Elizabeth Reece, a member of the administrative staff at the Chancellery offices of the International Community of Christ, occasionally checks the internet for new references to Gene Savoy’s explorations and his other works since people will often use him as example in books they are writing about Peru or Amazonas.

In November 2014 she found a reference to “Gene Savoy” being scheduled as a topic of a high school Catholicism class at St Joseph’s High School in Metuchen, NJ, and she contacted the class instructor, Thomas Cunningham:

Dear Mr.Cunningham,

I stumbled across your teachers outline for the 2014-2015 Religious Studies class at St Joseph High School. On the day of 11/25/14 you listed Gene Savoy as a topic for discussion during Catholism. Since, I have studied and worked with Gene Savoy, (the explorer, religious scholar and teacher who established the International Community of Christ) from 1978 up to his passing in 2007 I wanted to asked if this was the same individual discussed in your class. If so would you be willing to share some details of the reactions received from your students during the discussion, or what source material they used. If it is the same person, the idea that you would offer your freshman class an opportunity to comment about him is very intriguing to me. Thank you very much, I hope this letter is not too intrusive.
Respectfully,
Elizabeth Reece

This was his response:

Hello,
The section on Gene Savoy was covered in our textbook in Chapter 4. There is a short story about Gene Savoy getting lost in the Jungle. He finds himself getting very anxious about the situation, but after settling down… He begins to pray for guidance from God. He eventually is able to find his way out of the jungle , and credits that “quiet time with God” with his trek out of the forest. My students were very interested with the incident. The textbook contains many short stories like this one….

Take Care,
Tom Cunningham

This led Elizabeth to a rather interesting discovery: In Catholic high school classes across the country who use the textbook Path Through Catholicism (Mark Link, 1991), there is a story told by Gene Savoy being used as an example that “God is present in all.”

Here is the article that appears on page 49 of the textbook:

As a special gift for this time of year, the Church has sent out to all active Community members the Community Calendar for 2016.

For practical purposes, the calendar follows the traditional monthly format beginning with January, but it contains all the significant dates of The Community’s Sacred Calendar, which begins on February 2nd (refer to Jamil: Child of Light, chapter 27).

In addition to dates for liturgical observance or remembrance, the moon phases for the year are also included. In relation to these moon phases are indicated days to view sunrise or sunset according to the important Lunar/Solar Cycles Generative Technique familiar to Cosolargists who have advanced through The Cosolargy Papers.

Once again, thanks go to Deacon Dr. Stephan Fuelling for compiling and designing the calendar in consultation with the Publishing, Editing and Liturgical departments and with Bishop Gene. Thanks also go to the Reverend Ben Hubbard, who prints the calendar using our printing system at our production facilities located at the Steamboat Hot Springs.

A suggested donation of $20.00 by active Community members would be greatly appreciated to help defray costs for producing the calendar. Corresponding members may contact the Church offices to request a calendar for the same suggested donation.

Meet a few sides of minister, composer and musician, explorer, sonatherapy researcher and therapist Gary Buchanan on his new web site.

There you will be able to

• link to online videos of compositions and performances, watch Sonatherapy videos online,
• read his biography as minister and Community member and find links to some of his spiritual writings,
• and read his biography as an explorer and learn more about the Andean Explorers expeditions he took part in and about the Andean Explorer videos he composed music for.

Visit Gary Buchanan’s web site: garyrobertbuchanan.com.

It is time to begin assembling the 2016 Community Calendar. And our publishing staff is looking for your best photos related to Community life. Submissions need to be at least 300 dpi at 7.5″ x 10″ size. Include with the name of the photographer and the name of the subject with each submission.

Send in submissions before the end of December to: editor@communitycommunique.net.

It is time to begin assembling the 2016 Community Calendar. And our publishing staff is looking for your best photos related to Community life. Submissions need to be at least 300 dpi at 7.5″ x 10″ size. Include with the name of the photographer and the name of the subject with each submission.

Send in submissions before the end of December to: editor@communitycommunique.net.

If you have the dream to make a meaningful visit to mystical India, an amazing opportunity is available. But it is still in the very early planning stages. In fact, the trip cannot be scheduled until there is enough interest from people to participate.

So if you are interested, send an email to info@cosolargy.org right away. The decision to finalize the India journey must be made by August 31.

Costs and itinerary will be developed once interest is shown. But typically, expenses in India are minimal compared to many other countries. Even flights to India are reasonable.

10 to 20 people need to join the tour group for the journey to be guaranteed to take place. Tour members do not need to be members of The Community, so feel free to send a copy of the flyer to your personal mailing list.

< Download flyer here. >

The tour is of spiritual interest as you will see by the flyer attached. Help make this a reality for February 2016!

First Parliament of the World’s Religions held in Chicago 1893

Bishop Gene Savoy Jr. has been invited to be part of the 2015 Parliament of the World’s Religions to be held October 15-19, 20125 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The theme of the 2015 Parliament is Reclaiming the Heart of Our Humanity: Working Tgether for a World of Compassion, Peace, Justice, and Sustainability. The discussion at the Parliament in 2015 will focus on climate change, violence, and wasteful consumption.

Bishop Gene has been invited to speak on the topic “Pathways to Peace: Different Perspectives” as part of the panel organized by Balwant S. Hansra, a Sikh leader and a former member of the Parliament Board. The invitation to speak was accepted by Bishop Gene with these words: “Yes, of course I am very interested in being on your panel. My religion (which is not restricted to Christianity) has a very unique perspective on what the path to peace is. We teach a very specialized practice using natural and cosmic energies by which any individual, regardless of culture, race or tradition may employ. By so doing, the individual harmonizes him/herself with natural and supranatural energies of the universe. In this way, that person becomes an awakened spiritual Being on Earth, as well as in Heaven. I would very much like to discuss this within the guidelines you lay out.”

The guiding principles of the Parliament of the World’s Religions are respectful dialogue, non-proselytizing, and willingness to explore a wide variety of topics.

< Read more about the 2015 Parliament of the World’s Religions at parliamentofreligions.org. >

< Read about the history of the Parliament of the World’s Religions at wikipedia.org. >

PHOTO Sean Savoy

The 2015 Cosolargy Conference and Tour, which will be held in Kyoto, Japan from May 22 – 28 is taking shape.

In addition to the conference and associated workshops, there will be a tour of Kyoto – Japan’s ancient capital and one of its most beautiful cities. Kyoto is known for its beautiful Zen gardens, its wonderful cuisine, and is home to one of the most impressive Zen Buddhist temples, the Golden Pavilion.

There will also be a visit Mount Koya, the seat of Kobo-Daishi’s esoteric school of Shingon (True Word) Buddhism where a replica of the so-called Nestorian Monument stands. There, the tour group will lodge overnight in a Buddhist monastery, which promises to be a very interesting and unique experience.

Please call our offices if you have any interest in attending this special event in the Land of the Rising Sun.

As a special gift for this time of year, the Church has sent out to all active Community members the Community Calendar for 2015.

For practical purposes, the calendar follows the traditional monthly format beginning with January, but it contains all the significant dates of The Community’s Sacred Calendar, which begins on February 2nd (refer to Jamil: Child of Light, chapter 27).

In addition to dates for liturgical observance or remembrance, the moon phases for the year are also included. In relation to these moon phases are indicated days to view sunrise or sunset according to the important Lunar/Solar Cycles Generative Technique familiar to Cosolargists who have advanced through The Cosolargy Papers.

Once again, thanks go to Deacon Dr. Stephan Fuelling for compiling and designing the calendar in consultation with the Publishing, Editing and Liturgical departments and with Bishop Gene. Thanks also go to the Reverend Ben Hubbard, who prints the calendar using our printing system at our production facilities located at the Steamboat Hot Springs.

A suggested donation of $20.00 by active Community members would be greatly appreciated to help defray costs for producing the calendar. Corresponding members may contact the Church offices to request a calendar for the same suggested donation.

Dr. Lorraine Hurley PHOTO: GCN Radio

On February 6, 2015 Bishop Gene Savoy Jr. appeared on Dr. Lorraine Hurley’s radio program “Uncommon Awareness” on Genesis Communications Network (GCN) Radio in a live broadcast from 5:00-7:00 PM Central Time. Dr. Hurley co-hosted the show with Dr. Dean Lloyd.

The show description reads: “Our guest is Gene Savoy Jr. Gene Savoy, Jr. describes the System of Cosolargy and the solar techniques that are taught by the Jamilian University. This practice leads to development of the spiritual Light Body and plays a powerful role in transcending into higher dimensional existence. Practiced as sun-gazing by many, Savoy is establishing schools through out the world that teach the techniques of Cosolargy.”

Dr. Hurley said to Gene of her interview with him: “I’m pretty fascinated by what you have shared so far about the sun transmitting information outside what we see and feel. I have been wrestling with the ‘truth’ of what has taken over our world and beginning to see larger cracks in the matrix as evidenced by their escalating lunacy and recklessness.”

Lorraine Hurley is a medical doctor who grew increasingly distressed by the failure of medicine to provide health care. Her show presents guests who share fascinating experiences and evidence that we can be cured. From scientists to practitioners, activists, physicists, metaphysicists, spiritualists, esoteric teachers and healers, they show that natural and alternative practices work and that we are living in a new reality paradigm. Dr. Hurley hopes that what she and her guests share will help launch listeners into a profound understanding of human nature, potential and evolution.

Dean is a life-long professional musician who has been practicing holistic healing for more than twenty years. A board certified acupuncturist, naturopath, radio show host, author, professor, inventor, and philosopher, Dean teaches Acutone to Acupuncturists and health practitioners and has invented numerous musical healing devices, including the Resonance Bell, which he employs in his busy clinical practices.

< To listen to the first hour of the interview, CLICK HERE. >

< To listen to the second hour of the interview, CLICK HERE. >