CHRISTMAS LUNCH Potluck GET-TOGETHER
DECEMBER 22, AFTER Sunday SERVICE (Sunday service starts at 11am; approximate start time for after service event is 12:30 or 1pm.
The Church will once again be hosting our Christmas lunch get-together after church on Sunday, December 22, 2024. All are invited to bring a potluck item to share.
If you’d like to, indicate your choice on the sign-up sheet available again on Sunday, December 15. Please come and bring a friend if you’d like.
SILLY GIFT EXCHANGE. There will also once again be a ‘silly gift exchange’ which in essence means people are invited to wrap and bring an item or two (so unexpected guests can be included) which they no longer need or want, to place with the gifts to be exchanged after lunch. Once the first person has been invited to choose and open their gift, they leave it visible on the table in front of them. The next person to be called has the option of also choosing an unwrapped gift or taking the first one opened. And so on until all the gifts are exchanged one way or another and lots of silliness is enjoyed by all!
HELP APPRECIATED.
Of course it will be appreciated if people help set up tables and chairs in the sanctuary after the service. The main course dishes can be placed on tables in the Yellow Room and desserts can be placed in the Library. If anyone wants to bring Christmassy table decorations that would be great. Musical contributions are also welcome throughout the activities with some possible sing-alongs breaking out. Assistance with clean-up is most welcome at the end of the day!
Graeme has a background in Tibetan Buddhism and has practice for the past 40 years.by donation to the church
etransfer donations may be sent
to cotoffice2017@gmail.com
Join Maria Marquez for a gentle, restorative, All Levels yoga class in this beautiful, round, skylit sanctuary by the sea. Sit in the still-point, on the longest night of the year, in community. You are warmly invited to join us on Sat. Dec. 21, 6-7pm.ABOUT MARIA:Maria is an integrative health therapist with a background in nutrition and Ayurveda. She navigates life through spirituality and movement. Maria has practiced modern dance for over 10 years and has been exploring the world of yoga since 1998. She is certified in Hatha Yoga and Restorative Yoga and is a facilitator of the Dance Your Ability methodology. Maria developed “Movement, Expression, and Connection” workshops, which are a unique fusion of all her trainings and practices, where she guides others to explore the transformative power of movement in (re)connection with themselves and others.CONTRIBUTIONS:$15- Early Bird, until Sat Dec 14, midnight$18- Advance, until Sat Dec 21, 4pm$20- At the DoorIf you would like to stay afterwards for the next event “Winter Solstice Calm”, FULL NERVOUS SYSTEM RESET: with ecstatic dance & sound-bath w acupuncture, it runs from 7-9:45pm, with Mary, Alyria, & Katherine. If there are spots left, you can add that on for an additional $40 (Link here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/o/silent-dj-victoria-31599471691 )
Dance in the still-point, on the longest night of the year, in community. You are warmly invited to join us on Sat. Dec. 21, 7-8:45pm, to pause, release, & receive. . We’ll gather in circle; chat about the meaning & the gifts of this winter solstice time, in our own lives and across cultures; practice vagal toning & parasympathetic nervous system strategies; then share a healing & releasing ecstatic dance wave, ending in an hour-long sound bath with acupuncture. Delicious. You can listen on the indoor speaker system or wear our silent disco headsets and control your own volume (with the added option of being able to dance indoors in the sanctuary & outdoors at Fisherman’s Wharf. Limited to 30 spots. These nervous system reset events often sell out, so we recommend you reserve early.
ENERGY EXCHANGE:
$40- Early Bird Tickets, until Sat. Dec 14th, 11:59 pm
$45-Advance Tickets, until Sat. Dec 21st, 5pm
$50- At the Door
WAYS to RESERVE A SPOT:
-by e-transfer to info@silentdjvictoria.com(please write “CALM ” and a way to contact you in your e-transfer message)
-on Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1097810102569?aff=oddtdtcreator
BRING:
Lots of water, a mug for rooibos chai with oat milk, warm layers, yoga mat, blanket, pillows, eye mask if you like. There are a few pillows & yoga mats available at the venue.
FLOW OF EVENING:
7:00- ambient arrival music for warmup& check-in
7:15- circle & spiral dance
7:30- ecstatic dance wave
8:30-one hour sound-bath with acupuncture; 9:30-closing
(There is a separate Winter Solstice Yoga class with Maria Marquez right before this event that you may want to join as well. Gentle, restorative, All Levels. More info & registration here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/o/silent-dj-victoria-31599471691
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We can’t wait to share this with you!
MARY LLOYD (Collective Joy Dance & Events-circle, ecstatic dance)
ALYRIA KENDALL (Rainbow Tones sound-bath)
KATHERINE MURPHY (Hemma acupuncture)
________________________________________________________***please note: last session: Dec 16, 2024 with special guest***
Ancient Sound Bath & 4 Noble Truth
With Maggie Calder & Doug Galbraith
www.maggiecalder.caAncient Sound Bath – Chakra Meditation
The soothing handmade Tibetan Sound Bowls, with the African Kora
creates harmonies echoing ancient Egyptian sounds to balance the
nervous system and harmonise the Chakra body. Find your equilibrium.
Every Monday starting Nov. 4th @ Church of Truth
Location: 111 Superior St. Victoria James Bay
Time: 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Cost: Drop-in $20.00 or both Monday classes $30.00
Church Members: $10.00 per class4 Noble Truth Communication Discussion Group
When Maggie was a nun-monk in Thailand with master Bhasakorn she got
permission to offer a few of the 4 Noble Truth Communication tools. This
ancient communication deepens the wisdom of active listing, empathic
response and non-verbal cue skills. You will enhance all connections,
starting with yourself.
Every Monday starting Nov. 4th @ Church of Truth
Location: 111 Superior St. Victoria James Bay
Time: 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Cost: Drop-in $20.00 or both classes $30.00Church Members: $10.00 per class
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