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Unity Spiritual Life Center
August 21, 2013 ~ Weekly Update
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Sunday, August 25, 2013, 10:30 am
Valerie Kay Speaks
Valorie Kay has been a performing musician since the age of 14. She has performed with theater, choirs, and various bands and duos. She has provided services for Unity, Church of Religious Science, and Universalist Unitarian churches. Alternative interests are facilitating ropes courses, re-birthing, and firewalks. She also does private Reiki and energy work. Valorie leads song and drum circles and workshops using her music, Native American flute, and other transformational tools. She is currently taking courses to become a Licensed Teacher and Minister.
Truth Talk: "How Big is Your Container?" Taste the pain of life less by becoming a bigger container. There is a 3-step process for allowing Oneness to contain us.
Special Music: Valerie Kay
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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 PAULA'S PERSPECTIVES
I am excited about the journey we are beginning. It is a path that we have been walking all of our lives...and now in this precious moment we get to walk along together. I hope that you all feel a renewed sense of possibility and a confidence in a greater power to guide us along the way.
And so it is.
Peace always.
Paula Zabkar, MS, LUT
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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
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
USLC TREASURE MAP!
LAST CALL FOR IDEAS- Submit by Sun. Aug. 28! We need the visions and goals of all USLC members and guests. Share any images :-), concepts (e.g. hundreds of members) or words (love, peace, etc. especially words that start with U, S, L, or C) that best represent what you want to see in USLC's future in the way that is easiest for you- via e-mail to reallyveryhappy@gmail.com, snail mail to USLC, or in person at USLC (you can give them to Carla Garcia or Robin Johnson or place them in the Creativity & Play Ministry box in the hospitality area). Let's see the brilliant future of USLC!
September 11 - World Day of Prayer Service at 7pm.
We will light candles, set a sacred intention, pray and meditate.
During the service we will create a sacred altar. You are invited to
bring one item (which will be returned to you) to place on the altar that
holds a spiritual significance for you - a photo, statue, feather, stone -
anything that you acknowledge as representing spirit. The altar will stay in place until our closing service on Thursday evening at the end of our
prayer vigil.
September 12 - All day World Day of Prayer Vigil from 7am-7pm. Beginning at 7:00 a.m. on Thursday we will hold a 12 hour prayer vigil in the USLC sanctuary. Plan to stop by for 30 minutes, an hour or more during the day to pray, meditate and to hold sacred space for peace, wholeness and abundance. At 7:00 p.m. we will close our vigil with praise and thanksgiving for all that is happening as a result of our faith and commitment. All items placed on the altar can be picked up at the close of this service - any items not picked up then will be held in the office for you to claim at a future date.
September 15 - Pot Luck Luncheon to welcome our new minister, Paula Zabkar, MS, LUT. Sign up at the back of the sanctuary or email Carla at cagnc@msn.com
September 22 - After the Service, there will be a meeting with Paula for anyone interested in sponsoring a home book-study group. Curious? Come to the meeting and find out what this is all about. The home study will correlate with the Sunday talk series based on The Four Agreements. Please sign up in the back of the sanctuary so we can have books available in the bookstore.
September 29 - A home book-study using the book The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz will begin the week of the 29th. Sunday talk series on September 29 and October 6, 13, and 20 will be about these agreements.
September 29 - After the service, there will be a meeting of all who are interested in serving in our Youth Education Ministry. More details later.
SPIRITUAL ECONOMICS: On Tuesday's from 7-8:30pm, October 8-November 19, a 7 week class based on the book Spiritual Economics by Eric Butterworth will meet in the USLC sanctuary. Instructor: Paula Zabkar, MS, LUT. The class will be available for SEE credit. Love offering. Please sign the Sign-up Sheet in the back of the sanctuary or email Carla at cagnc@msn.com
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"God is not a being with qualities or attributes. God is good itself coming into expression as life, love, power, and wisdom. We are not just acted upon by God, we are the activity of God expressing through us."
Eric Butterworth, Discover the Power Within You |
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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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9:30 Silent Meditation
Fillmore Chapel
10:30
Celebration Service & YOU/Uniteen classes
(Childcare available)
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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
Thanks to everyone who provided lots of great pics showing wonderful and fun activities and people in our community.
Spiritual Community Event. Pot Luck Luncheon after the service on Sunday, September 15, celebrating our new minister, Paula Zabkar. Sign up in the back of the Sanctuary and bring your favorite pot luck dish - salad, entre, or dessert. Not mandatory; everyone welcome! Don't miss the food, friendship, and fun.
Greetings my Unity Family, I am writing to share some exciting news. I have been accepted into a 10 month program to receive my certification as a Spiritual Life Coach. It is through the Institute for Spiritual Development founded by Iyanla Vanzant. Unfortunately, financial aid is not available and I am in need of support in order to meet this financial obligation. I have created an account on Go Fund Me to campaign for scholarship funds. Take a look at the link below and support my cause if you can.
Love, Light, and Liberation: Sandra Dubose-Gibson
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
*METAPHYSICAL BEATITUDES
from the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5:3-11
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
*Blessed are those who lack narcissistic pride, who are teachable, who are open and receptive to eternal truths, who are humble; it is from that level of consciousness that they shall expand their understanding so they can fulfill their divine potential.
Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.
*Blessed are those who yearn for a closer relationship with their Christ Self, for they are guaranteed unlimited opportunities for soul growth.
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
*Blessed are those who are nonresistant, who are unrestrained in their receptivity to their divinity, for they shall inherit a waking consciousness grounded in Truth principles.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.
*Blessed are those who dedicate themselves to "right thinking," for they shall unfold into their Christ potential.
Blessed are merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
*Blessed are those who give unconditional love, for they shall receive unconditional love.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
*Blessed are those who see things from a Christ perspective, for they shall comprehend their Oneness with God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
*Blessed are those who, through service to others, work conscientiously to find inner peace in God's will, for they shall actualize their Christ potential.
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
*Blessed are those who do not allow temptations to deter them from right thinking, for they shall honor their divinity.
Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake. Rejoice and be exceeding glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
*Blessed are those who press on, who do not allow the inertia of past programming and embedded theology to dampen their spirituality. Their devotion to right thinking will pay off.
Rev. Drs. Bil and Cher Holton
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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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