Kent Dobson continues our focus on Well Being in the series Be of Value. This week he talks about Worlds Within Worlds: A Mythic Imagination of Being.
We look forward to a return visit and music with Jen Sygit, a long-time C3 favorite, who is generous with her C3 appearances! She is a solo performer, as well as an in-demand backup vocalist and member of two bands.
Gathering Information
Masks are optional 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.
Lead Teacher Kent Dobson
There is a lot more to discover and learn from Kent Dobson on his website, and by listening to his podcast Hints and Guesses. Kent is leading a Wild Soul Program entitled Wilderness Within, Michigan on June 28–July 2, 2022. This program is designed to facilitate a deeper conversation between who you are, the wild world, and your deepest longing. Read more.
C3 News
Membership Committee to Update the C3 Directory
With the COVID interruption we have not kept our membership records up to date. So this Sunday and next, June 12 and 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. The directory is a way for our members to connect to one another, and a picture is sometimes useful. Look for the camera in the Mackinaw Ballroom after the Gathering. Don’t miss your chance to be included with a current photo!
Announcements for C3 Update or C3 Matters for June 19 and 26
Any announcements to be included in the C3 Update (newsletter) or C3 Matters (Sunday bulletin) for June 19 or 26 should be sent to both Chrys Moelter-Gray AND to Annie Wassmann, since Chrys may be intermittently out of reach while she is traveling.
Many People Having Just a Little Courage
One of the reflections from the Civil Rights Road Trip that was shared at the end of May was this: One of the less dismaying aspects of race relations in the United States is that their improvement is not a matter of a few people having a great deal of courage. It is a matter of a great many people having just a little courage. —
During Talk Back the suggestion was made to compile a list of the favorite civil rights and social just organizations supported by C3 members, so that many of us can have just a little courage to act. 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.
C3 Outreach
Join C3’s Vigil for PRIDE Peace and Justice on Saturday
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, but especially this Saturday, June 11. We would love to see a great group of C3ers join the Vigil for PRIDE Peace and Justice event that day 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?
Week 3@C3 in June
For the month of June, we will be 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
Go to that aisle in your favorite store, and there you have it! These items will be collected at the Week 3@C3 table this Sunday and next, June 12 and 19.
Our Support for World Central Kitchen
Thank you to all who contributed to help our friends in Ukraine through gifts to World Central Kitchen last month. Happily we collected $2200. Great response!
C3 Groups
C3 Men’s Group
The C3 Men ’s Group meets every Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. at the C3 office at 1447 E. Washington Avenue, Grand Haven. For more information contact Phil Koster.
C3 and Friends Book Discussion Group
Last week we had a great discussion on Matt Haig’s The Humans. 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
C3 Finance
Support C3 When You Shop on Amazon!
While we encourage you to shop locally when possible, when you do shop on Amazon, why not support C3? Instead of going to the usual Amazon site, click instead on smile.amazon.com. You’ll land on a page that will ask you if you want to support C3, which, of course you do, so click “yes”, and Voila! Amazon will contribute .5% for each qualifying purchase you make!
Your ongoing support of C3 is greatly appreciated. Online donations can be made here. Automatic donations are handled by Carol Takas at Selby Accounting. 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.
C3 Values in Action
Pride Events
Here are links to some of the many Pride events happening in surrounding communities. Note some of the events have already happened, and others will happen through the month.
Holland Pride/Out on the Lakeshore
Muskegon Pride
Summary from Wood TV 8: 2022 Pride Month Events in West Michigan
March for Our Lives
First held in Washington, DC (and hundreds of other locations in the country) in 2018, following the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, another call has gone out to March for Our Lives on June 11. A March is being organized in Grand Haven from 10:00 a.m. until noon (just before our Vigil for Pride Peace and Justice at noon).
Holland Openly Secular Alliance (HOSA)
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!
Humanity for Prisoners June Newsletter
If you don’t already receive this communication from our community partner in your inbox, you can read it here.
C3 Calendar
Saturday, June 11
12:00 p.m. Vigil for PRIDE Peace and Justice (Central Park, GH)
Sunday, June 12
Grand Haven Community Center (421 Columbus Ave., GH)
9:00 a.m. Pre-Talk, In Person
10:00 a.m. Gathering, In Person + Livestream on Facebook
Teacher: Kent Dobson
Music: Jen Sygit
Meditation: David Dean
10:00 a.m. C3 Kids, with Miss Mary and kids volunteer Patti Baldus (Woodbine Room)
11:00 a.m. Talk Back, in Person
Tuesday, June 14
7:00 p.m.: C3 Men’s Group (C3 Office, 1447 Washington Ave., GH)
Saturday, June 18
12:00 p.m. Vigil for Peace and Justice (Central Park, GH)
Sunday, June 19
Grand Haven Community Center (421 Columbus Ave., GH)
9:00 a.m. Pre-Talk, In Person
10:00 a.m. Gathering, In Person + Livestream on Facebook
Teacher: TBA
Music: Emilee Petersmark
Meditation: Rod Van Abbema
10:00 a.m. C3 Kids, with Miss Mary and kids volunteer Sandy Kate Stephens (Woodbine Room)
11:00 a.m. Talk Back, in Person