We are very blessed to have the President of the Board of the Big Sky Retreat, Dr. Charles Geddes, living in our community! He has arranged the following offer:
2021 HOLIDAY WEEKEND RETREAT ONLY program, $350 to register. Program for Montana participants includes:

Arrive Saturday, 9/4, stay through evening presentation on Monday, 9/6
All weekend/holiday retreat programs
Dinner on Saturday and lunch on Monday.

Single sessions are $50/session and won't include meals.
Other meals and lodging are separate. Visit the website to register and for full information about lodging options in the area.

Community

All are welcome to join the Masterfully Mindful support group!

This group has been meeting weekly since September 2014. It provides a way to check in with others, set intentions, and share how your week has gone. The group provides a safe place for you to share honestly and without judgement. The meeting opens with a guided meditation, and closes with spiritual mind treatment.

Join now if you are experiencing loneliness and isolation from COVID restrictions or other causes. You are so welcome.

We meet via Zoom from 12:30 - 2 p.m. on Wednesdays. To join, send an email to Rev. Jean at jeansfamily6@yahoo.com.

This Month's Talks

Companions on the Flood of Time

Sept. 5: Soul Companions on the Flood of Time

Edward Miller

Edward Miller, the founder of SoulTranSync, is a spiritual teacher, practitioner, speaker, and author. He shares the powerful tools he’s refined and

developed over 25 plus years of experience in his new book Uncovering &; Embracing Soul Power. It’s chock full of inspirational stories and empowering exercises to facilitate healing from trauma, challenges and difficulties by removing blockages and obstacles in one’s life.

Edward will invite you to delve deeper, kindle the embers of your own imagination of what’s possible, and allow enlightenment to begin to flood your mind.

Sept. 12: Sailing Into the Light

Rev. Dr. Charles Geddes

Fresh from the Big Sky retreat, Dr. Charles will be sharing extraordinary experience and the wisdom gained .

Sept. 19: Joyful Trust

Rev. Orlinda Worthington

Based on a meditation by Reverend Christie Snow, we will explore some ways to cultivate, nurture, and keep hope alive through joyful trust.

Sept. 26: Companions on the Flood of Time

Rev. Jean Sweet

We know that we have an organic, physical existence, and we are also spiritual beings who are companions on the flood of time. We are receiving harsh messages in our physical realm and we need to pay attention to learn how to change our ways.

We also know that we co-create our world, along with 7.5 billion other minds. How do we tip the scales? How do we change physical reality? Rev. Jean will address these questions as we explore what it means to be companions on the flood of time.

Donations

FINANCIAL UPDATE:

We gratefully announce that HCCL is operating in the black. We will continue to prosper, thanks to our shared vision: the thriving of our spiritual community.

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A Note From Your Treasurer
I need your assistance to correctly process the money you send to HCCL.
When you send or drop off a check to HCCL, please follow these instructions. If it is not designated, your payment is marked as a general contribution.

Fill out the “For” line so it can be properly credited.
Mark it Donation/Contribution/Tithe, Class or Workshop title, Auction/Raffle, etc.
Send an email to hcclspirit@yahoo.com to be properly tracked for the different classes, workshops, etc.
If you are registering for an event, contact Dr. Deb who is tracking events and activities.

When you pay via PayPal using the Donate Now button follow these instructions.

If you are making a general contribution, follow the prompts in the page.
If you are registering for a class or workshop, such as Rev Jean’s Journaling Voyage, please click the Classes tab at the top and read the instructions for notifying the event leader, and then process your payment.
To use PayPal for other activities, such as the raffle fundraiser, start on the Newsletter tab and read the instructions there, then process your payment.

Following these instructions helps me keep your payments credited to the proper account.
Thank you for your help, and may you have an abundant and fulfilling New Year in 2021.

Food Share Sunday

Let's RENEW our enthusiasm for and commitment to this worthy community cause! Please bring food or a check on Sunday. If you are attending in person, or send a check to Helena Food Share, 1616 Lewis St, Helena, MT 59601.

Please mention your affiliation with the Helena Church of Conscious Living when you send your donation. We would like them to know that we are a church group supporting our local community.

Visit their web site to join their virtual food drive or donate directly.

Family Promise Update

Thank you to all those who helped with Family Promise in August, and to those who support the organization with prayer and donations. I am so grateful for your loving and faithful contributions to area homeless families. There are currently 2 families in the program – a couple with 2 young children and a single dad with his 13-year old son.

Family Promise has been able to provide services throughout the pandemic, thanks to First Christian Church which has provided housing. Protection has been provided with the families being vaccinated and disinfecting protocols being observed.

Our next rotation to serve the families will be the week of October 10th. We may be back at St John’s Lutheran Church. If so, we will provide and host 3 complete dinners (Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday, Oct. 11-13), and also 4 overnight volunteers (2 each for Monday and Tuesday). We will also buy groceries for the Day Center,which usually costs $120 - $130. Please reserve the time if you are available; we need as many willing hands as possible.

Training is required only for those who have direct contact with the families. Anyone can prepare food and deliver it. Let Catherine (406-933-5743) know if you are interested in training to be a Family Promise volunteer.

RECYCLING

As we have been sheltering in place, we have had many reminders about how precious our earth is. The hope is that you are buried in recyclable material now. Keep it up! There's always enough room and time to sort everything out. More importantly, we've had time to consider how much plastic we use and how unnecessary much of it is.

Rev. Jean is still saving bottle caps to fuel her big vision. Which ones? Any bottle cap you would throw in the trash, such as vitamin bottle caps, water bottle caps, prescription bottle caps, milk carton caps, you get the idea. Please collect them in a cardboard box and bring the full box to Rev. Jean.

PLEASE DO NOT bring the caps in a plastic bag, as we are eliminating the use of plastic.

Take a moment to thank Dianne Nickman, our "Recycle Queen," who takes our plastic, glass, paper, and cardboard to the transfer station every month.

Meditation

The path forward may sometimes be unclear.

And it may be messy.

But the shared heart is calling,

and we have an opportunity to make lasting shifts toward love and justice in our world.

Kristi Nelson

Love and joy come to you,

And to you your family, too,

And God bless you, and send you

A Happy New Year,

And God send you a Happy New Year.

Your HCCL Board

Helena Church of Conscious Living