Concordia
Center for Spiritual Living
Center for Spiritual Living
Concordia Center For Spiritual Living 292 West Shore Road Warwick, RI 02889
concordiacslri@gmail.com 401- 732 - 1552
concordiacslri@gmail.com 401- 732 - 1552
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Starting January 8th, 2017, Click Here to see Our LIVE Sunday Celebration Service Every Sunday 9:15 am - 10:30 am
Join us on Sunday New Year's Day!
January 1, 2017
9:15am - 10:30am
CONCORDIA CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING
CELEBRATION SERVICE
It is our privilege to share our celebration service with you!
See complete Sunday Celebration Service here
Christmas Day (December 25, 2016) and New Year’s Day (January 1, 2017) - Celebration Service will be 9:15am to 10am – to allow everyone to return home early to loved ones. - (bring your loved ones with you.)
CELEBRATION SERVICE
It is our privilege to share our celebration service with you!
See complete Sunday Celebration Service here
Christmas Day (December 25, 2016) and New Year’s Day (January 1, 2017) - Celebration Service will be 9:15am to 10am – to allow everyone to return home early to loved ones. - (bring your loved ones with you.)
It is our privilege to share our celebration service with you!
New Year’s Day (January 1, 2017) – We open the year with a Celebration of our Senior Practitioner, Barbara Gilfillan, who is leaving Rhode Island – we will celebrate her during the service and have a brunch in Fellowship Hall – all are invited. –
service is 9:15am to 10:30am
service is 9:15am to 10:30am
A NEW YEAR CELEBRATION – EVERYONE ONE IS INVITED
January 1, 2017
Dear Ones – Greetings - one of our first Practitioners, trained in Concordia, served Concordia in Warwick and other cities in our state is moving on into the more and the new. As a Practitioner, she journeyed into greater service with Centers for Spiritual Living as a Regional Practitioner Representative in our North East Region, as the Secretary of the CSL Practitioner Council and as a member on the Ministers and Practitioners Licensing Committee. She is a retired employee of the RI Federal Court.
Barbara Gilfillan, a Concordia Senior Practitioner is departing Concordia and Rhode Island during the first week of January to explore a new life in Florida with her most beloved Joe.
The Leadership Council of Concordia will be recognizing Barbara and leading the celebration of her five years of service as a practitioner and her many years of Service as a Community Member who served in many capacities. This Grand Celebration will be,
SUNDAY JANUARY 1, 2017
Recognizing that this event coincides with a major family holiday, our service will be 9:15am to 10:30am. It will be our final opportunity to experience her Practitioner Consciousness during our Celebration Service. Immediately after our service, we will enjoy a catered luncheon in honor of Barbara and Joe. (We intend a timely ending to allow ample time for departure from our Concordia spiritual family to unite with our biological and extended families.)
With great excitement, zeal and enthusiasm, I invite everyone to attend this most blessed moment in Concordia history and a celebrated event of Concordia Consciousness as two most divine parts of us go forward elsewhere to bless, heal and prosper, taking with them the Concordia Consciousness. Together, let us bid a fond Concordia farewell to our most beloved,
BARBARA AND JOE
Blessings and Regards
Ian Taylor
Spiritual Leader
Concordia Center for Spiritual Living.
The Global Vision Theme for the month of December: The Living Spirit
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What's Happening
Check out our classes, workshops, study groups, events and more! The Center is the go-to place for fun & personal growth! |
Sunday Celebration Services Join us for celebration, meditation, prayer and inspiration! We invite families with children to explore our Youth Program! |
Our Licensed Practitioners
Speak with a Practitioner if you need inspiration, seek transformation, or desire healing in any area of life: financial, relationship, health or career. The Concordia Healing Ministry stands ready to assist you in creating the life of your dreams.
You are God's wondrous gift. Let a Practitioner remind you of that!
Meet Our Licensed Practitioners Here
Speak with a Practitioner if you need inspiration, seek transformation, or desire healing in any area of life: financial, relationship, health or career. The Concordia Healing Ministry stands ready to assist you in creating the life of your dreams.
You are God's wondrous gift. Let a Practitioner remind you of that!
Meet Our Licensed Practitioners Here
Concordia has a vibrant Youth and Family Ministry:
CONCORDIA OFFERS VIBRANT SPIRITUAL HEALING SUPPORT:
- Our Children’s Ministry meets weekly at 9:15am - Our Teens Ministry meets on the 2nd and last Sundays, unless occasionally rescheduled – We provide Child Care weekly for children under 5 years old.
- Our “Parenting by SOM Principles” Ministry meets weekly after service in Fellowship Hall – all adults in parenting and caregiving roles are invited to attend – Refer to Rev Celeste.
CONCORDIA OFFERS VIBRANT SPIRITUAL HEALING SUPPORT:
- Licensed Spiritual Practitioners are available for spiritual support and guidance. Please make appointments with them privately. These are professional sessions, however, no one will be denied due to inability to pay.
- Licensed Spiritual Practitioners are available to perform spiritual mind treatments with you today after our Service. They will perform spiritual mind treatments for you during the week, if you submit treatment request cards, clearly and legibly written, and place them in the treatment boxes near the bookstore and the upstairs vestibule.
UPCOMING EVENTS
LIVE STREAMING TRAINING - All adults and Teens are invited to be a part of our upcoming live streaming activities, please volunteer for training with David Tate.
LIVE STREAMING TRAINING - All adults and Teens are invited to be a part of our upcoming live streaming activities, please volunteer for training with David Tate.
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Register Now for the CSL Summer Retreat 2017 August 17- 20, 2017Skamania Lodge 1131 SW Skamania Lodge Way Stevenson, WA 98648 |
BLUE BUCKET – located in the Foyer and Fellowship Hall for donations – Refer to Linda Lindamood
COAT DRIVE – refer to Heather Kilgore
Warm Someone’s Heart This Winter – Give the gift of Warmth
“Got a coat, give a coat, need a coat, take a coat”…..Announcing Concordia’s Winter Coat Drive. Starting November 6th. There will be a coat rack in the front hallway of Concordia to collect coats for the needy. We accept men’s, women’s and children’s coats. If you have an extra coat(s), please consider donating. If you also want to donate gloves/hats/socks, please place them in a coat(s) sleeve.
If family or friends need a coat this winter to stay warm, please feel free to take one!
COAT DRIVE – refer to Heather Kilgore
Warm Someone’s Heart This Winter – Give the gift of Warmth
“Got a coat, give a coat, need a coat, take a coat”…..Announcing Concordia’s Winter Coat Drive. Starting November 6th. There will be a coat rack in the front hallway of Concordia to collect coats for the needy. We accept men’s, women’s and children’s coats. If you have an extra coat(s), please consider donating. If you also want to donate gloves/hats/socks, please place them in a coat(s) sleeve.
If family or friends need a coat this winter to stay warm, please feel free to take one!
Hospitality – Looking for volunteers to help nourish our flock. Do you enjoy socializing and being nourished after church on Sundays Then we need your help to set up before service and/or to help clean up after. Ideally we would like to have two (2) people set up before service and clean up after…..many hands make for light work! You can sign up for as often as you want….weekly, monthly, etc. We also need food each week…..as this is all volunteer…..Sign up sheet is at information desk or see Heather Kilgore
The Teen Ministry is planning on dropping the coats in Providence to areas like Kennedy Plaza/Burnside Park mid-December and January (dates TBD)
If you have any questions or concerns please see Heather Kilgore
ONGOING EVENTS
Youth and Family Ministry: We offer babysitting and thriving Children, Teen’s and Parent’s Ministries – Please support our Teen’s Fund Raiser - Refer to details in Fellowship Hall
LIVE STREAMING TRAINING
All adults and Teens are invited to be a part of our upcoming live streaming activities, please volunteer for training with David Tate.
Visioning for Concordia is open to everyone @ 8:30 on Sunday mornings, in the office near the vestibule.
CONCORDIA OFFERS VIBRANT SPIRITUAL HEALING SUPPORT:
Our Licensed Spiritual Practitioners are available:
If you have any questions or concerns please see Heather Kilgore
ONGOING EVENTS
Youth and Family Ministry: We offer babysitting and thriving Children, Teen’s and Parent’s Ministries – Please support our Teen’s Fund Raiser - Refer to details in Fellowship Hall
LIVE STREAMING TRAINING
All adults and Teens are invited to be a part of our upcoming live streaming activities, please volunteer for training with David Tate.
Visioning for Concordia is open to everyone @ 8:30 on Sunday mornings, in the office near the vestibule.
CONCORDIA OFFERS VIBRANT SPIRITUAL HEALING SUPPORT:
Our Licensed Spiritual Practitioners are available:
- To perform a wide variety of personal spiritual support and guidance. Contact them privately.
- To perform spiritual mind treatments for you during the week - Please submit treatment request cards in the treatment boxes near the bookstore and the upstairs vestibule.
- To perform spiritual mind treatments with you today after our Service. Additional details are available at the Information Center, the upstairs Foyer, our weekly newsletter and from the persons referenced. You can subscribe to our weekly newsletter today at our Information Center.
Observations (1968):
If we believe that God is Substance, then we believe that the Substance which is God manifests to us daily in supply. What if that supply is what we call a house, a suit of clothes, an automobile, money with which to pay the rent or what-not -- Substance is one end, supply is the other. Substance is the cause, supply is the effect. And we are so constituted that each one of us has direct access to the limitless Substance, and, therefore, may become a channel for Its infinite supply.
Living the Science of Mind (1984):
Jesus announced the Principle of Substance and Supply, or the Law of Opulence. He clearly taught that it is right for us to have what we want provided we subject our desires to the Divine Will and Divine Necessity. Just what do we mean by Divine Will and Divine Necessity? Divine Will means the nature of God or Spirit, and Divine Necessity means the Law of Cause and Effect.
Science of Mind Magazine:
When we establish within our thought a nonresistance to that Power which is greater than we are, we are at the same time accepting within ourselves a stability that is the stability of the universe. We find ourselves secure, for we know that we are part of That which causes change but is never affected by any of the changes
The Science of Mind (1938):
In our ignorance of the truth, we have misused the highest power we possess. And so great is this power -- so complete is our freedom in it, so absolute the domain of law through it -- that the misuse of this power has brought upon us the very conditions from which we suffer. (p. 36.4)
The Science of Mind (1938):
And so, we suffer, not because suffering is imposed upon us, but because we are ignorant of our true nature.
If we believe that God is Substance, then we believe that the Substance which is God manifests to us daily in supply. What if that supply is what we call a house, a suit of clothes, an automobile, money with which to pay the rent or what-not -- Substance is one end, supply is the other. Substance is the cause, supply is the effect. And we are so constituted that each one of us has direct access to the limitless Substance, and, therefore, may become a channel for Its infinite supply.
Living the Science of Mind (1984):
Jesus announced the Principle of Substance and Supply, or the Law of Opulence. He clearly taught that it is right for us to have what we want provided we subject our desires to the Divine Will and Divine Necessity. Just what do we mean by Divine Will and Divine Necessity? Divine Will means the nature of God or Spirit, and Divine Necessity means the Law of Cause and Effect.
Science of Mind Magazine:
When we establish within our thought a nonresistance to that Power which is greater than we are, we are at the same time accepting within ourselves a stability that is the stability of the universe. We find ourselves secure, for we know that we are part of That which causes change but is never affected by any of the changes
The Science of Mind (1938):
In our ignorance of the truth, we have misused the highest power we possess. And so great is this power -- so complete is our freedom in it, so absolute the domain of law through it -- that the misuse of this power has brought upon us the very conditions from which we suffer. (p. 36.4)
The Science of Mind (1938):
And so, we suffer, not because suffering is imposed upon us, but because we are ignorant of our true nature.
Message from our Community Spiritual Leader - Rev. Ian Taylor
Dear Friend,
On behalf of our Spiritual Community, I welcome you to Concordia Center for Spiritual Living. We are blessed by your presence and delighted that you have elected to visit with us.
Concordia means “Many hearts coming together as one, in harmony, peace, joy and the celebration of life.” We come together to practice our unity with God, with each other and the world. Science of Mind is the spiritual philosophy through which we learn to look beyond appearances, honor the divinity within all and know God alone as our Source. As we unify our hearts and minds in the awareness of Spirit, we begin to experience the love of God as well being, abundance and lives that work.
We invite you to explore our website, where you will learn about our center and the Science of Mind philosophy. Here, you will discover a large array of classes, programs, services and volunteer opportunities to broaden and enrich your life. It is our sincere hope that you will find a home here, one that will nourish and nurture you as well as support and empower you. We invite you to become part of our dynamic, powerful and loving spiritual community!
We honor you and the path on which you travel. Remember that you are a beautiful, divine expression of Spirit. You are Love and you are loved!
Blessings and Regards,
Rev Ian Taylor, Spiritual Leader
Dear Friend,
On behalf of our Spiritual Community, I welcome you to Concordia Center for Spiritual Living. We are blessed by your presence and delighted that you have elected to visit with us.
Concordia means “Many hearts coming together as one, in harmony, peace, joy and the celebration of life.” We come together to practice our unity with God, with each other and the world. Science of Mind is the spiritual philosophy through which we learn to look beyond appearances, honor the divinity within all and know God alone as our Source. As we unify our hearts and minds in the awareness of Spirit, we begin to experience the love of God as well being, abundance and lives that work.
We invite you to explore our website, where you will learn about our center and the Science of Mind philosophy. Here, you will discover a large array of classes, programs, services and volunteer opportunities to broaden and enrich your life. It is our sincere hope that you will find a home here, one that will nourish and nurture you as well as support and empower you. We invite you to become part of our dynamic, powerful and loving spiritual community!
We honor you and the path on which you travel. Remember that you are a beautiful, divine expression of Spirit. You are Love and you are loved!
Blessings and Regards,
Rev Ian Taylor, Spiritual Leader
No matter where you are on your spiritual journey, you are welcome here.
Are you feeling alone, lost, empty or disconnected? Are you in crisis? Are you lacking fulfillment, looking for answers, healing, and a spiritual home?
At Center for Spiritual Living , you will belong to a like-minded community, a spiritual home, where you can discover peace of mind, healing, inspiration, and live with a personal relationship with God. I look forward to meeting you in person!
We are delighted your spiritual journey has brought you here. We want you to know that whoever you are and wherever you are on your spiritual journey - you are meant for greatness. Our community is dedicated to the unfoldment of your inner purpose. Our classes, music, messages and service opportunities are all designed to support the unfoldment of your spiritual path. We hope you enjoy our new website and find it a valuable resource, please let us know what we can do to further assist your journey. Welcome Home.
Are you feeling alone, lost, empty or disconnected? Are you in crisis? Are you lacking fulfillment, looking for answers, healing, and a spiritual home?
At Center for Spiritual Living , you will belong to a like-minded community, a spiritual home, where you can discover peace of mind, healing, inspiration, and live with a personal relationship with God. I look forward to meeting you in person!
We are delighted your spiritual journey has brought you here. We want you to know that whoever you are and wherever you are on your spiritual journey - you are meant for greatness. Our community is dedicated to the unfoldment of your inner purpose. Our classes, music, messages and service opportunities are all designed to support the unfoldment of your spiritual path. We hope you enjoy our new website and find it a valuable resource, please let us know what we can do to further assist your journey. Welcome Home.
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Concordia Musicians
From left to right : Kristine Wilbur – Keyboard & Vocal, Ed Mace – Bass Guitar, Rich Andre – Steel Drum (Guest Musician), Paul Ionata – Percussion
From left to right : Kristine Wilbur – Keyboard & Vocal, Ed Mace – Bass Guitar, Rich Andre – Steel Drum (Guest Musician), Paul Ionata – Percussion
The Science of Mind®: the Spiritual and Material Universe are One
The Science of Mind is the core teaching of Centers for Spiritual Living; it is a philosophy that integrates spiritual truths with science and physics. Simply put, the Science of Mind teaches the unity of all life. Intentions and ideas flow through a field of consciousness, which actually affect and create the world around us. This idea is common to most major religions and is supported by the teachings of psychology and quantum physics.
In the Science of Mind, we believe that the secret to living a successful life is to consciously choose positive and productive thoughts. Put another way, “As you think, so you become.”
It is the intention of Centers for Spiritual Living to use Science of Mind principles as a force for good in our world by transforming personal lives.
In the Science of Mind, we believe that the fields of religion and science are complementary, and that science will prove what the mystics have said for thousands of years about the nature of God, human beings, and the Universe. These beliefs are being proven even now by many quantum physicists who have found that the universe is made up of energy that cannot be destroyed and is infinitely intelligent.
About Us
Concordia Center for Spiritual Living invites you to visit our spiritual community to explore new possibilities for your life. Our center is dedicated to helping individuals discover the spiritual tools and an inner Power that has the ability to transform lives and make the world a better place.
Concordia Center for Spiritual Living is an affiliated member of Centers for Spiritual Living.
We offer a practical spiritual teaching that draws on the wisdom of the ages and New Thought principles, in order to promote awakening and personal growth. With a variety of services available, Concordia Center for Spiritual Living meets the needs of families, singles, children, adults, and seniors. Whatever your lifestyle or spiritual path, you will feel welcomed. Our spiritual community is ready to embrace, love, and accept you as you are. Everyone is included on the path to God!
Science of Mind (SOM) is a registered U.S. trademark of SOMARK, INC., and all rights are reserved. [Science of Mind is hereinafter written as only SOM.]
The Science of Mind is the core teaching of Centers for Spiritual Living; it is a philosophy that integrates spiritual truths with science and physics. Simply put, the Science of Mind teaches the unity of all life. Intentions and ideas flow through a field of consciousness, which actually affect and create the world around us. This idea is common to most major religions and is supported by the teachings of psychology and quantum physics.
In the Science of Mind, we believe that the secret to living a successful life is to consciously choose positive and productive thoughts. Put another way, “As you think, so you become.”
It is the intention of Centers for Spiritual Living to use Science of Mind principles as a force for good in our world by transforming personal lives.
In the Science of Mind, we believe that the fields of religion and science are complementary, and that science will prove what the mystics have said for thousands of years about the nature of God, human beings, and the Universe. These beliefs are being proven even now by many quantum physicists who have found that the universe is made up of energy that cannot be destroyed and is infinitely intelligent.
About Us
Concordia Center for Spiritual Living invites you to visit our spiritual community to explore new possibilities for your life. Our center is dedicated to helping individuals discover the spiritual tools and an inner Power that has the ability to transform lives and make the world a better place.
Concordia Center for Spiritual Living is an affiliated member of Centers for Spiritual Living.
We offer a practical spiritual teaching that draws on the wisdom of the ages and New Thought principles, in order to promote awakening and personal growth. With a variety of services available, Concordia Center for Spiritual Living meets the needs of families, singles, children, adults, and seniors. Whatever your lifestyle or spiritual path, you will feel welcomed. Our spiritual community is ready to embrace, love, and accept you as you are. Everyone is included on the path to God!
Science of Mind (SOM) is a registered U.S. trademark of SOMARK, INC., and all rights are reserved. [Science of Mind is hereinafter written as only SOM.]
Our Philosophy Concordia Center for Spiritual Living supports the positive transformation of both our personal lives and the world itself.
At Concordia Center for Spiritual Living, we teach people how to have a personal relationship with God. When we are deeply connected with Spirit, other areas of our lives fall into place — we can do more for others, be better stewards of the Earth, and bring more peace and harmony to the world.
What We Believe – Our Guiding Principles
We believe that the universe is spiritual and has intelligence, purpose, beauty, and order. Our beliefs are in harmony with all the world’s great spiritual teachings, and we honor all paths to God. Whether we call it God, Spirit, Energy, or Universal Intelligence, we are ever conscious that all people, places, and things emanate from this Universal Intelligence that is within us and all around us.
You and God are Inseparable
We believe that God is a Loving Intelligence, operating in and through all life, never separate from anyone or anything. Through study and spiritual practice we come to understand our oneness with this indwelling Divine Presence. We teach and practice a way of life where we can all learn how to live in accordance with spiritual principles. These principles, which we call the Science of Mind, are as reliable as the laws of physical science. We believe in Cause and Effect and teach that “It is done unto you as you believe.” In essence, your thinking and your expectations create your reality. By studying and applying spiritual laws, you can change your unconscious beliefs and create improved conditions in your life.
Be a Part of an Inclusive Community
Concordia Center for Spiritual Living teaches a New Thought philosophy that incorporates affirmative prayer, meditation, healing, visioning, and other spiritual tools to help you lead a spiritual life, think positively, and love deeply. As a member of our community, you’ll find the spiritual tools to transform your personal life and make the world a more peaceful, harmonious, and prosperous place.
The New Thought tradition dates to the 1880s and has its roots in the Transcendentalist Movement of the 1830s. New Thought has an enduring and respected legacy that includes luminaries such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emma Curtis Hopkins, Phineas Quimby, and Walt Whitman. Some of the better known authors today whose writings represent our teachings are Michael Bernard Beckwith, Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer, Byron Katie, Caroline Reynolds, and Eckhart Tolle, as well as many others.
Our teachings incorporate the ancient wisdom of all the spiritual traditions through the ages. People of all spiritual paths Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, New Age and others are welcome in our communities.
At Concordia Center for Spiritual Living, we teach people how to have a personal relationship with God. When we are deeply connected with Spirit, other areas of our lives fall into place — we can do more for others, be better stewards of the Earth, and bring more peace and harmony to the world.
What We Believe – Our Guiding Principles
We believe that the universe is spiritual and has intelligence, purpose, beauty, and order. Our beliefs are in harmony with all the world’s great spiritual teachings, and we honor all paths to God. Whether we call it God, Spirit, Energy, or Universal Intelligence, we are ever conscious that all people, places, and things emanate from this Universal Intelligence that is within us and all around us.
You and God are Inseparable
We believe that God is a Loving Intelligence, operating in and through all life, never separate from anyone or anything. Through study and spiritual practice we come to understand our oneness with this indwelling Divine Presence. We teach and practice a way of life where we can all learn how to live in accordance with spiritual principles. These principles, which we call the Science of Mind, are as reliable as the laws of physical science. We believe in Cause and Effect and teach that “It is done unto you as you believe.” In essence, your thinking and your expectations create your reality. By studying and applying spiritual laws, you can change your unconscious beliefs and create improved conditions in your life.
Be a Part of an Inclusive Community
Concordia Center for Spiritual Living teaches a New Thought philosophy that incorporates affirmative prayer, meditation, healing, visioning, and other spiritual tools to help you lead a spiritual life, think positively, and love deeply. As a member of our community, you’ll find the spiritual tools to transform your personal life and make the world a more peaceful, harmonious, and prosperous place.
The New Thought tradition dates to the 1880s and has its roots in the Transcendentalist Movement of the 1830s. New Thought has an enduring and respected legacy that includes luminaries such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emma Curtis Hopkins, Phineas Quimby, and Walt Whitman. Some of the better known authors today whose writings represent our teachings are Michael Bernard Beckwith, Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer, Byron Katie, Caroline Reynolds, and Eckhart Tolle, as well as many others.
Our teachings incorporate the ancient wisdom of all the spiritual traditions through the ages. People of all spiritual paths Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, New Age and others are welcome in our communities.