'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.

Both of these fine artists will be available in the gallery after each service this Sunday to chat with you about their artwork. 

Cindy Baker's love of watercolor began early in high school. Growing up in northern New York's Adirondack Mountains fostered a love of nature. She has been painting for over 40 years. She supports the local art community and belongs to many national art associations. Cindy is a member of Northland Exposure Artists' gallery in Parkville, Missouri. Cindy's work has been featured in national juried shows and galleries, corporate and private collections. She is an award winning artist who creates paintings in water-media. Her inspiration comes from observing nature's textures, colors, patterns and shapes. Her vivid paintings reflect her love of nature as many paintings are floral and landscapes. Her paintings are interpretive with the use of color and movement, capturing the fleeting moments of time.

Evelyn Misner is a collage artist and photographer. A lover of words, color, fabric and nature, she collects all manner of small things. Her love of beauty and language, and her gifts of creativity and imagination are combined with paint, paper, fabric, natural objects and words to create detailed collages to inspire and delight. Dabbling in sewing, painting, calligraphy, floral design and having her own photography business provided rich and varied experiences to draw from when creating her collages. Her philosophy reflects Thoreau's who said, "To affect the quality of the day . . . that is the art of life."

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."   

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.

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 

Suggested Love Offering: $10.00

REGISTER HERE 

The Gifts of Imperfection and her Oprah Life Class. Each week we will uncover new ways of letting go of thoughts such as the need to be right, worrying about what others think and the "shoulds" of daily life. We'll refocus on consciously cultivating authenticity, self-compassion, a resilient spirit, gratitude and joy, intuition and faith and meaningful work. We will venture into your creative spirit as we sing, dance and play using various art supplies (paints, stickers, stamping, glitter, your photos and much more). You will create your own six weeks of Rainbow Reminders that  

I AM ENOUGH as we delve into and discuss questions like:

*           Who has earned the right to hear my story?

*           How can I give myself permission to be imperfect?

*           What's the most courageous thing I can do for myself when I feel small and hurt?

*           What is holding me back from __?

*           And many more!

Come and try the first week. You will discover your soul urging you to return.

Suggested book: The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

Suggested love offering: $10 per session, plus a One Time Materials Fee of $10.  

This includes a take-home 7x10" multimedia journal, photo printing and

use of art supplies.

REGISTER HERE 

National Presidential Award winning teacher, transformational life coach, motivational speaker and author of The Journey Through Metamorphosis Workbook, Sue Gibson-Wilson's intuitive, energetic and creative workshops have made her a successful "go to" person for those wishing to change old behaviors. Using spirituality as the basis for her work, Sue has developed and implemented powerful tools, based on research, to empower those who struggle with many issues. Sue has a Master's degree in Education, a BS degree in Science Education and has taught in public high schools and coached athletic teams for twenty four years. As a dynamic, successful high school science teacher, Sue was a recipient of several local, state and national awards. Sue is currently facilitating two extensive Twelve Step Studies, teaching workshops and coaching individuals, as she builds trusting relationships with those willing to step out of their comfort zones and grow with Spirit.

April 19 is Y.O.U. Sunday with guest speaker, Ned Kelley. Following services that day, Ned will present a unique playshop in which New Thought principles come alive through improv games and exercises. The art of listening and "Yes-And" - these are the primary skills of improvisational acting. By playing the fun and simple games which improvisers use to hone their skills you will expand your mastery and application of mindfulness, equanimity, imagination and co-creativity! Ned's goal is not to teach you proper acting techniques and he is not going to ask you to get up and perform in front of other people. We are not even going to try to be funny. Ned's desire is for us to journey from the head to the heart, to explore our spiritual practices and to play together!

suggested love offering: $20

REGISTER HERE 

Suggested Love Offering: $10

REGISTER HERE    

On her own health journey, Dr. Ashley Brumbaugh was on upwards of twenty medications by the age of twenty, told she was unable to have children, diagnosed with an autoimmune disease and given little hope. She started her own path to find the cause of her problems and a way to correct them without drugs or surgery. Through Maximized Living's 5 Essentials delivery system, she has been able to reverse disease, get off all medications and heal naturally. Her mission is now to share the 5 Essentials with every person, teaching them what it truly means to be healthy, to live the life that God has called them to and not just run their race, but win their race. Through maximized mind, nerve supply, nutrition, fitness and detox, people can truly be well, honor God and serve more people within their communities. www.kcwellnessinstitute.com

Course fee: $30 for book and kit (paid for at the class.)

Suggested love offering: $10.

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!)