Services for the Week of July 22, 2017

Saturday, July 22, 2017
10:00 AM COMMUNION
Chapel of The Holy Child
RR Gene Savoy Jr.
Lector: RC Gary Buchanan
Cantor: Rev. Francine Petrovich
Reader: Dr. Thomas Lee
Organist: RC Gary Buchanan

Sunday, July 23 2017
5:43 AM SUNRISE DIVINE SERVICE
Church of New Pentecost
Leave: 4:45
Gate: 5:15
Sunrise: 5:58
RR Gene Savoy Jr.
Concelebrant: RC Robert Petrovich
Assistants: RC Roger Weld
RC Ted Staver
RM Rebecca Willis
Organist: RC Gary Buchanan

OPEN-AIR COMMUNION
Church of New Philadelphia RM Elizabeth Reece
Church of New Qumran RM Carol Ann Crabb
Church of New Bethany Rev. Barbara Whitney

Wednesday, July 26, 2017
12:00 N COMMUNION
Chapel of the Holy Child
RM Rebecca Willis

Friday, July 28, 2017
9:00 AM PRAYER & FELLOWSHIP
Chapel of the Roses
RC Peter Foust

You are invited to the 2017 Convocation

Convocation Coordinator Francine Petrovich PHOTO: James Elliott

Download a copy of the 2017 Convocation mini-agenda.

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, Consociates of The Academy, and students of the various extension programs of the Jamilian University. 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, Consociates of The Academy, and students of the various extension programs of the Jamilian University.

We will meet for this year’s Convocation from Tuesday, September 5th, through Sunday, September 10th. The main lecture program will include the Clergy Counsels and the Residence Training Seminar on THE LIVING LITURGY. Both will be live presentations delivered personally by Bishop Gene Savoy Jr.

Events begin Tuesday, September 5th with a Welcome Reception and Buffet at Bishopstead, the Rectory and home of Bishop Savoy and his family. Residence Training begins Wednesday, September 6th, out of doors at the Red Rock Sanctuary following Sunrise Service. These sessions will provide techniques and demonstrations interspersed with insights into practice of The System and living the spiritual life in contemporary times. The mechanics of nine separate archetypal imaging techniques will be discussed and demonstrated. During the week there will be numerous other live presentations as well:

• spoken word performances of a new translation of the Odes of Solomon, a dramatic sequence of sacred poems from the second-century, with commentary by the Reverend Robert Petrovich

• a reprise of the lecture which the Reverend Gary Buchanan delivered at the International Light Conference

• and a number of other presentations on Cosolargy-related topics during the two days of the Cosolargy Forum.

This year we are again offering a platform for a number of individual Community members to deliver presentations on topics related to Cosolargy about which they are knowledgeable and passionate. We expect this forum to provide a platform for the creativity of more of our Community members and to act as a collection point for their knowledge, so that all of us in attendance, and future generations, can benefit from the experience, ingenuity, and insight that each of these speakers has to offer. In this manner we will continue working together to build upon our institutions of learning, so that The Teachings of our System can be taught to many.

Please be sure to fill out all the sections of the registration form. Your responses 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. You may also e-mail 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

Download a copy of the 2017 Convocation mini-agenda.

Sanctuary sunrise 2016 Convocation PHOTO: Stephan Fuelling

Services for the Week of July 15, 2017

Saturday, July 15, 2017
10:00 AM COMMUNION
Chapel of The Holy Child
RR Gene Savoy Jr.
Lector: RC Robert Petrovich
Cantor: Rev. Michael McIntyre
Reader: Rev. Barbara Whitney
Organist: RC Gary Buchanan

Sunday, July 16 2017
5:37 AM SUNRISE DIVINE SERVICE
Church of New Pentecost
Leave: 4:45
Gate: 5:15
Sunrise: 5:52
RR Gene Savoy Jr.
Concelebrant: RC Robert Petrovich
Assistants: RC Roger Weld
RC Ted Staver
RM Carol Ann Crabb
Organist: RC Gary Buchanan

OPEN-AIR COMMUNION
Church of the Golden Age of Light RC Robert Petrovich
Church of the Universal Theocracy Rev. Francine Petrovich
Church of the New Covenant Dea. Shane Grady

Wednesday, July 19, 2017
12:00 N COMMUNION
Chapel of the Holy Child
RC Robert Petrovich

Friday, July 21, 2017
9:00 AM PRAYER & FELLOWSHIP
Chapel of the Roses
Rev. Barbara Whitney

Weekly Message: July 11, 2017

HEAD OVERSEER’S WEEKLY MESSAGE

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Today I write to you from Los Barriles, Mexico, where I am visiting and meeting with friends and business associates of ours to continue paving the way for “Cosolargy International’s Retreat at El Cardonal: Health, Healing and Wellness Center.” In addition to solidifying our friendships here for future visits with members of The Community, my main goal this time is to continue progress on concept designs and renderings for the Mexico Center.

We envision several components to the Retreat. The seven main aspects will be 1) the healing and wellness center, including areas for light, color and sound therapies, as well as indoor and outdoor pools; 2) teaching and study facilities for the Jamilian University; 3) at least 12 guest rooms and suites; 4) restaurant; 5) floral and vegetable gardens; 6) a small chapel; and 7) balconies facing east and west for sunrises and sunsets in addition to the magnificent sunrises we already experience on the beach.

As you can see, this is an ambitious project – one which will take time, energy and resources to accomplish. It certainly will not be finished overnight and will, most probably, have to be built in stages. The main purpose of the concept designs and renderings is to give you an idea of what will be and also to attract others outside of The Community to participate in the project and become involved. We will not be able to fund this ourselves, so we will need outside resources. However, the simple fact that we have secured the property and are able to make the monthly payments is a huge accomplishment. Congratulations!

I will have an update for you in next week’s message. My goal is to have some of the renderings presented in September during our annual Convocation. I look forward to communicating with you next week.

“God inspires the building of a new Community filled with His Light and the Word within that Light….And by the establishment of this new Community, man shall be empowered to use God’s Sun in Goodness, Righteousness and Justice for the establishment of a new world in which God shall be known to all living things as was intended from the beginning….I say unto you and men of every religion in the world that the Word of God is manifesting in the Light of the Sun of Righteousness. And the language within that Light which can be taken into the being of every person is a dialogue that can be understood by Spirit.” — Prophecy to the Races of Man

Once again, please feel free to ask me any questions by calling 775-786-7432 or emailing me at messages@cosolargy.org. I am always at your service.

In Light+,

Gene

VISIT COSOLARGY.ORG

A Look at El Cardonal

El Cardonal cactus on Baja property.

The Church has recently made arrangements to purchase 2.5 acres of beachfront property in Baja California Sur, Mexico to establish a Cosolargy Center there. It is hoped that this center will serve as the headquarters for Cosolargy International in the Spanish-speaking world. The proposed name for the center there is “The Retreat at El Cardonal: Health, Healing & Wellness Center.”

The property is located in the beautiful area of El Cardonal, a 25-minute drive north of Los Barriles on the east coast of the peninsula on the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez). A parcel map of the property shows three elongated beachfront lots on the east, one back lot to the west, and an L-shaped access easement. The property has been purchased and the Charter and the documents for the Mexico corporation have already been completed. (Links are provided below.)

View PDF of Mexican Incorporation papers

View text of Apostolic Charter for Cosolargy Internacional, A.C. (Mexico)

During the last week of April Bishop Gene Savoy Jr visited the area again with several purposes in mind: to 1) close the property land purchase; 2) meet with property owners adjacent to us; 3) meet with local and state government officials; 4) talk to the contractor and architect about design plans for the project; 5) meet with doctors in the area who may be able to help us with the concept of a retirement facility. Gene’s nineteen-year-old daughter Sonya accompanied him to get her citizenship and see the scope of the project with an eye to helping out sometime in the future.

While visiting the property, Gene took a number of photos of the property and of the views from the property in different directions. We are sharing some of these in the gallery below so that those of you who have not yet visited the property can get a sense of its location and environs.

VIEWS OF THE PROPERTY

View from the property to the west

Western view of the property

Northern view of the property

View from the property to the north

Sunrise view to the east

Eastern view of property

View from the property to the south

Weekly Message: July 4, 2017

HEAD OVERSEER’S WEEKLY MESSAGE

Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Independence Day

Today, those of us in the United States celebrate the 241st anniversary of the founding of our nation in America. There can be no doubt that the United States has played a major role in the modern world with regards to religious freedom. For this, all members of The Community can be grateful that we are allowed free expression not only in this country, but also in other parts of the world that have been influenced by the thoughts and ideals of our Founding Fathers and other thinkers of the Age of Enlightenment.

Unfortunately, we know this has not been the case throughout much of history, both East and West. Jesus had preached on the Divine Process of the procreation and birth of the Soul. He proclaimed that the Process was not a matter of written law or scripture but rather a Holy Act regulated by Divine Law. He had preached the True Word of the True God (who was not the god of this world) and declared that the reborn must put aside the ways of the world. Unfortunately, we know that message was rejected.

We can only surmise what could or would have been if Jesus and his disciples had the freedom of religion we enjoy today. Perhaps the Sacred Way, hidden from the world because of its shallowness, would have flourished, or at least been allowed to thrive in some way. Perhaps those who took up the Sacred Way, those who exposed themselves to the creative and generative forces of the Universe — as we do — would have been able survive. The world, for sure, would have been changed in due time. Our history would be significantly different.

Instead, however, the secular powers at hand — both secular and religious — who were deficient in the knowledge of the True God and the True Way, but dominated the life of the culture and nation, considered the True Teaching to be heretical and up for punishment and eventual expulsion. To them, the Teaching was abstract, impractical and without value in the “real” world. It had happened before. The Sacred Doctrines of God’s Image and Word as a living, creative force regulated by spiritually cosmic energies regulated by Heaven was lost.

Jesus — Messias, Teacher and Interpreter of the Law — was elevated to the Godhead. He was worshiped and adored as were the Greco-Roman gods. By so doing, the churches became apostate. Knowledge of the True Way he revealed was ultimately misunderstood, aberrated, and adulterated. He knew the fate of The Teaching at that time and prophesied another time when all would be made right — a time of eventual Consolation of Souls and of the world.

Although Consciousness in the world– the Holy Spirit — had departed, it would return at some future time by a miraculous event prophesied by Isaiah, Malachi and other prophets before him to come in the End Times. It had all been foretold. It was the coming and manifestation of the Sun of Righteousness. The Covenant would be restored in a form never before known to the ancients. It would not only be restored, it would be amended and supplemented at the Second Coming for the True Bread and Living Waters of Life would not only be symbolically served, it would indeed be served by God Himself from the Banquet Table of the Sun which he has infused with His Divine Presence!

We represent a new generation of man that has spiritually evolved over many, many centuries. We absorb the rays of the Sun in a way even the ancients were not prepared to do. That is because the Sun is transformed. It is changed. It is different. It has been altered for this time. And this time has been anticipated for hundreds of generations before us. Consciousness has been renewed in the language of Spirit and incarnates in reborn Souls. God’s Light is shining forth in greater magnitude than ever before.

Once again, please feel free to ask me any questions by calling 775-786-7432 or emailing me at messages@cosolargy.org. I am always at your service.

In Light+,

Gene

VISIT COSOLARGY.ORG

Services for the Week of July 8, 2017

Saturday, July 8, 2017
10:00 AM COMMUNION
Chapel of The Holy Child
RR Gene Savoy Jr.
Lector: RM Elizabeth Reece
Cantor: Dea. Shane Grady
Reader: Rev. Dorothy Kubiak
Organist: RC Gary Buchanan

Sunday, July 9 2017
5:31 AM SUNRISE DIVINE SERVICE
Church of New Pentecost
Leave: 4:30
Gate: 5:00
Sunrise: 5:40
RC Ted Staver
Concelebrant: RC Robert Petrovich
Assistants: RC Roger Weld
RM Rebecca Willis
Organist: RC Gary Buchanan

OPEN-AIR COMMUNION
Church of New Philadelphia Rev,. Greg Klinedinst
Church of New Qumran Rev. Dorothy Kubiak
Church of New Bethany Dr. Tom Lee

Wednesday, July 12, 2017
12:00 N COMMUNION
Chapel of the Holy Child
RC Roger Weld

Friday, July 14, 2017
9:00 AM PRAYER & FELLOWSHIP
Chapel of the Roses
RC Roger Weld

Services for the Week of July 1, 2017

Saturday, July 1, 2017
10:00 AM COMMUNION
Chapel of The Holy Child
RR Gene Savoy Jr.
Lector: RC Roger Weld
Cantor: Rev. Karen Elliott
Reader: Rev. Bruce Kanzelmeyer
Organist: RC Gary Buchanan

Sunday, July 2 2017
5:25 AM SUNRISE DIVINE SERVICE
Church of New Pentecost
Leave: 4:30
Gate: 5:00
Sunrise: 5:40
RR Gene Savoy Jr.
Concelebrant: RC Robert Petrovich
Assistants: RC Roger Weld
RC Ted Staver
Rev. Barbara Whitney
Organist: RC Gary Buchanan

OPEN-AIR COMMUNION
Church of New Mount Tabor RC Peter Foust
Church of New Mount Carmel Rev. Mary Foust

Wednesday, July 5, 2017
12:00 N COMMUNION
Chapel of the Holy Child
RM Elizabeth Reece

Friday, July 7, 2017
9:00 AM PRAYER & FELLOWSHIP
Chapel of the Roses
Rev. Vickie Hewlett

Weekly Message: June 26, 2017

HEAD OVERSEER’S WEEKLY MESSAGE

Monday, June 26, 2017

My theme for today is about the priority of dedication to The System, The Teachings, and The Community. The three form a kind of trinity that work together in unison towards a common goal. Together, the three — The System, The Teaching, and The Community — become One. Without The Teaching, Cosolargy is only an individual act; and without The Community, The Teaching has little meaning and cannot be put into full practice or understanding.

But, in order for all these components to be put into their full potential, you must give your consent. We know that our being on the physical level is altered by all of the body’s systems at work when one absorbs solar light/energy. These alterations have an effect on our thinking process, for with that incoming light our minds are illuminated with thoughts and images that come from outside the physical realm. Slowly, we are made new. We are renewed, regenerated and restored.

Remember, the brain cannot process all the information that is streaming into it. Therefore, the mind has to be trained and educated by the psyche and by the centers of force. Again, consent must be given for this to take place; that is, the nurturing by Consciousness. Once Consciousness is awakened, that Consciousness splits into either Logos or Kalos. The disciplines of The Community help to suppress the Kalos nature from taking hold. It is only when individuals become negative, arrogant and superior in thinking that Kalos overcomes the Logos.

Therefore, the disciplines of The Community teach one how to stay on the Path of Light. Once the process is started, i.e., by means of The System, it is advisable to go on to fuller understanding of The Teaching. This becomes possible in Community, as has always been the case from ancient times. It is no different in the present. Communities and schools of high solar religion and teaching have always been in existence. They are Societies of Light.

Divine Science and High Religion are the controlling factors of healing the Spirit and giving birth to the Soul. It is an art. It is a discipline. We understand there are disciplines in practicing medicine. We understand there are disciplines in practicing law. We should also understand there are disciplines in the therapeutics of bringing about the Light Body.

Therefore, we in the System of Light — we who follow the Path of Light, we who uphold the Community of Light — seek the highest of goals which can be absorbed by the human mind which is the immortality of Spirit and communion with the Godhead. We seek permanent healing which is escape from the cycle of generated existence; that is life everlasting in the Worlds of Light.

This must take place now, not tomorrow. Respect yourself now, today. By respecting yourself, you can truly respect others — now, not tomorrow. Remove or distance yourself from people who take away your nobility. By doing so, you will nurture and feed the magnificence of yourself, as well as the magnificence of this Community, this society, of Light.

Once again, please feel free to ask me any questions by calling 775-786-7432 or emailing me at messages@cosolargy.org. I am always at your service.

In Light+,

Gene

VISIT COSOLARGY.ORG

2017 Nevada Prayer Breakfast: “Out of Many, One”

Taiko Drums open the 2017 Nevada Prayer Breakfast program PHOTO: Stephan Fuelling

The 2017 Nevada Prayer Breakfast, held at the Atlantis Resort “Paradise Room” Tuesday, May 2, 2017, from 7:00-9:00 am, was attended by an estimated 300 people with representatives from over 20 local religious and social organizations. The theme of the program was “Out of Many, One.” The event is one of several annual events sponsored and promoted by the Nevada Clergy Association (NCA).

The NCA has been in existence for over two decades, and it has taken a lot of time and effort to bring the organization to the state it is now in. But it has been a blessing and something that is dear to the hearts of many in the area.

The Nevada Prayer Breakfast is a gathering of citizens — as well as civic, business, and community leaders — who wish to pray on behalf of our State and bring the spiritual resources of the community together to bear on issues that face Nevadans. Although members of the community may believe differently in their approach to the Divine, they gather at the Nevada Prayer Breakfast as equals. Together, they devote their energies to the good of the State of Nevada. And together, they pray.

The Nevada Clergy Association is a non-profit interfaith network of religious and spiritual leaders in Nevada. Programs include the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Service, the interfaith Nevada Prayer Breakfast, the Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Eve Service, and the biannual Interfaith Clergy Luncheon. For information call (775) 786-1800 or visit www.NevadaClergy.net.

Download or view a PDF of the 2017 Nevada Prayer Breakfast Program here.