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Current Mailing Address:
Unity Church of Clearwater
PO Box 4681
Clearwater, FL 33758 |
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WINGS Book Study Group (Zoom): Tue, 12:00 PM
Wednesday Prayer/Meditation Service (Live Stream): 7:00 PM Table Talk Thursday (Zoom): Thur, 12:00 PM Bible Study (Zoom): Thur, 3:00 PM
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Sunday Service: 11:00 AM (DAS & Live Streamed) |
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Our Sunday Services Are Hosted by: Discovery Academy of Science (Our Former Sanctuary)
11:00 AM 2433 Nursery Rd, Clearwater, 33764 (map)
We Are So Grateful! |
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Interfaith Light Labyrinth
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| Join with our local interfaith friends as we walk a light labyrinth in the TBI courtyard and celebrate the Winter Solstice, reflecting and meeting other folks working to find light and bring light in this season. No RSVP needed. |
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The new church site is currently being cleared of debris and overgrown vegetation, and root pruning has been done in anticipation of a required inspection.
Contractor, Bill Botelho is now reaching out to subcontractors for bids and scheduling.
We
are deeply grateful for the steadfast faith of all those whose gifts of
love and substance sustain our Church during this time of transition.
We're very glad to welcome old friends and new friends on Sundays on our
home campus.
Our
beautiful new Church Home is being built for us in wisdom, love, and
divine timing and we are ready to receive it! |
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This Sunday: Leddy Hammock - A Stable Season
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Make of my heart a cradle, Lord, so love will come and lay there.
Make of my heart a shelter, Lord, so love will come and stay there.
Make of my heart a manger, Lord, where Love’s the only answer.
Make of my heart a stable, Lord, glowing for light for miles in the darkness so Love will find its way there.
*Our UCC nominating committee this past Sunday, Leddy, Nancy Peterson and Alicia Addeo
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Last Sunday's Shining Words:
“The angel said to them, Do not be afraid .... Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace …” (Lk 2:12-14).
My heart longs for a quiet Christmas, far from the hurry and the noise, where peace on earth meets peace of mind. |
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When You Can't Be with Us in Person....
Watch on Sunday & Wednesday (click image below) **No Facebook Account Needed to Tune In!**
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If You Missed the Service on Sunday....
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It’s a pleasure to introduce UCC member, Alicia Addeo!
From Long Island, NY, Alicia moved with her parents to Colorado Springs, CO when she was in junior high school. There she took chess lessons and learned both cross-country and downhill skiing, loving the outdoor life. Just three years later, her family moved again, bringing her to Tampa Bay where she enrolled in Seminole High School. She has pride in her academic record and has always embraced learning as well as adventure. Alicia was active in the Spanish Club, Science Ecology Club and, thinking ahead to life after high school, went to Coast Guard Boot Camp between her junior
and senior years. During senior year she was called to do weekend
drills and eventually earned an honorable discharge from the Coast
Guard. She went on to serve in the Coast Guard Reserves for 2 years,
volunteering again for active duty after USCGC Blackthorn collided with
the tanker Capricorn in 1980. |
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A high achiever, Alicia shares that
assimilating back into high school was difficult after attending boot
camp. She found her high school peers to be immature, so she worked
ahead with her classes to graduate early in January and then worked as a
teacher assistant. Going on to earn an associate’s degree at St.
Petersburg Junior College, Alicia set her sights on her true interests
and set off to study Anthropology at New Mexico State University in Las
Cruces. She is quick to point out that she was not interested in “dirt
digging 101” or archeology, how most people connect with the discipline,
but cultural and linguistic anthropology, living anthropology.
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Moving
home with a freshly earned BA in Anthropology, Alicia went to work at
Fort De Soto as a Park Ranger and Fort Historian. There, she immersed
herself in research, writing a grant proposal to the Pinellas County
Historical Society, which she won! She was granted travel money and time
to travel to the National Archives in Washington, D.C. where she
created a historical account of Fort De Soto, the Quarantine Station and
Egmont Key. Her research led her further to study gun barrels and
gather information from many sources. What culminated from her thorough
research was the building of the Quartermaster Storehouse Museum at Fort
De Soto Park.
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During her sixteen years at Fort De Soto, Alicia
also earned an MA in American Studies from USF, as she says, “the
American version of Humanities”, because of her continued curiosity
about cultural influences. With a keen interest in architecture and
preservation, she has attended annual conferences for National Trust for
Preservation, Florida Trust for Preservation and the Florida
Association of Museums where she presented a paper about the Henry Plant
Museum collection of letters about Henry Dobson, “Tampa is a BUM Place:
The Letters of First Sergeant Henry A. Dobson in 1898". Check out her
published work by Googling “Alicia Addeo historian”. Following her time
at Fort De Soto, Alicia spent five years as a Museum Specialist at
Heritage Village and retired from twenty-one years serving Pinellas
County Government.
Alicia is also a long-time, dedicated Truth
student. Her mother, Gloria, introduced her to Unity and Unity Church of
Clearwater many years ago when she studied with Leddy and Dell deChant.
Alicia would read all her mother’s books but during her years at Fort
De Soto could not attend Sunday services. Alicia was also intrigued by
the teachings at the Unitarian Universalist Church right across the
street and was involved there for some years. She is an activist at
heart. But missing the spiritual side of Unity, returned to UCC in 2019.
Alicia faithfully attends Wings, Table Talk and Bible Study and enjoys
her hobby of locating vintage Fillmore and Unity books on the web, which
she gifts to friends in the community.
Nancy Peterson, Heart of the Housenancy@unityofclearwater.org |
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Share a Ride with Unity Folks
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If you would like to share transportation to and from Unity Church on Sunday (whether as a driver or a passenger), please email to let us know and we will try to connect you with others in your immediate neighborhood. Sometimes folks who live nearby might share a cab or Uber with you.
info@unityofclearwater.org
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WINGS Book Study Group with The Rev Cynthia Mackey |
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Tuesdays
12:00 PM Zoom
WINGS is our daytime Truth Book Study Group and is led by our UCC Minister of Education, The Reverend Cynthia Mackey.
The group includes men and women and there's always great discussion!
Make new friends, share ideas and explore Unity teachings in a supportive, positive environment!
WINGS will be studying the classic Unity text, What Are You?, by Imelda Octavia Shanklin.
Attending the WINGS group can earn credit toward becoming a UCC Prayer Chaplain. Please check with Cynthia for more info.
All are welcome to join in!
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Tuesdays
6:30 PM Zoom
What is Emotional Freedom Tapping (EFT)
Your body is more powerful than you may imagine, filled with life, energy, and a compelling ability for self-healing.
Like acupuncture and acupressure, Tapping is a set of techniques that utilize the body’s energy meridian points. You can stimulate these meridian points by tapping on them with your fingertips, literally tapping into your body’s own energy and healing power.
Gather with a great group of positive and supportive folks with healing in mind!
To Join:
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Wednesday Evening Spiritual Treatment
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Wednesdays
7:00-7:30 PM
PRAYER ..."is communion with God.... This communion is an attitude of mind and heart that lifts the individual into a wonderful sense of oneness with God, who is Spirit, the Source of every good and perfect thing..." (Myrtle Fillmore's Healing Letters).
We invite you to join us for a half hour of contemplative guided prayer time. The service is live streamed to our Facebook page so no need to log in to Zoom. You will not be on camera and can use this quiet time to observe or just listen to this peaceful meditation. Prayer brings beautiful changes. |
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Table Talk - All are Welcome!
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Thursdays
12:00 PM Zoom
Let's get together and chat!
Leddy hosts a weekly Zoom "Table Talk" every Thursday so we can stay in touch more regularly.
The Table Talk will last about an hour. Feel free to drop in for a few minutes or spend the whole hour with us.
To Join:
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Bible Study with Leddy & Rabbi Arthur Baseman
Resumes this Thursday Dec 5
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Thursdays
3:00 PM Zoom
Beginners
and longtime Bible students are enjoying this insightful class, an
excellent adventure in allegorical Bible study, team-taught by
longtime friends, retired Reform Rabbi, Arthur Baseman and our Sr.
Minister, Leddy Hammock, sharing
insights into Hebrew Studies and Unity allegorical Bible
interpretation. It's awesome to see how these paths intertwine to teach
Truth!
Walk with these two longtime friends and colleagues who
are also longtime Bible scholars through intriguing stories in the Torah
with insights from the Gospels as well.
You
can just listen or you can also ask questions and join in the
discussion during this unique, rich, and fulfilling exploration.
Bring your favorite Bible version. Be ready to expand your understanding of scripture!
All UCC classes are offered on a free will love offering basis! To Join:
Want to watch on demand?
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UU Clearwater Event
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About Unity's Winged Globe
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We're checking mail every day, so checks sent through the mail are fine, as are checks sent from your bank's online bill pay.
Your gifts to Unity Church of Clearwater are tax deductible as allowed
by law. Our life-affirming work is supported by the loving and generous
offerings of friends like you. Please give as your grateful spirit
leads you. You can also support Unity Church of Clearwater by leaving a
legacy of prayer and hope in your will or estate plan. Right now,
right where you are, you are blessing this ministry through your loving
thoughts and you, also, are blessed.
If you feel led you might consider setting up an automatic recurring donation. This can be done through your bank's bill pay or on the Church's donation form.
We've also been asked about the processing fees the church has to pay when the online form is used. The fees are a small percentage (3-4%) of the total donation, however there is an option to cover fees that you may select if you feel so inclined. Every little bit helps and we're grateful if you decide to turn that option on.
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Donate by Text! It's Super Easy!
Text "Give" (without quotes) to 833-679-1105 and follow the prompts.
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“From time immemorial it has been one of the deepest longings of the human heart ... to find a way of living and being that manages to find some stable ground within time, a place from where something eternal can be harvested ... the creation of a living permanence.” ― John O'Donohue, To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings |
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OUR WEEKLY AFFIRMATION:
"PRACTICING MY SPIRITUALITY FROM DAY TO DAY, I FIND STABILITY AND PEACE -- A LIVING PERMANENCE OF FAITH -- IN THE MANGER OF MY HEART."
THANK YOU, GOD! |
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