Center for Spiritual Living St. George

What a glorious past month our Center has experienced!

The Installation Ceremony, in which I was officially installed as the senior minister, was such a deeply moving and heartfelt experience. The outpouring of love that I experienced throughout the entire evening was quite overwhelming. I was truly touched at a soul level. I know that I have come home!

On March 17th, our community came together for our annual meeting. Two members of our Core Council, Lura Kingsford and Mary Klein stepped down from their positions with our deepest appreciation and gratitude for all of their dedicated service to our community. Our membership then elected Sue Fullmer and Calista Ames as new Core Council members. Reports were given recapping 2018 and the vision for 2019, as well as, our membership and financial growth and stability.

We also launched our new chair campaign. Having beautiful, comfortable, and more functional seating for our space is necessary for the growth and expansion of our community. The new chairs we are purchasing are quite lovely, comfortable to sit on for an extended period of time, and provide for flexible seating arrangements. We hope you’ll consider supporting this program.

Our theme for this month focuses on the spiritual values of diversity and inclusion. In an ever-increasingly diverse society, the need to reduce the polarization and fragmentation that people experience due to race, religion, class, gender, sexual orientation, or national origin is greater than ever before. Our focus this month will be on how we, as conscious spiritual beings, can do our part to decrease the sense of separation we often feel.

Our Book-of-the-Month is entitled Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People by Mahzarin R. Banaji and Anthony G. Greenwald. This book is an exploration of the hidden biases we all carry from a lifetime of exposure to cultural attitudes about age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, social class, sexuality, disability status, and nationality. The title’s “good people” are those of us who strive to align our behavior with our intentions. The aim of Blindspot is to help well-intentioned people achieve that alignment. By gaining awareness, we can adapt our beliefs and behavior and move toward creating a world that works for everyone.

We have several different activities and workshops scheduled for this month to help us on our spiritual path toward becoming more conscious individuals. We hope you find the time to join us for these experiences.

Have an amazing month!

Peace and Richest Blessings,

Rev. Laura