Shawn Smith with Robert Petrovich at the Monastery Gardens, Red Rock Sanctuary PHOTO CREDIT: Barbara Whitney

The staff of the International Community of Christ was graced with the visit of a Consociate from Cameroon, Africa, the Reverend Doctor Shawn Smith, November 7th-8th.

Although Shawn spent only a day and a half in Reno, during his short visit he was able to tour both the Red Rock Consecrated Sanctuary, and there meet Sanctuary caretakers and residents, and the Steamboat Healing Center, as well as meet several staff members over dinner at the Rectory-Abbey.

Shawn made his visit while Bishop Gene Savoy Jr. was traveling in Peru, and so he was unable to meet him. However, Shawn did bring a gift from Africa honoring Bishop Gene as the spiritual leader of the Community. (See photo.)

Rev. Dr. Shawn Smith with gift to Bishop Gene Savoy Jr. PHOTO CREDIT: Rebecca Willis

Rev. Dr. Smith explained the significance of his gift in a recent email to the Center:

It was my utmost joy to present to the Ordained of the International Community of Christ in Reno, Nevada, a gift representative of Cameroon at large and of the Bamileke in particular, to hand to the Bishop Right Rev. Gene Savoy Jr. on my behalf.

The Bamileke are native to Cameroon, settled predominantly in the West region, divided into eight major clans. Their traditions, which have been reverently preserved, can be historically traced for hundreds of years, but claim their origin from a time when there was a common exchange between the Dogon, Yoruba, and other prominent groups on the continent.

With the arrival of colonialism, most of the Bamileke outwardly converted to Christianity or Islam, but secretly held to their spiritual practices. Their Chief is the spiritual, politicaland military leader known as the “Fon.” His delegates and advisors are men of noble descent, initiated into the “mysteries” known as the “Kamveu.”

The traditional garb which I had the privilege to present is what the Kamveu wear when going behind a sacred curtain known as the “Ndop” to perform their practice veiled from “outsiders.”
My mother, being Bamileke, was able to obtain this on my behalf on the occasion of my visit, since it is to be presented to a great teacher of spiritual power. Each garb is hand made with particular symbols known particularly to those initiated within the “mysteries.”

It is with gratitude that offer this gift, to represent my hope that the people groups of Africa will also come appreciate what I am learning in the System of Cosolargy.

Table set at Rectory-Abbey in honor of Shawn Smith’s visit PHOTO CREDIT: Sabrina Savoy

Gary Buchanan presents at Globe Sound Healing Conference in 2018

Follow this link to pages on the intention, presenters, exhibits, and workshops held at the 7th International Globe Sound Healing Conference: https://soundhealingcenter.com/conference/

Reverend Canon Gary Buchanan presented on Sunday, October 7th at the 7th International Globe Sound Healing Conference held October 6 – 8, 2018 at Temple Congregation Sherith in San Francisco. Reverend Buchanan presented primarily on Sonatherapy, but spoke a bit on Cosolargy and the Steamboat Healing Center and Spa as well.

Gary demonstrates the applicators with various sound frequencies on a member of the audience. About 50 people were in attendance.

There are two primary intentions of the sound healing conferences sponsored by the Globe Sound and Consciousness Institute:
(1) to raise consciousness and bring people into higher states of awareness more consistently by disseminating techniques and information and with experiential exercises to actually go into these states.
(2) to bring sound healing into mainstream homes and hospitals and gain more acceptance by helping the public to understand the science and effectiveness behind sound healing and by providing a venue for sound practitioners, the public and the medical community to meet and form connections and alliances.

The 7th International Globe Sound Healing Conference was held October 6 – 8, 2018 at Temple Congregation Sherith in San Francisco, one of the oldest Jewish synagogues in California. The Jewish congregation that built the synagogue was formed in 1850. The building was erected in 1904/05 and survived the great San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906.

This year’s conference was held in Spectacular Temple Congregation Sherith – 2266 California Street, San Francisco

Gandhi when he was practising as an attorney in South Africa. He sits in front of a window bearing his name, accompanied on the left by H.S.L. Polak, his clerk at the time, and a Russian woman Miss Schlesin. Photo credit: Getty Images

A collection of 44 rare black-and-white and color photographs of Mahatma Gandhi with descriptive captions were recently posted online.

View the entire gallery at https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/photos/rare-and-unseen-pictures-of-mahatma-gandhi/ss-BBIxAR4.

link submitted by Gene Savoy Jr.

PHOTO CREDIT: David Mitchell

The photograph here was taken at the Sanctuary on 2 September 2018 by Consociate David Mitchell.  He is using it in a university class on atmospheric physics he is teaching, since it is a perfect example of a sun pillar.  Sun pillars occur when the Sun is near or just below the horizon (in this case it has just barely peeped above the horizon).  Horizontally oriented hexagonal plate ice crystals produce this display.  But science aside, he thought it was a nice picture of possible aesthetic interest.

Presenter: Rev. Canon Robert Petrovich
Location: Chapel of the Holy Child / 643 Ralston Street / Reno, NV
When: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 6 and Friday, September 7.
Price: Suggested donation of $20

A spoken performance of the 42 Odes of Solomon that presents the first modern coherent interpretation of these extraordinary songs of spiritual triumph from the messianic age, with commentary that leads you through the sequence of the messianic drama and process of spiritual regeneration the ancient poet laid out in the poems.

The premiere performance of this new translation of the Odes, the most recent publication of the Jamilian University Press.

The book Living the Life of Light: A Drama of Ascension will be available for sale and signing by the author.

For More Information
See the
September Show Event Schedule
@COSOLARGY.ORG

Discover, Awaken, and Experience
Early Christianity

When

Saturday, September 8, 2018
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Where

Chapel of the Holy Child
643 Ralston Street
Reno, NV 89503

$85/Ticket

Call us at [775] 786.7432
to purchase tickets or
use our online portal.

For More Information
See the
September Show Event Schedule
@COSOLARGY.ORG

The Church’s legal battle with the Andean Explorers Foundation is coming to an end. You will be receiving a letter by standard mail with a full discussion of what has been going on in the legal case along with a request for a donation in order to receive the gift of the CBS film Adventure: Trail of the Feathered Serpent narrated by Charles Kuralt.

Click here to read or download the letter.

Click here to see and download the donation form.

Watch the Special Report delivered from the pulpit by Bishop Gene Savoy Jr. on June 3o, 2018 (9:50).

A lot of people are not aware of know this, but every edition of the Community Communique in our possession from 1971 to the present is archived online. Where? Right here at communitycommunique.net.

If you go into the “From the Archives” category under “SPECIAL REPORTS” and click on the last page in the archives, you will be taken to the earliest dated post in our online archive: October 1971. There you will find a facsimile copy of the “Cosolargy Report” from that month, which you can read online or download and print. From there, through a series of links, you will be led through every edition of the communiques we have all the way up to 2009.

The “Community Communique” has been published in several different forms over the years. And some years, not at all. Here is a quick rundown:

From 1971 through 1992, you will find PDF facsimiles of all the print editions we have in our archive.

From 1971 to April 1972, the communiques were one-page monthly reports.

After that, four-page news reports were published under various names until 1974, when the name “Community Communique” appeared for the first time. This has been the title of our Community newsletter since that time.

But the form of the Community Communique has changed over the years. The newsletter was first published as a four- page newsletter from 1974 through Spring 1982.

Then in Fall 1982, the publication expanded. More pages were added as time went on. Along with that came more pictures and longer, more detailed articles. The print edition went on in this format for ten years, from 1982 through 1992.

From Spring 1993 through Winter 1994, the Communique was not printed in any format. We have tried to make up for that in our online edition by providing electronic remakes of articles for those years that never appeared in print. You will find them in the archives marked with a photo of Bishop Gene Savoy Sr in vestments and with this notice:

NOTICE: The Winter 1992 edition was the last Community Communique published until the Spring 1995 edition. From Spring 1993 through Winter 1995, the quarterly publication of The Community Communique was on hiatus, picking up again with the Spring 1995 issue. For this reason, you will not find archive copies of the print Community Communique from Spring 1993 through Winter 1994. However, we are providing coverage of Community events for this season in the collection of articles you will find below.

In 1995 the print edition of the Communique was again published for about another year, until Summer 1996.

The Summer 1996 edition was the last Community Communiqué published until the Winter 2007 edition. For this reason, you will not find archived copies of the Community Communiqué from Fall 1996 through Fall 2007. For these years you will find major events from each season of those years described briefly in a short post.

The Communique appeared in a print edition again from Winter 2007 to Winter 2008, and this time with color photographs.

Since 2009 the Community Communique has been published as an online weekly newsletter. In its present form, we publish five or six posts weekly for an annual total of about 200-300 posts per year. To date nearly 2000 articles of various kinds and lengths are posted online. Every one of them is accompanied by photos, and a number of them are photo galleries. We have also published longer articles in serial form from week to week. These you will find in the Insight and Perspective sections. And we welcome submissions from Community members.

However, we do have one problem with our archive of past editions of the Communique: We do not have every single edition in our possession. This is where some of our long-time Community members, particularly those who have been members since the early 1970s, can help to fill the gaps. Our archive is missing a number of editions from 1971-1975. If you are a long-time Cosolargist, check your collection and if you find an edition we do not have please send us a copy of what we are missing.

“Unwrapping the Shroud: New Evidence”

New evidence on the Shroud of Turin from April 2013.

“The Shroud of Turin Conference 2017 – Role of Radiation in Image Formation”

Streamed live on Jul 22, 2017

“The new astonishing phenomenon detected on the Shroud”

Published on Mar 11, 2018

“Photogrammetric restitution on the Shroud of Turin has revealed a previously unknown phenomenon that opens up new horizons for science. The strength of this discovery is stressed by the fact that the geometrical data used for restitution can be verified with tools that are accessible to everyone. The discovery was made by the INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES OF SPACE REPRESENTATION SCIENCES
www.istitutorappresentazionespazio.it”

— links submitted by Frieda Nelson

Retail display at the Wedding Library in Reno, Nevada

The International Community of Christ is now advertising both its chapels as wedding venues for Reno residents.

The Chapel of the Roses at the Steamboat Healing Center and The Chapel of The Holy Child on Ralston Street in downtown Reno are now being offered through the Wedding Library retail store at the Summit Shopping Center in South Reno.

The Wedding Library provides the Church with visibility through its web site and retail outlet.

Visit the Wedding Library web site (www.myweddinglibrary.com) and click on “Find Local Vendors” and then “Venue” to see our ads.

by Francine Petrovich
Wedding Coordinator

CHAPEL OF THE HOLY CHILD

The International Community of Christ’s Chapel of the Holy Child is an elegant chapel with tile and wood decor. Skylights lend a bright and airy atmosphere to the Chapel. It is a classic wedding setting for those who wish for a religious ceremony. We are non-denominational and provide services for any couple. The Chapel will accommodate up to 80 people and is located near downtown Reno. Our ministers are highly trained professionals who will make your special day one to remember.

CHAPEL OF THE ROSES

PHOTO: Roger Weld

Steamboat Hot Springs and Healing Center’s Chapel of the Roses is a quaint and charming venue for small weddings. The Chapel has a turn- of- the -century look, with rose motif stained glass windows, deacon’s chairs and old style chandeliers. The Chapel will accommodate up to 30 people for any type of wedding. Our trained ministers can assist you with planning your special day. Steamboat offers a wedding reception area situated along the banks of Steamboat Creek with a beautiful view of the Virginia foothills and additional outdoor space available in warm weather. The sounds of nature are the background for your reception.