Reflection on Creative Energy

A Special Summer Invitation To…

Tranquility With Tea

a service devoted to quieting minds, opening hearts, soothing souls

July 10^th  

at Six o’clock in the Evening

Reflection on Creative Energy

*QUESTION*

What do a musician, poet, arranger of flowers, wood carver, jewelry designer and others share in common? 

Creativity Energy is the energy that offers hope, provides color for an otherwise drab existence, fashions something beautiful out of nearly nothing, places a song in our heart, moves us through vibration, encourages us to smile and laugh.

It often happens when we least expect it and in ways we could hardly imagine.  But when it does, Creative Energy touches our hearts, our souls, our minds and our imaginations – every inch of our being!

Our service will be an invitation to reflect on and experience the sacred and divine of Creative Energy … which energizes us to hum in unison and in harmony with God’s humming.

*ANSWER*

BRING ALONG A FRIEND OR TWO AND SHARE WITH US … 

A Smorgasbord of Creative Delights

In the Fellowship Hall – 6:00 pm

At Central United Methodist Church

233 North Church Street

Spartanburg, South Carolina

A portion of the offering collected is designated for  – Hatcher Garden in Spartanburg, honoring a place bursting with Creative Energy that is shared with the entire community

Meeting Our Neighbors, Again, for the First Time

 

A service devoted to the sights, sounds, tastes of our neighbors

Who are our ‘newest’ southern neighbors?  How will we find their country after so many years of separation?  What could we possibly have to share with one another?  They are so close and yet, still so far. 

Sometimes it is hard to imagine what Cuba and the Cubans could be like now.  It has been so many years.  And, despite the fast paced world we find ourselves negotiating, it is not the same world our neighbors have shared.

 Isabel Forbes – an artist, Lindsay Moore – a creative artist, Betsy Bragg – a retired teacher and Molly Wilkes – a retired United Methodist minister will all share their encounters on recent pilgrimages to Cuba. 

 Through words, photographs and paintings we will experience Cubans and their Cuba.  

In addition to these vignettes, our service will reflect the music and dance of the culture as well as the tastes associated with our neighbors – as we share a bit of a Fiesta … Refreshments and Fellowship immediately following the service.

We look forward to seeing you Sunday evening!

Central United Methodist Church

Fellowship Hall

233 North Church Street

Spartanburg, South Carolina 29306

. Reflection on Finding Our Shadow Side

Tranquility With Tea
a service devoted to quieting minds, opening hearts, soothing souls
May 22nd
at Six o’clock in the Evening


Reflection on Finding Our Shadow Side

Our Meditation and Prayerful Contemplation has been created and will be offered by

David Heatherly and Andy Crosland

Our Shadow is some aspect of ourselves that we have pushed down or denied about ourselves … leaving us unconscious about the existence of it.

As long as our Shadow stays hidden within us, we will find negative and positive traits in other people, races, cultures and countries … but we will miss them as part of ourselves.

 Through Art and an exercise of Meditation, David and Andy will share with us an opportunity to uncover our Shadow … then resultantly and paradoxically find the Light that is hidden within us.

David is a therapist in Spartanburg, long time member of S.T.A.R. and currently serves as Chairman of the S.T.A.R. Board. Andy is retired from USC-Upstate, now teaches Spiritual Direction with the Haden Institute in Hendersonville and serves as a member of the S.T.A.R. Board.     

A portion of the offering collected is designated for the National Alliance On Mental Illness – a grassroots mental health education and advocacy organization offering support for millions of Americans affected by mental illness – honoring David and Andy for sharing their creative energy with us. 

  

BRING ALONG A FRIEND OR TWO AND JOIN US!         

In the Fellowship Hall – 6:00 pm

At Central United Methodist Church

233 North Church Street

Spartanburg, South Carolina