First
Spiritual Church
of
Bay City
906
N. CHILSON
BAY
CITY, MI. 48706 989-686-6300
MEMBER OF UNITED METAPHYSICAL CHURCHES
From the Pastor’s Desk…
After 60 years,
welcome to a new day at the First Spiritual Church! First, the
new newsletter! Our Editor, George Williams, is lending his
expertise to the quarterly mailing in this, it’s new
incarnation. What’s also exciting is what you’ll find inside.
We are offering a NEW MORNING SERVICE!
For all of our 64
year history, we have brought the community a “First Floor” of
metaphysical understanding of the teachings of Jesus the
Christ. With the addition of a morning service which will
stress the “second floor” of enlightenment, we will strive to
bring the next level of understanding of the “esoteric” or
hidden wisdom that is the key to mastery here on the Earth
plane. It will be an hour in length, without a message service,
but with a focused message on interpreting scripture
metaphysically, healing prayer for ourselves and for our
planetary brethren, and tools for better life in the form of
responsive readings/affirmations. Of course we will have music,
too. So, if you have been hoping for more serious Metaphysical
“food for the soul” come try the morning service and see if you
aren’t left feeling well nourished.
For those who
still love and feel at home in our traditional service,
it’s still at 2:00 and 2:30 PM as our rock-solid foundation.
We are also
expanding our offering of classes at our church! You have
expressed a need for more opportunities for classes, and here
they are. On the second and fourth Saturdays of each month,
beginning on March 13th,
we will be conducting an ongoing METAPHYSICAL BIBLE
INTERPRETATION CLASS which will be led by Joan Hannah.
Time: 10 AM. This will include discussion of the symbolism
embedded in Bible Scripture that Jesus referred to when he said
some will have “eyes to see” and “ears to hear.” We will also
hold a DIVINATIONAL TOOLS CLASS on
Thursday evenings at 7 PM with
units of study on the commonly used “tools” for self-unfoldment.
Topics such as Viking Runes, Numerology, Crystals and Gemstone
Energy and many more will be on the schedule, each taught by the
church member best qualified to present the material to you.
The class will begin with a 6 week unit on Viking Runes. This
will be followed by a 5 week block on Crystals and Gemstones.
The quarter will round out with a 2 week unit on the I Ching.
This will be a wonderful opportunity to learn about the popular
tools many use in their personal unfoldment. This class begins
on Thursday, March 4th.
Of course, we
will continue our Tuesday schedule of Meditation
classes and our Sunday Unfoldment classes that
you’ve enjoyed this church season. The Tuesday, Thursday,
Saturday and Sunday classes will close for the summer at the end
of April, resuming in the fall.
We welcome other
suggestions for classes that you would find interesting and are
spiritually relevant to our path of enlightenment and service.
So, enjoy the new
newsletter! If you are able to receive this via email, please
send us your email address so that we can contain our postal
expense. Send your address to the Secretary, Susan Trerice in
care of the church or see her on Sundays and alternate Tuesdays.
Namaste.
WORKSHOPS/DVD
PRESENTATIONS IN THE SPRING QUARTER
We have a couple
of workshops and a DVD Presentation coming in the spring
quarter. On Saturday, March 6th
at 2 PM we will be presenting Dr. Rocco Errico’s DVD
Mysticism and the Bible.. This will be after a
regular morning of Psychic Saturday readings. Dr. Errico is a
student of Dr. George Lamsa, whose translation of the Holy Bible
we use here at our church. Both Dr. Lamsa and Dr. Errico are
Aramaic language authorities, and it is the direct translation
from Aramaic to English that makes this translation special.
Aramaic is the language of Jesus. This DVD covers the spectrum
of mysticism found in over 40% of the Bible; including dreams,
visions, healings, clairaudience, clairvoyance and out of body
experiences. What is the purpose of these experiences?
Presented without theological, dogmatic or other denominational
implications, this program will explain many misunderstood
episodes in the Bible. Cost: $10 at the door.
On Saturday, March 20
at 1 PM Rev. Dave Heron brings us a workshop
which discusses the lost books of the Bible. This is a very
informative workshop for all those who are students of the Bible
from our Metaphysical perspective. The cost of this workshop
will be $25 per person.
For those who
would like to listen to Dr. Rocco Errico in person, a once in a
lifetime event in Michigan will be happening on
May first in Flint! We will be
carpooling to the Unity Church of Flint for a lecture given by
Dr. Errico entitled “Through the Eyes of the Near East: 7 Keys
That Unlock the Bible”. The cost will be $25 per person. Plan
to leave the church at 1:15 PM.
SUMMER SERVICE
TIME CHANGE
As we have done
for many summers, our afternoon service will be moving to
evenings for the summer. Beginning on
May 30th and continuing until Sept. 12th,
our Healing Service will be held at 6:30 PM and the Worship
Service will be at 7 PM. The Morning Service will not be
affected by this change.
STUDENT
ALL-MESSAGE SERVICE MARCH 31 @ 7 PM
As a fund raiser
for our Seminarians, there will be a Student All-Message Service
this spring before the students leave for the next Seminary
session. Each will demonstrate a different modality of Message
bearing. The last one in August of 2009 was a huge success.
Come and support our excellent student Mediums. The suggested
donation is $10.
CD SALES
Keep an eye on our web site for a link to purchase of the CD by
Rev. Spyker and Nancy Hall. It features their favorite offering
from our church services and more! Watch for the link to
purchase it as a download.
UMC
WEEKENDS
Fliers are available at the
church or visit the UMC website at
www.unitedmeta.com
March 19-21
SPIRIT SYMPOSIUM-Channeled classes by the Drs. Of the Mediums
serving the weekend, Individual Masters Circle, All-Message
Service, Healing Circle
Apr. 30-May 2
WORK WEEKEND- In exchange for working on beautifying the
grounds, all meals, lodging, wine and cheese social and trance
circle.
May 28-31
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND All Message Service, Lectures “Who or What
is an Ascended Master?” “How to Communicate with the Ascended
Masters” and “Recognizing Ascended Masters” Circles: Universal
Masters and their Predictions, and Individual Masters plus
Lecture and Message Service.
LOOKING AHEAD
June 6th
Workshop
by Denice Iwaniw, Coptic Minister and
wonderful metaphysical worker from the Grand Rapids. She will
also be our speaker at the 7 PM worship service.
UMC Seminary
Weekend Intensive Weekends for summer:
June
25-27 and July 23-25 for Seminarians
and retreat students; Intensive Beginners Weekend June 18-20
with President Rev. F. Reed Brown.
WE
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AGAIN!
BRING
A FRIEND!
WE
WISH YOU PEACE, GOOD HEALTH AND PROSPERITY ALWAYS.