Sunday Services 1 JULY 2012

11 am George Seaton / 6pm Tom Dodds Tom is from Gloucester way and regularly works at Park Grove

SATURDAY HEALING

One session starting 10-30 and closing at 11-30. Please come along and see our experienced approved healers do their thing so to say. You will receive a welcome that is second to none. Healing is free, but if you wish you can make a donation toward the upkeep of the church.

HAVE A RANT FRIDAY

Come on all you people who have something to say this is your chance to say it . AS moderator I only ask that you do not use foul language and use peoples real names.Go for it.

Thursday Open Circle

Don't let this weather get you down, do something about it. One thing you can do is to come along to PARK GROVE church this Thursday evening and take part in the OPEN CIRCLE. You will meet people with like minds sit in an atmosphere of love and trust, which is sadly missing from this hectic, crazy world of ours. You are assured of a great welcome in a place of great energies. Make sure you get there before 7pm as the doors are closed promptly at that time. £2 admission for 90 minutes well spent.

WEDNESDAY HEALING

Only one session in the evening on Wednesdays until further notice. It begins at 7pm and closes at 8pm. Healing is free, but if you want you can make a donation which goes toward the upkeep of the church.

History of Spiritualism

Most of the various forms of psychic phenomena associated with the Spiritualist movement are as old as man himself. Throughout the ages human beings have been aware of the existence of discarnate beings. In early days, when man lived close to nature, ancestor-worship became a form of religion; primitive man had no doubt that his ancestors had survived death and that they had powers to affect the living for good or ill. Therefore due reverence was shown to them in order to incur favour. The wise men of the tribe, who were possessed of psychic powers, the equivalent of modern mediums, would testify to the presence of the spirits and forms of communication were established with them. The Greeks consulted oracles and the Assyrians and Romans practised divination by augury to obtain guidance from the gods. Even today some cultures have their witch-doctors, who invoke the powers of the spirit for healing. It can be seen, therefore, that there is nothing new in the concept of a spiritual world inhabited by discarnate beings or in the use of psychic power to achieve spirit communication. The early Christian Church was founded on the basis of mediumship, Jesus of Nazareth being considered to have been an exceptionally gifted psychic and medium, as illustrated in the reports of his healing powers, inspired teachings, and so-called ‘miracles’. After the Crucifixion it is recorded that Jesus was seen and heard by Paul and others and it is clear that mediumship played an important part in the work of the Apostles in the spreading of this new religion and its presentation in Church services. The Bible in both the Old and New Testaments has many references to psychic abilities, inspirational speech, speaking in other languages, physical mediumship, healing and so on. However, the 4th century Council of Nicaea brought to an end the use of mediums and held that divine guidance, through the Holy Spirit, should be sought only from the priesthood: ‘false prophets’ were held to be servants of the devil, and sorcerers, heretics and mediums were all targets for persecution as a result of ‘witch-mania’. This accelerated in the Middle Ages, when religious sanction for this persecution was given in 1484 by a papal bull and by the publication of the Malleus Maleficarum or ‘Hammer of the Witches’. During this long period of persecution anyone suspected of using psychic gifts for whatever purpose was in danger of torture, trial and burning, and hundreds of thousands of mediums were put to death by organised ‘witch-hunters’. In the 18th century a Swedish scientist and astronomer, Emmanuel Swedenborg (picture left), had become well-known for his philosophical writings, received from spirit teachers. He died in 1772 but was able to resume his work prior to the Hydesville phenomena through the mediumship of young American, Andrew Jackson Davis. Knockings had also occurred in the 18th century in England at the Epworth Rectory, home of the Wesley family. The Modern Movement However, Modern Spiritualism is generally considered to date from the events which occurred at Hydesville (picture right), New York State, USA, on March 31st 1848, when two sisters, Margaretta and Catherine Fox (pictures below), established intelligent communication with a spirit entity which had been responsible for noisy rappings in the household. The publicity which this aroused and the numerous investigations carried out at the time allowed mediumship to come out into the open once more and many home circles sprang up for the purpose of further communication. In a short space of time many societies of Spiritualists were formed in America, based not merely upon the psychic phenomena produced but also upon the religious implications which lay behind the teachings received from spirit through the new revelation. Both the phenomena and the teachings attracted the attention of eminent scientists and intellectuals in America and (from 1852) Britain, to which Spiritualism was brought by Mrs Hayden, who was both persecuted and insulted by the press and the pulpit. In spite of this her mediumship was defended by many public figures, including Robert Owen, Socialist and one of the founders of the Co-operative Movement, who embraced Spiritualism after sittings with her, and many adherents were attracted to the cause. In 1853 the first Spiritualist Church was established in the British Isles by David Richmond at Keighley in Yorkshire (still in use today), and the first Spiritualist newspaper in Britain, The Yorkshire Spiritual Telegraph, was published in 1855, also at Keighley. By the 1870s there were numerous Spiritualist societies and churches throughout the country. In 1869 a Committee appointed by the Dialectical Society investigated Spiritualism and published the most favourable report on the movement up to that time by any investigating body. Two years later Sir William Crookes reported on Spiritualism to the Royal Society and published his findings in the Quarterly Journal of Science. The British National Association of Spiritualists (renamed in 1884 as the London Spiritualist Alliance and now known as the College of Psychic Science) was founded in London in 1873, followed by the Society for Psychical Research in 1882. Five years later the Two Worlds Spiritualist weekly newspaper was founded by Mrs Emma Hardinge Britten (picture left), through whose mediumship in 1871 Robert Owen had communicated the basis of the Seven Principles of Spiritualism, which were later to be adopted by the Spiritualists’ National Union as the basis of its religious philosophy. In the early days of the movement the most important necessity had been the complete freedom to develop and promote through multiple channels of communication the reception of the new spiritual inspiration without recourse to the establishment of a central organisation or administration. Some twenty years after the introduction of the movement to Britain it was now becoming apparent that there was a need to unite the many scattered churches and societies into some kind of federation in order to present a common front against persecution, win religious recognition and freedom of worship for its adherents and exponents, achieve a greater unanimity of opinion concerning the fundamental basis of Spiritualist beliefs, and give a new impetus and direction to the movement through co-ordination and co-operation. This task fell to Mrs Britten, a gifted orator and writer, who had launched the Two Worlds in 1887 and was the joint composer of the Lyceum Manual published in the same year. Spiritualism is not as is commonly believed, a sinister cult meeting in darkened rooms to “call up the dead” but an officially recognised religious movement with its own churches and Ministers, who possess the same rights and privileges as other religions. Evidence of Survival Spiritualism is in itself a religion in that it embodies the main ideas of all religions that there is a life after death, an immortality and the existence of a God. The difference between Spiritualism and other religions is the ability through mediumship to provide evidence that man survives the grave; that is to say certain people called mediums are able to communicate with those who have passed over, thus furnishing evidence of their continued existence in another world. Mediums cannot call up these people as one would a friend on the telephone, they come to us, but only when they are ready, willing and able so to do. The philosophy of Spiritualism is based on seven fundamental principles. 1. The Fatherhood of God. 2. The Brotherhood of Man. 3. The Communion of Spirits and the Ministry of Angels. 4. The Continuous Existence of the human soul. 5. Personal Responsibility. 6. Compensation and Retribution hereafter for all the good or evil deeds done on earth. 7. Eternal Progress open to every human soul. Not Anti-Christian Spiritualists are often accused of being atheists or anti-Christian. Spiritualists are not anti-Christian any more than they are anti-Jewish, anti-Hindu or anti-Moslem. Spiritualism is a universal religion recognising such leaders as Buddha, Mohammed, Moses as well as Jesus. Another major difference between Spiritualism and the orthodox Christian religion is embodied in our fifth principle, which is Personal Responsibility. We do not accept that Jesus died on the cross to save us from our sins. We hold that no one can do this but ourselves. We are given free will and the ability to distinguish between right and wrong and we alone are responsible for all our thoughts and actions. God not Vindictive Further, we do not believe in a vindictive God sitting in judgement over us. We are our own judges here and now and we shall receive compensation or retribution for whatever we have done, whether good or bad. Heaven and Hell are not places to which we are destined to go, but states of mind of our own creation. We do not automatically become spiritual when we leave this world. We shall in fact, retain our earthly characteristics while the opportunity will be given throughout eternity to make spiritual progress and so undo any wrongs we committed on earth, for both free will and personal responsibility will still be with us in the world to come. We are living in a material age in which orthodox religion has lost its impact. Any religion therefore which can successfully overcome this materialist influence must be scientific, and Spiritualism is just that. It has turned the pious hope of a hereafter into a scientific fact. The advent of the spirit of man into this world and in the course of time, his transition to another world is a scientific fact proved by mediumship. We do not expect you to accept these things blindly but we do invite you to prove our claim for yourself.

Monday 25th June

Monday 25th June Lee Gameson 7pm £3 pp. Come along and have the chance to get a message from loved ones. Come also to feel the healing energies that have built up in the church since 1926. There is also the chance to meet others with like minds. Hope to see you there.

Sunday Services 24th June 2012

11 am Sandra Pengilley/ 6pm Sheila Windsor and Jane Young.

SATURDAY HEALING

One session starting 10-30 and closing at 11-30. Please come along and see our experienced approved healers do their thing so to say. You will receive a welcome that is second to none. Healing is free, but if you wish you can make a donation toward the upkeep of the church.

Thursday Open Circle

Don't let this weather get you down, do something about it. One thing you can do is to come along to PARK GROVE church this evening and take part in the OPEN CIRCLE. You will meet people with like minds sit in an atmosphere of love and trust, which is sadly missing from this hectic, crazy world of ours. You are assured of a great welcome in a place of great energies. Make sure you get there before 7pm as the doors are closed promptly at that time. £2 admission for 90 minutes well spent.

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LESLIE FLINT DIRECT VOICE MEDIUM

WEDNESDAY HEALING

. Phil Williams who attends every Wednesday, is taking a course which means that he will not be available to do the healing. Can I on behalf of the committee, give a huge thank you to Phil for his dedication to the church. We would also like to wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors and hope to see him back very soon. This means that this Wednesday the afternoon session is suspended for the time being It will be suspended until we can accommodate another to do the healing. Please watch this space for its return. The evening session remains unaltered and will carry on as normal.

Materialisation:

Probably the most dramatic form of physical mediumship and takes a very long period of development. Nandor Fodor (Encyclopaedia of Psychic Science,) says, "That materialisation is the appearance of temporary, more or less organised substances in varying degrees of solidification and possessing human physical characteristics: limbs, faces, eyes, heads, full figures, shaped for a temporary existance out of "Ectoplasm" by an unknown agency. " The medium usually needs to be in a deep trance state and enclosed within a "Cabinet", which is an enclosed area normally formed with curtains. The ectoplasmic forms will normally and usually only be felt, as this is carried out in a blacked out room, and will continue in this manner until the spirit controls grant permission for the introduction of a dimmed red light. At this stage of development, the circle guides will be able to communicate their requirements clearly, which must be followed absolutely to the letter. This is a requirement for the protection of not only the medium, but for the whole of the circle. At NO time should a sitter attemp to touch an ectoplasmic form without the proir and explicit permission of the spirit controls. Serious damage and injury can result to the medium and sometimes the sitters too. Materialised forms, at the turn of the century 19/20th, were common place in red light at home circles. Many photgraphs have been taken and scientists have, under test conditions, examined many of the materialised forms and found them to have normal body heat, a pulse from a heart beat and normal texture of skin. Prof Charles Richet (Thirty Years of Physical Research) Says; "A living being, or living matter, formed under our eyes, which has its proper warmth, apparently a circulation of blood, and a psychological respiration. A psychic personality having a will distict from the will of the medium, in a word, a new human being!" He went on to say of Marthe, "I have seen admirably modeled fingers with nails, I have seen a head and felt the skull under thick black hair, A well materialised hand has the functional capacity of a normal hand." Some very famous materialisation mediums were: Helen Duncan, Alex Harris, Estelle Roberts, Carmine Mirabelli, The Eddy Brothers, Jack Webber, DD Home and Florence Cook but to name a few. There are many examples of this kind. For the students who wishes to go further along this field in their studies of Pschic Phenomenon and especially Physical Mediumship. The internet is a mine field of information. Credits: Nandor Fodor - Encyclopaedia of Psychic Science

Fathers Day

Happy Fathers Day to all Dads here or in the Spirit World. Hopefully you will come close to all your loved ones on this special day.

Monday Demonstration 18th June

Well, on Monday we have two, dare I call them Gentlemen working at Park Grove. They call themselves MARK and PHIL. They have worked with us before so it is not their first appearance. One thing is certain, they will, with Spirits help, work hard to bring your loved ones through and all they do will be with the love and blessing of Spirit. Come along and see how they work, you may be pleasantly surprised. We start at 7pm and it will only cost you £3. So come along you know it makes sense.

SUNDAY SERVICES 17th June

Well doesn't the week fly by. At the Church on Sunday 17th June is at 11am Vanessa Follett and at 6pm LINDA WALKER from Bristol will be here. Come along and spend an hour in good company.

SATURDAY HEALING

One session starting 10-30 and closing at 11-30. Please come along and see our experienced approved healers do their thing so to say. You will receive a welcome that is second to none. Healing is free, but if you wish you can make a donation toward the upkeep of the church.

F.O.A. DARREN JONES

Just to let you know that you have been missed this last week at the church. I had a phone call from Jan Watkins, who wants to wish you a fast recovery from your mishap last Saturday. She wants you to know that Both her and husband Chris, hope to see you very soon at Park Grove. It goes without saying that all the regulars at the church send their best wishes. There you go Jan hope that is what you wanted to say. You can tell him yourself on Sunday he is at the church chairing.

THURSDAY OPEN CIRCLE

You are all welcome to attend Thursday nights circle at Park Grove. Whether you come for the energies, to develop your clairvoyance, to hopefully get some message or just to enjoy the company of like minded people the same as you. We look forward to seeing you and hopefully increase your link with the Spirit World. As always make sure you are at the church before 7pm as the door is shut promptly at this time. Only £2 per person for an hour well spent. See you there. By the way I must mention that you do not have to be a budding clairvoyant to come along. If you do come, you may, after the experience, want to become one

Something to do

What a lovely morning. Do something that will not cost you anything! Go for a lovely walk and time it so you arrive at the Church for 1pm so you can partake of some healing.

WEDNESDAY HEALING

Two sessions afternoon and evening this Wednesday 1pm till 2pm and 7pm till 8pm. Healing is free but you can make a donation to the church which goes towards the upkeep of the church.

TIMES OF EVENTS AT PARK GROVE

SUNDAY DIVINE SERVICES. 11am and 6pm OPEN TO ALL ( Freewill Collection). MONDAY DEMONSTRATION OF MEDIUMSHIP. 7pm OPEN TO ALL (£3 per person). TUESDAY ( FORTNIGHTLY) AWARENESS AND DISCUSSION. 7pm OPEN TO ALL ( £2 per person). WEDNESDAY SPIRITUAL HEALING. 1pm till 2pm 7pm till 8pm OPEN TO ALL (Donation). THURSDAY. OPEN CIRCLE. OPEN TO ALL ( £2 per person)/. Doors close at 7pm prompt. SATURDAY SPIRITUAL HEALING. 10-30 till 11-30 OPEN TO ALL (Donation). Special Events advertised in local Press and on the church blog cardifffirst.blogspot.com

Nothing Going on Today at Park Grove

Tuesday, is one of the two days each week that the Church is not open to the General Public. The other day is Friday. The Church is open but only to the members who participate in closed circles. The Church is very busy throughout and it takes some organizing to get it running smoothly. A big thank you to all who help in getting the Church ready for all services. Also, a massive thank you to all who regularly attend services, you are the back bone of the Church and help with the massive job of keeping the doors open, which has been made a little more difficult owing to rising expenses to running costs.

DEMONSTRATION OF MEDIUMSHIP 11th JUNE

Tonight sees the return of the wonderful KAY HARDING. Always good to see KAY at Park Grove. Entrance fee just £3 per person.

TONIGHT

Margaret Challenger is live tonight at the Church in Park Grove. Starts at 6pm. Tea,coffee and biscuits after service so stay for a chat

Nothing to Do this Morning

Well if you are at a loose end this morning, why not visit us at Park Grove. You are certain to find , up-liftment and peace from the outside world which at the moment is in a very bad state. The philosophy will enrich your day and if you are lucky your loved ones and friends in the Spirit World could give you a message through our working medium. Come along and see what happens, it will only cost you a donation of your choice. See you there.

Sunday Services 10th JUNE 2012

Sunday Services 10th JUNE 2012 11 am Darren Jones / 6pm Margaret Challenger

Where is this ?

EASY, or is it?

Where is this to be Found

Come and have a go and show how much you know about Cardiff. Where can you find this statue. A prize for the first correct answer.

Kay Harding Night Monday Demonstration

Monday 11th June : Demonstration of Mediumship Kay Harding 7pm start. £3 per person

Sunday Services 10th JUNE 2012

Sunday Services 10th JUNE 2012 11 am Darren Jones / 6pm Margaret Challenger

THURSDAY OPEN CIRCLE

You are all welcome to attend Thursday nights circle at Park Grove. Whether you come for the energies, to develop your clairvoyance, to hopefully get some message or just to enjoy the company of like minded people the same as you. We look forward to seeing you and hopefully increase your link with the Spirit World. As always make sure you are at the church before 7pm as the door is shut promptly at this time. Only £2 per person for an hour well spent. See you there.

To Make you Smile

This is the first picture of the new committee officers taking the FISH

WEDNESDAY HEALING

Two sessions afternoon and evening this Wednesday 1pm till 2pm and 7pm till 8pm. Healing is free but you can make a donation to the church which goes towards the upkeep of the church.

Cambridge Spiritualist Church

BELFAST SPIRITUALIST CHURCH

SHIRLEY CHUBB SUNDAY

The two services today will be taken by the most respected of Spiritualists , the lovely Shirley Chubb. Every year Shirley travels up from Plymouth in Devon to work at our church. She is doing both services at 11am and at 6pm this evening. Come along for time well spent in her beautiful energy.

SATURDAY HEALING

Healing has started at the Church this morning and you have till 11-30 to get there before it closes. So come on get going ......... YOU KNOW IT MAKES SENSE !!!!!!! Healing is free, but you can make a donation which goes towards the upkeep of the Church.

PHYSICAL MEDIUMSHIP

SOMETHING TO LISTEN TOO

CLOSED MONDAY 4th JUNE

Just to remind you all that there will not be a Demonstration of Mediumship on 4th June as it is a BANK HOLIDAY.

SHIRLEY CHUBB SUNDAY

This Sunday sees the return of a very popular lady. She comes to us every year and never misses to please. Shirley will take the two services on Sunday 3rd June ai 11am and 6pm. Come along and join us , you know it makes sense.

SATURDAY HEALING

One session starting 10-30 and closing at 11-30. Please come along and see our experienced approved healers do their thing so to say. You will receive a welcome that is second to none. Healing is free, but if you wish you can make a donation toward the upkeep of the church.