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WINGS Book Study Group: Tue, 12:00 PM
Wednesday "Faith Lift" Meditation: 7:00 PM Table Talk Thursday (Zoom): 12:00 PM
Exodus Class (Zoom): Thur, 3:00 PM
Sunday Service: 10:45 AM
Sunday Social (Zoom): 12:00 PM
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The Reverend Gwen Cohenour, UCC Longtime Minister Emeritus
Our dear Gwen has made peaceful transition. Later today, please watch for a special email that we're sending in memory of her wonderful life.
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| | | | "Still Christmas" - Christmas of Corona, 2020, by LH
Hush, now, my Dears, for we must all be still.
This is the only way Christmas can come.
When we are quiet, words of God’s good will,
Will sing like angels, only by heard by some,
Who can be still and listen – Still Christmas.
All power, in the Silence, given birth
When all seemed lost, will, suddenly be found,
Just when you seemed to find no peace on earth—
Light, in dark of night, without a sound.
When sheep, without a Shepherd, cannot find
Their way to stable, magi seek no star,
Yet, still, you keep the Night Watch in your mind,
Christmas will always find you where you are.
In troubling times, when we are far apart
And no stars shine, no songs of heavn’ly host,
Into the quiet mind, the peaceful heart,
Soft comes our Christmas when we need it most.
The stillness is the present: Still Christmas. |
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Leddy's Lesson: - Had Plenty of 2020?
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"Auld Lang Syne" - by Robert Burns, adapted by LH for UCC
“Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and the days of auld lang syne?
For auld lang syne, my dears, for auld lang syne,
We'll take a cup o'kindness yet, for the days of old lang syne!
And here's a hand, my trusted friend, and lend a hand o' thine.
We'll take a cup o' kindness yet for the days of auld lang syne.
For auld lang syne, my dears, for auld lang syne,
We'll take a cup o' kindness yet, for the days of auld lang syne!
Let all the heartaches be forgot and never brought to mind.
We let the sorrows fade away, only keep the good in mind.
For auld lang syne, my dears, for auld lang syne,
It’s one for all and all for one in 20-21! |
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| Two Ways To Watch on Sunday & Wednesday (click images below) |
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| Thursdays - in recess for Thanksgiving, resuming for Dec. 3 & 10 - 3:00 PM - on Zoom
An excellent adventure in allegorical Bible study,
team-taught by our Sr. Minister and retired Reform Rabbi, Arthur Baseman, sharing insights into Hebrew Studies & Unity allegorical Bible interpretation.
All Are Welcome! All UCC classes are offered on a free will love offering basis.
To Join this Zoom Class:
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| | | | Tuesdays
12:00 PM
Zoom
WINGS is our daytime Truth Book Study Group and is led by our gifted Certified Truth Teacher, Cynthia Mackey.
The group includes men and women and includes great discussion!
Make new friends, share ideas and explore Unity teachings in a supportive, positive environment -- our Unity Café!
We'll be studying the New Thought classic, Sermon on the Mount by Emmet Fox
All are welcome to join in!
To Join this Zoom Class:
To Join By Phone Call:
646-558-8656 or 301-715-8592 (You'll Need the ID and Password Above)
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THURSDAYS & SUNDAYS! Join Us on Zoom! It's Easy!!
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Thursdays
12:00 PM
Bring your lunch and let's get together and chat!
Board Member & President of Hospitality, Deb Larkin is hosting a weekly Zoom "Table Talk Thursday" call so we can see each others faces and hear each others voices.
Why Table Talk? Well, because that's one thing we miss during this time: sitting around a table in the café and talking together. The Table Talk will last about an hour. Feel free to drop in for a few minutes or spend the whole hour with us. Each week, Deb will have a new topic and you will have the opportunity to learn something new about each other and to share your thoughts. You can choose to participate or just listen in, whatever is comfortable for you. It will be a fun time for all as we enjoy our Unity community and navigate a new normal of virtual social distancing and spiritual closeness.
To Join:
Meeting ID: 899 2533 1726
Password: 345849
Topic: Christmas Sing-along
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Join Leddy on Zoom and share your thoughts after the service. Bring your coffee and enjoy some casual face time with us.
We miss seeing you and look forward to spending this time with you from week to week. It's good for us!
To Join:
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Below Are Links To Help You Get Set Up with Zoom
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Folks are still asking: "What's the best way to send an offering to the Church?"
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.
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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Now Available: Text Giving
Text "Give" (without quotes) to 833-679-1105 and follow the prompts. |
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| UCC Contributes Monthly to Feeding Tampa Bay
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| | | UCC
continues to contribute to FeedingTampaBay.org. They have doubled
their weekly meals distributed from 1 million meals to 2 million,
establishing six weekly mega pantries serving nearly 10,000 families
each week and converting their mobile pantries to a drive-thru model for
increased distribution and safety. Message from "Rosie" on the
organization's site: "I'm a full time caregiver to my husband, . . .
. The food provided by Feeding Tampa Bay has helped us enormously. The
meals are well balanced . . . and taste great! We really appreciate
the help during this time." |
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“Practical Christmas-ing -- . . . Letting your light shine in your work, in your relationships throughout all the world. In this consciousness. Merry Christmas of light! Let’s be still for just a moment. Let’s realize a new depth of understanding. Christmas is a challenge: there’s work to be done, a new role to play, light to express. Christmas is an opportunity to be something more . . . Light flows forth through you . . . . Let your light shine through your eyes. We see with light. We see in people and circumstances concepts of light and we call down a blessing. In the hours to come, until Christmas Day, it will be established in the light. Let the light of the Christ spirit shine through us. And if we do, it will be the most beautiful, most wonderful Christmas we’ve ever known. It’ll be the beginning of a year-long experience of walking in the light. So be it” (Eric Butterworth, Unity of NYC lecture #24) |
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OUR WEEKLY AFFIRMATION:
“LET THE LIGHT OF THE CHRIST SPIRIT SHINE THROUGH US.”
THANK YOU, GOD!
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