The Institute for Spiritual Development
Oneonta Chapter
A Metaphysical Church and School for Spiritual Development
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Next Metaphysical Service
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Sunday, August 7th, 10 am
Followed by Summer picnic!
ISD Oneonta Homily: by Rev. Story Ducey
Emcee: Rev. Amanda Hoover
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It was a beautiful day for a magical service outdoors at Darling Hill retreat on July 17. Missed it? Don’t worry - we’re outside for a forest service at Darling Hill again on Sunday, August 7. Be there and be a part of the magic!
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Quick View of What's Happening at ISD Oneonta
(Scroll down for Links/Details...)
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"Your Ancestral Guidance System" w/Renee Ranke, Thursday August 4, 5:30 - 7:30 pm, on Zoom
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"Flying Solo- Preparation for my Holistic Practice", Saturday August 6, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm, ISD Lotus Center Headquarters and on Zoom
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"Mystic's Dinner" at Origins Cafe, Saturday August 6, 6:00 - 8:30 pm, Origins Cafe, 558 Beaver Meadow Rd Cooperstown NY 13326
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Tarot ZOOM Workshop - Major Arcana by Christene Springle, Tuesday August 9, 5:30 - 7:30 pm, Weekly on Tuesday, until August 30, 2022
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"Spritus Animalis" Pt.2 w/Christene, Thursday August 11, 5:30 - 7:00 pm on Zoom
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Midday at the Oasis Social Time, Friday August 12, from 12:00 - 2:00 pm, at ISD Headquarters
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"What is a StarSeed?" Part 2, Saturday August 13, 5:00 - 7:00 pm, 404 Ed Herman Rd Westford NY
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Reiki Level Two w/JoAnn, Sunday August 14, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, at ISD headquarters
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Orientation to Ministry Program, Monday August 15, 5:30 - 7:00 pm on ZOOM
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Tarot Zoom Workshop - Minor Arcana by Christene Springle, Tuesday August 16, 5:30 - 7:30 pm on Zoom
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Our previous Zoom homilies are available on our YouTube channel! If you are looking for a little 'pick-me-up' or there is one that you would like to listen to, they are all there waiting for you at the link below
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Please help us to keep offering quality classes, beautiful metaphysical services, and engaging development circles by clicking on the donate button below to make a donation to ISD Oneonta.
No amount is too small! If you are a member making a pledge, please mention that in the comments
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From our Treasurer, Sali Dellysse: A reminder that we are no longer allowed to accept PayPal payments through the “friends and family” option, so please pay any donations for development circles, Sunday collection and pledges through the normal route at the Donation button on the website. Because we are classified as a business, we would be violating our PayPal agreement, if we accept a payment through the “friends and family” option, which eliminates PayPal fees. |
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Our Mediumship Summer Class begins Thursday July 7th and runs through thru August 27th from 5:30 to 7 pm.
Be a part of our Mediumship Summer School Class!
Enjoy small group study with five fabulous evidential Mediums from the Institute for Spiritual Development in Oneonta, NY.
Each has her own style and expertise.
Learn new techniques and above all join our class to Practice, Practice, Practice!
Open to All Levels of experience.
Come practice and partake in in-depth discussions with like minded souls about the seriousness and sacredness of communication between the planes of existence or 'Mediumship.'
Some students study mediumship because they are grieving and seek evidence of life after life for their loved ones ---or they have experienced spiritual forms of contact and want to learn more.
Teachers---Story Lucile Ducey, Judy Lynn, Renee Ranke, Christene Springle, and Diana Friedell
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"Your Ancestral Guidance System" |
w/Renee Ranke
Thursday, August 4, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
None of us walk alone. In this fifth ZOOM class of our Mediumship Summer School Series, Renee Ranke, ISD Medium, Spiritual Healer, and Faculty member helps us discover which ancestors are our guides. Renee leads processes & techniques for tuning in to their Spirit, so that they may assist us with our spiritual development and our life journey.
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"Flying Solo- Preparation for my Holistic Practice" |
-with Diana Friedell
You may attend in person at ISD Headquarters, or on Zoom.
So you're a gifted reader/healer and friends keep asking you for healing or for a psychic reading. Is this a calling? Is Spirit urging you to set up a practice? This class is designed, for those who feel ready, with experience in intuition or healing courses, to prepare you for the next step. Join your Teacher, Diana Friedell in preparing the way!
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"Mystic's Dinner" at Origins Cafe |
Saturday August 6, 6:00 - 8:30 pm
Origins Cafe, 558 Beaver Meadow Rd Cooperstown NY 13326 (map)
Catch the magical ambiance of a summer evening out. . .Messages from Spirit PLUS a seasonal buffet in the garden at Origins Café & Gardens in Cooperstown– what could be a more perfect summer’s evening entertainment? Several tried and true intuitive, ISD sanctioned readers are available during the evening for private 15 minute readings. Dinner, plus One personal private reading is included w/ticket price of $54!
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What’s the Mystic Dinner at Origins like?
Sherri Price shares her experience from our ISD Mystic Dinner in 2019.
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I was excited to be going to dinner at Origins Café with my friends. At the time I was curious but skeptical about having a reading. When I arrived the ambiance was amazing, all the plants, flowers and fountains were absolutely beautiful. All the staff and readers were very friendly and helpful. We met up with some other friends there, all first timers for a reading. At first we were all a little anxious wondering what we might learn. By the end of the night we sat together talking about our experience. Our consensus was the readers were very good and had brought personal messages with evidence to all of us. We were pretty much in awe. This Origin's reading led me to more readings, a better understanding of spirituality and a connection with ISD that was life changing for me. Oh, and the food was excellent too! So if you ever wondered or thought about having a reading, this is a great event to experience.
Sherri Price
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Tarot ZOOM Workshop - Major Arcana |
Tuesday August 9, 2022 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Weekly on Tuesday, until August 30, 2022
Via Zoom Meeting- get link when you register (map)
What's in the cards for me? Learn to read for yourself & others in this Introductory tarot workshop series taught by Christene Springle, Intuitive Tarot Reader & Psychic Medium. In this 4 part ZOOM only class, you will delve into tarot beginning with the Major Arcana and learning through the story of the Fool's Journey.
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"Spritus Animalis" Part 2 |
Thursday August 11, 5:30 - 7:00 pm
Via Zoom Meeting
Mediumship Summer School continues with Part 2 in a 2-part class focusing on our amazing animals– furred, winged, scaled, shelled, and other! Christene Springle, animal communicator & medium, will be sharing her techniques and experience with animal communication to help us connect with our beloved animals that have departed from this world.
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Midday at the Oasis Social Time |
Friday August 12 ,12:00 - 2:00 pm
Monthly, on the second and fourth Friday
ISD Lotus Center Headquarters
124 County Hwy 58, Oneonta, NY
Gather in with us at the new Lotus Center, on the 2nd and 4th Friday between 12 noon and 2pm for light lunch, laughter, & library time. We will at long last link together with all of those we have only seen on Zoom for the past year! Yahoo! The Lotus Center is now located at 124 County Rd 58 (Hemlock Rd.), Oneonta, at the home of Tom Landon. Please let Tom know if you plan to drop in! Enjoy Casual conversation with fellow members and friends of ISD Oneonta. In the warm weather we will be poolside! Bring a dish to pass if possible, but don’t worry if you don’t have one- we just want to SEE you!
Peruse the ISD Members’ library, choose to take out a book on an array of metaphysical topics, including dream interpretation, channeled guides to life, dealing with loss, and much more.
We also have an Edgar Cayce collection with more than 50 books written by Edgar Cayce, his son, Hugh Lynn Cayce, and many interpretations and commentaries from other authors.
Contact Tom Landon if you would like to attend: (240) 285-8011
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"What is a StarSeed?" Part 2 |
Saturday August 13, 5:00 - 7:00 pm
404 Ed Herman Rd Westford NY 13488 (map)
This is Part 2 in a two part Class in the Starseed & EarthKeepers Series ~with Amanda Hoover & Connie Lull
What is a Starseed:
Amanda Hoover and Connie Lull, oracles and divine channels, facilitate a powerful guided star journey meditation and discuss the nature of our star lineages . Together we will explore ancient and cosmic interpretations of our divinity, origins of our embodied experience, star families, astrological connections, multidimensionality and resonance.
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Sunday August 14, 10:00 - 5:00 pm
ISD Lotus Center Headquarters
124 County Highway 58, Oneonta, NY 13820 (map)
Expand your healing abilities with sacred geometry and a Level 2 attunement. JoAnn, Reiki Master Teacher, introduces 2nd-Degree Reiki symbols that increase healing power, assist with mental-emotional balance, and distance healing. Practice sessions, Reiki II manual & certificate included.
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Orientation to Ministry Program |
Monday August 15, 5:30 - 7:00 pm
On ZOOM, receive link when you register
Those who are called to service know who you are. An ordained minister at the Institute knows that they are destined to serve the metaphysical and spiritual needs of others. Rev. Diana & Rev. Story explain the requirements of the program & expectations of ministers and ministerial students. We find our own pathway by helping others to find theirs. This is a free event.
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Tarot Zoom Workshop - Minor Arcana |
Tuesday August 16, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Via Zoom Meeting
What's in the cards for me? Learn to read for yourself & others in this Introductory tarot workshop series taught by Christene Springle, Intuitive Tarot Reader & Psychic Medium. In part 2 of this 4 part class at Mountain Magic Studio, you will delve into tarot learning through the Minor Arcana.
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Lightseeker's Discount
Are you committed to your spiritual unfoldment and to expanding your intuitive skills through regular practice with a like-minded supportive community, under ISD Faculty’s excellent tutelage?
Introducing the “Lightseeker’s Discount”:
For a donation of $40/month you may attend any & all OPEN Development Circles throughout the month. That's up to 15 circles a month!
If you attend 3 circles a week, the normal suggested donation for the month would be $120, and with the Lightseeker’s Discount, you pay only $40.
Please mark your donation (at the donation button on the website home page) as being for the monthly ‘Lightseeker’s Discount’.
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Join us during the week for our open Online Development circles for anyone looking to further their spiritual and intuitive growth!
Join one/two/or join them all!
Take 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 Please click below to make a donation to ISD and note what circle the donation is for
Introducing the “Lightseeker’s Discount”:
For a donation of $40/month you may attend any & all OPEN development circles.
eligible for the Lightseeker's discount are
written in green below* )
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Weekly Development Circles:
Tuesday
2:30pm-4pm EST
* Learning & Psychic Development Circle
With Renee Ranke. These experiential intuitive development circles are designed to be a place to step away from the weight of the everyday world. Click below for additional information and the Zoom link.
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Wednesday
5:30-6:30 pm EST
*Wise Wednesday Meditation and Intuitive Development Circle
Facebook Live meditation and Zoom intuitive development circle with our own pastor and co-director, Rev. Diana Friedell
Click below for additional information:
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Thursday
10-11:30am EST
*Dream Message Circle
With Rev. Story Lucile Ducey. This circle is dedicated to receiving, recording and discussing the messages many of us are receiving in our ‘night school journeys.’
Click below for additional details
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Monthly Circles:
3rd Thursdays
7-8 pm EST
Next circle is Thursday August 18th
* Path of the Magdalena Meditation Sessions
Path of the Magdalena Meditation sessions are an opportunity to join together monthly to activate the healing frequencies of Mary Magdalene in your own life.
Click below for additional information
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1st Friday
6:30-7:30pm EST
Next circle is August 5th.
* Multidimensional Happy Hour
With Rev. Amanda Hoover. Join your guides and higher self for an all natural HAPPY HOUR party in the higher planes with Amanda. Our carefree lighthearted higher guidance and connecting with like-minded souls is a great way to go into the weekend feeling rejuvenated and full of loving vibration.
Click below for additional details and Zoom link
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Weekly Groups
Group Participation Price: $10/Session, payable directly to Story Ducey. (Not part of Lightkeeper's Discount Pass)
Contact Story for more information
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Monday Oracle Group, for the summer months, is on Monday mornings from 10-11:30 am.
Oracle Group
With Story Ducey. This experimental group will focus on deep meditation for healing and renewal and seeking guidance, teachings and homework from Spirit.
Click below for additional information:
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Check out our August 2022 events calendar on for upcoming events and remember to like and follow us on Facebook to see our events posted there. Check out August event calendar HERE.
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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, JoAnn Wormuth at the below ISD website link:
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Our Astrological Forecast
Connie’s Celestial Conversations
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ASTROLOGY FORECAST (Aug 5-12)
MERCURY moves into Virgo on the 5th until Aug 25th. This is a nice placement for Mercury, another where you can have great efficiency and order in your mental capacity.
VENUS moves into Leo on Aug 12th until Sept 5th. This is not normally as strong a placement for Venus as others, but this year it falls close to the opening of the Cosmic portal called the Lion's Gate, increasing the significance of the Fiery feminine expression. Venus takes on added significance with the continued rising of the Divine Feminine. She is a personal planet and is our Sister Planet for this Ascension journey.
We are going to have a memorable 2nd week of August this year. The celestial events are:
8/8 - LION'S GATE OPENING
8/11 - FULL MOON
8/11 - GRAND CROSS
8/10 - PERSEIDS METEOR
SHOWER
The LION'S GATE is on 8/8 every year. It is when the Sun in Leo aligns with our Sister Star Sirius. The 8 turned on its side is the infinity sign, the symbolism of "as above so below." Aug 8th doubles the intensity and ushers Cosmic wisdom through the portal for our use.
The FULL MOON in Aquarius on Aug 11th is in close conjunction to Saturn. It is forming the Air sign corner of the GRAND CROSS. The Water sign corner is occupied by the Moon's South Node in Scorpio. The Sun and Part of Fortune are in the Fire sign corner. Uranus, the Moon's North Node, and Mars complete the square in Earth sign Taurus.
This table gives detail on the possible themes to work on for this Grand Cross:
SUN/PART OF FORTUNE CONJUNCT IN LEO - The Sun rules Leo and is powerful here. It is accompanied by the Part of Fortune. This is a lesser known point in a chart. In everyone's chart is a confluence point where great luck and providence may potentially manifest. We are all sharing this collectively on Aug 11th.
MOON/SATURN CONJUNCT IN AQUARIUS- This is visionary in nature with a favorite teacher's ability to help us find the best structure and implementation for change.
MOON'S SOUTH NODE IN SCORPIO - The South Node is our "previous" experience coming into the mix. Our strengths and weaknesses. We are always hoping to improve and adapt. The Node in the powerful water sign Scorpio is just right for this endeavor.
URANUS/NORTH NODE/MARS CONJUNCT IN TAURUS - This is the wildcard in the Grand Cross. Will the sometimes combative, stubborn Mars element we all have in our charts be open to change? If it is, revolutionary Uranus is right there to help. Our North Node is our first, best destiny. It is our "True North" equivalent hoping to inspire us to greatness. Our task is to let the greatest parts of ourselves shine through.
The PERSEIDS METEOR SHOWER adds its annual magic to the toolkit. This amazing shower will have less visible meteors this year as it peaks at the Full Moon time. That does not lessen its "message" potential. This shower is created when the Earth passes through the tail of comet Swift-Tuttle each year. This comet orbits 9 million miles into deep space. It takes 133 years to orbit our Sun. It has a very long tail of cosmic ice and dust. Every year we get new inputs of Cosmic material as we intersect Swift-Tuttle's orbit. There is wisdom, family, and remembrance there in those particles of magic!
HOW DO WE NAVIGATE ALL OF THIS?
In short, it is crunch time and decision time! Rigidity and stubbornness will not serve well at all, IMAGINATION and RECEPTIVITY will. Anything that creates a balance of love, abundance, opportunity, etc. for all beings will be favored. Great pressure will continue to grow on rigid societal systems, obtrusive power structures, imbalances of resources, and harm to Earth's non-human kingdoms.
You who are drawn to this column have been spiritual students for, perhaps, a very long time. Now is a perfect time to stand in the GRACE that you possess. Hold space for yourself and others during the upheaval of this time. May you find your GODSPEED and help anchor it into the Earth plane.
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Do you or someone you know need some assistance with mental health issues or coping. 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.
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Did you know that there are other ISD chapters?
It all began with ISD Sparta NJ!
Now there are also chapters in Madison NJ, Washington DC, Treasure Coast Fla, and of course....right here in Oneonta NY.
We would ALL like to welcome you to our new Institute for Spiritual Development Facebook group:
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Together we shine love and light to souls around the country and around the world with education, metaphysical services, healing and community.
We support YOU in your quest to explore, build, and develop your own spiritual connection
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Got Bottles & Cans to return?
ISD has a CLYNK account at Hannaford in Oneonta.
How can I help?
Email Tom Landon at tlfandon51@gmail.com and he will give you a time to pick up stickers at our new ISD headquarters.
Take one to put on each bag that you are bringing to Hannaford- Ask someone there where the bags go. With that correct tag on it, the bottle deposit money goes directly into the ISD Oneonta Account.
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Shopping through Amazon?
Use AmazonSmile and choose Institute for Spiritual Development, Oneonta NY as your charity and we will get a donation from Amazon each time you shop.
How to use AmazonSmile on a web browser:
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Visit- smile.amazon.com
- Sign in with the same account you use for Amazon.com
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Select Institute for Spiritual Development Oneonta, NY as your charity
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Start shopping! Remember to checkout at smile.amazon.com to generate a donation for ISD
How to use AmazonSmile using the Amazon app on your mobile phone:
- Open the Amazon Shopping app
- Navigate to the main menu (=)
- Tap on Settings and then select “AmazonSmile”
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Select Institute for Spiritual Development Oneonta, NY as your charity and then follow the on-screen instructions to turn ON AmazonSmile in the mobile app
- Once AmazonSmile has been activated in your app, future eligible app purchases will generate a donation for ISD
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What is the Institute for Spiritual Development? |
It's both a metaphysical church and an educational center originally founded 40 yrs ago in Sparta, NJ. With the belief that all paths lead us Home, ISD is dedicated to helping each spirit walk their path with courage and joy.
We stand for each individual’s right to seek their own personal Truth, as they respect the same right for others. We honor the sacred texts of all traditions of the Light.
The Oneonta NY chapter of ISD was Lovingly created by Rev. Diana Friedell & her sister Rev. Sue Landon. We are now led by a powerful leadership team, and executive board.
ISD is a spiritual community that focuses on healing and intuitive connection, and the joy of finding the spirit connection within rather than being told how it should or could be experienced.
We welcome those who want to belong to a spiritual group of like-minded people, in which you can explore and find your own path in a community of love and support.
There are classes, services, events, and a sense of community and fellowship. Energy healing and intuitive messages are delivered as a regular part of the worship service. Classes offer many tools which will help you on your life path, and the community we are creating together is one of openness and acceptance, and the ability to adapt with change and growth.
Welcome Home!!!
We could use your help. If you would like to volunteer to help with our Metaphysical Library, event planning, service planning, website, office tasks, or anything else- Just call or email! Diana!
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Pictured above-Kimberly Winsor
ISD Oneonta Board of Directors
Kimberly Winsor - President
Tom Landon - Vice President
Sali Dellysse - Treasurer
Jaya Buckland - Secretary
Susan Owens - Trustee
Christene Springle - Trustee
Maggie Kilbride - Trustee
Story Ducey - Trustee
Jo Ann Wormuth - Trustee
Diana Friedell - ex officio
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Our ISD Leadership
Shown left to right, Rev. Diana Friedell, Rev. Story Ducey
Diana Friedell - Pastor, Co-Director
Story Lucile Ducey, Co-Director
Adult Education/Programming Chair
Ministry Training Program
JoAnn Wormuth – Healing Program Director
Renee Ranke - Intuitive Practitioner Program Director
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