Dear Friend,
As another new academic year at the Center for Sacred Sciences is about to begin, it is time to announce the new practitioners groups for this year and also time for all CSS members to make their pledges.
If you decide not to renew your CSS membership, that's ok. Please let us know if you've decided not to renew.
Part of being a member is making a financial contribution to support the Center's mission and programs. In order for the CSS Board to adopt a budget for this fiscal year (which runs from this September through August of next year) please make your pledge as soon as possible. Note that you do not need to send money or a make a final decision which group(s) you will be attending in order to submit your pledge form.
Sometimes people ask how much they should pledge. That's a question for you to answer, but I can tell you that people have pledged anywhere from $1 to $300 per month, and that between $25 and $75 is average.
Please take the time to consider your financial situation when making your pledge. The CSS Board will use the total amount of all member pledges as a starting place to create a new budget for each year. While more resources allow the Center to do more, most important to us is to project an accurate budget and then live within that. If your circumstances change during the year, please contact me to modify your pledge.
New Members
The Foundation Studies Class this year will be led by Todd Corbett and will meet from October through June. If you are enrolling in the Distance Studies Course, you can begin at any time. Distance studies is divided into eight phases, the first four phases of which cover much of the same material as Foundation Studies. Moreover, if you complete these four phases, you will be eligible to join any of our regular Practitioners' Groups, as well as begin attending our retreats.
Please read the outline of membership for prospective members, and submit the new member questionnaire.
Finally, complete the member pledge and registration form.
Practitioner Members and Returning Distance Studies Course Members
Please take a look at the descriptions of the plans for the various practitioners groups this year, then complete the member pledge and registration form.
Supporting Members
If you do not plan to attend any practitioners group this year, you can still renew as a supporting member, which is a way to continue to support the Center's programs and maintain a connection with the community. If you are a prior practitioner member, as a supporting member you will continue to be eligible to attend our practitioner retreats.
To renew as a supporting member, please review the outline of supporting membership, then complete the member pledge and registration form.
Thank you all for your support of the CSS mission!
Blessings,
Jennifer W. Knight, Treasurer
Center for Sacred Sciences