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You are here on this earth for one reason and one reason only - To let God be God as You. Each week when Anne-Marie speaks, in an eclectic way, we will focus on the sweet and holy relationship you have - or can develop -- with the God of your Being.

When the seas of life get rocky, when the storm clouds gather overhead, when you've lost your way and aren't sure why you are here, where do you turn? This Sunday, we will explore how, in the midst of the storm, you can find your anchor.

Sunday Service
November 15th, 9:30 am
Anne-Marie Lax
Anchoring in God's Love

UU Dinner & Movie Night
Tuesday, November 17thth
Potluck at 6:00pm, movie at 7:00pm
Kevin James: Sweat the Small Stuff
Kevin James (The King of Queens) goes back to his roots in his first-ever stand-up DVD. Taped exclusively for Comedy Central, Sweat the Small Stuff features Kevin's unique and outrageous revelations on his bittersweet relationship with his hometown of New York. Kevin has something to say about everything ranging from pizza, the Mets, bank lines and telephone answering machines.
 
Interfaith Social Action Opportunity @ Woods End Church
3rd Friday, November 20th, 3:00 pm - 6:00ish
Help distribute food to the hungry in our community.  For more info, contact Eugene at geniejoe@earthlink.net or 286-4981
 
Sunday Service
November 22nd, 9:30 am
Fancy Ruff-Wagner
Let Go and Flow

Music Ministry - Second Saturday Community CoffeeHouse
SSCCH
Saturday, November 14th, 6:00 - 9:30
Cassette Opening for Boulevard Lane
Sponsor:  The New Mexico Music Awards

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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A Course in Miracles
Our Movie Screening of A Chorus in Miracles went very well.  After the movie there was a discussion about starting A Course In Miracles Study Group.  If you are interested in this, please email Fancy at admin@unityemtns.org.  No details have been decided and we are going to use email to set a date and time that works for all.
November - Discover Gratitude
November
Visit Unity's November 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). 

Massage Services for Members:
Licensed massage therapist Kara Skeberdis is offering massage sessions at her studio in Cedar Crest.  Hour and half hour sessions are $40/$25 for church members and friends, and $50/$30 for the general public. Please call Kara to schedule your session at 443-745-0406, or email her at shiatsu.Kara@gmail.com.  Kara has over 25 years of experience and specializes in relaxation, deep tissue and acupressure techniques.
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
Third Tuesday of each month.
Potluck at 6:00pm, movie at 7:00pm.
Prosperity
The Four Spiritual Laws of Prosperity
November: Tithing

It is a blessing to be able to dedicate our entire lives to God, and to let go of holding back what we think we need to keep for ourselves. In truth, God will supply our every need with a generosity beyond our imaginings.
 
With the freedom of giving all to God, we rest in trust of this generosity. I pray that you taste this freedom in your daily life and a consciousness of the presence of God that gives you peace.
 
Tithing
There are three ways in which tithing functions in our spiritual communities. First, it makes a statement that acknowledges God as the ultimate owner of the universe. Second, it gives resources to support the mission of the church or center-that of building a sustainable world of spiritual consciousness. Third, it requires us to trust God for our personal needs. All three of these build our own consciousness as givers. We recognize that giving and receiving is not so much about an exchange, but it is about creating faithful and healthy communities locally and globally. In this, all who participate are blessed. In Unity, we recognize that we can only receive when we have an open heart, one that is opened by the act of giving itself.
 
The Bible, going back to Genesis, shows us that we are created in the image of God. The image of God we have from all the stories and traditions is ultimately of a God who gives lavishly. As we grow in consciousness, we grow in perfecting the image of God we manifest in the physical world. The more we grow in awareness of the Christ consciousness within us, the more we will give.
 
Think about it. What brings you the greatest joy? It is written in the everyday work we do, the ways we interact with others when at our best. We are most alive when we are expressing our truest selves, when we are sharing that which is within us.  There was a movie, once, where one of the characters, an Olympic runner, described what it was like when he ran-that he could feel God's joy. When we are in tune with God's image, with God's fondest desire for us, we are prospered. We are most alive when we are giving. There is no meaning or joy in keeping our skills, our gifts, or our lives all to ourselves.
 
Sometimes, the best way we can learn this principle in our financial lives is to step out in faith and begin to practice. The exercises this month aim at helping us to take steps in this direction.
 
What the Bible says:
"...give, and it will be given to you. A 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." Luke 6:38
 
"Very truly, I tell you, if you ask anything of the Father in my name, he will give it to you." John 16:23
 
"A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth a penny. Then he called his disciples and said to them, 'Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury.'" Mark 12:42-43
 
"The earth is the Lord's and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it...." Ps 24:1
 
What Unity says:
"Without giving the soul shrivels, but when giving is practiced as a part of Christian living, the soul expands and becomes Godlike in the grace of liberality and generosity. No restoration to the likeness of God can be complete unless mind, heart and soul are daily opening out into that large, free, bestowing spirit which so characterizes our God and Father." Charles Fillmore, Prosperity
 
"The natural seeks to hold onto all that it can gain by fair or unfair means, but the heart self, as soon as it has had a vision of the infinite, seeks in its turn to give." Charles Fillmore,
Mysteries of Genesis
 
"In order that the plan of giving may be successful there are several things that must be observed. First there must be a willing mind... Secondly, the giving must be done in faith, and there must be no withholding because the offering seems small... A third requisite... is that the offering shall be a just and fair proportion of all that one receives." Charles Fillmore, Prosperity
 
"If the mind is free from attachment to money or love of it, and lovingly concentrated on the divine substance, there is never failure in the demonstration." Charles Fillmore, Keep a True Lent
 
Ideas for practice:
  • Take time to give thanks. Make a list of the attributes of God that you appreciate. Who is God for you? Include these ideas in your journal and spend time in prayer simply appreciating God. Imagine yourself face to face with God. Now imagine all the things in your life for which you are grateful. Add this to your list. Can you picture God extending her/his hands to you, offering you each of these gifts? Express your gratitude.
  • How is your financial life in general? Is bill paying a tough task? Here is a paraphrase of an exercise Edwene recommends. Take each bill, one at a time, and hold it in your hands. Surround the company or person with the light of God. Consider that they have trusted you by first providing a product or service that you need. This is not unlike the way that God treats us, always giving us what we need when we need it. Bless the persons involved. For example, if it is your cell phone bill, bless the people who built the cell towers, those who host them, those who created the computer programs, the communication you enjoyed, and so on. (Do not forget your teenage daughter and all the people she talked with!) Welcome them all as gifts in your life, and spend a few moments in appreciation, as you write your check or set up your online payment. What is God's response to your appreciation? Write in your journal about how this experience touched you.
  • One of the suggestions Edwene Gaines makes is to tithe for 6 months. Give yourself a chance to really experience the practice of giving 10% off the gross of what you receive. At the end of six months, take time to ruminate on your experience. What has changed in your outer life? What has changed within you? What is your heart leading you to do for God in the future?
  • As an alternative to tithing a full 10%, try this: Start out smaller with percentage giving, and make a plan for working up to tithing. Make a contract with yourself and God as suggested by Charles Fillmore. For example:
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You can include your intentions to:
  • Give every time you receive a check, to experience the constant flow of good
  • Give to your church the entire percentage giving
  • Give over and above your percentage giving to the following:
    • o   The Association of Unity Churches International (as a way to prosper God's work throughout the worldwide Unity movement)
    • o   Social service agencies
    • o   Community services
    • o   Other agency that is important to you
    • o   Advocacy, health care, and other non-profits
  • The important thing is to remember that this is between God and you, and that it is your spiritual growth that it is built and nurtured by God. Listen for God's wisdom within you.
  • As always, discuss these exercises with your prayer triad. Pray with one another for discernment of God's yearning for each of you. Share any good experiences you have had in paying bills or working with your finances, or of cash giving or tithing.


Prayer
Upray
Silent Unity
Please add the following people to your prayer/meditation practice:
(updated weekly)
  • USCEM  
  • Jessica Kraf's family and friends
  • The family and friends of Cat Crawford (comfort & healing)
  • The family and friends of Lilly Garcia (comfort & healing)
  • Jeannette P. (healing)
  • Ashleigh L. (healthy pregnancy)
  • Gloria M. (health)
  • Pakistand & Afghanistan
  • Tyler & Cheryl (healing, guidance, and prosperity)
  • Deborah F. (healing & peace)
  • Anne-Marie (perfect employment)
  • Lecanto High School Student & Community (healing & peace)
  • Paris, France (comfort and 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.
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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 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".


 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.

2016 Stewardship information will be here soon.


Thanks for Reading!
Have a great week!

Blessings,

Fancy Ruff-Wagner
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