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March 2020
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3 New Councilors Chosen to Fill VacanciesDue to the graduations of Emilio Coppola and Avi Dogim and the resignation of Paul Anderson of Massachusetts, The Urantia Book Fellowship General Council chose three replacements to serve on the Council until the Triennial Delegate Assembly in summer 2021. The three new Councilors are Karen Larsen, Albert Einstein Lassiter, and Sue Snider Seccombe. |
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Supporting, Engaging, and Reaching Existing and Emerging Communities of Urantia Book Readers
David G. Schlundt, Vice President of the Urantia Book Fellowship
The Problem. The Urantia Book Fellowship (UBF) traces its roots back to the Forum, the group of people who participated in the long process of preparing the Urantia Book. Once published, the Forum became the Urantia Book Brotherhood (later renamed the Urantia Book Fellowship) and was organized to formally represent and support local societies and study groups. In the 65 years since the Urantia Book was published, much has changed.
Many truth seekers discovered the Urantia Book during the 1960’s and 1970’s. This cohort formed much of the core of the Urantia Book community participating in study groups and attending conferences. Some, like me, received the gift of the Urantia Book from parents. Many discovered it on their own. However, time marches on and our community is aging. It is time for the Urantia Book Fellowship (UBF) to take a look at how it supports current students of the Urantia Book along with how it is reaching out to truth seekers around the planet. An ad hoc committee of the UBF was formed to study how to best serve existing and emerging communities of Urantia Book students. It is my privilege to share with you what we have learned so far. |
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Registration is Now Open for the Peru Conference!
We are pleased to invite you to the 11th International Conference for Urantia Association International being held in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, Urubamba, Cusco and hosted by the Urantia Association of Peru. |
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Register before 31st March 2020 for $120 discount!
Date: 22—25 April 2021
Location: Urubamba, Cusco-Peru
Theme: Towards Cosmic Citizenship… Your Time Has Come!
Event Conference Summary Link: https://cvent.me/vvo7Qg
Event Registration Link: https://cvent.me/kMVko7
The program will incorporate a combination of plenary sessions that will be held at the conference center, and workshops that will be held at the nearby archaeological sites.
The most beautiful and famous sites of the Incas are found in the Sacred Valley. A bus service will be provided to transport us to some of these sites and the costs will be included in the conference package price. For those interested in pre- and/or post-conference activities, the trains that go to Machu Picchu (one of the new Seven Wonders of the World) depart from the Sacred Valley and are close to the venue. If you always wanted to go to Peru, then 2021 is the year to do it!
READ MORE for detailed information and registration |
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Finding ‘Stuff’ on the Fellowship’s New Website
As many of you know by now, last November the Website Team, leveraging years of prior work by dedicated individuals, introduced significant enhancements and new capabilities into the Fellowship’s website.
Chief among the goals of this newly redesigned website are: ease of use and features to quickly locate resources of interest (such as Urantia-Book related articles, study aids, Urantia Book Fellowship publications, videos, audio recordings, brochures, downloadable ebook versions of the Urantia Book in English and other languages, and more). |
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3 New Councilors Chosen to Fill Vacancies
Due to the graduations of Emilio Coppola and Avi Dogim and the resignation of Paul Anderson of Massachusetts, The Urantia Book Fellowship General Council chose three replacements to serve on the Council until the Triennial Delegate Assembly in summer 2021.
The three new Councilors are Karen Larsen, Albert Einstein Lassiter, and Sue Snider Seccombe. |
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Thought Adjustment Between the Two Brain
Hemispheres
A book review with commentary on The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World Iaian McGilchrist, Yale University Press, 2009
Bro. Joshua J. Wilson
49:5.13 Brain-typeseries. The one physical uniformity of mortals is the brain and nervous system; nevertheless, there are three basic organizations of the brain mechanism: the one-, the two-, and the three-brained types. Urantians are of the two-brained type, somewhat more imaginative, adventurous, and philosophical than the one-brained mortals but somewhat less spiritual, ethical, and worshipful than the three-brained orders. These brain differences characterize even the prehuman animal existences. |
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God’s Tour Guide by Tom Choquette
Just imagine God asking us to be His tour guide while on this amazing planet. Our Spiritual Soul Mate, or Adjuster, is asking us to personally introduce Him to the experience of life in the finite. What a great honor for each of us to give God the experience of our life. If you think about it, this is exactly what our Soul Mate is asking us to do. This is actually the one thing we can do for our Creator, and in doing so, we turn ourselves and our lives over to the guidance of our beloved Adjuster. In return, our Creator offers to be our tour guide up to and through the portal of Eternity. THIS is the main reason the Urantia Book has found each of us. |
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Looking for Urantia Book Reader ARTISTS
Dear friends, This is a fantastic opportunity to share The Urantia Book with a wider community. I'm on the Interfaith Council of Thanksgiving Square in Dallas representing The Urantia Book as one of the many teachings and religions recognized and celebrated. Beginning March 14 the Council will be requesting artists to enter work to be exhibited April 19-23 at Thanksgiving Square. The director of the council, Almas Muscatwalla has personally asked me to encourage artists from the Urantia Book community to enter.
If you're an artist or know of one from the Urantia Book community, here is the form and information. It will be very exciting to see work from the Urantia Book community represented at Thanksgiving Square, a remarkable interfaith place of solace in the heart of downtown Dallas.
Deadline for submission is March 31. NOTE: In the NAME OF ORGANIZATION or FAITH TRADITION REPRESENTING, please state The Urantia Book.
Many thanks,
Richard Jernigan |
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Research the ArchivesHave you wanted to do research on a particular subject related to the Urantia Book? Many people have written articles for our publications. Visit our Urantia Book Fellowship website at https://urantiabook.org/ To start accessing the archives on our new website, create a user login. You can choose what kind of access you would like. Membership Levels on our website platform:
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Supporters - Allows basic access to our website. This level does not connote official membership in the Fellowship.
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Active Supporters - This level is for those who are active in study groups or volunteer projects, but are not official Fellowship members.
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Non-Councilor Member - This level is for official Fellowship members (MAL) who are not serving on the General Council or the Executive Committee.
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GC Member - For official Fellowship members who are serving on the General Council.
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EC Member - For official Fellowship members who are serving on the Executive Committee.
If you would like to become an official member of the Fellowship, go toyour profile and select the Non-councilor Membership Level. This level requires approval from our Membership Committee, so be sure to Click here to let our Membership Committee know that you are interested in joining
To become more familiar with our organization, and the requirements of membership, please read through the following documents:
Here are some of the activities that your donation supports: Publications The Fellowship provides the Urantia community with outstanding printed and electronic publications, showcasing the best of reader scholarship and contemplation. An archive of our publications, dating back to 1976, can be found at the following two locations:
We also offer The Urantia Book with a comprehensive topical index, a two-column format, an internal referencing system, an appendix and a free audio DVD of the entire book. Go to https://urantiabook.org/ and search the Urantia Book. |
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Spirit of Truth #21 Merritt Horn
Merritt Horn has studied the Urantia Book for over 50 years. He steeps himself in the book’s meanings and investigates its subtleties. Then, he employs this understanding to do what he sees as our job: to reveal God to our fellows in the best way we can.
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Spirit of Truth #22 Andre Radatus
The angels had an interesting way of getting me back to Colorado.” Andre starts by sharing his experience with angels and his certainty about their work. He knows, rather than feels, their presence. He sees evidence of their efforts behind the scenes in moments where his life came together when it could have been otherwise.
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Spirit of Truth #23 Chris Lepine
Chris is strapped-in for the adventure of his life! As a teenager, he was an earnest, shy kid who actively wanted to experience God. He grew up in Boulder during the counter-culture 60’s when many were seeking spiritual growth. During a casual conversation, Chris asked his neighbor if he had any books on ESP. A couple of trips to the neighbor’s library led Chris to the Urantia Book.
Hosted by: Derek Samaras
Music by: Jeremy Daigle
Graphics by: Gary Tonge, John Carlo Pellicciotta
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Digital Art Live
Digital Art Live, a magazine for digital artists and art lovers, interviewed Gary Tonge recently. He gets a great and rare opportunity to explain the UB to a friendly interviewer. I so enjoyed reading it, I hope you will too. You can find the Magazine, and the interview, via the following link. https://issuu.com/tosk/docs/digitalartliveissue46_20200204?fbclid=IwAR1tv4fXhHjkGkDISmKaxl0pBkSlb0gOjqLRhWbjRpdcxCKe7-4yw9LnUO
I deeply appreciate the great efforts being made in media arts by brothers like Derek Samaras (Spirit of Truth Podcast) and Gary Tonge (Visionafar.com) and David Kantor (Urantia Book Films). Bravo! |
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A Water Jug’s Usefulness
by David GlassFriends, Today Richard's Rohr's (online) contemplative message discusses many sides and aspects to a consideration of how Jesus' early comparatively more quiet, reflective, socially conformist activities and practices led to and provided for his preparation to become the dynamic world-transforming spiritual idealist of his mature self. We see that transformed individual emerging from such early spiritual enrichment engaging himself in a culture-rocking public ministry which so challenged the highest and most powerfully entrenched religious and political establishments of his day as to threaten to incite public uprisings that stood a good chance of overturning their authoritative (oppressive and tyrannical) control of the contemporary society. |
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Notice:
Due to the ensuing uncertainty regarding the spread of the coronavirus, we would like to advise all possible registrants that this event may have to be canceled. We are presently awaiting on the decisions of the Canadian government as well as those of the University of the Fraser Valley. If the event is canceled, we will refund all payments made (minus the cost of PayPal and administration transaction fees). For all of us, we hope for the best as we all get through this time of uncertainty. Please direct any inquiries through our Contact Us form.
Read More: Experience - Urantia Global Experience |
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A Urantian in Second Lifeby Yman Juran (aka Jean Ascher)My name is Yman Juran and in real life I am a performer and have been traveling with my Danish ChangHigh Circus for 39 years. It's a special children's circus where we teach and travel with kids of all ages in Scandinavia, Europe and the Middle East. I began life within my first virtual game called Second Life (SL) on the 27th of February 2007. Like a newborn babe, I had never before played any computer game, had no idea how it functioned, what I would be able to do or experience, but I was soon to learn. I did it because I had this idea to create in virtuality the same circus as I had in real life. But I was soon to discover and experience a completely new world. You initially join the virtual world by creating yourself as an avatar, any kind of living creature from a snail to a fire-juggling trapeze artist, a Sister of Light, Life and Love, to a Solitary Messenger! Imagine yourself as a midwayer, a seraphim, a Solemnity of Trust, a Mighty Messenger! You can be whatever you create. You will meet all kinds of creatures in Second Life and behind each one is a living personality in front of a computer somewhere in the world and you can have a relationship with any of them, either virtual or real! Second Life or SL is a grand creation of many worlds, in which you can select to live, participating in an endless array of imaginative and educational experiences. |
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New Listings Benefiting Your Organization are Live!
Good News! Visityour charity profile page to view new listings benefiting The Urantia Book Fellowship.
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Upcoming Events2020-03-26 to 29 Daughters of God retreat Peaceful Meadows Retreat Center, Boulder Colorado https://urantia-association.org/2020/daughters-of-god-update/#more-38301 XXXIII Conferencia Internacional Monterrey 2020 Monterrey Mexico, Nuevo León, México Hotel Antaris Cintermex
2020-04-19 First Society Spring Special Seminar in Evanston, IL
1-4 pm Evanston Public Library: Topic and presenter are yet to be determined. Contact David Kulieke for details at david.kulieke@gmail.com
2020-05-07 to 10 YaYA Retreat in Gretna, Nebraska https://www.facebook.com/events/2532911950363799/
2020-05-15 6:00 PM (EDT) U.B.S.C.O.N.E. Annual Retreat 2020
Camp CONNRI, 28 Happy Hill Lane, Ashford, CT 06278 6:00 PM (EDT)
2020-05-17 Toledo Spain Urantia Book Readers Conference https://urantia-association.org/event/conference-for-spanish-urantia-book-readers-in-spain/
2020-05-29 & 30 Urantia Unity Gathering in Overland Park, KS Hyatt Place Hotel, 5001 W 110th St., Overland Park, KS Kansas City Area readers are hosting a gathering with the theme, “Personality Unification.” There will be a Friday night social and the Saturday program takes place 9:30-5:00. Cost is minimal. Email Barb Newsom for details. barbaranewsom@aol.com
2020-07-25 to 28 https://www.facebook.com/events/923751921309974/Youth and Young Adults & Urantia Youth and Adults Internationals Go to Vancouver
2020-07-28 to August 1st Urantia Global Experience 2020 - Urantia Book Fellowship and Urantia Association Canada Joint Conference
University of the Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada
2020-08-19 Uganda Urantia Conference Jinga City, Uganda atthe Jinga City Hotel Contact Paul Kemp at paul.kemp@live.ca for more information.
2020-08-21 Dutch Speaking Urantia Book Readers Conference https://urantia-association.org/event/dutch-speaking-urantia-book-readers-conference-3/
2020-10-02 ANZURA Conference New Zealand 2020 https://urantia-association.org/event/anzura-conference-new-zealand-2020/
2020-09-25 to 27 Midwest Conference West Chester, Ohio Topic is “Relationships.” Contact Ted Blaney tblaney@mykrcc.com |
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Urantia Book Fellowship Calendar of Events
The Fellowship website has a Calendar of Events where you may post notices of face-to-face Urantia meetings, retreats, broadcasts, etc. To access the calendar click on CONNECT WITH OTHERS on the homepage.
If you would like to post an event click on the “click here” link at the top of the calendar page. Fill out the form and submit it at least one week in advance of the event.
Registration on the website is required to use this feature.
You may submit Urantia organization sponsored events on the Fellowship's website Calendar of Events through a link at the top of the calendar, or this link:
https://urantiabook.org/Calendar-Event-Submission-Form
To see your event once it is listed, here is the Urantia Book Fellowship Calendar of Events link: https://urantiabook.org/events |
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Executive Committee:
President - Geoff Theiss
Vice President - David Schlundt
Secretary - Steve Dreier
Treasurer - Brent St. Denis
Secretary General - Larry Bowman
Worldwide Service Team Chair - Stephen Sawyer
Fellowship Service Team Chair - Lara Amyx
Media and Communications Service Team Chair - Jena Lassiter
Committee Chairs
Judicial - Tom Allen
Membership - Dan Amyx
Finance Chair - Lara Amyx
Education Chair - David Kulieke
Youth and Young Adult - Sean Privitera
Publications Chair - Cristina Seaborn
International Committee Chair - André Radatus
Interfaith Chair - Geoff Taylor
Outreach Chair - Paula Thompson
Adhoc Committee Chairs
Web Content Committee - Jena Lassiter
Spanish Website Committee - Jack Holloway, Pablo Segovia
General Council
Katharina Becker
Ted Blaney
Dana Bredemeyer
Pamela Chaddock
Bobbie Dreier
Cabot Eudaley
John Hales
Diane Labrecque
Cecelia Lampley
John Lange
Karen Larsen
Albert Einstein Lassiter
Barbara Newsom
Michael Painter
Derek Samaras
Sue Snider Seccombe
Jill Strunk
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