Licensed Practitioners are spiritual counselors trained to help individuals use spiritual principles in their daily lives. As professionals, they establish and charge a fee for their services. There is no fee to meet with a practitioner after Services.

Licensed PractitionersClare Batley (408) 891-6967Debbie Belmessieri (408) 439-8428Jennifer Bick (408) 221-6236Barbara Bird (408) 489-4063Grainne Callan (408) 736-7807Ruby Callary (408) 839-6939Rev. Toni Cormier (408) 455-4312Chuck Cornelison (650) 728-5663 Em Dake-Morrell (408) 691-4192Rev. Darlene Dunning (928) 899-6993Cindy Edelson (415) 309-5565‘g’ (Susan Gable) (408) 422-5119Phyllis Gallagher (408) 605-8010Diane Gralewski (408) 340-8802Doris Hoffman (408) 297-1910Kathy Homara (408) 234-9897BJ King (408) 445-1712Lisa Koza (917) 562-0093Peggy Lambdin (408) 288-7834Laurie Lynch (408) 257-7559Laura Marquard (408) 835-5301Linda Joy McKay (408) 483-6653 Rev. Susan Overland (408) 294-1828Franklin Privette (408) 248-5287Rev. Valerie Reeves (714) 357-2369Maureen Ross (408) 425-7457Dorlene Russell (408) 370-0990Mitsie Silverberg (408) 515-9777Debbie Slayton (408) 623-8819Julia Smith (650) 224-5995Christopher Steele (408) 440-9692Melina Uncapher (650) 492-6232Mattilon Vanderhorst (408) 225-2822Ron Wade (415) 606-7634Lucy Witt (408) 629-5277Paul Witt (408) 629-5277

Visioning COREDr. David Bruner (408) 294-1828Melina Uncapher (650) 492-6232Chuck Cornelison (650) 353-1054Barbara Bird (408) 489-4063Candace Hamilton (408) 910-3536Jacque Hansen (408) 829-4309Dawn Renz (669) 300-2982Patti Searle (831) 809-8296

CORE CouncilDr. David Bruner (408) 294-1828Marcia Bencala (408) 757-9995Liz Fedyna (408) 656-9041Ron Wade (415) 606-7634Susanne Mulcahy (408) 724-8448Kevin Swanson (408) 348-4029Melina Uncapher (650) 492-6232

Staff: (408) 294-1828

Spiritual DirectorDr. David Bruner (x113)

Assistant MinistersRev. Susan Overland (PROG) (x115)Rev. Darlene Dunning (OPS) (x121)

Staff MinistersRev. Toni Cormier (408) 455-4312 Grief & LossRev. Valerie Reeves (714) 357-2369 Youth & Family

Administrative/BookstoreLaura Dahm (x100)

Facilities/ITJamie Campos (x123) Maintenance/Gardening David Gomez

Finance/AccountingMeghan Dake-Morrell (x112) Cathi Ciardella

MarketingDavid Field (408) 356-2072

Webmaster/Fellowship OneRev. Elizabeth Rowley (408) 368-5720

MusicDave DiLullo (408) 655-0264 Choir Michelle Jordan (510) 599-6997

Youth & FamilyRev. Valerie Reeves (714) 357-2369

June 2, 2013The Mystic Journey

TODAY’S FLOWERS...are the gift of the Center for Spiritual Living

in honor of the fabulous volunteers.

SPECIAL EVENTS/NOTICESBECOME A MEMBER OF CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING SAN JOSE. The upcoming New Membership Class will be held on Monday, June 3rd from 7-10 PM. This is a free class for those who would like to become members of the Center, and pre-registration is required as is successful completion of Foundations or Beyond Limits class. Please stop at the special events table in Fellowship Hall after service to get more information, or register on line at www.cslsj.org. The next New Member Installation Sunday will be held on June 9th! Questions??? Please call Marcia Bencala 408-757-9995, Mat Lindstedt 408-832-3800, or see Rev. Susan after service.

Rev Valerie’s Ordination - Come and celebrate Rev Valer ie’s Ordinat ion with your Center for Spir-i t u a l L i v i n g F a m i l y . T h e S u n d a y N i g h t Service on June 9th from 6-7 PM will be Rev Valerie’s Ordination. Come experience ritual done the Science of Mind way. Trans-formative, nurturing and impactful.

What are those paintings doing on the stage?They are talent from within the Center. Members are being used to brighten & decorate our sacred space. This week’s talent is… Carolyn Meredith, Julia Snow, Karen Fedor & Valerie Reeves!

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR CONCIERGE OR THE WEBSITE AT...

WWW.CSLSJ.ORG

SERVICETODAY: Sunday Night Service from 6-7 PM in Fel-lowship Hall. Join us for the Center’s weekly third Service. Service includes meditation, live music from our talented community and original and enlightening talks based on the Theme of the Week. Tonight’s speaker is Rev. Valerie Reeves. Music: Tom Watson. Vo-calists - Paula Stapleton & Irma Romero. Childcare is available. For more information please contact SundayNightService@cslsj.org.

JUNE BOOK OF MONTHWriting As A Sacred Path - A Practical Guide to WritingWith Pas-sion and Purpose, Jill Jepson

DONATIONDo you have a gently used Laptop or Tablet that you could donate to the Center? If so, please see Dr. David, Rev. Susan or Rev. Darlene after service today.

SELFLESS SERVICEYouth Wing is looking for some volunteers to add to our wonder-ful team. It’s simple, it’s fun, it’s rewarding! See Rev. Valerie in the youth wing!

HIRINGGift Shop Team Leader The Center for Spiritual Living San Jose is alive and thriving! We have a new role and are in need of a Team Leader to lead volunteers for our Gift Shop. The ideal candidate will have experience with retail, ordering, tracking inventory and new product staging. Preferred experience oper-ating a cash register and reconciliations, Microsoft Office. Do you have a creative marketing flare? If you’re interested please email Rev. Darlene at: darlenedunning@cslsj.org

CSLU: CERTIFICATED CLASSESPre-Register at www.cslsj.org

Power Of Your Word - Eight weeks, Monday EVENINGs 7-10 PM, Jun 10-Jul 29. Facilitated by Dr. David Bruner. Wrapped in words, enfolded in ways unimaginable; until, that is, we feel the power that they exert in our transforming lives. As we deepen our spiritual practice, prayer assumes importance in living a spiritual life. Our goal in this class is to know/use the power that our words and pas-sions exert in answered prayer. Class Focus -- learn what contributes to clear, powerful, focused prayer; write affirmations and prayers to address personal circumstances for self and for others; discern personal limiting beliefs that interrupt our progress; and experience what it means to “pray continuously.” Fee: $210. Pre-register on-line at www.cslsj.org.Beyond Limits – Ten weeks, Tuesday DAYTIME 10 AM-1 PM, Jun 11-Aug 13. Facilitated by Rev. Susan Overland. Ten weeks to a new YOU -- beyond old beliefs and tired tales lie the keys to your awakening! Take your summer Beyond Limits as we explore the core concepts of Science of Mind. Give yourself the freedom that is inherently yours since birth. Fee: $250. Questions? Contact su-sanoverland@cslsj.org or 408-294-1828 x115. Pre-register on-line at www.cslsj.org.

5 Gifts for an Abundant Life – Eight weeks, Thursday EVE-NINGs 7-10 PM, Jun 13-Aug 1. Facilitated by Mitsie Silverberg, RScP. Want to reveal the Abundance Consciousness that is already within you? The GIFTS – which is an acronym for Gratitude, Inten-tions, Forgiveness, Tithing and Surrender are presented so you will feel inspired to welcome the GIFTS into your daily spiritual life, and thus change your experiences of lack and limitation. Fee: $210. Questions? Contact mitsiebsmith@yahoo.com or 408-515-9777. Pre-register on-line at www.cslsj.org.

1195 Clark StreetSan Jose, CA 95125

Voice (408) 294-1828Fax (408) 297-8621

Office Hours10 AM - 5 PM Mon-Thurs

Web & Email: www.cslsj.org / office@cslsj.org lNow Live Streaming

Dr. David Bruner, Spiritual Director

ADULT ENRICHMENT CLASSESRegister at www.cslsj.org

Practice Makes Permanent Wednesdays: 7-8 PM – FREE Spiritual Practice Classes. June: JOURNALING. Join with Rev. Susan Overland this week. For info or to register, go to our website www.cslsj.org.

The Creative Process – Two class options: Tuesday eve-nings from 7-9 PM (6/11-7/16) and Wednesday daytime from 10 AM-12 PM (6/12-7/17). Learn how the creative process works in our world. We can participate in the process of enhancing our lives and the evolving world . 1) The Creative Process is a basic concept. 2) It is ongoing. 3) We can participate in it. Class fee: $60. Pre-register on-line at www.cslsj.org. Facilitated by Franklin Privette, RScP.

Journaling Power - How to Break Free of Limiting Beliefs and Accept Abundance FREE Workshop with Rev. Darlene Dunning Friday, June 14th from 7 – 9 pm Journaling power serves as an awesome tool to enhance wellbeing and abundance. Journal to break free of limiting beliefs and access your unlimited Source of love, joy, creativity and everything your heart truly desires. Call Rev. Darlene for more info at 408-294-1828 x 121 and register online at www.cslsj.org

Emotional Intelligence: Quality Of Life – Saturday, June 15. 9 AM – 1 PM. Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is a bet-ter predictor of success than IQ. Learn how you can improve your EQ competencies. Acquire tools and methods to manage your emotions and stress, use emotions to achieve your goals, build trusting and supportive relationships, and live a meaning-ful life. Facilitated by Shabbir Latif. shabbir@xtra-assist.com. 408-515-6333

Summer Solstice and Shamanic Journey Circle - in this workshop we will drum together and experience Oneness. You will journey to the Spirit realm and meet your power animal, who will take you on a powerful journey of self-awareness, wisdom and healing.You will release a block in one area of your life. Friday 6/21 7 – 9PM. Facilitated by Gregory Merritt. 408-202-4048. GregoryMerritt8@comcast.net. Love Offering

The ‘Bucket List’ is a Playshop to review our past wins and then through quiet contemplation look at what else is possible to accomplish, people to meet, or places to visit. This is an adven-ture in forward thinking in our personal and/or professional life to look at new ways of using the Law of Attraction to enhance our lives and develop a plan to help achieve possibilities. It’s time to go deeper. Facilitated by B.J. King RsCPE. 6/22 1 – 3:30. Fee: $25. 408-859-6192. talkspirit@sbcglobal.net

SPECIAL EVENTS/NOTICESHidden Waterfall Hikes – Saturday, June 8th – 10 AM – 2 PM. Join in the fun. Hike in to see one of the unmarked high-lights of the Long Ridge Open Space Preserve, the waterfall on Peters Creek. The waterfall on Peters Creek is not a featured site of the preserve, and it is beautiful, with west-facing vistas, and a favored place for soaring raptors. Steve Fowkes will be your guide. His father’s house is only one mile away, so this is his backyard. steve@projectwellbeing.com. 650-321-2374

GUEST MUSICIANSToday: Guest Musicians: Today: Michelle Jordan. 6/9: Daniel Nahmod. 6/16: Gary Floyd. 6/23: Andy Morales. 6/30: Global Heart Choir, Director: Michelle Jordan. 7/7: Beth Longwell. 7/14: Michelle Jordan. 7/21: Mike Renwick.

JUNE MEMBERS’ BIRTHDAYSTJ Paganini (2), Dave DiLullo (3), Tish Galloway-Foss (5), Laura Gra-ham Marquard (5), Shelley Powers (5), Karen Landon (8), Jerrod Cod-dington (14), Bobbe Brown (15), Kenny Dotson (15), Rudy Silverberg (16), Maria Eisenhart (19), Kathy Homera (19), Marcia Bencala (21), Kathleen DaSilva (23), Patti Glick (230, Kaylen Jacobson (25), Marc Eisenhart (26), Deb Sampair (26), Cindy Edelson (27), Kent Goetz (27), Anita Calkins (28), Diane Gralewski (28), Glenda Jackson (30)

Member, Centers for Spiritual Living

2013 Theme: Living the Science of Mind

Practice Makes Permanent

May Theme: Journaling Dr. David Bruner

JUNE AFFIRMATIONSAffirmation: “The doorway is open before me. I am continu-ally meeting new and larger experiences. Every day brings some greater good. Every day brings more blessings and greater self-expression.” Ernest Holmes

Giving Affirmation:The more I give the more that is re-turned to me: Love, Compassion, Money, everything. I am a magnificent being with an abundance to give and I surrender my heart to the Universe.

What Does it Mean?CSL: Center for Spiritual Living; Demonstration/Manifestation: Answered prayer; High Watch: Practitioners sitting at each end of front pews maintaining the awareness of the Consciousness of God in all aspects of the day; Love Offering: Another word for “donation”; MOP: Ministry of Prayer; Race Consciousness or Race Thought: collective belief(s) of the human race, i.e. “If you go outside with your hair wet you’re going to catch cold” or “No pain, no gain.” RS: Religious Science - one name for our denomination; RScP: Religious Science Practitioner; SOM: Science of Mind - our philosophy; (Spiritual Mind) Treatment: Affirmative prayer

What is This?You may have seen this symbol in the stained glass

window or on a banner in the Sanctuary. This is our teaching symbol and it attempts to portray how the physical world is created. Imagine the top third is a seed (“thought” or “cause”) that you plant into soil (the middle section or “law”) that brings about a plant (lower

section or “effect”). Simply: What you think about you become - or - “It is done unto you as you believe.”

Who Are We?Ernest Holmes: founder of Science of Mind. Science of Mind: The name of our philosophy. Centers for Spiritual Living: name of our organization. Home Office: our organizational headquarters in Golden, CO. CORE Council; the (mostly!) elected leadership of the Center. HOME

Welcome

General Information:

Sunday Services 9:30 AM, 11 AM & 6 PM

Now Live Streaming: Visit www.cslsj.org and follow.

Wednesday Night Free Spiritual Practice Class 7-8 PMBookstore: We have a selection of Science of Mind books, books of the month and other favorites, plus our Sunday service CD’s, jewelry, cards and many gift items. Located near tiled area of Fellowship Hall.Classes: Our classes provide tools to utilize spiritual principles in everyday life. We offer year-round classes/workshops that offer a range of opportuni-ties to deepen your relationship with Spirit. www.cslsj.org.

The Compassionate Care Team attends to the spiritual needs of our congregation. They are available for visits, prayer support, temporary help with meals and shopping. If you or a family member are challenged, contact Maureen Ross, RScP (408) 425-7457.

Also (Free) Message Downloads: Access our sermons online. Go to www.cslsj.org, click on “Media” then choose “Audio” or “Video”.Facebook: You can “like” the San Jose Center for Spiritual Living Facbook page easily today by accessing our website at www.cslsj.org and clicking on the Facebook icon in the upper right corner of the page under the “Search Box”. Once you are on our page, click the “like” button and voila! If you have questions, please contact Rev. Elizabeth Rowley at elizabethrowley@cslsj.org or 408-368-5720.Flowers: Speak your heart by honoring/dedicating/celebrating via our Sunday Flowers program. Simply order on-line at www.cslsj.org or contact Brenda Vieira at (408) 215-8202 or flowers@cslsj.org.Gifts, Tithes and Offerings: Consistent with standard and customary use of spiritual principles, the Center regularly tithes 10% of its weekly income. By circulating, we extend and expand our love and blessings into the world. Thank you for your generosity.Membership Definition: An individual who commits to and believes in the message and the vision of the Center for Spiritual Living San Jose. The ownership in the vision is such that each member willingly strives to keep it alive by partnering with the Community Spiritual Leader, the leadership and the staff. Opportunities happen twice a year, generally in the late fall and spring. Membership Agreements: Be Active, Loyal and Supporting. This means: 1) Completing either Foundations or Beyond Limits certificated class; 2) Submit application for membership*; 3) Pledge your time, talent and treasure in order to assure the success of this spiritual community. This includes making a financial pledge to the Center each year. (*An application for membership involves attendance at a free evening orientation whereby those desiring to be listed as partners “Breathing the Mission,” discuss the tenets of SOM (Science of Mind) and the functioning of the Center. At the completion of the evening, an application and a membership (pledge) card are submitted. On the following Sunday, all new members are asked to rise and are introduced thusly, “These are the new members of our Center. They care enough about our Center that they want to make a difference. They are stewards of our Vision and our Mission.”

Advantages of Membership:Immediate benefits upon acceptance into membership: 1) Complimentary magnetic name badge. 2) $50 discount coupon good towards one certificated class. 3) Discount coupon for your next purchase in our bookstore 4) Voting privileges at our Annual Membership Gathering in the spring. After one full year of loyal, active, supporting membership, other major benefits will apply, such as: 1) One paid Practitioner session per year. 2) Use of our facilities for weddings, memorials, and other special events at a 50% discounted rate. 3) Eligibility for leadership positions.We’re a mobile HotSpot. No charge or passwords. CSL is the location.Prayer in-person and online: Practitioners or Practitioners in Training will be available to pray with you in the Sanctuary after services. There is no fee. Prayer Online: You can also send a prayer request via the Center web site. 1. Go to www.cslsj.org. 2. Look for the “Support” button and click it. 3. Choose “Prayer Requests”. 4. It will open and ask for your info. Type your prayer request and send it. Recordings (CD’s) of Dr. David’s Sunday Service Message and/or CD subscriptions are available in the Bookstore. They are still only $5!Recycle: Please place any unused envelopes, bulletins and pens in the recycle baskets at the exits. Thank you!

Ushers and Greeters: For information about being an usher or greeter, please call coordinator Mat Lindstedt (408) 832-3800 or Gregory Merritt (408) 202-4048.Visitors: We’re extremely happy you joined with us in celebration and we look forward to being with you again. Please sign our guest book or fill out a connection card at the Concierge and take home a Welcome Packet which includes a message from Dr. David, as well as info about who we are and what we do.Volunteer: Feed the Homeless: Cook and serve meals for the resi-dents at InnVision the 1st Sunday of each month from 11:00 AM–1:00 PM. Contact Glenda Jackson at (408) 223-2992.Volunteering: How Will You Make a Contribution to Your World Today? Why not start here at the Center! Please contact Rev. Darlene at (928) 899-6993 or Rev. Susan at (408) 294-1828.Women’s Connection: The Women’s Connection seeks to empower, inspire, connect and renew. Our mission is creating community where all women see their highest self revealed. We sponsor women only and com-munity wide events and activities. “Like” us on Facebook to receive up to the minute info and be included in all activities. www.facebook.com/cslwomensj.Youth & Family: Contact Youth Director Rev. Valerie Reeves at (714) 357-2369 or valeriereeves@cslsj.org for info. Spiritual education classes are provided at both services: K-6th grade classes during the 9:30 service; pre-K through 12th grade during the 11:00 AM service. Infant & toddler care is also available during both services. We encourage parents to explore our youth programs in our Youth Wing because our Sunday morn-ing services are designed for adults. In our youth programs your child(ren) will enjoy a program specially designed to fit his or her age and needs. In addition to our staffed nursery for infants and toddlers, we have a family room upstairs if you would prefer to remain with your child(ren).

ON-GOINGAddiction Recovery: 12-Step: There will be an open AA meeting every Tuesday at 7 PM in Fellowship Hall. Everyone is welcome. Info? Contact Dan (408) 223-2992, or gratefuldan@prodigy.netBuilding a New Normal=A Transformational Support Group. Meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month, 7-8:30 PM. For anyone searching for transformation in their life, this is a support group that enables you to transform feelings of grief and hopelessness into empowerment and inspiration. This is a safe environment that is confidential and supportive. Facilitated by Linda Joy McKay, RScP.Meditation on Thursday’s: from 7:00-8:30 PM. Healing Our Rela-tionships and Healing Our Lives will be the focus of this meditation group. Suggested donation for the class is $5.00. For more information, contact Divinity at Divinity@Oneness.me or Veera at Veerawd@gmail.com.Women’s Connection: Please join us on the fourth Friday of each month from 6-8 PM as we meet and explore the feminine Divine!

The PURPOSE of CENTER for SPIRITUAL LIVING:transforming LIVES building DREAMS revealing LOVEGuiding Principles: We honor, notice and value all people. We are committed to respectful and effective communication. We are honorable in word and deed.

Shared Values: Gratitude, Integrity, Love, Peace, Acceptance, Compassion

Global Heart VisionWe envision the emergence of the Global Heart to balance and guide our evolution as stewards of our planet and all its inhabitants.We see a world free of homelessness, violence, war, hunger, separation and disenfranchisement.We see a world in which there is generous and continuous sharing of heart and resources... a world in which forgiveness, whether for errors, injustices, or debts, is the norm... a world in which borders are irrelevant... a world which has renewed its emphasis on beauty, nature and love through a resur- gence of creativity, art, and aesthetics ... a world in which fellowship prospers and connects through the guidance of spiritual wisdom and experience ... a world in which we live and grow as One Global Family that respects and honors the interconnectedness of all life.We envision Center for Spiritual Living as a bridge across the illness and illusion of separation thereby dynamically empowering the vision of Global Heart.The spiritual community of Center for Spiritual Living is united and actuated by this compelling vision of a healthy world — a world experiencing Global Heart — and is ardently committed to bringing this vision forth through its ministries and its transformative teaching.Center for Spiritual Living is a community of inspired individu- als caring for and about each other and the entire planetary family, thereby bringing the gift of active compassion and kindness to the world and causing us to become a point of inspiration and influence to benefit all expressions of Life.

Practitioners (RScP’s): Spiritual counselors licensed by denomination after approximately 4 years training. Designated by stoles worn on Sundays. There is no fee to meet with practitioners in the Sanctuary on Sunday, how-ever, for private sessions a fee is charged.

What Are We?We are a philosophy, faith and way of life.

We believe that all paths lead to God.

We embrace everyone, regardless of ethnicity, gender, sexual orienta-tion, socio-economic class, disability, size or any other apparent condition of the human experience.

We utilize the wisdom of the medical profession when needed (we go to doctors and take aspirin, for example) as opposed to avoiding doctors and/or medicine.

We have been in existence since the 1920’s.

We have three primary beliefs:• There is only one God (Source), common to all, in and through all

things. God is a loving, creative Energy and Presence.• God’s (Source’s) nature is Love and your nature is Love, too.• Life operates according to your belief. Law of cause and effect.

“It is done unto you as you believe.”

We investigate these beliefs by encouraging consistent use of 5 points of a balanced spiritual practice that includes:

1. Prayer (Proactive communion). We advocate at least two different ways to pray:

One is called “Spiritual Mind Treatment” or “affirmative prayer” and is used with a specific evolution of consciousness in mind. It has five sequential steps: a). Recognition – God is all there is. b). Unification – I am one with God. c). Realization – An affirmation that whatever I desire, I already have. d). Thanksgiving – Grati-tude for knowing the Truth of who I am and what I’ve affirmed in my prayer. e). Release – Confidently letting go of the treatment, knowing it’s done.

The other is “Personal Devotional Prayer”. Adoration. Praise-giving. It’s a prayer of thanksgiving that comes from a heart that loves creation and the Creator. It’s evident in the writings and poetry of Rumi as well as in the Bhagavad-Gita (where Prince Arjuna convinces Lord Krishna to show Himself as his cosmic version of God). Our founder Ernest Holmes was given to this form of prayer. In the back of the Science of Mind text, behind meditations for self-help, are poems filled with delight and devotion, as well as in Holmes’ epic poem, “Voice Celestial”.

2. Meditation/Visioning (Receptive communion. Helps us stay receptive to knowing more).

3. Selfless Service (Volunteering. Reminds us that we can never be apart from God).

4. Spiritual Study (Education. Keeps us “teachable” rather than a “know-it-all”).

5. Financial Circulation (Giving, tithing. Keeps us from congestion and stagnation).

Contact Us: To get in touch with Center for Spiritual Living:

• Offices open Monday–Thursday 10 AM - 5 PM

• Center address: 1195 Clark Street, San Jose CA 95125

• Phone numbers: (408) 294-1828 voice (408) 297-8621 fax

• Email: office@cslsj.org or firstnamelastname@cslsj.org (i.e: JohnDoe@cslsj.org)

• Website www.cslsj.org