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SPECIAL EVENTS

WEBSITE UPDATE --- We will be unveiling our brand new website very shortly. Stay tuned for this exciting shift for Center for Spiritual Living - Olympia!

MAY 5 - JUN 9 SACRED CIRCLES SERIES "CONNECT - ENGAGE - TRANSFORM".  Sacred Circles is hosted three times a year in homes throughout Thurston County & facilitated by CSL-Olympia members. Allows a deepening of the connection among participants while learning, growing and sharing spiritual practices.  This six-week Sacred Circle series will be using The Five Pillars of Spirituality by Rev. Dr. Edward Viljoen & Rev. Joyce Duffala.

MAY 18 CO-CREATING OUR COMMUNITY ONE DAY RETREAT
Saturday May 18 -9:00 am – 4:00 pm, Gwinwood Retreat Center, Lacey, WA. All members are invited to attend. At this retreat we will continue to explore, define and co-create a culture of shared leadership led by a professional facilitator chosen for their skills in community work. We will laugh, learn, choose, decide play and work together in taking our community to its next step. Come let your voice be heard. Come listen to the visions, dreams and commitments that others are sharing. Simply come to celebrate the amazing community that is building us!

MAY 19 NEWCOMER'S MEET 'N GREET - GET CONNECTED!
Join us for an informal hour of coffee, conversation and discovery in a circle of CSL folk and other newcomers. May 19, from 12:30-1:30pm in the Meditation room.

ONGOING EVENTS

SATSANG MEDITATION - Every Saturday of the month 10-noon. Meditation & sharing using Adyashanti's book End of Your World. Love ❤ offering. 

SPIRIT CENTERED QIGONG - Every Tuesday of the month 10:15 - 11:15 am @ Sweethaven. A weekly exercise and meditation practicum with Carol Kautzmann who has trained with some of the finest T'ai Ch'i and Qiqong teachers available and has taught for over 20 years. She brings a wise and compassionate heart to all that she offers. Come connect to spirit through this body-meditation practice and notice if your vitality increases! Love ❤ offering.

PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY - The final Prayer Shawl Ministry meeting until fall will be held on Tuesday, May 14th from 7-9 p.m. at the home of Mollie Bagshaw. Please call 709-0036 for directions to her home. | MORE INFO

SPIRITUAL CINEMA - Meets the 2nd Saturday of the month 6:30 - 9:30 pm to see & discuss films of spiritual interest. All are welcome. Bring snacks/drinks.
NEXT FILM DETAILS: JUN 8 FILM TBD @ location TBD. Call Ann 360-339-2590. | MORE INFO

WOMEN'S CIRCLE - Meets the 3rd Saturday of the month 12:30 - 4 pm @ a CSL member’s home. Open to all women seeking a supportive gathering of women on a spiritual path: sharing, deepening practices, workshops, potlucks & clothing exchange; plus our life-transforming Springtime Retreat. | MORE INFO
NEXT WOMEN'S CIRCLE DETAILS: Women's Circle is cancelled for May due to the Members Community Retreat on the same day. Next Women's Circle is scheduled for JUN 15. Contact Carol Kautzmann for details Remedy4u@comcast.net

CSL OVERVIEW - Are you new to Center for Spiritual Living-Olympia? Walked in the door a few months ago, or even last week, and trying to figure things out? If you would like an introduction to the philosophy and organization then join us in at the CSL-Overview on the last Sunday of the month. Attending this class also fulfills the membership requirement.
NEXT CSL OVERVIEW DETAILS: MAY 26 12:30-1:30pm in the children’s room.

OUR COMMUNITY - GET INVOLVED!

FREE BIRTHDAY SESSION (FOR MEMBERS ONLY) - Are you a 2013 member with a birthday this month? If so, sign up now for your free annual spiritual check-up with a Center practitioner. To accept this gift we need your birth date (month and day), email address, and phone number. Forms are available on the Information Table in the Lobby. You will be contacted with your Practitioner’s name and email address so you can make an appointment.

COMPASSIONATE CARE TEAM - You may contact us for any of the following support services or to serve on the team by filling out our forms (available at lobby info table) and submitting them either in the prayer box, practitioners' table, designated baskets or email. Contact us: Ann Aubuchon, RScP. 3390-2590 or Carol Kautzman 539-1791. Email: wecare@cslolympia.org. SUPPORT FOR MEMBERS & COMMUNITY: We offer support to our members, and the larger community, through: visiting members in the hospital, providing transportation, arranging short-term meal service, prayer, organizing care, and friendly words of encouragement, appreciation, condolence, or congratulations. Membership not required to request or receive services. Do you or a loved need our compassionate care?

SUNDAY CELEBRATION PRAYER BLASTS - Sundays after Celebration 12 noon @ back of Sanctuary with a Practitioner. A perfect moment especially for you! Receive your own personally-directed prayer, known as a prayer blast. Come to the sacred space with a request (the perfect job, health, relationship, etc.) and allow the Practitioner to pray with you alone.

MEMBER BENEFITS - Advertise Your Business, Service - Maximize your membership and connect with and support your fellow CSL-Olympia community.

• CSL-Olympia Website: Current members may list their business or service at the Member Links web page. Questions? Contact webmaster.
• Bulletin Board: If you have talents, services, and skills to share with our community, put your business card in the prosperity basket on Sunday and it will be added to the services section of the board. Contact Cleo Bloedon with questions.