June 10, 2016
David

David Howard  Spiritual Leader
David's Thoughts
To BE or Not to BE
Sunday, June 5, 10:00 AM
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Since beginning my lesson series, "Life as Art," that I completed last Sunday (), I have been focusing more consciously on connecting with my soul - my unique individuated expression of God. In fact, I have been engaging in conversations with my soul. listen here
 
I feel a bit anxious sharing that. I fear that some may consider it strange, either because they do not believe it is possible to converse with one's soul or because they don't believe in the reality of the soul. There was a time I would have thought it odd as well. 

In times past I have even questioned the validity of the notion that each of us is a unique soul. Needless to say, with all of this ambiguity I would not have fathomed the possibility of actually having a conversation with mine. Yet...



Sunday, June 12th
10:00 AM Service
12:00 PM Workshop 

Special Guest Speaker, Rev. David Ault 
Special Music by Ty Andrews
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From Rev. David Ault:
Far too often we lapse into forgetfulness. It's a rhythmic cycle much like the ebb and flow of the ocean wave hitting and retracting from the shore. We remember who we are and our immeasurable capabilities as vessels of God and then we forget who we are, losing sight that we are forever at choice in our beliefs with regards to where we place our loyalties. What a necessary and profound wake up call to remember that we have options. Always, we are at a choice and those choices are the determining factor by which we enter into realms of cutting edge sensibility. You and I are here to prove the nature of God as us. We move into that expansive territory one mindful choice at a time. I hope you'll join me this Sunday as we collaboratively explore how we always have options.


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

DR. DAVID AULT  is an internationally known author and celebrated metaphysical teacher and speaker, and the senior minister for  Spiritual Living Center of Atlanta , Georgia. The union of his charismatic message and heartfelt singing has elevated him to keynote speaker of choice in many nationwide churches, centers and global organizations, and we are thrilled that he will be our Guest Speaker on Sunday, June 12, 2016!  Since his spiritual reawakening in the mid 1980s, Rev. Ault has traveled the globe offering his gifts as a singer/songwriter, speaker, and facilitator. 

Through his stateside non-profit,  Khmer Child Foundation , he has established a thriving non-government regulated school in Siem Reap, Cambodia, which provides free education, medical/hygiene assistance, and agricultural and life skills training to hundreds of Cambodian children annually. He also offers humanitarian service trips there regularly.

As a respected teacher, writer and columnist, David is the author of the bestseller, Where Regret Cannot Find Me and his latest book,  The Grass Is Greener Right Here .
Both books will be available after service on Sunday.


Special Musical Guest  Ty Andrews
Sunday, June 12th 10:00 AMsoloist

TY ANDREWS  is a recording artist, singer/songwriter, musician and creative entrepreneur. Ty's velvet tenor and multi-octave range accommodates a diverse repertoire of music styles, genres and audiences. He brings joy and passionate flair to special events with his music and creativity. Ty's mission is that every guest experiences his music and leaves in better spirits than when they came.

He has also performed nationally and internationally with music teams, youth/teen programs and various artists such as  Karen Drucker , as well as opened for best-selling author/speakers Jean Houston,  Les Brown  and  Iyanla Vanzant .  


UNITY 101Unity101

Did you know?
Charles Fillmore married Myrtle Page in Clinton, Missouri, on March 29, 1881, and the newlyweds moved to Pueblo, Colorado, where Charles established a real estate business with the brother-in-law of Nona Lovell Brooks, who was later to found the Church of Divine Science.


NEWS FROM YOUR SPIRITUAL CENTER

Our Financial Snapshotfinancials

Our January - April Financial Results
 
        Income      $ 79,421                             
Expenses   $ 97,819     
          ($18,398)
 
June 5th  Weekly snapshot

            Income      $ 6,059
            Expenses   $ 7,667   
                                ($1,608)

Enjoying  summer travel? We have created a Summer Giving Fund, allowing you to initiate an automatic contribution via  Secure Give  here.

Please give prayerful consideration to setting up a recurring donation to help us plan effectively to meet our weekly and monthly operating expenses. Thank you!

We are grateful for your continued support of Unity Spiritual Center Denver.

GIVE ON YOUR SMART PHONE securegive
Via Secure 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


 

Discussions with David
Sunday, June 26th, 11:30-12:30    

discussions
 

Join David and members of the council for this informal discussion about our upcoming plans, programs and financial status.


 

There will also be an opportunity for you to ask questions and offer feedback.

Our Next Family Promise Sacred Server Open House


Come learn more about how you can serve with us in the spirit of love and community! 
Our next host week is 
July 10th - 17th.

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!

Family Promise of Greater Denver
Family Promise of Greater Denver

Welcoming Ministry updateWelcomingupdate

We need your help one or two Sundays per month. Help us to create a warm inviting space that welcomes all who come to our Sunday service. 

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

Composting
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.

Reusable Bulletins
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. 



New Member Class Update:
Saturday, August 13th, 9:00- 2:00 PMnewmembersclass


We are condensing our New Member class rotations into one Saturday class, 
offered twice a year.

The first section is Unity Quick Start, which  covers the history of Unity and the New Thought movement as well as basic Unity principles and spiritual practices.

The second section is Unity Spiritual Center Denver and You, which covers the history of the church and introduces the many ways of  becoming involved as an active member.

The third section is Connecting to Unity Spiritual Center Denver, which explores the culture of Unity Spiritual Center Denver and how we choose to be together in community. 

Please email the office with any questions or to register for this class,  here.

*If you have taken any of the sections via the Sunday rotations, please contact David Howard, here. We may make special arrangements for you to complete the classes if the Saturday workshop does not work in your schedule.

 
Office Renovations NEARLY COMPLETED! 


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'. 




Need a desk??desk

We are releasing two of the older desks from the front office.  desk 2 desk
Anyone who can haul them away is welcome to have them!

Email Trish to make arrangements here.
YOUTH & FAMILY MINISTRY

Summer Preschool Volunteers Needed
Starting Sunday, June 19thpreschool

Pre school
Our regular teachers take a well- deserved break during the summer. 

We are putting out the call for volunteers to help in the Sunday Preschool class from June 19th-- 
August 14th. 
Training will be provided as will a classroom helper.  

Ideally you would be able to serve twice a month. 

To request a volunteer application, p lease email Jackie or Sierra here.

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UPCOMING EVENTS
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

Contemplative Service contemplativeservice
First Wednesday of the month
July 6, 7:00 PM

Our monthly contemplative service is  
at 7:00 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month. 
This service inclu
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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.

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
 
Ongoing Tai' Chi Gung Class
NO Thursday Class Next Week
Will resume on June 23rd from 7:00 - 8:00 PM
TaiChiGung
A 5-week Monday Morning Tai Chi Gung class is beginning on
Monday, June 20th  from 10:00 - 10:45 
followed by a meditation from 11:00 - 11:45 AM.  


  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 Tzu 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.


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

Compassionate Communication  Practice Group
Wednesdays, 7:00 - 8:30 PM
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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

Change Your Consciousness, Change Your Life
Special Offer 

8-week online master class 
by Beverly McCutchon, MDiv, CSD bev

Thanks to the great reception to my upcoming class,  
"Change Your Consciousness, Change Your Life," the 10 free spots for the class have been claimed. However, there are still seats available at the special, USCD-only price of $225 for all eight classes (full price is $695). 
This offer is open to anyone and everyone associated with USCD. You don't have to be a member or a regular attender. If you are a part of this community in any way at all, then you're a part of why it's so awesome, and this is my way of saying thank you for being here!
 
The 8-week course consists of 90-minutes classes on Wednesdays, beginning June 15, at 7 pm (Mountain). They will be recorded and replays sent to all participants.
 If you've never done an online class before, don't worry. If you can order from Amazon, you can participate.
 
The class will focus on specific, pragmatic, and effective actions you can take to change your life by changing your consciousness. 
We'll cover:
  •        Forgiveness
  •        How to be in the flow of life
  •        Power of the subconscious
  •        How to manage transitions in a way to support spiritual growth
  •        Positive, affirmative tools for creating the life you want to live
  •        AND MORE!
Registration also includes membership to an exclusive members-only Facebook community for support as we journey along our spiritual paths, a 30-minute Q&A session on Sunday evenings, and all the handout, resources, and downloads you need to put the tools I share into action. 
 
So, if you're tired of the status quo and ready to take action to really change and transform your life and your experience of it, then this is class is for you. And if it turns out it isn't for you, no worries. I offer a 21-day/3-class 100% money back guarantee, no questions asked. Take the first three classes, and if they aren't for you, you get a full and complete refund.
 
Registration ends Tuesday, June 14, at 10 pm (Mountain time). 
Register today HERE 
(enter coupon code USCD to get your $270 discount). 

Questions? Contact me at [email protected] or 303-901-0538. 

I look forward to learning and growing with you!
 


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. 



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

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