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Second Saturday Community Coffeehouse

Saturday, June 11th, 6:00 - 9:30

Open Mic!

MC: Anne-Marie Lax

Sponsor: Stargate Healing http://www.stargatehealing.com/

Sunday Service

June 12th

Anne-Marie Lax

What to Plant Now for the Harvest in the Fall

Sunday Service

Father's Day

June 19th

Robert Spiegel

It's Going to Take a Miracle

Music Ministry - Second Saturday Community CoffeeHouse

Saturday, June 11th, 6:00 - 9:30

Open Mic!

MC: Anne-Marie Lax

Sponsor: Stargate Healing

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Calling all musicians, storytellers, jugglers, poets, puppeteers and more! All ages, all skill levels - come and show us your stuff! We need an audience, too, so come on down and enjoy it!

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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Inspiration from Unity

Gratitude in Action

By Felicia Searcy

The story of how Jesus fed the five thousand is a wonderful illustration of the practice of gratitude as a causative agent. You'll recall from your Bible studies that Jesus had been teaching all day to a crowd of thousands of men, women, and children on a hillside. Evening came, and the people were hungry. Dealing with 5,000 or so restless, hungry people in the middle of the desert would certainly have been a challenge.

Jesus' disciples knew this and started to get a bit nervous; in fact, they tried to whisk Jesus out of there before the crowd became too disorderly. I see them as first-century secret service ready to put Jesus into a chariot and get him out of there fast.

But Jesus would not have any of that. First he suggested to the disciples that they feed everyone. They reacted with a doubter's typical response: "How do you expect us to take care of all of these people? What could you possibly be thinking?" You can almost hear them mumbling among themselves about how Jesus had been in the sun too long and must be suffering from heatstroke.

Jesus then took the matter into his own hands and asked those around him to gather any food they could find among the crowd. There was a young boy in the crowd who had two loaves of bread and five fish to share. Making no judgment, Jesus acknowledged what he had, and with poise and confidence, he took the bread and fish and blessed them. ...

According to Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, to bless means "to confer prosperity or happiness upon." When Jesus blessed the fish and loaves, he saw the appearance of prosperity and gave thanks for it. His gratitude gave him the ability to look beyond the appearance of insufficiency and instead see the potential waiting in the invisible realm.

Unlike Jesus, we get locked into appearances. We perceive things with our senses and form opinions that create our beliefs, and then claim that what we see is the gospel truth.

Jesus taught us to look beyond what our five senses tell us to the realm of Spirit, or the invisible, and to give thanks for what we know is present even though we might not be able to see it. Blessing something with the power to confer goodness is another way of saying "thank you" in advance.

Charles Fillmore, cofounder of Unity, wrote in his book Prosperity that scientists were close to discovering how to manifest items from the ether. Is it possible that one day we may be able to literally pull a loaf of bread out of thin air? Who knows? But it may have been what happened on that hillside thousands of years ago.

Later in that book, Fillmore shared how God is the substance from which everything is created. God is not the man in the sky who drops food at our doorstep; rather, God fills us with divine ideas and guidance that, when followed, result in the outer satisfaction of our needs and desires. Whether we pull what we need from thin air or heed the direction from divine inspiration, gratitude is an important ingredient in unlocking the divine power and presence of Spirit.

However it happened that day on the hillside, Jesus fed thousands of people-either with actual food, by his words, or both-and as a result, his listeners were changed by the event. They became more aware of God's good in their lives. Something life-transforming happened that day, and its effects continue to reverberate. And giving thanks in advance was a vital part of the day's lesson.

We in the modern world say "thank you" in advance all the time. Think of the times you have ordered something over the phone. You described the item and even provided your credit card information, trusting that within a given amount of time, the mail carrier would drop off the item at your house. You then thanked the salesperson for his or her service and the item.

Expressing thanks in advance with God is no different. We're acknowledging a need and giving thanks before actually having it met. As Jesus showed us, in order for our thanks to be effective, we must ask from a state of trust or belief that our requests will be fulfilled. ...

When we live in a state of gratitude, our focus shifts to the good in our lives, on what is working. This does not mean that we are in denial. We are not ignoring the facts in our lives. But Jesus modeled faith that God, or Infinite Substance, is always present and active, even when that presence is not obvious. He understood that he was the channel through which this energy expressed itself. He built his life around this belief, and it showed.

Again, he knew that the food he had before him was not enough, but he focused on the unlimited supply of substance, and God as the infinite supplier of good. Jesus saw how substance flowed through him because he was a channel for God's abundance. He didn't see God as a withholder of good. He understood that even in physical form, he was not separate from the Father.

Rev. Felicia Blanco Searcy, ordained in 2008, was the founding minister of Unity Church of Life in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. She is now a professional speaker, coach, author, minister, and certified Life Mastery Consultant. She wrote the book Do Greater Things: Following in Jesus' Footsteps, which explores the spiritual teachings of Jesus. For more information, visit www.feliciasearcy.com.

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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 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

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).

Prayer


Please add the following people to your prayer/meditation practice: (updated weekly) USCEM Fort McMurray, Alberta Ken Ginther (healing) Anne-Marie (perfect employment) Amanda (highest good) Robyn (healing and courage) Jeannette P. (healing) Tyler (guidance) Wayne Walker (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.	"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. Bookmark this URL and always start here. Then go shopping. http://impactshopping.com/USCEM/ So far we've earned $98.09 in 2016! We didn't earn anything in 2015 - although we earned $94 in 2014. It's probably because people weren't starting at the shopping page. Please do this - it costs you nothing extra and is an easy habit to adopt. Go to the USCEM Shopping Page	The Law of Giving and Receiving By Ernest Holmes Everything in Nature moves in circles. What goes out must come back. Unless the seed is sown it cannot bear fruit. There must be a planting time for every harvest. Who gives all receives all. Who refuses to give, limits the possibility of the greater good returning to him. Love and you will be loved. Extend joy and you will become more joyful. The ancient Talmud says, "God will doubly guide the already guided" and Jesus, the greatest of the great, said, "Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again." (Luke 6:38) We do not give because God needs the gift but because the giving increases, broadens and deepens the life of the giver. Nor shall we give from the standpoint of duty. The universe refuses to bargain with us. It already has given us everything it has. But it also has provided that the gift of life can be received in its fullness only as it flows through us to the fullness of others. How wonderful is this exact balance which God and nature keep; how perfect is the law of God and how glorious the opportunity to join with the infinite Giver in the givingness of the self to the joy of life! Letter to Members & Friends Conscious Giving Guide Conscious Giving Commitment Card

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