The 2024 Community Convocation and Cosolargy Seminar was held in Reno from June 4th through June 9th.  Tuesday through Friday was devoted primarily to lectures on “The Oral Gospel as a Life System.” Bishop Gene Savoy, Jr. presented the lectures interspersed with audio by the late Most Right Reverend Gene Savoy, Sr., as well as about 200 slides. Nine highly specific imaging and breathing techniques were taught and practiced during this time.

A Pentecost Eve banquet was held on the evening of June 5th at the Rectory-Abbey. Consociates, Ministers, and the children of The Community gathered at 6 PM. At around 6:30, Bishop Savoy welcomed everyone and commented on the meaning and importance of Second Advent Pentecost. Then, the Reverend Bruce Kanzelmeyer and Bishop Savoy explained the AOUMENMNs used for Divine Service. Rev. Bruce commented on the tones, and Bishop Savoy commented on the hand gestures. The assembly then sang “Grant Life Unto Me” and was invited to the communal meal. The event was a seated buffet-style dinner. At sunset, which was at about 8:15, everyone went onto the main balcony of the Rectory and took in the sun. Following sunset, Reverend Canon Amanda Buchanan read from the Prophecy of the New Covenant. Coffee and dessert were then served. The next morning, June 6th — Second Advent Pentecost — a Sunrise Divine Service was held at the Church of New Pentecost at the Red Rock Consecrated Sanctuary.

Banquet	Banquet

The traditional Saturday morning Communion of Fellowship Service was held in the Chapel of the Holy Child, which also included ordinations to the first level (Initiate) for Jeffrey Burgess, Csilla Hollo, David Mitchell, Nicolett Montanez, Herschell Soumahoro, and Collin Wizgen. Following Communion, a Memorial Service was held for the late Reverend Koshu Kawahara which is covered in detail in a separate article. Saturday’s afternoon agenda featured three speakers. Reverend Amanda did a presentation on the Sacred Calendar of the Second Advent, Bishop Shawn Smith presented a talk on the Solar Cultures of Africa, and Bishop Yukinori Matsushita presented one on the Solar Cultures of Japan.

Click here to view the short version of the schedule.

On Sunday, Sunrise Divine Service was held the at the Cathedral Church of the Americas and Monument to Human Spiritual Rights with a special litany for the Japanese Community lead by Bishop Yukinori Matsushita. Following the service, second level (Deacon) and third level (Presbyter) were held. Csilla Hollo, Olimpia Huss, Demetrice Jackson, and Collin Wizgen were ordained Deacons, and Deacons Stephan Fuelling, Shane Grady, Yukako Kawai, Radheka Patel Savoy, and Shawn Smith were ordained Presbyters. It was a first that two people received back-to-back ordinations. Csilla Hollo and Collin Wizgen received first level ordination the day before on Saturday and second degree ordination on Sunday.

Here is a selection of photos from the event

Reverend Francine Petrovich welcomes the assembly.
Sonya Savoy giving a presentation on Steamboat	Bishop Gene Savoy, Jr. giving a presentation
Bishop Savoy lectures at the Monastery Gardens	Rev. Rob Roy conducting Communion Service at Red Rock Sanctuary
Bishop Savoy performing First Level Ordinations	Bishop Savoy performing First Level Ordinations
Bishop Savoy performing First Level Ordinations	Reverend Amanda Buchanan lecturing on the Sacred Calendar
Bishop Shawn Smith talking on the Solar Cultures of Africa	Bishop Yukinori Matsushita talking on Solar Cultures of Japan
Bishop Shawn Smith presenting The Community with a Shield

Photos of Second and Third-Level Ordinations

After the Sunrise Divine Service on Christmas morning, 2022, we gathered at the End Times Parsonage for breakfast and the annual Blessing of the Children. Here is a selection of photos from that event.

Preparing for the Blessing of the Children 1

Preparing for the Blessing of the Children 2

Blessing of the Children conducted by Rev. Noriko Roy

Blessing of the Children

Blessing of the children

Stained glass cross

Breakfast

Breakfast

PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Roy

Gathering in the Chapel of the Holy Child                           PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Harris

September 2022 Convocation & Seminar
September 7 through September 12, 2022

The Convocation held this year was the first in three years due to Covid restrictions and was a
rousing success. People who have attended for many years said it was one of the best, and new
people found it enjoyable and informative. Here is a breakdown of the events and lectures
accompanied by photos.

PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Roy

Bishop Gene Savoy Jr. Giving his presentation.                                        PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Roy

PHOTO CAPTION: Robert Roy

A display of Gems, jewels, stones, and crosses.                    PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Roy

PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Roy

Bishop Gene Savoy Jr. giving a presentation                        PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Roy

PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Roy

Bruce Kanzelmeyer answering a question.                                PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Roy

Wednesday, September 7 – Friday, September 9
RESIDENCE TRAINING SEMINAR

Color & Sacred Imagery
Advanced Programs I & II

The seminar was presented in the Chapel of The Holy Child by Bishop Gene Savoy Jr. in morning and afternoon sessions. Each session was video recorded for future use as an online training program. The original version of the lecture series was presented in 1980 by Rt. Rev. Gene Savoy Sr. The 10-hour training seminar updated for a contemporary audience.

Part 1 is six hours of oral instruction on the psycho-physical and spiritual bodies; color polarities; demonstrations on the use of gemstones, the sacred thread, and mirrors; and the use of color in ancient medical practices. Part 2 is an expansion of Part 1 in four hours of oral instruction on healing, the use of the sacred thread and vestments, the Pythagorean image of the sun, and the awakening of the force centers.

Friday, September 9

“The Three Communions”
The lecture was presented in the Chapel of The Holy Child by Bishop Gene Savoy Jr. and video recorded for future use as an online training program. It provides a comprehensive commentary on the three communions – the communion of bread and water, the communion of light, and the communion of the Divine Presence – their importance, meanings, and related symbologies.

PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Roy

PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Roy

Saturday, September 10

A morning Communion of Fellowship & Homily was held in the Chapel of the Holy Child.

PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Roy

PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Roy

PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Roy

Acolytes and other children of the community with Francine Petrovich.        PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Roy

PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Roy

Bishop Savoy conducting ordinations.                                                PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Roy

PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Roy

Bishop Savoy conduction ordinations.                                             PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Roy

Ordinations:
Vivienne Marcsik, 1st Degree Ordination
Martha-Lucia Sierra, 1st Degree Ordination
Yuka Honjo, 1st Degree Ordination

PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Roy

Bishop Savoy conduction ordinations.                                                      PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Roy

Michele Grief, 3rd Degree Ordination

Saturday, September 10

Three lecture presentations were made on Saturday afternoon in the Chapel of The Holy Child:

“New Scientific Views of Consciousness”
Presented by Rebecca Willis
A new movement within science is working to overturn the currently accepted materialistic worldview and its limitations on understanding the human spirit. They recognize consciousness as beyond the brain and primary to physical existence. Their work offers new perspectives on consciousness while laying a groundwork for greater receptivity to the teachings of Cosolargy within society.

“What is Metanoia?”
Presented by Ted Staver
Exploring the concept of metanoia as it relates to The System of Cosolargy and the Community as a whole: the forms of metanoia; metanoia as regeneration of spirit and a special state of grace that is a blanket over the Community; collective manifestation of metanoia and Shekinah; the oral tradition of the paradosis as the secret of the parousia and the means to metanoia.

PHOTO CREDIT: Stephan Fuelling

Bruce Kanzelmeyer giving his presentation.                          PHOTO CREDIT: Stephan Fuelling

“Liturgical Chimes & Hand Gestures”
Presented by Bruce Kanzelmeyer
Sound, color, and an introduction to chants and gestures in the Sunrise Divine Service:
1. An Introduction/Review of the Natural Harmonic Scale
a. An introduction to harmonics, the nature of sound
b. The quest for harmony; intro to musical scale
c. The natural harmonic scale: “It’s all about Fundamentals”
2. The Relationship between Color and Sound
a. Sympathetic vibration
b. Establishing fundamental pitches based on the color spectrum
c. Light, color and color bodies: The Cosolargy Papers
d. The Primary and Secondary Force Centers as related to Color and Tone
I. The use of chimes
e. The ICC spectral scale
f. A Visualization of the Solar Cross
3. Intro to Chant and Gesture Used in the Divine Service

PHOTO CREDIT: Stephan Fuelling

PHOTO CREDIT: Stephan Fuelling

Sunday, September 11 morning
Sunrise Divine Service
Cathedral Church of the Americas

PHOTO CAPTION: Robert Harris

Bishop Savoy conduction ordinations.    PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Harris

PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Roy

Bishop Savoy conduction ordinations.                                                 PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Roy

2nd & 3rd Degree Ordinations:
Shawn Smith, 2nd Degree Ordination
Marilyn Taylor, 2nd Degree Ordination
Gary Huss Jr, 3rd Degree Ordination
Terry Hutchinson, 3rd Degree Ordination

Breakfast
A buffet style breakfast was served at the End Times Parsonage.

PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Roy

Bishop Savoy delivering the State of the Community Address.              PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Roy

10:00-11:00
“The Counsels” delivered by Gene Savoy Jr.
A “State of The Community Address”
A report by the Head Overseer on the activities of The Community; on things accomplished; projects in the works or nearing completion; and strategies, tasks, and ventures planned for the near future. Held at Monastery Gar

Sanctuary Tour
A tour for first-time visitors to the Red Rock Consecrated Sanctuary  was conducted by Gene Savoy Jr.

Sunday, September 11
evening
“Developments in Peru”
A tour of the Gene Savoy Sr. Museum at Bishopstead was conducted by Bishop Gene Savoy Jr.

Following the tour of the museum, a buffet style Banquet was held at Bishopstead.

The Jamilian Bell Choir during Divine Sunrise Service.                 PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Roy

Monday, September 12
Sunrise Divine Service
Cathedral Church of the Americas

PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Roy

PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Roy

Breakfast
At the End Times Parsonage

PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Roy

Radheka Savoy presenting.                 PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Roy

PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Roy

Amanda Buchanan presenting.                    PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Roy

Following breakfast, we moved to the Monastery Gardens for a reading of the new publication of the Jamilian University Press, The Jamil Commentaries.

Originally published in 1973, a series of six moving impressions expressed by people who actually met The Child, with a foreword by Gene Savoy Jr., who met and knew each of the six individuals. The presenters included Gene Savoy Jr., Rebecca Willis, Robert Petrovich, Amanda Buchanan, Radheka Savoy, Ted Staver, Marilyn Taylor, and Harold Boulette.

PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Roy

Rebecca Willis and Gene Savoy Jr. presenting. PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Roy

Monday, September 12
afternoon
Lunch and a series of five lectures at the End Times Parsonage:

“The Sacred Calendar”
Presented by Amanda Buchanan
The geometry of the Sacred Calendar, sacred days and how they were derived, the calculation of sunrises and sunsets, and how the calendar relates to the Solar Cross.

“The Solar Cross”
Presented by Michael McIntyre
A multi-faceted approach on the symbology of the Solar Cross borrowing from the disciplines of anthropology, cognitive science, ancient texts, geometry, and psycholinguistics.

“The Essene Legacy”
Presented by Robert Petrovich
Rediscovering, through the Sacred Teachings of Light and the findings of recent scholarship, the power and dedication of the Essenes and Therapeutae.
Rediscovering the power and dedication of the Essenes and Therapeutae through the Sacred Teachings of Light and the findings of recent scholarship:
Relation of the Therapeutae and Essenes through Moses
History from the Hasmoneans to the Herods
The two Orders of Essenes
Distribution in towns & cities of Judea
Community Centers & Essene society
The Covenant of Renewal
Common property & entering the Order
Qumran as monastic production center
Jesus’ amendment to the old Essene teaching on the War of Light and Darkness

“Origins of Shingon Buddhism”
Presented by Yukinori Matsushita
Shingon Buddhism, one of the major sects of Buddhism in Japan, was founded by Kukai (774 – 835 CE), known posthumously as Kobo Daisih, after he traveled to China, where he studied Tangmi under the monk Huiguo and became a Teacher of Light.

PHOTO CREDIT: Stephan Fuelling

Shawn Smith presenting a gift to Gene Savoy Jr. PHOTO CREDIT: Stephan Fuelling

“Solar Cultures of Africa”
Presented by Shawn Smith
Every culture that applied The System has something to offer us. This includes the many solar cultures that existed in Africa. This presentation will focus mainly on the Dogon of western Africa.
Most of the pre-colonial history of Sub-Saharan Africa remains shrouded in mystery to us in these modern times.
Unfortunately, this ignorance extends to what is known of the true nature of her “indigenous” religions and thus, her many Cultures.
The native religions of the Continent known for her colorful sights and vibrant sounds, and warmth of 1.4 Billion inhabitants, has been categorized with prejudice by proponents of Western Religious Anthropology with monolithic models of either “Pagan Animism” or “Shamanism”.
However, with delicate consideration of certain African Traditional Religions (ATRs), we can observe that what even seems polytheism has evolved from an erosion of an earlier monotheism associated with the Solar motifs.
Cameroon, a nation of 17 million, is home to 216 ethnic groups, each with its own distinct dialect and culture. We attempt to decode the most prominent of her Tribal liturgies, the etymology of sacred words, and symbology of her ancient local landmarks to “connect the dots” and consider their greater significance in the light of the Second Advent in the Sun of Righteousness.

March 31, 2022

The combined 2022 Cosolargy Convocation and Seminar will be held in Reno from September 7th through September 12th. This year is a very special year, as it marks the 60th anniversary of the birth of the Sun of Righteousness and the announcement of God’s Second Advent. It is also a cosmically important 20-year cycle – the 3rd since 1962. The planned schedule includes:

Residence Training: Color & Sacred Imagery

Readings: The Jamil Commentaries

Presentations:

• The Three Communions

• Solar Cultures of Africa

• Liturgical Chimes and Hand Gestures

• Origins of Shingon Buddhism

• What is Metanoia ?

• The Solar Cross and The Sacred Calendar

• The Essene Legacy

• New Scientific views of Consciousness

State of The Community Address

Updates on Japan, Mexico and Peru

Wellness Sessions at Steamboat Hot Springs

First, Second, and Third Degree Ordinations

Sunrise Divine Services

Yours, most sincerely,

You are invited to the 2022 Convocation February 17, 2022 Dear member of the Jamilian Order, It is with great pleasure that we once again are able to extend to you our invitation to join in Community for the annual Convocation of the Sacred College and ministry of the Second Advent Church. We will meet for this year’s Convocation from Thursday, June 2nd to Monday, June 6th, 2022 . This will be the first time in three years that we will be meeting in person, and we will be honored by your presence. This year’s annual Convocation marks an important milestone for our Community and its members. Together we will be defining the future direction of our Community. We need you to be part of this special moment in time. This year we will host the Community Convocation of ordained ministers from Thursday, June 2nd to Monday, June 6th, 2022 and host a separate Seminar for Academy Consociates in September. The June Convocation will be geared exclusively towards those persons who are ordained within the Jamilian Order and will include advanced concepts and techniques relating to Sacred College studies, research and practice, including the purpose of ceremony, liturgy, the use of chanting, tones, and the like. The importance of 2022 in our calendar cannot be overstated. It is the 60th anniversary of the birth of the Sun of Righteousness and also marks an important 20-year cycle – the third since 1962. We will be emphasizing during the June gathering how we have revived the ancient Essene Covenant of Renewal which always took place during the Feast of Weeks and later around Pentecost which, in our Community, is June 6th, a fixed day according to the solar calendar. In the early Church that originated out of the Essene communities, Pentecost was a time of regeneration and revitalization for the Community that signified the annual renewal of the Covenant. In a similar state of gratitude, peace and love, we will be able to participate together in the Divine Service on June 6, 2022, at one with God and the cosmos. The Book of God’s Revelation records the importance of this date in the Sacred Calendar of the Second Advent Church: In 1982 Revelations were received atop the Temple Mount on Divine Law and on the building of the Shrine of God’s Waters. It is always important to reconnect at the Center, with others from around the world, and with our Prophecies and Teachings. And so we welcome this event as an important moment to connect, reconnect, and fuse together all members of Cosolargy International. In this era of an emerging new dimension of Consciousness, there is a power in the liturgics and the liturgy we perform in Community, aligned with the spiritual Forces of Light, to serve as an antidote to the influence of Dark Powers. Register electronically through the email invitation sent to you. If you do not have an email address, you may register by phone. Call our offices at 775-786-7431 and ask to speak with Elizabeth Reece. We need to know if you will be attending this year’s Convocation before April 1st so that we are able to make proper arrangements for our out-of-town members. 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! Convo2022.invite.ltr.vows Yours, most sincerely, Reverend Francine Petrovich Convocation Coordinator /FP cc: lib. Convo2022.invite.ltr Click to Register Visit our website

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More than fifty Consociates of the Community from around the world successfully joined together in a Zoom conference on June 12, 2021. After a meet-and-greet in which many new Consociates took part, a series of informational videos and video reports were presented to all in attendance through the technical expertise of  Dea. Stephan Fuelling. The meeting was recorded by Rev. Mother Rebecca Willis, and is available to all Consociates on the Cosolargy Forum Facebook page.

If you have not yet seen the video presentations, go to the Cosolargy Forum Facebook page and check them out there. If you have not yet watched the June 12th conference, click on the link in the email sent to you on June 25th or click here.

If you are not yet a member of the Cosolargy Forum, request to become one when you visit the page. Participating in the Forum is your way to meet and interact with members of the Community from around the world.