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9 am Healing & Prayer Service

11:00 am Sunday Celebration Service

Greetings!

The third Sunday of Advent is joy. This has always been one of my favorite topics to talk about. Joy is a gift from God. Our natural state is one of joy. When we are not in a state of joy we must ask ourselves how I have missed perceived the world and my place in it. Not being in a state of joy means we need to make a different choice about conditions or events that are causing us pain. This is easy to say not always easy to accomplish. But as A Course in Miracles says "how can you find joy in a joyless place except by realizing you are not there. We can choose to see things differently.

I remember doing training a number of years ago called Mastery. Part of the training was an extended time of meditation as we discover what our own unique guiding principles to live by are. I was early in recovery and had a number of trust issues, both with myself and others. In the meditation I came up with the principles of Peace, Love, and Trust. I clearly remember hearing an inner voice that told me no Trust was not one of my principles it was joy. I distinctly remember arguing with the voice (I'll call the voice God). The voice was very patient but insistent that my principle was Joy and Trust. Finally, I gave in and upon coming out of the meditation Trust was not a principle, for me, but a choice. Joy was a state of mind and a way of being that was easy for me to recognize. If I was not in joy I need to think and act in a different way. Joy is who I am.

Please plan to join us Sunday. Our Sunday lesson will be given by Rev Val, I will be doing the meditation and the special music will be performed by Colette Delaney.

Rev. Ray Nelson

Senior Minister

Unity of Louisville
757 S. Brook Street

Louisville KY 40203
502 583 5559 11

502 583 8020 fax

www.unityoflouisville.org

Youth and Family Ministry presents

Nativity in Unity Christmas Pageant

Sun, December 14 @ 12:30 pm
Activities Center

Come join us in celebration of the birth of the Christ-child as our youth take you on a journey to Bethlehem.

What a wonderful way to begin this special time of peace and love. Light refreshments will be available. For more information, contact Edward Adamson at 583.5559 ext. 13.

Did you know?

Members of our community and our ministers join together with others around the world for daily prayer and meditation from noon to 12:30 pm, in our Chapel.

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Thanks and Happy Holidays!
Unity of Louisville's Board of Directors and Staff

CHRISTMAS EVE CANDLELIGHT SERVICE

Wednesday, December 24

5:00 - 6:00 pm, Sanctuary

Join us as we celebrate through song, meditation, and message the birth of new consciousness; the Christ presence at our candle lighting service Christmas Eve.

Winter Solstice Sacred Celebration

Sun, December 21, 7:00 - 8:30 pm

Activities Center.Doors close at 7:15 pm

Our 9th annual Winter Solstice Sacred Celebration at Unity of Louisville honors the beauty, wonder and mystery of the longest of nights with quiet reflection, music, ceremony, story and poetry. You, and yours, are invited to join us for this spiritually inclusive community gathering facilitated by Mark Steiner along side kRi and Hettie and Unity's own Rev. Ray Nelson.

Cultivating Connections' Sacred Celebrations are designed to offer an opportunity to strengthen our awareness of the sacredness of creation and to nurture our connections to each other and the natural world. Sacred Celebrations are a cooperative effort by artists, spiritual leaders, and activists to share relevant and nurturing experiential celebrations with the broader community.

Sacred Celebrations are offered without a fee
though donations are very much appreciated.

Please note:

The doors for this program close at 7:15.

No one will be admitted after that time.

Cultivating Connections is a grassroots, nonprofit contributing to the creation of a just and sustainable community by nurturing and celebrating our connections with each other and with our world.

Save The Dates

Burning Bowl Ceremony, January 4, 11 am Service

White Stone Ceremony, January 11th, 11 am Service

Prayer Chaplain Information Session, January 18th, 12:15 pm

New Member Class
Sun, January 4 - February 1, 10:00 - 10:50 am, Classroom 3.
Class gives basic understanding of Unity's history, terminology and viewpoint. Facilitated by Rev. Valerie Mansfield and Robin Nelson. Love offering.

Charting the Course of Your Life

January 11, 2015

1:00 to 4:00 PM

A personal vision statement guides your life and provides the direction necessary to chart the course of your days and the choices you make about your life. A personal mission statement provides "clarity and gives you a sense of purpose". It defines who you are and how you live. Join Rev Val and Rev Ray and learn to write your own vision and mission statement to guide your coming year.

Love Offering; Sign up in the Social Room

Soulful Sundown: Friday Night Mini-Retreats to Nurture Your Spirit

Friday, Evenings 6:00pm- 8:00pm

January 16, 23, 30 & February 6, 13

Unity of Louisville's Chapel/Social Room.

Join us to end your week with these in-town mini-retreats created to help you self-nurture through these offerings: Light Refreshments, Relaxation, Time to Connect In Fellowship, Learn about Universal Character Strengths and Virtues, Guided Visualizations, Meditations, Labyrinth, Drumming, Tibetan Bowls, Healing Prayer, Movement, Stretching, and a variety of other spiritual explorations...

Suggested Offering of $20

3rd Annual Chili Cook-off

Sunday, January 18, 2015

After the 11am service

Bring your favorite chili recipe!

Open to adults and youth

Missed a Sunday? Need a mid-week pick me up?

Sunday service lessons are now available on our website, www.unityoflouisville.org.

Go to the Sunday Lesson section to listen or download the lesson of your choice.

Kroger Community Rewards® has changed!

Gift Cards no longer required.

The new program is designed to make it easier to earn rewards for organizations. Simply enroll you Kroger Plus Card at Kroger Community Rewards Once enrolled select Unity of Louisville from the list of local organizations and go shopping. Whenever your Plus Card is scanned, the church earns reward points. For more information, pick up a brochure from the Social Room at church.