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Hello and Happy New
Spiritual Year!
This month WCF begins to
unfold its purpose on a new level by developing a plan to
focus on various spiritual traditions in an organized and
experiential way. Our goal is to give opportunities that can
deepen awareness of living In Spirit in a variety of, as well
as, expand our understanding of various faiths, particularly
from the feeling point of view. We have created a calendar and
template for exploring different paths with background
information and suggestions for personal involvement and/or
group fellowship activities.
Spiritual and religious
practices can help us experience our oneness with the All and
the brotherhood of humankind; they can enrich our personal
growth and our service, and they can help us relate to people
of all backgrounds. Exploring various practices may also
inspire personal awareness of life-times involved in
particular religious paths.
Each month will be focused on a
different tradition. The calendar will include 12 separate
religious paths as follows:
September:
Native American
October: Taoist
November: Hindu
December: Buddhist
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January: Christian
February: Judaism |
March:
Islam
April: Ba'hai
May: Maori
June: Polynesian
July: Aboriginal
August: Mayan |
Exploration material and suggested
activities will be shared by e-mail and posted on the WCF
website at www.wayshowerscommunityfellowship.org
Here is our template for the spiritual
traditions:
1. Historical perspective
2. Beliefs, spiritual practices and how they are applied today
3. Techniques, prayers or meditations
4. References for music, movies and/or further reading.
If you have information or inspiration
from any of the traditions we will be exploring, please e-mail
your input to president@wayshowerscommunityfellowship.org
Also, if you would like to be on a team to create the calendar
focus material, please let us know, even if you are interested
in working on only one or two of the traditions. Ours is not
meant to be an exhaustive study, critique or dogmatic treatise
on any of the religions. Our greatest goal is that each
monthly focus will aid in exploring beyond what we know and
inspire a deeper spiritual experience. We hope you will plan
at least one WCF fellowship group meeting during each month to
try out some of the suggested techniques.
The month of September is dedicated to
the Native American traditions. Special thanks go to Kathleen
Ellis who is taking a major lead in planning our calendar of
events. Enjoy discovering the gifts found in each spiritual
tradition!
In light, love and joy,
Dorinda Fox
WCF President |
