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Unity Spiritual Life Center
August 28, 2013 ~ Weekly Update
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Sunday, August 25, 2013, 10:30 am
Rev. Bob Trowbridge Speaks
Bob graduated from San Francisco Theological Seminary in the San Francisco Bay Area and was ordained as a Presbyterian Minister. His ongoing spiritual seeking led him to leave the ministry about four years later. Since that time he has studied many spiritual systems and is a perpetual spiritual seeker. He has been teacher, speaker, workshop leader, and spiritual counselor for over 44 years. His book, The Hidden Meaning of Illness: Disease as a Symbol & Metaphor, was published by the A.R.E. Press. He is currently editor for Southern Lights, the newsletter for the Southeast Region of the A.R.E. He has written
for Venture Inward, Body, Mind, and Spirit and many other publications.
"The 'Hidden' Self" - The self that we know, the self that walks around doing stuff and thinking stuff every day, is a small piece of the whole self. In some ways, spiritual growth is about discovering and exploring these hidden aspects of the self. To become whole (holy) we must find all of our pieces and learn to live from that wholeness.
Special Music: Sandy Hemenway
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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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!
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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WOW!
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only Light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only Love can do that.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. This is the interrelated structure of reality.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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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 ideas and content for the USLC Vision Collage.
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
" As long as we believe the cause is outside, we are victims of the world."
Paul Hasselbeck, The Point of Power
THE AMERICAN DREAM
By Peter Weddle, The Global Voice of Quality
The American Dream. While it is a quintessentially American aspiration, each of us has a unique vision of just what it is. For some, the dream is a chance to build a successful business. For others, it's a home of their own. And for still others, it's the opportunity to shop until they drop. As alluring as all of these visions are, however, I would respectfully suggest that they are outcomes of the dream and not the dream, itself. The American Dream is actually a state of mind.
We all know, of course, that the American Dream exists because we live in a nation founded on certain extraordinary principles. Much as we take them for granted, deep down inside, every American knows that they are especially fortunate to live in a land where they are accorded an enduring right to Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. While most of us are very clear about what Life and Liberty mean, however, there is some confusion about the pursuit of Happiness. And it's that misunderstanding which causes us to misperceive the American Dream.
The founding fathers, themselves, inadvertently provoked this situation with their capitalization choices. They used initial caps on Life, Liberty and Happiness, when what they really meant to enshrine was a commitment to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness. In other words, what the American Dream promises is not a right to happiness, but a right to Achieve it on our own.
"Understanding is a fountain of life to those who have it." Proverbs 16:22
"Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice." Wayne Dyer |
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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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