Update for Sunday, February 16

Feb 14, 2025 | C3 Updates

This week at C3

It’s Week 5 for the series Who Am I? C3 Core Teacher Michael DeWilde delves into the question Is Consciousness Mortal? Hindu and Buddhist Perspectives.

Josh Rose brings his music for another visit this Sunday. He has an almost-10-year history with C3, and we look forward to hearing from him again.

Karri Absenger will lead our meditation. (Sorry for the error of listing Karri as meditator last week in place of Nelleke Knarr).

📍 Location: Central Park Place, Mackinaw Ballroom, 421 Columbus Ave, Grand Haven)

⏰  Pre-Talk: 9 a.m. | Main Gathering: 10 a.m. | C3 Kids: 10 a.m.–Noon

💬  Talk Back: After the Gathering until Noon

📺  Livestream on our Facebook page 

🆕  Brad Ruggle’s “I Am Loving Awareness” email

🆕  Last Week’s Teaching and Meditation

    C3 News

    🆕  Dine with Nine 👍

    A great time was reported by all who attended a Dine with Nine event on February 8! 45 people met at five lovely homes for fellowship and good food. Everyone is looking forward to the next Dine with Nine coming sometime this spring.

    Have You Read the Strategic Plan?

    If you haven’t already done so, please look for and read both the C3 Strategic Plan and the Survey Results. A February 3 email from Shannon with the heading C3’s 2025, included links to both documents. Look for the email, or click the links in this announcement.

    Soul Box Project This Sunday

    Val Martin, leader of End Gun Violence Michigan at Church of the Dunes, will lead a Soul Box activity on Sunday, February 16, right after the Gathering (11 a.m. to noon) in the kitchen at Central Park Place. This is an art project to promote awareness of gun violence prevention. You can read more about the Soul Box project here.

    Mindful Living Practice Begins in March   

    Come, explore, and share the contemplative practice of Mindful Living every third Wednesday of the month, starting March 19, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.at Loutit District Library, Program Room A. Have questions? See or email Kerry FitzGerald.

      Outreach

      Looking for Motivated C3 People to Share Our Values

      As Executive Director Shannon said last week, we are most ourselves, most C3, when we embody ourselves in the community. That’s what C3 Outreach does, by offering a variety of exciting programs and activities through which C3 members demonstrate our values in the broader community. In the next few months, we want to expand the Outreach team and invite new volunteers, too. At an upcoming Gathering, Outreach will share details about C3’s current work in this vital area and specifics on how you can help. In the meantime, if you have questions about being involved in Outreach, speak with Outreach Committee members Rod Van Abbema or Chrys Moelter-Gray. Learn more about Outreach here.

      🆕  Humanity for Prisoners Newsletter

      Click here to access the February Communicator from HFP.

      🆕  Momentum Center Newsletter

      Click here to read the February edition of Gaining Momentum.

      Charter for Compassion

      Last Sunday for Week 3@C3 in February
      The Food Pantry at The People Center will receive our donations in February. Director Karen Reenders notes the pantry has been very busy, seeing an increase in need, which she expects to continue through the winter. Needed items: cereal (both hot and cold), peanut butter, jelly, pancake mix and syrup, pasta sauce and spaghetti noodles, canned fruits (peaches, pears, pineapple, fruit cocktail), applesauce, Hamburger Helper, ramen noodles, box potatoes, tuna. These items can still be brought to the Gathering and placed on the Week 3@C3 table this Sunday.

      Care and Concern

      Caring for our C3 community is a shared responsibility. Community Care encourages members to support one another with notes, calls, visits, meals, and transportation.To share life events, illnesses, or hardships—or to request help—contact Cheryl Van Abbema by email or phone.

        • Lana Brock’s scheduled heart valve surgery at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit couldn’t be done because of interference with leads from her pacemaker. The doctor is looking for another procedure. Lana is disappointed but doing well, and expects to return home from her daughter’s on Valentine’s Day. Cards of care, concern, and encouragement may be sent to Lana.
        • Carol Schwemin recently had an ablation of her spine, but the procedure hasn’t yet provided relief of long-term pain. Cards of support, care and concern can be sent to Carol.

      Groups

        • Sunday Night Supper meets at Dr. Rolf’s Barbecue (971 W. Savidge St.) in Spring Lake, 5:30 p.m. this Sunday. Please sign up at the Welcome Table if you intend to come.
        • C3 Men’s Group meets on Tuesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Choir Room at St. John’s Episcopal Church. Call Phil Koster with questions.
        • C3 Book Club and Friends Our next meeting is on Tuesday, February 18, 6 p.m. We’ll be at Third Coast Recording (where C3 office is located, 1447 Washington Avenue, GH) to discuss North Woods by Daniel Mason.
        • Women’s Journey Our next meeting is Monday, February 24, at 6:30 p.m. at The Bookman.

      Values in Action

      Secchia Breakfast Lecture: Ethical AI in Business – Challenges, Choices, and Consequences

      Join us on Tuesday, February 18, for an insightful discussion on Ethical AI in Business. Moderated by Keith Brophy, CEO of Mentavi, the panel features Michael DeWilde, Professor of Management and Director of the Koeze Business Ethics Initiative; Tim Gutwald, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Mentavi Health; and Mark Johnson, Co-Founder and Partner of Michigan Software Labs. Together, they will explore the complexities and ethical considerations surrounding AI in the business world. Click here for details.

      Music Events with C3 Connections 🎶

      Community Events for Your Consideration 

      Click on the links for more information.

      Connections ✋

      Make new friends, meet interesting people, tell them about C3! Check out all kinds of activities in the area at the Grand Haven Area Events Calendar, Calendar of Events for All Ages | Loutit District Library, and Spring Lake District Library Calendar

      Calendar

      Sunday, February 16

      9 a.m. Pre-Talk

      10 a.m. C3 Kids with Miss Mary and volunteer Char Kole 

      10 a.m. Gathering, In Person + Livestream on Facebook

        • Core Teacher: Michael DeWilde
        • Music: Josh Rose
        • Meditation: Karri Absenger

      11 a.m. Talk Back

       

      Tuesday, February 18

      7 p.m. C3 Men’s Group (Choir Room, St. John’s Episcopal Church, GH)

       

      Sunday, February 23

      9 a.m. Pre-Talk

      10 a.m. C3 Kids with Miss Mary and volunteer Patti Baldus

      10 a.m. Gathering, In Person + Livestream on Facebook

        • Guest Teacher: Kent Dobson
        • Music: Stanley and Quiggle
        • Meditation: Beth Buelow

      11 a.m. Talk Back

      Kent Dobson is a wilderness guide, podcaster and author. He worked for the church as a pastor, and at C3 as the lead teacher. He cares about questions of the Soul, the mystery of the Divine, and about a culture more connected to the Sacred.

      Stanley & Quiggle (Owen & Jamie, he/him for both) are an indie-folk duo from Big Rapids, who were connected by music in their late high school years and paired up to embark on this journey together. With their vocals and a variety of instruments, they create an atmosphere filled with strong emotion and wonder. Having the rest of their lives to make music, the two hope to make an impact and have stories to tell along the way.

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