Dear Ones,

This “most wonderful time of the year” is cause for celebration for us all. Hanukkah ended Sunday night, Christmas Eve is tomorrow night, Kwanzaa begins on Friday, and the New Year will be celebrated next week. How deeply we desire that all people feel the peace, the love, and the joy of the season, and we do our best to bring the Divine Light into the dark places in the world.

We ask our Inner Wisdom, “What is mine to do?” In deep, authentic listening, we receive the answers and allow ourselves to give our gifts generously and faithfully. Whether we send financial support to feed people physically or spiritually, make personal visits to those in need, or lift others in prayer, we can make a difference by shining our individual lights. Often, it begins in our own homes, honoring, cherishing, and raising up the people who are near and dear to us.

Yes, let there be Peace on Earth, and let it begin with each of us. Thank you for asking the right questions, following Infinite Wisdom, and sharing the Divine Love Light, as we continue to raise our own consciousness and to lift the human collective consciousness to a higher vibration in 2026.

Completing this month’s theme, “Bring in the Light,” this Sunday, Rev. Mike will offer his perspective on, “Honor the Light; Carry the Peace.” Enjoy a short meditation with our Practitioner of the Day at 12:30, then gather in the Sanctuary for our 1:00 P.M. ET Celebration. We’ll enjoy holiday .Swedish Tea Ring. If you are out of the area, please join us online by logging on to our website, www.cslphilly.org and go to the orange Watch Online button to be with us virtually.

Our Licensed Professional Practitioners are available to work with you, lifting you in prayer and helping to deepen your faith.  Click here to see their dedicated page on our website and contact any of them for a personal appointment. They are also here for “3-Minute Miracles” for brief meetings on Sundays after service, and the Prayer Chest receives your requests for spiritual mind treatment by the “God Squad.”

With great love and respect,

Dr. Maxine

Dear Ones,

The One Divine Light finds Its expression in and through each of us, so it is important to remember how essential we are to the dissemination of Love and Wisdom to the world. It is as we become aware of Its steadfast glow within our own hearts that we become able and willing to share this Light with others. It is in the sharing that our consciousness deepens and expands, and we experience great joy and satisfaction in being the instruments of God’s Presence.

We have finally arrived at the time for our very special Annual Winter Solstice, coming up this Saturday at UCCVF. This sweet and powerful interfaith event begins at 6:30 P.M. with music and presenters from many faith traditions and reception following. This year’s theme, “From the Darkness of Division to the Light of Love,” and it seems to perfect time to celebrate Unity in Diversity and shed a little light on everyone. Bring your family and friends and come early to find your seats.

Continuing this month’s theme, “Bring in the Light,” this Sunday will focus on, “Sharing the Illuminated Presence.” Enjoy a short meditation with our Practitioner of the Day at 12:30, then gather in the Sanctuary for our 1:00 P.M. ET Celebration. We’ll enjoy holiday refreshments together after service, including your minister’s Heavenly Swedish Tea Ring. If you are out of the area, please join us online by logging on to our website, www.cslphilly.org and go to the orange Watch Online button to be with us virtually.

Our Licensed Professional Practitioners are always to lift us in prayer and assist in in deepening our faith.  Click here to see their dedicated page on our website and contact any of them for a personal appointment. They are also here for “3-Minute Miracles” for brief meetings on Sundays after service, and the Prayer Chest receives your requests for spiritual mind treatment by the “God Squad.”

With great love and respect,

Dr. Maxine

Dear Ones,

The holiday season is in full swing, and the sights and sounds of the season can bring us great delight, if we choose to align ourselves with the ever-present Grace and Joy that surrounds and indwells us. Many of us are preparing for Christmas celebrations, not only sending greetings, planning gatherings, shopping for gifts and food, and decorating, but also opening our hearts to the rebirth of the Christ Consciousness within us all. Of course, this Divine Presence lives within us all, although called by different names: Krishna, Buddha, Atman, Emanuel, and we invite this inner illumination to light our way each day.

As this Divine Light radiates outward from our hearts, warming and blessing everyone and everything around us, we enter more deeply into a greater possibility of experiencing heaven on earth and the flow of Divine Love through all humanity. Let’s keep our Lights shining brightly, as we enjoy this sacred season, and be sure to invite your friends and neighbors to attend our Annual Winter Solstice at UCCVF on Saturday, December 20^th.

Our new monthly theme is, “Bring in the Light,” and this Sunday’s message is about, “You Shine!” Enjoy a short meditation with our Practitioner of the Day at 12:30, then gather in the Sanctuary for our 1:00 P.M. Celebration. If you are out of the area, please join us online by logging on to our website, www.cslphilly.org and go to the orange Watch Online button to be with us virtually.

Our Licensed Professional Practitioners are available to pray with you or to teach you how to use spiritual mind treatment. Click here to see their dedicated page on our website and contact any of them for a personal appointment. They are also here for “3-Minute Miracles” for brief meetings on Sundays after service, and the Prayer Chest receives your requests for spiritual mind treatment by the “God Squad.”

With great love and respect,

Dr. Maxine

What a wonderful Communal Pre-Thanksgiving Feast we enjoyed last Sunday after Celebration! Great gratitude to Chef Jerry Goard and to all who prepared delicious dishes, helped set up, clean up, and participated in a heart-and-appetite-satisfying meal! We love celebrating Life together and delighted in creating another “Bountiful Bouquet,” proving that, when we give freely of our individual gifts, we are able to co-create greater meaning and beauty as a community.

Let’s determine to sustain the peace and joy of each day and its activities, bringing our highest and best to our personal lives and to one another in continuing to build a strong community. It is in remembering the Source we all share that we experience the joy and tranquility of every moment of each day to come. We can move with Grace and Gratitude into the weeks of celebration to come. Rev. Mike and I count you high among our blessings, are so thankful for you all, and wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving.

As we complete this month and enter into the fullness of the holiday season, we do well to maintain our serenity in moving through the coming weeks. This Sunday, November 30^th at the 1:00 P.M. ET Celebration, I’ll be suggesting the wisdom of, “Bringing in the Holidays . . . Gently.” If you are out of the area, please join us online by logging on to our website, www.cslphilly.org and go to the orange Watch Online button to be with us virtually.

Our Licensed Professional Practitioners are available to pray with you or to teach you how to use spiritual mind treatment. Click here to see their dedicated page on our website. You may contact any of them for a personal appointment. They are here for “3-Minute Miracles” for brief meetings on Sundays after service, and the Prayer Chest receives your requests for spiritual mind treatment by the “God Squad.”

With great love and respect,

Dr. Maxine

Thank you, Merci, Gracias, Gratzi, Arigato . .  These are just a few of the words that express gratitude, and they all bring delight to our hearts.  The very atmosphere around us can change abruptly when we arrive in a mindset of thanksgiving, as Gratitude is causative! It is far more than a nicety or social grace but a powerful energy that opens us to an increased flow of abundance and joy. It also tends to open hearts and bring smiles to the faces of those we encounter.

Thanksgiving time tends to remind us of the Good that exists in the world and encourages us to count our blessings, as well as to reach out to those who may not have so many blessings to count.  The joy of generosity is a natural result of the illuminated consciousness of thankfulness. We may invite someone to our table, help to serve at a shelter, send donations to helpful organizations, or include others in uplifting prayer.

However you celebrate this special time, do encourage everyone around you to speak aloud their gratitude, and watch the energy of joy fill the room.  Let’s also continuing employing this beautiful practice far beyond the day itself, as it elevates consciousness, lifts hearts, and invites great abundance of every nature into our lives. May your blessings increase, as you are all blessings to our spiritual community.

This Sunday, November 23^rd at the 1:00 P.M. ET Celebration, we will be celebrating our individual and shared blessings, as we focus on “Thankful Hearts” and enjoy our Bountiful Bouquet ceremony. If you are out of the area, please join us online by logging on to our website, www.cslphilly.org and go to the orange Watch Online button to be with us virtually. Local folks are encouraged to remain for our Community Thanksgiving Feast in Fellowship Hall. We are blessed to have the gustatorial talents of Chef Jerry Goard, preparing the turkeys, stuffing, and gravy for us.  Bring your favorite side dishes to share with your friends and do register online for the event – just click here.  

As Spiritual Mind Treatment is the foremost practice of our teaching, we learn the beauty and power of this affirmative form of prayer. Our Licensed Practitioners are available to pray with you or to teach you this method. Click here to see their dedicated page on our website and can be contacted for a personal appointment. They are here for “3-Minute Miracles” for brief meetings on Sundays after service, and the Prayer Chest receives your requests for spiritual mind treatment by the “God Squad.”

With great love and respect,

Dr. Maxine