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TOS in Ukraine Needs Our Support!

Throughout the past three years of the war in Ukraine, TOS Sections from countries around the world have sent financial aid to Ukraine.  In 2024, TOS-USA sent $1,500 to the TS/TOS in Ukraine to be used as they thought best.  Ukrainian TS/TOS members have been busy using those funds to best advantage, trying to

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In St. Petersburg, Compassion is “In the House!”

On June 14, 2025, members of the St. Petersburg (Florida) lodge rolled up their sleeves and made theosophy practical by providing a meal for families of children receiving hospital care for serious illnesses.  Lodge Vice President Cheryl Mitchell reports that the

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The Cosmic Song as a Pathway to Peace

Sometimes we nail it on the first try.  Such was the case in 1955 when Sy Miller and Jill Jackson wrote their much-beloved song, “Let There Be Peace On Earth.”  Within one short set of lyrics, they identified a profound universal truth: that peace on earth is possible only to the extent to which we each feel peace

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SNC 2018 Service Projects

July 28, 2018

As was mentioned in our last newsletter, way back in April (a lifetime ago!), the TS and TOS had decided to collaborate on a half day of service. Participants were allowed to choose from four different projects: a world peace meditation, working in the peace garden, bagging groceries at the Humanitarian Service Project, or packaging socks and underwear for homeless men, women, and children. Needless to say, many members took up the effort to serve, choosing one of the events. The photos below can give you an idea of how the day went. [node:read-more:link]

Oglala Lakota Nursing and Therapeutic Touch

July 28, 2018

It never ceases to amaze one how small the world can be. We all walk different paths, all journeying back to the same source. That difference can often be the cause for people to feel separate from one another, leading to the inability to even try to understand each other. When we take the time and really listen, we often find that we are not that different from each other. Ways of practice, culture, and even language sometimes share commonalities that one would have never thought. [node:read-more:link]

Update on TOS February Board Meeting

April 28, 2018

Our February board meeting was, as usual, very productive. As it is the month before the end of our fiscal year, the budget for the following year is discussed along with grant proposals and ideas for new national projects.

This year the TOS board has decided to provide grants to [node:read-more:link]

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