Religious leaders gather with UNR President Dr. Marc A. Johnson to celebrate the opening of university meditation rooms.

“RENO — ‘Meditation and Reflection Rooms’ were formally opened Wednesday at the University of Nevada, Reno.

“According to religious statesman Rajan Zed, the area features two individual rooms and a larger space for reflection, meditation and prayer. It includes cabinets where each group can keep their required religious icons and articles locked to be brought out when needed by individuals.

“Zed has commended UNR for accepting the longstanding need of the campus community for a neutral space for meditation, prayer, reflection, etc., and thus recognizing the intersection of spirituality and education.”

Read the entire article online at elkodaily.com.

Saturday, April 23, 2016
10:00 AM COMMUNION
Chapel of The Holy Child
RR Sean Savoy
Lector: RC Ted Staver
Cantor: Rev. Rogbert Roy
Reader: Sonya Savoy
Organist: RC Gary Buchanan

Sunday, April 24, 2016
5:55 AM SUNRISE DIVINE SERVICE
Church of New Pentecost
Leave: 5:15
Gate: 5:45
Sunrise: 6:16
RR Gene Savoy Jr.
Concelebrant: RR Sean Savoy
Assistants: RC Roger Weld
RC Ted Staver
Rev. Barbara Whitney
Organist: RC Gary Buchanan

OPEN-AIR COMMUNION
Church of the Christian Churches       RC Elizabeth Reece
Church of the End Times       Rev. Barbara Whitney
Church of the Americas       Rev. Dorothy Kubiak

Wednesday, April 27, 2016
12:00 N COMMUNION
Chapel of the Holy Child
Rev. Francine Petrovich

Friday, April 29, 2016
9:00 AM PRAYER & FELLOWSHIP
Chapel of the Roses
RM Rebecca Willis

FEBRUARY 2016

10
Bill Dailey

13
Bill Dailey †
Zach Kimsey †
Katy Harlowe †
Bill Patterson
Sam Girod
Betsabeth Arrascada

20
Janice Ebener

24
Janice Ebener
Betsabeth Arrascada

27
Janice Ebener
Betsabeth Arrascada
Marcus Roy Miller

† indicates Memorial Prayer

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:

Saturday, April 16, 2016
10:00 AM COMMUNION
Chapel of The Holy Child
RR Gene Savoy Jr.
Lector: RC Robert Petrovich
Cantor: Rev. Amanda Buchanan
Reader: Rev. Larry Coesens
Organist: RC Gary Buchanan

Sunday, April 17, 2016
6:05 AM SUNRISE DIVINE SERVICE
Church of New Pentecost
Leave: 5:15
Gate: 5:45
Sunrise: 6:26
RR Gene Savoy Jr.
Concelebrant: RR Sean Savoy
Assistants: RC Roger Weld
RC Ted Staver
Rev. Barbara Whitney
Organist: RC Gary Buchanan

OPEN-AIR COMMUNION
Church of the Golden Age of Light       Rev. Bruce Kanzelmeyer
Church of the Universal Theocracy       Rev. Larry Coesens

Monday, April 18, 2016
SECOND ADVENT EASTER
6:06 AM SUNRISE DIVINE SERVICE
Cathedral Church of  the Americas
Leave: 5:15
Gate: 5:45
Sunrise: 6:25
RR Gene Savoy Jr.
Concelebrant: RR Sean Savoy
Assistants: RC Roger Weld
RC Robert Petrovich
Rev. Barbara Whitney
Organist: RC Gary Buchanan

Wednesday, April 20, 2016
12:00 N COMMUNION
Chapel of the Holy Child
Rev. Ben Hubbard

Friday, April 22, 2016
9:00 AM PRAYER & FELLOWSHIP
Chapel of the Roses
Rev. Amanda Buchanan

The Nevada Clergy Association requests your presence at the 2016 Interfaith Nevada Prayer Breakfast “United In Peace.”

Tuesday, April 12 ~ 7 to 9 AM
Grand Ballroom ~ 2nd Floor~ Atlantis Casino Resort Spa
Reno, Nevada

Welcome by Barbara Cegavske, Nevada Secretary of State
Keynote Address by Abdul Barghouti, Acting Imam, Northern Nevada Muslim Community
Master of Ceremonies: Rev. Sean Savoy, Chancellor, International Community of Christ
Featuring the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Choir

The annual Vision Award will be presented to:
Northern Nevada International Center

The Community Service Award will be given to:
the Honorable Gino Martini, Mayor of the City of Sparks,
and to the Honorable Bob Cashell, former Mayor of the City of Reno

Special announcement will be given on:
NCA’s partnership with Renown Health to create the
Interfaith Spiritual Center at Renown

Please RSVP by April 6 (tickets also available at door)
(775) 786-1800 or at NevadaClergy.net
Please send checks to Nevada Clergy Association
643 Ralston St., Reno, NV 89503
MasterCard, Visa & Discover cards are accepted.

Individual Tickets: $30 ($35 at the door)
Patron Tables of 8: $280; Non-profit: $200
Patrons will be recognized in the printed program.
Donations to help defray the cost of the event are also accepted.

Follow preparations for the Nevada Prayer Breakfast on Facebook.

Make your reservations for the Nevada Prayer Breakfast online at NevadaClergy.net.

Saturday, April 9, 2016
10:00 AM COMMUNION
Chapel of The Holy Child
RR Gene Savoy Jr.
Lector: RM Rebecca Willis
Cantor: Rev. Bruce Kanzelmeyer
Reader: Rev. Harold Boulette
Organist: RC Gary Buchanan

Sunday, April 10, 2016
6:17 AM SUNRISE DIVINE SERVICE
Church of New Epiphany
Leave: 5:30
Gate: 6:00
Sunrise: 6:37
RR Gene Savoy Jr.
Concelebrant: RR Sean Savoy
Assistants: RC Roger Weld
RC Robert Petrovich
Rev. Barbara Whitney
Organist: RC Gary Buchanan

OPEN-AIR COMMUNION
Church of the Christian Churches       RR Sean Savoy
Church of the End Times       RC Robert Petrovich
Church of the New Covenant       Dea. Shane Grady

Wednesday, April 13, 2016
12:00 N COMMUNION
Chapel of the Holy Child
Rev. Barbara Whitney

Friday, April 15, 2016
9:00 AM PRAYER & FELLOWSHIP
Chapel of the Roses
Rev. Amanda Buchanan

Bill Dailey with his grandniece Helena Savoy in 2014

Bill Kenneth Dailey, brother of the late Gene Savoy, Sr., passed away February 12, 2016 in Reno, Nevada. He was 84 years old.

Bill was born November 21, 1931 to Walter Dailey and Mamie Rogers in Portland, Oregon. He spent the majority of his life in the Great Northwest and moved to Reno permanently in 2006. Bill was a retired surveyor and cartographer and owned Sierra West Photogrammetrics until his retirement in 1991. Bill was an American patriot serving his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He had a passion for history and geography.

His keen interest in Central and South American indigenous civilizations led him to visit Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador and Brazil, often-times exploring with his half brother, Gene, and the Andean Explorers Club by river boat on the Amazon and research plane over Guyana and Suriname. Gene and Bill also organized the Oregon Expeditionary Society in the 1950’s before Gene’s journey to Peru.

Bill’s family and his brother Gene’s lived together in the same residential complexes in Mexico City and Reno also in the 1970’s. Bill helped Gene relocate and establish headquarters in the United States in 1972 and contributed to the design of the then-new Cosolargy “atom” logo. Sierra West Photogrammetrics took some of the first aerial photographs of the Red Rock Sanctuary in the early 1980’s.

After retirement, Bill moved again to Reno to be closer to his two daughters and extended family. Family members, including Lisa Dailey Robinson, son-in-law Brent Robinson, and granddaughters, Whitney and Morgan, provided Bill with many fun family moments, and he would tell them of his journeys and adventures. Bill’s niece and nephews, Jamila, Sean and Gene Savoy, Jr. and Gene’s daughters also spent time with him, and he was able to enjoy holidays and family gatherings with those he dearly loved.

Bill was predeceased by his parents and brothers Gene Savoy, Sr. and John Dailey. A private celebration of life will be held on Sunday, May 29, 2016 near Pyramid Lake, Nevada.

by Gene Savoy Jr. and Lisa Robinson

Bill Dailey in U.S. Army uniform during the Korean War

JANUARY 2016

2
Jeffrey Tappendorf †
Patricia Howard
David Fickenscher

13
Leland Bates †
Cheryl Ferrentino Shafer
Virginia Corn
Terry Stinson

16
Leland Bates †
Cheryl Ferrentino Shafer
Virginia Corn
Terry Stinson
Anne Martina Polete

20
Bishop Gene Savoy, Jr.
Sibyl Pitts Chesse †
Theresa Szelest Kubiak †

23
Sibyl Pitts Chesse †
Theresa Szelest Kubiak †

27
Brian Kernan

30
Brian Kernan
Preston Jace Scott
Mary May

 † indicates Memorial Prayer

Saturday, April 2, 2016
10:00 AM COMMUNION
Chapel of The Holy Child
RR Gene Savoy Jr.
Lector: RC Ted Staver
Cantor: Rev. Bruce Kanzelmeyer
Reader: Noriko Roy
Organist: RC Gary Buchanan

Sunday, April 3, 2016
6:27 AM SUNRISE DIVINE SERVICE
Church of New Epiphany
Leave: 5:45
Gate: 6:15
Sunrise: 6:47
RR Gene Savoy Jr.
Concelebrant: RR Sean Savoy
Assistants: RC Roger Weld
RC Ted Staver
Rev. Barbara Whitney
Organist: RC Gary Buchanan

OPEN-AIR COMMUNION
Church of the Races of Man       Rev. Robert Roy
Church of the Golden Age of Light       Noriko Roy
Church of the Universal Theocracy       Claudia Grady

Wednesday, April 6, 2016
12:00 N COMMUNION
Chapel of the Holy Child
Rev. Vickie Hewlett

Friday, April 8, 2016
9:00 AM PRAYER & FELLOWSHIP
Chapel of the Roses
RC Robert Petrovich