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For the Love of Life goes Online

April 28, 2018

In an effort to cut down on printing and mailing costs and reduce our carbon footprint, the Theosophical Order of Service is creating an online version of its journal For the Love of Life. If you would like to continue receiving a copy of For the Love of Life in digital form, please send your email address to info@theoservice.com. Hard copies of future issues will no longer be available. Read more about For the Love of Life goes Online

Kern Matching Grant

February 20, 2018

In our October 2017 newsletter, we wrote about how the Kern Matching grant was started in 2008 to help the Golden Link School. Since the school’s inception, it has grown tremendously and now provides a college education to students who are financially disadvantaged. (Please see the article “Donate $20.00 or more to the Golden Link College. Here’s why.”) Read more about Kern Matching Grant

A Month Of Kindness

November 27, 2017

In October 2017, the TOS ran a “Campaign for Kindness” in which members were invited to perform extra little (or big) acts of kindness. The results are in, and they’re awesome:

1. I rescued two worms that had washed onto the sidewalk after a heavy rain. Had they stayed on the sidewalk in the sun, they would have baked to death. I put them back in the grass—within a few seconds, they had wriggled to the ground and began burrowing into the dirt.
2. I carried a heavy box for a pregnant coworker and loaded it into her car. Read more about A Month Of Kindness

Donate to the Golden Link College

October 12, 2017

Donate $20 or more to the Golden Link College. Here’s Why:

Since its inception fifteen years ago, the Golden Link College (GLC) has provided quality education to disadvantaged children. In an environment that encourages theosophical principles such as no discrimination of any kind, peace, harmony, compassion, and a sense of well-being, children (and the adults who teach the children and work at the school) become “socially responsible, morally upright, and spiritually sensitive individuals.” These are qualities many children do not receive in regular educational settings which is what makes the Golden Link College such a rare gem. GLC is theosophy in action. Read more about Donate to the Golden Link College

What Inspires You?

September 12, 2017

TOS Leadership Series

Next Webinar: Series Already Completed

Join us for a series of four (4) webinars as the Theosophical Order of Service in America (TOSA) explores what inspires and helps strengthen our practice of service. The format for this program is an inspiring five-minute video screening followed by a short discussion among participants. The program will be no longer than an hour. Read more about What Inspires You?

Po’Shines de la Soul: A Portland (Oregon) Lodge TOS Action Project

August 16, 2017

By Linda Phleps, TOS Liaison

On August 10, eight of us dined at Po’Shines de la Soul, a black-owned soul food restaurant with a Cajun flavor in North Portland. It’s a small place with big windows on two sides, large overhead silver pipes and several golden chandeliers. On the walls are paintings and photos of African-American life, including a large picture of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. laughing together. There’s a giant gum ball machine near one window and a diverse mix of people eating or coming in to buy pastries. Read more about Po’Shines de la Soul: A Portland (Oregon) Lodge TOS Action Project

Earth Day 2017

April 14, 2017

Have you ever stopped and thought about the fact that everything you use comes from the Earth?

This Earth Day will be unlike any other since its inception in 1970. Rallies and marches will take place around the world to drawn attention to the need for “evidence-based policy making and inclusivity in the science community.” Started as a conversation on the social media site Reddit, March for Science will bring together scientists, lovers of science, and sympathizers from around the world to raise awareness about the need for science to be taken as it is: a tool that uses objective means to study issues and find solutions to today’s problems, climate change being one of them. Read more about Earth Day 2017

Come Check Us Out on Facebook!

February 18, 2017

We have finally moved into the modern age! Our Facebook page is up and ready to use! TOS groups are encouraged come “like” the page and to post pictures of their group members, current projects, and future events. We hope our groups will use this tool to connect with one another and to share ideas. Read more about Come Check Us Out on Facebook!

TOS International Conference 2018

February 18, 2017

The fourth international conference of the TOS will take place in Singapore in August 2018. It will immediately follow the Theosophical Society World Congress. The specific place and dates are still to be determined. Read more about TOS International Conference 2018

Hutoxy Contractor (June 21, 1936 – January 27, 2016) by Joseph Gullo

March 21, 2016

We say goodbye to Hutoxy (pronounced Hutsy) Contractor, 79, a stalwart member of the TOS. Hutsy had a B.A. in sociology and anthropology. She and her husband Dinshaw, originally from India, were married in 1958 and continued their ancestral Zoroastrian faith in the United States where they raised five children. Hutsy is survived by her husband, Dinshaw and four children, Rashna, Yasmin, Yazdi and Arnavaz. Sadly, their fifth child, Shernaz died in an accident 1985. Read more about Hutoxy Contractor (June 21, 1936 – January 27, 2016) by Joseph Gullo

TOS Workshop at Olcott

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Stay Positive and Productive, No Matter The Circumstances
Totally Responsible Person (TRP) Workshop at Olcott

Do you react or respond? Explore the difference. In this workshop we will learn practical methods to:

Return to Heart Based Living
Enhance Effectiveness in Relationships at Home, in the Community and Workplace
Deal with "Victim Mentality" in Ourselves and Others
Cultivate a Service Oriented Approach to Life

Saturday, May 31 from 10 am to 5 pm
The Theosophical Society in America
1926 N. Main Street
Wheaton, IL 60187

April 4, 2008

Healing Veterans Retreat

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Event Information
An estimated 35% of soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, as do countless American veterans from previous wars. Over 58,000 American service people died in the Viet Nam war, over 100,000 have since committed suicide. Sadly, such problems will continue as veterans return from Iraq and Afghanistan.

As many who have sought help can testify, standard therapeutic techniques frequently do not work.

February 5, 2008

Nairobi TOS Activity

NAIROBI LODGE - THEOSOPHICAL ORDER OF SERVICE Report – 2007

The Theosophical Order of service is the service arm of the Theosophical Society. It was founded by Dr. Annie Besant, the second International President, in February 1908. So, as you can see, the T.O.S. is in its hundredth year of existence. The year beginning February 2007 to February 2008 has officially been designated as the Centenary Year of the T.O.S.

January 21, 2008

TOS Event: Spirituality, Community, and Service

This all day event, co-sponsored by the Theosophical Order of Service and the Science of Spirituality, brings together leaders in the interfaith field. Using panel discussions, break out groups, and meditation, we will explore the multifaceted role of service in our lives.

Date: Saturday, October 25, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
"Spirituality, Community, and Service"
No charge. A free vegetarian lunch is being provided compliments of the Science of Spirituality.
Preregister by phone (630-668-1571, ext. 300)

January 12, 2008