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This Sunday @ UCC:
This Place - Leddy Hammock
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I am not here by accident. I am here in this place by divine appointment.
Since God is everywhere equally present, whenever I turn my attention to the presence of the Good, I dwell in the House of the Lord.
Wherever I am–either alone or gathered with others in prayer– my heart is in a holy place.
In Genesis, we read that Jacob fell asleep, alone in the wilderness; when he awoke, he declared: “Surely the LORD is in this place and I knew it not” (Genesis 28:16, King James Version).
Wherever I am, wherever I journey, I can always pause and pray. I feel instantly safe and divinely guided as I affirm: “Surely the presence of the Lord is in this place!” |
| | Sunday Go To Meeting - Annual Meeting that Is
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| The Always Interesting, Worth Being Late for Lunch, I Wish I Would Have Attended in Years Past, Really Very Important Annual Business Meeting :-)
Each year we hold a congregational meeting to discuss the past year’s business, to learn about what to expect in the coming year, and to honor outgoing board members and confirm new our new ones.
The meeting won’t take too long and good attendance is important for a successful meeting! |
| | The emPower Posi Music Fest
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| Feb 23-27
Tampa Marriott Westshore
5 Days of Amazing Events!
If you're a fan of the great musicians that visit UCC, then this event is for you! Most all of them will be there as well as many you may not be familiar with.
The festival registration price of $325 includes 3 communal lunches. A service charge of $5.95 will be applied to registrations.
Group rates are available for 3 or more from same church.
The beautiful Tampa Marriott Westshore
Hotel Conference Rate is $133 plus tax per night and each room can sleep up to 4 people.
Experience the most awesome gathering of Posi Music artists on the planet!
- Nightly concerts
- The wildly popular Pajama Jam acoustic music showcases
- Workshops and keynotes featuring Julie Gold (From a Distance) & StoweGood
- Song circles
- Namaste Cafe (share a song)
- Conference Chorus and ensembles
- And the 12th Annual emPower Posi Awards
Individual event tickets as well as a commuter package are available to those that can't attend the whole event.
Click here for the complete schedule, workshop descriptions, and registration
See Sue Riley or Russ Hammock for more info
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| | The Happiness Experiment
Mon, CLASS IS FULL
Peace Cottage
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| | WINGS Book Study Group
Tue, 11:30 AM
Café
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| Prosperity Class
Tue, 7:00 PM
Café
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| Prayer & Meditation 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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| 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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| Refuge Recovery
Fri, 6:00 PM
Peace Cottage
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| Express Saturday
Sat, 9:00 AM
UCC Campus
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| Annual Business Meeting
Sun, 12:00 PM
Sanctuary
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| emPower Posi Music Fest
Feb 23-27
Tampa Marriott Westshore
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| Outdoor Meditation Retreat
Feb 25, 9:00 AM
Anderson Park, Shelter #9
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| Service Saturday
Feb 25, 10:00 AM
Peace Cottage
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| Guest Speaker: Karen Drucker
Feb 26, 10:30 AM
Sanctuary
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| Service Saturday
Mar 4, 9:00 AM
UCC Campus
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| Daylight Savings Time Begins
Mar 12
Don't Be Late for Church!
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| Half Day Meditation Retreat
Mar 18, 8:30 AM
Dhamma Wheel
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| Concert: Daniel Nahmod
Mar 24, 7:00 PM
Sanctuary
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| New Member Meet n Greet
May 21, 12:00 PM
Peace Chapel
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| | | | | Another Great Time at Our New Member Meet n Greet n Eat!
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| We had a wonderful time getting to know one another at the meeting on February 5.
If you're a new member, a prospective member, or a long time member, mark you're calendar for the next meeting in May. |
| | | February Heart of the House - Vernon Howell
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| Vernon Howell, a native Floridian, was born just a few miles away at Morton Plant Hospital and grew up in Lakeland. A distinctive graduate of the University of Tampa, he was the oldest in his class of over 800, proving that it’s never too late to achieve academic goals put on hold.
Following a move to Charlottesville, VA, he enrolled in a Citizen, Scholar, Student of Writing program at the prestigious University of Virginia, but then returned to Florida where he earned his BLS (Bachelor of Liberal Studies) with a degree tract in intensive writing at the University of Tampa. It seems he was always destined to pursue a journalistic career, not only writing newspaper articles but also doing interviews for a radio station when only a teen.
Read more
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| | | KAHLIL GIBRAN WROTE ABOUT LOVE
“Gibran described the loving attitude of release in marriage: ‘Love one another, but make not a bond of love . . . let there be spaces in your togetherness . . . . Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each of you be alone . . . stand together yet not too near together.’
He described the loving attitude of release toward children in these words: ‘Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, and though they are with you yet they belong not to you . . . . You may house their bodies but not their souls. . . . You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you.’”
(Catherine Ponder in The Prospering Power of Love [Unity School of Christianity, 1966]
Your Weekly Prosperity Affirmation:
“LET THERE BE SPACES IN YOUR TOGETHERNESS.”
THANK YOU, GOD!
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