November 2008 The Shrine of Holy Wisdom

4625 S. Ash Ave. Suite J-19 / Tempe, AZ. 85282 480 219-9633

^{NOVEMBER LITURGAL ASSIGNMENTS –}

^{DIVINE LITURGY – SUNDAYS @ 10:00 A.M.}

Nov.2 ~ Holy Grail Liturgy – All Souls Day

Acolyte: Cat Serpone

Greeter: Angie Bobst

Lector: Jim Lane

Music: Cheryl Cross

Nov. 9 ~ Liturgy of the 5 Scrolls

Acolyte: Zachary Scott

Greeter: Melissa Fletcher

Music: Anna Kalusa

Nov. 16 ~ East Indian Pooja Liturgy

Acolyte: Joyce Carlson

Greeter: Cheryl Cross

Lector: Jim Lane

Social Hour: Anna Kalusa

Music: Shambho

Nov. 23 ~ Missa of the Cosmic Christ – Christ the King Sunday

Acolyte: Anna Kalusa

Greeter: Cat Serpone

Lector: Ingrid Bayer

Music: Joyce Carlson

Nov. 30 ~ Divine Mother Liturgy

-First Sunday of Advent-

Acolyte: Dyanna Gough

Greeter: Joyce Carlson

Lector: Cheryl Cross

Music: Anna Kalusa

Spanish Language Liturgy – Last Sunday of every month – 12:30 pm

Acolyte: Ricardo Romero

Music: Angie Bobst

· Every Sunday: 10 am ~ Holy Eucharist

· First Sunday of each month: 10 am ~ Choral Eucharist with the

Schola Cantorum

· Third Sunday: East Indian Pooja Liturgy with Shambho

· Last Sunday of each month: 12:30 pm ~ Holy Eucharist in Spanish

· 2^nd Monday of each month: 7:30 pm ~ The Archangelic Sanctum

· Every Wednesday: 7:30 pm ~ Deeksha Service-Divine Energy

transmission with Cheryl Cross & Lisa Peterson ($25 offering suggested!)

· First & Third Thursdays: 7 pm ~ Sung Vespers with the grey robe

Benedictine community

· 4^th Tuesday: 7 pm ~ Chants & Sacred Movement with Joyce Carlson

($15 love offering suggested)

STAFF MEMBERS

PASTOR & VICAR GENERAL of HISPANIC MINISTRY FOR THE WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF ANTIOCH

His Excellency Jorge Rodríguez Eagar OSB

BISHOP of the DIOCESE of Arizona

The Most Rev. Mark Elliot Newman

CHOIR MASTER ~ Mr. Ricardo Romero

ACOLYTES

Joyce Carlson

Dyanna Gough

Anna Kalusa

Ricardo Romero

Zachary Scott

Catherine Serpone

^{HARMONIZING WITH HUMANITY ~ ZEPHRYN CONTE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH & MONDAY, NOVEMEBER 17TH – 7:00 PM}

Zephryn Conte, Music Director for Unity of Divine Love, is a multi-faceted artist, educator, healer and author with a rich professional career. Delighted to serve UDL with her passion for music, Zephryn, began her professional life as a teen in her native Boston, dancing with the Boston ballet and recording her first original music, and on-air commercial. She moved to NYC, where she earned a BA in Dance/Theater, and an MA in Education, dancing, singing, writing, and performing on the air, on numerous commercially released recordings, and in many notable New York theatrical venues. Equal to her passion for performance is her dedication to personal growth and the healing arts, particularly through breath and sound. As a survivor of a near death car accident, Zephryn’s own healing journey led her to experience and become trained in several energy healing modalities, mantra and meditation. She has privately practiced as a healer and personal coach for 15 years. Through her company Environarts, Inc., Zephryn has designed and presented multi-year programs for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the US Justice Department OJJDP), and the National Center for Conflict Resolution Education. She is co-author of the national resource guide The Art In Peacemaking and has written curricula and leadership manuals used by hundreds of teachers nationwide. She is a contributing author in Beacon Press’s, Schools with Spirit, Nurturing the Inner Lives of Children and Teachers, with a chapter "The Gift of the Arts.

We are extremely honored to have Zephryn present two healing modality workshops at the Shrine this month. Soul Journeys through Healing Sound~Friday, November 7^th @ 7pm Experience the soothing energies of live sound and focused elaxation. Using the lilting strings of autoharp, bells, chimes, percussion and voice, Zephryn guides you through an auditory “massage” designed to benefit your mind and body, and stimulate your own inner journey. On Monday, November 17^th beginning at 7 pm Zephryn will facilitate a special session known as : BREATHING SACRED ENERGY – A CONSCIOUS CONNECTION TO THE SOUL Learning to breathe energy is a revitalizing and life extending practice. Drawn from traditions of Pranayama Yoga (mastery of breath) the practice is easily learned by people from all walks of life. In this introductory workshop you will learn how to consciously draw in life-force (prana) and focus your body's natural ability to cleanse, detoxify and heal at the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual levels. Come prepared to connect with your sacred heart and soul! (Please arrive no later than 6:45. Wear loose waisted clothing. (Dress for comfort). Bring a yoga mat or something to lay on, a blanket or covering of some sort, and even a pillow - whatever you need to  comfortably lay on your back for this breathing process! Also make sure you have a bottle of water with you!) The suggested fee for each session is $25.

^{BEYOND THE STILL WATERS}

^{MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH - 7:30 PM}

November is traditionally the month set aside in our faith tradition to pray for and honor the dead. The Sanctum of the Blessed Archangels will perform the Ritual of “Beyond the Still Waters” in remembrance of our loved ones who have moved beyond the veil. Please submit the names of the deceased whom you would like to remember on this special occasion. The public is invited to attend. A love offering is requested.

^{FULL MOON MEDITATION WITH CHRISTINA CARPENTIER ~ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH - 7:00 PM}

The Full Moon is the most Sacred and Powerful time to co-create healing and releasing of all that no longer serves. The time between the Full Moon and the New Moon is the most potent for releasing any negativity or contrasting energies. For this Full Moon Celebra-tion and Meditation we will honor the story of the Pilgrims and the Native

Americans coming together for their first “Harvest Home” which began our country’s traditional ”Thanksgiving Feast.” We will co-create our honoring through drumming and meditation. Christina will bring 2 large drums along with her Mother Drum to synchronize our energies to the heart beat of Mother Earth and the Full Moon, with Gratitude. Please feel free to bring your own drums or shakers, if you are so inclined.

Fee: $20

RSVP to Christina directly at 480-924-2153 or christinashiftcoach@gmail.com

^{CREATING YOUR SOUL COLLAGE CARDS}

^{SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH}

^{– 9 AM – 12:30 PM}

A card titled “the monk” created by Fr. Jorge for his soul collage deck of cards

Bishop Seraphim offers the first of two half-day workshops to facilitate the process of creating soul collage cards. Soul collage is an individual creative process for deep self exploration that combines intuition with the language of symbols, dreams, and archetypes to create your own personalized deck of cards that may be used for divination, ,holistic integration, and contemplation. We will be using the process of Soul Collage ™ as described in Seena B. Frost’s book, Soul Collage. The soul collage deck consists of four suits know respectively as committee, community, companion, and council cards. The possibilities are endless as each suit reflects archetypes and images unique to each individual’s life journey. As the title of the work-shop indicates, the process which is used is one of cutting, arranging, and pasting in a collage format to create cards related to each of the four suits. Participants are asked to bring at least 12 magazines that contain color photos, art work, pictures, and images that lend themselves to the collage process. A pair of scissors and a glue bottle are also required. Magazines will be shared by the entire group. The registration fee for each workshop is $30. The second ½ day workshop is scheduled for Saturday, December 13^th. Call Bishop Seraphim at 480 219-9633 to RSVP by Nov. 8^th.

^{FIRST ANNUAL CHURCH PICNIC SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH NOON -3 PM}

The First Annual Church Picnic will take place on Sunday, November 16^th from noon – 3:00 pm at Kiwanis Park in Tempe. Come and celebrate our abundance together as a community.

^{JESSIKA MURPHY CONCERT}

^{SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22 – 7:00PM}

Jessika Murphy is a Phoenix-based singer, songwriter, speaker, sign language interpreter/teacher, humorist and encourager.  She has spent the last 15 years singing and signing in cities across the southern and southwestern part of the United States.  A frequent guest of churches, festivals, conventions, and corporate events, Jessika has delighted listeners with her heart opening and enlightening approach to music and American Sign Language/Deaf Culture.  

Jessika's doses of humor, combined with powerful songs and storytelling tailored to each audience, deliver a relevant and entertaining message about the human side of personal, community, and world change.

Jessika is a classically trained soprano.  Her musical style is also influenced by: Gospel, Classical, R & B, Jazz, and Pop. Her mission is to serve through music, to inspire, and to heal the world. 

Since moving to Phoenix in 2006, Jessika has performed with many local and national Positive Music artists including: Faith Rivera, Harold Payne, Ahria, and Cerise.  She has also had the opportunity to share her music and message in many diverse venues including: churches,

Community Centers, workshops, house concerts, conferences, and festivals. 

We invite you all to an evening concert of positive, affirming and inspirational music provided by Jessika on Saturday, November 22^nd at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $15 if reserved beforehand or $20 at the door the evening of the concert.

^{AN EVENING OF TAIZE CHANTS AND SACRED MOVEMENT}

^{WITH JOYCE CARLSON}

^{TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 7:00 PM}

Leave some room in yourThanks- giving holiday schedule to meditate with movement and Taizé chants. Many spiritual traditions and all of humanity have used communal song and dance to celebrate and express meaning of  their relationship with all of life and each other.
Taize chant is a form of communal Christian worship that grew from
the monastic community in Taizé, France. The community itself 
blossomed from Roger Shutz's (Brother Roger) desire around 1940-44 to 
shelter victims of the second world war, housing and mothering  orphans, many of Jewish heritage and periodically even housing  German prisoners of war. All were encouraged to continue in the practice of their respective faith traditions. From this particular com-munity grew a practice of tolerance and compassionate embrace of various cultures and faiths.
The chants we will be doing this evening are accompanied by move-ment from the Dances of Universal Peace, a tradition inspired by Samuel 
Lewis (Murshid Sam) in the mid-60's in San Francisco with the same  essence of community; sheltering those victims of the drug culture and the profound changes of American life that were occurring at that time. Inspired by his teachers Hazrat Inayat Khan and modern dance pioneer Ruth St Denis, he taught that life could be lived from a
center of prayer/meditation that helps us experience the deep peace that lives behind all faiths and all life.
Drawing from the power of these rich traditions still practiced by many communities the world over, we will form a literal circle of  community to sing and move with Taize chant. 

A $15 offering is suggested!

^{JOIN US FOR THANKSGIVING AT BEAUTIFUL CHI GARDENS}

^{THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH – 10:30 AM}

In keeping with a five year tradition at the Shrine, our annual Thanks-giving observance will once again be held at Chi Gardens in north-central Phoenix. Chi Gardens is a sacred oasis tended by master gardener Ricardo Bocardo. The celebration on Thursday, November 27^th begins at 10:30 in the morning with a beautiful outdoor liturgy under the pine and bamboo grove. From noon – 2:00 p.m. there will be the opportunity for quiet time in the garden’s many sacred places. Thanksgiving dinner will be served at 2:00 p.m. The dinner is potluck and persons who RSVP for the dinner will be requested to bring specific dishes to compliment the feast. A donation of $20 per person is requested to help defray the cost of all the rental items needed . Everyone is invited to celebrate the Divine Liturgy with us but an RSVP is required to attend the dinner at Chi Gardens. Deadline for reservations is Friday, November 21^st.

^{SCHOLA CANTORUM DEBUTS}

Our newly formed Shrine choir known as the Schola Cantorum debuted at the first Sunday liturgy in October and will continue on a regular basis to perform at the first Sunday liturgy of each month under the masterful direction of Choirmaster Ricardo Romero. Current members include:

Darlene Romero Melissa Fletcher

Zachary Scott Ingrid Bayer

Dyanna Gough Lee Anna Gough

The choir meets for an hour rehearsal immediately after the 3^rd & 4^th Sunday liturgy and at 8:45 am on the first Sunday of the month. If you would like to become a member please contact Mr. Romero at (602) 515-9844.

Mark Friday, Dec. 12^th on your calendar for our annual Lady of Guadalupe celebrations.

6:00 am ~ Mañanitas, Mariachi & sacred danza.

7:30 pm ~ Candle light procession and blessings ceremony