Shodo aka Cedar Spring will speak on “Opening Reality”

BIO: Shodo’s life began with a childhood love of in woods, wildflowers, and sunny
meadows, and took a wandering path through physics, activism, psychotherapy,
Zen training, and more. During formal Zen training, about 20 years ago, her life
work showed itself. She named the Mountains and Waters Alliance, began
studying and teaching, and wrote Open Reality to offer it more fully.
Along the way, Shodo lived in Duluth for a few years, worked in Alaska as a Zen
teacher, volunteered with the Cambodia AIDs project, led the 2013
Compassionate Earth Walk along the KXL route, and settled in southern
Minnesota on a bit of land destined to be a center for spiritual community and
environmental action.
Shodo has just retired from her “day job” as a psychotherapist, to devote full time
to Mountains and Waters Alliance.
Shodo is her Buddhist name, and means “true path.” People here knew her as
Cedar.

 Join us IN PERSON at 10:30am

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UPCOMING SPEAKERS 

SEPTEMBER 21 : STEVE PLASA

“A New View on Ascension”

SEPTEMBER 28 : PAM LOSSASO

“Divine Timing”

OCTOBER 5 : JULIE VENUS
TBA

OCTOBER 12 : CHUCK CROM

TBA

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A N N O U N C E M E N T S

• Monday, September 15th from 6:30 to 8 pm, the Unity Book Group at Church meets in the library downstairs. They are currently reading Menus for Impulsive Living: A Revolutionary Approach to Organizing Your Life by Kurt Leland. Contact is Rick Youmans- email: thecawl@hotmail.com
• Saturday, September 20th, 2025: The Sacred Grove: A Soul Centered Journey. Kimberlee Grogan, Intuitive Soul Sound Guide, Lisa Huebsch, Somatic Groundwork Practitioner, and Teresa Iannucci, QHHT Past Life Regression Practitioner will be hosting a deeply nourishing and expansive day of self-discovery and healing. This six hour immersive workshop is designed to guide you into a profound connection with your inner self, your guides, and your past- all within a safe and supportive container of authenticity and care. This event will be held at Lake Superior Interfaith Community Church from 10 am to 4 pm. See flyer HERE to get more information. Contact (either text or voicemail) Kimberlee to reserve a spot: (218) 428-3706.
• Sunday Questions: After lunch we will share our answers! The questions are: 1) Does prayer have to be specific, and 2) Is AI real intelligence, can it know things humans have not thought of? Think through your answers and bring them to the table!
  
• If you or someone you know attends our church who does not use email, please help us to create a list of those folks so we can call them in case of emergency closings or other events. You can give that information to any board member. Thank you.
  
• If you would like to speak at church or know someone you’d like to see speaking at church, please let any board member know. Thank you.

First Sunday Meditation Mini-Retreat with Robert Aho will on the Sunday October 5th, from 9:00 to 10:00 am. Free Will Donation Requested. This series of teachings, as well as introduced meditation techniques, will provide the basis for Spiritual Practitioners to navigate the Complete Spiritual Path.  More info in the flyer HERE.

 The Law of Attraction group is meeting September 17th, from 6:30 to 8 pm. They will be meeting weekly. They will be starting with the basics from the Abraham group through Ester and Jerry Hicks. If you can’t attend in person, they will have Google Meet (it is like Zoom) available. For more information you can contact Sue Hall: 218-340-3761.

  Pam Losasso, our speaker on September 28th, will be offering some workshops at the church in October. The first will be a two week seminar, October 7th and 14th, about using the “Wheel of Predictability” which is a unique intuitive tool created by Pam that incorporates Astrology and Numerology to explore predictability or life experiences. The second workshop is Tarot Class for Beginners on October 21st. See the flyer HERE for more details.

 Get ready to spice up your life at our first annual Chili Cook Off fundraiser on October 25th!  Join us for an evening of fiery flavors, friendly competition, and community fun! Arrival time is 5:00 pm. Cost is $15.  You will receive a score pad and a pen, round 1 of the contest is a taste test only. You will be given a sample of the chili to taste, judge, and score. You will repeat this for each of the chilis to be judged. Round Two-dig in for full bowl of your favorite chili, complete with all the fixings and dessert too!   Entertainment and a silent auction will follow the meal! Flyer attached HERE.

 Power Outage: Should the City of Duluth be without power on Sunday, the Church will not be open.

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