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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).

Fall Classes and Workshops are coming! Join us for Self-Mastery with Judith Roberts, RSCP, on 8 Monday evenings from September 28 through November 16. Foundations will be offered by Rev. Sunshine Michelle Coleman on 6 Thursday evenings. Click Here for more information and to register.

Mark your calendars, two workshops will be offered this fall after Sunday service. Explore Radical Accountability with Rev. Christie Hardwick on October 18. And don’t miss our Know What You Know Workshop with Rev. Sara Nichols on November 15. Registration for both workshops will open soon on the oaklandcsl.org classes/workshops page.

The Social Justice Ministry meeting is back the first Sunday of the month beginning October 4 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm in the Social Hall. Together, we engage in sacred activism to help create a world that works for everyone and to nurture a community that is intentionally inclusive of all.

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.

The CSL Member Council is looking forward to connecting with you at our monthly Member Forum. This is an opportunity for members to have a voice, to express your thoughts about CSL and Science of Mind, to share best practices and to have a positive impact on the world. We meet the fourth Thursday of each month at 4 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. MT / 6 p.m. CT / 7 p.m. ET. We look forward to seeing you there. Use this link.

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.

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.