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                                The City of Light Spiritualist Church                                             Ministerial Program

 Become a Spiritualist Minister:
If you have a desire to help people and pets you may want to learn more about becoming a City of Light Spiritualist Minister. 
  As a Spiritualist Minister we believe in the God Given gifts of Mediumship, Spiritual Healing and Honor all of Creation.                              At COLSC we revere pets as an important part of our spiritual family and include them in our church service and ministry.                   Our ministerial studies program is designed to meet ordination requirements for becoming a Spiritualist Minister and an Interfaith Minister. There is a great calling for qualified Spiritualist Ministers to respond to the needs of humans and animals in this world!

Requirements for The City of Light Spiritualist Church (COLSC)     Minister Seeking Ordination:
  1. Membership to City of Light Spiritualist Church for at least 1 year.
  2. Application & short essay of why you want to become a Spiritualist Minister with COLSC sent to Head Pastor of COLSC.
  3.  Enrollment in either the Trilogy Home Study Ministerial Course ($599.00) & The Spiritual Healing Course ($75) as well as the completion of the FOUR (3 Hour Live) ONLINE COURSES  OR  the New COLSC Ministerial Course in development at the present.  All courses will require additional Shipping and Handling costs to be included with mailing to you.
  4.  Ministerial Course duration generally takes a 1-2 year period.  During time of study students will complete all written and oral assignments, write a paragraph for each chapter completed in the Trilogy Ministerial course on how it can be applied to being a Spiritualist Minister. 
  5. The FOUR (3 Hour Live) ONLINE COURSES will allow the student to have the opportunity for personal consultation time with the instructor who is a Spiritualist Minister and Pastor of the COLSC.  Courses will be scheduled for a date tentatively during these months: Sept. Nov., Jan. & March on the 3rd Saturday of the month each year. There will be an option for a makeup classes with the instructor.  They will begin in Sept of 2021.
  6. All COLSC ministers in training should also have documented participation in ministerial type duties                                                   such as serving at a Spiritualist Church as a speaker, attending a development circle, spiritual healings,                          volunteering at a community service, pet shelter or spiritual work during their year of Spiritual Ministry and studies.
  7. Ordination can be for being one or both: Interfaith Minister & Spiritualist Minister.
  8. Certificate of Ordination upon completion of all Requirements for Spiritualist Minister is $35 and $50 processings fee              made out to the COLSC.  
  9. For a Certificate of Ordination as an Interfaith Minister it is $33 and $50 processing fee made out to Sanctuary of the USC.                                     
    Four Online Courses for COLSC: (3hr. duration each) will include the following:                                              During time of study students will complete all written and oral assignments, write a paragraph Live online courses allows the student to have the opportunity for personal consultation time with the instructor who is a Spiritualist Minister and Pastor of the COLSC.  Courses will be scheduled for:  September,  Novovember, January & March on the 3rd Saturday of the month each year. 
1. Ministering in the 21st Century (Benevolence & Practical Aspects in Developing Your Ministry of Care.)  
2. What is Spirituality & Spiritualism.  (Practices, Prayers & Protocol for Spiritualist Ministry)                                                                          3. Spiritual Healing for People (Study of, Protocol & Practice of Spiritual Healing Principles)                                                                            4. Spiritual Healing for Pets (Protocol & guidelines for Spiritual Pet Healing)


*These Online classes are available to all Ordained COLSC Ministers/Trilogy Interfaith Ministers for $20 per class paid to COLSC.
 For more information you may contact: Rev. Joanne Copley-Nigro at colsc@stny.rr.co
Head Pastor and President of the City of Light Spiritualist Church


 Ministerial Ordination for City of Light Spiritualist Church: We revere pets as an important part of our spiritual family and church services.   As a Spiritualist Minister we believe in Mediumship, spiritual Healing and honor all of Creation.                                            COLSC Students will complete all written and oral assignments and have the option to be ordained as a Spiritualist Minister and also an Interfaith Minister if they like.   
For a Certificate of Ordination as an Interfaith Minister it is $33 and $50 processing fee made out to Sanctuary of the USC.
For a Certificate of Ordination as a Spiritualist Minister it is $33 and $50 processing fee made out to the City of Light Spiritualist Church.
There is an Optional Graduation Weekend Workshop in Lily Dale NY, with optional ordination each June.                                                                        The Ordination and Optional Weekend Workshops will be offered in-person and on ZOOM. 


Mediumship Certification:
Twelve months of membership in good standing are required to apply for church Mediumship certification. Completion of the Mediumship certification course from the Trilogy Institute is required to be a Certified Medium with the City of Light Spiritualist Church. Call or write the Trilogy Institute for a full description of the course – 716-595-3008. Church Mediumship certification is $40 for the certification paperwork. To keep their certification status, certified mediums are required to be members in good standing, to give messages for least one church service and to serve at least one fund-raiser each year for COLSC .

For Spiritualist Church Healing Certification: Completion of  Trilogy Institute “Spiritual Healing Home Study Course and COLSC on-line courses: “Spiritual Healing for People (Study of, Protocol & Practice of Spiritual Healing Principles)” & “Spiritual Healing for Pets (Protocol & guidelines for Spiritual Pet Healing)”.  A fee of $40 for Church Certificate of Completion. To keep certification status, certified healers are required to be members in good standing, do healing for at least one service each year and at one fund-raiser each year for the church . If interested in correspondence courses in Ministerial Training leading to Ordination, Certification in Mediumship or Certification in Spiritual Healing visit: www.patriciaprice.com.  or             Rev. Joanne Copley-Nigro at colsc@stny.rr.com 
 
 
 

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