Services for the Week of May 4, 2019

 

 

Saturday, May 4, 2019 
10:00 AM COMMUNION
Chapel of The Holy Child
RR Gene Savoy Jr.
Lector: RM Revecca Willis
Cantor: Rev. Greg Klinedinst
Reader: Rev. Lary Coesens
Organist: RC Gary Buchanan

 

 

Sunday, May 5, 2019
5:47 AM SUNRISE DIVINE SERVICE
Church of  New Pentecost
Leave: 5:00
Gate: 5:30
Sunrise: 6:02
RR Gene Savoy Jr
Concelebrant: RC Robert Petrovich
Assistants: RC Ted Staver
RC Peter Foust
Rev. Barbara Whitney
Organist: RC Gary Buchanan

 

OPEN-AIR COMMUNION
Church of the Christian Churches     RM Carol Ann Crabb
Church of the End Times     RM Elizabeth Reece
Church of the New Covenant  Rev. Barbara Whitney

 

 

 

Wednesday, May 8, 2019
12:00 NOON COMMUNION
Chapel of the Holy Child
Rev. Jim Elliott

 

 

Friday, May 10, 2019
9:00 AM PRAYER & FELLOWSHIP
Chapel of the Roses
RC Gary Buchanan

 



WEEKLY MESSAGE: April 24, 2019

 

HEAD OVERSEER’S WEEKLY MESSAGE

 

 

 

 

April 24, 2019

I hope you enjoyed a pleasant Easter. I write to you today from Mexico, where I am for a few days working on our project in Baja California Sur on the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez).

Today, I would like to concentrate on men and women of two worlds, that is, men and women of Light who exist as holy men and women on Earth but who also reside in worlds of Light while living on Earth. This is Chapter 31 of the Second Prophecy to the Americas:

“And men and women of Light shall exist in two worlds. The one world shall be that of flesh which perishes after a season. And the second world shall be of Light which is eternal and everlasting. And men and women shall learn by means of the Great Teaching how to sit at the table of God and partake of Light. And the Light shall give life to a Body of Light. And the Light comes of God for it is His Body. And man and woman shall rejoice at the great banquet table of the Lord for death shall be overcome.

“And man and woman shall co-exist in two worlds. And they shall be of two forms. One will be the material and the other of Light. And those who partake of Light shall live eternally with God. And those who eat only of matter and flesh shall die, for it is written that ‘those of the flesh are as a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.’ And those who partake of God’s Light shall live, for it is written that ‘the Bread of God is Light come down from Heaven giving life unto the world.’

“And men and women of Light shall overcome the limitations of the material world and of the flesh through the Light given by God. And this is a secret teaching known to all of the Holy Orders of times past but which was ignored by the world. And because of the Light men and women shall live afresh, finding their new nature which is in the Image of God. And the Image of God is Light and the Light thereof is reason which can speak to the Consciousness of Man’s Spirit.

“And once awakened, Man’s Spiritual Consciousness shall commune with God. And by such communion Man shall know and understand God. And God and Man shall walk together. And this is what God intended men and women to do.

“God has sent into the world the Sun of Righteousness as a redeeming Light and through it, He has opened the door to Heaven so that Man may know of the life beyond. He has rained down the Food of Angels which is a heavenly Food fit for immortals. And man and woman may eat of this Divine Food and be redeemed by it. For here is the hidden Manna, spoken of by the Prophets, that is offered to Man by God and which offers eternal life.”

“Teach the mystery to mortals of the world through the Great Teaching so that they may understand, for therein is the secret of immortality.”

Once again, if I may be of any personal service to you, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Very truly yours in Light+,

Gene



You Are Invited to the 2019 Convocation
April 19, 2019

It is with great pleasure that we once again extend to you, and all our members, our special invitation to join in Community for the annual Convocation of the Sacred College, the Academy, and the ministry of the Second Advent Church.

We will meet for this year’s Convocation from Tuesday, September 3rd, through Sunday, September 8th.

This year commemorates the sixtieth year of the Church’s existence since its founding in 1959 — the Church’s Diamond Anniversary — and also the sixtieth anniversary of the birth of The Child Jamil.

We will be celebrating God’s Image and Word by reviving our work on the final volume of The Secret Sayings of Jamil. How might we fulfill our sacred obligation and destiny, which is to teach the True Religion of Light to all the world and to exemplify righteousness, beauty, and love? As Companions of The Way and disciples of The Child, and as members of the Holy Order of The Child, together we will break the seals on the final three unpublished Sayings received years ago by the late Most Right Reverend Gene Savoy Sr. and let our spirits guide us as we provide the words we need to complete the commentary on them, so that the seventh and final volume of The Secret Sayings of Jamil may be completed and published next year.

Combining our efforts on this project will create a force to inspire the world in the knowledge of living The Way and unify us with Divine Intelligence to build the Nation of God. We will have readings and discussion throughout the Convocation week. This special retreat will help bring to all of us a true connection with the fundamental principles of the Church and make a serious impact for generations to come.

Of course, there are many other activities and presentations planned during the week, including excursions, Chapel Services, and Sunrise Divine Services at the Sanctuary.

Enclosed you will find lodging information and registration form. Please review these enclosures and make your arrangements to attend at your earliest convenience. The Lodging Information sheet details hotel accommodations and reservation deadlines.

* Room reservation at Eldorado Resort–Reno:

The attached Lodging Information page details hotel accommodations and reservation deadlines.

Reserve your room before August 1, 2019, the cutoff date for our special group rates. Be sure to send in your Registration Form with your arrival and departure dates.

* Convocation registration:

See the attached Registration Form. The cost is $595 for the entire Convocation, September 3rd-8th We would appreciate it if you would send at this time a deposit of half the amount of your total donation to confirm your reservation.

* Wellness sessions at the Healing Center at Steamboat Hot Springs

Please make your appointment for mineral baths, massages, Ayurvedic consultations, or Sonatherapy sessions before August 15th to reserve your place in the spa schedule. For your convenience, we recommend that you book your appointments between 4:00-6:00 pm Wednesday-Friday. During those hours we will be shuttling our guests to the healing center to enjoy the ambience, the spa, and a variety of demonstrations. To schedule, call 775-853-6600 or visit the web site at www.steamboatsprings.org.

Please be sure to fill out all the sections of the registration form. We ask that you make your lodging reservations directly with us and as soon as possible. Reserve your room with us by indicating your arrival and departure dates on the enclosed Reservation Form. If you need to make special arrangements of any kind, telephone your reservation to the Chancellery Office at (775)-786-7827 or 1-(877) 736-6422 toll free or email us at fpetrovich@communityofchrist.org to set up an appointment. In order to receive the group rate, make your reservation before August 1st. Special rates cannot be arranged at check-in or check-out for guests who fail to meet this deadline.

Your responses on the registration form will help us to plan events with you in mind. Should you have any questions about the proceedings, your participation, your lodging or travel plans, please do not hesitate to call me at the Chancellery at (775) 786-7827 or email me at fpetrovich@communityofchrist.org.

Every year your active participation has a profound meaning beyond words. Your presence will enhance the forces that have activated and motivated our Community for many decades. We look forward to seeing you!

Yours, most sincerely ,

Reverend Francine Petrovich

Convocation Coordinator
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April 27, 2019: Chapel Readings

 

Rev. Canon Ted Staver

 

Each week of the liturgical year, a reading from Second Advent Scripture is delivered as part of the Saturday Communion of Fellowship Service held in the Chapel of the Holy Child. This reading follows the Sacred Calendar of the Church; that is, Prophecies and Revelations that have been received by The Church on sacred dates are recalled in a liturgical context during the appropriate season each year. This reading is delivered just before the final blessings. Each service also includes a reading from the ancient scriptures, prayers, or wisdom sayings of various world religions past and present and is usually thematically related to the Second Advent Reading. This reading is delivered by the Reader right after the announcements that begin the service and is thus the first reading of the service. An audio recording of the reading from Second Advent Scripture delivered on the date above is provided here below together with a transcript of the first reading of the service that day.

 

Click here to watch this week’s readings on YouTube. (7:14 minutes)

 

SECOND ADVENT PROPHECY AND REVELATION

A Reading from The Book of God’s Revelation, BOOK I: “The Opening of the Seven Seals” (pp. 69-72).

 

ANCIENT SCRIPTURE AND WISDOM SAYINGS

A Reading from the Gospel of Thomas:

     These are the secret sayings that the living Jesus spoke and Judas Thomas, the twin, his brother, recorded:

(1) And he said, Whoever discovers what these sayings mean will not taste death.

(2) …Seek and do not stop seeking until you find. When you find, you will be troubled. When you are troubled, you will marvel and rule over all; and having ruled, you will rest.

(3) …The kingdom is inside you and it is outside you. When you know yourself, then you will be known, and you will understand that you are children of the living father. But if you do not know yourselves, then you dwell in poverty and you are poverty.

(4) …A person old in days will not hesitate to ask a little child seven days old about the place of life, and the person will live. For many of the first will be last and become a single one.

(5) …Know what is in front of your face and what is hidden from you will be disclosed. There is nothing hidden that will not be revealed.

(6) … Do not lie and do not what you hate. (Again) all things are disclosed before heaven. There is nothing hidden that will not be revealed, nothing covered that will not be disclosed.

(10) …I have thrown fire upon the world, and look, I am watching till it blazes.

(11) …This heaven will pass away and the one above it will pass away. The dead are not alive and the living will not die….When you are in the light, what will you do? On the day you were one, you became two. But when you become two, what will you do?

(17) …I shall give you what no eye has seen, what no ear
has heard, what no hand has touched, what has not (ever) arisen in the human heart.

 

 

 

Click here to watch this week’s readings on YouTube. (7:14 minutes)

 

 



Services for the Week of April 27, 2019

 

 

Saturday, April 27, 2019 
10:00 AM COMMUNION
Chapel of The Holy Child
RR Gene Savoy Jr.
Lector: RC Peter Foust
Cantor: Rev. Bruce Kanzelmeyer
Reader: Rev. Amanda Buchanan
Organist: RC Gary Buchanan

 

6:00 PM 123RD PANNUCHES MEAL RITE
Chapel of The Holy Child
RC Ted Staver
Concelebrant:
RM Elizabeth Reece

 

 

Sunday, April 28, 2019
5:56 AM SUNRISE DIVINE SERVICE
Cathedral Church of  the Americas
Leave: 5:00
Gate: 5:45
Sunrise: 6:11
RR Gene Savoy Jr
Concelebrant: RC Robert Petrovich
Assistants: RC Ted Staver
RC Peter Foust
Rev. Barbara Whitney
Organist: RC Gary Buchanan

 

OPEN-AIR COMMUNION
Church of New Philadelphia      Dea. Stephan Fuelling
Church of the New Qumran      Rev. Shinobu Sonoda Fuelling

 

 

Wednesday, May 1, 2019
12:00 NOON COMMUNION
Chapel of the Holy Child
Rev. Dorothy Kubiak

 

 

Friday, May 3, 2019
9:00 AM PRAYER & FELLOWSHIP
Chapel of the Roses
Rev. Dorothy Kubiak

 



April 20, 2019: Chapel Readings

 

 

Each week of the liturgical year, a reading from Second Advent Scripture is delivered as part of the Saturday Communion of Fellowship Service held in the Chapel of the Holy Child. This reading follows the Sacred Calendar of the Church; that is, Prophecies and Revelations that have been received by The Church on sacred dates are recalled in a liturgical context during the appropriate season each year. This reading is delivered just before the final blessings. Each service also includes a reading from the ancient scriptures, prayers, or wisdom sayings of various world religions past and present and is usually thematically related to the Second Advent Reading. This reading is delivered by the Reader right after the announcements that begin the service and is thus the first reading of the service. An audio recording of the reading from Second Advent Scripture delivered on the date above is provided here below together with a transcript of the first reading of the service that day.

 

Click here to watch this week’s readings on YouTube. (13:29 minutes)

 

SECOND ADVENT PROPHECY AND REVELATION

A Reading from The Book of God’s Revelation, BOOK I: “The Opening of the Seven Seals” (pp. 61-68).

 

ANCIENT SCRIPTURE AND WISDOM SAYINGS

A Reading from the Book of Wisdom of Solomon:

God created man for incorruption,
and made him an image of his own everlastingness;
but death entered into the world by the envy of the devil,
and those who belong to him experience it.
But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God,
and no torment will touch them.
In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have died.
Their departure was considered an affliction, and their travel away from us ruin;
But hey are in peace.
For even if in the sight of men they are punished,
their hope is full of immortality.
Having borne a little chastening, they will receive great good;
because God tested them, and found them worthy of himself.
He tested them like gold in the furnace,
and he accepted them as a whole burnt offering.
In the time of their visitation they will shine.
They will run back and forth like sparks among stubble.
They will judge nations and have dominion over peoples.
The Lord will reign over them forever.
The faithful will live with him in love,
because grace and mercy are with his chosen ones.

 

 

 

 

Click here to watch this week’s readings on YouTube. (13:29 minutes)

 

 



“Black Heart”

 

The first ever picture of a black hole: It’s surrounded by a halo of bright gas PHOTO CREDIT: EHT

 

Apr 10, 2019

Holes in space and time?

“We should remember that there was once a discipline called natural philosophy. Unfortunately, this discipline seems not to exist today. It has been renamed science, but science of today is in danger of losing much of the natural philosophy aspect.”
— Hannes Alfvén

Consensus astronomers believe that gamma-rays, X-rays and radio waves are created by gravity and acceleration in space. Dusty clouds of hydrogen gas are supposed to reach temperatures in the millions of Kelvin, causing gas and dust to glow brightly and emit radiation. In that view, the most powerful radiation sources are those that achieve the greatest gravitational force.

Cygnus A is one of the first radio sources that revealed “jets and lobes” accelerating out of its nucleus. They are thought to result from material falling into a central black hole, where it is torn apart. Subatomic “debris” is then propelled out of the galactic core by some means not understood in consensus circles. It is suggested that spinning magnetic fields surround black holes, but the theory cannot be tested.

Among the many difficulties faced by mainstream astrophysicists is how magnetic fields can align and compress particle emissions into jets that maintain coherency. Radio jets from some galaxies reach out for over one million light years before they “disperse” into vast clouds of radio emitting particles, larger than their galactic sources.

Recently, the astronomical community announced their first “image of a black Hole”. Researchers from the Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie (MPIfR) in Bonn, Germany, and the Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique (IRAM), using the The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) captured what they believe is an image of a black hole. What is that visual evidence?

 

Read the entire article by Stephen Smith posted online April 10, 2019 at thunderbolts.info.

 

 

In the following interview recorded on April 8, 2019, physicist Wal Thornhill discusses why the recent so-called “first picture of a black hole” actually affirms the plasma cosmology hypothesis that the object at a galactic core is not a black hole at all but an ultra-high density energy storage phenomena called a Plasmoid.

 

Watch the video interview online at Youtube.com (15:33).

 

links submitted by Robert Petrovich

 



“First Ray of the Spiritual Sun”

 

 

 

“When we say that people should lead pure, sacred and wise lives, we have in mind that they should tap the appropriate energies of the Sun. The more inspired the person, the greater the capacity to make contact with the Spiritual energies of the Sun.

“The most luminous thought, the most sublime feeling and the most beautiful action have the first ray of the Sun within themselves, the first ray which penetrates the human soul.

“If, in the rising of the Sun, in the blossoming of the flowers, in the flowing of the river, in the relations between people, we see the presence of God, then that is the correct look.

“The future houses would be made of glass. The ultra-violet rays of the Sun would pass through them and these houses would be hygienic for that reason.” ~Biensa Douno

 

 

Sacred Lives

Douno says that a sacred life is all about taping into “the appropriate energies of the Sun”. I emphasized “appropriate,” because simply looking at the sun isn’t enough. Many are practicing some form of sun gazing these days, but it is mostly just gazing at the material sun for physical benefits. Douno rightly emphasizes that what we need to tap into is the light of the Spiritual Sun. At least if spiritual growth is our goal.

 

Read the entire article online at spiritsun.net.

 

Original article posted by HAROLD BOULETTE on DECEMBER 4, 2018

 



MARCH 2019: Intercession & Memorial Services

 

 

 

MARCH 2019

2
Dr. Wolfgang Fuelling †

10
People of Japan

13
Kate Puzey †

16
Kate Puzey †
Nasrin Sotoudeh
The Muslim families who suffered and died in the name of religion at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand †
Doug Shafer
Cheryl Ann Shafer
Ann Cunis

27
Mariette Thomas

30
Mariette Thomas

 

† indicates Memorial Prayer

 



WEEKLY MESSAGE: April 18, 2019

 

 

HEAD OVERSEER’S WEEKLY MESSAGE

 

 

 

 

April 18, 2019
Second Advent Easter

Today we observe True Easter according to the Sacred Calendar. We at the Community Center greeted the rising Sun at the Consecrated Sanctuary with our liturgical prayers, sacred music, chants, bells and crystal bowls and received the blessings emanating from out of the Sun of Righteousness. We prayed for peace in the world, for the enlightenment of the human family, and for all our members around the world

It came into my mind, however, that those who ignore the commandments of God given through the Word manifest in His ascendant Sun of Righteousness, which even now transforms the world, are not immune to its effects. It is not a matter of whether people accept the Sun of Righteousness or believe in it. God’s Word comes forth regardless in its almightiness and splendor and everyone should know that His Word is One. This Word, though, is incomprehensible to people of ignorance, impiety, and irreverence to God; and this ignorance, impiety, and profanity – which is ugliness and ungodliness – is resulting in a most harmful mutation of being that is most obvious even to the casual observer.

No one on Earth under the Light of this New Sun will benefit from wrongdoing and materialistic ends any longer. As mentioned last week, some judge God and say that if Evil and Darkness exist then Evil and Darkness must be equal to God. This is not true, of course. But although Darkness and Evil do indeed exist, it is only because of Man’s continued wrongdoing, error, and the breaking of God’s laws.

As the Cross of Enlightenment has come to enlighten godly and goodly men and women, those of ungodliness are, in effect, maddened by that Light, for those who embrace Darkness will incur much suffering and illness of mind and Spirit. It is written in our Sacred Scripture that the Earth shall be burned up by the Light of God’s New Sun, and men and women of Evil and Darkness shall also be burned up by that light and judged for their wicked acts, while those of goodness shall receive the Light as a blessing.

Our Prophecies, therefore, are given to the Children of the Earth for the purpose of informing them beforehand of the effects and the events prophesied to come, so that all may choose accordingly; for it is our Teaching that God would not that anyone suffer. God sends forth His Divine Light to judge the ungodly for the sake of the godly who have long suffered at their hands. In due time, the days of injustice will come to an end and God’s Sun of Justice will reign supreme.

I wish you a most blessed Easter.

Once again, if I may be of any personal service to you, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Very truly yours in Light+,

Gene