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Friday, August 16, 2013

THIS WEEK AT UCR

Sunday: 9 a.m., Susan's Salon; 10, Ted Collins guest speaker, "The One and Only Amazing You"; Guest musicians, Five Seasons Trio and Nina Swanson; Coffee and conversation in commUnity Room

Tuesday: 6 p.m., Intenders in Swanson Chapel with Hawkwoman; 7, A Course in Miracles in Strong Room with Audrey and Verne Eggleston

Wednesday: afternoon, Rev. brenda in office; 4:30, Licensed Unity Leaders and Rev. brenda meeting in Strong Room; 6, Meditation in Swanson Chapel with Thom Hall; 7, choir practice

THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS

Tina Streevy 16

Tina Debban 17

Tyman Boyd 18

Melissa Carter 18

Susan Primrose 18

Allan Viktor 19

Lydia Hassman 19

Calvin Gienkinger 21

Deb Breeden 21

Nancy Dearborn 21

Bettina A. Hass 21

Laura Miller 22

AFFIRMATION

I am set free through God's love for me.

TED COLLINS GUEST SPEAKER SUNDAY

Please join us this Sunday at 10 a.m. to welcome Ted Collins as guest speaker. Ted serves as vice president of education and events at Unity World Headquarters. In this role he oversees the ministerial program, spiritual education and enrichment, and the library and archives, as well as the hotel, bookstore, weddings and receptions, events, retreats, life coaching, and all dining and catering. He also serves on the board of Holos University, and is president of the Olathe Civic Theatre Association. He is originally from Cedar Rapids and we are pleased to have him as our guest speaker.

FIVE SEASONS TRIO PERFORMING SUNDAY

Special music will be provided by the Five Seasons Trio, consisting of Lynne Hart on clarinet, Gail Williams on piano, and Rich Wagor on bass. As a special treat, they will perform for 15 minutes before the service, so plan on arriving early!

SUSAN'S SUNDAY SALON THIS WEEK

Sunday Salon will meet in the Fireplace Parlor at 9 a.m. Please join us any time before the service. Our topic this month will be a discussion of our fifth principle - demonstrating all of the other four principles. How do you show up in the world as a Unity person? How do you put all the other principles into action? Join us - pastries will be served!

UPDATE ON "PROJECT REBUILD"

Here's a quick update on the rebuilding effort following the car accident two weeks ago that damaged part of our building. Progress is being made and Service Master has done a great job in cleaning out and arranging items that are still usable in one location and other damaged items in another.

"MUSIC MAN" TICKET DEADLINE IS AUGUST 21

Please join the UnityCR Fun Club in attending "The Music Man" at the Paramount Theatre, 123 Third Ave. S.E. (downtown Cedar Rapids). The performance will be taking place on Sunday, Sept 29, at 2:30 p.m. When you come you will enjoy a wonderful cast, including UnityCR's Dave Jepsen, Sean Smith, and Nancy and Katie Andreasen, singing songs from one of America's all-time favorite musicals. The tickets are $27. If you plan to attend, the money for your ticket needs to be paid to Nancy Dearborn by Aug. 21, so bring your money this Sunday. For questions, contact Nancy at 319-573-5877 or

NancyDearbornMusic@gmail.com.

LONG TIME OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR LEAVING

Kippen Lilly, our long time office administrator has accepted an opportunity with another organization and will be saying goodbye to UnityCR after more than 12 years of service. We know you join the board in thanking Kip for her exceptional contribution to the success of UnityCR and support her as she steps into a new role. The Board of Trustees will be holding a special meeting on August 20th to discuss options to ensure administrative tasks are handled during this transition. Please know that we will continue to share information as soon as it is available."