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Saturday, December 5 at 7:00pm - TNS ELECTIVES: SPIRITUAL MIND ...
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Wednesday, December 9 at 7:00pm - TNS OPEN HOUSE
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Monday, January 11 at 7:00pm
The New Seminary for Interfaith Studies
For TNS Alumni, Students, and Friends in NYC this wknd--Rev. Joshua leads Interfaith Temple on Sunday! http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?v=ap
Location:The Interfaith Temple
Time:10:30AM Sunday, November 29th
The New Seminary for Interfaith Studies Thanksgiving Blessings to TNS Alumni & Friends around the world! Give THANKS! ♥
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Do you feel the call to ministry?
Do you long to make a difference in the world?
Do you feel all paths lead to The Divine?
Come learn more about The New Seminary, the first Interfaith Seminary in the world. We offer a two year program leading to Ordination as an Interfaith Minister, with a background in Spiritual Counse...ling, and Personal Development.
Our classes are exciting, metaphysical, and experiential, taught by spiritual leaders of denominations from Earth-based to Eastern to the Abrahamic traditions.
Current students & Alumni--tell your friends!
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SPIRITUAL MIND TREATMENT
Wed., December 9 & Fri., December 11, 2009 7- 9 PM $100
http://www.newseminary.org/docs/Registra
Spiritual mind treatment (simply called “treatment”) is a form of prayer used by Dr. Ernest Holmes, founder of Religious Science and author of The Science of the Mind a...s well as many other metaphysical works. Holmes taught that there is a scientific reasoning underlying all prayer, and that through this process of reasoning we are treating our own mind about the subject of our prayer.
Prayer, whatever form is used, does nothing to God. It actually brings the one prayer to a “realization” of God, a realization that all is well and that he/she is not alone in dealing with the situation. This realization in itself does the “healing.”
Treatment consists of five steps. It can be done individually or as a group. In the beginning, you may find it easier and more comfortable to simply read the steps as written (generic as they may be.) When you begin your own deepening process as the result of treatment, you will find value in wording each step yourself so it more closely suits your situation. Therefore, at the beginning of each step is an explanation of its purpose.
The power of prayer has been known to humanity since the beginning of time. Each of us has found our own ways to experience and express our connection to that “something” which is greater than our daily events and challenges. Spiritual Mind Treatment is one of those many ways. You are certain to find it effective and uplifting.
Presenter: Rev. Joshua Volle
Rev. Joshua was ordained an Interfaith Minister in June of 2007. Since that time he has been holding the space as an Affiliate Minister in two communities: Sacred Center New York and The Sacred Light Fellowship, as well as working as a Dean for the 2nd year students at The New Seminary. His ministry has been focused on finding and expressing the Source of All Love that lies within. Rev. Joshua is an international epidemiologist and program evaluation specialist working with agencies and governments to monitor and evaluate their HIV prevention efforts. He holds a Doctorate in Public Health, a Masters degree in Counseling and a Masters degree in a specialized form of special education dealing with incarcerated youth and adults.
Time:7:00PM Wednesday, December 9th
Location:The New Seminary Center
The New Seminary for Interfaith Studies
PRACTICING THE PRESENCE OF GOD
Saturday, December 5, 2009 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM $50
http://www.newseminary.org/docs/Registra
The mystics of the earth are those among us who experience God/Goddess/Creator on a moment by moment basis. The rest of us have to practice at it. This one ...evening course will be a combination of lecture, discussion and mostly practice. We will use chanting, silence, sacred readings and song to open up these vessels of ours to receive the awareness of the presence of The All that is within us and around us always.
Suggested texts:
The Practice of the Presence of God and the Spiritual Maxims, by Brother Lawrence
Presenter: Rev. Joshua Volle
Rev. Joshua was ordained an Interfaith Minister in June of 2007. Since that time he has been holding the space as an Affiliate Minister in two communities: Sacred Center New York and The Sacred Light Fellowship, as well as working as a Dean for the 2nd year students at The New Seminary. His ministry has been focused on finding and expressing the Source of All Love that lies within. Rev. Joshua is an international epidemiologist and program evaluation specialist working with agencies and governments to monitor and evaluate their HIV prevention efforts. He holds a Doctorate in Public Health, a Masters degree in Counseling and a Masters degree in a specialized form of special education dealing with incarcerated youth and adults
Time:7:00PM Saturday, December 5th
Location:The New Seminary Center
The New Seminary for Interfaith Studies ...this week at TNS: 11/12, "Zen and The Human Heart," 11/15: "Hindu Gods & Goddesses." Open to all. See our EVENTS page!
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The
U.S. Department Foreign Affairs notes that interfaith dialogue, which
is part of a framework for the conduct of healing and reconciliation
programs, has played an integral role in the quest for lasting peace in
Mindanao.
www.mb.com.ph
The United States government has praised the Philippines for its initiatives, particularly the Tripartite Forum on Interfaith Cooperation for Peace, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Friday.
The New Seminary for Interfaith Studies
HINDU GODS & GODDESSES Sunday, November 15, 2009 1:00 PM – 3:00 $50
Propitiating Hindu Gods and Goddesses: The Hindu gods and goddesses want to help humanity and are waiting to hear your prayers. This elective will cover various mediums for communicating wit...h and receiving blessings from these deities. Attendees will learn how to conduct poojas (offerings), homas (fire ceremonies) and devotional mantras (chants) unique to each deity reviewed. The use of yantras (geometric instruments), malas (prayer beads) and verbuthi (sacred ash) will be discussed as well as best times to perform devotionals. The goal of this elective is to give students a further understanding of how Hindu gods and goddesses can help them and the best ways to have their prayers heard.
Presenter: Rev. Janani Engle
Rev. Mary-Rose “Janani” Engle graduated from The New Seminary in 2009. With a deep love and respect for the Hindu tradition, she brings a unique perspective to understanding Hindu Gods and Goddesses as taught to her by several masters of Hindu and Buddhist lineages such as Dr. Frederick Lenz, Adi Da Samraj, and currently, Dattatreya Siva Baba. Janani first started teaching non-denominational meditation and Hindu mantras in 1998 to the S.T.E.P. program at Riker’s Island Correctional Facility. Upon graduation, she founded Mystic Abode which conducts weekly rituals and fire ceremonies.
Time:1:00PM Sunday, November 15th
Location:The New Seminary Center
The New Seminary for Interfaith Studies
REFLECTIVE WRITING
Fridays, November 13, 20, 2009, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM $100
Writing For Spiritual Reflection: A two-session evening workshop designed to prepare seminarians for writing spiritual reflection papers from their hearts, expressing their deepest spiri...tual truths. We will do writing meditations and exercises to loosen inhibitions related to writing about ourselves and our spiritual experiences. Discover and celebrate your unique writing style, and begin to create the story of your own Heroic Journey!
Presenter: Rev. Francesca Fortunato
Rev. Francesca Fortunato graduated from The New Seminary in 2003 and has been a Dean since 2006. She is a priest in the Orthodox Catholic Church of America and a co-pastor of the Community of St. John, in Manhattan. Additionally, for the last two years, Reverend Francesca has been a frequent guest preacher at Dignity, New York. As a poet and writer, her work has been published in many literary magazines, including, Chronogram and Amaze. She has been a featured reader at the Café Seven Lounge, the Yippie Museum Café, and Mo Pitkins. Reverend Francesca has taught spiritual writing and poetry workshops at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, Jan Hus Presbyterian Church and (for children) Middle Collegiate Church.
Time:7:00PM Friday, November 13th
Location:The New Seminary Center
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ZEN AND THE HUMAN HEART
Thursdays, November 12, 19, 2009, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM $100
Awakening the heart to the practice of Zen Buddhism: There are many forms of Buddhism, although the basic belief as transmitted from Gutama Buddha and his followers is at the core of all pr...actices. Zen Buddhism is Buddhism shaped by the Japanese culture and native Shinto religion. Through a discussion of Buddhism, especially Zen Buddhism, as well as practice that includes meditation and the reading and writing of koans and haikus, we will deepen our understanding of the Zen Buddhist tradition, the human experience, and our hearts. This class is suitable for Buddhist beginners, as well as all types of Buddhist practitioners.
Presenter: Rev. Carol Polcovar
Rev Carol Polcovar graduated from The New Seminary in 2008. She is a poet, playwright, teacher and therapist. Her work has been published in Partisan Review and other contemporary poetry magazines. Her plays have been presented in New York City and Italy. She holds a MA in history (with a minor in World Religion) and has been a long time student of Zen and Japanese Culture.
Time:7:00PM Thursday, November 12th
Location:The New Seminary Center
The New Seminary for Interfaith Studies
TRAVELS WITH THE GODDESS Friday, November 6, 2009, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $50
When Rev. Deborah Steen Ross began her quest to find the
Goddess in her life, she had no idea what she would be getting into! From meeting a golden snake in the ancient forests of German...y, to meditating at the foot of the Matterhorn in Switzerland, to meeting the Goddess Danu in a dolman in Ireland, and the Mother Mary/Goddess Minerva energy in a basilica in Rome, her travels have taken her to sacred places across Europe and the British Isles; to the Acropolis in Athens and the Vatican in Rome. Come spend an evening with Spiritual Teacher and Author Deborah Steen Ross as she takes us on a journey of discovery of Self; as she shares her exciting and sometimes frightening rites of passage, in locations that test her trust in the guidance of the Divine Mother and herself.
Presenter: Rev. Deborah Steen Ross
Rev. Deborah Steen Ross has been following the guidance of the Divine Mother since the mid 1980's, when she was called upon to take a Transformational Journey through Europe, mostly by herself, and since then has traveled to many sacred places in the world, always seeking the energy of the Divine. She is the Co-Director of The New Seminary, from which she was ordained in 1997 and has an active counseling practice and Wedding and Life Cycle Ceremony Ministry.
Time:7:00PM Friday, November 6th
Location:The New Seminary Center
The New Seminary for Interfaith Studies
TNS Alumni Rev. Ted Richards, Class of 2005 has published a new book of poetry: HANDPRINTS ON THE WOMB. Congratulations, Ted! http://www.amazon.com/Handprints-Womb-Th
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The New Seminary for Interfaith Studies TNS Alumni: Dean Annie still needs to raise $75 to pay for the TNS BANNER we took to the Nat'l Equality March...it belongs to TNS, and we can use it for future events! If you can contribute $5, $10, $20...please contact: revannielawrence@aol.com THANKS!
The New Seminary for Interfaith Studies Come join us for this wonderful Pre-Halloween Event!
Location:Bewitched, bothered, and Bewildered?
Time:7:00PM Friday, October 30th
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TNS ELECTIVES: UNLOCKING THE PRISON WITHIN
Sunday, October 25, 2009, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM ($75)
Designed after the precedent setting program for prison inmates and based on the book Prison: Getting Out By Going In, this workshop empowers any individual to identify and utilize simple cog...nitive tools for promoting increased internal freedom. Led by Rev. Dr. Mara Leigh “Coach” Taylor assisted by Dr. Kimora, this three hour interactive workshop is guaranteed to provide you with tools to enhance your spiritual work.
Presenter: Coach Mara Taylor
Mara Leigh Taylor is the founder and executive director of GETTING OUT BY GOING IN, (GOGI) a nonprofit organization dedicated to the mental health education and rehabilitation of incarcerated and at-risk individuals. Coach Taylor is the published author of Prison: Getting Out by Going In, a self empowerment book available to inmate populations. A dynamic and engaging motivational speaker who has lectured to numerous educational, entertainment, international and athletic industry groups, Coach Taylor earned two master’s degrees in general psychology and clinical psychology at the Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology, and her PhD in the field of esoteric philosophy was awarded by American Pacific University. Coach Taylor is a graduate of The New Seminary and is an ordained interfaith minister. Her second book, Women In Prison: Getting Out by Going In will be published later this year.
Presenter: Dr. Kimora
Dr. Kimora is an Assistant Adjunct Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. Her Ph.D. is in Education. She has taught cognitive skills in prisons, jails, drug treatment centers, halfway houses, and hospitals for over 18 years. She is a correctional educator for the Osborne Association, a leading advocate for prison re-entry programs. Kimora is a second-year student at The New Seminary. Kimora's latest publication includes a section on communication in The Sage Glossary of the Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Time:1:00PM Sunday, October 25th
Location:The New Seminary Center
