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This Sunday @ UCC:
Faith Lift - Leddy Hammock
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If I start feeling “blue,” I give myself a little time – prayer time – to get ready for my “faith lift.”
With sunny days and beds of roses, it’s easy to pretend for awhile. But when I can’t keep that “painted on smile,” I get ready for a “faith lift.”
I know that God always hears me. I trust and rest in Spirit for my “faith lift.”
If I start out feeling “down,” I make time for healing prayer and I give thanks in advance for the “faith lift” that always comes! |
| | Sloan Wainwright & Special Guest Glen Roethel
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| Mon, May 1
7:00 PM
Peace CHAPEL
Defying standard categorization, singer/songwriter Sloan Wainwright, consistently demonstrates her easy command of a variety of American musical styles — pop, folk, jazz and blues — held together by the melodious tone of her rich contralto, with the end result being a unique and soulful hybrid.
Her family tree (brother and folk-music luminary Loudon Wainwright, nephew Rufus Wainwright, nieces Martha Wainwright and Lucy Wainwright Roche) reads like a who’s who of contemporary folk music. Sloan’s incredible gift is not only her unique songwriting ability but also her dramatically voiced rendition of original songs.
“She’s folk influenced, but the real star here is her voice. Warm and smoky and smooth, it makes her earthy, ominous lyrics seem all the more intense.”
SloanWainwright.com
GlenRoethel.com
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| | New Class Series: Unity 101
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Tue, May 2, 9, & 16
7:00 PM
Café
Join our Ministers (Associate Ministers, The Reverends Judy Tafelski, Rob Hammock, and Leddy Hammock) for this 3 session series about Unity.
No preregistration is required; all interested adults are welcome on a love offering basis.
We plan to offer the series twice a year, in Spring and Fall, so students in our Prayer Chaplaincy series can always take any missed sessions the next time around. No worries: "Homework" is easy and fun, and done in class together by students taking the class as a requirement for Prayer Chaplaincy or for personal enrichment.
I. 5/2: "Unity & History" – Lead Teacher – Rob, assisted by Judy and Leddy. Find out where Unity came from and how it developed!
II. 5/9: "Unity's Foundational Teachings" – Lead Teacher – Judy, assisted by Rob and Leddy. Learn about Unity's basic principles and how they work in our lives!
III. 5/16: "Living the Life" – Lead teacher, Leddy, assisted by Judy and Rob. Role playing and lively demonstration of practical prayer treatment! |
| | Class Series: Living the Twelve Pathways
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| Six Weeks on the Happiness Highway
Everybody talks about being happy.
Now you can do something about it, too.
Six Wednesday evenings will give a first-hand experience of the power of the Twelve Pathways. Then you can use the tools on your own for the rest of your life to:
- Reduce or eliminate stress
- Change unconscious limiting beliefs
- Interact positively with more people
- Achieve peace of mind
Gregg Sanderson will facilitate the group. He studied with Ken Keyes, and has taught the Science of Happiness for over 40 years. He is also a licensed practitioner with Centers for Spiritual Living, and a Certified trainer with Infinite Possibilities.
Fee: $50.00 tuition plus $50.00 Attendance bond to be returned at the last session for perfect attendance.
FIRST CLASS IS FREE SO YOU CAN SEE IF THE CLASS IS FOR YOU RISK FREE!
As always, Gregg's classes carry a guarantee. If the class doesn't meet your expectations you get you tuition back.
Advance registration not required
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| | Spring Garden Party & BBQ
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| Sat, May 13
7:00 PM
Peace COTTAGE
Your Invited!
Our First Spring Garden Party & Barbecue on the Peace Cottage Grounds by the Peace Pond
Food, Fun, Music and Laughter!
Have the Time of Your Life at Unity!
FRIENDS & FAMILY ALL WELCOME!
UCC will provide all the food.
We're suggesting $10 per person donation ($20 family), but no one will be turned away
Please RSVP by May 5
Sign up at church or call the office (727) 531-0992
Hope to see you there! |
| | Vesak 2561/2017 - Celebrate Buddha's Birthday
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| You are cordially invited to join us in this most auspicious interfaith observation of the Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death (parinibbana).
This year's event will be attended by monks and leaders from a variety of spiritual traditions and will include:
- Dhamma Talk by Bhante
- Bathing of Baby Buddha
- Various Performances
- International Vegetarian Dinner
- Chanting for World Peace
DWMS.org
Suggested $20.00 donation to help cover expenses.
You may donate via PayPal at DWMS.org, by check payable to DWMS,
or cash the day of the event.
Anyone willing to help out in the café please sign up in the bookstore!
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| | FAST Nehemiah Action
Mon, 7:00 PM
Tropicana Field
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| | WINGS Book Study Group
Tue, 11:30 AM
Café
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| Lenten Prayer Service
Wed, 7:00 PM
Peace CHAPEL
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| Unity Singers Rehearsal
Wed, 7:00 PM
Sanctuary
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| Tai Chi
Thur, 6:00 PM
Peace COTTAGE
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| AA Meeting
Thur, 7:30 PM
Peace COTTAGE
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| CPR Class
Sat, 10:00 AM
Peace COTTAGE
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| Chair Massages for Volunteers
Sun, 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Peace COTTAGE
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| | Concert: Sloan Wainwright
May 1, 7:00 PM
Peace CHAPEL
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| Unity 101: Class 1
May 2, 7:00 PM
Café
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| Prayer & Meditation Service
May 3, 7:00 PM
Peace CHAPEL
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| Living the Twelve Pathways
May 3, 7:30 PM
Peace COTTAGE
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| Service Saturday
May 6, 9:00 AM
UCC Campus
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| | Unity 101: Class 2
May 9, 7:00 PM
Café |
| Half Hour Hebrew
May 11, 7:00 PM
Café
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| Torah Study
May 11, 7:30 PM
Café
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| Garden Party & BBQ
May 13, 4:30 PM
Peace COTTAGE
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| | Unity 101: Class 3
May 16, 7:00 PM
Café |
| Express Saturday
May 20, 9:00 AM
UCC Campus
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| Vesak/Buddha's Birthday
May 20, 5:00 PM
Sanctuary
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| New Member Meet n Greet
May 21, 12:00 PM
Peace CHAPEL
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| Half Day Meditation Retreat
June 17, 8:30 AM
Dhamma Wheel
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| | | | April Hearts of the House - Mary & Richard Fisher
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| Rich and Mary Fisher of Weimar, CA and Largo, FL, on average, spend about six months in each state. Of the couple’s six children, one son lives in Eugene, OR, a daughter and son-in-law live next door in Weimar, and the others are all in Florida. There are 12 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Rich’s family moved to Florida in 1954 and lived on Gulf to Bay, and Mary, who was born in Atlantic City, came here, where she met her future husband, in 1977. They were married at sunrise on Oct. 22, 1981 at Philippe Park in Safety Harbor. In 2006, they moved to Hawaii and lived on the Big Island, eight miles from an active volcano. Recalling their time there, Rich and Mary noted that seniors were viewed as a source of knowledge, guidance, and inspiration to the next generations. They cited the term Kupuna, widely understood to mean elder, grandparents or elderly persons and considered the embodiment of natural respect.
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THE POWER OF GOOD WORDS TO RESURRECT YOUR HAPPINESS
“Lowell Fillmore [the eldest son of the Cofounders of Unity] has described the resurrecting power of joyous, happy words:
‘Good words . . . bring happiness and prosperity into our life . . . . Let your conversations be composed of words that are filled with the constructive vitamins of Spirit . . . . So when you have anything to say, say it for goodness’ sake.’
Just as nature is coming alive at this season through the expression of beauty and joy, you can bring back to notice, to use, to life the divinity within you through the expression of beauty and joy. Express the resurrecting power of love often by affirming:
Through the power of Christ within me, I can be as wonderful as I want to be! I pour out upon my body temple the oil of love and clothe it in garments of praise. I appraise my mind, body, and affairs as good. I appraise others as good as I affirm for them:
(Catherine Ponder in The Prospering Power of Love [Unity School of Christianity, 1966]
Your Weekly Prosperity Affirmation:
THROUGH THE POWER OF CHRIST IN ME, I CAN BE AS WONDERFUL AS I WANT TO BE.
THANK YOU, GOD!
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