WEEKLY UPDATE March 07, 2023 | |
Daylight Savings time starts March 12th don't forget to set your clocks ahead one hour. | |
Message from the Minister | |
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Jekylle Island, Glynn County, GA
Photo by JASON Astrophotography
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Affirmation: I trust in the grace of God.
Mystical poet Rabindranath Tagore is credited with writing, “The winds of grace are always blowing, but it is you who must raise your sails.” Pondering these words and God’s many blessings, I am reminded of a sailboat on the sea, taking advantage of the wind. I trust God’s grace to fill my sails and move me forward.
Every time I turn my attention to God, I am reminded that God’s love is ever-present. I can look beyond appearances to the Truth of God’s goodness.
I trust in God. My faith fills me with a greater sense of ease that flows through my heart and mind. Divine grace blesses me with more good than I could ever imagine.
Excerpt from Daily Word March 2018
Unity Williamsburg Spiritual Center offers a
safe and sacred place for study, participation, fellowship,
support, and transformation as we awaken to
the joy of living!
We invite you to join us in 2023!
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Unity Williamsburg Spiritual Center is a diverse, open and affirming community that embraces all people regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, creed, ethnicity, age or physical or mental ability - without intent or attempt to convert.
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UWSC Calendar of Sunday Services and Events
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Tuesday, March 7 1st Tuesday Prayer, Meditation, and Healing
Service 6:30 - 7:30 pm Rev. Denise Creech
Saturday, March 11 Sensitive Group Gathering 1 - 3 pm With Nanette Davidson
Sunday, March 12 Dr. Yemaja Jubilee
Saturday, March 18 Spring Equinox Drumming Celebration
11 - 12pm Rev. Denise with Canda Lambert
Sunday, March 19 Rev. Denise Creech
Tuesday, March 21 The Sound of Soul with Michael George
7 - 8 pm
Sunday, March 26 Rev. Denise Creech
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This week our guest speaker will be Dr. Yemaja Jubilee and her message title is “Come Join Me, I am all IN, Are You?” Dr. Jubilee states that “We all have a natural innate spirit, and we are given innate gifts for our earthly journey. We are wonderfully and marvelously created ...We are designed to use all of our gifts to fulfill our purpose. You can be IN, but are you ING? I am all IN for a beautiful life-Life is Liv-ING IN Full EXPRESSIONS. Are you shar-ING, car-ING, and listen-ING from within to Spirit? What are you DO-ING. What are you Giv-ING ? We are grounded in GOOD, Guided By GOD the GOOD, and see the GOOD in us and others. We are all IN and we see the GOOD IN all us and around The GLOBE…”
ASE! ASE!!
Platform Assistant Mary Moore
Chaplain Susan Cardozo
Greeter Richard & Margie Tate
For those who wish to tithe during the service, go to payal.me/unitywilliamsburg.
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Come join us for our 1st Fellowship Potluck of 2023 following church service. Come and share your favorite dish. | |
Mask Mandate Lifted at Unity Williamsburg
Spiritual Center
Our mask mandate is lifted, however, if you still feel comfortable wearing a mask please feel free to do so.
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Emotional pain shows me what needs to change.
Sadness, depression and heartache are gentle reminders to probe deeper into your life. Look at what is not working and be open to living your life in new ways. You will see that one day, it will all make sense.
Affirm - I am connected to my emotions and I feel them fully. Any area of my life that feels painful is an opportunity for me to go inward. I reflect on my pain and see what needs to be changed.
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A Season of Grace
By Rev. Joanna Gabriel, D.Min.
Why not make this year’s Lenten season different from others by taking up the practice of unconditional love? Love will open you up to deeper divine ideas and spiritual growth. Love will make your Lenten experience a season of God’s grace.
Grace is love in action. Love purifies. Make this your work of Lent – to allow the healing love of God to flow through you, removing the blockages of unforgiveness, guild, anxiety, resentment, complaining, criticizing, fear, doubt, and any other negative thoughts about yourself and others. You can grow closer to God in preparation for the consciousness of resurrection at Easter.
Here are some ways to take up the practice of graceful living:
1. Retreat: Change Your Emotional Location: Time spent away from our normal activities and way of life help us reconnect with God in prayer. Choose the 40 days of Lent as a spiritual retreat from excessive noise, new, and distractions.
2. Return: Change Your Heart: What false beliefs, hurt feelings, anger, burdens, unfulfilled desire's, or bitterness have you hidden in your heart? Lent can be like spring-cleaning for heart and soul. Try filling your heart with love.
3. Release: Change Your Thinking: Let go of the past. Make a clean break from hopelessness, helplessness, and lockdown fatigue. Cultivate a consciousness of celebrating life. Let happiness overwhelm you. Let love light the way. Get in touch with gratitude.
4. Renew: Change Your Mind: The word Lent means “spring.” You can choose to spring into action with love. How? Your life is not all about you. Practice graceful living by giving small and thoughtful gifts to someone without expecting anything in return. Cook or bake and surprise a neighbor. Provide compassionate and supportive words and actions. By sharing yourself with others, you are taking your mind off your own circumstances and putting on love instead. You can create a season of grace.
Excerpt from Release and Renew 2022, A Spiritual Practice for Lent
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First Tuesday Prayer Meditation & Healing Service
Unity Williamsburg Spiritual Center
March 7th, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Please join us at UWSC Tuesday, December 6th from 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm for our First Tuesday Prayer/Meditation/Healing Service. Led by Spirit, experience Your Oneness with God through community affirmative prayer and guided meditation. Experience the Ritual of Candle Lighting, Water Release Bowl, Spiritual Communion, and Native American Blessing. Individual Prayer Support provided by our Prayer Chaplain and Healing Treatments available by Reiki Practitioners. There is no fee, but love offerings are graciously accepted.
624 Queens Creek Road, Williamsburg, VA 23185 WWW.UNITYWILLIAMSBURG.COM
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Unity Williamsburg Spiritual Center graciously accepts love offerings during Sunday Services and special events, online through paypal.me/UnityWilliamsburg and by check mailed to 624 Queens Creek Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23185
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Message from the Board
In my conversation with Volodymyr, he says the construction work will be done by Saturday, and the Fellowship Room could be used. BUT.. he recommends we wait one more week because he feels he needs at least two full days to clean every nook and cranny from dust and such and behind the freezer, stove, etc. But he promises it will all be spic and span by the 11th. So we may want to plan our first fellowship after the service for the 12th.
God Bless,
Bob, Treasurer
President: Susan Cardozo
Vice President: Jane Siegel
Secretary: Ray Whipple
Treasurer: Bob Osmon
Member at Large: Sandra Fetter
Member at Large: Amy Shao
Member at Large: Lynda Birckhead
Minister: Rev. Denise Creech
(*To email a board member, click on the their name above.)
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Please visit our new Facebook home here or search @unitywilliamsburgspiritualcenter. We will be posting the Daily Word, affirmations, meditations, inspirational music and sermon spotlights daily. We will also post information about upcoming services and special events.
Our Sunday Services will be broadcast via Facebook Live every Sunday at 10:30 AM.
Please "Like" the posts and share content from the page to improve our online visibility. If you have suggestions from content, please contact Amy Shao or Jude Eastman.
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Please join us on our Williamsburg You Tube Channel where you will find our Sunday services and other events. For our YouTube Channel click here where you can subscribe to our channel and share it with friends and family.
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Silent Unity offers a monthly prayer services that can be accessed online in both a written and audio format here. These sacred prayers are used each month by the Unity Prayer Ministry and Unity communities around the globe. We invite you to join us in this sacred practice by including them in your times of prayer and meditation.
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At this time of the ongoing emergency between Ukraine and Russia, we call ourselves into God consciousness speaking words of peace, harmony, strength, and love.
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March 2023
Inner Peace
In the stillness of this moment, I am peace.
Understanding
One with divine mind, I realize infinite potential.
Wholeness
All of divine life is present where I am.
Prosperity
All that can be, canbe in divine abundance.
Oneness
I open my heart in oneness with all people.
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Unity Williamsburg Spiritual Center wishes all of you born this month, a birthday filled with love, laughter, joy and peace!! | |
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An angel is light and joy.
An angel is compassion
and caring.
An angel is giving and sharing.
An angel is forgiving.
An angel is love.
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Free Community Concert
Colonial Connections & Fort Magruder Hotel present
MATSIKO WORLD ORPHAN CHOIR
MARCH 17 7PM
Fort Magruder Hotel | 6945 Pochahontas Trail
The Matsiko World Orphan Choir uses music, dance, and storytelling to bring joy to all who listen and to inspire generosity so that that the world' s orphaned and most vulnerable children can have a complete education.
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When the potential of inclement weather heads our way we want to let you know how to stay informed of potential impacts to our Sunday Services. If Sunday Services will be cancelled, we will share that information by 8 AM on Sunday on our Facebook page and in an email to all those who receive our weekly newsletter. If you know of congregation members who attend in person services but do not have internet access, please let us know so that we can arrange an alternate way to contact them directly.
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2 Corinthians 9:7
Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
Your tithes to Unity Williamsburg may be made electronically through our Paypal account by going to paypal.me/unitywilliamsburg.
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UNITY WILLIAMSBURG SPIRITUAL CENTER
624 Queens Creek Rd Williamsburg, VA 23185
(757) 594-0389
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