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This Sunday @ UCC:
Stable Christmas - Leddy Hammock
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Stables, by Peter Mayer
In Bethlehem a manger waits, long ago and so today,
Where hatred-weary people pray Love will come and lay there.
And so do countless stables stand in hearts as harsh as desert lands,
Rough shelters in the wind and sand, so Love will come and stay there --.
Love that opens fists of hate, heaps of gold on beggars’ plates,
Love that shows a kindly face to enemies and strangers.
And walls of stables tremble so when winds of fear and judgment blow.
For a stable hopes in Love alone and knows that Love’s the answer.
Oh, Love, the prophets’ only word, the only lesson left to learn,
The only end of heaven’s work, and the only road that goes there --
Love that sees with mercy’s eyes, holds its arms out open wide,
Threads its loom with separate lives and weaves them all together.
So, may the lamps of stables glow brightly lit that light may go
for miles in the darkness, so Love will find its way there. |
| | This Sunday "Ladies of Uke"
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| Sun, Dec 17
12:00 PM
Café
The Ladies of Uke, Leslie Greene, Tammy Short, Ramille Matsoukas, and Nickie McNichols, will perform Christmas music in our Cafe from about noon to 12:30.
We've placed a tip jar there to honor them -- never miss an opportunity to give! :-)
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| | | Sun, Dec 24
7:00 PM
UCC Campus
All Unity Folks are welcome to take part!
Step aside from the hectic season for an evening of togetherness. A time shared with all our family is a beautiful way to remember the true meaning of Christmas.
Christmas Eve candle lighting services at Unity are a time of family and community, and a beautiful way to remember the true meaning of Christmas — that Christ is born anew in you.
The service begins with our music ministry and ends as we leave in silence, centered in the true spirit of Christmas!
See you on Christmas Eve as we share the light together! |
| Sunday AM service on Christmas Eve will be 10:30 AM as usual
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| | | Sun, Dec 31
6:00 PM
Sanctuary
One of Unity’s oldest and dearest traditions, the Burning Bowl Service is our opportunity to come together as we release the limitations of the past year and set our intentions for the wonderful new year ahead.
Let’s release the old year and welcome the new: Let all be well and serene in 2018! |
| Sunday AM service on New Year's Eve will be 10:30 AM as usual
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| | | Wednesdays
6:00 PM
Sanctuary
The Unity Singers begin fall rehearsals on September 6 and we'd like you to join us!
All who like to sing are welcome and encouraged to "make a joyful noise" with us every Wednesday evening and Sunday morning!
Don't be shy! We're all family here and you can let your light shine and your voice be heard in a safe, encouraging environment.
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| Annual Teddy Bear Drive
Through Dec 17
UCC Lobby
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| | | WINGS Book Study Group
Tue, 11:30 AM Café
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| Temple of Spiritual Awareness
Tue, 7:00 PM Peace COTTAGE
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| Unity Singers Rehearsal
Wed, 6:00 PM Sanctuary
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| Prayer & Meditation Service
Wed, 7:00 PM Peace CHAPEL
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| Tai Chi
Thur, 6:00 PM Peace COTTAGE
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| Half Hour Hebrew
Thur, 7:00 PM Café
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| Torah Study
Thur, 7:30 PM Café
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| AA Meeting
Thur, 7:30 PM Peace COTTAGE
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| AA Meeting
Fri, 7:00 PM Peace COTTAGE
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| CPR Class
Sat, 10:00 AM Peace COTTAGE
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| Half Day Meditation Retreat
Sat, 8:30 AM Dhamma Wheel
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| Express Saturday
Sat, 9:00 AM UCC Campus
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| | Christmas Music - Ladies of Uke
Sun, 12:00 PM Café
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| Christmas Eve Candle Lighting
Dec 24, 7:00 PM Sanctuary
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| NY Eve Burning Bowl Service
Dec 31, 7:00 PM Sanctuary
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| Treasure Mapping
Jan 2, 12:00 PM Café
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| Service Saturday
Jan 6, 9:00 AM UCC Campus
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| Theosophical Society Meeting
Jan 6, 1:30 PM Peace COTTAGE
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| New Member Meet n Greet n Eat
Feb 11, 12:00 PM Peace CHAPEL
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| Annual Business Meeting
Feb 18, 12:00 PM Sanctuary
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| | | | December Heart of the House - Ginny & John McKinley
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They were childhood sweethearts, born and raised in Winchester, MA, attending the same elementary and junior high schools. Their roads diverged in high school when John McKinley attended an agricultural vocational school in Danvers, then did a three-year stint in the Army while Ginny Larson trained as an R.N. at Massachusetts Memorial Hospital in Boston preparing for a career that would span the next 48 years. She also took writing courses at the University of New Hampshire and sold some short stories to help finance her nurse’s training. (She has since completed a novel with an unusual plot, as yet not submitted for publication.)
After their marriage, John earned his degree in education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, planning to become a teacher, but because of low demand then for teachers, he began managing a “gentleman’s farm” owned by a Harvard vice-president. The farm specialized in raising prime breeding dairy cows. During these years, two sons were born. Both, as adults, enjoy fulfilling careers. One is a chef; one breeds hunting/bird dogs. Beloved daughters-in-law and three grandsons have enhanced the McKinley family.
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| | "Getting to Know You . . ." here at Unity!
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| Everyone enjoys the delightful and insightful interviews written up and printed in our newsletters to help us get to know our Unity family.
If you haven't been interviewed before, please email info@unityofclearwater.org or phone the office at 727-531-0992 to add your name to our list.
We'd love to see an interview of you in our newsletters and your circle of close friends and family will be delighted, too! |
| | | The following Youth Ministry students have just fulfilled the requirements - participation in ten Sunday class morning classes -- requirements -- to receive their very own New American Bibles, bestowed on Sunday, December 3.
Dear Ones, we are proud of you!
Hayden Turner, Tina Rivera, Sofia Quinterra, Kassidy Walton, Spencer and Silaney Lindsay. Our heartfelt thanks to Cynthia Mackey, Certified Truth Teacher and Youth Ministry Coordinator, and also to Assistant Youth Ministry Coordinator, Jill Chetta. |
| | | | THE TRADITION OF TITHING
“The first instance of tithing related in the Bible was when Abraham [who had been called Abram] gave a ‘tenth of all’to Melchizedek, king of Salem, declaring, ‘I have sworm to the Lord God Most High, maker of heaven and earth, that I would not take a thread or a sandal-thong or anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’ As though promising Abraham both protection and prosperity for his act of tithing, the Scriptural account continues: ‘After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram ina vision, ‘Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.’”
(Catherine Ponder in The Prospering Power of Love [Unity School of Christianity, 1966]
Your Weekly Prosperity Affirmation:
I TITHE AND I PROSPER.
THANK YOU, GOD!
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