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The Celebration Online Newsletter Join us this Sunday, November 16 at 10:30 AM, for our weekly service. Here are the service highlights: Greeter: John Kimmey Host: David Raymer Reading: Don Dietz Meditation: Cindy Greb Special Music: Jeff Hood, John Melcher, Christopher Murphy Coordinating Facilitator: Jonathan Elliot Speaker: Darrell Gardner — Life: It's Not a Race, It's a Journey Next Week's Speaker: Mike Hall — Have You Had a Spiritual Experience? Special Music Next Week: Sol Y Luna, guitar duo The Celebration Service is held at the National Education Association building at 2007 Botulph Road in Santa Fe. Visit www.TheCelebration.org for information and directions. Childcare is provided. Contents Upcoming Events Grand Thanksgiving Feast Ashana’s CD Release Celebration Concert and Party Thanksgiving FUNdraiser Auction Council Meets This Sunday Have You Had a Spiritual Experience? Rhythm & Drum Exploration Circle with Christina Boiano Win-Win Committee Announcements and Information New Facilitators Needed Council Agenda for November 16 Community Bulletin Board Coming Home Connection Benefit Upcoming Events Grand Thanksgiving Feast It’s coming on Saturday, Nov. 22, from 5-10 pm at NEA, our annual Thanksgiving Feast! Delicious food, warm fellowship, laughter, dancing, live and silent auctions. Sign up sheets are in the lobby for your potluck contributions. We need folks to volunteer their help with set up and clean up, room decorating and flower arranging, and to loan candlestick holders and small and medium flower vases. Come to NEA around 3:30 to help set-up the tables. We also need 5 people to cook turkeys and pre-carve them (the cost of the turkeys may be reimbursed). Non-alcoholic drinks will be provided but we ask that you bring your own wine. Call Sharon Cheney to offer your assistance, 474-6363, or sharoncheney@gmail.com Ashana’s CD Release Celebration Concert and Party! A Celebration Sponsored Event Friday, November 21, 7 – 9 pm, Center for Spiritual Living. Doors open at 6:30 for desserts by Chocolate Maven. Just back from her first international concert tour in Japan, Ashana celebrates the release of "Beloved" with her Santa Fe family and friends in a heart-opening evening of sacred chant, mantra, poetry, kirtan, song, and the sound of her beautiful crystal bowls. Joining Ashana will be Virginia Gilstrap on keyboards, Michael Kott on cello, Dharm Khalsa on guitar and world music artist Marco Zonka on percussion. Join us for an evening that will live in your heart forever. $25 advance/$30 door. Center for Spiritual Living 505 Camino De Los Marquez, Santa Fe. Tickets: The Ark Bookstore in Santa Fe or online at www.ashanamusic.com. For info, call Diana at 505-690-9025 or email dianarei@comcast.net. Tickets will also be on sale at The Celebration on Nov. 9 with 10% of ticket sales from that day donated to The Celebration. Thanksgiving FUNdraiser Auction It's that time again! We are calling for donations of 15 items of value and/or services to auction off at our Grand Thanksgiving Feast on Nov. 22. The auction is our biggest fundraiser of the year. Can you offer a service, perhaps a massage, a consultation, or personal assistance? Or maybe you have a classy item that it's time to let go of, something artsy-craftsy, sophisticated or fun? This is a great way to support the Celebration. (Donations are tax deductible). Please let Drew know what you are donating on or before Nov. 15, which is the Sunday before the party. Contact Drew Richman at 505-204-0683 or drewling505@yahoo.com. Some of the items that will be auctioned include: An autographed 3 CD set by Celia; a CD of Balkan Folk Music by Rusalki; a coaching session or reading by Sharon Cheney; a Conflict Management or Couples Counseling session with George Cohen; a gift certificate for one hour of warm water pool use for up to 8 people at The Aqua Therapy Center of Santa Fe, donated by Marion Phelps; an Ortho-Bionomy Body Work session with Tairifa Suloway; a Jin Shin Jyutsu session with Angellyn Rose; two packages of six hand-made greeting cards by Elsie Ripple; a hand made ceramic bowl from Kenya; and a framed lithograph entitled Real Ferry Lady. Council Meets This Sunday Scroll down for more information. Have You Had a Spiritual Experience? A Celebration Sponsored Workshop Sunday, November 23, 2-5 PM at NEA — Spiritual experiences—which can include dreams, past life recollections, déjà vu, interactions with spiritual masters and guides, our daily interactions with people and animals, and the difficulties and joys of living—point to understanding the deeper purpose of life. When life is seen as one continuous spiritual experience, the positive and uplifting behind everything—no matter what the experience—can begin to appear. It's all about learning some new facet of love: unconditional, nonjudgmental, giving, and straight from the heart. Have you had a spiritual experience? Watch closely throughout your day and discover just how many miracles are happening every day for you. You will be amazed! Come share your experiences and explore their multifaceted dimensions at a FREE two-hour mini-seminar presented by Eckankar: Have You Had a Spiritual Experience? Rhythm & Drum Exploration Circle with Christina Boiano A Celebration Sponsored Workshop Sunday, December 7, 2-4 PM at NEA — Rhythm and Drumming have been utilized for eons to assist people in their self exploration, to connect in community, to enliven their intentions and to HAVE FUN! We will play with various forms of rhythmic expression such as body and voice percussion, rhythmic games and activities, and drumming in circle. This experience is appropriate for everyone - from those who have a lot of music or drumming experience to those who think they have no rhythmic or musical ability. $15-$30, 20% benefits The Celebration. Contact Christina at 231-0117 or Christina@InnerRhythms.com for more info or to register. Win-Win Committee The next meeting of the committee that was formed to discuss how to take our decision-making and community-building process to the next level will be on Tuesday, November 18, 6:30 PM at Jonathan Elliot's home, 205 West Lupita. From Hospital Drive turn onto Lupita Road and go one block. 205 is on the left at the corner of Encina. Contact Jonathan Elliot at 501-1207 for more information. Announcements and Information New Facilitators Needed There are currently two openings on the facilitation team, and by the end of the year there will be one or two more. Being a facilitator is a great way to be more involved, to get to know people, and to support The Celebration. Council recently reduced the committment required of new facilitators to only six months, so if you've thought about serving in that way now would be a great time. To find out more about what is involved please speak with any of the current facilitators AND read the Facilitator Guidelines that are available in the lobby on Sunday or at www.thecelebration.org/docs/Facilitator%20Guidelines.pdf. Council Agenda for November 16 The next meeting of the Celebration Council, the governing body of The Celebration, will be at 2:00 PM on Sunday, November 16, at Jonathan Elliot's home, 205 West Lupita. From Hospital Drive turn onto Lupita Road and go one block. 205 is on the left at the corner of Encina. David Raymer is facilitating. Anyone who has attended at least one Sunday service is welcome to participate in our Council meetings, which are run according to the principal of consensus. Agenda items include:
Community Bulletin Board This space is available for announcing non-commercial events of interest to the Celebration community. Coming Home Connection Benefit Coming Home Connection will hold a benefit event at Vanessie on Monday, Nov. 17, 5 to 7 pm with hors d’oeuvres, and music by Charles Tichenor and Dadou. Your donation at the door will support free training of home healthcare volunteers and their assignment to assist those who cannot afford paid care. CHC is a nonprofit run by longtime hospice nurse and Celebration member Glenys Carl. 505-988-2468, www.cominghomeconnection.org About this Newsletter: The deadline is 12 noon on Thursday to place an announcement of Celebration related business, a Bulletin Board item, or a Classified Ad in this newsletter. Events which are free and open to the public and may be of interest to The Celebration community may be advertised in the Bulletin Board section at no charge. Events for which there is an admission charge or any kind of fee associated with the event, or items or services for sale, may be advertised in the Classifieds section for a small fee. This e-mail newsletter is sent out on the Friday before the Sunday service. The deadline to place something in The Celebration Gazette, either content or ads, is 6pm on Thursday. The Gazette is distributed on Sundays at the service. Dianne Deloren coordinates both and she can be reached at gazette@thecelebration.org, or at 505-699-0023. Please send content items or content related questions to gazette@thecelebration.org. Technical or other questions about this newsletter or your subscription to it should be sent to maillists@thecelebration.org. Subscribe or Unsubscribe
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