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Tickets on sale NOW for a special evening with Wild Choir, featuring BenjaSoul, on Saturday, September 26 at 5:30 pm. They are a diverse collective of vocalists, artists, activists, healers, educators, and community organizers who use the power of music to inspire healing, strengthen community, and encourage love in action. Their music celebrates our shared humanity while advancing social justice, ecological renewal, and healing for all beings.  We have virtual ($20), early bird – til Sept 11 ($25), regular ($27), and pay it forward tickets ($45 – buy your ticket and support someone in need). Please support this event for a sell-out. Tell a friend (or several).

Join us for the Sacred Activism Kickoff on Saturday, August 22, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. This virtual gathering will explore what it means to live sacred activism as a spiritual practice and how we can help build a world that works for everyone.   We hope you’ll join this meaningful conversation.

We looked at the topic of transnational adoption from parents’ perspectives in a past meeting. This month, we’ll circle around the same topic but from adoptees’ perspectives. What’s it like to have parents who don’t look like you? What were the circumstances and stories around the adoption? How do friends react? These are a few of the questions that may be answered. As usual, we’ll hold everything shared in the circle with love and compassion.  CLICK HERE to donate

Our monthly Community Potluck, & Bring a Friend, and Birthday Blessings Sunday is on August 23, every fourth Sunday after service.  Contact board member Deborah Jackson at deborah@oaklandcsl.org for more information.

We are currently looking for volunteers in several areas at OCSL. Opportunities include helping with Coffee and Tea Service setup and cleanup in the Fellowship Hall during the next few Sundays, serving as a Bookstore Cashier on the second Sunday of each month, and joining our Announcer Team. For more information, please see Susan Teague regarding the Coffee and Tea Service volunteer opportunity, or contact Robert Leeds at rfleeds@hotmail.com and Nancy Hester at nhester@oaklandcsl.org regarding the Bookstore and Announcer Team positions.

Our ongoing coin drive is Abundance in Action. It demonstrates that we are Open at the Top. We affirm that “My giving blesses the world. I allow abundance to flow freely. I joyfully give and receive. I am grateful for the overflow.” There is a coin canister at the back of the sanctuary and one in the lobby. Thanks so much for your generosity.

 Create your own plate inscription that will go on the back of a chair in our Sanctuary or Social Hall. 4 levels to choose from: Platinum – $500 (5 lines), Gold $200 (4 lines), Silver $100 (3 lines), and Bronze (2 lines). Include yourself, family, friends, ancestors, or organizations in the dedication OR share lines with someone else to reduce the cost. Order by November 30 to be one of the first inscriptions with a special star. Click on the image to sign up.

In our form of affirmative prayer, we are announcing. We are remembering what is true about the goodness of this life and declaring it to be so. We are particularizing the love of God, the energy of the Universe, in our own life.  ~Scott Awbry

Affirmative prayer is a major spiritual practice at Oakland Center for Spiritual Living. Everyone can learn to pray affirmatively.  Trained Licensed Prayer Practitioners choose to make affirmative prayer their mission. To find a list of all the Practitioners, Click Here.  Practitioners offer prayer to anyone at no cost.  Practitioners are also available to help you explore your beliefs and to help you align those beliefs with spiritual principle. Click the image to download the prayer form and submit your prayer to our prayer team.