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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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| Divine Love in a Nutshell |
| | “He showed me a little thing, the size of a hazelnut, in the palm
of my hand, and it was as round as a ball. I looked at it with my mind’s eye and I thought, ‘What can it be?’ An answer came,
‘It is all that is made.’ I marveled that it could last, for I thought it might have crumbled to nothing, it was so small. And the answer came into my mind, ‘It lasts and ever shall because God loves it.’ And all things have being through the love of God.” “All shall be well and all shall be well and all manner of thing shall be well.” – Julian of Norwich
~1342-1416, Julian, Anchoress of St. Julian Church in Norwich, England, the first woman known to have written a book in Middle English, witnessed the troubles of the “Hundred Years War,” the Peasant’s Revolt, and the Bubonic (“Black”) Plague. After an intense spiritual experience at the age of thirty, she lived quietly and alone (except for her cat?) in a small cell built against the church (whose name she took on), spending her days in self-isolation and spiritual thought, writing her Revelations of Divine Love, now a timeless classic. Her little cell had three small windows: one to take part in the Mass; one through which a servant of the church attended to her simple needs, and a third where Mother Julian counseled and prayed with passers-by during the remaining forty years of her life.
Divine Love in a Nutshell – in honor of Mother Julian, by LH, Nov., 2020
The Silence in the small round seed—the Ground beneath the hazel tree,
the Good, my help in every need, holds everything God wants for me.
God’s will for me is only Good—My Father-Mother-Savior—Three-
in-One—my Good that never could forevermore abandon me.
Now in this One-ing, as I see the whole world mirrored from one cell,
safe-anchored in God’s love for me. So, all is well and shall be well.
Love’s Showings—even souls’ sweet mead—well-making, the Divine design,
Love’s Revelation in the seed: All shall be well. I will be fine.
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Body Prayer created in honor of Julian of Norwich, 14th century
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Leddy's Lesson: - Something Wonderful
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Lyrics to “Something Wonderful” by Harold Payne
“Something wonderful, something wonderful, is happening to me, right here, right now.
I can feel it in my body, I can feel it in my soul, I can feel it in my heart, and it won’t let go . . . .
We all feel love inside. We can let it shine!
Something wonderful is happening to me, right here, right now. Something wonderful!” |
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Special Music Guest - Harold Payne
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Harold Payne is a multi-platinum and Posi award-winning songwriter whose soulful uplifting songs and husky heartfelt vocals have graced stages around the world.
He has written songs for such diverse artists as Rod Stewart, Patti LaBelle, the Temptations, and long time collaborator, Bobby Womack—literally from Peter Paul and Mary to Snoop Dogg.
Most recently, Rudimental reached #1 on the UK album charts containing the Womack/Payne song “New Day”, “Daylight” charted with Kelly Rowland plus the CD “Bravest Man in the Universe” which was co-written by Payne, Bobby Womack, Damon Albarn (Gorillaz) & Richard Russell (XL Recordings) received the prestigious “Q” award in the UK for “Best Album of the Year.”
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| Two Ways To Watch on Sunday & Wednesday (click images below) |
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| Hitting the High Spots of.... |
| | | 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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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: Your family traditions that showed Christmas was coming! |
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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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much of the work of the ministry is carried on by Russ and Leddy
Hammock remotely, we are so grateful for all of our longtime helpers:
Rick Preston, Dennis Carney, and Geoff Mackey, Phil Henne and Hannele Baker for
tending to our Church home with such dedication!
In addition to their
regular tasks, Rick recently reshingled the roof on the Gazebo
behind Peace Cottage (see pic above - donated more than a decade ago by Rick's parents, Dorothea and Bob Preston) and replaced hose bibs around the main building.
Dennis also makes sure the building and grounds are in good order and removes
materials to be recycled from our Youth Wing, where Geoff and his mom, Cynthia Mackey, have has been
reorganizing; Hannele Baker tends to the Peace Cottage and keeps the
deck there clear. Maria De Ree, our Financial Manager, looks after mail
and accounts and of course, our Music Director, Sue Riley, assisted by
Tim Burnaman, provide wonderful live music, serving along with
occasional guest artists.
Tech Team members, Russ Hammock, Deb Frisch, and
Pat Warren, with help from Mike Abdishi, facilitate our Zoom ministry.
The Reverend Judy Tafelski presents our ongoing Wednesday evening Faith
Lift prayer time; Certified Truth Teacher, Cynthia Mackey, messages our
WINGS group regularly and leads their Tuesday book-studies, with help
from Deb Frisch and Geoff Mackey. Board Member, President of Hospitality, Deb Larkin, hosts Zoom Social hours on Sundays and Thursdays at noon. The Rev. Rob Hammock and our Ministry
Team (helpers include The Rev. Judy Tafelski and Prayer Chaplain, Mary
MacKenzie), are lovingly reaching out to keep our mailing list up to
date, with help from Office Assistant, Karen Erickson and volunteer Sue
Hammock. The Prayer Team also includes The Reverends Randy Schmelig and
Magie Cook. Our Property Assistant, Ricky Dudley, is standing by to
help keep an eye on the property. Our Board continues to keep in touch
by email and phone and holds regular meetings by Zoom. UCC is alive and well, and at your service!
We serve together
with all our hearts, one day at a time, for love of our Unity Family!
We reached into reserves to provide for necessary replacement of two of
our (nearly 20 year old) a/c units (one for the Cafe and the other for
the offices). Unity teaches and practices tithing, so we are in the
flow of our Good and trusting, day to day, week to week, and month to
month, in God our Source. We are grateful! |
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We still are getting frequent questions has been: "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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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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“There’s an ancient Chinese aphorism . . . : If you keep in your heart a green bough, I have heard there will come one day to stay a singing bird. If you . . . keep in your heart green bough of expectancy, then you will come one day to actually experience the singing bird of health or the vision of health, overcoming, or the strength to overcome and affluence and the attracting power of substance, of love, of the confidence of loving change . . . . It’s looking out at life and seeing from the awareness of the allness of God, a kind of seeing that is a projection of a healing influence. For God is not someone to see, but a perspective by which to see . . . . -- the God potential within all persons, within you and me, that the kingdom of heaven has the greater possibilities of life, and it is possible for you and me right now. In other words, whatever you’re doing, you have something working for you, something working within you. You have the whole universe on your side. That’s something to remember. To believe this is to keep the green bough in your heart and there will come one day to stay a singing bird . . . . And if you believe that something wonderful is going to happen to you, if you can accept that it will happen to you right now during this hour and the hours or days to come, then something wonderful has already happened because you’ve touched a key level of consciousness . . . . In that moment, something wonderful has happened in you. You’ll never be the same again.” Lecture by Eric Butterworth, Unity of NYC, Avery Fisher Hall, ca. 1970’s. |
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OUR WEEKLY AFFIRMATION:
“I ALWAYS BELIEVE THAT SOMETHING WONDERFUL IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN.”
THANK YOU, GOD!
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