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Advent Series 2015
with Reverend Brandon Nagel and Jan Chapman as The Story Teller
Sunday, December 6
"Peace, My Soul"
 Our Advent Series continues this Sunday
with an exploration of Divine Peace as the
Story Teller shares with us "Amazing Peace:
A Christmas Poem" by Maya Angelou. Reverend Brandon will further expand upon this quality of Divine Peace and explore the way we can build an awareness of the Christ and derive harmony and tranquility from that.
 Vocalist, Pancho Javier, returns to UCOP to join our wonderful music team for an Advent Sunday you'll definitely want to experience!
We look forward to seeing you there!
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 | A Video Invitation from Rev. Brandon Nagel
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Reverend Brandon shares what we have planned for you this Sunday at UCOP!
And in case you missed the first Sunday of our Advent Series and would like to catch up, just click on the link below!
Sunday, November 29 Advent Series: Week One The Gift of the Magi, by O. Henry
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| "Share the Joy" Christmas Outreach Project
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Just a reminder that all Share the Joy gifts are due back to the church by this coming Sunday, December 6.
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Got some holiday shopping to do on Amazon?
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Many of us do our holiday 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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| Men's Breakfast - December 5
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Men's Group Breakfast
Saturday, December 5
8 to 10 am in Harmony Hall
Join the Men's group for a delicious breakfast with eggs, bacon, pancakes and "all the fixin's." Good food and conversation precede this month's program with our speaker, John Hoefer, of the Kansas City Healing project.
Starting out as a UCOP affinity group in 2005, the Kansas City Healing project has provided thousands of energy healing sessions to cancer patients, and now veterans and their families, in the Kansas City Area. They are even providing sessions in their healing room at the Menorah Cancer Center in Overland Park! Clients report a significant reduction of pain, anxiety and fatigue after their sessions and are healing faster from their treatments and surgeries. We will explore what energy healing is and how can it help cancer patients, veterans and YOU!
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| The Remembrance Tree
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 This Sunday, December 6, we'll take a moment to breathe within this busy season and explore the theme of Peace. Ritual can be a effective tool in bringing a more peaceful, centered feeling within. So we invite you all to take part in the decorating of our Remembrance Tree. During the service on December 6, you may come forward with an item you wish to place on the tree in memory of some person or experience that resonates strongly in your memory at this time of year. This item can be a cherished ornament, or one you've created especially for the occasion. It can be a picture or a note, whatever is meaningful to you that will hang from a Christmas tree branch. You will not be asked to share the meaning behind your ornament. That is for your heart alone. It is our hope to add to this Remembrance Tree each year, so we would like to keep these ornaments and pack them away safely to put up again next year. You may, of course, take yours home with you after the January 3rd White Stone Sunday service if you would prefer. Just attach a tiny tag to it with your name and phone number before you hang it on the tree.
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| Book Signing with Roderick Townley - December 6
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Praise for
A BITTER MAGIC:
"A magical adventure, a fascinating setting, and some chills that will please most middle graders looking for spooky fantasy." - School Library Journal
In this coming-of-age fantasy, twelve-year-old Cisley Thummel searches for her mother, who disappears during a magic act. Cisley's supernatural sense of smell leads her through shifting labyrinths, a band of gypsies, and a closet of whispering ball gowns to the darkest of family secrets-at the explosive crossroads of illusion and true magic.
RODERICK TOWNLEY has published 16 books, 8 of them for children. Best known for THE GREAT GOOD THING (the first book of a trilogy) and THE BLUE SHOE (illustrated by the Harry Potter artist), Roderick has been likened by critics to C.S. Lewis for his spiritual, magical work. (www.RoderickTownley.com)
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| Giving Tree for SafeHome
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Giving Tree (Sponsored by Women in Unity)
November 29 - December 13
Calling all warm hearts! You can help warm the bodies and spirits of those in need at SAFEHOME. Approximately 7,500 individuals are helped at SAFEHOME each year. SAFEHOME provides a healing atmosphere where survivors of domestic violence can gain inner strength, build self-esteem, explore options and establish a life free of violence. You can help by "decorating" our Giving Tree in Harmony Hall with hats, gloves and scarves. The tree will be in place as of November 29. As you make your lists for your holiday shopping, please consider adding this gift of warmth, love and support.
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| Christmas CD Sales - December 13
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CD Sales Sunday, December 13 in the lobby "A Kansas City Christmas: New Music for a New Age" In the mood for some new and original Christmas music with a definite New Thought feel? Then this is the album for you! This CD features Steve Epley, Erin McCabe, Chris Foster, David Hakan, Cindy Novelo and UCOP's very own Millie Webb. All artists are local, New Thought singer/songwriters and have donated their talents to this project. All proceeds will go to Hope House, a local support center for people affected by domestic violence. CDs are $10. |
| "Have a Sustainable Christmas"
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 December 13 there will be a table in Harmony Hall upon which you may donate Christmas cards, ornaments, Christmas lights, decorations, wrapping paper and other decorative holiday items for which you no longer have a need but that may be a treasure for someone else. At the same time, feel free to take whatever you can use (love offerings gratefully accepted, of course). What a great way to save time, money and reduce waste while giving new life to objects created to bring a little holiday cheer!
For more information, contact Mike McCord at 913.907.4061.
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| YOU Bake Sale to benefit UCOP - December 13
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Our Youth of Unity love to bake delicious holiday treats! And this year they plan to bake a lot of them to help raise money for their church home, UCOP. So plan to pick up some yummy Christmas goodies, baked with love, after services on Sunday, December 13.
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| Women in Unity Meeting - December 19
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Women in Unity Saturday Meeting
December 19 in Harmony Hall
10:30 am to 12:30 pm
This month we'll be making jewelry with Gail Simmons and Karen Gains!
Perfect for homemade gift ideas!
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| Upcoming Special Holiday Services!
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Celebrate the Joy of Christmas with your church family!
 Release all that no longer serves you and make space your good in 2016!
 Declare your intention for the New Year and affirm that truth
by writing it upon your white stone!
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| Keeping Christmas
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| In the Presence Meditation
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This month, experience the special "All Is Calm, All Is Bright" meditation, a traditional favorite for over the last ten years. Bring your family and friends for a transformational holiday experience.
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.
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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| Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University Returns!
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 We all need a plan for our money. Financial Peace University (FPU) is that plan! Through video teaching, class discussions and interactive small group activities, FPU presents biblical, practical steps to get from where you are to where you've dreamed you could be. This plan will show you how to get rid of debt, manage your money, spend and save wisely and much more! More than 1.5 million families have taken FPU. The average family completing the course pays off $5,300 in debt and saves $2,700 in just 90 days. That's a $8,000 change in position! Whether you're struggling to make ends meet or you're a millionaire, Financial Peace University has something for you. This isn't some stuffy economics class! You'll laugh as you learn money skills from Dave and participate in entertaining class activities. Rob Jones will be available to talk with you about the class and answer any of your questions at a registration table in Harmony Hall after services on December 13 and January 3. You may also learn more about this amazing class and register for it by visiting
Class Fee: $93 Preview Class: Sunday, December 13 at 12:30 pm  Rob Jones, MS, MAEd, AFC, CSA is a financial counselor and educator for the Hutchins & Haake CPA firm. Rob holds two master's degrees - one in family financial planning and the other in adult education. He is an Accredited Financial Counselor and specializes in helping families set financial goals then uses proven techniques to help folks reach those goals through dumping debt and planning for the future. Rob is a long-time member of Unity Church of Overland Park and volunteers to coordinate the Financial Peace University course as a way to share his time and talent with the church and community. We offer FPU at this time of year because folks are focused on their New Year's resolutions of getting their financial life in order and getting organized and Financial Peace University can be a great benefit in reaching those goals. If you have questions about the course, you can reach Rob at 913 620-7148.  Joining Rob as co-coordinators for this course will be Deb and Jim Filby. The Filbys have been attending UCOP since 1999. Deb has served on the Board of Directors and is currently a prayer chaplain and the Volunteer Coordinator. They have completed Financial Peace University (FPU) and are happy to help you work through any questions you might have about the program.
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| Yoganetics Fall Series
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 Begin again.
With each breath we are rewriting the body. Yoganetics is a core-based, slow-motion approach to increasing flexibility, reducing stress, and relieving chronic pain. Poet Laureate of Kansas Emeritus, Wyatt Townley, has been teaching Yoganetics for decades. 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. To learn more, call (913) 381-1984, or go to www.yoganetics.com.
(Note: this class closes with a waiting list, so register early.)
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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.
December 6 - Granite City, 15085 W. 119th St, Olathe
December 13 - Bo Lings, 9055 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park
December 20 - Jose Peppers, 10316 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park
December 27- HyVee Buffet, 8501 W. 95th St, 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
Everything in the Store
in December!
Bookstore hours: Monday-Thursday 12 to 5pm
Friday & Saturday closed /Sunday 8:30am to 1:00pm
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Donate
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 Does Unity Church of Overland Park feed you spiritually? Your gifts and tithes are greatly appreciated and lovingly accepted. Gifts are made through PayPal, a safe and secure way to make online donations. Make an online donation today.
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| New Artists in the Spotlight Gallery
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For the months of
November and December,
we feature the works of
The Senior Arts Council
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About Us
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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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