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This Sunday @ UCC:
Yes, Way! - Leddy Hammock
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Even when there seems to be no outer way, there is an inner way.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall conceive and receive divine ideas.
I am reflecting upon the message that Love brought: I am the beloved of God, born of a pure thought.
Shelter me, Holy Spirit, whisper to me from above.
So, forever my heart will hear it: nothing’s impossible for Love. |
| | The Genealogy of Santa Claus Presented by Dell deChant
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| Today
5:00 PM
USF Tampa
Marshall Student Center - Room 2709
4103 USF Cedar Cir
Tampa, FL 33620
The Genealogy of Santa Claus lecture will explore the evolution and cultural context of one of the greatest American icons.
deChant will discuss the journey of how a profoundly religious figure became what Leigh Eric Schmidt describes as the “patron saint of America’s Christmas bazaar,” and what deChant describes as the presiding deity of the greatest celebration of sacred consumption in the world – the American Christmas.
This lecture is open to the publlc
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| | Workshop: Speaking with Love
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| Mondays
Dec 5, 12, & 19
6:00 PM
Peace Cottage
Communicating to others about our deepest thoughts and wishes with love, respect, and compassion can be challenging.
Join Mary Ray for a three “hands on,” “heart-centered” sessions for practicing and role playing ways to communicate more authentically with family, friends, and colleagues.
Mary is a spiritual life coach, a retired counselor, nurse, and a certified human services practitioner.
$15 and bring a friend for free! |
| | | Sat, Dec 10
10:45 AM
Peace Chapel
The yearly robe offering ceremony is a time of giving, for the laity to express gratitude to Buddhist monks.
Please join us again to show appreciation to the monastics who tirelessly provide the community with excellent guidance throughout the year.
There will be several ways to participate:
- You may choose to take your vows and receive a spiritual name
- You may show your support by donating household items needed
- Robes can be reserved and offered to the monastics in the name of loved one or a favorite cause
More Info Here
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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
Wed, 7:00 PM
Sanctuary
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| Tai Chi
Thur, 6:00 PM
Peace Cottage
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| AA Meeting
Thur, 7:30 PM
Peace Cottage
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| Service Saturday
Sat, 9:00 AM
UCC Campus
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| Half Hour Hebrew
Dec 8, 7:00 PM
Café
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| Torah Study
Dec 8, 7:30 PM
Café
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| Workshop: Speaking with Love
Dec 5, 12, & 19, 6:00 PM
Peace Cottage
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| Robe Offering Ceremony
Dec 10, 10:45 AM
Peace Chapel
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| Half Day Meditation Retreat
Dec 17, 8:30 AM
Dhamma Wheel
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| Express Saturday
Dec 17, 9:00 AM
UCC Campus
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| Candle Lighting Service
Dec 21, 7:00 PM
Peace Chapel
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| Christmas Eve Service
Dec 24, 7:00 PM
Sanctuary
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| Christmas Day Service
Dec 24, 10:30 AM
Sanctuary
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| New Year's Day Service
Jan 1, 10:30 AM
Sanctuary
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| Guest Speaker: Sue Riley
Jan 1, 10:30 AM
Sanctuary
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| New Member Meet n Greet
Jan 7, 12:00 PM
Peace Chapel
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| | | | | | By fastening a safety pin to their clothing, people are declaring themselves friendly and open minded to individuals who have felt marginalized, to show that they stand in empathy with anyone who might be feeling afraid.
Angry talk and actions have inspired a positive response: wearing a safety pin. It’s a tiny gesture, but it speaks volumes, assuring people they are not alone. The movement seems to be catching on. Americans are posting photos of themselves on social media, declaring themselves “safe places” and showing support for women, people of color, and other marginalized groups. That's the kind of thing that many Unity people tend to like to do.
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| | Sharing the Christmas Spirit
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| We're joining with our Unitarian Universalist neighbors to collect clean, new or gently used blankets for migrant workers in Plant City.
Blanket donations must be received by Dec 11th and may be brought to the bookstore counter
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| | Our Yearly Teddy Bear Drive is off to a great start!
Each year through the generosity of our UCC family, we collect around 400-500 new teddy bears and other stuffed animals.
The donations are tagged "We bear you love from Unity" and are then given to grateful recipients at Hospice, Metropolitan Ministries, nursing facilities, etc.
Small to medium size bears are requested and they should be new and individually bagged (ziplock)
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| | | ANCIENT SUCCESS SECRET
“The ancients knew [a] success secret we should know: The description of good doubles good! May Rowland in her book Dare to Believe! has described how you can double the good in your life:
‘If you are not attracting the good that you desire in your life, learn to express love; become a radiating center of love; and you will find that love, the divine magnet within you, will change your whole world . . . . When your heart is filled with love you will not be critical or irritable, but you will be divinely irresistible.’”
(Catherine Ponder in The Prospering Power of Love [Unity School of Christianity, 1966]
Your Weekly Prosperity Affirmation:
YOU ARE A MAGNET FOR GOOD – DIVINELY IRRESISTIBLE!
THANK YOU, GOD!
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