The Centres 11 Year Anniversary
The Shoebury Spiritual Centre has been open for eleven years in May. In the 11 years the centre has been open it has raised in the region of £ 41,745 to different charities, we work closely with Southend social services as we have a toy collection at christmas and we also have an easter egg collection. But we could not do this without the love and support of the people who come to the centre every week, and help us to do the job we love.
This year we managed to smash last years egg collection with over 185 eggs going to under privileged children in the area.
Here is the link to Patrick's department www.informu.co.uk Children with disabilities.
Special Care Baby Unit, Southend Hospital
Southend Hospital
We donated the proceeds of our last fundraiser to the Special Care Baby Unit and have received a letter thanking us for the gifts they did ask us to buy goods rather than donate the cash as if you give them cash it goes into a central fund and the specific unit doesn't end up with the money.
These donations are what happens to your entrance fee and raffle money,
Thank you.
A Thank you for Healing
Dear Rita,
Thank you so much for your healing for my back.
Since you have been healing me I have had no further back-ache and I feel so much better all round.
I will see you next Thursday and please thank your guides and healers for me,
love
Maggi
A First Time in Circle
On the evening of Wednesday 6th April my partner and I went to Stuart and Rita’s home, to have our first experience of sitting in a circle. Once everyone had arrived we were split into two groups, some went with Rita the others, including ourselves were left with Stuart.
Stuart told us all what we would be doing, starting with opening up our “Charka’s” and then having some meditation. This started and we sat there with our eyes shut. I was listening to what was being said, as our charka’s were being opened, thinking, “well I can’t see any of this but I will go along with it”. We then progressed into the meditation stage, with Stuart giving us a scene to set in our heads. Again I couldn’t see any of what he was saying.
We sat in silence for several minutes, our eyes shut, during this silence several pictures / scenes came into my head but for no apparent reason. When the meditation came to an end, we were asked, one by one, what we saw. When it got to my turn, I explained everything that had happened, it turned out that all of the things that I saw were in or around the area that Stuart had described.
Towards the end of the evening a couple of people tried out their skills of standing up and being a medium. During this period I seemed to drift in and out of periods of shutting my eyes. During this time I saw a couple of things, one was to do with balloons the other was a lady. When they had finished I asked Stuart if I could explained what I had just seen, not knowing really, why I had seen these things.
Once I had finished explaining what I saw, Stuart ask me to find out some more information on the lady and to explain a bit more about her. It turned out the lady was a relative of Stuart’s. He then ask me to ask how she would have said his name, the reply I got from her and how I said it to Stuart was exactly how she would have spoken to him.
When we left to go home in the car, my partner and I talked about the evening and our experiences. I explained that I couldn’t give any reason for what had happened they just did. We both thoroughly enjoyed the evening and cant wait for the next time.
Jon
Social Services
Well, we had the egg collection last night the (10th March) and Stuart handed over to
Patrick Cahillane 119 Easter eggs for Kids with disabilities in the Southend and District area.
Thank you for all of your support, its thanks to you who come to the centre that makes a big difference in the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves by your donations and just attending the centre as we are a non profit organisation, profits that are made go to all the causes we support.
Here is the link to Patrick's department www.informu.co.uk Children with disabilities.
The Macmillan Nurses
We also raised more than we expected in the Christmas raffle for the Macmillan Nurses, they were very happy to receive a cheque for £1,000.00 towards their funds. The cheque was accepted by Eleanor Burgess (Essex Community Fundraiser)and was presented by Stuart Waugh
We received a lovely letter from Macmillan cancer relief thanking us for the donation, if you need to contact them,
Macmillan Cancerline 0808 808 2020 or www.macmillan.org.uk
Some of the team from Macmillan Nurses
What is Home-Start? Home Start is a national voluntary organisation offering informal, friendly support to parents with at least one child under the age of five. Home-Start knows how hard being a parent can be, particularly during the early years, and that any additional pressures can make things seem overwhelming. Volunteers, who have experience of parenting, visit families in their own homes to offer support, friendship and practical help.
The nearest scheme to us is:
Home-Start S E Essex
Friendship House
484 Southchurch Road
Southend on Sea
Essex SS1 2QA
01702 300107
0800 0686368
www.home-start.org.uk
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