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Current Mailing Address:
Unity Church of Clearwater
PO Box 4681
Clearwater, FL 33758 |
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WINGS Book Study Group (Zoom): Tue, 12:00 PM
Wednesday Prayer/Meditation Service (Live Stream): 7:00 PM Table Talk Thursday (Zoom): Thur, 12:00 PM Bible Study (Zoom): Thur, 3:00 PM
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Sunday Service: 11:00 AM (DAS & Live Streamed) |
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Our Sunday Services Are Hosted by: Discovery Academy of Science (Our Former Sanctuary)
11:00 AM 2433 Nursery Rd, Clearwater, 33764 (map)
We Are So Grateful! |
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Hurricane Assistance - Ways to Get & Give Help
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In addition to prayer, here are some ways to help and get help.
Get help
Give help Register for volunteer opportunities through the following organizations: Donate money to these local and state organizations: Donate cleaning supplies and safety gear at these locations of home-building nonprofit Habitat for Humanity Tampa Bay Gulfside: |
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Our UCC congregation is somewhat in transition, and it’s been a wild ride!
On 2/22/2022, our Board directed UCC to enter into a carefully negotiated agreement with Galaxy Education/Discovery Academy of Science for the school to purchase five of our seven acres for the amount that Southcrest Management (contractor) had negotiated to cover the full cost of building our new Church Home according to our concept and sharing the parking lot, with shared easements for access.
After negotiating and agreeing on a construction contract, Southcrest informed the church that they would require an additional $1.2 million to complete our project, over and above the agreed-upon purchase sale price. The church declined the additional amount and Southcrest abandoned our agreement. UCC secured a new contract with Custom Bldg. Solutions. Last April, UCC submitted all requirements to the City for our construction permit, which we believe the City should be ready to approve as soon as the required tree work is completed on our site by Southcrest.
For the past two and a half years, our staff has worked remotely and our Sunday services have been hosted by either Congregation Beth Shalom, Temple B’nai Israel, or the UU Church across the street, and as UCC is a tithing Church, we shared our tithes with these faith communities. We are most grateful for the welcome of our longtime Interfaith Partners and also to Discovery Academy, that hosts our Sunday services without cost.
UCC’s furnishings are still in three storage units, and there is little room for storage here. Every Sunday, our amazing team of volunteers sets up and then resets the cafeteria for each school week. Discovery is a positive and purposeful school for over 750 students, grades 1-8, and wants to be a good neighbor to UCC. During this next season, we believe we will see our permit cleared, our foundation built, and the walls coming up for our new Church Home, on the shores of Peace Pond, on the west side of the campus.
Our Sr. Minister has just been invited by Rev Amy Kindred of UU and Rabbi Michael Birnholz of Temple B’nai Israel to work with them to establish interfaith activities in our neighborhood, going forward! Yay!
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This Sunday: Leddy Hammock - What You Seek
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Lyrics from “What I Seek Is Seeking Me” by Sue Riley and Jana Stanfield,
“The whisper that I hear in my heart, telling me it’s time to start
To set my inhibitions free, become the ‘me’ I’m here to be.
So, I’ll act brave as if I am, act ‘as if’ until I can, live each day as though I know that
What I seek is seeking me, even when that’s hard to see
I choose faith, so I believe, that what I seek is seeking’ me.” |
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*Our Reverend Sue Riley, Minister of Music, with Leddy this past Sunday
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Last Sunday's Shining Words:
If you know me, then you will also know my Father. From now on you do know him and have seen him’” (Jn. 14:7).
I am not weak. I am not helpless. I am not fear. I am not judgment. I am whole. I am worthy. I am the way of God. |
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When You Can't Be with Us in Person....
Watch on Sunday & Wednesday (click image below) **No Facebook Account Needed to Tune In!**
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If You Missed the Service on Sunday....
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Share a Ride with Unity Folks
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If you would like to share transportation to and from Unity Church on Sunday (whether as a driver or a passenger), please email to let us know and we will try to connect you with others in your immediate neighborhood. Sometimes folks who live nearby might share a cab or Uber with you.
info@unityofclearwater.org
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WINGS Book Study Group with The Rev Cynthia Mackey
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Tuesdays
12:00 PM Zoom
WINGS is our daytime Truth Book Study Group and is led by our UCC Minister of Education, The Reverend Cynthia Mackey.
The group includes men and women and there's always great discussion!
Make new friends, share ideas and explore Unity teachings in a supportive, positive environment!
WINGS will be studying the classic Unity text, What Are You?, by Imelda Octavia Shanklin.
Attending the WINGS group can earn credit toward becoming a UCC Prayer Chaplain. Please check with Cynthia for more info.
All are welcome to join in!
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Tuesdays
1:30 PM Zoom
What is Emotional Freedom Tapping (EFT)
Your body is more powerful than you may imagine, filled with life, energy, and a compelling ability for self-healing.
Like acupuncture and acupressure, Tapping is a set of techniques that utilize the body’s energy meridian points. You can stimulate these meridian points by tapping on them with your fingertips, literally tapping into your body’s own energy and healing power.
Gather with a great group of positive and supportive folks with healing in mind!
To Join:
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Wednesday Evening Spiritual Treatment
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Wednesdays
7:00-7:30 PM
PRAYER ..."is communion with God.... This communion is an attitude of mind and heart that lifts the individual into a wonderful sense of oneness with God, who is Spirit, the Source of every good and perfect thing..." (Myrtle Fillmore's Healing Letters).
We invite you to join us for a half hour of contemplative guided prayer time. The service is live streamed to our Facebook page so no need to log in to Zoom. You will not be on camera and can use this quiet time to observe or just listen to this peaceful meditation. Prayer brings beautiful changes. |
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Table Talk - All are Welcome!
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Thursdays
12:00 PM Zoom
Let's get together and chat!
Leddy hosts a weekly Zoom "Table Talk" every Thursday so we can stay in touch more regularly.
The Table Talk will last about an hour. Feel free to drop in for a few minutes or spend the whole hour with us.
To Join:
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Bible Study with Leddy & Rabbi Arthur Baseman In Recess this Week
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Thursdays
3:00 PM Zoom Class will recess Oct 3 & 10 for the Jewish holidays
Beginners
and longtime Bible students are enjoying this insightful class, an
excellent adventure in allegorical Bible study, team-taught by
longtime friends, retired Reform Rabbi, Arthur Baseman and our Sr.
Minister, Leddy Hammock, sharing
insights into Hebrew Studies and Unity allegorical Bible
interpretation. It's awesome to see how these paths intertwine to teach
Truth!
Walk with these two longtime friends and colleagues who
are also longtime Bible scholars through intriguing stories in the Torah
with insights from the Gospels as well.
You
can just listen or you can also ask questions and join in the
discussion during this unique, rich, and fulfilling exploration.
Bring your favorite Bible version. Be ready to expand your understanding of scripture!
All UCC classes are offered on a free will love offering basis! To Join:
Want to watch on demand?
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Blessings Chanting at Dhamma Wheel
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Sundays
6:30-7:30 PM In Person and on Zoom
Buddhist
chants are among the noble blessings in our world. Monks have
continuously recited these blessing chantings for over 2,600 years. By
listening you can gain concentration, wellness and peace. The monks
will recite these chants 4 times a week to bless you and your loved
ones. You can send your loved ones names with the monks if you wish to
share blessings with them.
The chants are in Pali which was the Buddha's language.
To Join: Meeting ID: 867 3280 0873 Passcode: 4SukiHothu
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All Are Invited to Attend:
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About Unity's Winged Globe
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We're checking mail every day, so checks sent through the mail are fine, as are checks sent from your bank's online bill pay.
Your gifts to Unity Church of Clearwater are tax deductible as allowed
by law. Our life-affirming work is supported by the loving and generous
offerings of friends like you. Please give as your grateful spirit
leads you. You can also support Unity Church of Clearwater by leaving a
legacy of prayer and hope in your will or estate plan. Right now,
right where you are, you are blessing this ministry through your loving
thoughts and you, also, are blessed.
If you feel led you might consider setting up an automatic recurring donation. This can be done through your bank's bill pay or on the Church's donation form.
We've also been asked about the processing fees the church has to pay when the online form is used. The fees are a small percentage (3-4%) of the total donation, however there is an option to cover fees that you may select if you feel so inclined. Every little bit helps and we're grateful if you decide to turn that option on.
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Donate by Text! It's Super Easy!
Text "Give" (without quotes) to 833-679-1105 and follow the prompts.
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“Hold fast to God and He will add every good thing. Seek God and you will find Him and all good with Him. To the man who cleaves to God, God cleaves and adds virtue [resources of power and strength] and, that what you have sought before now seeks you.... Everything comes to him who truly comes to God bringing all divinity with him while all that is strange and alien flies away” - Meister Eckhart, Dominican Catholic Priest, born in Germany in 1260. |
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OUR WEEKLY AFFIRMATION:
"I HOLD FAST TO GOD AND GOD ADDS EVERY GOOD THING TO MY LIFE, RIGHT NOW!"
THANK YOU, GOD! |
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