Principles of City of Light Spiritualist Church
We are a Spiritualist church and we use these principles as guidelines:
1. We all have a God of our own understanding.
2. We believe that God is love.
3. We believe that God is all there is.
4. We affirm the Divine right of individuals to seek the truth within their own hearts.
5. We declare ourselves to be free-thinkers acknowledging the unfolding nature of the truth for ourselves and those around us.
6. We affirm that life is eternal.
7. We believe that spiritual progression is eternal and infinite, therefore the gateway to reformation is never closed to any soul here or hereafter.
8. We believe that communication between all planes of existence is a reality.
9. We affirm that the innate gifts of healing and mediumship are expressions of God's love.
10. We affirm that the ultimate expression of loving God is "to be receptive to God's Unconditional Love and to share that love with everyone, including ourselves, and everything, here in this life now."
11. We believe in personal responsibility and that individuals create their own reality of happiness or unhappiness according to Natural Law.
City of Light Spiritualist Church
Church Office, 15 Buffalo Street, Lily Dale
Mailing address: PO Box 215, Lily Dale, NY 14752
Membership Mailing address: PO Box 1056, Lily Dale, NY 14752
716-595-3008
colsc@stny.rr.com
Officers of the Church
Reverend Patricia Price Reverend Ginny Vigrass
Reverend Tracy Moon Reverend Joanne Copley-Nigro
Reverend MK Roland Reverend Jack Rudy
We meet at 89 N. Main Street across from the Kwik Fill Gas Station at the Universal Unity of Spirit Building in Cassadaga. We meet the last Sunday of the month at 4pm and have fellowship at a local restaurant following the service if you care to join us.
You are invited to contact the church office for information on Classes & Seminars or to assist at our Sunday Services.
History and Information about
the City of Light Spiritualist Church
The City of Light Spiritualist Church was legally formed in September 2005. Patricia Price, Steven Bennett, Ginny Vigrass, Richard Shelley, Kurt Doerflinger and Kathy Doerflinger were the founding members and met in August of 2005 to set up the principles and philosophy of the church. They came together to form a Spiritualist Church that would honor the Free Thinkers of the 1800s that came to the Cassadaga area to establish a platform of liberty and freedom. The church has a free platform and has a membership that is open to all.
The name of the church was an inspiration from the 1903 name of the Lily Dale Assembly. On May 9, 1903 with Mrs. Abby Pettengill as the new president of the board, the former Cassadaga Lakes Free Association was renamed “The City of Light”. The book Proud Beginnings states that a directive from the board said “… it is intended that LIGHT shall be thrown on all subjects, is was decided to call it the City of Light Assembly”. Mrs. Pettengill stated, “I am striving to make a paradise of the City of Light, where the weary and sorrowing of earth may find comfort, health and happiness,”
The church has its 501 (C ) 3 status from the Federal Government and is therefore tax exempt. We meet at 89 N. Main Street in Cassadaga, NY at the Universal Unity of Spirit building on the last Sunday of the month at 4pm with fellowship that follows every service. We hope to be a church without emphasis on politics or money and always keep our focus on being a spiritual community and spiritual family for each other.
History of Modern Spiritualism
Modern Spiritualism gives special attention to children, since the movement was started by two perceptive children, Margaret Fox, fifteen years old and her sister Catherine Fox, twelve years old. At their home in Hydesville, Wayne County, New York State on March 31, 1848 the children contacted a deceased peddler though “knockings” or “rappings” from the deceased that signaled answers to questions the children asked. The knocks on the floor, table, chair or other furniture seemed to appear out of nowhere. Margaret and Catherine snapped their fingers and clapped their hands and the spirit matched the rhythm and number of times with his knocks. The spirit identified himself through the knocks as a peddler that had died in the house in 1843. The parents were called in to experience the knocks and ask questions that were answered by the knocks and then neighbors were also called in to experience the phenomena.
The peddlers box and bones were later found in the basement of the house. People who heard this story wanted to know more and to experience communication with the deceased themselves.
Soon after the first knockings, the family moved to Rochester, New York and formed “home circles” to demonstrate spirit communication. By November of 1849, the circles had become so popular that the girls were invited to Corinthian Hall in Rochester to demonstrate spirit communication. The Fox Sisters proved that mediumship, communication with other dimensions, was not just available to the elite, but was available to all of us. Modern Spiritualism also teaches Natural Law and that communication with the deceased is not extra-ordinary, but ordinary and natural to all who are willing to learn and recognize Natural Law. The movement soon spread across the continent and across the ocean where Spiritualist churches were formed. Spiritualism is a recognized religion and well established in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
The Spiritualist school for children is called the Lyceum. It is named for the Greek word lyceum meaning “grove of trees”. In ancient Greece, students and teachers met out in nature, to learn from nature. Andrew Jackson Davis took this concept and the knowledge he learned through trance to develop a system of teaching children. He channeled information from children on the other side of life and how they were learning in the “Summerland”, Davis’ name for heaven. Andrew Jackson Davis put his dream of a Lyceum within the Spiritualist movement to the Conference on the 25th of January 1863 at Dodsworth Hall in the United Kingdom. To assist in the Lyceum sessions, he wrote a manual that would give guidelines to the Lyceum leaders enabling them to have a format on how to impart the knowledge. Andrew Jackson Davis had his own religion called Harmonialism and was closely associated with Spiritualist in the 1800s.
Ministerial Ordination for City of Light Spiritualist Church
Spiritual Organizations need leadership. Have you been called to serve in the light of love? The ordinations will be held in June of each year.
This section tells how to be ordained in the City of Light Spiritualist Church, a Spiritualist Church chartered in New York State and filed as a 501( c ) 3 Federal Tax Except Spiritual Organization. First the home-study course from the Trilogy Institute must be successfully completed. The name of this course is "The Ministerial Enhancement Training". The City of Light Spiritualist Church ordination requires additional work. One paragraph is to be written on each chapter explaining how the chapter can be expanded upon to fit a Spiritualist Church. Also the ministerial student must have completed one or both of the following programs of study:
1. City of Light Spiritualist Church Certified Spiritual Healing Program and/or
2. The Trilogy Institute Certified Mediumship Program.
The Ministerial Student must also have been a member of the City of Light Spiritualist Church for at least one year. A fee of $40 is given to the City of Light Spiritualist Church for the classwork and a fee of $33 is required for the certificate paper work of ordination. Pay cash or make checks payable to the City of Light Spiritualist Church and present both fees on the day of ordination.
Mediumship Certification
Twelve months of membership in good standing are required to apply for church Mediumship certification. Completion of the Mediumship certification course from the Trilogy Institute is required to be a Certified Medium with the City of Light Spiritualist Church. Call or write the Trilogy Institute for a full description of the course – 716-595-3008. The Church mediumship certification is $40 for the certification paperwork. To keep their certification status, certified mediums are required to be members in good standing, to give messages for least one church service and to serve at least one fund-raiser each year for the church .
Spiritualist Healing Certification
The coursework is home study through the Trilogy Institute and $40 for the certificate from the church. To keep certification status, certified healers are required to be members in good standing, to do healing for at least one service each year and at least one fund-raiser each year for the church . Sign Up Now!
If you are interested in correspondence courses in Ministerial Training leading to Ordination, Certification in Mediumship or Certification in Spiritual Healing contact Rev Patricia through patricia@patriciaprice.com. You may request information by e-mail or call her by phone at (716) 595-3008.
The City of Light Spiritualist Church Newsletter
From Rev. Patricia Price, Founding Pastor, July 15, 2011
Greetings to my Spiritual Family at the City of Light Spiritualist Church,
Happy Summer and what a summer it is. Living here in Lily Dale is exciting and filled with joy. We are in the Summer Season Program now and the streets are filled with visitors. It is so much fun to meet the new arrives and welcome the snowbird residents back home.
I have enjoyed the words and photos that keep us up on what is happening in each life. I do enjoy your e-mails, Facebook words/photos and the beautiful snail mail cards that you to have sent our way. Thank you to Rev Tracy for keeping our Facebook page alive and well. What a blessing it is to so many of us.
The Yahoo Prayer Group is such a blessing and I want to thank you for continuing to bless each other with prayers and good words. I am so proud to be part of such caring and positive group. We have experienced many miracles and much loving kindness. Our thanks to Christine Comstock for being our manager on this site.
The Solstice Service at the Inspirational Stump was attended by about 25 people and we had so much inspiration. We had quotes, stories, a group of drummers, original poetry, famous poetry, song and laughter. The celebration of the beginning of summer was a really a fun event.
We had a beautiful ordination day and four new ministers were ordained. Congratulations to Rev. MK Roland, Rev Joanne Copley-Nigro, Rev Maryann Steiner and Rev Jack Rudy. Rev Tracy and Jim Wall set up a wonderful reception for the new ministers and their guests in the Picnic Pavilion in Lily Dale. A good time was had by all.
Our member and Friend, Carl Bennett, spoke for us in May. He did a wonderful job with a talk that inspired us all. Carl passed into the "Summerland" of pure spirit this week. We will all miss his joyful smile, his positive outlook and his helping hands. We will all continue to greet him from spirit. The church picnic will be dedicated to him and the DJ we have hired to play music at the picnic will play many of Carl's favorites. We will celebrate his life here with us and his new life on the other side.
Our board member and dear friend in Ohio, Rev Ginny Vigrass, has written two poems for us. Thank you Ginny for the inspiration.
Blessings of Lake Erie
Whispering winds whip the lake,
as the graceful gulls swoop
down to fetch their fish .
The cold clouds of winter float by,
dancing in colors of misty grays and white
as the trees sleep along the shoreline.
The Sacred Sky of the Heavens
opens in Radiant Light
upon ALL Life….
By Ginny Vigrass
Spirit of the Sun and Lake Erie !
Tiny tips of little icebergs float here ,
while the lake gulls glide by
in playful patterns of frolic !
The clouds stand still to watch
this joyful jubilation of
these singing, social gulls !
The SPIRIT of the SUN peeks out and
calls to the earth
to sing and dance, and
to give Thanksgiving for ALL Life…
by Ginny Vigrass
Our old website was too difficult for me to edit, so I set up a new one. It is free and very friendly. If you are looking for a website for yourself, you may want to check into weebly.com Our website is: www.cityoflightspiritualistchurch.weebly.com
I want to mention that many of our events, including our Sunday service, have had a very special quest, our dog friend , Herby. We love you, Herby. Thank you, Faith, for taking such good care of our dear furry four-legged.
_______________________
July
Speaker-Tracy Moon
Chair-Patricia Price
August (New Ministers' Month #1)
S- MK Rolland
C-Joanne Copley-Nigro
Sept
S-Patricia Price
C-Jack Rudy
October (New Ministers' Month #2)
S-Jack Rudy
C-Joanne Copley-Nigro
November
S-Joan Bellus
C-Tracy Moon
If you would like to teach a workshop sponsored by the City of Light Spiritualist Church, please contact Rev Tracy. We provide the advertising and you pay for the workshop space. The church will receive 10 percent of the registration fee and you will receive 90 percent.
Our fellowship after church will be in a restaurant announced during the service unless we have someone volunteer for a pot luck to take care of the setup and cleanup. Let us know if you would find joy in doing this.
Fun Sunday's Picnic will be July 31 with surprise music. Maryann and Carl are in charge . LilyDale picnic pavillion from 5:30pm to 8:30pm. There will be hot dogs an Hamburgers. Bring a dish to share. An a chair if you want one. Surprise music provided.
Fun Fair's date will be September 18 in the Lyceum Building and Lawn in Lily Dale. Contact Joanne and Mike. Come and join in the fun for these events.
It always warms my heart to know that the City of Light Spiritualist Church continues to be an organization with no politics, no secrets and no money issues that has an inclusive membership, including everyone with unconditional love and that we honor all paths to Creator, because we affirm that we are all One.
I send my love to you all.
Blessings Abundant,
Rev. Patricia Price
City of Light Church services are held May - October on the last Sunday of each month in the Universal Unity of Spirit Building on Route 60 in Cassadaga (across from the Kwik Fill). The Healing Service begins at 4pm and Church Services begin right after the healing.
Visitors are always welcome!
Other Events and Announcements
Membership dues are being accepted for the current year. Checks or money orders can be made out to "City of Light Spiritualist Church" and sent to: Joanne Copley-Nigro, P.O. Box 1056, Lily Dale, NY 14752
Join us at City of Light Spiritualist Church on Face Book Now!
For more information on City of Light Spiritualist Church, contact us at: P.O. Box 215, 15 Buffalo St. Lily Dale NY, 14752,
(716) 595-3008,
colsc@stny.rr.com
or visit www. Cityoflightspiritualistchurch.weebly. com
For more information on City of Light Spiritualist Church, you may reply to this email, contact us at our church office: P.O. Box 215, 15 Buffalo St. Lily Dale NY, 147523, (716) 595-3008 or colsc@stny.rr.com
Our Purpose
Our purpose is to provide a spiritual family for our members with no political or monetary distractions. We want to provide church services, educational opportunities and support for our members spiritual growth. We address this process by encompassing Body, Mind and Spirit.
Membership in the City of Light Spiritualist Church
If you would like to join our membership, send all three
1. the information below in capital letters
2. the answers to the philosophy and information class (see below)
3. and $10 check or money order made out to City of Light Spiritualist Church
to our membership directors Joanne Copley-Nigro and Mike Nigro at colsc@stny.rr.com or PO Box 1056, Lily Dale, NY 14752 .
NAME ……….
EMAIL ADDRESS……….
ADDRESS………
BIRTH MONTH AND DAY……….
OCCUPATION……….
PHONE NUMBER……….
Philosophy and Information Class
Answers can be found in the history and information session of this website.
1. When and where did Modern Spiritualism begin?
2. What is the difference between Modern and Ancient Spiritualism?
3. What two truths did the Fox sisters bring to Spiritualism as far a mediumship is concerned?
4. Do you understand all the principles of City of Light Spiritualist Church?
5. If you were to pick two favorite principles of City of Light Spiritualist Church, what ones would you choose?
6. Are the principles of City of Light Spiritualist Church unchangeable rules or are they guidelines for members?
7. Does City of Light Spiritualist Church dictate members’ spiritual path or do members consult their own Higher Guidance for information on their spiritual path?
8. Is City of Light Spiritualist Church registered by the State of New York in Chautauqua County as a legal church?
9. Is City of Light Spiritualist Church recognized by the Federal Government of the USA as a 501 c 3 non-for-profit organization that can accept tax-deductible donations?
10. Does City of Light Spiritualist Church accept members who belong to other churches?
11. Is there a limit to how many churches a member of City of Light Spiritualist Church can belong?
12. Does City of Light Spiritualist Church belong to a nation wide organization of Spiritualist or is it an independent Spiritualist Church?
13. Does the Religious Corporation called the Lily Dale Assembly recognize City of Light Spiritualist Church?
14. Can City of Light Spiritualist Church membership be used to join the Religious Corporation called the Lily Dale Assembly?
15. Can City of Light Spiritualist Church membership be used to buy a house and lease land within the Religious Corporation called the Lily Dale Assembly?
16. Where does City of Light Spiritualist Church hold its church services?
17. How often, what time of month and what time of day does City of Light Spiritualist Church have its regular church services?
18. Where does City of Light Spiritualist Church have its office?
19. Does City of Light Spiritualist Church offer workshops and classes?
20. Does City of Light Spiritualist Church have a newsletter and a computer communication group?
21. Does City of Light Spiritualist Church have an outreach program for animals and pets, including animals and pets in healing services and donations to animal shelters?
22. Does City of Light Spiritualist Church give a portion of each month’s collection to the local food kitchen?
23. What is the Spiritualist Children’s’ education program called and why did it take that name?
24. Who founded the Spiritualist Lyceum?
25. Was Andrew Jackson Davis a Spiritualist all his life?
26. Does City of Light Spiritualist Church encourage its members to study religious and philosophical from all faiths and backgrounds?
27. Does City of Light Spiritualist Church encourage its members to study holy books and philosophical writings from all traditions?
28. Does City of Light Spiritualist Church encourage its members to embrace the truth within their own hearts?
29. Is it one of the goals of City of Light Spiritualist Church to have a membership that acts as a spiritual family to one another?
30. Is City of Light Spiritualist Church inclusive in its membership?
31. Does City of Light Spiritualist Church have any secrets?
32. What do you see and feel as the future of City of Light Spiritualist Church in your life?
33. Where did the name "City of Light" come from?
Answers can be found in the history and information session of this website.
Donations and Tithing
We encourage you to tithe at less 10% to anyone or any organization that you consider to be your spiritual inspiration.
All donations to City of Light Spiritualist Church are tax deductible! Make checks out to City of Light Spiritualist Church. We have a 501(C) 3 classification with the Federal Goverment.
10% of our Sunday collection goes to the pet shelters and other charities listed:
Lakeshore Humane Society - PO Box 12, Fredonia, NY 14063
Northern Chautauqua Canine Rescue - 8283 Hardscrabble Road, Westfield, NY 14787 (716)326-7297
Rural Ministeries Friendly Soup Kitchen - 127 Central Avenue, Dunkirk, NY 14048 (716)3661787
We welcome all.
For more information on City of Light Spiritualist Church, you may reply to this email, contact us at our church office: P.O. Box 215, 15 Buffalo St. Lily Dale NY, 147523, (716) 595-3008 or colsc@stny.rr.com
We are a Spiritualist church and we use these principles as guidelines:
1. We all have a God of our own understanding.
2. We believe that God is love.
3. We believe that God is all there is.
4. We affirm the Divine right of individuals to seek the truth within their own hearts.
5. We declare ourselves to be free-thinkers acknowledging the unfolding nature of the truth for ourselves and those around us.
6. We affirm that life is eternal.
7. We believe that spiritual progression is eternal and infinite, therefore the gateway to reformation is never closed to any soul here or hereafter.
8. We believe that communication between all planes of existence is a reality.
9. We affirm that the innate gifts of healing and mediumship are expressions of God's love.
10. We affirm that the ultimate expression of loving God is "to be receptive to God's Unconditional Love and to share that love with everyone, including ourselves, and everything, here in this life now."
11. We believe in personal responsibility and that individuals create their own reality of happiness or unhappiness according to Natural Law.
City of Light Spiritualist Church
Church Office, 15 Buffalo Street, Lily Dale
Mailing address: PO Box 215, Lily Dale, NY 14752
Membership Mailing address: PO Box 1056, Lily Dale, NY 14752
716-595-3008
colsc@stny.rr.com
Officers of the Church
Reverend Patricia Price Reverend Ginny Vigrass
Reverend Tracy Moon Reverend Joanne Copley-Nigro
Reverend MK Roland Reverend Jack Rudy
We meet at 89 N. Main Street across from the Kwik Fill Gas Station at the Universal Unity of Spirit Building in Cassadaga. We meet the last Sunday of the month at 4pm and have fellowship at a local restaurant following the service if you care to join us.
You are invited to contact the church office for information on Classes & Seminars or to assist at our Sunday Services.
History and Information about
the City of Light Spiritualist Church
The City of Light Spiritualist Church was legally formed in September 2005. Patricia Price, Steven Bennett, Ginny Vigrass, Richard Shelley, Kurt Doerflinger and Kathy Doerflinger were the founding members and met in August of 2005 to set up the principles and philosophy of the church. They came together to form a Spiritualist Church that would honor the Free Thinkers of the 1800s that came to the Cassadaga area to establish a platform of liberty and freedom. The church has a free platform and has a membership that is open to all.
The name of the church was an inspiration from the 1903 name of the Lily Dale Assembly. On May 9, 1903 with Mrs. Abby Pettengill as the new president of the board, the former Cassadaga Lakes Free Association was renamed “The City of Light”. The book Proud Beginnings states that a directive from the board said “… it is intended that LIGHT shall be thrown on all subjects, is was decided to call it the City of Light Assembly”. Mrs. Pettengill stated, “I am striving to make a paradise of the City of Light, where the weary and sorrowing of earth may find comfort, health and happiness,”
The church has its 501 (C ) 3 status from the Federal Government and is therefore tax exempt. We meet at 89 N. Main Street in Cassadaga, NY at the Universal Unity of Spirit building on the last Sunday of the month at 4pm with fellowship that follows every service. We hope to be a church without emphasis on politics or money and always keep our focus on being a spiritual community and spiritual family for each other.
History of Modern Spiritualism
Modern Spiritualism gives special attention to children, since the movement was started by two perceptive children, Margaret Fox, fifteen years old and her sister Catherine Fox, twelve years old. At their home in Hydesville, Wayne County, New York State on March 31, 1848 the children contacted a deceased peddler though “knockings” or “rappings” from the deceased that signaled answers to questions the children asked. The knocks on the floor, table, chair or other furniture seemed to appear out of nowhere. Margaret and Catherine snapped their fingers and clapped their hands and the spirit matched the rhythm and number of times with his knocks. The spirit identified himself through the knocks as a peddler that had died in the house in 1843. The parents were called in to experience the knocks and ask questions that were answered by the knocks and then neighbors were also called in to experience the phenomena.
The peddlers box and bones were later found in the basement of the house. People who heard this story wanted to know more and to experience communication with the deceased themselves.
Soon after the first knockings, the family moved to Rochester, New York and formed “home circles” to demonstrate spirit communication. By November of 1849, the circles had become so popular that the girls were invited to Corinthian Hall in Rochester to demonstrate spirit communication. The Fox Sisters proved that mediumship, communication with other dimensions, was not just available to the elite, but was available to all of us. Modern Spiritualism also teaches Natural Law and that communication with the deceased is not extra-ordinary, but ordinary and natural to all who are willing to learn and recognize Natural Law. The movement soon spread across the continent and across the ocean where Spiritualist churches were formed. Spiritualism is a recognized religion and well established in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
The Spiritualist school for children is called the Lyceum. It is named for the Greek word lyceum meaning “grove of trees”. In ancient Greece, students and teachers met out in nature, to learn from nature. Andrew Jackson Davis took this concept and the knowledge he learned through trance to develop a system of teaching children. He channeled information from children on the other side of life and how they were learning in the “Summerland”, Davis’ name for heaven. Andrew Jackson Davis put his dream of a Lyceum within the Spiritualist movement to the Conference on the 25th of January 1863 at Dodsworth Hall in the United Kingdom. To assist in the Lyceum sessions, he wrote a manual that would give guidelines to the Lyceum leaders enabling them to have a format on how to impart the knowledge. Andrew Jackson Davis had his own religion called Harmonialism and was closely associated with Spiritualist in the 1800s.
Ministerial Ordination for City of Light Spiritualist Church
Spiritual Organizations need leadership. Have you been called to serve in the light of love? The ordinations will be held in June of each year.
This section tells how to be ordained in the City of Light Spiritualist Church, a Spiritualist Church chartered in New York State and filed as a 501( c ) 3 Federal Tax Except Spiritual Organization. First the home-study course from the Trilogy Institute must be successfully completed. The name of this course is "The Ministerial Enhancement Training". The City of Light Spiritualist Church ordination requires additional work. One paragraph is to be written on each chapter explaining how the chapter can be expanded upon to fit a Spiritualist Church. Also the ministerial student must have completed one or both of the following programs of study:
1. City of Light Spiritualist Church Certified Spiritual Healing Program and/or
2. The Trilogy Institute Certified Mediumship Program.
The Ministerial Student must also have been a member of the City of Light Spiritualist Church for at least one year. A fee of $40 is given to the City of Light Spiritualist Church for the classwork and a fee of $33 is required for the certificate paper work of ordination. Pay cash or make checks payable to the City of Light Spiritualist Church and present both fees on the day of ordination.
Mediumship Certification
Twelve months of membership in good standing are required to apply for church Mediumship certification. Completion of the Mediumship certification course from the Trilogy Institute is required to be a Certified Medium with the City of Light Spiritualist Church. Call or write the Trilogy Institute for a full description of the course – 716-595-3008. The Church mediumship certification is $40 for the certification paperwork. To keep their certification status, certified mediums are required to be members in good standing, to give messages for least one church service and to serve at least one fund-raiser each year for the church .
Spiritualist Healing Certification
The coursework is home study through the Trilogy Institute and $40 for the certificate from the church. To keep certification status, certified healers are required to be members in good standing, to do healing for at least one service each year and at least one fund-raiser each year for the church . Sign Up Now!
If you are interested in correspondence courses in Ministerial Training leading to Ordination, Certification in Mediumship or Certification in Spiritual Healing contact Rev Patricia through patricia@patriciaprice.com. You may request information by e-mail or call her by phone at (716) 595-3008.
The City of Light Spiritualist Church Newsletter
From Rev. Patricia Price, Founding Pastor, July 15, 2011
Greetings to my Spiritual Family at the City of Light Spiritualist Church,
Happy Summer and what a summer it is. Living here in Lily Dale is exciting and filled with joy. We are in the Summer Season Program now and the streets are filled with visitors. It is so much fun to meet the new arrives and welcome the snowbird residents back home.
I have enjoyed the words and photos that keep us up on what is happening in each life. I do enjoy your e-mails, Facebook words/photos and the beautiful snail mail cards that you to have sent our way. Thank you to Rev Tracy for keeping our Facebook page alive and well. What a blessing it is to so many of us.
The Yahoo Prayer Group is such a blessing and I want to thank you for continuing to bless each other with prayers and good words. I am so proud to be part of such caring and positive group. We have experienced many miracles and much loving kindness. Our thanks to Christine Comstock for being our manager on this site.
The Solstice Service at the Inspirational Stump was attended by about 25 people and we had so much inspiration. We had quotes, stories, a group of drummers, original poetry, famous poetry, song and laughter. The celebration of the beginning of summer was a really a fun event.
We had a beautiful ordination day and four new ministers were ordained. Congratulations to Rev. MK Roland, Rev Joanne Copley-Nigro, Rev Maryann Steiner and Rev Jack Rudy. Rev Tracy and Jim Wall set up a wonderful reception for the new ministers and their guests in the Picnic Pavilion in Lily Dale. A good time was had by all.
Our member and Friend, Carl Bennett, spoke for us in May. He did a wonderful job with a talk that inspired us all. Carl passed into the "Summerland" of pure spirit this week. We will all miss his joyful smile, his positive outlook and his helping hands. We will all continue to greet him from spirit. The church picnic will be dedicated to him and the DJ we have hired to play music at the picnic will play many of Carl's favorites. We will celebrate his life here with us and his new life on the other side.
Our board member and dear friend in Ohio, Rev Ginny Vigrass, has written two poems for us. Thank you Ginny for the inspiration.
Blessings of Lake Erie
Whispering winds whip the lake,
as the graceful gulls swoop
down to fetch their fish .
The cold clouds of winter float by,
dancing in colors of misty grays and white
as the trees sleep along the shoreline.
The Sacred Sky of the Heavens
opens in Radiant Light
upon ALL Life….
By Ginny Vigrass
Spirit of the Sun and Lake Erie !
Tiny tips of little icebergs float here ,
while the lake gulls glide by
in playful patterns of frolic !
The clouds stand still to watch
this joyful jubilation of
these singing, social gulls !
The SPIRIT of the SUN peeks out and
calls to the earth
to sing and dance, and
to give Thanksgiving for ALL Life…
by Ginny Vigrass
Our old website was too difficult for me to edit, so I set up a new one. It is free and very friendly. If you are looking for a website for yourself, you may want to check into weebly.com Our website is: www.cityoflightspiritualistchurch.weebly.com
I want to mention that many of our events, including our Sunday service, have had a very special quest, our dog friend , Herby. We love you, Herby. Thank you, Faith, for taking such good care of our dear furry four-legged.
_______________________
July
Speaker-Tracy Moon
Chair-Patricia Price
August (New Ministers' Month #1)
S- MK Rolland
C-Joanne Copley-Nigro
Sept
S-Patricia Price
C-Jack Rudy
October (New Ministers' Month #2)
S-Jack Rudy
C-Joanne Copley-Nigro
November
S-Joan Bellus
C-Tracy Moon
If you would like to teach a workshop sponsored by the City of Light Spiritualist Church, please contact Rev Tracy. We provide the advertising and you pay for the workshop space. The church will receive 10 percent of the registration fee and you will receive 90 percent.
Our fellowship after church will be in a restaurant announced during the service unless we have someone volunteer for a pot luck to take care of the setup and cleanup. Let us know if you would find joy in doing this.
Fun Sunday's Picnic will be July 31 with surprise music. Maryann and Carl are in charge . LilyDale picnic pavillion from 5:30pm to 8:30pm. There will be hot dogs an Hamburgers. Bring a dish to share. An a chair if you want one. Surprise music provided.
Fun Fair's date will be September 18 in the Lyceum Building and Lawn in Lily Dale. Contact Joanne and Mike. Come and join in the fun for these events.
It always warms my heart to know that the City of Light Spiritualist Church continues to be an organization with no politics, no secrets and no money issues that has an inclusive membership, including everyone with unconditional love and that we honor all paths to Creator, because we affirm that we are all One.
I send my love to you all.
Blessings Abundant,
Rev. Patricia Price
City of Light Church services are held May - October on the last Sunday of each month in the Universal Unity of Spirit Building on Route 60 in Cassadaga (across from the Kwik Fill). The Healing Service begins at 4pm and Church Services begin right after the healing.
Visitors are always welcome!
Other Events and Announcements
Membership dues are being accepted for the current year. Checks or money orders can be made out to "City of Light Spiritualist Church" and sent to: Joanne Copley-Nigro, P.O. Box 1056, Lily Dale, NY 14752
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For more information on City of Light Spiritualist Church, contact us at: P.O. Box 215, 15 Buffalo St. Lily Dale NY, 14752,
(716) 595-3008,
colsc@stny.rr.com
or visit www. Cityoflightspiritualistchurch.weebly. com
For more information on City of Light Spiritualist Church, you may reply to this email, contact us at our church office: P.O. Box 215, 15 Buffalo St. Lily Dale NY, 147523, (716) 595-3008 or colsc@stny.rr.com
Our Purpose
Our purpose is to provide a spiritual family for our members with no political or monetary distractions. We want to provide church services, educational opportunities and support for our members spiritual growth. We address this process by encompassing Body, Mind and Spirit.
Membership in the City of Light Spiritualist Church
If you would like to join our membership, send all three
1. the information below in capital letters
2. the answers to the philosophy and information class (see below)
3. and $10 check or money order made out to City of Light Spiritualist Church
to our membership directors Joanne Copley-Nigro and Mike Nigro at colsc@stny.rr.com or PO Box 1056, Lily Dale, NY 14752 .
NAME ……….
EMAIL ADDRESS……….
ADDRESS………
BIRTH MONTH AND DAY……….
OCCUPATION……….
PHONE NUMBER……….
Philosophy and Information Class
Answers can be found in the history and information session of this website.
1. When and where did Modern Spiritualism begin?
2. What is the difference between Modern and Ancient Spiritualism?
3. What two truths did the Fox sisters bring to Spiritualism as far a mediumship is concerned?
4. Do you understand all the principles of City of Light Spiritualist Church?
5. If you were to pick two favorite principles of City of Light Spiritualist Church, what ones would you choose?
6. Are the principles of City of Light Spiritualist Church unchangeable rules or are they guidelines for members?
7. Does City of Light Spiritualist Church dictate members’ spiritual path or do members consult their own Higher Guidance for information on their spiritual path?
8. Is City of Light Spiritualist Church registered by the State of New York in Chautauqua County as a legal church?
9. Is City of Light Spiritualist Church recognized by the Federal Government of the USA as a 501 c 3 non-for-profit organization that can accept tax-deductible donations?
10. Does City of Light Spiritualist Church accept members who belong to other churches?
11. Is there a limit to how many churches a member of City of Light Spiritualist Church can belong?
12. Does City of Light Spiritualist Church belong to a nation wide organization of Spiritualist or is it an independent Spiritualist Church?
13. Does the Religious Corporation called the Lily Dale Assembly recognize City of Light Spiritualist Church?
14. Can City of Light Spiritualist Church membership be used to join the Religious Corporation called the Lily Dale Assembly?
15. Can City of Light Spiritualist Church membership be used to buy a house and lease land within the Religious Corporation called the Lily Dale Assembly?
16. Where does City of Light Spiritualist Church hold its church services?
17. How often, what time of month and what time of day does City of Light Spiritualist Church have its regular church services?
18. Where does City of Light Spiritualist Church have its office?
19. Does City of Light Spiritualist Church offer workshops and classes?
20. Does City of Light Spiritualist Church have a newsletter and a computer communication group?
21. Does City of Light Spiritualist Church have an outreach program for animals and pets, including animals and pets in healing services and donations to animal shelters?
22. Does City of Light Spiritualist Church give a portion of each month’s collection to the local food kitchen?
23. What is the Spiritualist Children’s’ education program called and why did it take that name?
24. Who founded the Spiritualist Lyceum?
25. Was Andrew Jackson Davis a Spiritualist all his life?
26. Does City of Light Spiritualist Church encourage its members to study religious and philosophical from all faiths and backgrounds?
27. Does City of Light Spiritualist Church encourage its members to study holy books and philosophical writings from all traditions?
28. Does City of Light Spiritualist Church encourage its members to embrace the truth within their own hearts?
29. Is it one of the goals of City of Light Spiritualist Church to have a membership that acts as a spiritual family to one another?
30. Is City of Light Spiritualist Church inclusive in its membership?
31. Does City of Light Spiritualist Church have any secrets?
32. What do you see and feel as the future of City of Light Spiritualist Church in your life?
33. Where did the name "City of Light" come from?
Answers can be found in the history and information session of this website.
Donations and Tithing
We encourage you to tithe at less 10% to anyone or any organization that you consider to be your spiritual inspiration.
All donations to City of Light Spiritualist Church are tax deductible! Make checks out to City of Light Spiritualist Church. We have a 501(C) 3 classification with the Federal Goverment.
10% of our Sunday collection goes to the pet shelters and other charities listed:
Lakeshore Humane Society - PO Box 12, Fredonia, NY 14063
Northern Chautauqua Canine Rescue - 8283 Hardscrabble Road, Westfield, NY 14787 (716)326-7297
Rural Ministeries Friendly Soup Kitchen - 127 Central Avenue, Dunkirk, NY 14048 (716)3661787
We welcome all.
For more information on City of Light Spiritualist Church, you may reply to this email, contact us at our church office: P.O. Box 215, 15 Buffalo St. Lily Dale NY, 147523, (716) 595-3008 or colsc@stny.rr.com
