Subject:ย โ˜€๏ธ๐ŸŒ™๐ŸŒŸ CHLQ: A Letter From the Board

A Letter from the Board

Church of the Holy Light of the Queen

2023 is Here!


Dear Brothers and Sisters,


Happy New Year!


We are all grateful for the immense blessing of the Daime in our lives at this time on Earth. CHLQ has been able to continue the mission of CHLQ, growing the church and welcoming new members. We continued our mission in Brasil, supporting communities in need, and cultivating the relationships that keep us firmly rooted in the doctrine of Mestre. Thanks to your donations, we were able to help members in need and support cultivation projects in Brasil.


Thanks to your tithes we were able to stay open as a functioning nonprofit. Tithes fund the day-to-day operations of CHLQ, which has many administrative and legal functions that continue behind the scenes. Tithes also fund the maintenance of the yurts and the land, as well as all the supplies used during ceremonies. We could not operate without your continued support.ย 


As costs continue to rise we continue to need the support of every member to make the Daime available to all who come to seek its Light.ย 


Each serving of Daime you drink is not merely a small cup with some sacrament. Each serving is the land on which the vine and leaf are grown. Each serving is the labor of the men and women who for decades have turned the plants into the sacred Daime. Every taste of Daime is our connection to these men and women, through the efforts of Padrinho Jonathan and Madrinha Jane and all who help them maintain inroads into Brasil. Each sip represents intercontinental plane flights, people carrying Daime in suitcases, going through customs and DEA protocols. Every little cup is the storage of the Daime, the knowledge of how to prepare it, the permits that allow it, the legal standing maintained and defended.

When you attend a Daime work, it costs the church an average of $80 - $100 per person. And yet we make the Daime available to all. That is why we are so grateful to those who tithe and donate. Every tithe counts, and every dollar goes directly to the mission of the Daime and nowhere else.ย 

We are asking for our members to tithe. Tithing is a commitment to contribute monthly, regardless of the number of works attended, in order to provide a steady monthly income for our church to continue to function. This will help our church be there for all us, and for many others who are seeking this light and have not yet found us.ย 


Tithing is an expression of gratitude for the gifts of the Daime. The recommended monthly tithe is $100-150. (Other amounts can be tithed by special arrangement; every dollar helps.)


What are you gaining from the Holy Daime? And what do you give back?


Express your gratitude by giving as much as you can.


โ€œTrue prosperity comes from the expression of gratitude and the act of generosity.โ€

-Jonathan Goldman


Please fill out the 2023 Tithing Pledge Survey. We ask those who attend the church but who do not plan to tithe, and existing tithers to fill this out, as well as new tithers. You can find it at this link:




Blessings to All,

CHLQ



Blessings,
CHLQ


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