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Classes - Current Classes, Workshops & Events
Classes are offered in-person, and workshops, in-person or via Zoom.
HOW TO PRACTICALLY USE SPIRITUALITY - A FOUNDATION FOR LIVING CLASS
DATES: Tuesdays, September 16 to December 9, 2025 — 10 weeks (no class on 10/7, 10/21, or 11/25). Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm
FACILITATOR: Rev. Dr. Margaret Palagye, assisted by Rev. Rita Biancosino
LOCATION: Rev. Dr. Margaret's Home
TUITION: $195 plus $15 for the workbook (purchase separately)
AUDIT: $125 (if you've previously taken the Foundations class)
BOOK: The Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes
A 10-week journey to integrate heart and mind, deepen your spiritual practice, and create a life of peace, clarity, and fulfillment.
Discover how spiritual principles and practices can help you see beyond present conditions and consciously shape your life.
In this class, we’ll delve into integrating our hearts and minds, exploring the Creative Process, and learning to apply core concepts in daily living. Guided by a clear curriculum, we’ll engage in deep meditations and experiential exercises designed to cultivate peace, clarity, and a more fulfilling life.
ANNUAL COMMUNITY 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
WOMEN’S GROUP
SEPTEMBER’S TOPIC: EXPERIENCING JOY & THE LAW OF ATTRACTION
DATE: the last Thursday of each month, beginning September 25th
TIME: 7:00 - 8:30 pm
LOCATION: Maryanne Borden’s Home
A Once-a-Month Happening:
Please join us for engaging short presentations on topics of interest, followed by time to enjoy refreshments and one another’s company. Please bring a snack to share. A warm thank you to Maryanne for facilitating and for graciously welcoming us into her home!
PLEASE USE THE SIGN-UP SHEET AT SERVICE
LIMITED TO THE FIRST 12 PEOPLE WHO SIGN UP
ANTN FALL RETREAT - “DEEP WITHIN, MINING OUR HIDDEN TREASURES”
October 6 - October 10, 2025 - Go to: https://antn.org/2025-Retreat to register, or for more information.
“LIVING IN THE END: THE CREATIVE POWER OF IMAGINATION”
A Neville Goddard–Inspired Workshop for Spiritual Creators
DATE: Sunday, October 12, 2025
TIME: 12:30 - 2:00 pm
WHERE: the CCC Living Room
FACILITATOR: Rev. Dr. Michelle Wadleigh
COST: $20.00/person
Neville Goddard taught that "imagination is another word for God" and that the key to transformation lies in assuming the feeling of the wish fulfilled. In this immersive workshop, we’ll explore the mystical and practical aspects of Neville’s teachings and how they can be applied in daily spiritual life to manifest with ease, clarity, and conviction.
Who is This Workshop For:
Spiritual seekers ready to deepen their understanding of manifestation
New Thought practitioners familiar with metaphysical principles
Anyone wanting to live from the inside out
And, anyone ready to reclaim their creative power
REV. DR. MICHELLE WADLEIGH
www.michellewadleigh.com
Author of Shadow Work, A Spiritual Path to Healing &
Integration, and Forgiveness, A Workbook for
Emotional & Spiritual Freedom.
NEW MEMBER SUNDAY
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19TH
We are fillled with joy and gratitude when we celebrate new members. Our community is enriched by you, and you are welcome here! Please fill out a membership applicaiton to be included.
This Sacred New Member Induction Ceremony will take place during service on October 19th during our weekly Sunday service celebration.
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 : September 21st: Wanda’s Restaurant (French), 116 Kings Highway East, Suite 4, Haddonfield, NJ 08033. Reserve your seat by September 19th. 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.
