Church of One Love

What We Believe

At COOL we don’t necessarily follow an “organized” path, but we do have some fundamental beliefs: oneness and unconditional love. In this new year, let’s get back to basics and explore these foundational ideas.  What is Oneness? What does it mean to teach only love?  Are there really many paths, and are they all equally valuable? 

Rev. Rick Horsey: What Was I Thinking?

Perhaps we have all said this to ourselves a few times in our lives, when what we must have thought was a good idea at the time, turned out to be less than useful, or worse! 

If we believe that we should lead an examined life, then let’s begin today to open the hood just a little higher and see what we can find by asking this simple question:  “What is it within Me that would cause Me to choose this situation or choice for my life?”  

The Release

Burning Bowl Sunday!  Changed by the rebirth experience, we cannot keep being, doing what we’ve always done.  What will we claim? What will we need to release first?  Join us as we identify (and set fire to—literally!) what we wish to release from the old year, and claim our new good for the coming one!  Mark your calendars and invite a few friends for this fun and festive annual tradition!

Home By Another Way

When we become conscious of the birth of the Spirit of Love and Light within, our lives change.  Just as the Magi, after visiting the baby Jesus, were instructed to take a different route home in order to avoid falling into Herod’s schemes, our new awareness calls us to approach our lives from a different direction, with different energy and attitudes.

The Babe

Christmas Eve traditionally marks the birth of Jesus—a symbol of innocence and infinite possibility for all of us—and reminds us to celebrate the continual re-birth of that Spirit of love and light in ourselves. Please join us at 6 pm for a contemplative Candles & Carols service, beginning with the lighting of the advent candles, and culminating in illuminating the night as we pass the light of our individual tapers, one to the other.

The Light

At this time of winter solstice when daylight time is at its shortest, the ancients longed to remember light.  This Christmas season we recognize the Light of Love and its power to illumine, to beckon, to fill us and to give us hope & direction.  Join us as we celebrate this festival of light and joy with lots of extra music from our music team, and revel in our own light shining brightly in the world.

The Gifts

Christmas is a time of giving—from the legend of the Magi, to the generosity of St. Nicholas, to the gifts we give and receive with friends and family.  What does each of us really have to offer this Christmas, and how can we find deeper meaning and truly receive –and give --the gifts of Spirit that are here for us this season?

The Story

The Christmas story is one that has shaped our view of this season, just as we tend to define ourselves by our stories--our past.  Stories can be helpful and bring us clarity , until the moment we become rigidly attached to a single interpretation of them.    As we explore the Biblical Christmas story in ways that can free us from the ghosts of Christmas past, we are invited to free ourselves from the stories we’ve heard and told-- about the  world, and about ourselves –and find new meaning.

The Wait

Advent:  the arrival  to come.  To everything there is a season, and in our culture we like the season of Having & Doing.  The season of Advent asks us to wait and just BE.  Mary could not force the birth of the Christ, but had to wait for the wisdom of her body.  The Magi could not speed up their quest, but only follow the star of their intuition and trust it would lead them to where they were meant to be at the right time.  We also are invited to enter a season of spiritual preparation--waiting for the coming  birth, the gifts, the light, the birth.

The Magic of "Thanks"

Most parents urge their children to say Please and Thank You.  They were considered the “magic words” that could open doors and were more likely to get us what we wanted than whining or demanding.  Could this still be true?  It is my experience that expressing gratitude is magical in that it opens our eyes to the blessings already all around us, and even opens our hearts to receive even greater blessings in our lives. Lets explore the magic of giving thanks this Thanksgiving holiday week.