to reach the blood stream, 20 minutes to affect every cell in the body, and 2 ½ hours to fully metabolize. See the display catalogs in the hall or ask for Rev Sherry Pickett 810-964-7535, Rachel Moreno 810-964-7007 or Ann Nedela 810-412-5443 ORDERS FROM CATALOG made first of month Next order in September We still have the following oil mixtures available for $5.00 each: Peppermint Twist, Lavender Dream, Lemon Aid, Clove Clarity, Radiant Rosemary, Cinnamon Carat, Thieves Blend
~ 9 ~ Fighting Against Our Gifts Opening the Door by Madisyn Taylor Continually fighting against your gifts may bring about a louder knock at your door that you won't welcome. As human beings we often have a tendency to fight against using our natural gifts. Many stories of success start with an individual who is ignoring the call of his or her inborn abilities. There are many possible reasons for this resistance, from fear that the calling will be too difficult to a disbelief in the very work one is being asked to do. We may feel too small, too distracted by other people s ideas about what we should do, or too uninformed. Whatever the case, the resistance to actualizing ourselves has very concrete consequences, and many of us have been called out of hiding by an illness or a twist of fate that unequivocally dismantled our resistance. In other the words, the universe knocks, and if we don t answer it knocks louder. For example, if you are meant to be a psychic or a medium, and you aren t using that gift, you may get headaches. If you are meant to be a healer and are trying to be a lawyer, you may have trouble getting or keeping a job. This doesn t mean that you can t still be a lawyer, but perhaps integrating your gifts into your work is what is calling you. On the other hand, you may simply feel an underlying anxiety that you are not on the right path, doing the right thing. Pay attention to this feeling, and ask for guidance from the universe, being open to all its communications, from subtle internal yearnings to powerful dreams. As you begin to risk opening the door to your natural gifts, your life situation may shift in a powerful way. However, you may find that small steps in the right direction, such as taking a class or setting aside one night a week to paint or write, is enough for now. The first step on the journey to our calling in life is to listen to our internal voices and respond to the knocking universe at the door. As we do, the symptoms and anxieties that have haunted us will fade into the background, replaced by opportunities, both big and small, to open the door to what we are truly here to do.
~ 10 ~ Mabon By Tessa Piontek Mabon is the second harvest festival and occurs on the autumn equinox, which falls this year on Sept. 23. It is also known as Harvest Home, Alban Elfred among Celts and Druids, or Foghar in Ireland. It is the time when the harvest is at its fullest and most abundant. Summer fruits and vegetables are still producing and fall crops are beginning to come in. September is most noted for being apple season and who doesn t enjoy a day at the cider mill with fresh squeezed apple cider, and warm apple pie or bread? Now is the harvest of fruit, of apples and grapes. As such, this is also a celebration of wine as last year's crop has been cured to perfection and is now able to be drunk to celebrate the new harvest of grapes and other wine-making fruits. It was a time of harvest and wine-fueled revelry as people, standing still on the precipice of winter s chill, took stock of once vibrant fields. After reaping the harvest, entire communities would cast off the burden of work and celebrate by drinking, making music, and creating art. Keeping with the theme of balance, it was also a day to journey inward, and to prepare for upcoming changes by initiating them through meditation. This is the day that light and darkness balance each other. The nights begin to lengthen and will now be longer than the days, the chill of autumn is in the air, and we may occasionally see leaves beginning to change color. As light and darkness are in balance, the sun enters the astrological sign of Libra, which is the sign of scales and balance. Libra is the 7th sign of the zodiac, and at this point, we begin to see a shift. While the first six signs focus on the individual, the last six focus on our dealings with others and how we relate to them. Those born in Libra epitomize balance, harmony, and fair play. Libras are artistic, stylish, and enjoy creating a beautiful world. They enjoy being around others, and are all about partnerships and groups. In Greek mythology, today is the day that Persephone must return to the Underworld, and join her husband Hades. Her mother, goddess of the earth, Demeter, must let her daughter die so she can return to be Queen in the Realm of the Dead. Demeter mourns for her beloved daughter, and the trees shed their leaves to match her tears. Demeter goes into a severe depression, and with her all living creatures, are now frozen in snow by her sadness. But no worries, she will reunite with her daughter in spring when she will reincarnate enabling nature to bud again. And in Middle Earth, at the Shire, on the Equinox, both Bilbo and Frodo were born. That is what lead the American Tolkien Society to declare back in 1978, that Hobbit Day be celebrated on September 22nd, the Equinox. Autumn is a time for reflection and taking stock of what you have done so far this year, and what still needs to be done to prepare for winter. What seeds did you plant last spring and have they bloomed and flourished? My grandmother called this time of year the wintering in - the time to pile up a stock of books, fill one s root cellar, put wool blankets on the beds, and be prepared for whatever was to come. - Susan Moonwriter Pesznecker, at Witches & Pagans magazine. This is also a perfect time for contemplation, meditation, and planning. We need to plan not only for our physical comfort and well-being, but also spiritually, and emotionally. Examine what needs to be done before winter sets in and find the balance you need in your life to be happy and content.
~ 11 ~ Board Elections are coming in January 2015. In order to vote in this election you must be a registered member of FMC by October 1 st, 2015. Please fill out a form from the front table and give it to a Board Trustee to become a member. Nomination form The January Board Elections are tentatively set for January 17, 2016. Positions are open for nominations. To be qualified for nominations you must be a member in good standing and pass a background check. The Head Minister must be an Active FMC Minister in good standing. You may nominate yourself or someone you think is qualified and will be an asset to the Church. Please return all nominations to Rev Sherry Pickett by October 18th, 2015 NOMINATIONS HEAD MINISTER BOARD PRESIDENT BOARD VICE PRESIDENT BOARD TREASURER BOARD SECRETARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES (6 NEEDED) Questions? 1. What is meant by member in good standing? A member in good standing is a member who attends church on Sunday nights, 50% of the time (records kept in sign-in sheet). 2. What is meant by a Minister in good standing? A minister in good standing is an active minister that attends church on Sunday nights, 75% of the time (records kept in sign-in sheet). 3. What is a back-ground check? We belong to the ICHAT Michigan State Police background check organization. These are free to us because we are a non-profit organization. Anyone wanting to run for an office position must pass the check before being allowed on ballot in January.
~ 12 ~ First Metaphysical Church Members September Birthday Robert Davis 9-1 Tonya Barton 9-10 Amanda Freeman 9-22 Lisa Bartman 9-5 Rev Carol Richardson 9-22 Kim Miller 9-7 Christopher Truxell 9-28 Head Minister Rev Connie Lundy 248-627- 2841 Connie Lundy on Facebook President Rev Nicky Highlen 248-240-1864 superwoman422001@yahoo.com Vice President Rachel Moreno Facebook or 810-964-7007 TreasurerJeniel Payne 810-742-4995 Jlp742@aol.com Secretary Kristen Nix 810-399-5059 kristen.nix@gmail.com Trustees Kristin Senters 810-965-5692 kristensenters@aol.com John Lundy 248-627-2841 FMC BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2015 Traci Parker 9-23 KJ Hooten 9-10 Kim Dotson 9-20 Kaitlin Gooslin 9-2 Youth Group Owen Gooslin 9-11 Makenna and Peyton Edwards 9-12 Connie Lundy on Facebook Jim Haywood Jimwood6363@gmail.com Gaylord Brooks Gjbrooks59@gmail.com Barb Nada 727-735-3569 bnada3@yahoo.com Tonya Barton 810-874-2173 Minutes from the Board of Directors meetings are available to all members of the Congregation anytime. Call Rev Nicky Highlen 248-240-1864 or Kristen Nix 810-874-5901 We are an Inter-faith organization, and we honor the truth in all religions. We accept people of all faiths and invite everyone to join us in our spiritual journeys. It doesn't matter by what name you call your God or Goddess; it's what's in your heart that counts. Your own individual path to spiritual growth is always accepted in this church without judgment as long as you harm no one. We believe in the Divinity of each person and the sacredness of nature.
~ 13 ~ FIRST METAPHYSICAL CHURCH 8267 E ATHERTON ROAD DAVISON, MI 48423 Harmony Hall rental: Seats 100 people Please call for information: 810-653-3291 Living is Learning to Love How to find us FIRST METAPHYSICAL CHURCH 8267 E ATHERTON ROAD DAVISON, MI 48423 810-653-3291 Webpage: www.firstmetaphysicalchurch.org http:// spirituality.meetup.com/432/ Face book: First Metaphysical Church Group