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This Sunday @ UCC:
Why Wait? - Leddy Hammock
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Inspired by lyrics to “Why Wait?” by Daniel Nahmod:
Why wait for that wake-up call?
Why wait, until it’s too late? There is only today. Why wait?
Why would we keep a dream a secret all our life? There is only today. Why wait?
Why wait before that pouring rain, before that hurricane? There is only today. Why wait?
Let the future fall away. Let regret evaporate. There is only today. Why wait? |
| | | Mon, Jan 22
7:00 PM
Peace Chapel
David Roth brings his unique wit and incomprable songwriting to UCC for a must attend sermon in song!
David, a UCC favorite, strikes many chords, hearts, and minds with his unique songs, offbeat observations, moving stories, sense of the hilarious, and powerful singing and subject matter. As singer, songwriter, recording artist, keynote speaker, workshop leader, and instructor, David has earned top honors at premier songwriter competitions – Kerrville (TX) and Falcon Ridge (NY) – and taken his music, experience, and expertise to a wide variety of venues in this and other countries full-time for three decades.
Read more
DavidRothMusic.com
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| | New Class Series: Pray and Grow Rich
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| Wed, Feb 7 - Apr 4
7:35 PM
Peace Cottage
Join Brian O'Donnell for an in depth study of the classic book by Catherine Ponder, Pray and Grow Rich
From BarnesAndNoble.com:
How many times have you said to yourself, "This is what I want to become!" … "This is what I want to have!" NOW YOU CAN GET IT! Just by following the easy, step-by-step Secret Prayer Ritual, as revealed by the Reverend Ponder in this amazing book!
"What kind of Prayer?" you ask. Is it Words? Is it Deeds? Is it Belief? Or is there something more that makes Prayer work? It is something more! It's the SECRET THAT MAKES PRAYER WORK! A Secret you'll find on the thrilling pages of this book!
Yes, you can gain the wealth which you deserve. You can have the greater strength and energy that you need and the greater power to be made well and whole again … if you're willing to let the most fascinating Cosmic Force in all the world seek you out!
Read more
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| | David Roth Concert
Mon, 7:00 PM Peace CHAPEL
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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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| | Service Saturday
Feb 3, 9:00 AM UCC Campus
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| Theosophical Society Meeting
Feb 3, 1:30 PM Peace COTTAGE
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| Blood Drive
Feb 4, 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
UU Clearwater
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| Pray and Grow Rich
Feb 7, 7:35 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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| Express Saturday
Feb 17, 9:00 AM UCC Campus
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| Annual Business Meeting
Feb 18, 12:00 PM Sanctuary
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| emPower Posi Music Fsst
Feb 22-26 Tampa Marriott Westshore
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| Outdoor Meditation Retreat
Feb 24, 9:00 AM Anderson Park
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| JD Martin & Jan Garrett
Feb 25, 10:30 AM Sanctuary
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| | | | | The emPower Posi Fest
Feb 22-26
Tampa Marriott Westshore
A couple of things to tell you about the Posi Fest....There's still time to register
But time's a wastin! This year's festival is going to be the most exciting yet!
If you haven't checked out the schedule you can SEE IT HERE
ALSO....
The theme of this year's Posi Fest is "The Power of One"
Ever wonder how one person (you) can make a difference in the world?
We
were so impressed by how one man's accomplishment illustrates the Power
of One that we invited him to share his story with us. He accepted, and
so....
Our Saturday keynote speaker will be The Rev. Gregory J. Boyle, S.J.
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The Rev. Gregory J. Boyle, S.J.,
is the founder of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, the largest gang
intervention, rehabilitation and re-entry program in the world.
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native Angeleno, Father Boyle entered the Society of Jesus (the
Jesuits) in 1972 and was ordained a Catholic priest in 1984. He
witnessed the devastating impact of gang violence on his community
during what he has called "the decade of death" that began in the late
1980's. In the face of law enforcement and criminal justice tactics and
policies of suppression and mass incarceration as the means to end gang
violence, Father Boyle and parish and community members adopted what was
a radical approach at the time: treating gang members as human beings.
By
1988, having buried an ever growing number of young people killed in
gang violence, Father Boyle and parish and community members sought to
address the escalating problems and unmet needs of gang-involved youth
by developing positive opportunities for them, including establishing an
alternative school and day care program, and seeking out legitimate
employment. They called this initial effort Jobs for a Future. “Gang
violence is about a lethal absence of hope,” Father Boyle has said.
“Nobody has ever met a hopeful kid who joined a gang.”
In the
wake of the 1992 Los Angeles riots, Jobs for a Future, later to become
HomeBoy Industries. Today, Homeboy Industries employs and trains former
gang members in a range of social enterprises, as well as provides
critical services to 15,000 men and women who walk through its doors
every year seeking a better life.
Father Boyle is the author of
the New York Times-bestseller Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of
Boundless Compassion, which was named one of the Best Books of 2010 by
Publishers Weekly and received the PEN Center USA 2011 Creative
Nonfiction Award.
Father Boyle is the subject of Academy Award winner
Freida Lee Mock’s 2012 documentary, G-Dog. He has received the
California Peace Prize and been inducted into the California Hall of
Fame. In 2014, the White House named Father Boyle a Champion of Change.
He received the 2016 Humanitarian of the Year Award from the James
Beard Foundation, the national culinary-arts organization.
Discover more about Father Greg & Homeboy Industries at HomeboyIndustries.org |
| | The 2018 United Faiths Walk of Peace
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| Sun, Feb 4
2:00 - 5:00 PM
Gather at John R. Lawrence Pioneer Park
400 Main St, Dunedin
PROGRAM
2:00 - 2:45 Reflections on Peace from Congregation Beth Shalom and the Baha’i Faith.
2:45 - 3:10 Walk to the Masjid Al-Salaam Mosque, 1218 New York Avenue.
3:10 - 3:35 Visit the Mosque and reflections on peace.
3:35 - 4:00 Walk back to the First United Methodist Church, 421 Main Street (across from starting point).
4:00 - 5:00 Reception with Lemonade & Cookies.
EVERYONE is invited to walk, talk, connect, and strive for peace among all people in the nation and the world.
Need more information?
Please contact the Rev. Becky Robbins-Penniman @ 727-733-4125
UnitedFaithsWalkOfPeace.org |
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DRESSING FOR SUCCESS
“Joseph has been described by historians as the ‘successful businessman of the Old Testament,’ because of his foresight that saved Egypt from a seven-year famine that affected the rest of the ancient world. Note the emphasis placed upon rich apparel in the story of Joseph; On the day that he rose from obscurity and long imprisonment to become prime minister of Egypt, Pharaoh put a signet ring on Joseph’s finger, arrayed him in fine linens, placed a gold chain about his neck, and insisted that he ride in the second chariot, next in importance to his own.
The importance of good apparel is emphasized in a number of instances in the Bible. Moses, the great emancipator of the Hebrews, was reared as a prince in the household of Pharaoh. As the adopted son of Pharaoh’s daughter, he went about in fine garments, lived like a young gentleman, and was provided with a royal education.
God gave Moses specific instructions concerning the rich garments his brother Aaron was to wear as Israel’s first high priest . . . . All of God’s children should have the advantages of rich apparel and beautiful environments.”
(Catherine Ponder in The Prospering Power of Love [Unity School of Christianity, 1966]
Your Weekly Prosperity Affirmation:
AS A BELOVED CHILD OF THE MOST HIGH, I DRESS FOR SUCCESS.
THANK YOU, GOD!
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