May 27, 2016
David

David Howard  Spiritual Leader
David's Thoughts
The Art of Remembrance
Sunday, May 29, 10:00 AM
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Your soul is calling you to the remembrance of itself as you. Remembrance is the consciousness of remembered union in God and as your Divine Nature.
 
Your soul is calling you to say 'Yes' to the Life of God expressing as the fullness of you. It is calling you to remember your creativity, passion, enthusiasm, love and joy.

As you are in remembrance of your soul, you are remembered in your own conscious awareness as God's image-likeness, the masterpiece of the Master Artist. In remembrance, your soul is...



Special Musical Guest  Lauren Shealy

Sunday, May 29, 10:00 AMsoloist
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.



NEWS FROM YOUR SPIRITUAL CENTER
Welcoming Ministry updateWelcomingupdate

The Welcoming Ministry has been going through a bit of a reorganization based on feedback obtained from congregants, staff, council members, and visitors/guests.
We believe that we have landed on a model of structure that will enhance our welcoming efforts, while also providing opportunity for sacred servers to create as much or as little structure into how and when they volunteer.

Online sign-up in easy ! Click here to give it a try!

The Power of Sacred Service sacredservice
Is sacred service something that you've been considering, but either haven't been ready to commit or perhaps you're not sure how to "plug in"? 
Now is the time!

Sacred service is vital to continuing our mission here at Unity Spiritual Center Denver. Without those willing and able to serve as leaders and members of our service ministries, our larger mission would not be realized. 
Our sacred servers are the heart and power of this center.

Your spiritual community is in need of your talents and services in the following areas:

-          Welcoming Ministry: Greeters, Ushers, and Ambassadors
-          Family Promise: Team Leaders
-          Office/Administrative Ministry: general office help
 Ministry leaders & members for:
-          Event Planning Ministry
-          Environment Ministry
-          Pastoral Care Ministry

For more information: [email protected] 720-684-5528



Environment Ministry update enviromentalministry

Our Environment Ministry has been dwindling down over the y
ears and we are looking for some folks to breathe into it some new life! Our Earth Day event happened because the of the dedication of just one sacred server...Nancy 
Seghetti. Without her, we would not have had much of a celebration. It takes more than one person though! If this is something you're interested in participating in or leading, please contact me at  [email protected]

Just because our Environment Ministry is needed some energy, doesn't mean that we here at Unity Spiritual Center Denver are not working hard to lessen our impact on our Mother Earth and all of creation. We will begin composting soon and switching from our normal paper plates to a higher quality compostable paper plate. We will also be switching out the Styrofoam coffee cups for a compostable paper cup. We're hoping the Environment Ministry will be able to help us roll out some education to our congregation. If this is something that interests you, please let us know.

In addition, in our effort to care for the planet, we have introduced a  
NEW BULLETIN FORMAT. Our intention is for the outer shell to be reusable from week to week. In our effort to save paper and ink, we hope to use the same cover for at least one month. If you do not wish to take it home with you, please return it to the basket at the entry door to the sanctuary. However, please feel free to take notes on the back in the space provided and keep it for your reference. The insert will list upcoming classes, workshops and other events. 



Strategic Planning Survey Resultsstrategicresults

We had 83 responses to our strategic planning survey.
Below are some of the results from the Strategic Planning survey that was sent out in March.

Would you be interested in seeing more yoga, meditation, and other spiritual classes/workshops hosted (but not necessarily sponsored) by USCD?
YES: 53
NO: 14

Would you be interested in seeing the USCD metaphysical bookstore open more frequently to the public
?
YES: 41
NO: 19
 
Would you support a modernization of the USCD interior space (including the sanctuary)?
YES: 53
NO: 21



Our Next Family Promise Host Week
July 10-17th familypromise


Come serve with us in the spirit of love and community! 

Through our partnership with Family Promise of Greater Denver, there are many ways you can serve beyond the needs of our spiritual community.
You can make an impact in the lives of those experiencing homelessness in greater Metro Denver.

 
Click  HERE to see all of the ways you can serve. Connect with your heart to determine for which roles you are being called to sign up. 


Additionally...
The following Sacred Service lead coordinators are being requested. If you are interested in any of these lead coordinator positions, please contact Stephanie.
  • Overnight/breakfast host coordinator
  • Setup/Take down coordinator
Questions?  

Thank you for your support!
Office Renovations NEARLY COMPLETED! 

The Ministry Office renovation is nearly complete. Our contractor has been working diligently on the project to freshen up Trish's office on the southeast corner of the building.
The revitalization includes: scraping the ceiling texture and resurfacing it; texturing the paneling to create the look of sheetrock; painting the walls and ceiling; installing new entry doors, window treatments, and carpet. We will also create a storage/workroom space by rebuilding the previously existing wall. We also plan to purchase new furniture. We want our ministry office to reflect the revitalizing energy and consciousness of our community and to welcome all who come into our facility withupdates beauty. 

THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED!

If you would like to contribute financially to this project, you may do so by clicking the link below and select 'Building Fund.' You may also contribute via check or credit card on Sunday. Please make a note on the check or envelope that the donation is for the 'Building'. 




UPCOMING EVENTS
First Contemplative Service Announcedcontemplativeservice
Wednesday, June 1st at 7:00pm

Beginning, Wednesday, June 1, we will provide a monthly 
contemplative service at 7:00 p.m. on the first
Wednesday of every month. 
We envision this service including prayer, meditation, readings and music. Our Spiritual Leader, David Howard, will be responsible for creating and facilitating the services; however, 
if you are interested in participating by providing music, reading, prayer or meditation, please let David know by email -   [email protected].

This is one of the initiatives we are taking in response to the feedback we received from the recent survey.  Thank you for your input.

Sunday, June 12th 10:00 AM service and 12:00 PM Workshop 

Special Guest Speaker, Rev. David Ault 
Special Music by Ty Andrews
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Your Technique Is Your Testimony Workshop
Sunday, June 12th, 12:00 - 2:00 PM

Facilitated by Rev. David Ault, on a love-offering basis.
 
Taking seriously the mantra that people would rather see a sermon than hear one, David devotes his life to being a walking, breathing example of manifestation. His life's work has become his tangible testimonial on how anything is possible.
From his decades-long work in providing free education and higher quality of life experiences for hundreds of children in Cambodia, to mentoring and teaching countless others through his podcasts on metaphysics and transformational living, David's life's work has become his tangible testimonial on how anything is possible.

Through the use of his 3-D Technique, David will outline and guide you from your present level of awareness to new levels of heightened manifestation. 
The 3-D's; Desire, Devotion and Dialogue, provide a solid structure for accessing our latent gifts and guiding us to greater degrees of aliveness.

What you will learn:
  •          The power of your imagination
  •          That how you do anything has an influence on how you do everything
  •          The uncovering of subconscious themes and limiting perceptions
  •          Practicing the 3 - D Technique
Compelling Conversations: Cultivating Spiritual Community
Wednesday, June 29, 2016, 6:00 - 9:00 PM
NGU: Next Generation Unity Sponsored Event    ngu

We are looking for speakers for these events.

If you are interested or would like more information, please email

Potluck and discussion to follow our speaker.
  * Check out the event page and sign-up for the potluck, 
here.

This event is sponsored by NGU and is open to all persons wishing to participate regardless of age. 

Check us out on Facebook:
Next Generation Unity at Unity Spiritual Center Denver


CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

Unity Spiritual Center Denver Health & Wholeness Ministry Presents:
Finding Forgiveness 
For Yourself and Others
Saturday, June 4, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
 
Do you feel guilty for something you did or said? forgiveness

Do you find it difficult to forgive yourself?

Is there someone in your life that you have trouble forgiving?
 
During this experiential workshop, you will be introduced to Compassionate Communication processes that will assist you in finding forgiveness for others, as well as yourself.  This work is based on the principles of Nonviolent Communication, as developed by Marshall Rosenberg.

Facilitated by David Howard & J Johnson.
 
The book for this class, Graduating from Guilt by Holly Michelle Eckert, is available in our bookstore.

Suggested Financial Contribution $35 - $50

Registration is requested.  




Please contact J Johnson at [email protected] with any questions.
 

*Childcare is available on a love-offering basis, to register your child, email Jackie, here.

HEALTH & WHOLENESS EVENTS 
 HealthWholeness
For the remainder of the year, Unity Spiritual Center Denver is pleased to present events, classes and a series of workshops which will focus on ideas of individual Health and Wholeness. Our Unity perspective views Wholeness as the fundamental Reality of each person. In order to demonstrate wholeness in mind and body, we need to understand that we are seeking to express the eternal, Divine Idea called Life. This Idea is the pure potential or pattern for wholeness that attains form through our individual consciousness.  
 
Like Wholeness, Health is a Principle that underlies and pervades everything. In the Absolute, Health is an aspect of the truth of What we are. It is not something that is imposed from without; Health expresses from within consciousness as we keep our thoughts centered on the Principle of Life. As Unity co-founder, Charles Fillmore states "Health is the normal condition of humankind and of all creation.  Health...is as universal and enduring as God." 

The Saturday workshops include the following:
 
June 4 - Forgiveness
July 9 - Food Awareness I
August 6- Food Awareness II
September 10 -  Meditation I
October 1 - Meditation II
November - Science and Spirituality
December 3 - to be announced
 
Classes include: 
 
Life of Prayer, June 21 - July 26
The Twelve Powers - September 6 - October 18
 
Special events:
 
August 20 - Linda Martella-Whitsett workshop on prayer
Women's Retreat - August 13th




 
Ongoing Tai' Chi Gung Class
Thursdays 7:00 - 8:00 PM -- 
TaiChiGung
Another Tai Chi Gung class is beginning on Monday, June 20th from 10:00 - 10:45 AM, followed by a meditation from 11:00 - 11:45 AM.  
Facilitated by Phyllis Hoover

  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.

Compassionate Communication
Practice Group
WILL NOT MEET NEXT WEEK
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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
 

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!


MAKING CONNECTIONS

Couples Spirituality Group Meeting
Sunday, June 26th 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.

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.

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
 
Click on these links for Unity Spiritual Center Denver :
 
We ask that you actively get involved by:   
  • Check in to Facebook on Sunday mornings
  • Write a review
  • Invite Friends
  • Like, comment and share.

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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