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Victoria recently observed that Buddhists call themselves Buddhists, Baptists are Baptists, Muslims are Muslims, and so forth. Yet we didn't have a name to call ourselves. So, we announced at our last service that henceforth we will call ourselves Compassionists.


As a result, going forward you are all officially Compassionists.


A few updates:


We just posted our October Essay. This is a guest Essay written by Kenneth Odhiambo. Kenneth is a pastor and animal rights activist living in Kenya. He is a graduate of Victoria's Main Street Vegan Academy and is currently enrolled in the CC Animal Chaplaincy Training Program. I think you will find his Essay very interesting:



Many of you expressed an interest in our upcoming Film Night Discussion regarding Brother Sun, Sister Moon, an uplifting and visually stunning dramatization of the life of Saint Francis. On October 11 at 8:00 pm EDT, we will honor the Feast of St. Francis day (held on October 4), and present a special panel to discuss this film, St. Francis, animals, nature, the Pope who took Francis's name, and what it means to live in the legacy of this spiritual luminary. Panel members include Rev. Janet Warner Chapman, historian Elaine Hutchison, and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Rev. Father John Dear. See Upcoming Events & Replays | CompassionConsortium for more information and registration details.


Lastly, we invite you to join our next Spiritual Service on October 23 at 4:00 pm EDT, featuring an interview with Renee King-Sonnen, founder of the Rowdy Girl Sanctuary. She will discuss her journey from being the wife of a cattle rancher to her (and her husband's) new life as Vegans and owners of a farmed animal sanctuary on the site of the former cattle ranch. See Interfaith & Interspecies Sunday Services | Compassion Consortium | for more information and registration details.


We hope to see you all again soon.


Rev. William

 
 
 

All: I am really excited re: our September 25 spiritual service, which features Evanna Lynch as our special guest, and highlights and recognizes the efforts of our members to follow and promote the mission of the Compassion Consortium:

Debbie Bradley: Tenets of Agreement reader


Debbie Philp: Interspecies Spiritual Practice


Sally Zito: Song of Compassion (Sally cannot attend in person because she has a music performance that day, but we will be playing one of her music videos as our Song of Compassion)


Jacob Bleu, David Simon and Rev. Nathan DeMay: Compassion in Action, introducing themselves and what they do, and why they joined the CC


I am certain this will be a very meaningful spiritual service.


Also, we are announcing some perks for new members that we also want to make available to all of our existing members:


For all members: A free DVD or download of the film A Prayer for Compassion that was produced by Victoria and Thomas Jackson.


For Engaged Members: a free signed copy of either Rev. Sarah's book Sacred Sendoffs or Victoria's book Main Street Vegan.


Also, FYI, going forward our Engaged Member monthly practices will include the Seasonal Wellness Practice from Ayurveda - fall (October), winter (January), spring (spring) and summer (July), presented by Victoria.


If you would like to receive any of the above, please let us know via compassionconsortium@gmail.com, and if there is a need to ship anything, please provide your mailing address, and if you would like one of the signed books, please let us know how you would like it to be signed.


We hope you can join us on Sunday.


Rev. William

 
 
 

I told you previously that I did an interview with Supreme Master TV.


But I don't think that I mentioned the screenplay that Victoria and I wrote -- Miss Liberty. This is a screenplay about a cow that escapes from a slaughterhouse. During the interview, I was asked about this screenplay, so I described it and informed the interviewer that we did not have funding for this film. Well, Supreme Master watched the interview and became interested in Miss Liberty, and she donated a very substantial amount of money to assist in the development of the film. We will use this to create a teaser for the film and to jumpstart our funding. Supreme Master requested a video describing the film for posting on Supreme Master TV. see below:

Miss Liberty Description -



For those of you who are real movie nerds, following is a 1-page synopsis that describes what the film is about.


And, finally, for those of you who have $1 Million in pocket change to contribute to producing Miss Liberty, and who would like to be an executive director of the greatest animal rights feature film ever made, just let us know and we will let you know where to mail the check.


Rev. WIlliam


 
 
 
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