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"Glimpses of Brilliance"
We invite you to join us this Sunday as Reverend Brandon Nagel continues our exploration of transformation. As our awareness of our Christ nature grows, that nature will occasionally break through and we will feel transformed. How do we increase those moments and what do we do when they appear to stop happening?
We look forward to seeing you there!
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 | Workshop with Guest Artist, Charles Holt
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 With every opportunity to step further into our greater good and life journey is the likelihood that something from our past will resurface. In most cases these events and memories have been hanging around in our minds for long periods of time... years even. It is inevitable, however, that these dangling participles make their way into our field of vision. They should not, by any stretch of the imagination, be the genesis of our undoing. In fact, these seemingly unwarranted mental and emotional intruders rise to the occasion in our mind to create an impulse for us to extract more of our true essence and character. Heavily laced within these somewhat vintage frames are principles that point us in the direction of becoming honest with our heart of reconciliation and our forgiving selves. Letting go of pain and hurt is noteworthy. And learning the practice to put these principles into action may be elusive and quite slippery. But the footing gained in our journey on the road to our personal best is made clearer in the process. The first step is being willing to walk the path... to say "YES" to that inner voice that is calling us forward to a greater way of being and becoming, a healthier way of living and a broader way of sharing our gifts in the world. Recommended reading: Between Me and Dad, by Charles Holt. Suggested Love Offering: $20 REGISTER HERE Charles Holt is a gifted Broadway actor and dynamic inspirational speaker who inspires audiences around the world with his message of healing, empowerment and freedom. Charles is an accomplished vocalist. His debut album, I Am, as well
as his sophomore album project, Rushing Over Me, garnered wide recognition and received high acclaim. Charles has authored two books. His first, Intuitive Rebel, chronicles his journey from small town Tennessee, to the bright lights of Broadway,
to his spiritual awakening that lead him into the path of self-discovery. Between Me and Dad, released April 2014, reveals a personal, yet painful account with his father that was halted by a date with a courageous leap into faithful forgiveness and
patient journey with reconciliation. At his father's passing, Holt uncovers a treasure
of self-worth and wisdom that ultimately lead to a path of self-emancipation
and freedom.
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| Celebrate Easter at Unity Church of Overland Park
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Palm Sunday, March 29 at 9 & 11 am
* Easter Egg Hunt for the kiddos on the front lawn after services
Good Friday, April 3 at 7 pm - Communion & Candlelight
Easter Sunday, April 5 at 9 & 11 am
Our journey to transformation reaches its conclusion with Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
 Join Rev. Brandon on Palm Sunday as we explore why and how, just as it seems that we have reached the full embodiment of our divine nature, we are hit with "Just One More Thing" to experience and grow us deeper before we are able to fully realize our true potential. Then Reverends Brandon and Jan will be back for a very special evening on Good Friday, including the sacred ritual of communion and candle lighting, as we will continue to explore this idea of transformation and how, ultimately, we must each go through these experiences of transformation alone with only the presence of God to support us.  Finally, join our entire team for a joy-filled celebration of Easter as Reverends Bob and Brandon explore the spiritual qualities of Faith and Love and their role in our ability to see the resurrected Christ nature that each of us truly is.
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| Easter Basket Outreach is Under Way!
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'Tis the season to bless our community with lovingly filled Easter baskets for children and adults in need. You will have the opportunity to adopt the tags and fill baskets full of love and goodies through March 22. All baskets are due back to the church by March 29. This year we are supporting Little Sisters of the Poor, Lake Mary Center, Community Linc and members of our own UCOP family.
And you have a wonderful additional way to serve during the Easter Basket Outreach Program. It takes many volunteers to support the adoption tables each Sunday, to help organize and inventory the baskets, and most fun of all... to help deliver these beautiful baskets to their grateful recipients! Basket deliveries are scheduled for Wednesday evening, April 1 at 5pm and Saturday morning, April 4 at 9 am. If you would like to give of your time and love by serving on this team, please contact team leader, Glenda Analla at easter@ucop.org or call 913-593-5380.
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| Healers Requested
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Are you blessed with a healing gift or have you studied a form of healing? Are you a massage therapist, energy healer, chiropractor, yoga instructor, intuitive, manicurist or a practitioner of any other healing art? Are you willing to share your gifts and knowledge at our Volunteer Appreciation Healing Fair on March 28th? Then please contact Rachel Asbury at rasbury@ucop.org or call 649-1750 x-3025 for more details on how you can donate your time and talent in gratitude for the service of our UCOP volunteers.. |
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Global Outreach Meeting with Heart to Heart International
| |  Global Outreach Meeting with Heart to Heart International 12:30 - 1:30 pm Sunday, March 29 in harmony hall 3 This will be a general meeting for interested congregants who would like to learn more about service opportunities in Haiti and serving with Heart to Heart International. Travel participants must be in good health and able to withstand long travel times. Service opportunities include (but are not limited to) skilled and non-skilled labor, planting and/or education. Contact Global Outreach Team Leader, Julie Randolph, at globaloutreach@ucop.org for more information. |
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On-Call Weekend Facilities Position Available
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This job involves setting up and tearing down after weddings,receptions and workshops, as well as cleaning meeting rooms & bathrooms.
If interested, please contact Jane Sauve at jsauve@ucop.org or call 649-1750 x-3012
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| Board of Directors Applications Now Available
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 Have you ever considered serving on the Unity Board of Directors? We are looking for people who have been a member of UCOP for at least one year, regularly attend worship services and other activities, support the ministry with their time, finances, love and prayers, are conversant with Unity teachings and strive to "walk the talk" of our mission and goals. Board members are a tremendous blessing to the church. People who have served often say how they were blessed by being in service in this way. As one person described it, serving on the board was "the most spiritually uplifting experience I have ever had."
Applications are available now through April 5. Please CLICK HERE to visit our website and fill in your application. Or you may pick up a printed application at the reception counter in the lobby. The deadline for submitting applications is 12:00 noon on April 7.
The election will be on June 28 at our annual business meeting.
Please feel free to talk with any member of the nominating committee if you have further questions: Shirley Hill (Chair) hill@ku.edu or 913.732.2027,
Ellis Megee, Amy Elliot or Evelyn Criswell (Board Liaison).
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Carpet Remnants Available Soon
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Renovations continue and this week we began pulling up and replacing carpet in the church. If anyone would like to claim the old carpet for a love offering, this is what we have available:
* 1 foot square pieces of the sanctuary carpet (for keepsake purposes) will be available after March 21st.
* The large square pieces in the lobby will be taken up in one section, you may claim one square or both.
* The carpeting in the peace chapel will also be removed intact as large sections (as much as possible). The peace chapel and lobby carpeting should be available by the week of March 16.
If you would like to claim a piece of UCOP history and take some of this carpet off our hands, please contact Jane Sauve before March 31 at 649-1750 x-3012 or jsauve@ucop.org.
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| In the Presence Meditation
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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.
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| Spiritual Marketing
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 It's time for a new paradigm in marketing. Attend this two part seminar and learn seven powerful ways to grow your holistic business. Monetize your message! What does that mean? Money is an energy exchange. Learn how you can get your message, service and/or products out into the world while you enjoy your work and make money doing it. You were meant to succeed! This class is based on spiritual principles combined with practical marketing tools. Seminar leader, Rev. Diana Kennedy has been teaching this material for over seven years and attendees have had great results! The two-part seminar is $55 plus a $7 materials fee. REGISTER HERE Diana Kennedy has been in the Unity movement over twenty years and currently serves at Unity Worldwide Ministries. She is a Unity Minister, a Certified Q Coach
and an Intuitive Change Agent. A powerful speaker, Diana is passionate about sharing spiritual teachings and supporting individuals on their journey. Her approachable style inspires her students to dive in deeply and get the most
from her transformative workshops.
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| Women in Unity Meeting - March 21
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Saturday, March 21 - 10 am to noonGet ready for a continuation of February's meeting as we work with our white stones and our intentions. We will continue our exploration of the masks we wear, how they serve us, how they limit us and how to work with them to continue to bring the power of our intentions into our lives and our community using paper, scissors, glue, feathers, color, sparkles and music! We are going to get creative!! Please bring a snack to share with the group! We will meet this time in the Y.O.U. classroom. For questions or to RSVP email Suzanna at connectwithsuzanna@gmail.com
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| Fillmores on Healing & Wholeness-Part 2
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 This is the second part of the course titled "Myrtle and Charles Fillmore on Healing and Wholeness." The whole course is based on the spiritual laws and universal 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 spiritual laws and principles in his own life. The purpose of the course is to support participants in developing a practical understanding of Myrtle and Charles' theology as heart-centered metaphysicians. It is our expectation participants will be inspired to become heart-centered metaphysicians themselves. We also expect them to expand their "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 Reading: How to Let God Help You, by Myrtle Fillmore, Myrtle Fillmore's Healing Letters, by Myrtle Fillmore, Jesus Christ Heals, by Charles Fillmore, and Christian Healing, by Charles Fillmore.  Lois Hootz was the spiritual leader of Unity Church of Temple. She has been involved with Unity teachings of 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.
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| Unity Basics
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 This class has been designed for those who desire a basic understanding of Unity's teachings and principles. Each of the five basic teachings will be explored, along with 'identity statements' that further expound upon what is meant by the teachings and how they are expressed by Unity as a spiritual movement. Focused attention will be given to prayer and meditation and the positive, affirming ways in which they are taught and utilized by Unity. Suggested Love Offering: $10 REGISTER HERE Rev. Brandon Nagel is the former Director of Youth & Family Ministries and the current Minister of Spiritual Growth & Development here at Unity Church of Overland Park. Rev Jan Stromseth is the Associate Minister of Congregational Care.
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| How to Pray Without Talking to God
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Rev. Linda Martella-Whitsett is the brilliant author of the book
How to Pray Without Talking to God. In this book she shows us how to develop a true spiritual practice by re-forming the words of traditional prayers, by cultivating a habit of daily prayer and meditation, as well as by learning to pray with others. In this class you will know your Divine Identity, learn affirmative prayer, reform your language, develop or enhance your daily prayer practice and embrace Wholeness. Join us and allow your prayer consciousness to awaken to the next level and transform your life.
Suggested Love Offering: $10.00
REGISTER HERE
Rosie Dominguez knew she'd found home the first day she walked into UCOP in 2009. The minister's words that day deeply resonated with her. She was thrilled to finally find a spiritual home with like-minded individuals. She challenged herself to learn the Unity teachings and understand the Principles at a profound level. She has attended numerous classes, workshops and retreats at UCOP and Unity Institute. She has served as a Fall Faith circle facilitator, Core Values Team member and is currently on the Small Group Support Team. She has a passion for sharing what she learns and therefore enjoys facilitating classes at UCOP. Rosie's journey has led her to understand prayer in a completely different manner. She grew up in a traditional church, which she practiced up until the week before walking into UCOP. Rosie is currently serving her third year as a prayer chaplain. Affirmative prayer has transformed her life and played a significant role in her awakening. Rosie has been married for 24 years with two grown children. She attributes being a better wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend and all around person to affirmative prayer and the understanding, through prayer, of the Christ in her.
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| Environmental Fast Fact of the Week
| |  Brought to you by your Green Team! Scientists have concluded that when the amount of carbon in the atmosphere exceeds 350 parts per million, the effects of global warming result in rampant melting of arctic ice, drought spreading across the planet and rampant increases in diseases like dengue fever and malaria occurring in places where they've never been seen before. The bad news is that we've exceeded 400 parts per million. Each week between now and April 5th, the Green Team will offer 10 "Environmental Fast Facts" highlighting something you can do to become a better steward of the earth as well as the average reduction in pounds of CO2 emissions each household will realize. This Week: What you can do: Insulate your basement. Average reduction of CO2 emissions: 1,148 pounds per year. Why: Hot air from the furnace rises up through the house and into the attic through leaks, while the cold, outside air is pulled in through basement leaks, creating a chimney effect. This makes a home feel drafty and contributes to higher energy bills. How: If your basement is not part of your living space, insulate the basement ceiling to keep the floor above it warm. If your basement is part of your living area, insulate the walls - not the ceiling. Basement walls with insulation on the exterior perform better than basement walls with insulation on the interior. Before insulating, be sure to check for moisture problems and any cracks in the foundation wall and repair or seal them. Contact the Kansas City Home Performance network program of the Metropolitan Energy Center at 816-835-7593 or e-mail energy@kcenergy.org for more information.
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| Youth & Family Ministry Summer Camps!
| |  Parents grab your calendars and save these dates for the UCOP Youth & Family Ministry Summer Camps! More details about each camp will follow. To register your kiddos just contact Kelly Sturgeon at ksturgeon@ucop.org or call 649-1750 x-3010. Pre-K Camp (ages 3 through Kindergarten - must be potty trained) June 1-3 6:30-8:00pm (Theatre, Boys & Girls camps are for 1st graders and up) Theatre Camp June 15-19 6:00- 8:30pm Boys Camp June 29 - July 1 6:30-8:30pm Girls Camp July 13-15 6:30-8:30pm
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| Adult Bible Study - new ongoing class
| |  Adult Bible Study Sunday mornings from 9:30 to 10:45 am in harmony hall 3 with Dan Beckett, ministerial student at Unity Institute and Seminary  Join Dan Beckett for this weekly exploration of the Bible. Each week Dan will have a different topic for the group to explore. Together we will take a look at everything from historical foundations to traditional Unity metaphysical interpretation as we explore how to uncover the many layers of meaning that are contained within the Holy Bible.
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| Yoganetics Spring Series
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Begin again in the New Year by coming home to the body, giving it the nourishing motion it craves. Our gentle-yet-deep approach promotes greater flexibility, less stress and a stronger core. People with back pain, arthritis and fibromyalgia have found relief with Yoganetics.
Poet Laureate of Kansas, Wyatt Townley, has been teaching yoga 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 or to register, call (913) 381-1984 or visit www.yoganetics.com. (Fee-based class-first class free for new students!)
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| Couples Group Brunch This Sunday
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Join the Couples Group for brunch this Sunday, March 15 at the First Watch Restaurant at College Boulevard and Highway 69. Meet in the private dining area at 12:30 pm for fun, food and fellowship! Please RSVP to couples@ucop.org. |
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Singles Group Sunday Brunch
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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. We'd love to have you join us.
March 15 - Conroy's Irish Pub, 55285 W. 95th St - Overland Park
March 22 - Jack's Stack BBQ, 9520 Metcalf Ave - Overland Park
March 29 - Old Chicago Pizza, 11721 Metcalf Ave - Overland Park
Contact Linda Brozanic for more information at 913-219-7538.
Please arrive at the restaurant no later than 12:45.
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CommUnity Books & Gifts
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20% off A Course in Miracles in March!
Bookstore hours: Monday-Thursday 12 to 5pm
Friday & Saturday closed /Sunday 8:30am to 1:00pm
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Do You Shop on Amazon?
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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.
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Unity Church of Overland Park
10300 Antioch Rd., Overland Park, Kansas 66212
Office Hours: Monday-Thursday: 9am to 5pm Building Hours: Sunday 8am to 1pm; Monday-Thursday: 9am to 9pm We offer practical, spiritual teachings that empower abundant and meaningful living.
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