Update for June 19, 2022

Beth Buelow will be with us on Sunday for an exploration of C3’s value of Well Being with her teaching, Wisdom and Well-Being. Beth has been part of the C3 Community since March 2018 and has loved every minute of it. She’s a business owner; leadership, team, and mentor coach; author, speaker, and mediator, and she’s busy adding photographer to the list of ways she wants to be known in the world.

Emilee Petersmark has been a member of the Grand Rapids band the Crane Wives for a decade. She has also worked as an acclaimed visual artist, producing original artwork as well as commissions for musicians like the Accidentals. She has a growing collection of songs that don’t fit the band or felt too personal for the Crane Wives, and it is these unreleased songs she will perform for us this week.

Masks are optional now at our In-Person Gathering. The decision of whether or not to wear a mask will be up to each individual. 

Sundays at the Grand Haven Community Center (421 Columbus Ave., Grand Haven)

• 9:00 a.m. Pre-Talk: In Person
  Meet the morning’s teacher in a small group setting for an open discussion of the morning’s theme.
• 10:00 a.m. Gathering: In Person + Livestream on Facebook
  Welcome, readings, meditation from a community member, teaching and music
• 10:00 a.m. C3 Kids: In Person (Woodbine Room)
• 11:00 a.m. Talk Back: In Person
  A chance to share questions, comments and stories related to the morning gathering.

Last Sunday to Update your Membership Directory Photograph

With the COVID interruption we have not kept our membership records up to date. One more time, this Sunday, June 19, we will be taking pictures to update our membership directory. For some it will be your first time, for others it will be an update. Look for the camera in the Mackinaw Ballroom after the Gathering, and grab this opportunity to be included with a current photo!

Last Sunday to Update your Membership Directory Photograph

With the COVID interruption we have not kept our membership records up to date. One more time, this Sunday, June 19, we will be taking pictures to update our membership directory. For some it will be your first time, for others it will be an update. Look for the camera in the Mackinaw Ballroom after the Gathering, and grab this opportunity to be included with a current photo!

Civil Rights and Social Justice Organizations List

During the Civil Rights Road Trip Teaching’s Talk Back, the suggestion was made to compile a list of the favorite civil rights and social just organizations supported by C3 members. There will be a place in the lobby for a few weeks to note the civil rights and social justice organizations you find valuable and would like to bring to others’ attention. You may also share them by email with Chrys Moelter-Gray. They will be compiled and shared in the near future.

PRIDE Focus at Our Vigil for Peace and Justice in June

C3 has welcomed and supported the LGBTQ+ community since the 1990’s. We want to share that support and welcoming message with the greater community though our Vigil for Peace and Justice during June. We would love to see a great group of C3ers join the Vigil for PRIDE Peace and Justice event this Saturday from noon–1:00 p.m. along Washington Avenue in Grand Haven’s Central Park. Let your creative juices flow, make a sign promoting justice and equality for all LGBTQ+ folks, and invite friends to join in this purposefully inclusive event. Can you put it on your calendar?

Grand Haven Parks Clean-Up Blitz

Many thanks to all who participated in C3’s Grand Haven Parks Clean-Up Blitz. They collected trash at Bolt Park, East Grand River Park, Harbor Island, and along the railroad tracks in Grand Haven in May as part of our C3 value to care for the earth.

Left to right: Jeff Crandle, Mike and Charlotte Rozich, Rod and Cheryl Van Abbema, Chrys Moelter-Gray, Cindy Krause-Leitner, and Ryan Cotton. Not pictured: Mary Ellen Mika and Patti Nelson

Week 3@C3 in June

This will be the last Sunday we are collecting for Every Woman’s Place in Muskegon. Needed are household cleaning supplies:

• laundry detergent
  
• surface cleaner
  
• bathroom cleaner
  
• toilet bowl cleaner
  
• window cleaner
  Note: no paper towels or toilet paper

Beginning next Tuesday, June 7, the C3 Men’s Group will meet at 7:00 p.m. at the C3 office at 1447 E. Washington Avenue, Grand Haven. For more information contact Phil Koster at 616-402-1751.

C3 and Friends Book Discussion Group

We’re looking forward to July’s book Crying in H Mart by Michella Zauner, a New York Times Notable Book and New York Times Best Seller. 

     From the indie rockstar of Japanese Breakfast fame, and one of TIME’s Most Influential People of 2022, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity.—Penguin House Review 

     We meet at The Bookman on Tuesday, July 5 at 7:00 p.m. Email Joyce if you want more updates from the club.

August 2: The Personal Librarian by M. Benedict and V.C. Murray

Did You Know?

Did you know that you can use money from your IRA to contribute directly to a charitable organization, like C3, without it being considered a taxable distribution? It may also serve as your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) for 2021. To make a qualified charitable distribution (QCD), be sure to consult with your tax advisor or financial representative before making this decision, because it is important to follow the guidelines and understand the process.

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Your ongoing support of C3 is greatly appreciated. Online donations can be made here. Checks should be sent to C3 Spiritual Community, P. O. Box 371, Grand Haven, MI 49417. C3 is a 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Organization. Our tax ID is 38-1960212.

March for Our Lives

Many people, including many C3ers, gathered last Saturday for the second March for Our Lives. After the crowd of all ages marched through downtown Grand Haven, the group gathered in Central Park for passionate speeches and calls for action.

• Pride Events

  Here are links to some of the many Pride events happening in surrounding communities. Several of the events have already happened, but there are a few left this weekend.

  • Holland Pride/Out on the Lakeshore
  • Summary from Wood TV 8: 2022 Pride Month Events in West Michigan

HOSA has resumed its Secular Summer Socials at The Bluestocking Bookshop (501 Butternut, Holland) at noon on June 26, July 24, August 28, and September 25.

St. John’s Community PRIDE Worship at the Waterfront

Jared Cramer, rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church, invites any interested C3 members to their Community PRIDE Worship at the Waterfront service on Sunday, June 26 at 10:00 a.m. For those who want to support the effort, but still attend C3 that morning, note that there will be food trucks there after the service! See details at the Facebook event page.