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At their October 27, 2016 regular meeting, due to the upcoming holidays, the CTB members voted to cancel the December 22, 2016 regular scheduled meeting and schedule a Special Meeting on December 8 at 2 p.m.  The Special Meeting will replace the November 24, 2016 and December 22, 2016 regular meetings.

At their October 27, 2016 regular meeting, due to the upcoming holidays, the CTB members voted to cancel the November 24, 2016 regular scheduled meeting and schedule a Special Meeting on December 8 at 2 p.m.  The Special Meeting will replace the November 24, 2016 and December 22, 2016 regular meetings.

HINDU -  Om (or Aum, ॐ) is the sacred sound symbol that represents Universe; the ultimate reality (Brahman).  It is prefixed and sometimes suffixed to all Vedic mantras and prayers.  Aum is often said to represent God in the three aspects of Brahma (A), Vishnu (U) and Shiva (M).

GREEK CROSS - The term Greek cross designates a cross with arms of equal length and resembles the plus sign.  One of the most common Christian forms, in common use by the 4th century.

SERBIAN ORTHODOX CROSS -  The Serbian Orthodox Church is one of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Christian churches.  It is the second oldest Slavic Orthodox Church in the world (after the Bulgarian Orthodox Church).

NATIVE AMERICAN ANGEL -  Native American spiritual beliefs hold rich accounts of spirits or angels - that the dead live on and even visit us.  Death is typically viewed as a door into the next life, or world, and not something to be feared but embraced.

"We believe that the spirit pervades all creation and that every creature possesses a soul in some degree, though not necessarily a soul conscious to itself.  The tree, the waterfall, the grizzly bear, each is an embodied force, and as such an object of reverence." - Ohiyesa, Sioux 1902 (aka Charles Eastman)

YIN YANG -  The yin-yang symbol holds its roots in Taoism/Daoism, a Chinese religion and philosophy.  The yin, the dark swirl, is associated with shadows, femininity, and the trough of a wave.  The yang, the light swirl, represents brightness, passion and growth.  

THE END OF THE TRAIL (TRAILS END)  -  Is a sculpture by American-born artist James Earle Fraser, The End of the Trail has endured to become one of the most recognizable images in the United States.  Many people are familiar with this representation of an American Indian on horseback, but few actually know the history of the piece.

MEDICINE WHEEL (SACRED HOOP) -  The term “Medicine Wheel” is not a Native American expression.  It is of course of European and American origin.  What the symbol has been called in Native America depends on the language of each particular Nation.  The main design of the Native American Medicine Wheel is the most basic yet most perfect form – the circle.  This is one absolute not only in Native America for sacred hoops but also for most cultures that have some kind of "Circle of Life" symbol.

CHURCH - The spiritual house we call a church is above all intended to be reflection of heaven arrayed in signs and symbols.  A church is intended to be a map of heaven and how to get there.  The church building is also a metaphor in stone of a people’s own spiritual journey as we make our pilgrimage from isolated individuals, into community, to the presence of the Divine.