Members of the Nevada Clergy Association appeared October 8, 2010, on Nevada Newsline, a talk program on KUNR-FM 88.7, the local National Public Radio station in Reno. On this final edition of the program, host Dan Erwine interviewed a panel of interfaith clergy to talk about what issues divide us religiously and what issues bring us together. Also discussed were the upcoming Nevada Prayer Breakfast and the 25th annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Eve Service. In the studio were the Right Reverend Sean Savoy, Chancellor of the International Community of Christ; the Reverend Stefani Schatz, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Reno; and Imam Abdul Barghouti of the Northern Nevada Muslim Community.

Link to the interview (54 minutes):

http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kunr/news.newsmain/article/1/0/1710988/Nevada.Newsline/Nevada.Interfaith..Clergy.Panel.

The Nevada Clergy Association’s fall interfaith luncheon was held Thursday, October 14, 2010, at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center. About forty clergy and other religious leaders and guests attended. Members gather at luncheons twice a year to meet and discuss upcoming events, programs, and other activities. The hosting group has the opportunity to make a presentation on their particular faith tradition or talk about other important issues. At this luncheon, St. Mary’s offered a presentation on end-of-life ethics and practices for the clergy and their congregations. Other topics included were the upcoming Nevada Prayer Breakfast, the 25^th Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Eve Service, and planning for the next luncheon, which will be held in the spring. The Sierra Foundation offered to host the spring event. Representing The Community at the luncheon were the Right Reverend Gene Savoy Jr., the Rt. Reverend Robert Petrovich, and the Reverend Dr. Bill Bartlett.

Link to the article in the Tahoe Daily Tribune:

http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/article/20101022/NEWS/101029926/1068&parentprofile=1056

Father George and Mrs. Bratiotis

Members of the International Community of Christ and Rabbi Myra Soifer, emerita rabbi of Temple Sinai in Reno, accepted the invitation of Saint Anthony Parish to join them in giving thanks to their pastor Father George Bratiotis for his years of dedication to God’s ministry as he conducted his final services as Protopresbyter of Saint Anthony Greek Orthodox Church, Reno, Nevada. These clergy attended the event as representatives of the Nevada Clergy Association to honor the many years of work Father George gave to the interfaith movement in Reno.

The luncheon program and celebration at the Cladianos Center to mark the retirement of the beloved priest and pastor was held Sunday, October 3, 2010. Father Bratiotis himself said at the event that he was honored by their presence and by the presence of the many members of his congregation, or “vineyard,” as he called them, by the memories shared, by the cards and generous gifts given, and by the many acts of kindness and remembrances displayed. The event, which included a delicious chicken dinner and dancing by the young people of the church, was inspiring, poignant, and humorous.

The Right Reverend Gene Savoy Jr., as president of the newly formed Nevada Clergy Association, presented a certificate to Father George on behalf of the association for his many years of participation in interfaith events; and as a gift of the International Community of Christ, Bishop Savoy presented Father George with an icon of the Byzantine monk Symeon the New Theologian, who is recognized as a saint by the Orthodox Church and was enshrined in 2004 by the Advocates for Religious Rights and Freedoms.

Although Father George is retired from active duty as pastor of Saint Anthony’s, he will continue to celebrate the Divine Liturgy for the parish and will be at the church during the remainder of the month of October until the appointment of a new pastor.

In attendance representing the International Community of Christ were the Right Reverends Gene and Sean Savoy and the Reverend Robert Petrovich.

Symeon the New Theologian. IMAGE BY ZENOS

Ryan Anderson (left) and Matthew Madonna (right) doing their thing. PHOTO RYANIE VRATARI

“Ryan Anderson sits at a desk in his home studio, tinkering away on his laptop and occasionally twisting a knob on the nearby mixer. He’s playing a remix of The Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby,” a track his partner in musical endeavors, Matt Madonna, created about seven months earlier when the two best friends first formed their DJ collaboration Love and Light. . . .”

Read the entire article online in the October 7, 2010 Reno News & Review: http://www.newsreview.com/reno/content?oid=1854563

For more information on the musical duo, visit soundcloud.com/love-and-light.

Ryan Anderson (left) and Matthew Madonna (right) at work in Ohio

November 16, 2010

The Nevada Clergy Association

together with

Robert L. Crowell, Mayor of Carson City,
Robert A. Cashell, Sr., Mayor of the City of Reno, and
Geno R. Martini, Mayor of the City of Sparks

request your presence at the

Second Floor Ballroom ~ Atlantis Casino Resort Spa

Reno, Nevada

The Nevada Clergy Association

will present its first-ever Vision Award to

The Reverend V. James Jeffery

Rector Emeritus, Trinity Episcopal Church, Reno

The Nevada Prayer Breakfast, a Nevada Tradition, has been revived by the Nevada Clergy Association for the gathering of citizens, as well as civic, business, and community leaders who are devoted to prayer on behalf of our State, and for the sharing of inspiration and ideas on the crucial need to bring the spiritual resources of the faith community to bear on issues that face Nevadans. While each segment of the faith community believes ardently in its approach to the Divine, we gather at the Nevada Prayer Breakfast as equals. Together, we devote our energies to the good of the State of Nevada. Together, we pray.

View flyer: PrayerBreak2010_invite

The Nevada Clergy Association is a nonprofit interfaith network of religious and spiritual leaders in Nevada.

“Space physicists have finished assembling a second complete sweep around the sky, and the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) has again delivered an unexpected result. ‘The map has changed significantly. . . . Our discovery of changes over six months in the IBEX data from the edge of our solar system show that the interaction of our Sun and the galaxy is amazingly dynamic,’ says David McComas (Southwest Research Institute), principal investigator for the IBEX mission. ‘We thought the outer heliosphere would be stable over time, and IBEX is showing us that it’s not. This is changing the game completely.’”

The full article and video that were published September 30, 2010, are available online at Earth Changes Media.

Submitted by Frieda Nelson

“Should we stay out of the summer sun? Not at all, according to a growing group of physicians. Sunlight can be good for you.”

Read the entire article: http://www.odemagazine.com/doc/72/lighten-up/

The link to this article on the benefits of sunlight in the Health and Healing section of the September 2010 issue of Ode was submitted by Sean Savoy.

The Reverend Gary Buchanan’s August 31, 2010, interview with Sally Page about Sonatherapy at “World Awakening Vibrations” is now online, an hour of discussion concerning healing with sound, light, color, water, massage, and subtle energies:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/world-awakening-vibrations/id377753687 

These clips indicate recent events that have opened questions and mysteries felt by the hard science 3-D guys. While we probably aren’t as surprised at the power of the New Sun, these images and visualization technologies are really cool. Enjoy.
Thomas S. Lee

Space: Solar Flare Triggers Eruption on Sun. A solar eruption sends a wave of plasma hurtling towards Earth on August 1, 2010. The event was captured by NASA satellites and explained by Discovery News Space Producer Ian O’Neill:
http://news.discovery.com/videos/space-solar-flare-triggers-eruption-on-sun.html

Space: Mystery Surrounds Solar Flare Event. Are mysterious particles shooting through Earth during solar flare events? Enough to disrupt the decay rate of radioactive material previously assumed to be constant? Discovery News’ Ian O’Neill explains why scientists think that that may be the case:
http://news.discovery.com/videos/space-mystery-surrounds-solar-flare-event.html

Wonders of the Solar System: Solar Wind. When solar wind meets with a planet’s magnetosphere, the combination produces beautiful auroras in space:
http://science.discovery.com/videos/wonders-of-the-solar-system-solar-wind.html

Links submitted by Dr. Thomas S. Lee.

Dr. Thomas S. Lee, NMD, APH

I am proud to announce that I have been appointed to the position of Church Archiater (from the Greek: chief physician of a community) by Bishop Gene Savoy, Jr. I am honored to accept that post to assist our Community. I also serve in the capacity of Director of Health Services at The Church’s Healing Center & Spa at Steamboat Hot Springs, where I maintain an office. This letter is to clarify what my services are and what I can do for those who might seek my help.

I am a naturopathic doctor of a 25-year vintage, and that time has been mostly directed to general or family practice of naturopathic medicine as a licensed physician in Arizona and Washington State. My medical skills and experience include a variety of natural modalities, some of which are examination and diagnosis, physical manipulation, acupuncture, pain management, clinical nutrition, bee venom therapy, exercise rehabilitation, hydrotherapy, allergy clearing, and dermal screening energy medicine. I am an eclectic, general physician rather than a specialist, because patients really never have a single, isolated problem that they need to have “fixed.”

In Reno, we are blessed with excellent medical facilities, great urgent care, and skilled specialty practices of medicine. There are also many diagnostic laboratory and imaging services. Perhaps you have experienced these resources as expensive and somewhat confusing. I can help you to interpret test resources or even direct you to appropriate specialties at a more reasonable rate of expense.

The Healing Center’s website at www.steamboatsprings.org lists my services and time charges (which are discounted for ICC members). The front desk staff are also familiar with my services. As for insurance coverage, I work with licensed Nevada physicians and, depending on your policy definitions, I have been accepted as an out-of-policy provider for some plans. Please discuss these matters with your policy administrator.

I welcome you to come to consult with me at The Healing Center if you are looking for a sympathetic assessment of what to do, when, and where to act on your own health concerns. I get the best results with patients who are actively involved in their own health maintenance. If you are not a Reno resident, I am also available by phone appointment. Please call The Healing Center’s front desk at (775) 853-6000 or e-mail me directly at drtom@steamboatsprings.org.

I look forward to being of service.

Sincerely,

Dr. Thomas S. Lee, NMD, APH
Church Archiater & Director of Health Services,
The Healing Center & Spa at Steamboat Hot Springs