Volume 23, Number 3 March 2019

The

Enlightenment for Successful Living in the 21st Century

United Life Messenger

The Divine within inspires me to action. I use what I have now and press forward. I am moving toward my chosen destiny.

United Life Center for Spiritual Living Oklahoma City

A Member of Centers for Spiritual Living®

Joyfully Expressing Spirit

Celebration Service

10:30 a.m. each Sunday Meditation 10:00 - 10:20 am

March Theme:

“Integrity”

March 3 ~ “Oneness” ~ Rev Suellen Miller

March 10 ~ “How God Works Through Us” ~ Rev Jeff Staton

March 17~ “Living A Spiritual Life” ~ Tammy Tittle, RScP

March 24 ~ “Our Highest Values” ~ Rev Dr Peggy D Farris, RStD

March 31 ~ “Developing Our Inner Life” ~ Rev SuZ Ogden

Celebrating

64 Years

in OKC

1955 - 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Celebration Service Theme & Speakers .............. 1 Vision and Mission Statement ......................... 2 Financial Picture ......................................... 2 Job Opening for Nursery Worker ................... 2 Leadership Council Communiqué ................... 3 From the Desk of Dr SuZ ............................. 4 SOAR CSL Spiritual Retreat .......................... 4 Practitioners Corner ................................... 5 Sisco Says ................................................. 6 Information & Support ................................ 7 Seeking Volunteers! ....................................... 7 Footnote Quotes ........................................... 7 Sacred New Minister Covenant ....................... 8 MOVIE NIGHT ......................................... 8 Calendar .................................................. 9 Events/Activities ....................................... 10 Special Events flyers .............................. 11-12

What an exciting time at ULCSL!

Look at us!

NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS & OFFICERS

NEW SPEAKERS

NEW WORKSHOPS

Sacred New Minister Covenant

NEW FACEBOOK PAGE

Facebook: @UnitedLifeCSLOklahomaCity

NEW: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/unitedlifecsl/

Wooden Symbol by: Bud Morris

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The United Life

Messenger

Spirit Team Leader

Nina Wegrzyn-Van Zant Publisher/Editor

Our Loving Volunteers

Assembly/Mailing

Rev SuZ Ogden Stephen Sisco

Tammy Tittle, RScP Linda Weston

Contributors

Chris Van Zant

Nina Wegrzyn-Van Zant Photographers

Published monthly by United Life Center for Spiritual Living—OKC

We’re available via email:

UnitedLifeOffice@coxinet.net UnitedLifeEditor@coxinet.net

Facebook: @UnitedLifeCSLOklahomaCity Instagram: unitedlifecsl https://www.instagram.com/unitedlifecsl/

If you would like to be add-ed to our email list, please

call (or email) Nina or Elaine at

(405) 945-6753

I am the creator of my life’s path. My thoughts are powerful and create my world; therefore, I think the best and expect the best at all times.

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OUR VISION

We are a loving spiritual community, joyfully expressing Spirit!

MISSION STATEMENT

By practicing the Science of Mind Principles,

we honor the presence of God in all,

Nurture and support spiritual growth and transformation,

and empower people to create happy, healthy,

abundant lives.

OUR PROSPERITY AFFIRMATION

We express the overflowing prosperous nature of God in our Spiritual Community

and in our personal lives.

For The Month of January 2019

SUNDAY ATTENDANCE

~ January 2019 Sunday attendance: 150

January average attendance: 37

Sunday Year-To-Date (YTD) attendance: 150

NEW MEMBERS ~ January 2019: 1 ~ YTD: 1

(we affirm all our needs are met and exceeded)

FINANCIALS (from Servant Keeper) ~ January 2019 Income: $ 4,647.68 ~ YTD Income: 4,647.68

EXPENSES (from P&L) ~ January Expenses: $ 6,455.49 ~ YTD Expenses: 6,455.49

OPENING for PART-TIME NURSERY WORKER Needed: Someone reliable: 16 years or older, experienced with children

ages infant through 5th grade. Hours: 9:30-11:45 every Sunday morning at United Life CSL

with occasional extra hours during special events. Starting Pay: $10/hour

Interested, or know someone who might be? Please contact the church office at 405-946-6753, ext 1, for more information, or

to request an interview. Plan to provide a resume and references.

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I engage in right thinking. My thoughts are governing my life and creating my world. As I think, so will I become.

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Hello Friends,

A huge part of creating an environment at ULCSL that will manifest a new minister is creating that environment in ourselves. When we speak the sacred minister covenant affirmations in the first person, we’re claiming these transformational qualities not only for the minister and the Center, but for ourselves. And because we are the life in our United Life Center, what we create and express as individuals determines what we create and express as a community.

The first affirmation we state in the covenant is “I am inspiring all to live life as Love.” When we capitalize “Love,” we use it to describe a quality of God. When I

think of God as Love, I think of 1 Corinthians 13, the famous Bible passage about love. Years ago, a leader in the church I belonged to suggested reading this passage in the first person – instead of say-ing, “Love is kind,” to read it as “I am kind,” and so on. If you do that, here is what you affirm about yourself:

I am always patient and kind; I am never jealous; I am never boastful or conceited; I am never rude or selfish; I do not take offense, and am not resentful. I take no pleasure in other people’s failings, but delight in the truth; I am always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope, and to endure whatever comes. (1 Cor. 13: 4-7; from the Jerusalem Bible).

We inspire all to live life as Love when we express the qualities of Love by being understanding;

tolerant; modest;

accepting; trusting;

considerate; hopeful;

generous; strong;

forgiving; faithful;

and serene.

This is God expressing Itself through us, and it is us demonstrating our oneness with God. The more we open ourselves to the God within us, the more we will truly realize our own perfection, and United Life will realize its perfection. As individuals and as a Center, this is how we fulfill our mission “to honor the presence of God in all, nurture and support spiritual growth and transfor-mation, and empower people to create happy, healthy, abundant lives.” And so it is!

Blessings, Linda Weston

Leadership Council Communiqué

Linda Weston Leadership Council

President

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Even if you’re not a seeker, still, follow us, keep searching with us. Even if you don’t know how to play and sing you’ll become like us; with us you’ll start singing and dancing. RUMI (Excerpt)

Ernest Holmes says the part of our mind in which truth resides is in constant communication with God, whether we are aware of it or not. It is the other part of our mind that functions in the world and obeys the world’s laws. It is that part that is constantly distracted, disorganized, and highly uncertain.

God gave us the voice within that can and will guide us to our highest and best when we stop and take some time to listen. It is our work to listen. Join me in finding a consistent place in your home that you can be still for a moment. Light a candle and just be with God. You are beautiful. Become a seeker, and thanks so much for choosing to search with us. It is a joy to watch you sing and dance.

LoV, SuZ

From The Desk of Dr. SuZ Ogden

Summer retreats have been a long–standing tradition of our movement for over 50 years.

The minute you step onto the grounds of SOAR, you will feel the sense of belonging,

connection and like ̶̶–minded energy of Science of Mind as you see old friends and make new ones within our Centers for Spiritual Living

family.

We look forward to seeing YOU this summer as we return to the Asilomar Conference Cen-

ter August 22-25, 2019. For more information:

http://spiritualretreat.csl.org

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I believe in me and the God power within me. My heart’s desires are possible. The highest and best is unfolding in my life now.

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Springtime is so wonderful after the colder winter months of dormancy. I love seeing the early buds on trees and the green leaves of spring flowers emerging through the earth. All the activity, fragrances, and rising temperatures invite us to take in the beauty and consistency of the Nature of God. We often call it change, but truly this seeming change is not change at all. It is the constancy of the laws of Nature.

As we experience these so-called cycles in our own lives, we can look to the laws of Nature and know that everything passes through the cycle of seeming change. We are not separate from this cycle; we are IT as there is only one Life. We are not human and divine; rather we are divinely human, one and the same. Just as winter and spring are not two seasons but nature expressing itself as the Wholeness IT is. When we can recognize and embody this Truth as it applies to EVERYTHING, we can relax and know everything is in Divine right order.

No matter how much it changes, Wholeness remains the same. How wonderful is that? We all have our own ideas of what Life’s purpose is. However, there can only be one purpose as all of life IS one Whole, not parts, components, or pieces. It is a human ego illusion to think there are parts, components, and pieces. One can-not be without the other. This is the consistency of Nature and Wholeness. Our human life is Spirit express-ing itself as itself. There is never disconnect or separateness in wholeness. It is perfect harmony.

Once we recognize the Wholeness of Life, the perception of disharmony shifts into knowing perfect harmony and there is nothing that can go wrong. If an experience or situation seems wrong, it is the law(s) of Nature nudging us to remember Wholeness in everything, inviting us to release the perception of right or wrong and look to the Truth of Wholeness. A Course in Miracles tells us everything is gently placed for our Good. Any-thing that seems discordant is our call back to remembering harmony, love, and peace. We can lay down the conditions we have perceived as wrong and shift our mind to what is always consistent.

Our Wholeness is constant and cannot be changed through conditioning of the mind otherwise. It is impossi-ble to change the nature of God and the laws of Nature. Springtime is a time of remembering everything is renewed and refreshed, reminding us of who and what we are, which never change.

I invite you during this season to remember that no matter how much life seems to change, it always remains the same. As one Life, we are always expressing the goodness and grace of Spirit. Go within to the quiet place and remember not who you are, but WHAT you are. Wholeness abides forever, consistently expressing always as One.

Wholeness IS Consistency

Tammy Tittle, R.Sc.P.

Tammy Tittle, RScP

Barbara Hartman, RScP

Rev Dr Peggy Farris, RStD Dorothy Danen, RScP

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Journey of Dreams

Stephen G. Sisco

Stephen G. Sisco/Hand and Harvest

L.L.C., 2016

Steve Sisco Center Librarian

Sisco Says

One Strange Rock, an American television docu-mentary series produced by Protozoa Pictures, Over-brook Entertainment, and Nutopia, premiered on National Geographic on March 26, 2018. This se-ries is the extraordinary story of Earth, and why it is special and uniquely brimming with life among a largely unknown and harsh cosmic arena. Executive produced by Darren Aronofsky, and made by Will Smith's production company (Overbrook), One Strange Rock is essentially about the experiences of eight astronauts, and how their time in space led them to see Earth with new eyes. That, in turn, is used as a jumping off point to exam-ine several different branches of Earth Science, with

each episode focusing on a specific astronaut and dealing with a specific topic: the planet's respiratory system; the Theia Impact theory; how the planet protects us from the sun; the origin of life; the Per-mian-Triassic Extinction; the possibility of colo-nizing another planet; how life has both transformed the Earth and been transformed by it; the evolution from single celled microbes to complex organisms; the development of the human brain; and the concept of Earth as home. Whether you binge watch or spread this out to an episode per night, you will find this enlightening, in the fullest sense of that word. I highly recommend this to all of us.

Stephen G Sisco

One Strange Rock; National Geographic Production, currently streaming on Netflix. Nutopia, producer; Darren Aronofsky et al., executive producer(s). Hosted by Will Smith. 2018. Credits and more information.

CHURCH LIBRARY

We received a largesse of books this year, for which we need more library shelves.

Buy some wood and we will build them. Buy shelves, assembly required, and we will assemble. Has a neighbor put some by the curb? We will go get them.

Do you know of a library upgrading their shelves? We will take their old shelves. Or, endow us with the funds, and we will select from a catalog.

Please contact United Life at (405) 945-6753; UnitedLifeOffice@coxinet.net

Feel free to speak with Stephen Sisco or any Leadership Council member.

Thank you! We welcome any assistance in our continuing efforts to improve the extensive library at United Life.

Stop by and take a look: this is YOUR resource center.

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SUNDAY

Child Care 9 - 11:30 am Meditation Service 10 - 10:20 am Youth Classes 10:30 am Celebration Service 10:30 - 11:30 am Education Team Meeting 1st Sun. - Noon Toning & Meditation Circle 2nd Sun, 5:30 pm LC Meeting 3rd Sun, 12:30 Practitioner Meeting 4th Sun, Noon

MONDAY

Toastmasters 7 - 8 pm

TUESDAY

Choir Practice Tue. 6:30 pm

WEDNESDAY White Bison Society 6 - 8 pm OKC Reiki Energy Circle 1st Wed, 2 pm 3rd Wed, 7 pm THURSDAY Stewardship Team Meeting Thu before LC Mtg

OKC Reiki Energy Circle 4th Thu, 6:30 pm

SATURDAY

Creative Spirits (come-n-go) 9:00 am - Noon (2nd Sat. at Christine’s-call 943.0426) “Love Your Center” Clean Up Day: 2nd Sat 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

OKC Reiki Energy Circle 2nd & 5th Sat, 11 am

WE ARE OPEN

Info@Unitedlife.org / UnitedLifeOffice@coxinet.net UnitedLifeEditor@coxinet.net Facebook: @UnitedLifeCSLOklahomaCity

Instagram: unitedlifecsl https://www.instagram.com/unitedlifecsl/

LICENSED PRACTITIONERS

Tammy Tittle, RScP, Prayer Min. Chair ........ 213.3454

Dorothy Danen, RScP ............................... 826.1935

Barbara Hartman, RScP ....................... 951.537.8179

Rev Dr Peggy D Farris, RStD ...................... 203.0284

GENERAL INFORMATION

United Life Center for Spiritual Living - Oklahoma City 3332 N Meridian Ave • Oklahoma City • OK 73112 405.946.6753

Rev SuZ Ogden, Music Director ................... 473.8828 Elaine Parrent, Administrator ....................... 946.6753 Nina Wegrzyn-Van Zant, Publisher................ 946.6753

LEADERSHIP COUNCIL Linda Weston, President ............................ 818.3306 Derek Ackley, Vice President ....................... 625.8078 James Palmer, Treasurer ............................. 919.5703

Tammy Tittle, Secretary ............................. 213.3454

Portwood Williams, Trustee ........................ 427.0031 Barbara Hartman, Trustee .................... 951.537.8179

Seeking Volunteers !All positions rotational

Sunday/school teacher (Contact Mary Strasner) for grades 2-5

Ushers and Greeters (Speak with an Usher/Greeter!)

Audio/Video Team (Contact SuZ Ogden)

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Footer Quotes

Page 1 - 8, 10: Affirmations from

“Science of Mind: Guide for Spiritual Living,”

Daily Guides November 2018 by

Rev. Arthur J. Johnson

Author, speaker, thought leader, and empowerment expert.

Abundant thanks to our wonderful,

many, and varied musicians who play for us;

and to all the singers who

share their lovely, soaring voices with us!

You help bring us to the song and the dance.

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I am living a fully inspired life. I make choices that enable me to fulfill the deepest capacities of my higher self.

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United Life Sacred New Minister Covenant

There is only one Life! • This Life is good! This Life is God! • This Life is my Life now!

GOD IS THE WHOLENESS THAT I AM.*

For it is written: “Wholeness remains the same no matter how much it changes.” **

As I stand in agreement with my beloved Community, I see my new minister revealed before me as: GUIDING UNITED LIFE TO GROW IN LOVE AND JOY.

I now intend to experience my new minister in full cooperation and agreement with my Community, knowing this truth about myself, for:

I am inspiring all to live life as Love. I am creatively awakening the wisdom in myself and demonstrating Spiritual Principles. I am applying the healing power of Love to reveal wholeness and perfection. I am effectively applying Spiritual Principles and vision to meet community, organizational, and

personal responsibilities. I am creating an atmosphere that manifests abundance, prosperity, and gratitude.

As I now accept the highest expression of a new minister in my life, I know that they will be revealed in a way that will glorify God and serve the highest and greatest good of all who are touched by their presence.

I am grateful God is gracious! So be it now!

*Purpose **quote: Deepak Chopra

MOVIE time at United Life is pleased to present:

Sunday, March 31, 2019 Following 11:30 am potluck Brunch

Children of the Civil Rights Documentary tells story of Children who led ‘sit-ins’

for state Civil Rights Movement

This documentary tells the story of fourteen children who participated in sit-ins in Oklahoma City restaurants from 1958 until the passing of the Civil Rights Act, which outlawed racial segregation in schools and public places nationwide in 1964.

Former Oklahoma City schoolteacher and civil rights activist, Clara Luper, led the children, all below the age of eighteen, to participate in peaceful protests known as “sit-ins” at restaurants that refused to serve African-Americans in Oklahoma City. The children were Ms. Luper’s classroom students and members of the NAACP Youth Council.

The participants, now adults, described their experiences for the camera, including our own Portwood Williams, Jr.

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Spiritual Living—OKC

3332 N Meridian Avenue Oklahoma City, OK 73112 405.946.6753 UnitedLifeOffice@coxinet.net UnitedLifeEditor@coxinet.net Info@UnitedLife.org www.UnitedLife.org Facebook: @UnitedLifeCSLOklahomaCity ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED

DATED MATERIAL

Enlightenment for Successful Living in the 21st Century

Celebrating 64 Years in OKC

1955 - 2019

I live in the awareness of my divine potential. I am energized by the power of enthusiasm within me and give my best, knowing that the best will come back to me.

United Life Toning and Meditation Circle: Sunday, March 10, 2019 5:30 - 6:30 pm

Sunday, March 17:

Sunday, March 31 at 11:30 am:

Sunday, March 31, 12:30: MOVIE TIME!!

“Children of the Civil Rights”

OKC Reiki Energy Circle

Wednesday, March 6, 2019, 2:00 pm

Saturday, March 16, 2019, 11:00 am

Wednesday, March 20, 2019, 7:00 pm

Thursday, March 28, 2019, 6:30 pm

Saturday, March 30, 2019, 11:00 am

Tammy Tittle, R.Sc.P.

Love Offering Accepted

MOVIE time at United Life is pleased to present:

Sunday, March 31, 2019 Following 11:30 am potluck Brunch

Children of the Civil Rights

Documentary tells story of Children who led ‘sit-ins’ for state Civil Rights Movement

From left to right: Portwood Williams Jr., Marilyn Hildreth (Clara Luper’s daughter),

Julia Clifford (Director), Joyce Henderson, Ayanna Najuma, Joyce Jackson,

and journalist George Tomek (standing), who moderated a panel

at the premiere of the documentary,

“Children of the Civil Rights.” Photos by Nasreen Iqbal

The documentary tells the story of fourteen children who participated in sit-ins in Oklahoma City restaurants from 1958 until the passing of the Civil Rights Act, which outlawed racial segregation in schools and public places nationwide in 1964.

Former Oklahoma City schoolteacher and civil rights activist, Clara Luper, led the children, all below the age of eighteen, to participate in peaceful protests known as “sit-ins” at restaurants that refused to serve African-Americans in Oklahoma City. The children were Ms. Luper’s classroom students and mem-bers of the NAACP Youth Council.

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Summer retreats have been a long-standing tradition of our movement for over 50 years.

The minute you step onto the grounds of SOAR, you will feel the sense of belonging, connection and like ̶̶–minded energy of Science of Mind as you see old friends and make new ones

within our Centers for Spiritual Living family.

We look forward to seeing YOU this summer as we return to the Asilomar Conference Center August 22-25, 2019.