The Institute for Spiritual Development
Oneonta Chapter
A Metaphysical Church and School for Spiritual Development
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âOur lives would not be complete
If we did not hold dear
The very aspects of
What we cannot see or touch
Only feelâ- Maria Lehtman
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Our next service will be Sunday August 16th at 10am.
Pastor and Co-Director Diana Friedell will be the emcee. The homily, "How Can We Catch a Cloud? Insights on the Nebulous Nature of Truth" will be presented by Ministerial Cleric, Renee Ranke
Stay tuned to next week's newsletter for details
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Gratitude and a Note from the editor: |
Thank you to everyone who joined us at our first in person service last Sunday. It was wonderful being able to see you all.
To those who joined us on Facebook, we apologize that the wind made the audio a little challenging. We will try to get that resolved before our next outdoor service!!
More thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make the service a success.
From our greeter, usher, and sign up person, Sherry Roege-Pederson, to Rev. Kristin with her thermometer and health questionnaire, to Tom Landon lending his musical gift, and Rev. Story leading the round table discussion during the Affirmation of Spirit, Maggie Kilbride with her wonderful start to the homily, Ally Sutton-Pyle with her 'roving' camera, Barb Hosier for all of her help, Connie Lull with her offering of home grown vegetables, and of course............none of this could have happened without Rev. Diana doing everything that was needed to ensure that the service went off without a hitch including moving the set up several times (as we tried to hide from the wind), pinch hitting as emcee (with Co-Director Amanda Hoover's beautiful script), adding her entertaining talk to the homily, and just making everything flow.
And to everyone who wasn't named but helped to assemble and disassemble the site and pull together the various pieces that go into every service.............THANK YOU!!
More thanks to Secretary and ISD member, Susan Owens and ISD member Ally Sutton-Pyle who are still hard at work pulling information together for a new ISD church directory through Instant Church Directory Online.
Stay tuned!! We will be reaching out to you shortly with additional information and details on how to enroll
Still on the lookout for any prayers for our Facebook 'Prayerful Moment', any additions to the newsletter under 'And the Good News Is', or anything else that you would like to see included in the newsletter. Please reach out to me with any contributions, input, or suggestions!! Email me at reneeranke@gmail.com
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Please help us keep our doors open by making a donation to ISD Oneonta by clicking below. No amount is too small! If you are a member making a pledge, please mention that in the comments |
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Two Part Class: Tuesday August 11th and Tuesday August 18th 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Fundamentals of Meditation
Join our own Pastor and Co-director Diana Friedell as she leads us into discovering meditation as a key to emotional balance, healing and stress relief. Lowering blood pressure, relieving stress symptoms, speeding up healing time, reducing anxiety, not getting sick as often- these are just some of the meditation benefits proven by science. Diana makes meditation easy- whether you've meditated in the past, and want to re-vamp your practice, or you are just starting out, you will reach transcendent states of connection and oneness with Diana's unique guided meditations.
General Tuition $70 ISD Members $60
we are offering a 22% special limited time price:
$55 General Tuition or $47 for ISD Members.
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Two Part Class: Thursday August 13th and Thursday August 27th 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Psychic Bootcamp with Rev. Diana and Renee Ranke
The name sounds a little scary but this is always a lot of fun. This two part class will gently challenge and intuitively guide you towards enhancing your psychic gifts.
Find and break through your self-imposed psychic limits.
For people at all levels of intuitive development with a sincere desire to deepen their ability to connect, get clearer and faster messages.
Lots of 'exercises' but no sore muscles!!
ï»ż22% special limited time price of $55 general admission or $47 for ISD Members
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Saturday August 15th 12 noon to 2:30pm
Healing and Intuition
Master Healer Diane Foster, from Canyon Ranch, returns to share techniques to access intuitive guidance during healing sessions. Through a series of âenergy exercisesâ, she will guide you through the journey of re-awakening your Intuition. You will begin to connect with your own energy on a higher level, and learn how to use and trust your intuition.
General Tuition $35 ISD Members $30
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Coming Soon:
Keep watching the newsletter, Facebook, and ISDoneonta.org for registration details
Coming this fall, our healing certification program begins with a lot of great classes and instructors. Start thinking about whether you are guided to be an ISD certified healer and even if you are not these are still great classes to join! Details will be coming!!
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We have Online Development circles!!!!
Choose your circle!!
ï»żJoin one/two/or join them all!!
ï»żTake your pick. We have meditation and messaging or 'dream weaving'....please join us and tap into your own spiritual connection
Suggested Donation for these circles is $10
We understand that many are suffering with financial stress during this time.
No amount is too small and no amount is required!! Please click below to make a donation to ISD
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ISD Development Circles:
Come to one, or two, or join them all!!
Monday Evenings 7-8:30 pm....
The Art and Science of Intuitive Development
Intuitive Development Circle under the leadership of Story L. Ducey, "the Ivy League Psychic".
Story connects Scientific Research into consciousness studies, and the human energy field. Helping us to understand how our bodies are wired for telepathy and intuition. Lots of practice with intuitive techniques, and more. .
This is a healing/meditation Zoom circle every Monday night
Tuesday Afternoons 2:30pm-4pm....
Learning and Psychic Development Circle
These experiential intuitive development circles are designed to be a place to step away from the weight of the everyday world. Our own little spiritual oasis where everyone, regardless of their experience level, feels comfortable learning, discussing, and unfolding their connection to their own psychic and mediumistic gifts. Letâs join together in the spirit of Love to explore, communicate and develop!!
Each of the circles, facilitated by ISD ministerial cleric Renee Ranke, will begin with a discussion and learning segment that changes weekly. Renee will then lead us in a healing guided meditation directed at receiving your own personal message from Spirit. And we will finish up the session with group messaging work.
Click below for additional information and the Zoom link
Wednesday Evenings 5:30-6:30 pm....
Wise Wednesday Meditation and Intuitive Development Circle
Zoom meditation and intuitive development circle with our own pastor and co-director, Rev. Diana Friedell
Return to a sense of Body, Mind, Soul balance and connection with your Spirit helpers. Refresh and renew with a unique guided meditation. Diana, an Intuitive Development Teacher and Psychic Medium for the past 20 years, will lead us in different practices and exercises to allow our own abilities to unfold and continue to develop in a like-minded group. Open to anyone, at all levels of development. We have a lot of fun, and discover the best way to approach our sessions is by saying "I don't know what I don't know!" and "I am open and ready to receive."
Click below for additional information:
More Info about Diana:
Thursday Mornings 10-11:30am....
Dream Message Circle
Join a Meditation and Intuitive Development Circle with Rev. Story Lucile Ducey. This circle is dedicated to receiving, recording and discussing the messages many of us are receiving ( and trying to recall!) in our ânight school journeys.â
Click below for additional details
Monthly on the 3rd Thursday of the month 7-8 pm....
Path of the Magdalene Meditation Sessions
Next circle is Thursday August 20th
Path of the Magdalene Meditation sessions are an opportunity to join together monthly to activate the healing frequencies of Mary Magdalene in your own life. Mary Magdalene embodied the highest qualities of the Divine, unshakeable faith, unwavering courage, love in action. Each month a quality of Mary Magdalene; faith, tenderness, intelligence, and more is explored and activated. Deepen your experience of Divine Feminine energies and connect with like hearted souls to share your experience.
Join us to create an energetic field for a personal encounter of the Magdalena Energies within.
Click below for additional information and the Zoom link
Monthly on the last Tuesday of the month 6pm-7:30 pm....
Allowing Abundance
Next circle is Tuesday August 25th
This circle, facilitated by Elke Saal, will meet monthly on the fourth Tuesday of the month.
Based on the Abraham Hicks teachings and using principles of intention we will deepen our understanding of allowing abundance into our lives. As âLike attracts Likeâ we need to feel what we desire emotionally before it can manifest into the reality that we prefer. We will strengthen our intentions for abundance with the support of the group energy field.
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Don't forget that we are here for you during these challenging times
The ISD Adult Education Committee implemented some changes to tuition, as a way to assist people who might not be able to afford our classes and workshops given the current challenging financial climate.
We have discounted some of our standard prices and have even given you the option of registering for free! Yup, free!
- When you click on the registration page, you will find an option to take the class at suggested prices (quoted) and there will also be an option to register for free
- We also will be offering a 'Donate' button on the event landing page so that you can 'pay what you can' or donate the tuition for someone less fortunate.....
- If there is a course that you have already taken, but you wish to attend again, we are offering you the option to 'review' for half price
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Check out our August 2020 events calendar on ISDOneonta.org for more upcoming events and remember to like and follow us on Facebook to see our events posted there.
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I am dust particles in sunlight.
I am the round sun.
To the bits of dust I say, Stay.
To the sun, Keep moving.
I am morning mist,
and the breathing of evening.
I am wind in the top of a grove,
and surf on the cliff.
Mast, rudder, helmsman, and keel,
I am also the coral reef they founder on.
I am a tree with a trained parrot in its branches.
Silence, thought, and voice.
The musical air coming through a flute,
a spark of stone, a flickering in metal.
Both candle and the moth crazy around it.
Rose, and the nightingale lost in the fragrance.
I am all orders of being, the circling galaxy,
the evolutionary intelligence, the lift, and the falling away.
What is, and what isnât.
You who know, Jelaluddin,
You the one in all, say who I am.
Say I am you.
- Rumi | Say I Am You
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And the Good News Is!!!!!
Any golfers in the crowd? It looks like this year's PGA Championship has begun even though it was postponed from May until August. And all of the players and caddies have cleared the COVID-19 testing protocols. Check out the MSN article Here
Severely ill patients are more likely to survive now compared to a few months ago. Deaths of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units have fallen by nearly a third in North America, Asia, and Europe. Read the UPI article Here
Good news from the other side of the pond. The Oxford City Council has secured 124 rooms of interim housing for the next year, ensuring that there will be no need to return to the streets for former homeless citizens that were housed in hotels and student blocks during the coronavirus crisis. Oh, yeah, and to date there have been no confirmed cases of the virus among the homeless in Oxford thanks to the UK government's 'everyone inside' directive. Read the Good News Network article Here
This is pretty cool!! Another one from the Good News Network, this article is about a new smart mask that can amplify voices, transcribe dictation, and translate speech into 8 different languages. How much would you pay for one of those? Looks like it may be awhile before they get to us, but projected cost is only between $40 and $50 dollars. Check out the article Here
Do you or someone you know need some assistance with mental health issues or coping during this pandemic period. Here is a link to the US Department of Health & Human Services that will provide you with resources and tools to help deal with the stress of this time.
Do you have coronavirus questions?
Here is an interesting article from CNN that may answer some of them. Questions like, "When are people with coronavirus most contagious?" and "How safe are public restrooms?"
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Help us to raise the money to pay ISD National for our hymnals.
You are invited to dedicate an ISD Oneonta hymnal in the name of a loved one. For a donation of $35 a custom bookplate will be permanently placed in a hymnal.
You may dedicate it to the Memory of a friend or loved one who has died; OR you may present it "in Honor of:" a living friend or loved one, who you would like to honor- as a gift to mark a special occasion, or just to thank them.
Simple to do, click on the below link, fill out the form, and press send!
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Just a reminder that we are continuing our Prayer Warriors group, every day at 5pm we pause to pray and send our healing energies where they are most needed right now
Each day at 5 PM EST, we will pause for about 10 minutes and meditate and pray with the intention of sending healing energy to all.
You do not have to be present each day. Requests for healing or suggestions should be submitted to our Healing Program director, Jo Ann Wormuth at the below ISD website link:
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Not an ISD Oneonta member? Think about joining our family
Any previous members who still haven't renewed.....Renew your membership NOW at ISD on line here : ISD Membership Renewal
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Rev. Diana Friedell, Pastor & Co-Director A popular area medium and psychic for 17 years, graduate of Fellowships of the Spirit, Lily Dale, NY & SUNY Oneonta, Rev. Diana is astounding in her commitment to bring the Institute to Oneonta as a gathering place for all who want to explore their own Divine nature & expand intuitive gifts. I look forward to chatting with you! 607-433-2089
See my brand new website! Thank you Dan Afriacano: www.dianafriedell.com
Also available for private phone readings/consultations during these changing times.
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Our ISD Leadership
Shown Amanda Hoover, Co-Director
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Amanda Hoover - Co-Director w/Diana
Story Lucile Ducey,
Adult Education/Programming Chair
Ministry Training Program
Renee Ranke â Adult Education/Programming Co-Chair
& Newsletter Editor
Jo Ann Wormuth â Developing Healing Certification Program to start in September!
Many more new leaders are stepping up. . . more to come
Founding Pastor, Rev. Sue has retired to concentrate on her healing right now. If there is anything we can do she will let us know. But meanwhile, the strong leadership at ISD continues to build on 3 years of groundwork for this amazing institution. We could use your help. If you can volunteer to help with the Bookstore, hospitality, ushering, building maintenance, website, office tasks, shopping- Just call or email! Diana!
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Your gift helps to sustain Oneonta's first Metaphysical Church and learning center. . .
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