THIS WEEK'S AFFIRMATION

THIS WEEK'S

COMMUNITY VALUE DEMONSTRATIONS

Demonstrations of GRATITUDE

Each week we focus on one of our seven community values. This morning we celebrated our community value of GRATITUDE by participants sharing how they experienced GRATITUDE this past week.



Gail: I’m GRATEFUL to be here this morning. Every week I'm online and I'm dancing in my kitchen, doing my push-ups off the counter to the band. I’m really GRATEFUL that this vision of a band became a reality. I’m also GRATEFUL to be celebrating this afternoon with one of my subcontractors who was detained by ICE in August and was released on Wednesday. He’s a little shell shocked, tired and a little bit skinnier, but home with his family in Frederick. Thank you for anybody that knew this story and held them in prayer. I know we hear it every week and it really is the quality of our belief that drives the train and I'm so incredibly grateful to have this knowledge alive in me. God is good every day in every way. I love you guys. My heart is just so full for so many reasons.


Amon: Last Friday, Joe and I drove up to New York City, first of all, to watch a play that had been directed by our daughter in her high school. There had been all kinds of difficulties going into this event and she said the first night was an absolute bomb. But the second night was just glorious. And the students were so encouraged and uplifted. And so I'm GRATEFUL that everything turned out okay. Then we got to bring her home with us and I'm grateful for that too.


Jami: I think this is my anniversary year and so I had to stand up and say thank you for being here because I remember that first time when I came in. It was just so beautiful and so warm and welcoming, and I can't believe how this has changed my life, how you have changed my life. Thank you!


Ginny: I hadn't planned on saying anything and yet sitting there I thought, "Oh my gosh." Many of you know that my husband Don was in a severe car crash on April 26th. Multiple injuries. His recovery has been absolutely, his doctors say miraculous; we know better. And I just want to say thank you to everyone here who signed a card, who sent a prayer, who sent treatment, who held him in your love. Last night he had one of his Earth Save events and he played and sang guitar, which six or seven months ago, we couldn't have imagined that he would have been doing this so soon. He's about 99 .9% back, y'all, so thank you so much.

Gabrielle: I'm so GRATEFUL for all of you. I have some pretty low moments in my life. I have severe depression and getting older and I was wondering why I haven't gotten closer spiritually to God and the universe. And the universe led me back here. And I am just so GRATEFUL for everyone here.



Rev. Frank: I'm just GRATEFUL for everybody here. I'm GRATEFUL for the love. I'm GRATEFUL for the support. I'm GRATEFUL for every single one of you. I love coming here on Sundays and getting hugs; I love those hugs. I just love everybody who shows up here and I just love giving back. Thank you so much for everything you are and everything you do.

I'm GRATEFUL that I’m going to have Thanksgiving tonight with my husband when he gets off of work since I’ll be away working on Thanksgiving Day. I'm GRATEFUL for Jamar, our new band member. I'm GRATEFUL for the fact that it looks like we need another row in the back. I'm grateful for new faces that I've never seen and I'm grateful for my beloved brother, Rev. Rafe, who just keeps me moving forward.


How are you experiencing GRATITUDE? 


ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Shared Abundance 50/50 Raffle - Get In The Flow


As of November 23rd at 7:00 PM we have sold 100 tickets and raised $731.00 of our $25,000.00. 

Help Columbia/Greater Baltimore Center for Spiritual Living manifest its own dedicated space and become an active participant of this mission by entering our Shared Abundance 50/50 Raffle - Get in the Flow.


Every entry you purchase increases your chance of winning 50% of the net funds raised... in CA$H!


We are a tithing community so 10% of our net proceeds will be shared with our 510c3 partner organizations that are actively participating in creating a world that works for ALL. 


The remainder of your contributions will help fund a dedicated space where we can offer:

  • Community Service Collaborations,
  • A public access New Thought metaphysical library and study space,
  • In-person and hybrid New Thought workshops & classes designed to empower people to transform their lives,
  • A community venue for New Thought musicians, entertainers and practitioners
  • and a safe harbor for all spiritual seekers.


Thank you in advance for your participation and support.

   Columbia/Greater Baltimore CSL Board of Trustees

Membership


Membership is an official statement and commitment of ownership and belonging that embraces the rights and duties that support the growth of the individual and the group.


If you're curious about membership in Columbia/Greater Baltimore Center for Spiritual Living, please download the Discovering Membership packet and contact Rev. Rafe for the next steps.

2026 Pledge Program


Our Annual Pledge Program provides you an opportunity to practice our Core Value of GRATITUDE by giving in a way that benefits you and our entire community.


Through the spiritual practice of giving, you:

  • open the tap of your own receiving,
  • empower the Board of Trustees to budget for 2026, and
  • empower Rev. Rafe to plan new programs that will better serve you and grow our Center

SPIRITUAL SUPPORT MINISTY

INCLUSION MINISTY

Resources to support you in being included and inclusive.

We are taking the final step on our journey of revealing Spirit’s new name for Itself as our beloved spiritual community.


You are encouraged to take the following steps:

   1. Pray: “I affirm that Spirit’s perfect name for Itself as our spiritual community is already known in Consciousness and since I am Consciousness expressing in form this name is already present in me. I choose to be aware of it now.” 


   2. Sit in the silence until you feel compelled to look at the list.


   3. Allow your awareness of Consciousness expressing its perfect name as our CSL community to select the one (1) name that most resonates as “THIS ONE” when you read it.


The online form will remain available until 11:59:59 on Friday, November 28th.


You can submit your responses physically any Sunday morning through Sunday, November 23rd.


The results will be announced on Sunday, November 30th during our Sunday Brunch Service.


Use the QR Code or the SELECTION FORM button to access the online form.

EDUCATION & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

Journey of the Soul


Journey of the Soul invites you to affirm and experience your inner divinity while honoring your humanness; to appreciate the beauty of who you are in the here and now on your path of expressing your divine nature. You will be guided to look for the magic, the opportunities for growth, and the sacredness in every situation in life and within yourself. 


Through new thought teachings complemented by spiritual psychology we learn to embrace and express what we consider to be our weaknesses and our shadow self as we bring them out of the darkness and into the light of our divinity. You will acquire tools for living a balanced approach to healing and transformation.

 

6 Weeks Wednesdays 6:30 – 9:00 PM January 7th through February 11th


Investment: $195.00

Pay in Full Discount $175.50

Member + Pay in Full Discounts $156.00

Pay by class:

  • $45.00 at enrollment
  • $25.00 per class (non-member)
  • $22.50 per class (member)

Mental Equivalents


Leap into a state of true potential by activating the powerful Law of Mental Equivalents. For every formed thing in the Universe there is first a corresponding mental image. Discover how to measure and expand thinking to create a larger mental image so your greatest desires may be demonstrated.


5 Weeks Wednesdays 6:30 – 9:00 PM February 25th through March 25th


Investment: $170.00

Pay in Full Discount $153.00

Member + Pay in Full Discounts $136.00

Pay by class:

  • $45.00 at enrollment
  • $25.00 per class (non-member)
  • $22.50 per class (member)

LICENSED PRACTITIONER GROWTH COHORT


As a minister, I am committed to supporting the upliftment, growth and empowerment of Licensed Practitioners. To this end, I am called to offer a Licensed Practitioner Growth Cohort Experience in 2026.


A cohort model is a collaborative approach where a group of individuals, known as a cohort, progress through a program together at the same pace, fostering a strong sense of community and support. This model is based on the principle that experience is improved in a social context. It builds community, provides social and emotional support, and encourages collaboration among peers.

Together, we will journey through the Practitioner Handbook, written by Rev. Dr. Mary Mitchell sharing our experience of the literature, awakenings that are sparked, and support one another in taking action to turn these sparks into fires that burn brightly in the world as each participant.


Beyond a how-to-book, The Practitioner Handbook offers invaluable insights into the mystical and practical aspects of practicing Consciousness in today's world. It will, in its own right, become a treasured resource to every person who seeks to deepen and empower their application of Spiritual Mind Treatment.


ALL Licensed Practitioners are welcome:

  • any level of experience,
  • any location,
  • even if you’re on a Leave of Absence


Platform: Zoom


Structure: 30 weeks divided into three 10-week blocks

  • Thursdays 6:30 – 9:00 PM Eastern Time January 8th – March 12th
  • Thursdays 6:30 – 9:00 PM Eastern Time March 26th – May 28th
  • Thursdays 6:30 – 9:00 PM Eastern Time June 11th – August 13th


Investment $100.00

OUTREACH MINISTY

LEADERSHIP UPDATES

OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Zita Johnson-Betts - President

Laura Service - Vice President

Claudette Gadsden - Treasurer

Robin Farinholt - Trustee

Dale Kane - Trustee

Harry Leffmann - Trustee

MaryAnne Marsalek - Trustee

Rev. Rafe A. Ellis - Senior Minister

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