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Mystic Heart is a welcoming and accepting Spiritual Community that supports, promotes, and celebrates your growth in body, mind, and spirit. We are an Independent Interfaith Community, where people of all ages, races, creeds, ethnicities, sexualities, and abilities come together, not as groups separated by their differences, but as human beings celebrated for their individuality. We welcome all faith paths, philosophical points of view, and ways of life that acknowledge and honor the Divine, and support and uplift the growth and evolution of the planet and its beings. We see Evolution and Creation as two aspects of one process that is forever moving life forward, and we understand that each of us is an integral part of that process, leaving our direct imprint on the evolution of humanity.
May Message from the Rev…
Five years ago this coming June 12th, a group of people gathered to talk about forming an Independent Spiritual Community. We liked the idea of The Beloved Community… a term first coined by Harvard Philosophy Professor, Josiah Royce, in 1913. He wrote, “My life means nothing, either theoretically or practically, unless I am a member of a community.” He observed that, in addition to the actual communities we experience in our daily lives, there existed an ideal Beloved Community made up of all those who were dedicated to the cause of loyalty and truth. He did not see the community as a static object, but as an all-embracing, radical idea of unity for the whole human race.
With this ideal as the focus of our gatherings, we met each week to discuss the importance of authenticity, integrity, and cooperation. We looked at our shared and differing values. We studied Jim Lockard’s book, Creating the Beloved Community: A Handbook for Spiritual Leadership. His definition for Beloved Community spoke to the heart of our mission – “people on a spiritual pathway who seek a closer relationship with God (however named and defined) AND people who will take their spiritual awareness into the world to be examples of love and compassion in action.” In other words, we wanted to be supported by a community whose members were endeavoring to ‘walk the talk’.
After several months, we created Vision, Mission, and Purpose statements., and formed Community Agreements. We were finally ready to apply for our Religious Non-Profit status, find a location, and acquire a business license. The rest, as they say, is history. May brings our focus to the importance of community in our spiritual lives.
May’s Theme
Join us each week for a time of shared Meditation, Prayer, Conversation, and Fellowship. Find the love and support of Spiritual Family. And bring a friend… we have a lot of love to share.
- May 5 – A Circle of Trust
- May 12 – Becoming Myself
- May 19 – Nonviolence in Everyday Life
- May 26 – Sacred Disruption (with Chris Johnson, RScP)
There are always new opportunities for growth, Service, and sharing in Beloved Community at Mystic Heart. Check our website, mysticheart.org, for upcoming events. And if you like what we’re up to, be sure to spread the word.
Love and Light,
We are located at:
The Gathering Place: 3609 Bechelli Lane, Suites H & I in Redding, CA
Mailing Address: PO Box 990897, Redding, California 96099
Office Phone: (530) 605-3936
Prayer Line: (530) 605-3982
email: admin@mysticheart.org
April Bulletin
