Citylights Community

Citylights Update (Upcoming Sabbath: July 14, 2012)

Hello Lights,

Again, Buggel family got a girl yesterday! Amen! And Amen!

Next, McCashes!

And again, reminder, we are getting together tonight for a picnic/concert/fireworks in the Central Park. Please review the information in the email I’ve sent you today. Here are more details on how to find us: Get off at 86th St. on B/C trains and enter the Park to the Great Lawn. Rosemary and Vesna will pick a spot on the West Side near the 86th St. entrance. If you come from the East Side, walk across the lawn to find the group (it might be a formidable human obstacle course!).

Last Saturday, July 7, Cornel Rusu lead us through a conclusion of our series, “Christianity After Religion (Part 6): Spirituality After Spiritual Disciplines.” It was crowded with people, thoughts, feelings, wonderfully intense.

This coming Saturday, July 14, I will be speaking about “Psychology, Anthropology, Theology, and Commonsensology of Why Good People Are Divided by Religion and Politics (Part 1),” inspired by the latest and loaded book by Jonathan Heidt titled “Righteous Mind.” Learned so much. Can’t keep it in. Will talk about an elephant and a rider, and six taste receptors. And Jesus. Plus four songs created by Reverend Vince!

Our Yoga class will be next week, July 21! In the Fall, it will continue every 1st and 3rd Saturday from 9:30 to 10:45. Please count on helping with paying for space and other costs, $10 per session. Just come for the sessions you can. To register and sign up for updates, please contact our Yoga teacher Carmen Rusu at: carpathian_air@yahoo.com, or phone: 201-805-1739 See you on the mat! Om and amen!

Recently, we had a Leadership Team meeting and here is some relevant information:

We will have August sabbatical and come together again on Sept 8. During that time, anyone form CL is welcome to organize outings, potlucks, trips, events and send me the info which I can distribute to all. July 28 will be our last service at Quaker place before the break.

We will soon need Meals on Wheels for McCashes. We will need to organize swiftly, once the baby happens. Everyone on standby!

We would like to organize a system by which young children will be served appropriately to their age and needs as a part of Citylights. I will be sending an email to all parents and those interested to help. If you would like to be included, let me know.

As a reminder, here is our Saturday schedule:

9:30 – 10:45 Yoga Class with Carmen Rusu (all are welcome, donation $10) every 1st and 3rd Wednesday only.

11:00 BREAKFAST (unless noted otherwise)

11:30 breakfast ends and SERVICE STARTS

1:00 SERVICE ENDS followed by 1 hour of great convo and cleanup

2:00 WE ARE OUT

As we like to say, don’t come late, don’t come on time, come early. The best part of gathering is meeting people and sensing the silence which God is about to fill.

Our next Leadership Team meeting will be July 18, Wednesday, 6-8 pm at Cosi’s just South of Union Sq.

Sabbath can’t come too soon,

Samir Selmanovic, Coordinator, Citylights Community