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WINGS Book Study Group: Tue, 12:00 PM Lessons in Truth Class (Zoom): Tue, 7:00 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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FAITH OF A MONARCH autumn of Corona, 2020 – Leddy Hammock
“I have no faith, I can’t go on. I feel like I’ve come to the end.
What little faith I had is gone.”
Then, answered my Gardener friend:
“Look close to the underside of this leaf of the common milkweed here.
Ask yourself, can you find as much belief as that pearly little sphere?
It’s no bigger than a mustard seed, yet holds such a will to survive,
Rolls out as a furry worm, eager to feed, with a destiny to thrive,
'Til its internal clock signals when to fold around itself where it clings
A chrysalis forms like a sheath of gold and emerges with Monarch’s wings.
It can follow the sun across continents, with a brain like a sesame seed.
So, it makes good sense Divine Intents lead it home to the right milkweed. You’re a Monarch, too! Remember this, when you can’t find faith to try, For it only takes a little bit – the faith of a butterfly.”
“LORD, I CRIED TO YOU TO GET ME THROUGH MY CRISIS, BUT WHAT IS THIS?”
“HUSH, MY CHILD, BE STILL; YOU KNOW I WILL,
BUT THIS IS YOUR CHRYSALIS!” – L. Hammock 2020
“I only ask to be free. The butterflies are free.” – Charles Dickens in Bleak House. (“Butterflies are Free,” play by Leonard Gershe); movie starting Goldie Hawn and Edward Albert).
“Often in life what appears to be an ending is really a glorious new beginning. Butterflies are self-propelled flowers.” --Robert A. Heinlein
“What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the Master calls a butterfly." --Richard Bach |
| | Mary MacKenzie is the loving main benefactress of the maintenance of our Butterfly Garden at UCC!
Thanks to Mary all of our helpers as blessings wing their way to UCC! |
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This Sunday's Lesson: - Web of Faith
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I stand alone, I close my eyes and wait against the wind, steady and strong. I am unmoved, for I am not afraid. I stand and wait, for I know how to wait, I’m holding on.
With every thought, a silken thread is cast, spinning across oceans of space, ‘Til, thought by thought, a pattern forms at last —
this veil of mine, of gossamer design, a net divine.
My bridge of faith takes hold. As my faith takes hold, how it glistens in the light, as it holds! The power of faith knows how to weave in the invisible, as I believe.
My bridge of faith takes hold. As my faith takes hold, how it glistens in the light, as it holds! |
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Two Ways To Watch on Sunday & Wednesday (click images below)
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Lessons in Truth Class (ZOOM)
All Are Invited to Join in
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Tuesdays
7:00 PM
Zoom
Want to learn more about Unity? This is the class for that!
Join Associate Minister, Judy Tafelski, for a new class series, Lessons in Truth, based on the same title of the book by Dr. H. Emilie Cady. Lessons in Truth and the Bible are Unity’s two primary textbooks.
All Are Welcome! All UCC classes are offered on a free will love offering basis.
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Exodus Class (ZOOM)
All Are Invited to Join in |
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Hitting the High Spots of.... |
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Thursdays
3:00 PM
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.
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THURSDAY Meeting Login Info:
Call in By Phone if Preferred:
646-558-8656 or 301-715-8592
(You'll Need the ID and Password Below)
Meeting ID:
899 2533 1726
Password:
345849
Topic:
What was your first car and how did you learn to drive?
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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 are looking forward to spending an hour or so with you.
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SUNDAY Meeting Login Info:
Invite Link:
Call in By Phone if Preferred:
646-558-8656 or 301-715-8592
(You'll Need the ID and Password Below)
Meeting ID:
884 0094 7378
Password:
670771
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Below Are Links To Help You Get Set Up with Zoom
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Be on the Lookout for an Email about:
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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 banks 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.
Giving by text is quick & easy! Our processor has come up with a couple of videos to explain the process. Click below to watch one.
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One City Chorus Virtual Video - My Vote, My Voice, My Right |
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very own Tim Burnaman and Janet Fusco sing with the One City Chorus.
One City Chorus is a 120 member community chorus that has recently
recorded a virtual video of Roy Zimmerman and Melanie Harby's rousing
"My Vote, My Voice, My Right."
Click the image below to enjoy the performance! |
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UCC Contributes Monthly to Feeding Tampa Bay
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| Feeding Tampa Bay's mission is "ending hunger by fueling the human potential in every family, child, and senior across our 10 county reach with our programs, services, and partnerships, we are changing lives, providing long-term stability, and creating a hunger free Tampa Bay by 2025." |
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"One man had the rude jolt of being unexpectedly told that he was being retired. After many years with his corporation, his department was being eliminated, and his job along with it. He sat at his desk in utter despair and defeat . . . . The spectre of lack, poverty, and destitution hovered on his horizon. As he sat in his office on his last night, he noticed a spider on the desk and unconsciously he brushed it off. Then he noticed with amazement as the tiny spider automatically spun a strand to bear its weight and swung gracefully to the floor. He thought to himself that if this tiny creature could draw forth from within itself a reserve of substance to meet its emergency, why could he not do as much?
The man sat at his desk for many hours in quiet and deep meditation. He came to know, for the first time in his life, that the source of his supply was not in jobs and money, but in the source of ideas within himself. He had done a little writing in his spare time, and had secretly longed to try it as a full-time profession. So, he blessed his retirement, thanked God for the new opportunity, and began to write short stories, poems, and essays. He hasn’t obtained great wealth or fame, but he has acquired something of more lasting value—satisfaction and happiness. Incidentally, he gets a few nice checks each month which more than double his halfpay retirement income." -- Eric Butterworth, Lecture, August, 1975 |
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Your Weekly Affirmation:
"LIFE IS CONSCIOUSNESS. GOD IS MY SOURCE OF STRENGTH, SUPPLY, AND SUBSTANCE -- INFINITE, AND INEXHAUSTIBLE. I HAVE THE FAITH TO PERCEIVE ALL-SUFFICIENCY BEFORE IT APPEARS IN THE OUTER. GOD IS MY RESILIENT WEB OF FAITH."
THANK YOU, GOD!
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