Surya Schedule of Events
Surya Study Center meetings are held most Thursdays from September through June in Westfield or Scotch Plains, New Jersey, from 7 to 8:45pm. Visitors and newcomers are cordially invited. For further information and directions to meetings, please contact Joel Sunbear, President/Secretary, at 732-396-1813 or joelmelody@aol.com.
KEY TO MEETINGS:
BLUE - Regular Thursday Meetings
RED - Special Surya Programs
ORANGE - Other Theosophical Events (see Theosophical Events for more information)
GREEN - Affiliated Organization Events (see General Events for more information)
Thursday, September 11 at 7pm at Carol Raftis's in Westfield - "The Story of Stuff" DVD and discussion, presented by Barbara Velazquez.
Thursday, September 18 at 7pm at Carol Raftis's in Westfield - Kathy Newburn, student of the Ageless Wisdom, author of A Planetary Awakening.
Thursday, September 25 at 7pm at Carol Raftis's in Westfield - Enrique Renard's Introductory Course in Theosophy, Chapter 1, The Divine Plan. Study and discussion.
Saturday, September 27 from 9am to 5pm at Barbara Durant's in Scotch Plains - Special Presentation and workshop - Enrique Renard, The Divine Plan. Vegetarian potluck lunch.
Thursday, October 2 at 7pm at Carol Raftis's in Westfield - Enrique Renard on Life after Death.
Thursday, October 9 at 7pm at Carol Raftis's in Westfield - Enrique Renard's Introductory Course in Theosophy, Chapter 2, Man and His Bodies. Study and discussion, facilitated by Judi Higgins.
Thursday, October 16 at 7pm at Carol Raftis's in Westfield - Video and Discussion: Memories and Visions of Paradise: Exploring the Universal Myth of a Lost Golden Age. This program explores the idea of a lost paradise and how it might be recaptured in modern times.
Thursday, October 23 at 7pm at Carol Raftis's in Westfield - Enrique Renard's Introductory Course in Theosophy, Chapter 3, Life After Death. Study and discussion, facilitated by Ursula Steel.
Saturday, October 25 from 10:30 to 4:30 and Sunday, October 26 from 1:30 to 4:30 at the Millburn Free Public Library, Millburn, New Jersey - Metaphysical Traditions Forum, presented by The Spiritual Unity Network in conjuction with the International Jain Sangh and co-sponsored by Surya and other organizations and individuals. For more information, please go to www.metaphysicalnj.iwarp.comThursday, October 30 - Meeting cancelled.
Friday, October 31 to Sunday, November 2 at the Holyoke Holiday Inn, Holyoke, Massachusetts. The Mystical Heart of Christianity: Moving Beyond Literalism. The Theosophical Society in America's Annual Conference. For more information and registration, please go to http://www.theosophical.org/events/conferences/national08/index.html or call Diane Eisenberg at Olcott 1-800-669-1571, ext. 320.
Thursday, November 6 at 7pm at Carol Raftis's in Westfield - Enrique Renard's Introductory Course in Theosophy, Chapter 4, Reincarnation. Study and discussion, facilitated by Annette Weis.
Thursday, November 13 at 7pm at Carol Raftis's in Westfield - Albert Amao on The Symbol of the Rose and the Cross in the Esoteric Tradition, from his essay in Rose Lore, edited by Frankie Hutton. The symbolic meaning of the rose and the Cross, their importance especially in the Jewish and Christian religions as well as in the Esoteric, and Mystical, and Qabalistic organizations.
Saturday, November 15 fom 1 to 3 pm at the Millburn Free Public Library, 200 Glen Avenue, Millburn, NJ 07041 - The Art of Spiritual Dreaming: Past Lives, Dreams and Soul Travel, presented by Peggy Pilch and members of Eckankar. NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR JANUARY AT THE NEW ECKANKAR CENTER IN ISELIN. Please check back for date, time and address.
Sunday, November 16 at 3 pm at the New York Theosophical Society,
Thursday, November 20 at 7pm at Carol Raftis's in Westfield - Enrique Renard's Introductory Course in Theosophy, Chapter 5, Karma. Study and discussion, facilitated by Barbara Durant.
Thursday, November 27 - Thanksgiving Day, no meeting.
Saturday, December 6 from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm at Barbara Durant's in Scotch Plains - The Foundations of the Ageless Wisdom with Ed Abdill, Theosophical Society National Speaker. Co-presented by Surya and the Red Bank Theosophical Society Study Center. Vegetarian pot luck lunch.