A team, including some of our own GGCSL crafters, has been creating knitted and crocheted blankets and hats for Ukraine. These are being delivered to teachers and classes all over the country for warmth, comfort, and caring support. Withstanding multiple years of war, some of these children and teachers will receive these hand-made gifts, letting them know they are cared about and not forgotten. The dear souls who have created these lovely items deserve our thanks and acknowledgement.
We will celebrate them as our guests at our Sunday Celebration on January 5th. Plan to attend and join us in thanking them!
You are invited to the Walkers’ home in Tiburon on December 29th from 12:30 to 3:00 pm for Sunday Brunch. You only need to bring a dish if you have specific dietary preferences.
Carpooling is a must! Sign up at the Activities table.
Welcome! Please join us in person for our Sunday Celebrations at the Corte Madera Best Western Inn: 56 Madera Blvd, Corte Madera, CA 94925
The Corte Madera Community Center will be closed the last week of the year, GGCSL will be holding our last 2024 Sunday Celebration at the Corte Madera Best Western Inn.
Just walk straight through the lobby and enter the last room on the left before the patio windows.
Christmas approaches, and holiday times can be the loneliest and hungriest for food insecure neighbors. GGCSLers volunteer two hours each month at the San Rafael warehouse of the SF-Marin Food Bank. This is one way we help make the world a better place for our neighbors. The food packed during our service times will be delivered to local distributions centers closer to the homes of people needing it. You can participate! If you’d like to help, provide your name, email and phone number by email or text to Ellen Nicosia before December 3rd: ellennicosia@gmail.com or (415) 720-0225 to help on Tuesday, Dec. 10th from Noon–2 pm.
This is a great way to begin your Christmas Season!
This workshop by Dr. Wendy Lyon will be Sunday, December 8 from 1:00–3:30 pm at our Learning Center/Office, and will include a snacks break.
Dr. Wendy offered a well-received workshop for GGCSL previously and is delighted to return. This workshop will be educational, interactive and fun! Learn the skills needed to cultivate friendships—both old and new—in the third act of life. Close friendships make life richer for everyone involved, increasing health, happiness and longevity. $25 admission in advance. Registration will begin in November on our website. Sign up to indicate your intention to register at the Activity Table on Sundays.
For online registration: https://ggcsl.breezechms.com/form/DrWLyon2024
Shop quality arts and crafts on Sunday, December 15th after our Sunday Celebration service.
If you are a local artisan or crafter and wouldlike to participate as a seller, email Sophie Fleming at
sophoto10@gmail.com or catch her after Sunday service. Vendors are encouraged to donate 10% of
all sales to GGCSL at the end of the fair.
Please let Sophie know by Sunday, December 8th so we know how many tables to set up.
This year, Rev. Mary is going to do a special Thanksgiving Eve service on Wednesday, Nov. 27th at 7:15 pm, instead of her usual Wednesday evening meditation service. This Celebration will be held at on Zoom and will be about an hour in length.
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84023902214?pwd=R05VNjJTMmJlOWhCS3J2cmFsczZSZz09
Although you’ll be at home, you’ll be asked to prepare your space with a few sacred objects.
These are the things you’ll need to have with you for the service to create a welcoming and to be aware of the gifts you’ve received and what you want to invite into your life in 2025:
You’ll place these in front of you where you can see and reach them.
Volunteering at the Marin Food Bank is a fun way to connect with others from Golden Gate Center for Spiritual Living (GGCSL) and give back to our greater Marin community. We have a shift coming up on January 14th from noon to 2 pm.
This commitment is just two hours. Provide Ellen with your choice of date and your name, email and phone number. (The Food Bank requires notification of our team members from Ellen one week before the scheduled service.)
Location: 2550 Kerner Blvd. San Rafael, CA 94901
Please contact Ellen Nicosia by September 10th to sign up: text her at 415.720.0225 or email at ellennicosia@gmail.com
A group of our experienced teachers who are also licensed prayer practitioners at Golden Gate Center for Spiritual Living (GGCSL) meet regularly with Rev. Mary to plan classes, review those that have completed, discuss class policies, and consider new curricula and offerings. These two-hour team meetings happen on alternate months and are specifically for this team.
A special presentation by two local authors is happening at our office/learning center on Sunday, October 27 from 1-3 pm. The presentation explores the stories of these women, and how the mystical entered their lives and changed everything. This is a Love Offering presentation that may lead to a practical workshop in the future. Sign up Sunday at the Activity Table to hold your spot!
Curran Galway holds degrees in Education and English, and a Masters of Divinity in Transformational Spirituality from Seattle University. Galway has published articles in Unity Magazine, and is the author of The Aquarians. She is a spiritual coach and an inspirational speaker, leading retreats and spiritual seminars, including Ordinary Mystic, and Raising Spiritual Children workshops in the Bay Area.
Sherry Brier is co-owner/director of Inner Rhythm Movement Arts Institute in Marin County, California. While undergoing a crisis of the heart and spirit, Sherry met a mysterious teacher of mystical movement who initiated her into Egyptian Temple Dance. Her teacher prepared Sherry for her Return to the Source, and introduced her to other masters of wisdom. From California to the sacred sites of Egypt, Doorway to Ecstasy follows Sherry’s spiritual journey interweaving her present life with her far distant past and revealing the blueprint of her destiny.
We call our Board of Trustees a Leadership Council, and it may be a perfect place for you to serve. Our Leadership Council is a loving , experienced group of leaders, committed to supporting GGCSL with their time, leadership, and expertise.
The Leadership Council oversees staffing, policies and procedures, bylaws, income / expenses, and carrying out GGCSL’s Mission.
We meet monthly on the third Wednesday afternoon on Zoom for about 90 minutes, and work on our share of LC projects between meetings, preparing updates in reports for the next meeting.
We love and support each other in prayer, humor, and collaboration. The Leadership Council commits to “speaking with one voice,” and maintains appropriate confidentiality on personnel issues and donor information.
Have you considered serving GGCSL in this way? If you’re an active Member who has completed Foundations, you’re eligible to serve. Applications and info are on the Sunday Activity Table, and can also be requested via email: ggcsl@ggcsl.org.