Program for A Reward of Isolation!

Presented by Chris Wood, USA on

An Extraordinary 24-Hour Urantia Event

Here is the Program for the 24-Hour Online Urantia Event being held 21 March 2020 from midnight to midnight UTC time (i.e. Greenwich mean-time.) This schedule is still in development so is incomplete. We will update it as more details emerge.

LondonNew YorkSydneyPresenterPresentation Title
12:00 AM 8:00 PM11:00 AMJeffrey Wattles“Gospel for
Beginners”
1:00 AM9:00 PM12:00 PMRick Lyon“Benign Virus of
Love”
2:00 AM 10:00 PM1:00 PMSusan Lyon“PIRT – Prisoner
Inquiry Response
Team”
3:00 AM 11:00 PM2:00 PMJulian McGarry“Fear Not”
4:00 AM 12:00 PM3:00 PMChris Wood“Preparing for
Spontaneity”
5:00 AM 1:00 AM4:00 PMNigel Nunn Video
Presentation		Video Showing
6:00 AM 2:00 AM5:00 PMSandra Burga-
Cisneros		“Worship & Meditation”
7:00 AM 3:00 AM6:00 PMGabriel Rymberg“The Power of Now”
8:00 AM 4:00 AM7:00 PMRobert Coenraads“Evolutionary
Timeline”
9:00 AM 5:00 AM8:00 PMIvan Stol“The Power of Spiritual
Fraternity”
10:00 AM 6:00 AM9:00 PMOlga Lopez“Reflections of Teachers
& Believers in the
5th Epochal Revelation”
11:00 AM 7:00 AM10:00 PMSebastian Nozzi“Christianity as a
Chance”
12:00 PM 8:00 AM11:00 PMLuis Garcia
Bory		“A Positive Shift
in Planetary
Consciousness”
1:00 PM 9:00 AM12:00 AMAlice Wood“Worship”
2:00 PM 10:00 AM1:00 AMRalph Zehr“Your Soul, the
Real You”
3:00 PM 11:00 AM2:00 AMJay Peregrine“The Seraphim”
4:00 PM 12:00 PM3:00 AMPatty McGrath“The Beatitudes: A
Philosophy of Living”
5:00 PM 1:00 PM4:00 AMGaetan Charland“On Study”
6:00 PM2:00 PM5:00 AMAngie +
Claire Thurston		“Join Us in Being
with Michael Together”
7:00 PM3:00 PM6:00 AMBruce Johnson“Sharing Urantia
Book Teachings –
Attitude Matters”
8:00 PM4:00 PM7:00 AMGines Aviles“Faith, Much more
than it Seems”
9:00 PM5:00 PM8:00 AMGard Jameson“On the Beatitudes”
10:00 PM6:00 PM9:00 AMMarjorie Ray“Comfort”
11:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 AMRichard Jernigan“The Will of God” 

Please join us during any of the above time frames by following this Zoom link: 

Topic: 24 Hour Urantia Event
Time: Mar 21, 2020 12:00 AM Universal Time UTC
https://zoom.us/j/6174949574
Meeting ID: 617 494 9574  

or via our Facebook site  facebook.com/urantia.association

Stay tuned for more information.

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A Reward of Isolation!

Presented by Chris Wood, USA on

24-Hour Online Urantia Event

With people around the world being asked to practice social isolation to help slow the effects of the Corona virus, Urantia Association is offering an extraordinary online event to help bring people together. 

This 24-Hour online Urantia Event—A Reward of Isolation!—will take place starting this Saturday March 21, 2020 from midnight to midnight Universal Time UTC (also known as “Greenwich Mean-Time”, which is London Time) – that is 8:00pm Friday to 8:00pm Saturday New York time, and 11:00am Saturday to 11:00am Sunday Sydney time.

This conference will be interactive via Zoom and will be live-streamed to Facebook. It will include presentations, discussions, and group studies of The Urantia Book. It will also be recorded and available on the Association’s YouTube channel for those who want to catch up outside of the scheduled times.

This schedule is still in development so is incomplete. We will update it as more details emerge.

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President’s Message – March 2020

From , By Chris Wood, USA on

A Solitary Messenger tells us that:

The doing of the will of God is nothing more or less than an exhibition of creature willingness to share the inner life with God… [Paper 111:5.1, page 1221.2 emphasis added]

In that spirit, I would like to share a little story about my life.

My time with the Association has run parallel with my time as a parent. I ask a lot of questions of parents who have raised children with The Urantia Book. I prioritize first and foremost that my boys do not grow up resenting the Urantia Community for taking away their father’s attention. For seven years, I have tried to apply many of Jesus’ approaches when it comes to these two responsibilities. In Paper 138, we are told that Jesus would “…interrupt a serious conference with his apostles to fraternize with an intruding child” [138:8.9]. I try to make sure that the kids feel comfortable interrupting any video conference I am participating in. We are also told that, as a child, Jesus “…accumulated a vast body of knowledge; as a youth he sorted, classified, and correlated this information…” [127:6.14]. And so, whenever the opportunity arises, my wife and I will try to fill my kids with knowledge, hoping that they will be able to organize this knowledge into a true philosophy of living as they age.

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Urantia Book Study Group Directory

From , By Study Group Directory Admin Team on

The Urantia Book Study Group Directory (UBSGD) recently surpassed the largest number of listings added in any single year since 2011. A total of 68 new groups were added in 2019. This is more than double the number of new groups added in 2018. The Study Group Directory continues to grow as readers from more than 55 countries have found the Directory and added their study group information. At the end of 2019, the Directory had a total of 463 study groups.

Origins and Development

In 2010, at Urantia Foundation, the leadership of Urantia Association International and The Urantia Book Fellowship met formally for the first time to promote unity among our organizations. Following this event, the organization’s information technology developers held a meeting to encourage the sharing of information. During this meeting, Urantia Foundation suggested the need for a central online source for study group contact information; a place where students of The Urantia Book could easily find study groups in their area, and for study groups to find new members to grow their ranks. It was suggested this should be a progressive joint project. The result was the creation of the Urantia Book Study Group Portal.  Today that portal is known as the Urantia Book Study Group Directory: UrantiaStudyGroup.org.

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Vancouver 2020 Update

From , By UGE 2020 Team on

Lifting Together – United in Purpose – Serving God the Supreme

University of the Fraser Valley, BC  Canada
July 28 to August 1, 2020

Registration is now open – Urantia Global Experience

The Urantia Association of Canada and The Urantia Book Fellowship have teamed up to host this gathering in the Vancouver Fraser Valley. They invite everyone to come together to serve the global community by making a personal contribution to civilization on Urantia.

The Urantia Global Experience is a gathering of minds dedicated to serving God the Supreme through the exploration of solutions for the progressive evolution of civilization. We believe the overall success of this experimental endeavor rests on our spirit unity – our common motive to express the will of God in our daily lives as well as in our social institutions.

All participants are expected to actively engage in discussion groups focused on a variety of topics drawn from The Urantia Book  (71:4 Progressive Civilization). From these discussions, we hope to derive common ideas, solutions, and purpose.

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Peru 2021 International Conference – Registration Now Open

From , By Peru 2021 Conference Team on

 

Towards Cosmic Citizenship

We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2021 Urantia Association International Conference in Peru which is being held in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, Urubamba, Cusco, Peru April 22—25, 2021!

Sign up now for this memorable event in Peru and receive an Exclusive Promo discount of USD$120.00 and pay only USD$330 if you register before March 31, 2020.

Conference Costs

The current cost for the conference is USD$330.00 (if you book before 31st March 2020) and includes the following services:

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Third National Conference in Mexico City

From , By Jeannie Vázquez, Uruguay on

On August 24th and 25th, 2019, the Urantia Association of Mexico organized its Third National Conference in Mexico City, which was attended by sixty-four readers of The Urantia Book from various cities of Mexico and Uruguay.

This gathering with our Mexican siblings was a cheerful and fraternal occasion, where we met again with several old friends and got to know personally other virtual friends who have been frequent participants in the online conferences organized by Urantia Association International’s Education Committee and in the online meetings of the Latin American Study Group.

Conferences organized by the Urantia Association of Mexico are characterized by being dynamic and participative, as well as interesting, instructive, and free for all attendees. The Mexican Association holds bi-monthly conferences and workshops where the attendees are invited to study and present themes from The Urantia Book. This dynamism is reflected in National Conferences because the attendees participate actively during their ongoing presentations, showing discernment and interest in the shared teachings. It is fascinating to see so many faces eager to absorb the teachings; answering their insightful questions is often a challenge for the presenter.

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Reports on Nigeria-Ghana Urantia Conference

From , By Kwadjo Spiri, Ghana and Emeka Anazodo, Nigeria on

Fostering Spiritual Unity Through Loving Service

Urantia Nigeria and Urantia Ghana, in collaboration with Urantia Association International, organized a successful conference from 6 to 8 December 2019 in Lagos on the Victoria Islands in Nigeria. The theme was Fostering Spiritual Unity Through Loving Service. In attendance were readers from Ghana and Nigeria as well as Urantia Association’s Conference correspondent and organizer on the ground, Antonio Schefer.

Following are two reports written by Kwadjo Spiri and Emeka Anazodo:

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Daughters of God Update

From , By Line St Pierre, Quebec, Canada on

In our retreats, women are invited to deeply explore how the Divine dances with you in your physical, social, and spiritual life, and how you can deepen this relationship and reach out to other women in sisterhood.

We are a team of four women inspired by the teachings of The Urantia Book. Coming from different walks of life, we bonded through a shared vision, and it became our mission to enhance the status of being a woman dedicated to spiritual growth, intellectual advancement, and moral progress. In stepping out of conventional models of leadership, we have adopted the fishbowl conversation to create a milieu of soul-sharing.

Over the last 7 years, we have conducted workshops during conferences and facilitated women retreats nationally and internationally—we were fortunate to be invited to work in Canada, the USA, Hungary, and the Netherlands.

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Upcoming Events

From ,

Check out Urantia Association International’s Events Calendar at http://urantia-association.org/events-list. Upcoming events can be viewed in a List or Calendar view.

Urantia Book reader events provide opportunities for students to gain a deeper understanding of the ideas and concepts presented in The Urantia Book and help to facilitate a personal commitment to the ideals of spiritual living. We hope you can make it to some of these events and experience the joys of meeting and studying with fellow readers.

If you’re planning a Urantia Book reader event in your region and would like help in promoting it, please send us your information and we’ll consider it for our Events Calendar.

About Tidings Newsletter

From ,

The Tidings newsletter is an on-line publication that serves as Urantia Association International’s primary communication tool for reaching out to the Association’s membership, supporters, donors, volunteers, and general readership friends. It provides news and information on the many activities and events of the National and Local Associations around the globe as well as information and announcements from Central Office, the International Service Board, and the Representative Council. It serves to keep members in touch with one another and gives readers a sense of belonging—of being an integral part of a truly international movement that is designed to promote the Urantia revelation to all corners of the world.

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International Service Board

From ,

Members of the International Service Board (ISB) are elected by a vote of the Representative Council (RC). The officers and committees of the ISB and the Executive Administrator plan, coordinate, and carry out the activities of Urantia Association that are international in scope and have been authorized by the Representative Council. They also serve as an information resource for the constituent associations by compiling and sharing information and experiences of other associations. Read on for the list and functions of the current ISB personnel.

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2021 Urantia Association International Conference – Peru (How to Register and More)

Presented by Lourdes Burga-Cisneros on

11th Urantia Association International Conference in the Land of the Incas

We are pleased to announce that the 11th International Conference for Urantia Association International will be held in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, Urubamba, Cusco, Peru April 22—25, 2021 and will be hosted by the Urantia Association of Peru.

Registration is now open!

The theme will be Towards Cosmic Citizenship and the program will incorporate a combination of plenary sessions that will be held at the conference center, and workshops that will be held at the nearby archaeological sites.

The most beautiful and famous sites of the Incas are found in the Sacred Valley. A bus service will be provided to transport us to some of these sites and the costs will be included in the conference package price. For those interested in pre- and/or post-conference activities, the trains that go to Machu Picchu (one of the new Seven Wonders of the World) depart from the Sacred Valley and are close to the venue. If you always wanted to go to Peru, then 2021 is the year to do it!

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Finnish Winter Conference – 2020

24—26 January, 2020

We invite you to join our 2020 Winter Conference for Urantia Book readers in Finland at Hotel Waltikka in the small city of Valkeakoski, 150 kilometers north of Helsinki, Finland’s capital. Our theme will be: “Quest for the Foreword”.

During this conference there will be a mixture of presentations, workshops, study groups, discussions, a social program, music, and other Urantia-focused activities.

For more details see our program below.

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Matching Gift Offer

Please view this short video to hear about an exciting matching gift offer that will help Urantia Association International continue its work for the revelation in 2020 and beyond. (You will find the text of the message underneath the image.)

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President’s Message – December 2019

From , By Chris Wood, USA on

In the early days of the Urantia community, we were challenged to address six basic tasks: translate The Urantia Book, publish it, distribute it across the world, foster the study of the book, train teachers, and train leaders. Today Urantia Association International and Urantia Foundation work hand in hand to accomplish these six tasks. The Foundation focuses primarily on translation, publication, and distribution, whereas the Association is dedicated to study, training teachers, and training leaders. It’s been more than 80 years since the papers were completed, but we remain dedicated to these basic tasks. Yes, our challenges have changed radically over the decades due to political developments, the rise of mass communications, and the internet—yet our dedication to these six pillars persists.

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Joe in South Lake Tahoe

From , By Ed Owen, USA on

While living in South Lake Tahoe in the 1970’s, I would regularly take hikes along the lake shore where I would often see the same homeless man who would always say, “Brother would you buy me a drink?” For the longest time I wouldn’t answer him and just kept walking.

One especially cold and snowy late afternoon, he saw me and pleaded for me to buy him a drink. He was huddled under a poncho with a couple of inches of snow on his head. For some reason, I decided to talk with him. He told me his name was Joe.

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An Exciting Service Opportunity  

From , By Central Admin on

“Service”—a search of The Urantia Book nets over 630 mentions of “service.” It is the first of the divine fruits of the spirit—loving service. Service is vital for spiritual growth, yet at this very moment, we do not have enough volunteers. There are over 30 projects supporting Urantia Association International and the revelation that are on hold awaiting volunteers willing to serve.

Over the life of the Association, there have been too many good program ideas that have been shelved because there was no one to do the work. We hope to change this with an exciting new service opportunity.

We are looking for someone to serve as our Central Office Volunteer Coordinator. Just one person with the right skills can make all the difference in the success of the work the Association does.

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Language Multi-Linguist Project

From , By Central Admin on

Introducing Urantia Association’s Language Learning & Multi-Linguist Project  

We are now in the Urantia Post-Bestowal Age. As regards our current age, The Urantia Book states:

While Jesus has shown the way to the immediate attainment of spiritual brotherhood, the realization of social brotherhood on your world depends much on the achievement of the following personal transformations and planetary adjustments:

1. Social fraternity. Multiplication of international and interracial social contacts and fraternal associations through travel, commerce, and competitive play. Development of a common language and the multiplication of multilinguists. The racial and national interchange of students, teachers, industrialists, and religious philosophers.

2. Intellectual cross-fertilization. …… There must occur an exchange of national and racial literature. Each race must become familiar with the thought of all races; each nation must know the feelings of all nations. Ignorance breeds suspicion, and suspicion is incompatible with the essential attitude of sympathy and love. [Paper 52:6.2, page 597.3. Emphasis added]

In a first effort to address these challenges, Urantia Association International is embarking on a new program to encourage and provide support in learning a new language, and to increase the number of multi-linguists within our community. This program will begin by finding a volunteer(s) who speaks English and Spanish to coordinate the first group of 12 Spanish-speaking students who wish to learn or improve their English.

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Incarcerated and Valued

From , By PIRTeam, Urantia Association on

The Paradise Father values all his children. No matter what our station in life, he forgives our sins even before we think to ask for such forgiveness. Divine mercy is beyond our mortal comprehension—it is all encompassing for those who seek such mercy. In the person of Jesus of Nazareth, we see the Father’s love through the teachings of the Master, even for those who have failed to live up to their highest potential.

We can all find comfort in these teachings as we look back upon our own lives, reflecting on our best and worst times in life, and contemplating our destiny in the life after this. For those who believe the teachings of The Urantia Book, there is a comfort in knowing that divine justice and divine mercy are available to all who desire to know the Father and live according to his will.

But does divine mercy extend to those who find themselves incarcerated in our nation’s prisons, having been found guilty of the most heinous crimes by a jury of their peers? Do those who robbed, raped, stole, deceived or even took another’s life deserve divine mercy? The answer is a definitive yes, but there is a catch!

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