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Unity Spiritual Life Center
July 10, 2013 ~ Weekly Update
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CORRECTED DATE
Sunday, July 14, 2013, 10:30 am
Yemaja Jubilee Speaks
Yemaja Jubilee is a movement and motivational specialist. She utilizes her experiences of being 238lbs, combined with past unhealthy relationship patterns with self and others, to offer a way to emerge and evolve into a holistic and joy-filled way of living. Yemaja is a prayer Chaplin at Unity of Richmond. She has served as Platform Assistant and performed original poetry in several worship services. Her book of poems, I Said I Wasn't Going to Tell Nobody, But I Couldn't Keep It to Myself, detailing her past struggles with codependency, self identity, and self worth, will be published in the fall 2013. Yemaja lives in Richmond, VA, where she loves to take long walks in the parks to keep fit, playfully commune with nature, and gain inspiration for her writings.
Truth Talk: "My Life, My Life of Beauty." Is your life a thing of beauty ? It is our job to care for ourselves from the inside out so that we reflect the Beauty of the Creator. We are meant to be Luminous Beings who not only see the beauty in our selves , but also the beauty in others and the external world . We can practice the lessons we have learned in our daily affairs and bring our own personal beauty to others on a the path of emerging and evolving,
Special Music: Gregory Blaine
Gregory started playing guitar at age 10 and is primarily self taught and by watching other players. Charlie Walton a guitarist for a local group called "The Blue Mooners" was his biggest early influence. A small transistor radio was his window to the world of rock, blues, reggae, soul, and country musics. Over the years, along with lessons here and there, he followed the works of many players from Andre Segovia to Earl Klugh. These days he focuses on playing solo or due, but his first love is his big band ROOTZIE. He also uses Native American Flute, Dijeridoo, and Latin Percussion to further speak for him spiritually and musically.
Childcare provided for the service
MEET & GREET follows the service ~
spend time munching and mingling,
as you greet old friends and meet new ones!
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MOVING ONWARD AND UPWARD!!
Our long wait is over!! Your Board of Trustees met with Paula Zabkar today. Negotiations are complete and the contract, as amended, has been approved. The contract will be revised, as agreed, and sent to Paula for final approval. She will attend the August Board meeting and officially sign it at that time. Paula will officially begin as our new Spiritual Leader on September 9th, with her first Sunday Service on September 15. This is definitely a time for celebration! The Board now eagerly embraces plans for a "welcome" reception, celebrating our new and bright future with Paula leading the way.
The Board wishes to express its gratitude for those who assisted in the search pocess and, also, to everyone for your patience as we travelled this road together...a door is closing and a new one is opening.
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BUILDING COMMUNITY; TRANSFORMING LIVES
Mark Your Calendars Now
So You Don't Miss Out!
REGULAR EVENTS
- Mondays, ~ Integrative Healing Circle
- PLEASE NOTE~ the healing circle will NOT be meeting during the summer (beginning in May). The healing team will, however, continue to handle prayer requests and are willing to mak
- Ministerial calls are made to those who are hospitalized or otherwise "shut-in". Please contact our church office for information on contacting our Healing/Prayer team.
- First Friday of every month: 7 PM ~ Fun First Friday
SPECIAL EVENTS
Fifteen Unitics enjoyed the Bulls vs Tides game last Friday evening. The game gave everyone plenty of reason to cheer on the home team. There was a marriage proposal, field entainment and a hot dog eating cotest. The winner ate 15 hot dogs in five minutes!!! Unbelievable. The evening ended with spectacular fireworks....lots and an awesome variety. Thank you, Robin, for a unique, enjoyable community Fun First Friday activity.
  
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We are heirs to all wisdom, so that we need not, through any lack of wisdom, made mistakes;heirs to all love, so that we need know no fear or envy or jealousy; heirs to all strength, all life, all power, all good.
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MINISTRY NEWS
The CHILDREN AND YOUTH MINISTRY is in need of teachersfor the youth program. We now have several age groups attending on Sundays. We have a regular assistant on Sundays for the nursery. The immediate need is for four volunteers, each to assist with the children one day a month. We also need a Teacher/Assistant for our children in the Unikids group. All lesson plans will be provided for you. Please contact the office if you would like to volunteer for this very important Ministry. For information please contact Elise VanBuskirk at elise1128@gmail.com or 908-892-7341 or Annie Whitney at annie.g.whitney@gmail.com or 919-416-1863.
Please remember to sign up in the back of the sanctuary to bring goodies one Sunday. Cash donations are also welcome anytime! 
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Resolve to Serve!
Put your talents to work. Review the following opportunities and see which ones will be a good fit for you in 2013.
- Platformers needed~ Want to help keep our services going? Consider becoming a platformer. Scripts and training are available. Contact Renee Piere to sign up
- Greeters needed~ Sign up in the back of the sanctuary to become a Greeter- welcoming members & guests to our Sunday service, providing name tags, bulletins, and general information about USLC.
- Loving childcare and youth teachers needed~ See our Ministry Director, Jill Lewis, if you are interested in working with any age group.
- Prayer Partners needed~ If you feel that inner urge to deepen your prayer life, become a member of our Prayer Partner Team. Training is available.
- Hospitality~ Remember to sign up to provide goodies for our Sunday Hospitality table.
- Daily Word - sign up to read the Daily Word during our Sunday services.
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| Sundays:
9:30 Silent Meditation
Fillmore Chapel
10:30
Celebration Service & YOU/Uniteen classes
(Childcare available) | | |
Directions: Exit 175 off of I-85. Turn NORTH on Guess Road; Turn right onto Carver Street. Go approximately half a block; USLC is located in the small business park on your left. |
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COMMUNITY ZONE
PHOTO ALBUM. We would like to put together a photo album for our new incoming Spiritual Leader to familiarize her with members & regular visitors of USLC. Carla will be taking photos of everyone who would like to be included in this project starting now. To go along with your photo, we would like a brief bio of no more than five sentences. Include what brings you to USLC. Also, please add a sentence or two of what you would like for USLC's immediate future. The bio and vision can be emailed to Carla at cagnc@msn.com
Thank you for your
participation.
Eight (8) Sunday FOUNDATIONS OF UNITY CLASS starts July 7: Noon-2pm.at Unity Church of Raleigh, 1101 Creedmoor Road (off Amran Temple Drive), Raleigh. Love Offering plus one-time fee for materials. $120 fee for Unity Institute Course Credit.
WORKSHOP: CHRIST CONCIOUSNESS: A SPIRITUAL HERO'S JOURNEY. Saturday, July 27, 9am-4pm.We are all on a hero's journey. We have all created challnges meant to move us forward into greater versions of the self. Bob Trowbridge, M.Div. Location:
HealthTouch NC, Durham. For more info and pre-registration: Linda Thompson at 919-790-9130.
If you love THE 12 POWERS, check out this 7-day Retreat! Held at Unity Village, sponsord by Awaken Whole Life Center, the new holistic healing center located in the renovated Unity Tower at Unity Village. Revs. Drs. Bil & Cher Holton will be facilitating this incredible, experiential retreat.
Check out everything it includes: workshops, group activities, meditations, labyrinth walk, tour of the new 12 Powers Sculpture Garden, material grounded in Positive Psychology and neuroscience, together with Unity principles, opportunities for self-care treatments at Awaken Whole Life Center...and food, fun, and inspiration. Located at Unity Village with an all-inclusive price, staying at the Unity Inn Hotel & Conference Center!
KEEPING UP: What's happening in your neighborhood? Are you traveling, hosting visiting friends or relatives, having a yard sale, announcements, other activites? Send your information to rodgers.jean@gmail.com by Tuesday of each week.
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FEATURE
If you could fit the entire population o the world into a village consisting of 100 people maintaining the proportions of all the people living on Earth, that village would consist of:
57 Asians
21 Europeans
14 Americans
8 Africans
There would be:
52 Women and 48 Men
30 Caucasians and 70 Non-Caucasians
30 Christians and 70 Non-Christians
89 Heterosexuals
11 Homosexuals
6 People would possess 59% of th welth and they would all come from the USA
80 would live in poverty
70 would be illiterate
50 would suffer from hunger and malnutriion
1 would be dying
1 would be being born
1 would own a computer
1 (yes, only one) would have a university degree
If we looked at the world in this way, the need fo acceptance and understanding would be obvious.
ATTENTION: Have you written an article about livi ng the Unity life, have tips on how to demonstrate Unity's 5 Truth Principles, or had an experience illustrating Unity beliefs, please submit it for the newsletter:
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USLC Kroger Cards!
Please consider a USLC Kroger gift card for yourself or for gift giving! They are a great way to say "thank you" to a teacher, neighbor, or family member, to give to a needy family you may know, or to donate to a local shelter.
To get USLC Kroger gift cards, contact Carla Garcia to order them and they will be available within a few short days. As always, you can purchase them for an initial startup amount of $5.00 and load any additional amount you would like at your local Kroger store.
It's easy gift giving and a great way to support USLC for no additional cost to you!
Please remember to recharge your Kroger card each month so we can reach our $5,000.00 goal in order to be eligible for our 5% bonus.
Questions? Want to get a card? See Carla Garcia!
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