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9 am Unity Prayer Service 11:00 am Sunday Celebration Service
Greetings!
One of the first things I noticed about the Unity of Louisville community is the degree of care and compassion the congregation has for each other. The membership truly embodies the value of compassion. As I write this I am coming to the realization that the joys and concern section of this email may be misunderstood and that maybe it needs to be re-worked as it does not seem to align very well with the value of compassion.
I am seldom accused of being an absolutist in my thinking and my actions and yet I think the way we designed, implemented and communicated the joys and concerns was misunderstood and poorly thought out. I can honestly say, at least from my part, I always had the best intentions. Confidentiality is so very important to a minister and I allowed that to be over emphasized to the degree that some may have felt forgotten or not acknowledged for the struggles they are having and I failed to provide the public compassion that is such a hallmark of this congregation. For that I am truly sorry and ask your forgiveness.
Starting today you will see a change in the language of the joys and concerns. Just let us know if you would like to be included. Simple and clean but someone does have to tell us. I will, going forward, try to incorporate the same information in our prayers during worship. If you do not want your condition or situation acknowledged and publicized you just need to let us know. We are and inclusive and compassionate community and I want to acknowledge that compassion publicly in the best way possible.
This week we start a new series focusing on the parables of the master teacher Jesus. Appropriately, I will kick off the series with the parable of the unforgiving servant. Gwen Moser, our director of sacred service and LUT, will be leading the meditation and the special music will be provided by Tyrone Cotton. Special note please mark your calendar for September 10 the Unity World Day of Prayer. This year we celebrate 125 of Silent Unity with a special worship service and a day filled with prayer.
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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
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Are you having trouble hearing the service? We have four hearing devices available from the Sound Booth staff.
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Joys & Concerns
If you have a Joy (e.g. birth, job, relationship) or a Concern (e.g. health challenge, relationship, job) that you would like listed in our weekly e-news please let us know.
We hold Willa in light and love seeing her comforted by the loss of her brother
We surround Mark Helm and Alex in in comforting prayer at the sudden passing of Mark's sister Beth.
We hold the Campbell family in prayer and comforting love.
We hold Nick Panning in prayer seeing him and the family surrounded in light at the passing of Nick's daughter-in-law
We continue to hold healing prayers for Alan's mother Leona. Seeing her healthy and whole.
The Family of Leyda Smith would like to thank everyone for the continued prayers and that Leyda is open to having visitors. See Rev Val for details on where she is receiving therapy
Please continue to hold Francie Ede in your healing prayers holding the possibilities for a full recovery.
We hold each person in light and love.
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Uni-Lunch
Sunday, July 19, 1:00 pm
Join us for lunch at Lemongrass, 11606 Shelbyville Rd, 40243. Sign up in the Social Room or contact Lynda Hurd, 502-821-4930502-821-4930.
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 Englehard Elementary Backpack and Supplies Drive
It's time to begin collecting backpacks and school supplies for our neighborhood school. Please place your backpack and supplies in the collection box in the Social Room. If you have any questions contact Jenifer Cross at CrossExpress@aol.com
Suggested Items to Fill Backpacks (no wheels please)
- Regular #2 pencils
- Boxes of crayons
- Colored pencils
- Regular and Dry-erase markers
- Packs of erasers
- Glue sticks
- Safety Scissors
- Plain two pocket folders
- Two pocket folders with prongs
- Spiral notebooks - wide rule
(red, green, yellow, blue, purple)
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Composition notebooks
- Wide ruled loose-leaf paper
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ONENESS HEART AWAKENING
3 day Initiation Course
Friday, July 31 - Sunday, August 2nd
Order Tickets Here
It is a weekend of processes, rituals, music, and meditations to help you leap beyond the human mind and ego, including specific blessings to set right relationships, heal past hurts and bring you into contact with the true nature of your own greatness.
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Hearing Devices
Wayside Christian Mission
Unity's Potluck Picnic 
New Members Class
with Unity of Louisville as your Charitable Organization