My family did not attend the recent Blessing of the Animals
hosted by our Animal Ministry. It will come no surprise to hear that we had
water polo games that day. When you have three children who play and/or coach
water polo, there is usually a water polo game or practice going on.
When I
read Lisa McClure’s blog post about the ceremony, I was truly sorry that I didn’t
make arrangements to bring our three cats. It sounds like it was a wonderful
event, and our feline family members are very special to us (despite an
annoying compulsion to sit on homework). My children appreciate that their
kitties are always ready to snuggle up and watch a movie after a grueling workout.
The Blessing would have been a great event for our family to attend, if we
could have made it work with our schedule.
It occurred to me as I read Lisa’s post, that I didn’t know
a whole lot about the Animal Ministry. How many other wonderful programs, I
wondered, did we have at the Center that I
really hadn’t paid attention to? Even though I’d listened to the Sunday
announcements, I just hadn’t processed the information, for whatever reason.
I decided to pay a
visit to our website: www.cslcv.org
The programs I’d already been participating in jumped right
out at me. (Isn’t that always how it works?) I clicked on the “Events &
News” tab and decided to look around…
We have a Women’s
Group – and they are going to a sweat lodge! There is a group known as Shifting Sands that meets every
Thursday morning - that sounds intriguing… There is also a Men’s Group (I don’t think I’ll be checking that out.) For those
who sing (also not me), we offer Choir on Thursday evenings! One of my favorite
programs is happening this morning at 11:30 AM: the Parent Forum. It is typically held on the first Thursday of each
month. There are several other programs that I simply didn’t list – there is
truly something for everyone.
This month we are doing the Commitment Experiment. I hope
you are participating. It is going to be exciting to see how this manifests in
each of our lives. When you commit to something, you can’t help but get results
– whether it’s a diet, a savings plan, a exercise regime, or a new spiritual
practice. Consider choosing one or more of our programs and making a commitment
to it this month. You’ll be glad you did.
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