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Every Sunday

9:30 am &
11:00 am

Sunday Celebration Services  ~ Join us for learning, inspiration, meditation, celebration, great music, and fellowship with other spiritual seekers,
in an atmosphere of loving acceptance.
As the sign on our driveway says, "Enter to Celebrate; Exit to Serve."

All are welcome!  Come as you are - because you are a beautiful child of God!

Nursery care at both services; Youth Education  (K-12) at 11:00

Special Events
Most events are open to the public & all people are welcomed.
Questions?  Call the church: (828) 891-8700 or 684-3798
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~ June, 2009 ~

Sunday,
June 28		 Labyrinth Lunch ~ 12:45 ~ Enjoy a delicious lunch of Black Beans, Brown Rice, Salad, Brownie & Ice Tea for only $5... and help raise the funds to build the Community Labyrinth! (Or take your lunch "To Go" starting at 10:30am).

Labyrinth Walk ~ 2-4pm ~ with Sam Richardson. Walk a 5-Path Labyrinth and discover the healing, magical power of this ancient energy pattern, placed on the ground for people to walk. Labyrinths are used for healing, introspection, meditating, prayer, pilgrimage, and transformation. A temporary labyrinth will be set up inside Unity chapel. Love Offering to the Labyrinth project.  Click for directions.

Sam Richardson studied with Stevan J. Thayer, developer of Integrated Energy Therapy (IET), and is certified as an IET Master Instructor. He has taught IET at the national Dowser’s Convention as well as several healing centers. He is a long-term dowser and labyrinth creator, creating labyrinths in states from SC to MA.

Prayer Cards for you to fill out will be offered free only at all Community Labyrinth events.  These prayer cards will be embedded into the labyrinth during construction, so your prayer energy will become part of the energy pattern being created.

~ July, 2009 ~

Wednesday,
July 1
Kirtan with Kailash ~ 7pm ~ Steer Your Mind & Heart toward the Highest. Devotional Chanting is all about using one's own voice--and indeed, the whole of one's embodied being--to cultivate and sustain the highest quality of mental and emotion experience available to human beings. When we repeat the mantras ("mindprotectors"), we're pronouncing the very Sound Forms of Perfection--we're making the Supreme, the Best we can imagine, present in the form of our own voices. In so doing, we exchange our ordinary, troubled minds and hearts for something higher, more refined, and infinitely more vast. The effects over time include greater peace of mind and emotional fulfillment, a reduction in the unhealthy self-concern that causes us so much suffering, and direct knowledge of the Divine.
Love Offering.  Click for directions.
Kailash (so named by his Guru, Bhagavan Das) is the author of Following Sound into Silence: Chanting Your Way Beyond Ego into Bliss (Hay House). David Newman (Durgas Das) calls it the “one-stop resource” for devotional chanting, "a beautifully designed and carefully written guide to Kirtan, Sound Yoga, and Mantra Practice." Steven Rosen, author of The Yoga of Kirtan , says that this book/CD "may be the standard work on this subject for years, if not centuries." For many years a scholar-teacher in human communication and psychology (as Kurt A. Bruder, Ph.D., M.Ed.) and an earnest student of spirituality, Kailash presents a unique blend of wisdom and inspiration useful to those on any path to the Supreme. Whether Kailash is singing, recounting spiritual stories, or providing instruction, his devotion and insight are contagious. Kailash delights in helping others realize their true nature as Radiant Care and Awareness. OmKailash.com
Wednesday,
July 8
Rhythm Circle ~ 7pm ~ Drum for Healing, Health & Wellness!  

Musical experience is NOT necessary - instruments provided. Connect with your authentic self in a community building rhythm-based music program that is inclusive of all ages...from 2 to 82. Have fun, release stress, share joy and be strengthened by the Rhythm of Life. Hand drums and percussion instruments from around the world are used. There are plenty of instruments to share, and folks are also welcome to bring their own.

This drumming circle experience will be presented by Debbie Schults of HealthBeats. For more info please contact Debbie Schults at (828)348-4344 or healthbeatsinfo@gmail.com

Love Offering: $10 Suggested, no one turned away!  Click for directions.

Wednesday,
July 15 		 Jesus in India film~ 7pm ~ Unity's A.R.E. "Search for God" study group will show the fascinating film, "Jesus In India".  All are invited for this FREE movie night! Edward T. Martin, a former fundamentalist from Texas, was ousted from his church for asking unwelcome questions regarding the years of Jesus' life that were not mentioned in the Bible.  Martin's curiosity led him on a seeker's quest across 4,000 miles of India in search of answers and evidence about the "Hidden Years." Jesus is mentioned in the Bible from birth to 12 years of age ~ and then from 30 years of age until his death at 33. Where was Jesus for those 18 years?  You will be amazed with Edward Martin's findings.  Please join us and bring a friend to view "Jesus in India."  This is FREE, but if you choose to make a love offering, all proceeds will go to Unity Center.  You will enjoy this captivating film!! Free or Love Offering.  Click for directions.
Sunday,
July 19		 Friendship Potluck~ 12:45 pm ~ for Unity folks to meet other Unitics (especially newcomers!) Come share some time with us! Bring food to share (6-8 servings of a main dish, salad, or dessert). Facilitators: Margaret & Emil K., Di Southen
Sunday,
July 19		 Labyrinth Walk ~ 2-4pm ~ with Sam Richardson. Walk a 5-Path Labyrinth and discover the healing, magical power of this ancient energy pattern, placed on the ground for people to walk. Labyrinths are used for healing, introspection, meditating, prayer, pilgrimage, and transformation. A temporary labyrinth will be set up inside Unity. Love Offering to the Labyrinth project.  Click for directions.

Sam Richardson studied with Stevan J. Thayer, developer of Integrated Energy Therapy (IET), and is certified as an IET Master Instructor. He has taught IET at the national Dowser’s Convention as well as several healing centers. He is a long-term dowser and labyrinth creator, creating labyrinths in states from SC to MA.

Prayer Cards for you to fill out will be offered free only at all Community Labyrinth events.  These prayer cards will be embedded into the labyrinth during construction, so your prayer energy will become part of the energy pattern being created.
Wednesday,
July 22		 Mellowing Your Drama~ 7pm ~ with Rev. Chad O'Shea. Explore a deeper way of looking at life and what you perceive as your stress at the times you label challenging. Your reality is a do-it-yourself project. The energy brought to the circle that evening determines the format. A bit of discourse, discussion, maybe neckrubs or a chant, and a time of meditation together. Love Offering.  Click for directions.
Wednesday,
July 29		 Labyrinth Walk~ 7pm ~ with Sam Richardson. Walk a 5-Path Labyrinth and discover the healing, magical power of this ancient energy pattern, placed on the ground for people to walk. Labyrinths are used for healing, introspection, meditating, prayer, pilgrimage, and transformation. A temporary labyrinth will be set up inside Unity chapel. Love Offering to the Labyrinth project.  Click for directions.

Sam Richardson studied with Stevan J. Thayer, developer of Integrated Energy Therapy (IET), and is certified as an IET Master Instructor. He has taught IET at the national Dowser’s Convention as well as several healing centers. He is a long-term dowser and labyrinth creator, creating labyrinths in states from SC to MA.

Prayer Cards for you to fill out will be offered free only at all Community Labyrinth events.  These prayer cards will be embedded into the labyrinth during construction, so your prayer energy will become part of the energy pattern being created.

~ August, 2009 ~

Saturday,
Aug 1
In Concert: David Roth  ~ 7:30 pm ~  Unity is delighted to welcome back award-winning singer/songwriter David Roth. David’s songs have found their way to Carnegie Hall, the United Nations, several Chicken Soup for the Soul books, the Kennedy Center, Peter, Paul, & Mary concerts, NASA's Goddard Space Center, 10 CDs on the Wind River and Stockfisch (Germany) labels, and countless venues in this and other countries.

A resident of Cape Cod, David has been touring full-time for 21 years, and his latest CD “Practice Makes Progress” was released in 2008. David’s music strikes many chords, hearts, and minds with his unique songs, offbeat observations, moving stories and powerful singing and subject matter.  www.davidrothmusic.com
"David has reached our hearts. With voices like his still singing,
there's a certainty that the candle will remain lit, the hope reasserted and the dream still sung..."
--Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul, & Mary)

"David and his music will touch you to the very depths of your soul. He’ll make you laugh and cry, inspire you to rise and fly...”
--Jack Canfield, co-author, Chicken Soup for the Soul

"David's pure, smooth voice, unsurpassed instrumental ability, incredible humor, and heart-piercing, intelligent lyrics brought a feeling into our concert hall that cannot be described - except perhaps by the word "harmony". It was as if folk music, New Age, comedy club, coffee house, and a bit of heaven had all come together for one evening."
--James van Pelt, New Haven Folk Alliance
Tickets: $12 paid in advance; $15 day-of-the-show.  (Reserve by Phone with your credit card). Refreshments available.
Click for directions.    This concert is part of an ongoing series of cultural events to share Unity's beautiful, soul-supporting environment with local artists, authors, musicians, and craftspeople.
Wednesday,
Aug 5 		 Cosmic Energy: How It's Affecting Us Today~ 7pm ~  with Darla Cody. There is cosmic energy that is being sent to the Earth today through our Sun that is being distributed  to all things.  This cosmic energy is mostly  coming from the Pleiades, Sirius, and the Great Bear Constellation.  These star systems are working to bring ascension and cosmic evolution to humanity. This energy has been greatly activated at this time due to this being the end of a cosmic cycle.  I will talk about what type of energy is being sent, and how it is affecting us today.  We are living in a time period of accelerated growth on a soul level.

A triangle of energy is formed by the three star systems regulated by the Precession of the Equinox.  The cosmic energy being emitted by these star systems has been acknowledged by many of the ancient cultures of the world.  It is important for us to learn more about this cosmic energy at this time. How it is related to the Great White Brotherhood of Ascended Masters and what they are doing to assist us with the coming changes.
Love Offering: $11 Suggested.  Click for directions.

Sunday,
Aug 9		 Vedic Astrology: Steering Your Life By the Stars ~ 2-4pm with Ryan Kurczak. Understanding the energies of the cosmos and how they impact our thoughts and choices allows us to consciously adjust our actions to harmonize with the wholeness of life.  In this seminar, you will be introduced to the stellar science of Vedic (Indian) Astrology, and learn effective techniques to release the planets hold over your life.  You can wake up to the Joy of your Eternal Self, and astrology can show the way. www.AshevilleVedicAstrology.com   

Love Offering.  Click for directions.  

Ryan Kurczak has studied Vedic Astrology with Dr. David Frawely, director of the American Institute of Vedic Studies, and Richard Fish, founder of the Center for Vedic Astrological Studies. Ryan was ordained by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda.  Yogananda is the student of Swami Sri Yukteswar, a highly skilled Vedic Astrologer who wrote the Holy Science.  Listen to a clip of one of Ryan's presentations here... www.youtube.com/kriyayogaonline   

***Participants will receive a 33% discount of an initial Vedic Astrological Reading.

"The message boldly blazoned across the heavens at the moment of birth is not meant to emphasize fate - the result of past good and evil - but to arouse man's will to escape from his universal thralldom. What he has done, he can undo. None other than himself was the instigator of the causes of whatever effects are now
prevalent in his life. He can overcome any limitation, because he created it by his own actions in the first place, and because he has spiritual resources which are not subject to planetary pressure.” -Swami Sri Yukteswar
Wednesday,
Aug 12
Rhythm Circle ~ 7pm ~ Drum for Healing, Health & Wellness!  

Musical experience is NOT necessary - instruments provided. Connect with your authentic self in a community building rhythm-based music program that is inclusive of all ages...from 2 to 82. Have fun, release stress, share joy and be strengthened by the Rhythm of Life. Hand drums and percussion instruments from around the world are used. There are plenty of instruments to share, and folks are also welcome to bring their own.

This drumming circle experience will be presented by Debbie Schults of HealthBeats. For more info please contact Debbie Schults at (828)348-4344 or healthbeatsinfo@gmail.com

Love Offering: $10 Suggested, no one turned away!  Click for directions.

Sunday,
Aug 16		 Friendship Potluck~ 12:45 pm ~ for Unity folks to meet other Unitics (especially newcomers!) Come share some time with us! Bring food to share (6-8 servings of a main dish, salad, or dessert). Facilitators: Margaret & Emil K., Di Southen
Sunday,
Aug 16		 Miracle Shifts for Shifting Times~ 2:00-5:00 pm ~ with Rev. David Hiller. Retrain the Brain ~ Change Your Thoughts * Change Your Life
Renewing! Transforming!
Wondering how to remain hopeful in these shifting times?
  • Change how you think and feel about the shifts happening in your life right now!
  • Learn how your beliefs affect your well-being.
  • Experience the powerful change process, Psych-K, for creating healthier beliefs.
  • Reprogram and change self-defeating thoughts into powerful, positive beliefs.
  • Let’s move out of Survival and together create a Thrival Guide for Shifting Times!
David Hiller has a Master’s Degree in Counseling and serves as an Interfaith Minister, Spiritual Counselor, Psych-K Consultant and Healer. He has conducted healing and fear release seminars for 27 years in churches, hospitals, colleges, and mental health agencies & have witnessed thousands of miracles. David & his wife, Margaret, co-authored the popular New Thought book, “Dare to Dream – Healing Fears, Creating Miracles & Living Your Dreams.” He is available for individual sessions by phone at (843) 333-8260.

Love Offering: $10 Suggested. Click for directions.

Rev. David Hiller will also be speaking at both Sunday services on Aug. 16.

Need some One-on-One time? David is available for private counseling and Psych-K sessions on Monday, August 17th at $65/hr. Call church at 828-684-3798; For further information, contact David at miracles1@mindspring.com or (843) 333-8260.
Wednesday,
Aug 19
Aramaic Yeshua: The Realization of the Christ Within~ 7pm ~ Dale Allen Hoffman restores hope by returning exoteric Christianity to its ancient pre-Constantine near-Eastern Semitic Aramaic and Hebrew roots. True Gnosis was never about the acquisition of information, concepts and “knowledge”, but rather about the direct realization of the fountain of pure consciousness flowing forth from within each and every one of us. Dale shares experiential insights and spiritual practices from Yeshua’s original Aramaic teachings in much the same way that his listeners may have understood them nearly 2,000 years ago.   Learning Objectives:
  1. Learn to recognize and identify the existence, function and nature of what Yeshua called Apay, which translates into English as “Veil, Hypocrite, Mask, Ego, Pain Body, Doorkeeper, False Face
  2. Practices to cultivate the release of unconscious identification with the Mask and to begin developing a healthy relationship with our own “Divine Play” (Hindu: “lila”)
  3. Practices to help return awareness to Enana (KJV: “I Am” or “I Am That I Am”), the center-point of True Being and the fountain of consciousness which flows forth naturally from within.

www.DaleAllenHoffman.com
Love Offering: $25 Suggested.  Click for directions.

Dale Allen Hoffman is an “eternal student of the Aramaic teachings of Yeshua (Jesus)” and a 15-year teacher of spiritual insights from the ancient Aramaic language and culture. He has been a featured writer and guest for numerous publications and radio programs and is the Director of the international Aramaic Healing Circle. The essential core of Dale’s work is to help pierce through heavy religious dogma and to re-awaken the direct personal experience of the Divine Christ within ourselves which often lies embedded within the core of original Christian, Gnostic and virtually all Sacred spiritual texts from the languages in which they were originally spoken and written.  Dale feels that this distinction is incredibly profound and radically transformative to the awakening of humanity.

Through its final bow in April 2009, Dale's weekly Asheville, NC Aramaic Healing Circles had standing room only crowds traveling for hours from several neighboring states to learn and apply the transformative experiential insights from this ancient culture. Dale now travels throughout North America sharing the rich spiritual wisdom which has been veiled beneath almost two millennia of misunderstandings, skewed translations, intentional manipulation and a general lack of spiritual perception.

Wednesday,
Aug 26		 Mellowing Your Drama~ 7pm ~ with Rev. Chad O'Shea. Explore a deeper way of looking at life and what you perceive as your stress at the times you label challenging. Your reality is a do-it-yourself project. The energy brought to the circle that evening determines the format. A bit of discourse, discussion, maybe neckrubs or a chant, and a time of meditation together. Love Offering.  Click for directions.

~ September, 2009 ~

Wednesday,
Sept 2 		 Soul Series~ 7pm ~ to be announced.  Love Offering.  Click for directions.
Wednesday,
Sept 9 		 Soul Series~ 7pm ~ to be announced.  Love Offering.  Click for directions.
Thursday,
Sept 10		 Unity World Day of Prayer ~ 24 -hour Vigil; Prayer Service at 7pm.  You can make a difference in the world–to heal the world through prayer. Join us for Unity World Day of Prayer. Our prayers that day will encompass the world with healing energy that renews mind, body and spirit, restores relationships, and opens the way for acceptance and peace among all people. www.worlddayofprayer.org  Love Offering.  Click for directions.

Dedication of Community Labyrinth.

Sunday,
Sept 13 		 Q'ero Incas Culture & Teachings ~ 2pm.  A DVD showing of Community of Q'ero, about the Culture & Teachings of the Incas in Cusco in the Peruvian Andes. The community’s practice of pre-Hispanic traditions has earned it the distinction of being the last existing Incan Ayllu. Carole Schaefer will talk and answers questions following the film.  Hand weavings will be for sale to help support the building of a school.  www.qeros.net  Love Offering.  Click for directions.
Tues-Fri,
Sept 15-18		 UMMAS Retreat: "Freedom, Fun, Faith" - 2009 Keynotes: Mark Nepo and Rev. Sky St. John. Join Unitics from all over the region for spiritual growth and fun at beautiful Kanuga Conference Center, Hendersonville. Visit www.ummas.org/Retreat.html for full information!
Wednesday,
Sept 16 		 Soul Series~ 7pm ~ to be announced.  Love Offering.  Click for directions.
Sunday,
Sept 20		 Friendship Potluck~ 12:45 pm ~ for Unity folks to meet other Unitics (especially newcomers!) Come share some time with us! Bring food to share (6-8 servings of a main dish, salad, or dessert). Facilitators: Margaret & Emil K., Di Southen
Friday & Saturday,
Sept 25 & 26 
In Concert: Womansong ~ 7:30pm.  An evening of music to inspire, heal, teach, and make you laugh! Womansong is known for high energy, pure entertainment, and unusual variety.  Their eclectic repertoire is accompanied by a wide variety of instruments, and features songs, dances, drumming, and instruments from around the world - and our own backyard, with many of the songs composed by members of the group.

Womansong is a 75-member community chorus dedicated to: celebrating the unity, diversity, and empowerment of women through musical expression; and serving the community and promoting social change. 

Based in Asheville, Womansong's singing and community efforts are founded in the common spirit of women working and singing together.  Their music proclaims unity and honors cultural diversity in song, and spans an almost infinite array of themes celebrating women's lives - empowerment, spirituality, relationship with the Earth, healing, and humor.


www.womansong.org

Both nights last year were Standing Room Only - get tickets early!
    Tickets: $15 in advance; $18 day-of-the-show. (Benefit for Womansong's "New Start Fund" and Unity's "Kindness Fund".)  (Reserve by Phone with your credit card). Refreshments available. 
Click for directions.    This concert is part of an ongoing series of cultural events to share Unity's beautiful, soul-supporting environment with local artists, authors, musicians, and craftspeople.
Wednesday,
Sept 30		 Labyrinth Walk~ 7pm ~ with Sam Richardson. Walk a 5-Path Labyrinth and discover the healing, magical power of this ancient energy pattern, placed on the ground for people to walk. Labyrinths are used for healing, introspection, meditating, prayer, pilgrimage, and transformation. A temporary labyrinth will be set up inside Unity. Love Offering.  Click for directions.

Sam Richardson studied with Stevan J. Thayer, developer of Integrated Energy Therapy (IET), and is certified as an IET Master Instructor. He has taught IET at the national Dowser’s Convention as well as several healing centers. He is a long-term dowser and labyrinth creator, creating labyrinths in states from SC to MA.

~ October, 2009 ~

Wednesday,
Oct 7		 Blessing of the Animals ~ 7pm. Love Offering.  Click for directions.
Wednesday,
Oct 14 		 Quantum Touch Healing ~ 7pm ~ Rev. Pam Hurst. With a butterfly touch, bones melt back into place, emotions balance and the body heals. Norman Shealy, MD, PhD, founding President of the American Holistic Medical Association states, "Quantum Touch appears to be the first technique that may truly allow us all to become healers."

Quantum touch is a technique of concentrating the Life Force Energy into a high vibration or the natural vibration of health. By entraining with that vibration to the highest level it can at that time. The results is Healing on all levels. Everyone can learn. The beauty is that as the vibration comes through the practitioner, they are healed first, then the client.

Please join us for an introduction to Quantum Touch. Pam Hurst will demonstrate on first time participants as time allows.  Love Offering.  Click for directions.

Rev. Pam Hurst, an Interfaith Minister, teaches ACIM, and is a National Certified Quantum Touch Instructor and Practitioner.

Sunday,
Oct 18		 Friendship Potluck~ 12:45 pm ~ for Unity folks to meet other Unitics (especially newcomers!) Come share some time with us! Bring food to share (6-8 servings of a main dish, salad, or dessert). Facilitators: Margaret & Emil K., Di Southen
Wednesday,
Oct 21 		 Soul Series~ 7pm ~ to be announced.  Love Offering.  Click for directions.
Friday,
Oct 23 		Annual Auction & Benefit Concert (featuring The Unitic Band & Friends) ~ 7pm. A fun evening of music, laughter, and great bargains!  The Unitic Band & Friends (Lytingale, Dave de la Rosa, Joel Pressman, Pete Latrella, Joel Pressman, Georgia Pressman) will play an hour-long concert during the Silent Auction, followed by regular Auction of larger items conducted by our auctioneer/comedian Brandon Walters. Come laugh and have fun, and find a bargain from the hundreds of items & services we'll have for sale! Visit our Auction Webpage to see the latest listing of what's for sale. Free admission. Open to the Public - bring a friend! Refreshments available for sale. Doors open at 6:30.  Click for directions.   
Wednesday,
Oct 28 		 Soul Series~ 7pm ~ to be announced.  Love Offering.  Click for directions.

~ November, 2009 ~

Sunday,
Nov 1 		Halloween Sunday Celebration~ Adults: wear a costume to church, and enjoy our special Halloween music!  Kids: wear your costume to church and plan on having fun during Youth Ed - games, story-telling, treats, etc. 

Sunday,
Nov 8
Concert: Unitics Go Classic ~ 2pm.   This annual concert is a treat for the ears! Unity musicians perform classical music of many eras and a wide variety of styles. 

Performers may include: Lytingale (soprano, flute), Georgia Pressman (flute), Ruben Orengo (violin), Jo Northup (flute), Andrew Balent (saxophone), Joanne Fisher (piano), James Barr (guitar), Elizabeth Glatstein (cello), Suka Chapel (voice), Katie O'Shea (voice), Linda Fitzsimmons (voice), and Shelby Johnson (piano). 

Selections will include a wide variety of styles, eras, and instrumentation.

Tickets: $12 paid in advance; $15 day-of-show.  (Reserve by Phone with your credit card). Refreshments available.  Get Tickets early - this usually sells out!
Click for directions.    This concert is part of an ongoing series of cultural events to share Unity's beautiful, soul-supporting environment with local artists, authors, musicians, and craftspeople.

Sunday,
Nov 15		 Friendship Potluck~ 12:45 pm ~ for Unity folks to meet other Unitics (especially newcomers!) Come share some time with us! Bring food to share (6-8 servings of a main dish, salad, or dessert). Facilitators: Margaret & Emil K., Di Southen
Monday,
Nov 16		 New Member Orientation ~ 7pm ~ Would you like to become an official, voting member of our Unity church? Our next Membership Sunday will be May 17, with a New Member Orientation on Monday, May 11 at 7:00 pm (a time to ask questions and learn about Unity). Fill out a blue Membership Application Card (on the counter by the Prayer Box). To become a member you must have a sincere desire to practice spiritual principles and to support this Unity Center. ~ Would you like to become an official, voting member of our Unity church? Our next Membership Sunday will be Nov 22, with a New Member Orientation on Monday, Nov 16 at 7:00 pm (a time to ask questions and learn about Unity). Fill out a blue Membership Application Card (on the counter by the Prayer Box). To become a member you must have a sincere desire to practice spiritual principles and to support this Unity Center.
Sunday, Nov 22 New Member Sunday ~ New members join at 11am service.
Wednesday,
Nov 25 		Thanksgiving Eve Service ~ 7:30pm. Love Offering.  Click for directions.

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~ Ongoing ~  Events, Classes, Groups
Most of these ongoing classes & groups welcome new participants at any time.
Click for directions.

Sundays:
9:30-10:30 am Adult Discussion Group ~ to share, inspire, and discover who you truly are through discussions on subjects relating to the mind, body and spirit. Explore topics such as self-empowerment, self healing, Metaphysics and much more. Upcoming topics are Spiritual Beings, discussion on your favorite book, and tools and techniques of healing. Come join us to add your energy, ideas and enthusiasm as we share and grow together. Now studying: Lessons in Truth by Emilie Cady - this book is one of the foundations of Unity principles.    Facilitators: Margaret & Emil K. & Linda B. 
9:30 am & 11:00 am Sunday Celebration Services  (Nursery care available at both services) ~ As the sign on the driveway says, "Enter to Celebrate; Exit to Serve."  Join us for learning, inspiration, meditation, celebration, great music, and fellowship with other spiritual seekers, in an atmosphere of loving acceptance. All are welcome!  Come as you are - because you are a beautiful child of God!
11:00 am Y.E.S. ~ Youth Expressing Spirituality (Youth Education) ~ classes for Infants & Toddlers, Primary Grades (ages 3-10), Uniteens (age 11-13), Y.O.U. (high school)
12:45 pm Friendship Potluck (usually 3rd Sundays) ~ for Unity folks to meet other Unitics (especially newcomers!) Bring food and beverage to share. Facilitators: Margaret & Emil K., Di S.

Next class in the fall or spring

 4T Life Abundant Program! ~ Transform your life! Developed by Rev. Stretton Smith, this program for embracing your prosperity is popular in many Unity churches throughout the world. The 4T Program is a course in commitment that demonstrates the power of a 12-week commitment (making a Contract with God) to Tithe your Time, Talent, and Treasure to the source of your spiritual nourishment. Students can expect a renewal of mind and a changed consciousness. Over 28,000 students in other churches can attest that this program is life changing.

Cost: $54 for Workbook and Album of 12 Audiotapes. (A spouse/partner pays only $20 for the workbook when one partner purchases the full set at $54)  For the 12 weeks, each Participant commits to tithe:   Time (attend church services and this class and meditate daily); Talent (do volunteer work for the church or other organization); and Treasure: (tithe 10% of income to the church for the 12 weeks). This course has a Money-back guarantee! If you do not see positive results in your life, your tithes will be refunded.  Facilitator: tba.  Offered yearly - spring or fall. 

1:00 pm Youth Education Teachers' Meeting (last Sunday of the month)
3:30pm Sathya Sai Baba Devotional & Study Group  (1st & 3rd Sundays) ~ Contact: Jennifer or Krishna
Monday-Friday:
Unity Center Office & Bookstore are open from about 10:00am until 4pm, often longer... Call us first to make sure! (828) 684-3798 or 891-8700
Mondays:

7-9 pm

 A Course in Miracles Group- with Pam Hurst. The curriculum the Course proposes is carefully conceived and is explained, step-by-step, at both the theoretical and practical levels. Emphasizing application rather than theory, and experience rather than theology, it states, "a universal theology is impossible, but a universal experience is not only possible but necessary" (manual, p77). Although Christian in statement, the Course deals with universal spiritual themes. It emphasizes that it is but one version of the universal curriculum. There are many others, this one differing from them only in form. They all lead to God in the end. (T, ix) Pam states "although we are studying ACIM, it is the application of it in your life that is important. This isn't mastering the information, it is mastering your life in order you do have the peace that passes all understanding. I call it the master course in forgiveness and the one we need to forgive the most is ourselves." All new and reviewing students are welcome. It is not necessary that you commit to every week. Love Offering: $10 Suggested.   Click for directions.

Rev. Pam Hurst  is an Interfaith Minister who has taught ACIM for many years. She is also a National Certified Quantum Touch Instructor and Practitioner. Pam:  (828) 400-7898

7 -9 pm
3rd Mondays 		WNC Knitters & Crocheters For Others (3rd Mondays) All are welcome to join us any month as we create beautiful and functional items for more than 30 charitable organizations in the area. We are volunteers who donate our own materials and time.  Organizer: Romella
Tuesdays:
2:00pm

NEW GROUP

 Active Meditation Group facilitated by Darla Cody. This meditation process will allow participants to gain access to levels of inner potential not ordinarily available to waking consciousness. Darla will use creative imagery and visualization to guide the entire group to the same place to help bring the mind, body, and spirit into a laser point of focused energy. Darla will do some sound work to help raise the vibrational level to higher planes of consciousness.  This will facilitate connecting with our Angels and Spirit Guides. This group will work with the universal laws of energy to send, transmute, and transform energy.  Based on the concept that everything is vibrating at a certain rate which determines the aspects of how the energy is manifested.  The group will tune in to certain frequencies in order to do this work. Everyone will be invited to share their input, thoughts, and suggestions to help make this a group endeavor.  Love Offering

Darla Cody is a certified hypnotherapist, past life regression therapist, reiki practitioner, and reconnection  practitioner.  She has worked with energy through these different modalities which led her to begin working with energy to send, transform, and transmute situations of all kinds. She has studied ancient civilizations during her travels to different foreign countries for the last twelve years.  She has been working with the Ascended Masters of the Great White Brotherhood, and how they are helping the people of the Earth at this time. Darla began working with the other side after she had a near death experience that enabled her to tune in to other dimensional levels. She does readings for people, and she is writing a book that is due out later this year.

2:30-4:30pm

Off for the summer - Resumes Sept.

Study Group on The Search for God, Book I and Book II ~  A group for the study, meditation, and application of learning how to love, based on Edgar Cayce. Meetings begin & end with prayer, and include: 1. Study & reflection on the content of the lesson - an understanding of spiritual law, of universal law, and of basic premises from which to reason. 2. Meditation which is quickened & focused by the use of an affirmation related to the lesson. 3. The setting of the intent - a statement and commitment to make the insights gained applicable in a very specific way in the personal life of the individual during the ensuing week.

In 1931 a few people asked Edgar Cayce to give them readings about spiritual development. He provided over 131 such readings, and told them, if they wanted to benefit from the information, it would necessary to learn to apply the information given in their daily lives. Through the readings and the experiences of the study group participants, two books, A Search for God, book I & book II, became the textbooks for others to use in their own quest for spiritual growth.

There are only 24 lessons in the books, but it takes about 2 years to study the material in both books. Groups are kept small (6 to 12) so that everyone can be an active participant. Everyone takes a turn as weekly leader. The small size of the group promotes motivation through the support of others based on consistency, persistency, interest, and encouragement by being involved in the same activities. In a group we learn by sharing viewpoints and experiences. Stability and balance is brought to our thoughts and actions through the discussion, sharing, and study of the material. Through weekly exercises of application of principals provided by the material, we hope to gain greater spiritual principles in our daily lives so as not to lose sight of our purpose. The study is serious, but we laugh at ourselves when we need to. 

All are welcome to join anytime. Facilitators: Bill B. & Janie A.

7:30 pm Men's Group ~ an opportunity for men to share openly and honestly what is actually going on in their lives. Love Offering. Facilitator: Larry A. 
Wednesdays:
7-8:30 pm Soul Series with a variety of special guests or Rev. Chad O'Shea. 

With Rev. Chad: Mellowing Your Drama: Explore a deeper way of looking at life and what you perceive as your stress... at any of the times you label challenging. Your reality is a do-it-yourself project.  A bit of discourse, some discussion, maybe neckrubs or a chant, and a time of meditation together... the format is an outgrowth of the energy that is brought to the circle that evening.  Love Offering. Click for directions.

6:45-8 pm

2nd & 4th Wednesdays

Open Minds ~ Open Paths Discussion Group ~ 2nd & 4th Wednesdays. We will discuss the teachings of Jerry and Esther Hicks, A Course In Miracles, Nisargadata, Eckhart Tolle, and Krishnamurti... using books, videos and CDs. Facilitated by Frank Trombetta. Please call him at 696-1915 before attending a meeting.  If new please come 5 minutes early. Early departures are fine. Love Offering 
Thursdays:
7-9 pm

 

 Meditation, Movement, Energywork and Breath Series with Tim Norwood. Ongoing experiential class. The first hour will generally focus on movement as meditation, pulling from yoga, chi gong, huna (hawaiian) traditions and the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh dynamic meditations. The second hour will focus on working with the inner realms of consciousness including the ascended masters, angels, guides, earth's devic kingdom, and each person's divine light or God presence within. 

The first hour will be physical: dress in loose, comfortable clothing and bring: a wrap or extra tee shirt if you tend to sweat a lot, a liter bottle of water, yoga mat and meditation pillow/cushion (or you can use a chair instead )

For more info, contact Tim: (828)253-2556. Love Offering. (50% goes to Unity)

7:00 pm  Rehearsals: The Unitic Band & guest musicians
Fridays:
7:30 pm - certain dates Check our Unity Concert Series Schedule

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Unity Center
2041 Old Fanning Bridge Road
Mills River, NC 28759
(828) 891-8700, 684-3798

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