March 10, 2016
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David Howard  Spiritual Leader
David's Thoughts
Resting in Love
Sunday, March 13, 10:00 am

I hesitate to use anthropomorphic language when referring to God for concern that I will reinforce an image of God as a being with human characteristics. This perspective of God as personage was imparted to us from traditional Christian theology, and many of us, including me, have worked to overcome it. I have long ago rejected the concept of God as personality. Further, I usually go to great lengths not to refer to God as 'he' or 'she' and often cringe when I hear others do so.

However, in an effort to further my Lenten lesson series, "Loving the Self," and explore this week's topic, "Resting in Love," I will use such metaphorical terminology in this post. I do so because it captures a more relatable image of God, one that we can experience rather than one of which we can only have an intellectual comprehension. The master teacher Jesus...


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Musical Guest -  Anne Achenbach
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Anne Achenbach
 

Anne Achenbach is our featured soloist today. 

She is so happy to be back in Colorado after being out in the Bay area for the past 
5 years. 

Many of you know her from her years at Mile Hi Church out in Lakewood, and a few of you may even remember her from the
"good ole days" out at the Country Dinner Playhouse! 

She performed leading lady roles in many productions there over the years, 
including "Camelot", "The Music Man", "Showboat" and "Nunsense", just to name a few. 
 
Anne has an album for sale in the bookstore today called "The Gift", a compilation of fun Broadway tunes, Gospel hymns, inspirational
message songs and even a few original compositions Anne wrote and arranged herself.
 
Better known as "Annie", she would like you to know that Unity of Denver is the very first New Thought church she ever attended. Her
beloved mother brought her to this church back in 1970, and she has been a recovering German-Lutheran ever since! 


UPCOMING EVENTS

End of Life Planning Workshop
Sunday, March 13th, 11:45
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HAVE YOU HAD THIS DISCUSSION?endplanning
 
Many people have not discussed their medical end of life wishes with their loved ones.  
They think they are too young to think about this. 

As hospital chaplains we see people of all ages who are injured and unable to express their wishes. When this happens the family is left in the lurch at the worst possible time and forced to make these decisions for them.

Here is an opportunity for you to do that for yourself with a Littleton Adventist Hospital Chaplain.

This FREE workshop includes:

  • Discussion about the need for end-of-life wishes
  • Legal forms for your end of life wishes
  • Understanding and help to fill the forms out
Facilitator: B.Simone Caruthers Ph.D. is a resident chaplain at Littleton Adventist Hospital and CJ Cullinan, r egistered nurse certified in End-of-Life and Rehabilitation.
Both are members of Unity of Denver, and regularly attendservices here.
 

HOLY WEEK SERVICES

Good Friday - 7:00 pm
Easter Sunday - 10:00 amholyweek

Please join us on March 25th at 7:00 p.m. as we observe Good Friday with contemplative music and meditation.
Led by David Howard with special musical guest  David Paul on the violin, accompanied by Martha Yordy.  To hear a sample of David Paul's music,
click here.


Our Easter Sunday 10:00 a.m. service will be a celebration of resurrection and new beginnings. Join us for uplifting music with our choir and guest soloist, an inspirational message from our Spiritual Leader. Our youth program will also offer special Easter themed lessons and activities.


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
Unity Inside Out Class
Tuesdays, 
March 8th thru April 12th, 
6:30 - 8:30 pm 
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Do you love Unity's teachings? 
Want to dive in deeper to their meaning and apply them in your daily life? 

This class offers an extensive overview of Unity's history and teachings and opportunities to apply what we learn to our every day lives.  This is a great class for anyone who is new to Unity or is seeking to learn more about Unity's philosophy. 

Some topics explored in this class :
  • The 5 Basic Unity Principles 
  • The power of denials & affirmations
  • An overview of The 12 Powers
  • Distinguishing Jesus, Jesus Christ and The Christ
  • The nature of God & the nature of humankind

Facilitated by Trish Morris, LUT candidate on a love-offering basis.


 

Please sign-up in advance, in person at the sign-up table, on our website calendar 

or via email here.
Compassionate Communication
Facilitated by J Johnson & David HowardCCClasses
 
We are thrilled that so many have already participated in the Compassionate Communication training sessions offered at Unity Spiritual Center Denver, and we are excited to be offering another series of classes beginning March 1.
 
These classes are based on the life work and teachings of Marshall Rosenberg, founder of Nonviolent Communication.  J had the opportunity to learn and study directly with Marshall prior to his death last year.
Both J and David have studied and practiced Compassionate Communication since 2004. It has improved ease, understanding and connection in their relationship, as well as relationships with family, friends, co-workers and colleagues.
 
Compassionate Communication is a way of relating to ourselves and others in the present moment, free of past reactions.  In this way, it becomes a spiritual practice, with ever-deepening possibilities for living in greater integrity with our values and creating a quality of connection that gets everyone's needs met through compassionate giving.
 
 
Deepening Class  (For those who have completed the Intro Class)
Thursdays, April 7 - May 5*
7:00 - 9:00 pm
and
Saturday, April 30
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
 
*We will skip Thursday, April 28th due to the Saturday workshop that week.
 
Please register in advance.  Contact J Johnson, [email protected] or 214.532.3761.
Tuition request:  Self-determined - Please discuss this with J if you have any questions.
 
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
 
 
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.  
 

New Member Classes
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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, will be offered on Sunday, April 3rd, from 11:30 to 1:30.
 
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.
 
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. 

For those of you who cannot attend Sunday classes, all three sessions will be offered in one class on Saturday, March 19th from 10:00-3:00

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 MeetingCouples
Sunday, March 20th from 11:30 to 1:00

This is a great time to join in as we will be visioning for the upcoming year - looking at what we would like to discuss and explore! 

Starting in April, we will resume our meeting regularly on the 4th Sunday of the month.  Join other couples interested in exploring spirituality together!


The Global Heart Project 
A Guided Meditation for Peace

Sunday, April 3, 12:00pmglobalheart
 
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!
APointofLightCreations.org
Love offering

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

Easter Basket Service Project
March 6th - March 20thcrf  

Each spring, approximately 500 children under the age of 12 who are among the most vulnerable being served by Denver Human Services are given an unexpected  bit of joy ~ an Easter Basket provided by Child Rescue Foundation (CRF). 

Help us as we partner with CRF in providing the items for the baskets for these children. 
Items, such as small toys/crayons & markers/candy/coloring books/toothbrushes & toothpaste/toiletries/etc can be brought to the bin in the Children's Garden.

Your support is a blessing with a rippling effect. Thank you!


Family Promise of Greater DenverFamilyPromise
and Unity Spiritual Center Denver


Please CLICK HERE for a list of items needed.

We are excited to announce that Unity Spiritual Center Denver will partner with Family Promise of Greater Denver as a host the week of   March 27- April 3, 2016.
 
Family Promise of Greater Denver offers hope and assistance to help homeless families once again achieve self-sufficiency. Support provided includes goal setting, parenting skills, money management, and help with locating housing and employment. They help children and their families realize positive outcomes that lead to greater self-sufficiency.  
The mission of Family Promise is to   end homelessness one family at a time .
 
Our intention is to be a Host Congregation which includes providing housing and meals at our building for one week intervals three to four times per year, as well as other support services. This will require a commitment of time and energy from many caring and compassionate sacred servers (aka volunteers). There is a role you can fill.
 
We are still in need of event coordinators for the following roles:
-           Evening Host/Dinner Coordinator
-          Set-up/Take-down Coordinator
-          Overnight Host Coordinator


Please contact Stephanie Insinna for more information on ways that you can support this ministry.
For general volunteer opportunities, please visit our volunteer sign up site: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/508094da5ac2dab9-family


For more information on Family Promise, please visit their website.

For more information on our commitment, please click here to access printed material.

Ending Homelessness One Family at a Time
Ending Homelessness One Family at a Time


CONTRIBUTING TO UNITY OF DENVERContributing

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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

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