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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 (in recess)
Bible Study (Zoom): Thur, 3:00 PM (in recess)
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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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Please Attend the Interfaith Drum Circle & 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 clearing of debris and overgrown vegetation has been completed.
There is additional root pruning of trees that is scheduled for this Thursday.
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 - Child of Peace
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The Child of peace is hope to all the world.
The Child of Peace is born in me.
I give my heart to the Child of Peace within all humankind.
Show me how to be a Child of Peace.
*Leddy this past Sunday with UCC board member and music team member, Grant Dansby
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Last Sunday's Shining Words:
“This will be a sign for you: you will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger” (Lk. 2:12).
Make of my heart a stable , Lord, shining for miles in the darkness, so Love will find its way there. |
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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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Heart of the House: Honoring the Reverend Mary MacKenzie
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Rev.
Mary Mackenzie was a lifelong Truth student, independent in her
thinking and faithful in finding her own path. Ever graceful and
gracious, she responded to those little unplanned occurrences in life
with a sense of humor and an unflustered demeanor. Mary found her
spiritual home at Unity Church of Clearwater in September of 2010. She
was appointed to fulfill an incomplete term on the UCC Board from 2015 -
2017. Mary was then installed as the Minister of Pastoral Services in
November of 2021.
As
one who delighted in the metamorphosis of the monarch butterfly, Mary
was responsible for lovingly creating the butterfly garden outside the
old Peace Chapel, which she felt was a welcoming place for winged
thoughts. For years, she tended to monarch caterpillars through their
hatching into butterflies just as she tended to her own spiritual
unfoldment. During Hurricane Irma, she rode out the storm in her home in
Pinellas Park and had to move the caterpillar crate to her kitchen sink
when the storm worsened. She had prepared with a supply of milkweed on
hand for the caterpillars. Once hatched, though, she nourished the
butterflies with sugar water on cotton balls because they could not be
safely released during the storm. While she enjoyed life in recent years
at Freedom Square, she greatly missed tending to her monarchs.
“What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.” – Richard Bach
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Also,
as a horticulturist, Mary enjoyed volunteering with the City of
Pinellas Park where she maintained Clock Tower Park on Park Boulevard
and 49th Street for about five years. There she planted new shrubs and
tended to them regularly, watering, weeding and praying for their
growth. The new flowering shrubs had all been grown from cuttings from
friends’ gardens which required her to carry water bottles back and
forth. Her dedication to this beautiful public space was recognized and
honored by Bay News 9 and through numerous annual Volunteer Appreciation
Banquets.
As we remember our Beloved “Mary Mac”, as she was
known, let us acknowledge the fullness of her heart always through this
prayer she so lovingly shared.
Let the rain come and wash away
the ancient grudges, the bitter hatreds
held and nurtured over generations.
Let the rain wash away the memory
of the hurt, the neglect.
Then let the sun come out and
fill the sky with rainbows.
Let the warmth of the sun heal us
wherever we are broken.
Let it burn away the fog so that
we can see each other clearly.
So that we can see beyond labels,
beyond accents, gender or skin color.
Let the warmth and brightness
of the sun melt our selfishness.
So that we can share the joys and
feel the sorrows of our neighbors.
And let the light of the sun
be so strong that we will see all
people as our neighbors.
Let the earth, nourished by rain,
bring forth flowers
to surround us with beauty.
And let the mountains teach our hearts
to reach upward to heaven.
Amen
“A Prayer for the World” by Rabbi Harold Kushner – 2003 |
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As
we remember our Dear Reverend Mary MacKenzie, let us also remember that
the light of her essence still shines brightly. To all who knew Mary, I
would ask that you share something most endearing about her with our
UCC community. Send me a note by email or hand me a written note on a
Sunday!
Nancy J Peterson, Heart of the House
nancy@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!
In Recess Until January 2
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Thursdays (in recess)
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
In Recess Until January 9 |
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Thursdays (in recess)
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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"Christmas! .... We can learn a most important lesson from the faith of the child who hangs his stockings by the fireplace for Santa Claus to fill with the gifts he has been asked to place in it. Instead of trying to lessen the faith of the child in the unseen helper, it would be vastly beneficial to us if we learned from him how to ask, stretch forth the empty hand, and find it filled.... Our children are wise in the faith that he who asks receives, and their teaching should be that which will bring them into the living reality of the invisible Supplier" (from the 1893 notes of Myrtle Fillmore, in How to Let God Help You). |
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OUR WEEKLY AFFIRMATION:
"I GIVE THANKS THAT EVERY GOOD GIFT HAS ITS INVISIBLE SOURCE IN THE INFINITE, WHOSE WILL FOR US ALL IS GOOD AND ONLY GOOD."
THANK YOU, GOD! |
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