WEEKLY UPDATE November 4, 2025 | | |
Majority for Good
HAVE YOU voted lately? Perhaps you have not actually punched the keys on a voting machine, but you have voted. Every day is election day, a day when you cast your personal ballot to determine how you will live this twenty-four hours.
Each person is given a choice of how he will spend his day, and he elects one way or the other. If some obstacle confronts you that you have seemed unable to move, choose to let God help you. A method and manner of removing the obstacle will be revealed.
God and you constitute a righteous majority for good. The strength of a nation is in its governmental center, in how its people choose. The strength of an individual lies in his acknowledgment of God's presence at the center of his being.
Elect the good things this day, and you will attract them. Cast your vote with God, and you will overcome all opposition because God and you constitute a majority for good.
Choose this day whom you will serve. -- JOSHUA. 24:15
Excerpt from The Daily Word, April 18, 1972.
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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 2025!
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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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Learn More about Unity...
Interested in more information about Unity? Who are we and where did we come from? Click on these links to inform and empower you! www.unity.org and www.truthunity.net. Blessings!
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Calendar of Events
Thursday, November 6
Could Have Been a Disaster - Anxiety into Gratitude
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 9
Edward Hopkins, Guest Speaker
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, November 12
Gentle Yoga Class
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 15
Boundaries Workshop
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 16
Donna Drozda, Guest Speaker
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Board Meeting
12:15 - 1:45 p.m.
Private Event
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Friday, November 21
To Celebrate List Workshop
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 23
Tom Baker, Guest Speaker
Monday, November 24
Body Scan Meditation
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 26
Gentle Yoga Class
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 29
Healing Sound Bath with Canda Lambert
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 30
Canda Lambert
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Giving Thanks Workshop
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
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On Sunday, we welcome Edward Hopkins, minister of Wellspring United Methodist Church in Williamsburg. Edward was one of our community faith leaders that joined in our World Day of Prayer celebration in September and this week he will share his talk on the life transforming consequences of surviving adult onset Hydrocephalus. So be sure to join us for this inspiring service!
Platform Assistant: Teo Feliciano
Chaplain: Rev. Maria Nouel
Greeters: Margie and Richard Tate
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About Our Speaker...
I was born in Richmond, Virginia, and I lived outside of Philadelphia until I was seven years old. My family moved to Roanoke, Virginia, where I lived until I entered William and Mary in 1974.
I suffered migraine headaches through college. In 1977 I was diagnosed with adult onset hydrocephalus, was operated on four times to install shunts in my head, and was placed in a chemically induced coma.
The neurosurgeon concluded that I had had significant brain damage and encouraged my mother to take me off the life support system. My mother refused. I woke up from the coma, but I couldn’t move my hands, or walk, or talk.
I begged the One who made me, the One who formed me in the womb, the One who gave me a name before anyone else knew who I was, to give me back my hands, to let me walk again, and to open my mouth.
That One heard my prayer!
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When we are privileged to vote for some part of the governing body of our land we should pray for an open mind. We want always to cast our vote for the people and the policies that will provide the best possible outcomes for everyone. Each person is free to follow their own guidance. Sweet Spirit direct me to make right choices and allow other to choose as they are directed.
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UWSC Joins Hands for
Annual Fall Food Drive!
Unity Williamsburg is partnering with Parker & Peony and Common Ground to kick off our Annual Food & Essentials Drive benefiting FISH, serving families in need across Williamsburg.
This is a beautiful way to live our Unity principles—sharing love, compassion, and service with our neighbors. Stay tuned for dates and times for in-person drives at the Food Lion on Merrimac Trail, where volunteers will collect donations with open hearts and bright smiles!
Lists of most-needed items are available in this newsletter and in the UWSC foyer. Together, we are love in action!
And so it is.
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Unity Williamsburg Spiritual Center graciously accepts love offerings during Sunday Services and special events, online through paypal.me/UnityWilliamsburg, Zeffy, and by check, mailed to 624 Queens Creek Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23185.
How to donate with Zeffy. Video tutorial here
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Sunday’s Flipped Church was a joyful celebration of gratitude and community! Duncan, Ingrid, and baby James led us in a powerful reflection on thankfulness — reminding us how gratitude expands when shared. As members called out what they were thankful for, the room filled with warmth and laughter. Then, as we focused on a single blessing — clean water — we began to uncover layer upon layer of grace: the systems, people, and miracles that make that gift possible. (Duncan did an admirable job captured just how far that gratitude reached!)
Following service, Johan shared an overview of UWSC’s financial health, and Teo reflected on how our shared time, treasure, and talents multiply within and beyond our walls. We were reminded of this truth by a livestream comment all the way from Uganda:
“I want to express my gratitude ... for enabling people online to be involved blessing everyone.”
After service, Divine Order continued to unfold — with stories of synchronicity, connection, and the unmistakable presence of Spirit in action.
Unity’s principles aren’t just words; they are living energy moving through us and around us. If you have a story of gratitude or divine synchronicity to share, I’d love to include it in a UWSC gratitude memory book — a reflection of how Spirit continues to move through our beloved community.
Love and Light,
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Amy Shao, President
Teo Feliciano, Vice President
Lynda Birckhead, Secretary
Johan Wagner, Treasurer
Jude Eastman, Member at Large
Jane Siegel, Member at Large
(*To email a board member, click on their name above.)
For the most recent approved financial report and Board Meeting Minutes, click here.
Next Board Meeting will be November 16.
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Thank you for being part of our spiritual community at Unity Williamsburg Spiritual Center! If you’ve had a positive experience us, would you consider leaving a Google review? It would mean a lot to us and help others discover our center. Thank you so much!
How to write a Google review - Video tutorial here
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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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