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"Double Vision 


Join Reverend Brandon Nagel this Sunday as we explore the unlimited possibilities of every moment.

Vocalist Kelly Potter joins Fred Albers and
our fabulous UCOP Band. 

We'll see you there!


2014... the Year of "I AM"
The words "I AM" are a holy expression for the name of God - the highest aspect of yourself. This year, we explore the highest possibility for our lives by choosing a quality each month to focus on and express. In every moment know that you are the living expression of the Christ!

This year we invite you to consider empowering your life
with the following affirmations:

"I AM"...
Boundless... Real... Courageous... Aware... Curious... Adventurous... Lighthearted...Outrageous... Limitless... Connected... and Sacred

In the month of September, let us affirm together:


  
Small Group Ministry Webpage

 
In recent weeks you've been hearing about new small groups forming.  There is now a brand new page on our UCOP website where you can view all the latest information on our new small group ministry.  Learn what groups have formed and how to get involved with them.  See the videos of the launch leaders' Sunday platform shares.  Learn what steps you can take if you're interested in forming a new small group yourself.  You can find the Small Group Ministry page under the "Get Involved" tab of our website homepage at www.ucop.org.  Or, you can...

World Day of Prayer
Thousands of people will join Silent Unity and Unity churches around the world on September 11 for the 21st annual Unity World Day of Prayer. The theme of this 24-hour prayer event is "We Are the Light of the World: Let Your Light Shine!"  World Day of Prayer gives us an opportunity to come together in celebration of our oneness with God, each other and our world.  Through prayer we foster peace and wholeness in our community and in our individual lives.  The 24-hour prayer vigil will begin the evening of Wednesday, September 10 with opening ceremonies featuring keynote speaker, best-selling author and poet, Mark Nepo.  Names may be submitted for prayer online at www.worlddayofprayer.org. The 24-hour prayer vigil traditionally begins with a beautiful candlelight walk across the central courtyard of Unity Village. This year, for the first time, we will symbolize the power of our united prayers by asking people everywhere to light a virtual candle at www.worlddayofprayer.org. These virtual candles will be displayed as points of light on a global map.  Further information about all the events surrounding World Day of Prayer can be found at the above website, or in Spanish at www.diadeoracionmundial.org
 
Guest Speaker, Rev. Mary Omwake!
Sunday, September 14

Although not a candidate for the lead minister position, Rev. Mary Omwake returns to UCOP as a guest speaker.  

Rev. Mary will also offer one-on-one prayer sessions by appointment that week (fee based).  You may sign up for an appointment after church on the 14th or email her directly at [email protected].   

Rev. Mary will also present three workshops, Monday through Wednesday evenings from 7 to 9 pm, taken from themes presented in her upcoming new book, Essential Practices for the Awakening Soul. More information about these workshops can be found below. 

 

Rev. Mary Omwake, recipient of Unity's "Light of God Expressing 2013," has served thriving Unity ministries here in Overland Park and also in Maui, Hawaii. A founding member of the Association for Global New Thought, convener of the Synthesis Dialogues with his holiness the Dalai Lama, and the Season for Peace and Nonviolence, Mary has spoken at the United Nations as an advocate for children and was inducted into the Martin Luther King, Jr. Board of Preachers for her commitment to social justice and peace.  Mary lives on Maui. She leads retreats, does spiritual consulting, personal coaching and works for children and the environment. Her first book Essential Practices for the Awakening Soul is due in January 2015. 

 

WORKSHOPS:

 

Monday, September 15 - 7 to 9 pm

"Practicing the Presence as Sacred Service-

How to Live a Life of Deep Purpose and Perpetual Joy"

Register Here! 

"I may never have the privilege of knowing you, or what you do for a living, but I know something true about you - unless you find a way to Love and Serve you will never be truly happy" - Albert Schweitzer

 

Is it possible to live a life of perpetual Joy? We will explore your spiritual gifts and how you are uniquely designed to make a difference and be a beneficial presence in all circumstances. In this experiential and lively workshop, we will explore:

*           Presence to Presence communication

*           Purpose

*           Joy as your true North

*           Your Spiritual Gifts - who you're here to be

*           Visit the Akashic Records to discern your Soul's contracts

*           The Power of the Covenant

 

Tuesday, September 16, 7 to 9 pm

"Visioning 2.0 - Being and Becoming All We Are Created To Be"

Register Here! 

"Visioning is by far the most important and helpful spiritual practice I have discovered in my 25 years of ministry!" - Rev Mary Omwake

 

Based on Rev. Michael Beckwith's landmark process, visioning combines Unity's two basic prayer practices (silence and affirmative prayer) in a manner that facilitates maximum authentic spiritual growth, development and unfoldment. Visioning puts us on the front end of change and provides direction and focus. It supports us in what we say "Yes" to and when to say "No." Catching God's vision aligns our energy and unleashes our God given potential to live a life of joy and fulfillment.

*           Stages of Spirit - Essential aspects include:

*           Growth, Development, & Unfoldment

*           Essential Aspects

*           Love

*           Deep Listening

*           Asking Rightly

*           Embodiment of the Divine

*           Releasing All That No Longer Serves

*           Gifts

*           Willingness

*           Gratitude, Appreciation, and Praise

 

Wednesday, September 17, 7 to 9 pm

"Metta - Practicing the Presence as Loving Kindness"

Register Here! 

"The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart." - Buddha

 

Metta, or Loving Kindness Meditation, is an ancient practice first introduced by Siddhartha Gautama over 2500 years ago as an antidote to fear. Simple to learn and easy to practice, Loving Kindness Meditation has the power to help us remember our loveliness and live in harmony and peace at all times with all people. The practice, described by the Buddha as a means to liberate the heart, encourages us to cultivate love, compassion, joy and equanimity. Join us for a quiet, peaceful 2-hour meditation experience that will continuously increase in sweetness and facilitate deeper levels of understanding.

 


 

New YFM Curriculum for the Fall
Youth and Family Ministry is starting a brand new Sunday curriculum this Fall! Our "Fall Fables & Fairy Tales" series starts Sunday,September 7th and runs through November 11th. Fairy tales and fables, like other wisdom stories, contain deep messages on how to live an empowered life. This knowledge will provide our children with a road map through life. Fairy tales help children learn that through these challenges or frightening experiences, all can be overcome and they are not powerless.

This Sunday's Lesson: 
The Lion and the Mouse 

 

Fillmore Healing Class Available


 

Join us as we explore the spiritual principles that support the expression of health and wholeness in our minds, bodies and affairs. We will be working with Myrtle and Charles Fillmore's interpretation of how Jesus used and demonstrated those principles in his own life. Such principles will be presented to support participants in developing a practical understanding of Myrtle and Charles' theology as heart-centered metaphysicians. The goal will be that through the development of such practical understanding, participants will be inspired to also become heart-centered metaphysicians in their own lives. We also expect them to develop a "tool kit" for using healing principles in their daily lives and in supporting other people in their own healing process.

 

10 SEE Core Credits available

 

Suggested Love Offering:      $10

Register here! 

 

Required Texts: "How to Let God Help You," "Myrtle Fillmore's Healing Letters," "Christian Healing" and "Jesus Christ Heals"

 

Lois Hootz was the spiritual leader of Unity Church of Temple, TX. She has been involved with Unity teachings for over 17 years. She brings the richness of experience gathered from hospital chaplaincy, social work as a child abuse investigator, a teacher, a trainer and a minister. She has a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Divinity Degree. She has served in Unity churches as a board member and board president, a prayer chaplain and trainer, workshop leader and Sunday school teacher. 
Women 2 Women Circle Tonight
Thursday, September 4 
7 to 9 pm in the peace chapel

The Women in Unity invite you to join them in a time of empowered sharing, a sacred time to deepen connections and offer unconditional support.  For further information please email [email protected] or call Vanessa at 913-596-8493.
Men's Group Breakfast Saturday, September 6

Men's Group Breakfast - Saturday, September 6

from 8 to 10 am in harmony hall, with Cathy Combs.

 

Cathy says, "My basic premise has always been that we are Spirit Incarnate. I didn't always have that wording but I've always had that knowing and writing my books has made that knowing crystal clear and I'm so very grateful. I have always been connected with a quiet calm and confidence that I consider the hallmarks of my life. I have always known that we are innately good and that knowing is an immeasurable blessing. These knowings are the hallmarks of all I do as I continue to share my messages with a world I love so very much.

 

You might want to visit Cathy on Youtube at  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYBzJ7wJ7OY

or her website www.cathycombs.com

 

 

Yoganetics FALL Class Series


YOGANETICS� Fall Class Series

Smart Yoga for Bodies in Transition

12 weeks / 24 Mondays & Thursdays, Sept. 8 - Dec. 8

Mornings: 9:30-10:45am

with Wyatt Townley, E-RYT 500

 

Yoga is not about getting fit, it's about getting home. Fitness is a byproduct of giving the body the nourishing motion it craves. With its gentle yet deep approach, Yoganetics moves toward greater flexibility, less stress and core stability from within out. People with back pain, arthritis and fibromyalgia have found relief with Yoganetics.            

          

Wyatt Townley, the new Poet Laureate of Kansas, has been teaching for over thirty years. Her Yoganetics book was deemed an "Editor's Choice" by Yoga Journal and her work has been featured in Self, Dance Magazine, Parents, Body and Soul and The New York Times.

 

For more information call (913) 381-1984 or visit www.yoganetics.com. (Fee-based class-first class free for new students!)
In the Presence Meditation

This meditation provides the opportunity to go into a deep, deep experience of the Presence. Meditation does wonderful things to our human bodies, giving them time to revitalize and heal themselves. At the same time, our souls experience their real, true selves, going to the place inside that is timeless and eternal. After the meditation, there will be a sacred prayer circle to share and honor one another's prayer intentions. You'll experience such serenity you'll want it to go on forever.

 

Suggested Love Offering: $10

Register here!  

 

Debra Baker is a spiritual counselor, energy worker, Reiki Master, Oneness Blessing Giver and teacher who has been helping people heal their lives since 1988.  A gifted medium and intuitive, Debra is the author of Amazing Intuition, Expanding Your Most Important Resource, which is available in the UCOP bookstore. 

 
Women in Unity Meeting - September 20

As we move into the Fall season, we will want to resonate with the positive qualities of that season - reaping the benefits of the harvest planted in the other seasons. Positive qualities of this season include nurturance, acceptance, groundedness and abundance. When we resonate with these qualities and not our problems, we live our lives with greater joy and happiness. When we are out of sync with this element we may find ourselves expressing and living from a negative state of mind and missing out on the abundance of what is there for us. Resonance Repatterning is a system that will allow us to realign ourselves so we can fully enjoy the positive qualities of this Fall season.

 

Shirley Collins, LSCSW, a member of Unity Church for over 15 years, will be offering Seasonal Repatterning for the Unity Women's Group on Saturday, September 20.   It will be in her home with a potluck luncheon immediately following the group repatterning. The address is 10608 Bluejacket Street, Overland Park, KS 66214. The house is located just south of 103rd St. & Nieman Rd.   If you have questions or need clarification on directions, call Shirley at (913) 341-2704. [email protected]
UCOP & You - September 22


This class has been designed for those who are newer to Unity and/or Unity Church of Overland Park. The materials presented will offer the history of Unity and UCOP. In addition, participants will learn about various ministry staff members and their individual roles and responsibilities at the church. Participants will be provided information pertaining to volunteer teams, outreach programs and affinity groups. The class will offer opportunities for attendees to uncover and begin offering their gifts through stepping into service for the ministry in some way. As with all classes, participants will begin to build relationships and community with one another.

 

Suggested love offering $10

Register here! 

 

Rachel Asbury is the Volunteer Coordinator here at UCOP. Rev. Jan Stromseth is our Associate Minister of Congregational Care.

 

The Vision Workshop - September 28

  • Do you want to discover your true dream or purpose?
  • Would you like to eliminate fear, doubt and worry and move toward your goals with confidence?
  • Do you want to increase prosperity and stay in complete harmony in all elements of your life?

In 1853, Henry David Thoreau wrote a famous essay called "Walden," in which he included a hidden code for prosperous living. During this dynamic Vision workshop you will unlock this code so that you can harness your life's purpose and the prosperity you deserve!

 

You will learn:

 

*           Two essential keys for tuning into your purpose

*           A 5-point test for determining whether your dream is right for you

*           Simple thinking-strategies that will guard you from fear, doubt and worry

*           What wealthy people do that creates sustained success

*           The number one factor that causes people to lose steam when going after a dream, and how to stay motivated and override it

*           A proven method for dissolving resistance you may have to prosperity so you can attract higher levels of results and abundance

*           The one critical thing you must give up in order to reach your dream

 

Suggested Love Offering: $30

Register here! 

 

Lois Hootz was the spiritual leader of Unity Church of Temple, TX. She has been involved with Unity teachings for over 17 years. She brings the richness of experience gathered from hospital chaplaincy, social work as a child abuse investigator, a teacher, a trainer and a minister. She has a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Divinity Degree. She has served in Unity churches as a board member and board president, a prayer chaplain and trainer, workshop leader and Sunday school teacher. 
Exciting Local Author/Artist Event - September 28

 
We have a number of talented authors and musical artists in our local area.  This is your opportunity to meet them, purchase their books or CDs and get these items signed by the authors and artists themselves.

 

We are excited to host these artists and authors:

 

Fred Albers

Tom Anderson

Kathryn and Patrick Andries

Debra Baker

Steffany Barton

Dr. Rima Bonario,  Cathy Combs, Dr. Julie Connor,  Nancy Cramer,  Jeannine Fox, Lee Harris,

Karen Marie,  Lark Mason, Craig McAndrew, Mike McCord, Michelle Robin, Roderick Townley,  Wyatt Townley, Poet Laureate of Kansas,  Jay Woods and Millie Webb

 

New Artists in our Spotlight Gallery
In September and October we feature the works of... 

Olathe Visual Artists Association, which was formed in 1978 with the goal of expanding the enjoyment of fine arts within the Olathe community and to encourage and promote our local artists.  We offer group exhibits, educational opportunities including speakers and workshops, display equipment for art shows, and we provide community service.  

 www.olathevisualartists.com   

Member artists include: Jane Kirk, Phyllis Gardner, Cathie Thompson, Jan J. Stuart, David Stewart, Elaine Lierly Jones, Pam Humbargar, Norma Greenleaf, Michelle Wade, Lynda Sprowl, Carol Rubsam, Dinah Medina, Patty Page, Eddy Mora, Jim Walker, Rob Knudsen, Elizabeth Sullivan, Marvin Page, Vivian Bound, Cathy Sherman, Kathleen Kirch, John Burns and Karen B. Jones 

 

Do You Shop on Amazon?

Many of us do our shopping these days from the comfort and convenience of our own homes using the Amazon marketplace. Did you know that if you go to our website first, and then enter the Amazon site through our link, the church will then get a small percentage of that purchase?  It's like free money for the church!  And it doesn't have to be a spiritual book or something church-related either. We will get a small percentage of anything you purchase on Amazon, if you go through our site first on your way there. How cool is that?!  It doesn't cost you anything to help support your spiritual community because you were going to shop anyway, weren't you!  Now you can do it and help UCOP at the same time. Just click here and it will take you to the UCOP Amazon access page.  You can also find the Amazon access page from a link on our Homepage as well at www.ucop.org.   So happy shopping and thank you for your support!  We truly appreciate you.

Singles Group Sunday Brunch 
Singles Group

Want to connect with other singles at Unity Church of Overland Park? Each Sunday at 12:30 this group meets at various local restaurants. Put these dates and locations on your schedule for the rest of June. We'd love to have you join us. 
  

     

September 7th - Thai Place -9359 W. 87th (Antioch to 87th then left)

September 14th - Old Chicago Pizza - 117th & Metcalf

September 21st - Hy-Vee - 95th & Antioch - Brunch Buffet ($11.99) - All you can eat - please arrive before 1pm

September 28th - Conroy's Public House - 5285 W. 95th - east of Nall

October 5th - Cinzetti's - Italian Buffet ($14.99 no menu)

October 12th - BoLings - 9055 Metcalf

October 19th - Margaritas - 7890 Quivira Rd.

October 26th - Carrabbas - 10586 Metcalf

November 2nd  Red Robin - 7111 W. 95th St.

November 9th - Jose Peppers - 103rd & Metcalf

November 16th - Conroy's Public House - 5285 W. 95th - east of Nall

November 23rd - Old Chicago Pizza - 117th & Metcalf

November 30th - Hy-Vee - 95th & Antioch - Brunch Buffet ($11.99)- All you can eat - please arrive before 1 pm 

 

Contact Linda Riggs for more information at 913-634-5359.
Please arrive at the restaurant no later than 12:45. 
  
CommUnity Books & Gifts

20% off "A Course In Miracles" books  
in September  
 
Bookstore hours: Monday-Thursday 12 to 5pm
Friday & Saturday closed /Sunday 8:30am to 1:00pm

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Unity Church of Overland Park
10300 Antioch Rd., Overland Park, Kansas 66212
913.649.1750, www.ucop.org

Office Hours:     Monday-Thursday:  9am to 5pm
Building Hours:  Sunday  8am to 1pm; Monday-Thursday: 9am to 9pm
 
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