Father Peter Bowes: Upcoming Spiritual Seminars •Father Peter Bowes• Father Peter Bowes has devoted his life in service to God; for over 20 years, he has served as a Priest and Master Teacher. Currently, he serves as Co-Director of the Order of Christ/Sophia, teaching and ministering to his spiritual students, and guiding fifteen Centers of Light and their ministers around the country. He travels between these Centers year-round, teaching and lecturing, as well as performing his music as a singer-songwriter of Mystical Christian folk rock. Many of the elements of the Mystical Christian teachings can be heard and experienced in Father Peter's music, encouraging the listener to seek and discover the Truth within. Listen to his music on Sophia Radio. When not traveling, Father Peter lives at the Center of Light in Chicago, IL. Father Peter will present powerful, life-changing seminars while he is at the Center of Light. Don't miss out -- sign up now!  Men, Sex, and Honesty Thursday, October 22 • 7:30 p.m. Suggested Donation: $25 The myth of male sexual 'needs' and prowess have caused endless heartaches for women and children. Using the body to indulge sensual pleasures is done at the expense of those being used for this purpose. The male drive for sex is really driven by unresolved feelings that need expression and undeveloped skills in relating through interpersonal communication. Come and learn the right relationship of men to their feelings, sexuality, communication, and commitment. Are You Ready to be a Student of the Spiritual Path? Friday, October 23 • 7:30 p.m. Suggested Donation: $25 The student:teacher relationship has been a model for passing along the wisdom of the ages for centuries. This relationship takes a person from where they are now to however far they want to develop spiritually in the current lifetime. How would you know if you are at a place in your life where it's time to take a teacher? What does it mean to be ready for that relationship? Come and discover how the student:teacher relationship is meant to work and how to find a teacher if you're ready for one. Saturday, October 24 • 10 a.m. Suggested Donation: $40 (lunch provided) Though we may have a strong belief that God is real, and though we may really hope that God is real, until we actually feel God’s presence, we don’t know for ourselves that God is really there. Similarly, though we may believe that God loves us, and though we may really hope that God does, until we actually feel God’s love for us, we don’t know for sure that we are loved by God. Mystics have always sought to find out for themselves, through direct experience, whether God is real and whether God loves them. This seminar will help you begin to know how you can experience God and open to feel God’s love, so that God becomes not just a belief but an actual reality you can feel and come to know. Once you know for sure that you are completely loved and that God is real, you will be able to relax into life and into peace. Come join us for a day of experiencing the reality of God and God’s love. | Daily Mystical Practices Meditation and Communion Monday - Friday 6 a.m. Saturday 8 a.m. We offer meditation and Communion every morning in our Center's chapel. As on Sundays, these Services begin with a half-hour of silent meditation, designed to allow each person to quiet his or her mind, take in the energy of the chapel, and prepare to receive the blessings of Communion. Evening Prayers Sunday - Thursday 9 p.m. We offer evening prayers in our Center's chapel Sunday through Thursday. Our evening prayers are full of joy and devotion as we sing and pray in gratitude and love for our Creator, Jesus and Mary. Sunday Services Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday Services are uplifting, inspiring and deeping in consciousness. The Service includes singing, prayer, and a sermon that is relevant to the process of spiritual development. It also includes a powerful and transformative Communion Service. Each Service begins with a half-hour of silent meditation that allows each person to quiet his or her mind and prepare to take in the blessings of the Service and Communion. Our chapel is full of peace, love and the palpable Presence of God. Conscious Movie Night Last Friday of the Month • 7:30 p.m. If you have ever walked out of a movie theater affected by a powerful film, movie nights at the Center of Light are for you! These events provide a way for people to talk about inspiring movies on a deeper level and how they affect our lives, our attitudes, our perceptions. It’s also a great opportunity to meet like-minded people! Prayers for Peace First Wednesday of Each Month • 7:30 p.m. On the first Wednesday of every month, the members of all 15 Centers of Light pray for peace, creating a surge of positive energy for people all over the world. Open to all faiths, it is a chance for hearts and minds to make a real difference in the world. People pray for healing, spiritual awakening, love, solutions to hunger crises, war – anything that the world needs in order to become a place of peace. Join us! Christian Mysticism Seminar Cost: $25 All who have sought to move beyond dogma and concepts into a direct experience of God and God's love are known as mystics. The word "mystical" refers to "a spiritual reality not apparent to the senses or intelligence ... stemming from direct communion with God." Feeling God, seeing God, and knowing God cannot be accomplished by belief alone. A direct, personal experience of God is what every mystic seeks to attain. A mystic meditates and prays and strives to be in close relationship with God throughout the day and throughout their life. Christian mysticism is the process of coming into the experience of God at the center of one's being, under the teachings of Jesus and Mother Mary. Deep in that holy place within, a mystic finds complete peace, joy, light, and love. Come to this seminar to learn how to go deeper and find out what your soul needs. Mystical Interpretation of the Christmas Story If you desire a more meaningful Christmas this year, join us and start the season with an in-depth look at the inner meaning of Christmas and how you can experience a truly spiritual holy season. Mystics interpret all the occurrences of Jesus and Mary's lives not only as literal events but as symbolic steps along the spiritual path. In the Christmas story, Jesus and Mary represent specific aspects of us, as do Joseph, the wise men, the shepherds, the star, the stable animals and the stable itself. Join us for this mystical interpretation of the Christmas story and deepen your appreciation for the greatest gift ever given to humanity. |
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