Siddha Yoga Easter

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From: Jose Mestre
Date: April 12, 2009 10:45:48 PM CDT
To: Jose Mestre
Subject: Siddha Yoga Easter

Dear friends,

After the Guru Gita at the Manh. ashram a group of us went to see Eugene Callender conduct Easter Services at the Church of The Master, the church Eugene became the preacher at 50 years ago this year. We bathed in the blessed energy of Jesus Christ Ananda which Eugene and the wonderful congregation at Church of the Master did so much to facilitate.

There was a lot of Shakti as the celebration was full of love and devotion. Eugene gave an amazing sermon that was a beautiful and loving merging of Christianity and Siddha Yoga using the words of Christianity. As always when I've gone there, everyone showered us with the Pure Welcome.

I send you some pics of the day. if anyone doen't know how to open a zip file, just download it to your computer, click on it and it will open a folder. The only pics that aren't pretty much self-explanatory are they had 3 troupes of dancers who danced and mimed words to the hymns. They danced with a lot of pizzaz and devotion. One was adults, one was kids and one were seniors. You can see which one the pic is.

The other is a pic of James Robinson, the preacher who brought Eugene to the C of M in 1959. Like Eugene, Robinson was a Civil Rights Icon and Eugene became the preacher one year later when Robinson left to do great work in Africa which he did until he passed less than 10 years afterwards.

Much love & again Happy Christ has Risen and Lives in all Hearts Day,

Jose


Jose Mestre
Executive Director
Serving Those Who Serve
212-580-8043
www.stws.org

Palm & Easter Sundays

It's nearly Easter and I realize that much time has passed since my last correspondence. Please know that all has been well here! I turned 83 in January the day after Barrack Obama was sworn in as president of the United States of America. I had the privilege of traveling to our nation's capital and sat outside with millions of people as I watched, with my very eyes, a spectacle like none other. I feel truly blessed.

For the past few months, we have been working feverishly to launch my virtual ministry called "Positively Eugene." This will take shape in the form of monthly teleseminars on topics that face our world today (religion, spirituality, education, politics, families, and more) and weekly audio broadcasts. Please look for more information about this ministry in the coming weeks.

I hope you'll join me at Church of the Master for Palm Sunday on Sunday, April 5th. The sermon topic "The Lord Hath Need of Him."

On Easter Sunday (April 12th), I'll be preaching "The First Word." Church of the Master is located in Harlem, NY (122nd & Morningside Avenue) and the services begin at 11am.

I hope to see you there!

Remember, God Loves You. And I Love You, Too!

Eugene Callender


Thought for the week...

"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world." -Harriet Tubman (and my momma!)



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www.dreugenecallender.com