April 15, 2016
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David Howard  Spiritual Leader
David's Thoughts
STOP! Don't Change Your Thinking

Most of us are familiar with the popular adage that says "Change your thinking; change your life." As far as I can discern this phrase was first introduced by author and self-development trainer, Brian Tracy, in the book by the same name. Popular self-help author and motivational speaker, Dr. Wayne Dyer, later popularized the idea in his best-selling book, Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life. Subsequently, other speakers and authors, including Pastors Joyce Meyer and Joel Osteen, have propagated this teaching in the more mainstream conservative religious movement. Of course, the idea did not begin with any of them. The belief in the power of our thoughts dates back centuries and forms the foundation for the New Thought movement of which Unity is a part.
 
In fact, one of Unity's five basic principles, as stated on the Unity.org website is "We create our life experiences through our way of thinking." In her book, The Five Principles, Unity minister and author Reverend Ellen Debenport restates this principle as, "Human begins create their experiences by the activity of their thinking. Everything in the manifest realm has its beginning in thought." As a result of this teaching, we as students of Unity spend a great deal of time and energy attempting to control our thinking in an effort to create the life experiences we desire.
 
Simply stated...



The Binding Force 
with JD Messinger

POSTPONED

What Binds is Greater  than What Divides

Due to concerns about the weather forecast, JD Messinger has decided to postpone his trip to Colorado. We will reschedule his talk and workshop at a later date.
JD Messinger

You may follow him and learn more about his latest initiative by visiting his   website .

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Musical Guest -  Lauren Shealy
Sunday, April 17, 2016musialguest
Lauren Shealy
Lauren Shealy
 
Lauren Shealy is an accomplished actress and vocalist with over 20 years professional experience. She has performed in theater productions around the country including a National Tour of South Pacific; Off Broadway in Lingoland and How to Succeed in Business; and numerous productions staged by Denver area theater companies, including : Forbidden Broadway, A Christmas Carol, and
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change. 
 
She recently completed a run at The Arvada Center in A Man Of No Importance, and Jekyll and Hyde at the Aurora Fox Arts Center! 
Lauren received training at NYU and Tisch School of the Arts. 
 
She was named Westword's Best Actress in a Musical for 2013.

UPCOMING EVENTS

SOUL MASTERY:
Soul Expansion Through Multi-Dimensional Exploration
and Energetic Attunement


Nicholai Tesla said: "If you want to know how the Universe works, think in terms of Energy, Frequency, and Vibration." 

Are you ready to experience life as a Master of "Living" Energy that underpins all of creation? 
 
Are you ready to tap the great resource of Universal Intelligence? 
 
Are you ready to unlock the enormous power held within Soul Mastery? 
 
Are you ready to release your Soul Contract of Duality and open to the field of Infinite Possibilities? 
 
Rev. Toni G. Boehm & Sophia, Ph.D. Facilitators
Where: Unity of Denver
Date: Thursday, April 28, 2016
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Love Offering:   Suggested $25/person


The Global Heart Project 
A Guided Meditation for Peace

Sunday, May 1st, 12:00 pmglobalheart
 
Help Change the World-Now is the moment, the hour, and the perfect day, 
to fulfill our destiny and to assist in the healing of our planet.

Join me in this unprecedented act of Love, as together we offer our healing energies to our sacred Mother Earth, and to all of her inhabitants, bringing peace and ultimately restoring the paradise that once was!

Presented by Roja James the 1st Sunday of the month!
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Love offering
Energy Medicine Class
Saturday, May 7th chakras
10:00 am - 12:00 pmenergymedicine



Learn how to activate your energy centers 
through sound, breath and movement.
                                                                                

Presented by Dr. Peter Stucz on a love offering basis.
 
RSVP  here.

Special Guests Jan Garrett & JD Martin
Message and Music
Sunday, May 8th, 10:00 amjanjd
 
We are thrilled to have  Jan Garrett & JD Martin back with us!

There's a Heart of Harmony we are all longing to tune into.
It's the direct experience of remembering with great relief, who we really are. 
The words suggest a path, the music takes us there." 
 
The Grammy award-winning songwriter, 
Paul Williams writes, "Jan Garrett and JD Martin's performances and recordings are a spectacularly creative collection of heart songs, inspired life lessons sung with ease and joy, reminding me again and again that every day is a gift...." 

Jan Garrett and JD Martin are multi-award-winning singer songwriters who live and create their music in the mountains of Colorado near Aspen.  Both are seasoned performers and creative guides who teach with a twinkle, and inspire by example.  Their music is described as "Rich and intelligent, a velvet-hammer wake-up call as satisfying to the soul as it is to the ear....a deep and exhilarating trip into the Heart of Harmony."
 
JD Martin has written 5 Number One, and 10 Top Ten, country and pop hit singles, and his songs have been recorded by such luminaries Reba McEntire, B.J. Thomas, Peter Cetera, Atlantic Starr, and Kathy Mattea.  
 
Jan Garrett is a jazz singer with a poet's soul....a master music teacher, award winning songwriter, performance coach, wilderness vision quester, and (yes) Certified laughing Instructor who has toured with Steve Martin and John Denver, and has appeared on the Tonight Show and in Rolling Stone.
 
Together they have written and recorded 7 CDs of original music.  They have won multiple awards at the Positive Music Awards for many years running, and have been awarded the "Seal of Excellence" by the Positive Music Association.  All of Jan & JD's music is a collage of different musical styles and lyrical perspectives, all held together by the one thread that runs throughout: The language and harmony of the Heart. 
 


Treats and Tales!
Saturday May 14th, 6:00 pm

Come share your talent and inner zeal!treatsandtales

You are unlimited possibility!

Share from your spirit, juggling, poetry reading, music, interpretive dance and endless possibilities!   Geared toward ages 1-101!

Ice cream bar following performances.


Questions, or to register, email Sierra or Jackie, here
Or in person sheet located at the registration table.

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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS


Did you know that we now have a YouTube channel? That's right! If you miss a Sunday service or if you would just like to hear a message again, you can watch videos of our Sunday lessons online. 

You can also subscribe in order to be sure you don't ever miss another one. Once you subscribe you will receive notification each time a new video is uploaded.

Share them with your friends and family! 

Click on the YouTube logo to the right to be directed to our channel and subscribe today!


CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
*NEW CLASS*
Metaphysics I, part 2: Mining for Meaning
Tuesdays,  April 19th -May 24th
  6:30 - 8:30 pm  metaphysics
 

As we "mine for meaning" in this class,  
we will begin to step more fully into the Power  
and Presence we already are! 

Knowing that Divine Ideas are fully present at the point of our consciousness and awareness, we learn to use these Ideas such as Love, Life, Divine Order, Strength, Prosperity, and many others to manifest abundant living as our daily realization and experience.

Facilitated by Rev.Phyllis Hoover, LUT on a love-offering basis.  
 
Required text:  Heart-Centered Metaphysics by Paul Hasselbeck and Applying Heart-Centered Metaphysics:  A Deeper Look at Unity Teachings by Paul Hasselbeck and Cher Holton and Talks on Truth by Charles Fillmore.
Recommended reading:  Immortal Diamond by Father Richard Rohr.

Please register in advance.  

 
 
Ongoing Tai' Chi Gung Class
Thursdays 7:00 - 8:00 pm 
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Do you want to make your spiritual life physical?
 
Tai Chi Gung is sometimes called the "simple yoga". It features fluid breathing and graceful moving exercises that build stamina, relieve stress, improve balance, speed recovery from injury, strengthen the immune system, foster peace of mind and develop mental focus. This gentle, ancient system of health and longevity from Tibet has been passed down in an unbroken lineage from the original Master Boganathar, known in China as the sage Lao T zu for 3000 years.
 
Can the Infinite Abundance in your mind be in your body as well?
 
Tai Chi Gung includes a series of simple standing exercises that help people connect to the energy of the life force in nature consciously. It is an ancient art and science that shows students how to draw, store, project and release the chi through their spirit, mind and physical body; gradually returning it to the perfect image in which it was originally created ... manifesting good on earth as it is in heaven.
 
Facilitated by  Rev. Phyllis Hoover, ThD on a love-offering basis.

Sermon on the Mount by Emmet Fox
Ongoing Sunday Morning Class
Sermon on the Mount
 
 
sundayamclassThe Sermon on the Mount by a pioneer of the New Thought
movement and one of the world's greatest metaphysical teachers,  Emmet Fox, reveals how to transform negative attitudes into  life-affirming beliefs, understand the nature of divine wisdom,   tap into the power of prayer,  develop a completely integrated  and fully expressed personality, and claim  our divine right to all  of life's abundance. 
 
Offered on a love offering basis the open class will be facilitated by Rev. Dr. Phyllis Hoover, LUT and will meet on Sunday mornings upstairs in the Adult Education Office from 8:45 to 9:45.  
 
Compassionate Communication
Practice Group
Wednesdays  7:00 - 9:00 pm PracticeGroup
 
Join J Johnson and David Howard on Wednesdays for a Compassionate Communication Practice Group.
 
Anyone who has completed at least the Introductory Compassionate Communication skills class at Unity Spiritual Center Denver or has completed a foundations class elsewhere is welcome to join.
 
If you have any questions, please contact J at [email protected] or 214.532.3761
 

New Member Classes
newmemberclasses
These classes are required for those seeking membership.  
 
They also provide valuable information about Unity principles  and practices and Unity Church of Denver for those who are  already members or for those who want to learn more about us.
 
1. Unity Quick Start  
This  class covers the history of Unity and the New Thought movement as well as basic Unity principles and spiritual practices.
 
2. Unity of Denver and You,
which covers the history of the church and introduces the many ways of becoming involved as an active member. This will session will be offered on Sunday, May 1st from 11:30 to 1:00.
 
3.  Connecting to Unity of Denver, which explores the culture of Unity of Denver and how we choose to be together in community.

The classes need not 
be taken in consecutive order, but must all be completed prior to becoming a voting member. 



Please email Trish in the office to register,[email protected]
*Childcare can be made available with one weeks advance notice,                                    email Jackie in the Children's Garden at [email protected] .                                                

MAKING CONNECTIONS

Couples Spirituality Group Meeting
Sunday, April 24th from 11:30 to 1:00
 
How can our spiritual growth support both the individual and the couple?  The Unity Couples Spirituality Group will be an opportunity for couples in a committed relationship to discover ways to explore this unique spiritual territory.  couples
 
Whether spirituality is already a strong part of your relationship or you are looking to add a spiritual dimension to your relationship this group may be for you.
 
  Join other couples interested in exploring spirituality together!
For more information contact  Lori here  or Tim here.

NGU: Next Generation Unity Group
is forming here at USCD!

...aimed at connecting our younger community in Unity! ngu


Check us out on Facebook:

Next Generation Unity at Unity Spiritual Center Denver

Recorded Prayer LinePrayerLine
303.757.6761

Unity Spiritual Center Denver offers a recorded prayer line as a service to all. Our own Phyllis Hoover records the Daily Word reading for each day. If you would like to receive a special blessing, call and listen 24-hours a day.

SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
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Sunday Building  Host 
Opportunities


It takes a team to help our Sunday experience run smoothly.

We are currently looking to add a few volunteers to help with opening and closing the building on Sundays.  For those of you who like to come a bit early for coffee or stay a bit late enjoying fellowship, this might be a great fit for you!  

If you are interesting in supporting in this way once or twice a month, please contact Trish 


CONTRIBUTING TO UNITY OF DENVERContributing

Need to release an old car, boat or other vehicle?vehicledonations
Consider donating it!
Donate Vehicles

Unity Spiritual Center Denver is listed as a beneficiary with Car Donating Is Easy! 


 For general information on the program, click here.


To initiate a donation via the program, click here

 

Help us spread the Online word about 
Unity Spiritual Center Denver Online!socialmedia
 
Unity Spiritual Center Denver is on:
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We ask that you actively get involved by:   
  • Check in to Facebook on Sunday mornings
  • Write a review
  • Invite Friends
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If everyone gets involved, we can easily increase our reach from 50 to 500 to 5000.  Help spread the word of Unity Spiritual Center Denver.  It's only a few clicks away.



Video and Picture Disclaimerdisclaimer
Unity Spiritual Center Denver actively engages in social media.  We take photos and video of the services and church activities on a regular basis and post them to Facebook.  If for any reason you do not want to be photographed or to appear in any of the online activities of Unity Spiritual Center Denver, we ask that you to sit on the right side of the sanctuary during the service (non-piano side), or let the photographer know you would prefer not to be photographed. 



Giving Just Got Easier! securegive
Via Secure GiveSecure give

In addition to online donations via our website, 

we are now able to accept text-to-give donations

via Secure Give.


A one time set up process is required. After that a simple text is all that is needed!


 Click here for detailed instructions


 

ARE YOU ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTING TO 
Unity Spiritual Center Denver?

We recently learned that if you have a zero balance on your re-loadable for Unity King Soopers card for 30 days or longer, it is no longer connected to the payback program.

While you can still re-load your card as usual, it is no longer connected to Unity of Denver, and thus, does not contribute to our  payback program. 
The only way to rectify this is to purchase another $10 card in our bookstore, and be sure to use it once a month. 
 
NOT SURE... if your card is still active in the payback program, please email the office with the serial number on the back of your card for confirmation. 

If you don't have a card, they are available in the bookstore for $10. *This initial $10 is available for use at any King Soopers.  You can reload it thereafter and use it just like cash and Unity Spiritual Center Denver will receive 5% of your total purchase.
This program has been a good source of income for us in the past!


ANOTHER WAY TO CONTRIBUTE TO UNITY SPIRITUAL CENTER DENVER

You Shop. Amazon Gives.

Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases to
Unity Spiritual Center Denver when you shop on AmazonSmile!

You can use the same Amazon account you have always used. Just go to Smile.Amazon.com, select Unity Spiritual Center Denver as your charitable organization and start shopping. 
It's that easy!



Unity Spiritual Center Denver

303.758.5664

Inspiring spiritual awakening and personal transformation.


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