• What Does Helping Others Mean to You?

    The TOS wants to know “What does helping others mean to you?” Not your definition, but why do you help others? What makes you volunteer? How has it changed your life?

    We are hoping to collect videos of people answering these questions. But if you feel shy about being on a video (camera phones are great and easy…hint hint!), we welcome you to send us an audio recording of what helping others means to you. If you send us either a video or audio, please also send us permission to use it as part of our outreach. We are intending to put together various clips as an introduction to the TOS to be used in lodges and study groups.

    We thank you in advance!

  • The Dangers of Plastic

    Members of the Salt Lake City Theosophical Society displayed the devastating effect of plastic pollution on the oceans, animal life, and humanity at the University of Utah. Members set up a massive display and spent hours talking to community member of all ages. According to one man, the display provided “a profound, realistic picture that forces us to look at our choices, and the consequences of that choice.”

  • Latest Issue of For the Love of Life

    The 2017-2018 winter issue of For the Love of Life is available to read for free online. This edition revolves around ethics. The editorial staff would like to thank its readers for all its support. Physical copies are available by request.

  • For the Love of Life Goes Online

    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.org. Hard copies of future issues will no longer be available.

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Latest News

Meet Our Latest Scholarship Recipient

My name is Lynnette Marie Huber (Lesmeister), I am an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in South Dakota. I am originally from Eagle Butte, SD and was born and raised on the Cheyenne River Sioux reservation. My lifelong dream of attending nursing school is moving forward as I am now in my final semester, thanks to generous educational scholarships like yours. Since being named one of the recipients of the Theosophical Order of Service Scholarship, my dream is becoming a reality at Oglala Lakota College.

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Featured Project

The TOS Wheaton at PRC

The Theosophical Order of Service local group in Wheaton regularly volunteers at a food pantry once every quarter. Our Wheaton group has seen many ups and downs with membership in our almost twelve years of existence (no different than any small group or lodge!) But what has always remained is the desire to help those less fortunate by volunteering where needed. On our volunteer day, we helped 105 different families with their shopping.

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President's Blog

Pondering Miracles

One of my favorite stores to shop at is Farm and Fleet. It’s a good old store found in the Midwest that once upon a time was where all the farmers and their families shopped. I remember the first time I visited the store, I felt completely intimidated. At the time, I lived in what would have been considered the country (until people like me moved in.) I lived in a subdivision on land that once belonged to a farming family. The farm lands were and still are disappearing because farmers can no longer afford to keep and cultivate their land.

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Summer National Convention 2018

April 28, 2018

This year the TOS and TSA will be sponsoring a half day of service as part of the Summer National Convention program. Participants will be able to choose from one of several different service projects: helping in the garden, preparing groceries at the nearby Humanitarian Service Project, packing items for Notes to a Friend that will be distributed to nearby homeless shelters, or participating in a world meditation.  Read more about Summer National Convention 2018

Sir Paul’s Campaign

April 28, 2018

The TOS is always looking for interesting tidbits to pass on to readers. Here’s one from former Theosophical Society in America president Betty Bland.

In 2009, Sir Paul and his daughters Mary and Stella launched a non-profit campaign called Meat Free Monday (www.meatfreemondays.com) The website provides a number of tasty vegetarian recipes and the facts behind the universal benefits of going meat free, even for a day. Read more about Sir Paul’s Campaign

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