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Sunday Service

October 25th

Anne-Marie Lax

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Sunday Service

November 1st

Fancy Ruff-Wagner

Days of the Dead Annual Memorial Service

This all-ages service is based on the Mexican version of a holiday celebrated around the world in other cultures. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends, family members and pets who have died. Please bring photos, flowers, and/or memorabilia of those who have gone on before us. There will be a time for (optional) sharing of stories, as well.

Music Ministry - Second Saturday Community CoffeeHouse

Saturday, November 14th, 6:00 - 9:30

Cassette Opening for Boulevard Lane

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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Special Event - A Chorus in Miracles Screening

A musical journey in celebration of the 50-year anniversary of A Course in Miracles, Twyman's feature documentary film has been insightfully created as an homage to the most life-changing spiritual text of the 20th century. Because of the profound nature of the work scribed by Helen Schucman beginning in 1965, A Chorus in Miracles is a must-see film for long-time A Course in Miracles students, those newly embarking on their own transformational journey and any person with an interest in spirituality and how it changes our lives.

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October - Discover Letting Go and Letting God

Visit Unity's October 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 October 13th.

Interfaith Social Action Opportunity @ Woods End Church

3^rd 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

Third Tuesday of each month.

Potluck at 6:00pm, movie at 7:00pm.

Prosperity

Spiritual Economics

October: Discover the Wonder of Giving

Discover the Wonder of Giving:

"When you discover the wonder of giving, you will wonder how you lived so long in any other way." Eric Butterworth

Jesus clearly articulated the divine law: "Give, and it will be given to you." (Lu 6:38) The divine flow requires but one thing from you: your consent to be a receiving channel. Jesus stressed the need to get into a giving consciousness in order to sustain the flow into your life. He did not mean simply giving money. There are many ways and places to give. The important thing is to stay in a state of conscious giving.

There have been many conversations and arguments about the difference in giving and tithing. Jesus truly taught the Law of Giving and Receiving and tithing can be a way of getting into a giving consciousness, but is not a substitute for a giving attitude. A giving attitude not only includes the monetary gift but the joy of giving of oneself to a greater level of being. This leads to a stronger connection to God and to the world.

Notice, too, that we talk about the Law of Giving and Receiving, not the Law of Receiving and Giving. When we talk about giving to where we are spiritually fed, it implies that we are waiting until we get something before we give. This is not true giving, as Eric understood it, but an exchange. Eric talks about giving without expectation of return, since we cannot regulate the channel through which God gives. Giving without limiting who/where/how our good comes to us, is a sign of our spiritual maturity.

Kahlil Gibran, in his classic work, The Prophet, says: "You give little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give." This is truly stepping into the flow of giving and receiving.

Eric tells us, "Let's hear less of tithing and more of giving. Let us not be deluded by the claims of the 'magic law of tithing.' Tithing is not a law but a technique for fulfilling the law of giving. . . There is no need for magic when one works diligently to keep in the flow of life."

What the Bible says:

"For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get." Mt 7:2

"And he said to them, "Take heed what you hear; the measure you give will be the measure you get, and still more will be given you." Mr 4:24

"Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For the measure you give will be the measure you get back." Lu 6:38

What Unity says:

"The constant theme is get, get, get, get. Just hold the right thought, and you can get anything you want. And the grossest level of materialism is reached when Truth groups are led in singing prosperity songs in which the refrain affirms, 'money, money, money!' A sad derogation of a beautiful, spiritual process." Eric Butterworth, Spiritual Economics

"The economics of God is very simple. We receive justly for all that we give and we must give freely to receive freely. We must keep our good in circulation not only in thought and word but in the realm of action," Georgiana Tree West, Prosperity's Ten Commandments

"Tithing is based upon a law that cannot fail, and it is the surest way ever found to demonstrate plenty, for it is God's own law of giving." Charles Fillmore

"Faith expands when you give. The more you give the more faith you are going to have." Edwene Gaines, The Four Spiritual Laws of Prosperity

"When you think you cannot afford to give is the very time when you cannot afford not to give!" Catherine Ponder, The Secret of Unlimited Prosperity

Ideas for practice:

In your meditation time, use the mantra, "I live to give." Spend time in the silence to see what the message of a freely giving life can be. Be open to walking out of the meditation with a more giving consciousness. Then be active-give.
Take time with your journal and write about what came up for you in this meditation. Be aware of your body and the signals it sends when you think about giving. Where do you feel it and how does it feel? Seek out the fear in giving and give anyway. Notice how it feels when you move through the fear and afterwards.
With your prayer triad, talk about how giving has affected your life. Together talk about right where you are. "What do I have to give?" Together, figure out ways to move forward in this giving.

Prayer

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Please add the following people to your prayer/meditation practice: (updated weekly) USCEM Jessica Kraf's family and friends Jeannette P. (healing) Roseburg, Oregon Tyler & Cheryl (healing, guidance, and prosperity) South Carolina Deborah F. (healing & peace) Anne-Marie (perfect employment) Arizona & Texas (comfort and healing) The family and friends of Cat Crawford (comfort & healing) The family and friends of Lilly Garcia (comfort & healing)	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 broad list of topics. Click the photo above to see all the ways you can get the Daily Word!	"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


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 the 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". Go to Smith's Community Rewards to Enroll or Register/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! Go to the USCEM Shopping Page	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. 2016 Stewardship information will be here soon.

Support USCEM by Shopping at Smith's

Dear Unity Spiritual Center East Mountains,

The Kroger Family of Stores is committed to bringing hope and help to local communities. We do this through a variety of activities, including charitable giving, sponsorships and the uniqueCommunity Rewards Program of Smith's. We are also committed to carefully protecting our customers' personal information. In order to meet their expectation of privacy, we have adopted a simple policy to never share a customer's personal information. Our privacy policy applies to Community Rewards participation as well. As your neighborhood food retailer, we deeply value our ability to support local organizations like yours.

Your supporters (4 households) who shopped at Smith's between 2015-07-01 and 2015-09-30 (Cycle 2, Qtr 3) have contributed to your $30.69 total donation. Your organization will be receiving a Kroger check in this amount within 30 days from 2015-10-15. Thank you for your continued support of your local Smith's store.

Don't forget to use your newsletter, website, and events to encourage your supporters to link to your organization. The more your supporters

shop with us, the more money your organization will earn!

Thank you,

Community Rewards Staff

Thanks for Reading!

Have a great week!

Blessings,

Fancy Ruff-Wagner
Your Newsletter Editor

505-286-1203
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