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Classes - Current Classes, Workshops & Events
Classes are offered in-person, and workshops, in-person or via Zoom.
RECONNECTING WITH OUR JOY, IN THE SACRED “I DON’T KNOW” WORKSHOP
DATE: Sunday, June 22, 2025
TIME: 12:30 - 2:00 pm
FACILITATOR: Rev. Dr. Jerry Troyer
LOCATION: CCC Living Room
COST: $20.00/person
In the book, Power, Freedom and Grace, Deepak Chopra writes, “External causes of happiness never create real joy.
Joy is an internal state of consciousness that determines how we perceive and experience the world. The internal source of joy—our connection to our Creator, our Source, our Inner Self—is the cause, while happiness is its effect.”
What is our relationship with Spirit? Can we experience that joy even during times of change, fear and challenge? Am I comfortable in “asking, seeking and knocking” (as Jesus suggested in The Beatitudes)? And can I reside in “the sacred I don’t know”?
Join Rev. Dr. Jerry Troyer for a brand new workshop, especially for days like these.
Rev. Dr. Jerry Troyer has been a New Thought minister for more than 18 years, and is the Board President of the Affiliated New Thought Network (ANTN), a membership organization of Unity, Religious Science and Divine Science centers, churches and individuals. He lives in San Diego.
“THE GIFTS OF IMPERFECTION” CLASS
DATES: Tuesdays, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22, 8/12, 8/19 & 8/26/2025 (no class 7/29 or 8/5) - 6 weeks
TIME: 6:30 - 9:00 pm
FACILITATOR: Rev. Dr. Margaret Palagye
LOCATION: the Home of Rev. Dr. Margaret
BOOK: The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
TUITION: $120.00/person, perchase bood separately
“This important book is about the lifelong journey from ‘What will people think’ to ‘I am enough’”. The well-known and acclaimed thought leader, Brene Brown, explores the means by which we can release the notion of “imperfection”, to embrace living authentically.
Learn to engage more fully in wholehearted living from a place of worthiness. Her “ten guideposts” become the benchmarks for authenticity that can help us establish ourselves in a perfectly imperfect life. In this class, we will over-come self- defeating beliefs to strengthen our connection to the world, and to know, without question, that we are worthy of self-discovery, personal growth, and boundless love.
SUMMER POTLUCK SOCIAL
DATE: Saturday, July 12, 2025
TIME: 1:00 - 4:00 pm
LOCATION: The Home of Lynne Scheiter, RScP
Join us for a relaxed afternoon of food, friendship, and fun in a beautiful lakeside setting! Bring your favorite dish to share and enjoy the company of our joyful community. Beverages and paper goods will be provided. A heartfelt thank you to Lynne for graciously welcoming us into her home!
PLEASE USE THE SIGN UP SHEET AT SUNDAY SERVICE TO INDICATE YOU WILL BE ATTENDING
SOUND BATH WORKSHOP
DATE: Sunday, July 13, 2025
TIME: 12:45 - 2:15 pm
FACILITATORS: Angelo Rizzo & David Diamond
LOCATION: CCC Living Room
COST: $25.00/person
Everything (all matter, energy, all existence) is vibrational, as is sound. As such, it creates form, atoms, aspects of our consciousness, and the health and functioning of all of our cells and organs. It is a sophisticated tool for healing our bodies, our minds, and our spirit.
In this workshop:
learn about the power of sound to raise spiritual consciousness and its transformative power in healing physical and emotional issues
enjoy a profound sound bath meditation with live instruments (flutes, didgeridoo, keyboards, hand drums, rattles, rain sticks, tinqshas, and/or chimes); natural sounds (heartbeat, nature sounds, whales); and/or Tibetan bowls and an array of crystal singing bowls.
you are invited to bring a yoga mat or blanket to lay on, if you’d like to...
Angelo Angelo is a certified Sound & Music Therapist from the Globe Institute, with a private practice in Westmont, NJ. He offers various sound healing services, sells tools online, teaches workshops, and leads the sound healing music group HeartSpace. He has also studied spirituality with the Lakota Nation and shaman Eagle Skyfire.
David is a lifelong teacher of Metaphysics, Consciousness, Meditation, and the Law of Attraction. He studied under spiritual masters and taught a course on Personal Metaphysical Journeys at Temple University for 14 years. He currently leads workshops and is also a member of HeartSpace.
Community Meeting - Sunday, August 10th
The strength and health of any organization is reflected by the level of participation of its members. Joyful Gathering welcomes your participation whether simply by your attendance at the meeting, or by means of any of the ways that you may already be participating in our community. Thank you for sharing your questions – your ideas – your desires – your vision. The purpose of these meetings is not only to foster our growth and expansion but also to support the ongoing health and well-being of our beloved community. You are a valued and important part of Joyful Gathering whether a long-time member or someone new to our community. Please join us!
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Ocean City Beach Day - Wednesday, August 20th
Come to the North Street Beach at 12 noon. Bring your beach chair and anything else you need for an afternoon of fun in the sun with Joyful Gathering friends. If you so choose, come to the Schuck’s home later in the afternoon for refreshments and/or a shower. See the flyer for more information. Contact Rev. Brenda for more information (brenschuck@gmail.com)
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ANNUAL PICNIC
DATE: Sunday, September 14, 2025
TIME: following our Sunday Service beginning about 12:00 noon
LOCATION: John Alder Memorial Park at Challenge Grove, 101 Bortons Mill Road, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
Join Us for Our Annual Community Picnic! We’re gathering at a beautiful spot: The Pavilion at John Adler Memorial Park at Challenge Grove in Cherry Hill — a scenic park with walking trails & more.
Joyful Gathering has reserved the Pavilion, a covered area with picnic tables and restrooms for our comfort and convenience. Bring your lunch, and a beach or lawn chair & dessert to share — if you’d like. Come enjoy an afternoon of fun, connection, and community spirit!
PLEASE USE THE SIGN UP SHEET AT SUNDAY SERVICE TO INDICATE YOU WILL BE ATTENDING
SPIRITUAL DEEPENING WORKSHOP
DATE: Wednesday, September 17, 2025
TIME: 7:00 - 8:30 pm
WHERE: via Zoom
FACILITATOR: Rev. Dr. Martha Creek
COST: $20.00/person
The spiritual journey is not a linear path, but a spiral, ever-unfolding and inviting us inward and upward. Spiritual awakening is that moment—or series of moments—when we become aware that there is more to life than what we see, touch, or measure. It is the soul’s recognition of its Source. It might be dramatic or subtle. It may come after a crisis, in a moment of deep peace, or during the quiet hours of meditation.
Once we awaken, the real work begins—spiritual deepening. It is the steady, often unglamorous work of embodying the light. It’s moving from inspiration to integration.
Where awakening is revelation, deepening is devotion.
Where awakening is clarity, deepening is consistency.
Where awakening shows us the mountain, deepening is the climb.
WITH JOYFUL GATHERING’S BELOVED
FRIEND & MENTOR, REV. DR. MARTHA CREEK
ANNIVERSARY LUNCHEON - Celebrating 15 Years
DATE: Sunday, November 9, 2025
TIME: 12:00 noon - 3:00 pm
LOCATION: CCC Living Room
COST: $50.00/person
You are invited to an unforgettable afternoon of fun, friendship, and festivity as we celebrate 15 incredible years together! Enjoy a delicious catered lunch, lively dancing, and sensational live music by the immensely talented Ginger Coyle and Daille Kettrell.
Let’s come together in joy and gratitude—because you are the heart of this amazing community. Join us for a heartfelt celebration as we commemorate 15 years of joy, connection, and growth. Let us gather in the spirit of community to honor our journey, celebrate our shared blessings, and look ahead with love and possibility.
LUNCH AROUND THE WORLD
Connect with, and enjoy the camaraderie of fellow community members on the 3rd Sunday of the month at 1:00 pm after the fellowship that follows service. Reserve your Seat in advance by the preceding Friday of each month’s date. Hosted by Laurel Guenther (laurel6960@yahoo.com).
OUR NEXT DATE : July 20th: Norma’s Mediterranean Restaurant, 995 Route 70 East, Barclay Farms Shopping Center, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034. Reserve your seat by July 18th. Hosted by Laurel Guenther.
OUR SPIRITUAL WEDNESDAY PROGRAM NOW INCLUDES MEDITATION, LIVING THE SCIENCE OF
MIND DISCUSSIONS, POWER OF EIGHT, MOVIE NIGHTS & SPECIAL TOPICS
SUCH AS LAW OF ATTRACTION, KABBALAH, & NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES,
AS WELL AS HEALING SOUNDS & MUSIC AMONG OTHER OFFERINGS
Join with like-minded community members and align weekly with clarity, peace and love.
Accreditation: Joyful Gathering Spiritual Center is an Affiliate Center of the Emerson Theological Institute, with headquarters in Oakhurst, California. Emerson Institute is accredited by the Accrediting Commission International for Schools, Colleges and Theological Seminaries, which has its executive offices in Beebe, Arkansas, and currently accredits 212 schools in six countries, including the United States.
This is a church-related accreditation. Students taking Emerson Institute classes must not assume that credits taken through it will be accepted by private schools, colleges, universities, businesses or governmental agencies. Prior to taking classes, students are advised to check with their school districts, businesses and other institutions to determine if Emerson Institute credits will be accepted. Emerson Institute is recognized by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education as being a church school teaching a specific belief system and is, therefore, permitted under the laws of California to offer degrees in religious studies and divinity.
