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WINGS Book Study Group (Zoom): Tue, 12:00 PM
Wednesday "Faith Lift" Meditation (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 (At UCC & Live Streamed)
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Each week we'll endeavor to keep you up to date here in our eNews and with announcements on Sundays.
IMPORTANT:
We want to thank the many folks who signed up in our lobby to attend a City of Clearwater Meeting on April 7 to approve the development project for The Discovery Academy of Science and the construction of our beautiful new Church Home by Peace Pond. Apparently, the public meeting will not be necessary, after all. Yay!
Southcrest Development is working out the details of the tweaked traffic plan so that building permits can be issued. If the fencing has to come down, meantime, it will be put back in place fairly soon. We affirm that all is in divine order. |
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| This Sunday: How to Hallelujah! |
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Inspired by lyrics from “Hallelujah Today!” by Denise Rosier:
“Running till my bones are aching, pushing past the point of breaking, The road is long but I will make it, that’s who I am.
It’s not the race but how I’m running, not who I was—who I’m becoming.
Steady on, I’ll finish strong on this path….
Every breath in me proclaims… Hallelujah Today!
With every mile, I’m reminded, I never go empty-handed.
God is my strength, I’m never stranded. I’m not alone.
Calling out like a siren of good and peace and joy resounding,
Hear me now – I’m ringing out around the world!
In every song I sing, in every part of me, in everything . . .
Every breath in me proclaims Hallelujah today!” |
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| Here's the 1945 Daily Word Message that Leddy Read on Sunday.... |
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Message printed on the back of the April, 1945 issue of Daily Word, April, 1945: “The Ultimate Victory”
“WARS DO NOT go on forever. Conquerors and kings appear and in a little while are dust. Recurring spring soon greens the fields they fought upon. Soon this present fighting will be over and the lights will go up again in the cities and in the minds of [humankind].
Again there will be hearts leaping up at a rainbow or a bird song. Again, there will be laughing children in the streets. The plowing in the spring and the autumn reaping will seem good. There will be quiet firesides to sit by of an evening. There will be [people] to dream and devise, to build, knock down, and build again a little better.
There will be love and beauty and faith and growth—tomorrow, a week from tomorrow, a year, a century, a hundred centuries, always—there will be singing... and youth setting out in a restless dawn to seek the unattainable and find it, to attempt the impossible and achieve it. Truth will endure, and high vision will beckon. There will always be [people] to carry the light forward, to push out bravely against the darkness.”
—The Ultimate Victory, Silent Unity. |
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We don't have a mask mandate at UCC. However, because UCC is pro-children and pro-families, we are encouraging vaccination for those who are eligible and asking folks to wear masks when near others indoors.
We are pausing our Pre-K childcare and nursery for the time being, in the interest of safety and well-being for all. We will all get through this together. |
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| For now, let's do fist or elbow bumps and Namaste instead of hugs! |
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When You Can't Be with Us in Person....
Two Ways To Watch on Sunday & Wednesday (click images below) |
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If You Missed the Service on Sunday....
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Remembering Our Dear Yvonne Large |
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Click Fred & Yvonne's picture to read the article (pdf) about them by Diane Podnar, that was printed in our Reflections a few years ago.
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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!
The Reverend Cynthia and the WINGS group are studying Lessons in Truth, which can be taken for credit in our UCC Prayer Chaplaincy program as well as for personal enrichment.
Lessons in Truth,
by Dr. H. Emilie Cady, is considered Unity’s primary textbook, together
with the Bible. It has proven to be of great value to Truth students at
all levels of spiritual unfoldment.
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!
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Wednesday Evening "Faith Lift" Meditation Service |
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Wednesdays 7:00 PM Livestream Only
Prayer is the foundation of the Unity movement and of Unity Church of Clearwater.
The Wednesday evening service features guided meditation, music, silence, and prayer.
Meditation
is the process of listening to the “still, small voice” of God within
us. Affirmative prayer is the highest form of creative thought and
includes the release of negative thinking as well as holding in mind
statements of spiritual Truth. The contemplative nature of entering into
the silence allows people of like mind to share the power of sitting in
the silence together.
We invite you to join us! This is an
opportunity to raise the consciousness of oneness that is at the core of
our Unity teachings.
Let us lift our consciousness to new heights through prayer and meditation, and help heal ourselves and our world!
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Thursdays 12:00 PM Zoom
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.
To Join:
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Bible Study with Leddy & Rabbi Baseman |
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Thursdays
3:00 PM
Zoom
We're sharing a fascinating study of Numbers, seeing this interesting story of spiritual unfoldment as our own!
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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Sunday, May 1
2:00-6:00 PM Shaka Caribbean Restaurant (map)
900 N Pinellas Ave Tarpon Springs, 34689
The Ladies of Uke, with our own NIckie McNichols, will be performing a 30 minute set from 2:00-2:30 PM.
Several other good bands from the local area will do 30 minutes sets throughout the afternoon.
Stop by for some great food and fun music and help support the effort for Ukraine. |
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Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays
8:00-8:30 PM 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.
For the meaning, please, click on these links:
Mangala Sutta
Rathana Sutta
Karaniya Metta Sutta
To Join:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85179115392?pwd=eWZZM1RJeXhISVZxa1RWNWJKS0IzZz09
Meeting ID: 851 7911 5392
Passcode: 465973
Please join and listen to these meditative Buddhist chants for healing, wellness, and peace. |
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And Mark Your Calendar for....
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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.
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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“Jerusalem, the Holy City, symbolizes within us the habitation of peace, possession of peace, vision of peace, abode of prosperity within us .… The hosannas of the rejoicing multitude and the spreading of their garments and branches of trees before Jesus, represent joyful obedience and homage that all the thoughts in one's consciousness give when an error state of mind is overcome. ‘Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord’” (Charles Fillmore, Keep a True Lent). |
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OUR WEEKLY AFFIRMATION:
“THE HOLY SPIRIT GOES WITH ME AND BEFORE ME ALWAYS AND MY SOUL SINGS, ‘HALLELUJAH!’”
THANK YOU, GOD! |
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