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Practitioners provide professional services
Practitioners are bound by a strict Code of Ethics which requires them to serve you on a confidential basis. The Practitioner, who does not advise, will listen to your description of the conditions you are experiencing and through inquiry will determine first cause. This cause is the belief at work that is creating your current effects. The Practitioner will then assist you in reversing the limiting thought, and through Spiritual Mind Treatment will set the changes in motion.
Practitioners are available for prayer immediately following Sunday service or for private paid sessions by appointment.
Suggested minimum for licensed practitioners is $35. Suggested minimum for ministers is $50. Intern practitioners do not charge for services.
No one is ever denied prayer work for inability to pay.
You may also drop your confidential prayer request into the prayer box located in the Sanctuary or in the bookstore. If you would like prayers from the community, post your request on the magnetic wall in the sanctuary.
Judy Baker, RScP Emeritus
"IT IS MY DELIGHT TO SEEK AND SUPPORT THE LIGHT OF SPIRIT IN OTHERS."My precious Mother was my spiritual guide. She taught me to love God; how to pray; to practice non-judgement; and the consciousness of gratitude. When I found Religious Science, I became aware that these principles paralleled with Dr. Holmes teachings. I was hooked! As I progressed through Science of Mind classes, I felt myself grow spiritually and it fed my soul. I knew I wanted to be a practitioner. The bonus was I learned to move forward in my life without fear. I learned to trust. I began living in Principle underpinned with a divine relationship with Spirit. In my 20+ years as a practitioner I have seen miracles. I have seen challenges and I have seen commendable growth in others. Most importantly I have become aware that I am here to be an example of the possibilities of good as we believe, trust, and use the power of prayer.
623.972.3205
Dr. Kay Fontana, RScP
“I AM A COMPASSIONATE PRESENCE, REVEALING THE LIGHT THAT ALREADY LIVES WITHIN EACH SOUL.”I am a Licensed Spiritual Practitioner through the Centers for Spiritual Living, a Spiritual Grief and Sound Healing Practitioner, educator, and founder of Healing Our Grieving Hearts. My passion is supporting women navigating caregiving, profound life transitions, and the loss of a spouse or soulmate. My work blends spiritual wisdom, mindfulness, sound healing, and practical guidance to help women move through grief with hope, resilience, and renewed purpose.
My calling grew out of my own life experiences. After caring for my beloved husband through years of significant health challenges, I sat beside him during his final week on life support before his passing. That deeply transformative journey as both caregiver and widow became the foundation of my life’s work: walking alongside women as they discover healing, meaning, and a new path forward.
My husband and I discovered Religious Science in 2010 after realizing our lives needed a new direction. From the moment we attended our first service, we knew we had found our spiritual home. I immediately felt called to become a practitioner, began taking classes that fall, and became a Licensed Spiritual Practitioner in 2014. In 2019, I earned my Doctor of Education degree. My dissertation, Mindfulness and Compassion: A Phenomenological Study of Hospice Dementia Care Volunteers, was inspired by accompanying my mother through hospice during her journey with Alzheimer’s disease.
Today, I have the privilege of serving as the Office Manager and a Licensed Spiritual Practitioner at West Valley Center for Spiritual Living. It is an honor to support our community through prayer, compassionate service, and a commitment to living and sharing the Science of Mind teachings.
480.268.4504
Rev. Sue Witter
"ancora imparo – I am still learning; docendo discimus – Teach in order to learn (we learn by teaching)"My initial contact with New Thought and Religious Science came through the Terry Cole-Whittaker Ministries and the Robert Schuller Ministries in Southern California. Once the Terry Cole-Whittaker Ministries was disbanded I was involved with an independent New Thought church and eventually moved to Religious Science churches in Huntington Beach and West Hollywood. Over the years I’ve moved around the country and the world. Some places had Religious Science churches, some had Unity churches while others had neither. That was part of what prompted me to look at spirituality from many perspectives. I’ve studied with many different teachers with a wide variety of specialties. For more than 40 years I’ve studied world religions, psychology, sociology and philosophy, but the fundamental principles of Science of Mind have always been the fulcrum of my spiritual growth and development.
There is no area of my life that hasn’t been profoundly touched by the teachings of Religious Science. I’ve gone from feeling completely out of control of almost everything in my life, to understanding the power of personal, intimate relationship with the Divine. I’ve learned that there is nothing, absolutely nothing, that can’t be changed through application of these principles. Understanding that I am always at choice about what I think and do has an amazing impact on my life. Knowing that changing how I think and making new choices can change anything and everything has made an immeasurable difference in every aspect of my life. Realizing that we all live in and have an equal opportunity to access the field of infinite possibilities has given me a profound experience of freedom. All of that has happened because of the teachings of the Science of Mind.
I’ve learned not to see any part of me as broken. I’ve learned not to resist my humanity and embrace all that comes with it. That, in turn, influences the gifts I bring and how I serve this community. Understanding that for myself, as well as for others has allowed me to see “it’s all good and it’s all God in a brand-new way. Knowing and sharing that understanding is a large part of the gifts I bring.
I love being a practitioner. I can kindly and gently nudge people out of their comfort (or discomfort) zone and to help people see their magnificence in all the ways they show up. I also have a very straight forward, no nonsense approach to almost everything I do. My deeply held belief that every individual, and in turn groups; have equal access to the field of infinite possibilities at every moment in time is an important part of what I bring to the Center. We are always free to make a new choice if the conditions of our life are less than we want. All of this greatly impacts how I approach being a member of leadership teams at the Center. I understand there are an infinite number of ways and paths for God to unfold our good. As a result, I’m able to look past individual agendas to stay open to all of the avenues, both known and unknown, for God’s Good to be made manifest in our lives and at the Center. This Truth is essential to my service as the Ecclesiastical Coordinator focusing on ceremonial events, education and other activities at the Center.
623-326-0031
Mary McNabb, RScP Emeritus
"IT IS NOT HAPPY PEOPLE WHO ARE GRATEFUL. IT IS GRATEFUL PEOPLE WHO ARE HAPPY." ~ VALPHAI began my journey with Science of Mind 40 years ago at Agape in Santa Monica, Ca … on my very first visit, I knew, what we all come to realize… I was home. The whole experience was so different from my previous years in the Catholic church and I quickly realized I wanted to understand more and play a bigger role in this amazing philosophy. So, I began in taking SOM classes and became a Licensed CSL Practitioner in 1992 and became Emeritus in 2005.
