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The Temple of Yes is committed to the creation,
sharing, and nurturing of an inclusive, multicultural experience
of worship, ritual, and transformational magic. The Temple
is not a physical structure per say, but a container, a sacred
vessel for intentional alchemy, manifestation and healing
of the purest vibration. Utilizing an eclectic and evolving
methodology, our organization seeks to dissolve traditional
religious barriers by merging potent practices and ritual
from all spiritual paths that resonate with the participating
members. Timeless forms of worship such and music, song and
chanting, group prayer, hands-on healing, ritual, dance, sacrament,
community service, mediation and self-exploration will be
blended intentionally and artfully to best facilitate the
individual and group mystical experience and personal/global
transformation. The Temple’s congregation will continually
act to strengthen; financially, spiritually and emotionally
the community members as individuals and as a community entity:
Thus fostering a healthy and vibrant organization, continually
evolving to meet the needs of its people in real-life situations.
The Temple of Yes is currently a legal,
tax-exempt congregation of The Universal Life Church, who’s
International Headquarters are located in Modesto, California.
ULC’s basic tenet is that all people have a right to
worship and believe in the way that is right for them, so
long as it does not hurt others. There's is a very open doctrine
of acceptance and self-empowerment. What affiliation with
this established Denomination provides the Temple of Yes is
the umbrella of a legally recognized religious entity, capable
of ordaining ministers for the traditional sacremental responsibilities
of congregational gatherings, marriages, funerals, rites of
passage, charitable projects or whatever else are the needs
of it’s members. The Temple will also have the ability
to accept tax-deductible donations for the purposes of supporting
the groups mission statement, channelling funding to community
or global projects, create an actual gathering space, or whatever
the Board of Directors deems as the most appropriate use of
funding to nurture the organization’s wellbeing.
A Board of Directors is a necessary
component of any legal religious organization. However, for
the purposes of creating a culture that honors a more tribal
distribution of power, we wish to re-language much of the
traditional church terminology. A Tribal Council implies and
commands an ethic of wisdom and careful consideration in decisions
that benefit the greater good of the tribe. The Council will
be initially appointed by the Founders of the Temple, but
will establish a yearly election process based on considering
both the desire of the congregation member’s, and the
most powerful synergy possible in the Council. The Tribal
Council makes collective decisions for the spiritual priorities
and directions of the church, the content and methodologies
of the meetings, financial decisions, projects and the overall
structuring and evolution of the organization. The Council
is also responsible for appointing a Secretary and Treasurer
and seeing that the responsibilities of all Officials are
carried out in a mindful and ethical way.
Lizbeth Rymland
Marian "Sun" McNamee
Hallelujah and Angela Blessing
Chief Sonne Reyna
Alan Lundell
Suil
Jessica Britt
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