Subject: UCC News - There Are Moments - Weekly Affirmation

Current Mailing Address:
Unity Church of Clearwater
PO Box 4681
Clearwater, FL 33758
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 (in recess)
Sunday Service: 11:00 AM
(DAS & Live Streamed)
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!
Construction Update
Yep, that's the permit Leddy is holding! It's official and we're excited to get the construction under way.  There will be work going on in the background as contractor, Bill Botelho gets mobilized. Soon he will do the following first steps:
  • A surveyor will be scheduled to do a "construction layout survey."  That will involve staking the corners of the building and verifying the elevations to determine how much fill dirt will be needed. The current guess is 40-60 truckloads.

  • A coordination meeting will be held on site with all of the subcontractors.

  • The first material orders will be placed including the first round of steel. In total 55 tons of steel will be used in the foundation and block walls.
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 are 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!

Celebrate Sue Riley with Us this Sunday!
This Sunday will be Sue's last Sunday before she moves to South Carolina.

Please make a point of being with us in person if you can. Sue plans on returning for visits in the future, but this will be our opportunity to wish her bon voyage as she begins the next chapter of her life with her Sweetheart, Mike Lane.

 We'll have coffee and donuts after the service and a basket to put cards for Sue.

We're also going to play the video for her song Blessed Be and sing along as best we can. The link to the lyric video is below, so watch it and practice up 😊

This Sunday: Leddy Hammock - There Are Moments
Highlights:

Inspired by lyrics to the song There Are Moments, by Sue Riley, Richard Mekdeci, and Harold Payne

The first breath of the morning whispers in my ear:
‘You've got it all inside you.’ I open my heart and it appears!

Even in an ordinary day in an ordinary life, there's beauty all around me when I look up to see it. I don’t want to miss the rainbows!

There are moments, there are moments, where magic happens unexpectedly.
There are moments, precious moments, where the wonder of the world is all I see.

*Leddy with Carol Record from this past Sunday
Last Sunday's Shining Words:

“… Still remember, when all is well with you, that I was here with you ... “ (Genesis 40:14).

“As long as we live, they, too, will live: for they are now a part of us, as we remember them.”
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Corresppondance with Leddy & Rabbi Birnholz (TBI)
From Leddy:

Dear Friends,

We are mindful of you, dear neighbors, and we stand with you in meeting the terrible anti-Semitism that we are witnessing together. We have not forgotten your kind hospitality in sheltering our Sunday services during the last few years. We have just finally received the construction permit that can finally signal the beginning of construction of our new church home on the campus. But we wanted you to know that we have not forgotten you, our dear friends, and we are adding this note to our upcoming enews, encouraging our Unity folks to send messages of encouragement and/or to attend your 7 pm Friday evening Shabbat services when possible, but mostly, to remain mindful of the kindness of your congregation and Beth Shalom by hosting us when we had nowhere else to turn and helping our Church to keep going when, without you, we do not know how we could have held on. Be safe and be blessed. We love you.

Shalom,
Leddy and Russ Hammock,
Unity Church of Clearwater

From Rabbi Michael

Leddy, thank you for reaching out. We are excited for you all to finally able to move forward in your construction process. It’s been a long, winding, frustrating road for you all. We appreciate your concern over the anti-Semitism in our world. Our level of effort for security and worry does make an impact on Jewish individuals and communities. We talk about it and wrestle with it all the time. Folks are certainly welcome at our Shabbat services and honestly, our continued work in partnership helps me feel like we are pushing back against anti-Semitism and all the horrible xenophobia that is plaguing our country and world. That the act of spreading sunshine and not hate, of showing our dialogue and cooperation, makes the world stronger and fills it with peace.


Rabbi Michael Birnholz
Temple B'nai Israel
WINGS Book Study Group with The Rev Cynthia Mackey
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!

EFT - Tapping Group
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:
Wednesday Evening Spiritual Treatment
Wednesdays
7:00-7:30 PM
Livestream only (UCC Facebook Page)

Jesus Christ Heals was written by Charles Fillmore, Cofounder of the Unity Movement, in 1936. Charles Fillmore truly stands out as a great American Mystic, so his writings are not always easily understood by Truth students who feel drawn to them. The best way is through the experience of prayer and meditation. Our Sr. Minister has created a unique series of twelve prayer services, embodying the essence of each of the twelve chapters of this fascinating volume.

Join Leddy and experience the deep thoughts of Charles Fillmore every Wednesday evening from May 21 through August.
Table Talk - All are Welcome!
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:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89925331726?pwd=TFlOQUdOcFlEZU96LzV4czc2WlUrZz09
 
Come join in a light-hearted discussion that keeps us spiritually connected!
Bible Study with Leddy & Rabbi Arthur Baseman
In Recess for Summer
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?
Archives of the class can be found on the UCC Facebook page
Vesak - Buddha's Birthday Celebration - All Welcome
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Healing Thought # 270
As written in Teach Us to Pray, by Charles and Cora Fillmore: ‘Any thought is a prayer in which we realize that our desires, God directed, are answered the very moment they are expressed.’ Let’s contemplate these words by our Minister of Music: ‘The first breath of the morning whispers in my ear. ‘You've got it all inside you. Will you open up your heart when it appears?’ … This dance of possibilities to the rhythm of my destinies won't let me slip into my old routines, ‘cause there are moments, there are moments, where magic happens unexpectedly. There are moments, precious moments, where the wonder of the world is all I see” (Sue Riley, There Are Moments CD, 2018).
OUR WEEKLY AFFIRMATION:

"I ACCEPT THE INFINITE POSSIBILITIES THAT GOD IS MANIFESTING FOR ME, HERE AND NOW, IN THIS MOMENT.”

THANK YOU, GOD!
2465 Nursery Rd, Clearwater, FL 33764, United States
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