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There is a wonderful Chinese Proverb that says:   "When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills."  This Sunday we add two tools to our Spiritual Toolkit that will support us in flowing with, rather than trying to block, the change that is inevitable.
  
Sunday Service
September 6th
Anne-Marie Lax
Flowing with Change

Unity World Day of Prayer
September 9th - 10th
7 pm Wed - 8:30 pm Thurs
Pray Up Your Life; Pray Up the World
Follow Unity's livestream at www.worlddayofprayer.org

Second Saturday Community Coffeehouse
Saturday, September 12th, 6:00 - 9:30
Headliner:  Jim Jones
Opening:  Blue Moon

Sunday Service
Sept 13th
Fancy Ruff-Wagner
Generosity as Spiritual Practice

World Day of Prayer
WDOP

Make a Positive Difference Through Prayer

You can be a part of World Day of Prayer in several ways:
  1. Fill out and submit your prayer list with the names of those you would like to be blessed during a 24-hour prayer vigil in the Silent Unity Chapel on September 10.
  2. Light a virtual candle and watch the online map light up as our world community shines in prayer.
  3. Check the schedule of Unity Village events available via livestream at worlddayofprayer.org.
  4. Watch this video from Rev. Charlene Manuel, the speaker at this year's event.
  5. Join us in prayer from wherever you are by affirming: 

As I pray, I connect my highest thoughts with my deepest faith. 

 
Music Ministry - Second Saturday Community CoffeeHouse
SSCCH
Saturday, September 12th, 6:00 - 9:30
Blue Moon Opening for Jim Jones
Sponsor:  We are looking for an individual, family, or business to sponsor this evening for $25.

Join us for this great night of music and fun!


Come on down for coffee or tea, treats, and a wholesome family night in a listening room environment where new and seasoned performers can offer up their songs and stories to an attentive, all-ages audience. The House opens at 6 pm, music begins at 6:30.

FREE! Love Offerings will be accepted.


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September - Discover Zeal
Visit Unity's September page to read articles by Richard and Mary-Alice Jafolla or to answer reflective questions and share your prayer request with Silent Unity.
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ESSENTRICS
Essentrics is a unique program that rapidly changes the shape of your body through simultaneous stretching and strengthening exercises.  This workout develops strong and flexible muscles with immediate changes to your posture.  ESSENTRICS is even smarter than that - it goes beyond changing just the look of your body; it also cares about how you feel in your body.  With a combination of dynamic and fluid movements, ESSENTRICS improves circulation, promotes rehabilitation, and unlocks tight muscles.  If you want to feel energized, positive, and healthy, then ESSENTRICS is for you.  Meets at the church M/W/F from 5:30 - 6:30.  Contact Kimberly Woodring for more information (or call 575-749-0025). 

Monthly Massage Services for Members of UUCEM &USCEM:
Licensed massage therapist Kara Skeberdis is offering monthly massage sessions at the church building.  1-Hour and 30-minutes sessions are $40/$25for church members and $50/$30 for non-members. Please call or email Kara to schedule your session at 443-745-0406 or Kara@gmail.com.  Kara has over 25 years of experience and specializes in relaxation, deep tissue and acupressure techniques.  The next date is September 15th.

Interfaith Social Action Opportunity @ Woods End Church
3rd Friday of each month 3:00 pm - 6:00ish
Help distribute food to the hungry in our community.  For more info, contact Eugene  (or call 286-4981).

UU Dinner & Movie Night @ Church
Fourth Thursday of each month.
Potluck at 6:00pm, movie at 7:00pm.
Prosperity
The Four Spiritual Laws of Prosperity
September: Forgiveness
 
Forgiveness
Forgiveness is in itself a powerful tool for transformation. This is clearly demonstrated in the Bible through the many healings that Jesus did in which he forgave people. Relationships and community are one of the main ways that God has given us for transformation. As we are in relationship with others, we are brought face to face with our ego and called to a higher way.
 
A framework for keeping our relationships in good shape is found in Renovation of the Heart, by Dallas Willard. There are four major elements: 
  • See ourselves as whole, just as God sees us.
  • Abandon our defensiveness-we do not hide or follow strategies to look good.
  • As we let go of pettiness as in #1 and #2, genuine love predominates.
  • Devote our life to service. 
Sometimes our lack of forgiveness for others reflects our lack of it for ourselves. This month we will also think about forgiving ourselves as an important step in forgiving others. As we come to wholeness through realizing we are worthy of forgiveness in the eyes of Christ within, we heal and become free. We have come into the right relationship with ourselves and others around us when we forgive, and have realized the perfection to which God calls us.
 
Prosperity can only be ours if there is room in our hearts. Through forgiveness and letting go, we are able to make ourselves a clear channel for the flow of prosperity. There is the analogy of the Dead Sea, which has a flow in, but no flow out. In a sense, we become a stagnant, "dead sea" when we are unable to let go of that which no longer serves us.
 
What the Bible says:
"For with the judgment you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get." Matt 7:2
 
"As high as the sky is above the earth, so great is his love for those who honor him. As far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our sins from us. As a father is kind to his children, so the Lord is kind to those who honor him." Ps. 103: 11-13
 
"Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven." Luke 6:37
 
"Let us therefore no longer pass judgment on one another, but resolve instead never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of another." Rom 14:13
 
What Unity says:
"Forgiveness really means giving up something. When you forgive yourself, you cease doing the thing that you ought not to do... We forgive sin in ourselves every time we resolve to think and act according to the divine law." Charles Fillmore, Jesus Christ Heals
 
"Do you love your enemies? Do you bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that despitefully use you? This is required of one who seeks the new birth." Charles Fillmore, Talks on Truth
 
"As by one man sin came into the world so by one man it is taken away... every man stands sinless before God in Christ." Charles Fillmore, Jesus Christ Heals
 
Ideas for practice:
  • One way to keep a clean slate of forgiveness for ourselves is the practice of the examination of consciousness. At the end of each day, prayerfully reflect on how God has been at work in you for the last 24 hours. Give gratitude for the love of God that has shown up in your day. Then, think of anything to which you felt an attachment, or that needs cleansing and healing. Offer this to God as well. In your mind's eye, watch as this bundle is taken over and infused with the light of God's healing and gratitude. You might also try writing these "cleansing projects" on a piece of scrap paper, then tearing them up and destroying them in your own ritual. Finally, another idea is to write them in your journal as you pray, then write "forgiven," "Christ in me," or any other meaningful word or phrase in large visible letters across it to signify that it has no power over you.
  • Pay attention to your relationships for a day or more. How often do you feel defensive? In our society, we so often find ourselves in a place where we feel we have to justify ourselves to others-especially in very small ways. In what ways do you find yourself doing this? (Of course, if you are under physical threat, please seek help from a trusted family member, friend, pastor or law enforcement.) Write about this in your journal. After noticing for a while, take the next step. In situations where there is no physical threat, try to consciously let go of the need to defend or justify yourself. You might try an affirmation, such as, "Christ within me is my defense." Write about this experience in your journal as well.
  • Discuss your practice with your prayer triad. What do you notice is happening with your companions or with yourself? Commit to hold each other in the forgiving light of love in your daily prayer between meetings.

Prayer
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Silent Unity
Please add the following people to your prayer/meditation practice:
(updated weekly)
  • USCEM  
  • Jessica Kraf's family and friends
  • Anne-Marie (perfect employment)
  • Carmen L. (healing)
  • Jessica R. (healing & prosperity)
  • Jeannette P. (healing)
  • Joel (healing) 
  • Tyler & Cheryl (healing, guidance, and prosperity)

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uPray
uPray, a free prayer app from Silent Unity, is now available.  uPray is available for Apple iOS 7.0 or later and Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) or later.  With the app you can submit a prayer request to Silent Unity, listen to the month's meditation and the Prayer for Protection, and read affirmations across a
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"Silent Unity. How may we pray with you?"
Do you have a prayer request? There are several ways to contact Silent Unity, the 24/7-prayer ministry:
Call: 
1-800-NOW-PRAY (669-7729)
International:  
01-816-969-2000
Write: 
Silent Unity, 1901 NW Blue Parkway, Unity Village, MO 64065-0001
 
Or use our online prayer request form.



Support Your Spiritual Center

Community Rewards
Impact Shopping
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Smith's Community Rewards
Smith's Community Rewards makes fundraising for USCEM easy...simply by using your Smith's Rewards Card at any Smith's!  There is no cost to enroll, and enrollment will not affect your fuel points or coupon discounts.

You must have a registered Smith's Rewards Card to participate.  If you do not, you can apply for one at Customer Service.  If you don't know your number because you use your phone number at the register, you can call 800-576-4377 and select option 4.

You must link your card to USCEM online.  If you have an online account already, go to the website below, sign in, and click on your name to go to your account.  Scroll down and edit the Community Rewards section.  Enter our NPO number or our name and select us from list and click on "Enroll".

If you don't have an online account, you must click "Register" in the upper right corner on website.  Sign up for a Smith's Rewards Account by entering your email address, creating a password.  Enter your zip code in the "Your location", then by selecting your favorite store, and agreeing to the terms and conditions.  A message to check your email inbox will appear, Check your email account, you must click on the link within the body of the email.  Click on "Sign in" located in the upper right corner and use your email address and password to proceed to the next step.  Click on your name to go to your Account.  In Account Summary click on "Edit" Rewards Card and input your Smith's rewards card number. Confirm your information. Scroll down and edit the Community Rewards section.  Enter our NPO number or our name and select us from list and click on "Enroll".


 Our NPO number:
24564
Let Your Online Shopping Support Us
Whether you shop at Amazon, Walmart.com, Itunes, or many other online retailers, your purchases can help support USCEM.

Always start on the USCEM Shopping Site.  From there you go to your favorite retailer and a percentage of your purchases will be sent to us later - at no extra cost to you.  The average amount paid to us is a little more than 5% of your purchases.

NEW INFO:  
The Reminder App is being discontinued as of July 1st.  Please UNINSTALL it if you have it (contact Fancy if you need help with this).  If you don't uninstall it, you may end up supporting other causes such as sports teams, etc.  We are looking at other ways to automate this system.

In 2014 we earned $96.49 through Impact Shopping.  Let's beat it in 2015!



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Stewardship

Unity is a center of spiritual light. We are dedicated to letting this light shine so brightly that people become more aware of their spiritual nature and express it in their daily lives. We address physical, mental and emotional needs through affirmative prayer and spiritual education. We serve those who seek inspiration and prayer support as well as those who use Unity teachings as their primary path of spiritual growth.

We ask for your generosity in sharing your time, talents, and treasure with USCEM so that we can share this light with many.  We affirm that God is the source of our supply and that we all are good stewards of self, family, community, congregation, and the Unity faith. Successful stewardship involves not only protecting the resources that exist, but also nurturing growth to ensure the future. Stewardship invites each person to balance spiritual development with good works in the wider world, enabling us to put our faith in action.





Thanks for Reading!
Have a great week!

Blessings,

Fancy Ruff-Wagner
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