Our service on

March 17, 2013 ~ Destination: Heaven on Earth

Speaker

Rev. Bonnie Rose

Senior Minister
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Rev. Bonnie is the Senior Minister of the Ventura Center for Spiritual Living. She was born in New York, graduated from Duke University with a degree in Nursing, and then received a degree from the North Carolina School of the Arts in Vocal Performance.

Rev. Bonnie worked in New York for several years as a Nurse, Opera Singer, and Actress. In 1992-93, she performed in the National Tour of a Broadway Show and then decided to move to Southern California. She attended the North Hollywood Church of Religious Science, became a practitioner there, and then received a Master of Divinity from Holmes Institute.

Rev. Bonnie served as a staff minister at NHCRS for two years, prior to being led to Ventura Center for Spiritual Living. A gifted speaker and visionary, Rev. Bonnie offers dynamic leadership to transform lives and helps make the world a better place. Rev. Bonnie is dedicated to calling forth the best in all beings and working together to create a culture of kindness. Ventura Center for Spiritual Living is a journey church, where participants engage in an ongoing discovery of how to live fully and abundantly in the Infinite.

Rev. Bonnie currently lives in Santa Paula with her husband Hugh, Vizsla Dogs - Stella and Bartok and many other animals. You may contact Rev. Bonnie at either revbonnierose@venturacsl.org or office@venturacsl.org.

Musician

Dean Regan

Musician
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Dean Regan is an actor, singer and coach living in Los Angeles, California. His first love has always been Theater where he has played such roles as "Puck" in William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream; "Antrobus" in Thornton Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth and "Alan Strang" in Peter Shaffer's Equus. His love for the theatre and music have combined sweetly in productions of Gilbert & Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance, as Harold Hill in Meredith Willson's The Music Man and "The Emcee" in Kander & Ebb's Cabaret.

Performances on television include roles on NYPD Blue and a long-running character on the drama Secrets. He has appeared on many soap operas as well. In movies, he will always remember a day spent on the set with the legendary Mike Nichols on the film Working Girl. Dean was also tapped to appear in Mark Wilkinson's award-winning film Dischord.

Dean hails from Chicago where his mother and sister still live. Growing up in the Regan family gave Dean an appreciation for this country's rich music. His talented energy drew the attention of his teachers who pointed him toward the stage.

After beginning his college education at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa; Dean earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from U.C.L.A. specializing in Theater and English. Dean traveled around the country with the First National Tour of "The Pirates of Penzance" working with Jim Belushi, Maureen McGovern, George Rose, and Peter Noone (of the musical group "Herman's Hermits"). During the tour he was honored to perform at the White House for President and Mrs. Reagan. After the National Tour Dean moved to New York and performed on Broadway. In New York he acted on several Daytime Dramas and Off-Broadway productions. ("And, yes, off-off-off-off Broadway as well!") After several years in the Big Apple, Dean moved to Los Angeles where he currently lives.

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