Intentional Giving

Beginning January 17th, your Board of Trustees kicks off a campaign of thoughtful giving of time, talent, and treasure.

Feb. 14th – Annual Meeting

Enjoy the church you love on Valentine’s Day! Our annual congregational meeting will be in our Fellowship Hall from 12:30 – 3 pm.

Ash Wednesday Service

Please join us Wed. Feb. 17th at 7:15 for this sacred service.

Celebrate, Inspire, and Deepen your spiritual journey!

Inspiration

Buddhist thought speaks of View, Practice, and Action. In using this framework, we can take a simple look at Unity’s spiritual beliefs and practices which are supported and upheld through our Sunday services, classes and programs. What inspires those of us who hold Unity principles dear?

Unity’s View comes from the first basic Spiritual Principle:

• There is only One Presence and One Power in the universe, God, the Good, Omnipotent.

From this perspective we understand that all things are a part of this One Dynamic, Loving Presence. No matter what shows up in our life, beneath, above and through it all, The One Presence and One Power is there, loving us, supporting us, living through us.

Unity uses the Practices of meditation and prayer to help us take an honest look at not only our divinity, but also our humanity. These practices help us to look deeply at what is going on inside of ourselves. We see not only the good within us, but we look at the parts that most of us want to run away from: the anger, resentment, jealousy, fear…As long as we run away from these emotions, we are ruled by them. The more we sit in meditation, the more we pray, the more we realize the whole universe is playing out inside of our own being!

This helps us develop a sense of humor and a grander perspective about our individual condition, as well as our collective condition on planet earth. In these moments of fearless investigation of ourselves, “my pain”, “my suffering”, “my anger” is transformed into “the pain”, “the suffering”, “the anger” that we all share. This is when real transformation and healing become possible in the world, because we are dealing with it within ourselves.

From this honest investigation, we take Action in the world. The spontaneous actions we take come from the Wellspring of Love, which lies just beneath the surface of all turmoil. These acts include lovingkindness, forgiveness, compassion, and generosity. We no longer see others as separate, but rather as extensions of the One Self of which we are all a part. These are the greatest actions which we can take in this world.