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Jan/Feb 2009 Volume #9, Issue #1

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First Unity Campus | 460 46th Ave. N. | St. Petersburg, FL 33703 | (727) 527-2222 | UnityCampus.org

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What’s Happening pg 5 Dance the Night Away

at our 6th annual $10,000 Dance February 13

pg 6 Life-Changing Drumming with Christine Stevens

pg 8 Living Beyond Disease with Michele O'Donnell

First Unity Campus Revenue and Expense Summary

“Thank you, God, for unlimited abundance which flows through Unity and creates new paths of growth for our service to the world.” First Unity Church tithes to the Association of Unity Churches, Silent Unity and others.

Jan-Oct 2008 Jan-Oct 2007

Revenues Church Wings Total Revenue

$555,023.14 $135,061.58 $690,084.72

$663,991.00 $186,855.56 $850,846.56

Expenses Church Wings

$619,186.41 $187,180.95

$699,565.00 $224,811.96

Total Expenses $806,367.36

$924,376.96

Net Income (Deficit)

($116,282.64) ($73,530.40)

*$41,452.00 of total is mortgage trust principal/interest payment ($4145.20 x 10 months). This does not reflect the liability reduction of principal payments to mortgage trust.

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Town Hall meeting Sunday, January 11 1 pm in the Sanctuary

Save the Date!

Peter Calhoun - March 1 at 1:30 pm

Join Rev. Temple Hayes representing First Unity Campus at the

23rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, JR. Leadership Breakfast

Monday, January 19 at 7:30 am

St. Petersburg Coliseum | 535 4th Avenue North

Call the church at 527-2222 x107 for more information.

Tickets are $25 and are available Sundays in Friendship Hall.

Make a Unity statement by attending!

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Row, Row, Row Your Boat….

"We stand for God. Our dream is that in our lifetime, every man, woman and child will know what Unity is and know what Unity does."

-Rev. Temple and the thriving community of First Unity What a wonderful time of year when we are reminded of the choices for new things and greater possibilities in our lives! More than a year ago, I gave a Sunday message where I said, “I stand for God.” This new paradigm was such a change. I realized that in so many years of my early life, I had learned from my former “religions” that God was unapproachable or not available or someone that I was allowed to contact in times of trouble. How times have changed, with the exposure of the principles of Unity and Religious Science, to know that God is in me, through me, and as me. God is in you, through you and as you in everything you do, say and live as well.

Steven Lane Taylor, Unity student in Dallas and author of Row, Row, Row Your Boat, stated his everyday experience of God this way, “The moment I let go that everything had to go my way, suddenly everything did go my way—maybe not the way I expected, but certainly in a way that was to my benefit and to the benefit of all involved. Instead of working against me, it now felt as if the whole world was working for me.

I experienced less stress, and more success. I let go. And I experienced the miracle of something called…the flow.” The wonderful divine flow of God that is infinite and unlimited.

It is a tremendous paradigm shift for all of us to allow God to evolve in our minds and hearts.

This is so necessary to embrace a greater life filled with dreams and potential. We stand for God with joy and enthusiasm through all things. We

stand for God, not conditions, though we are aware that conditions and circumstances will always be happening around us.

God is expressing in us, as us and through us at First Unity Church.

This declaration continues to be very powerful and continues to create opportunities for us as a church to reach people throughout the nation with our messages. We have several hundred people listening and watching our Sunday messages throughout the globe by means of our websites. This summer, members of our congregation were in Peru and Cuba, spreading Unity love and lessons.

In March, we have an incredible opportunity to row our boat, both literally and metaphorically, on the Ocean of Gratitude Cruise. Can you imagine spending a week filled with dynamic inspiration and teachings from Rev. Dr. Michael Beckwith, Ricki Byars-Beckwith, myself and many others?

We will greet the day with many spiritual activities, including relaxation, meditation and drumming ceremonies. We will row our boat, gently and merrily sharing the consciousness of standing for God in all things and growing in our own inner being. I would love you to consider what being there can give you as a spiritual blessing. In addition, we will all benefit from the energy that you will bring and share with us as well.

We will row our boat, gently and merrily down the stream, knowing that life is but a dream. Our dreams await us saying, “Yes.” This is the year in which many amazing Learn more about this exciting blessings are in store for us. cruise adventure with Rev. Michael Beckwith, Dr. Sue Morter, Loving life, myself and many more, by visiting WingsBookstore.com today!

Rev. Temple

Rev. Temple Hayes

"We stand for God with joy and enthusiasm through all things. We stand for God, not conditions, though we are aware that conditions and circumstances will always be happening around us."

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Creative Arts News David Roth — Wednesday, January 7 Prayer & Healing Service and Concert, 6:30 pm

Guest musician David Roth will join us for a Prayer & Healing service, followed by a concert of his music. David Roth is a singer, songwriter, recording artist, speaker, and conference weaver who has taken his music to hundreds of New Thought churches and other venues throughout North America over the last two decades.

David’s songs on his 10 CDs have found their way to Carnegie Hall, the United Nations, several Chicken Soup for the Soul books, NASA’s Goddard Space Center, and Peter, Paul, & Mary concerts.

"David and his music will touch you to the very depths of your soul. He’ll make you laugh and cry, inspire you to rise and fly..."

– Jack Canfield, co-author, Chicken Soup for the Soul

Richard Mekdeci — Sunday, February 8

Guest Musician, 9 & 11 am

Singer/songwriter Richard Mekdeci’s mission is "Uniting diverse groups of people through the power of positive music." His pop songs have a running theme of peace and nonviolence in them. He also writes group singing songs, many of which we have sung at First Unity.

Richard spent 22 years in Nashville, where he was exposed to and wrote with some of the best writers on the planet. He is now the Sacred Music Resources Coordinator/Event Planning Assistant at the Association of Unity Churches in Missouri.

Richard is president and founder of ITOI Ministries, a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering world peace through personal transformation. He travels the country presenting talks, workshops, retreats and concerts, including a workshop for music directors aimed at strengthening the music programs in New Thought churches.

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YOU fundraiser Chili Dinner Wednesday, January 7 5 to 6:15 pm in Friendship Hall

Join us before the Prayer & Healing service for a church family dinner starting at 5 pm, sponsored by our YOU (Youth of Unity).

Vegetarian and meat chili will be available with chili bar toppings such as cheese, onions, hot sauce and sour cream; also served with bread/butter and dessert for only $6 a bowl!

Join the Choir!

Rehearsals for the New Year begin on Thursday, January 8.

We rehearse every Thursday from 7 to 9 pm and sing in Sunday services once a month.

For more information, please contact Garry Miller at choir@firstunity.org.

Two Lucky Winners It’s that time again...our 6th annual $10,000 Dance is Friday, February 13!

For an evening to remember, bring your sweetheart and your friends and dance the night away to the sounds of Jerry Chase.

Here’s how it works: Tickets go on sale January 11. Get in line early in Friendship Hall to get your lucky number. Purchase a raffle ticket, your own or with a group, before tickets are sold out. Only 200 tickets will be sold, at a price of $100 each.

One lucky winner will go home $10,000 richer, and the church will benefit from the other $10,000.

Tickets are for raffle only. Admission to the dance is $7, which can be paid in advance or at the door. You need not be present to win the $10,000; since the Silent Auction items will be awarded at the end of the evening, you must be at the dance to make your bids.

Checks, cash and credit cards will be accepted to purchase raffle tickets, dance tickets, and bidding on the Silent Auction items.

All proceeds from the Silent Auction and ticket sales from the dance will benefit the church. For more information or to donate items please call Stephena Cox at 278-4327.

Doors open at 6 pm. Light hors d'oeuvre and adult beverages will be served. You are not required to participate in the $10,000 drawing to attend the dance.

Grand prize winner will be announced by 11 pm.

*Dance will be held at St. Petersburg Woman's Club, 40 Snell Isle Boulevard NE.

Super Sunday

Football Extravaganza Join us on Super Bowl Sunday for BBQ and a day of fun and games, as we play our own Super Bowl Extravaganza!

Following the BBQ and NFL activities, which begin at 2pm, you can watch the big game on our big screen and enjoy our own half-time show. A "54" big screen TV will be raffled off at half-time!

Stay tuned for more information.

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Change Your Life Through Rhythm!

Join internationally acclaimed author and music therapist Christine Stevens in setting the rhythm of your New Year through drumming in this powerful, healing, spiritual, joyful experience. No prior musical experience necessary.

Drums and percussion available or bring your own.

“Christine Stevens … can introduce you to the magic, fun, and healing power of drumming.

I recommend it.” - Dr. Andrew Weil, MD • Learn to facilitate individuals and groups.

• Experience personal wellness and creative expression.

• Learn scientific research on drumming.

• Reduce stress and boost your energy!

• Experience rhythms of life, spirit, and the world.

Christine Stevens

Saturday, January 17 9 am – 4:30 pm

Tickets and registration at UnityCampus.org or call 522-6657 for more information.

Christine Stevens, founder of UpBeat Drum Circles, has appeared on NBC, CBS and Living Better TV. She is the author of The Healing Drum Kit and The Art and Heart of Drum Circles. She has drummed with many Fortune 500 companies, survivors of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, and most recently she led the first ever drum circle training in a war zone in northern Iraq.

The mission of UpBeat Drum Circles is to bring drumming to organizations, events, and individuals wanting to raise the consciousness on the planet. www.ubdrumcircles.com.

“There is a temple in Heaven that is only opened through song.” – Talmud

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Upcoming Event

FINISH STRONG IN UNITY walk, run, stroll...spread our message & raise the loot!

Join your fellow congregants (we envision 500+) as we “Cross the Finish Line” of the 2009 Publix Super Markets Gasparilla Distance Classic 5K in Unity.

You Will: • Raise funds to support the growth of our church, the funding of key programs, and staffing of key personnel.

• Walk with us to promote our mission “to encourage an awareness of Spirit within and inspire a way of life that brings love, freedom, peace and joy.”

• Get out and join friends in training! Exercise your mind and body with us and give thanks for life, as we put “Unity in the Community."

Just Do It! 1. Pick up a “Finish Strong in Unity” Fundraising kit at First Unity Church or download one from UnityCampus.org.

2. ‘Capture’ your sponsors. To introduce others to First Unity, be sure to ask friends, family and co-workers outside our church family.

Saturday, February 28

3. ‘Bank ye Booty’ (collect sponsorship monies). Make checks payable to First Unity Church.

4. Join your fellow ‘Finish Strong Mateys’ for the adventure of weekly training runs and tips beginning mid-January.

5. Turn in your treasures by January 31, 2009.

Learn more about the race at

6. ‘Capture’ $250 and First Unity will pay your Gasparilla 5K registration fee ($25), provide bus transportation to and from Tampa, and give you a specially designed First Unity t-shirt to wear on race day.

Look for more information and registration

7. ‘Capture’ the most loot and win a Nike Sports Package (a warm-up, cap, shirt and shoes) and join our very own ‘temptress’ Temple for a limo ride to Tampa!

www.tampabayrun.com forms at First Unity, download yours at UnityCampus.org or call 527-2222 x107 for more information.

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Talk About Healing One of the legs on which the Unity movement stands is that of health and healing.

Our Unity co-founders, Charles and Myrtle Fillmore, experienced “impossible” healings of their bodies in response to what they learned and practiced, as they made the journey of discovering just who they really are.

Are you one of the many who “discovered” Unity by way of a health challenge? I am. And when I read and studied Myrtle Fillmore’s book, How to Let God Help You, I knew in my heart that everything I had ever learned about healing Sharon Jebens Bookstore Manager was suddenly obsolete. As Divine Timing would have it, as soon as I handed in my paper at the end of the six-week class (on this book), I joined about 25 other First Unity folks on a week-long retreat to Unity Village in MO. Myrtle’s message had moved me so, that I was certain that my destiny was to become a Unity minister. The time I spent in sacred space at Unity Village (especially in Myrtle’s Grove) showed a different plan.

It was revealed to me as appearance and talk by soon as I arrived back Michele O'Donnell home in St. Petersburg.

The story of how Michele O’Donnell Author of: Of Monkeys and Dragons, The God that came into my life and We’ve Created, and When the Wolf Is at the Door subsequently into our First Unity family is a small book unto itself, so I will skip the middle 9 & 11 am services | 1:30 pm workshop chapters, and tell you that in October 2002, Tickets are $15 at the door. with the help and You will have an opportunity dedication of many to contribute more during the First Unity volunteers, workshop if you choose. All the first Living Beyond proceeds benefit Living Beyond Disease retreat was held Disease radio ministry. on a beautiful weekend at Eckerd College. One of the highlights of the weekend was a “Walk for the Talk,” which began a fundraising campaign

Living Beyond Disease

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Wings Bookstore

to broadcast Michele’s radio show in the Tampa Bay area. The walkers solicited sponsors, the course was laid out, and the cause was certain… we walked not against a disease…but for the wholeness and perfection that we already are.

Michele’s message echoes Unity’s: There is only one Power, and that Power is Good! Let’s not acknowledge (give power to) something created from a misunderstanding; let’s instead celebrate (and donate to) the human body’s perfection!

In January 2003, “Living Beyond Disease,” Michele O’Donnell’s one-hour radio program, began on WHNZ (1250am) in Tampa. Each January since then, Michele returns to Tampa Bay to give her radio audience the opportunity to meet her and hear her speak in person and contribute to the radio ministry. We are grateful to be the venue where she shares her inspiring message. You won’t want to miss her talk on Sunday, January 25, at 1:30 pm in the Sanctuary. Michele will also be speaking at both church services that day.

If you would like to know more about Michele O’Donnell, we recommend her first book, Of Monkeys and Dragons. We have a limited number of this book available for you to borrow; just stop in anytime before January 25, and ask for a copy. This book holds the place at Wings Bookstore of the all-time #1 best-seller (since our computer began keeping count of such things in 1996). Of Monkeys and Dragons is an easy-to-read, beautiful testimony to the Unity message of health.

Of course, Michele did not know she was Unity when she wrote it. We think she does now…

In Health, Sharon Jebens

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Reclaiming the Joy of Our Inner Spirit Join Jorge Luis Delgado, expert on Inca heritage, for a retreat on Sunday, February 8 beginning at 1:30 pm. He will teach us how to reclaim the joy of our inner spirit and celebrate our daily life today, in 2012, and beyond.

He will share with us the practical spiritual traditions of the ancient Incas. These practices can enhance our own traditions and help us to create deeper meaning in today’s fast-paced world.

Jorge is an important spiritual leader for our planet in this time of transition. He carries with him the knowledge of the oral traditions passed to him by the elders of the Inca communities of the Andes. He will share the knowledge of the powerful ancient spiritual ways of his people, as well as lead us in ways to access our own unique essence.

In this way, we can access our creativity to the fullest and live a full and complete life.

Delgado is a Chacaruna – a bridge person who helps others to cross from one state of consciousness to another. We will discover the endless possibilities contained in the Love,

Service and Wisdom of the timeless cosmic message of the ancient Incas.

Born in a small Andean village, Jorge Luis Delgado is an indigenous Peruvian of Aymara heritage. Considered Peru's renowned spiritual tour guide, he has trained with Kallawayas shamans of the northeast Lake Titicaca region; the lineage of the Amautas; the Wise Ones of the Andes; and the Q'ero Elders of the Cusco region, the last remaining descendents of the Inca. Jorge was the shaman leader for our church group during our Peru trip this past summer.

Recommended reading: Delgado, Andean Awakening: An Inca Guide to Mystical Peru More information online at UnityCampus.org.

Jorge Luis Delgado

"The ancient beliefs and practices...will enhance our own traditions and open the door for a gaining a deeper meaning of life in today’s fast-paced world."

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Where are the Kids?

Have you ever attended the 11am church service and wondered where all of the children were and what they were doing? Well, they are in their own church service in their respective classrooms, learning about spiritual principles at a level that is specifically geared for them.

Steven Krugler, Youth & Family Ministry Director

So what happens with the kids on Sunday morning? The various articles that follow will answer that question.

At this point in time our youth program mainly occurs during the 11am service. We currently have seven classrooms in operation during this service: Nursery (babies through age two), the three and

If you would like to be a part of this dynamic team, helping

youth grow, as they show you your own growth, please email youth@firstunity.org or call me at 527-2222 x109 and find out more! four year-old room, the Kindergarten and 1st grade room, the 2nd and 3rd grade room, 4th and 5th grade room, the Uniteens (6th, 7th & 8th grade) room, and the YOU (high school) room.

Starting in January, we will create additional classrooms during the 9 am service for our children. (We currently have one classroom open during the 9am service, the Nursery).

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We will also begin expanding our 9 am children’s program. On January 4, we will create a new classroom for those children three years and older. On April 5, we will open another classroom for six years and older. On September 6, we will open an additional classroom during the 9 am service for 4th and 5th graders. This will then give us a full children’s program at the 9 am service. All of these classes will be held in our current 11 am classrooms above Friendship Hall. Our Uniteens and YOU programs are held during the 11 am service.

Of course, all of these class openings will depend on new volunteers who are willing to be a part of these teams. If you think you may have a desire to work with our children or youth, please see me after services on Sunday or call me.

Blessings, Steven Krugler

First Unity’s Youth and Family Ministry (YFM) Children’s Program

by Hazel Madir Uniquely nourishing intriguing, thoughtful, and youthful describe both children and teachers in our children’s program. Each child brings their own Spirit to the program that only they can express.

They nurture the Christ light in our teachers. Likewise, the teachers nurture the Christ light of the children by providing their unique talents to convey the lessons to the children. Through intrigue and thought, Sunday lessons are experienced by all. The children are encouraged to hold on to youthful minds and teachers experience a youthful approach to life experiences.

YFM provides a Unity experience to children in preK to 5th grade. Each Sunday lesson covers a Unity Principle. The program allows children to participate in developing their unique truth in a safe and fun learning environment.

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In October, we completed the Spirit Expressing lessons that were presented to the parents and other congregants of First Unity. Currently we are “Celebrating My God-self ” in a series of lessons in the Unity Living Curriculum. Each lesson covers an age appropriate Bible story or metaphysical children’s story.

This allows the students and teachers to explore the metaphysical interpretation in a practical way. Each lesson offers parents a weekly take home sheet to enhance the experience of the lesson.

Also, a creative expression is used as a means to make the lesson uniquely nice, nourishing, intriguing, thoughtful and youthful.

I really enjoy working with our youth; you can reap the endorphins also. If you have time and a willingness to be uniquely nice, intriguing, thoughtful and youthful, please join us!

Welcome Uniteens

by Uniteens leaders Linda McLeod, G. VanGils, Karen Castle and Pete Thibado

What is YOU?

by YOU sponsors Laurie Relyea, Lucky & Cindy Guerra and Andi Schenbeck

First Unity Church and the Uniteens leaders are excited about this year’s program. We are embarking on a year of discovery, learning about the Christ spirit within us, the world around us and the many facets of becoming a teenager and/or entering middle school. Uniteens are middle school students between the ages of 11-14.

The Uniteens program is comprised of three aspects – Spiritual, Service and Social.

Spiritual: Each Sunday a spiritual lesson is offered to assist the Uniteens in understanding spiritual laws and their practical application to daily life.

Time is also spent in prayer and meditation.

Service: Service ministry is a process of doing something to benefit others and then reflecting on what was done and its impact on the Uniteens.

Service ministry is not about fixing someone who is broken.

Rather, service allows God’s love to flow through us, so we can discover the awesome experience of doing God’s work and will.

Social: Social activities play an important role in the group building process.

The Uniteen leaders are preparing a Uniteen program that will help us all grow spiritually and learn to love ourselves more. This year, along with the southeast regional retreats (winter Uniteen retreat is February 6-8) we are planning a local lock-in (a two-day mini-retreat at the church). To attend the retreats, teens will be required to earn service hours and have regularly attendance at Sunday school (11 am to noon on Sundays).

The Uniteens will have opportunities to do service projects which will result in earning service hours. The service projects/hours will be two-fold: performing service for the church and secondly in the community.

Parents are always welcome to attend any Uniteens event.

If you want to learn more about the Uniteens program contact Steven Krugler or Linda McLeod at 804-4610.

Adult volunteer opportunities: We are seeking 1 more Uniteen Leader in our program. We also are looking for adults who will assist us in our service projects and fundraising activities.

The Youth of Unity (YOU) is a group of teens ages 14-18 who come together to learn Unity principles, serve the community and share loving spiritual fellowship. Our local YOU chapter is part of the southeast region YOU and is officially chartered through the Association of Unity Churches. The YOU-ers, along with the YOU sponsors, meet on Sunday mornings from 11 am to noon and on Wednesdays from 7 to 8:15 pm in Rm #401.

All YOU activities are designed to create a balance of individual study, spiritual lessons, service, and fellowship which involve, motivate, and stimulate young people to be an expression of what they are – children of God. Spiritual: Each Sunday a spiritual lesson is offered to assist the teens in understanding spiritual laws and their practical application to daily life. Time is also spent in prayer and meditation to develop the consciousness of Oneness.

YOU-ers may also participate in weekend retreats, which allow for more intensive exploration of their divine nature through group workshops and interaction. Regional rallies are held in November and April. The rallies provide a meaningful spiritual and educational experience for the YOU members and prolonged interaction between the different chapters within the region. Sub-regional lock-ins are usually held twice a year and include discussion around a spiritual theme, informational workshops, community building and socializing activities.

Service: YOU teens conduct projects designed to assist their church and community. A service project can be a donation of time, love, and energy to accomplish a good service for others. Each year service projects are developed which address the needs of our YOU chapter, our church, and/or our community.

Social: YOU teens believe in celebrating life and appreciating the joy of togetherness. Teens take a leadership role in creating fun activities such as lock-ins, dances, etc. These social experiences provide the teens an opportunity to practice spiritual principles in daily life interactions with their peers. They also provide a loving place to build friendships, develop self-esteem and have a terrific and fun time learning and growing with each other.

Adult volunteer opportunities: We currently are looking for two additional sponsors to complement our current team of four sponsors. We are also seeking adults to help us organize and oversee some of our service and fund raising projects.

Meet our new YOU Officers on page 13!

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Your Newly Elected YOU Officers Officer of Service - Brittany Vinson Brittany is 15 years old and in 10th grade. She's been at Unity as long as she can remember; her grandmother introduced her to Unity. She is excited about this position because YOU has changed so much over the past year and she wants to be a part of that change.

Duties include: • Team leader of officers • Go-to person for the sponsors • Supports other officers • Responsible for chapter service projects • Runs business meetings

Officer of Prayer - Tiffany Springer Tiffany is 16 years old and a junior in high school. She has been at First Unity for two years and started attending because Linette and Sarah told her about it. She is excited about taking this position to further explore her spirituality.

Duties include: • Processes prayer requests from the group • Responsible for contacting and mentoring new YOU guests and members • Leads opening and closing prayers • Assists Officer of Service in all duties

Officer of Communication - Dora Manjarres Dora is 16 years old and in 10th grade. She has been attending YOU for a couple of months, since a friend invited her. She is excited about this position because she likes to be involved with the YOU. Duties include: • Partners with Officer of History to ensure all communication vehicles in the YOU room are kept up-to-date • Responsible for updating and keeping YOU brochures in stock • Responsible for accurate attendance records • Responsible for letters to members who have missed • Contributes to regional newsletter • Responsible for coordination and communication with the church staff, YOU members and sponsors • Makes church announcements to congregation as needed • Records members' addresses, emails and phone numbers and updates as necessary

Officer of Prosperity - Lisa Spasiano Lisa is 16 years old and a junior in high school. She has been at Unity since summer 2008 when friends brought her to a meeting.

She is excited about taking this position so she can help in every way possible.

Duties include: • Leads or delegates the leading of the prosperity prayer and love offering • Collects and counts weekly offerings and delivers money for deposit to appropriate person • Sends monthly and quarterly tithe check • Maintains a record of income and expenses • Helps prepare estimate of quarterly monthly budget assisted by the sponsors • Responsible for keeping track of all donations, monetary, material, and time

Officer of History - Linette McLeod Linette is 17 years old and in 11th grade. She has been attending Unity for 13 years and was brought here by Linda McLeod and Hazel Madir. She is excited because she likes taking pictures, working on the computer and being involved with all that is happening at the church and YOU. Duties include: • Responsible for updating the YOU calendar and information vehicles used in the YOU room • Facilitates the assembly of the chapter's yearly scrapbook and brings to regional meetings • Responsible for helping to update and refresh the YOU website • Responsible for keeping track of YOU birthdays • Responsible for ensuring all activities are photographed • Provides photographs to the church as needed • Coordinates with the Officer of Communication to ensure photos match articles and literature being produced

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Exciting Happenings in the New Year As we begin a new calendar year we are so excited about new possibilities, happenings and changes in this new year. We envision a pathway of learning and growing with the Unity teachings of spiritual principles and laws.

Rev. Helen Hornaday, Spiritual Education Director

"Registering for classes is so easy...log on to UnityCampus.org,

stop by the spiritual Education table in

Friendship Hall or call 527-2222 x101."

The Discover Unity class is designed for those new to Unity, those who want to join the church, as well as anyone who wants to learn, review or renew the teaching of Unity. We have extended this class to five weeks (January 14 - February 11)to really explore and learn the Unity teachings and what we are all about.

Week 1. Getting to know you and Unity, our church, our vision and the Unity world.

Week 2. Recognizing God within you. We will explore and learn the five principles of Unity, and discover the power within and learn Mastermind principles.

Week 3. Expressing Health. Learn the power of your mind and healing yourself. How Myrtle Fillmore healed herself and much more.

Week 4. Art of Prayer and Meditation. There are many ways to connect with God and many ways to express prayer and meditation. You’ll be

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exploring those like chanting, drumming and many more.

Week 5. Transformation. We’ll be setting intentions, learning to live on purpose and the joy of tithing.

The next step in your journey of spiritual education, if you choose, is the 4T program starting February 23 for 12 weeks. We will be offering other Unity-based classes to choose from as you move along your path at the pace you choose.

Spiritual Education offers a variety of other classes, all spiritually based, for us to expand and grow in joy and love. They are listed on the next pages.

Happy New Year and many rich blessings to you!

Namaste, Rev. Helen Hornaday

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Expand mind, body and spirit! Our Spiritual

Education Program offers various ongoing classes, workshops and support groups.

The Journey Within: Embracing the Gifts of God

Life Visioning Facilitator: Rev Helen Hornaday Saturday, January 10, 9 am to 2 pm Location: Friendship Hall Life Visioning was developed by Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith to build his church and spiritual community from a few people to 10,000 people and a world-wide spiritual community. In this workshop, you’ll be guided to awake to the divine presence, open to conscious receptivity and your freedom of choice. We’ll be exploring four stages of consciousness and then evolving through the four stages as we move into the visioning process. During life visioning you will access and connect to universal energy as you tap into your soul to envision what wants to emerge and unfold for your highest purpose. Suggested love offering $40.

Rev. Helen Hornaday has been using visualization for more than 25 years, and it has been powerful. You manifest what you see and feel. Visioning is different because you allow yourself to open to receive and let what wants to emerge unfold. They both have their place in our spiritual practices.

Writing Down Your Soul Facilitator: Janet Conner Mondays, January 19 – February 9, 7 to 9 pm Location: Friendship Hall Ever wonder how Neale Donald Walsch managed to have those amazing Conversations with God on plain old yellow legal pads?

In Writing Down Your Soul, just out from Conari Press, Janet Conner explains why writing by hand is the single most effective vehicle into unconscious mind and beyond. In this four-week

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series, you will learn how to enter the mystical theta brain wave state, activate the voice of Spirit, listen with your spiritual ear, and literally build new neural pathways in your brain.

Warning: Do not take this class if you are content with everything in your life. Because once you start hearing the wisdom of your soul, your life cannot help but change. Beginning January 19, the guidance and direction you need to live the life you want will be at your fingertips 24 hours a day. Class members receive a 30-day deep soul writing guide and workbook. Get your own copies of Writing Down Your Soul at Wings Bookstore. Find out why Janet and her book received stunning evaluations from her first First Unity class and endorsements from the likes of Larry Dossey, August Gold, and the Edgar Cayce organization.

Suggested love offering $99 for the four-week class.

Janet Conner is a writer and teacher with a simple but lifechanging message: Everyone has direct and immediate access to perfect, personalized divine guidance. In Writing Down Your Soul Janet walks readers through the four steps that awaken that guidance and shares a wide array of science that explains why writing is such a powerful spiritual practice. Janet is a columnist for UPI’s www.religionandspirituality.com. She also is the creator of Spiritual Geography, the deep soul writing system that heals the broken heart. Before beginning her writing career, Janet worked as a human resources consultant, ran a division of an international search firm, and designed the original video journalist hiring program for CNN.

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Discover Unity Facilitator: Rev. Temple Hayes and First Unity staff Wednesdays, January 14 - February 11, 7 to 9 pm Location: Friendship Hall With the many requests to learn more about Unity and our teachings, we have extended this class to five weeks and will cover: 1) Getting to know you and Unity 2) Recognizing God within you 3) Expressing health 4) The art of prayer and meditation 5) Transformation This class is required for those who want to join the church, however everyone is welcome, member or non-member, to attend and review what our teaching is all about. There is no cost for this class. The teaching team: Rev. Temple Hayes, Rev. Helen Hornaday, Ami Bowen, and Sharon Jebens.

The Art of Allowing Facilitator: Rev. Helen Hornaday Thursdays, January 15 - February 19, 7 to 9 pm Location: Rm #301 Learning to apply the Law of Attraction, we will continue on from The Secret as we study and practice the Abraham/Hicks teachings as they are aligned with Unity principles. Whether you are a seasoned Abraham student or new to the teachings, let’s bring our energies together as we align in consciousness to live the greater life. This is powerful work if you apply it. We will be using Ask and it is Given as the text book and the newest Abraham book, Money and the Art of the Law of Attraction is recommended but not required. Suggested love offering $15.

Rev. Helen Hornaday was drawn many years ago to the Abraham/Hicks teachings because they are so aligned with the New Thought teachings of Unity and Religious Science.

Ballroom Dancing Facilitator: Karmene Lusis Saturdays, January 24 – February 28, 7 to 8:30 pm Location: Friendship Hall Are you ready to step out and feel happier, more alive, more confident and self-assured? Experience the change you wish to see in yourself, as you learn the basics of ballroom dancing with instructor Karmene Lusis.

Appreciate the wonder of having fun as you dance the swing, the cha-cha-cha, the rumba, or even the merengue. You might impress yourself and those around you! Suggested love offering $75/six weeks or $15/class.

Karmene Lusis is a ballroom dance instructor and leads other creative workshops. She brings you an incredible gift of creative energy for spiritual connection and evolving consciousness in our community, helping to transform lives as we connect heart to heart, soul to soul.

You Can Heal Your Life Facilitator: Rev. Helen Hornaday Wednesday, February 18 - March 18, noon to 2 pm, 7 to 9 pm Location: Rm #301 You are invited to join this five-week class about accepting and loving yourself. The intention is to move into your new choices by releasing old patterns that no longer work for you. You can expect this experiential class to embrace you in a loving and supportive environment as we move through many healing exercises together into a celebration of your life. We will use You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay as our text. Suggested love offering $15 per class.

Facilitating this class is Rev. Helen Hornaday, teacher of spiritual and personal growth for more than 25 years. She had the privilege of studying with Louise Hay in the late 1980s and served as one of her teachers.

Many classes require pre-registration, so we have made it easy for you!

Sign up online at UnityCampus.org, in Friendship Hall or call 527-2222 x 101. Payment for classes can be made in advance at the church or at the door. Cash, check and credit cards accepted. DATES and LOCATIONS of classes may occasionally change.

Please call Wings Bookstore at 522-6657 or visit UnityCampus.org for up-to-date information.

Your commitment to each class is important. Please be prompt to all classes, give each class a place of priority in your life and be fully present while in attendance. Each class has a suggested love offering noted in the descriptions. This is given only as a guideline; please give as you are guided. Your support of this program ensures that we can continue to offer to you the best teachers, materials and classes each year. Each teacher, the church, and this program is supported through your generous love offerings.

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Angels Talk! (hear what they want you to know) Facilitator: Mary Jo McCallie Saturday February 21, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm Location: Rm #300 Join an interactive, experiential all-day workshop where you will learn how to obtain and use angel guidance in your daily life. Make the changes that you want to see happen. Learn who they are; how to "tap into" their energy; which ones to call on for individual circumstances; techniques to rid you of negative energy; how to distinguish between ego and divine guidance. This is a day full of fun and sharing where extraordinary changes and manifestations often happen.

Suggested love offering $77.

Throughout the last 25 years, Mary Jo McCallie has worked with some of the best mediums and spiritual healers both locally and internationally (including shamans in the Amazon rainforest and the Andes mountains.) She resonates most closely with Doreen Virtue, PhD, having two certifications issued by her as both an ATP (Angel Therapy Practitioner) and a certified medium. Teaching others how to receive spiritual guidance on their own through the angels has become her primary passion.

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4T: Tithing of Time, Talent & Treasure Facilitator: Rev Temple Hayes Mondays, February 23 - May 11, 7 to 9 pm Location: Friendship Hall The 4T Prosperity ProgramŠ is a 12-week course with proven results, a powerful support system, and a 100% money back guarantee! It enables you to change your consciousness and experience a deeper spiritual awareness, loving relationships, financial security, job satisfaction, creative ideas, improved self-esteem, and better physical health.

This program has profoundly changed thousands of people for the past 20 years. This class teaches the spiritual value of tithing your time, talents and treasures. You’ll learn to let go of thoughts of lack and limitation, fear and insecurity and become centered in the abundance of God to live a greater life. We offer this class every year and the results are always wonderful for each person who participates with intention to become more prosperous in the different areas of their life.

Cost is $49.50 for CD set and workbook.

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Ongoing Groups

A Course in Miracles (ACIM). Offered both morning and evenings, this group meets at 10 am on Wednesdays, or at 7 pm on Thursdays. ACIM is a modern-day expression of the demonstrations and teachings of our beloved brother Jesus.

This study group reads and discusses the book, which invites us to open to a richer, deeper experience of our spiritual nature. Suggested Love Offering is $5 per class. Rm #300.

Belly Dance with Susan Rodriguez. Enhance your mindbody-spirit connection with the ancient art of belly dance.

No previous dance experienced required. $12 per class or purchase a package: 5-class card for $50 or 10-class card for $90. Mondays from 5:45 to 6:45 pm and 2nd and 4th Saturdays from 11 am to noon in Rm #401*.

CommUniteam. Want to help others in our church family, community and the world? Join the CommUniteam! Find a way to get involved in outreach at First Unity; we meet every second Monday from 6 to 7 pm in the Conference room.

Darshan/Meditation/Science of Spirituality. Meets at 1:30 pm on the 1st through 4th Sundays. Rm #300.

Debtors Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and

The following groups meet regularly at First Unity Campus. Newcomers are always welcome!

help others to recover from compulsive debting. They meet every Friday at noon in Rm #301. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop incurring unsecured debt.

For more information, call (727) 954-6762. No smoking or fragrances, please.

Deeksha/Oneness Blessings. Every Wednesday at 7 pm in Friendship Hall. Cost is $20 per person requested (no one will be turned away.)

Energy Medicine for Healthy Living Study Group with Melanie Smith, DOM, AP. Discover your body’s miraculous design for natural self-healing. $10 per class at the door. First Tuesdays at 6:30 pm in the Sanctuary.

First Unity Choir. Join us in making a joyful noise! We rehearse Thursdays 7 to 9 pm and sing at Sunday services once a month. Contact Choir Director Garry Miller at 5272222 x108 or choir@firstunity.org for more information.

Friendship Hall/Sanctuary.

Ladies Auxiliary. Share lunch, fellowship and ideas at 11 am every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month. Everyone is welcome.

Various guest speakers present monthly. Rm #300.

education to embrace our spiritual potential. Service to our church and community enriches the lives of all involved.

Prayer and meditation help us throw off those pesky adult stresses and reconnect with our inner mystic child. And every so often we do stuff just to have fun and be with friends.

We invite everyone from the ages of 18 to 35 to join us on Wednesdays at 7 pm in Rm #301.

Sober Spirits. This Alcoholics Anonymous group meets at 7:30 pm every Wednesday in Rm #200, and 10 am every Thursday in Rm #300. No smoking, please.

Qigong with Lisa Rathgeb. QiGong is a form of martial arts for ultimate healing. It includes advanced breathing techniques and slow movements. Suggested Love Offering is $10 per class. Mondays, 6 to 7 pm in Rm #201*.

Yoga with Aria every Tuesday and Thursday at 6:45 pm in Rm #401*. Practicing Yoga will make you feel fitter, be more energetic, happier and peaceful! Suggested Love Offering $10 per class. * non-handicapped accessible

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Our mission: To encourage awareness of Spirit within and inspire a way of life that brings love, freedom, peace and joy.

Sunday Schedule

First Unity Staff

Services.......................................... 9 and 11 am “Upper Room” Meditation.................. 10:30 am

Rev. Temple Hayes, Minister, x 106 reverendtemple@firstunity.org

Youth & Family Ministry

Connie Barrett, Office Assistant, x 100 office@firstunity.org

Nursery (one month - age 2).......... 9 and 11 am Pre school (ages 3 through 5)......... 9 and 11 am Kindergarten through 5th grade................ 11am Uniteens, ages 11-13................................ 11 am YOU, ages 14-18...................................... 11 am

Ami Bowen, Communications and Design, x 103 newsletter@firstunity.org

Wednesday Schedule

Helen Harvey, Hospitality and Member Services, x 110 newmember@firstunity.org

Silent Unity Prayer Service ................ 12:10 pm Prayer & Healing Service .....................6:30 pm Youth of Unity, ages 14-18.........................7 pm Next Generation Unity, ages 19-35............7 pm

Church Information Office Hours........... Mon – Thurs, 9 am – 5 pm Website........................................ FirstUnity.org

Dianna Collins, Administrator, x 107 admin@firstunity.org Steven Krugler, Youth and Family Ministry Director, x 109 youth@firstunity.org

Rev. Helen Hornaday, Spiritual Education Director, x 101 spiritualeducation@firstunity.org Sharon Jebens, Bookstore Manager, (727) 522-6657 bookstore@firstunity.org Andrew Mayes, Webmaster, x 103 website@firstunity.org Garry Miller, Choir Director, x 108 choir@firstunity.org

Phone . .....................................(727) 527-2222

Jamie Norman, Audio/Visual Director, x 351 av@firstunity.org

FAX .........................................(727) 526-1277

Sandy Cromp, Communications & Design assistant, x 102

Recorded Prayer........................(727) 525-1757

Laura Watts, Creative Arts & Programming Director, x 108 music@firstunity.org

Silent Unity...............................(816) 969-2000

Bookstore Information

Barbara Zagaria, Bookkeeper, x 104 bookkeeper@firstunity.org

Website............................ WingsBookstore.com

Board of Trustees

Phone........................................(727) 522-6657

Donna Burnette, President, board@firstunity.org Alan Armstrong | Nancy Devlin | Mary Gerken Cindy Guerra | Laurie MacDonald | Don Sandin Daybree Thoms | G. VanGils

Hours . .................. Mon – Sat, 8 am – 9:30 pm ..............................................Sun, 8 am – 6 pm

Unity Chaplains Daybree Thoms.................... chaplain@firstunity.org

Licensed Unity Teachers Linda Carney Lynn Colt Nancy Joy Hudnall Gloria Paul

Diana Rankin Patricia Starwyck Mildred Tyler Joyce Volz

Rev. Alan & Rev. Kathryn Rowbotham, Ministers Emeritus The editorial staff has made every effort to ensure that the information in this newsletter is correct; however, we reserve the right to make changes to times, locations and teachers should the need arise. Please check our website www.firstunity.org regularly for updates about upcoming events or classes, and visit our home page to sign up to receive important emails about all of the exciting things happening here at First Unity Church.

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