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Current Mailing Address:
Unity Church of Clearwater
PO Box 4681
Clearwater, FL 33758 |
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WINGS Book Study (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 Held At: Discovery Academy of Science (Our Former Sanctuary)
11:00 AM 2433 Nursery Rd, Clearwater, 33764 (map)
We Are So Grateful! |
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This is shaping up to be a very important week in the construction of our new church home!
A great deal of preparation for the concrete floor slab was completed on Monday, including work on several large footings that will support the building’s structural steel columns. With the preparations coming together and a very favorable weather forecast, our masonry contractor completed the first major concrete pour on Tuesday morning, finishing the portion of the floor slab we were working on! In the picture above, one of our concrete finishers puts the final touches on the completed pour. The second pour has been moved up from Friday to Thursday morning. Together, these pours will complete approximately 10,000 square feet of concrete floor—about 60% of the entire building footprint!
And here’s what makes this particularly encouraging: We won’t have to wait for the entire floor slab to be completed before the building begins to rise! While the south end continues to dry out so the remaining fill can be placed and compacted, the masonry crew can begin constructing the walls on the north end of the building.
After so many months of work beneath ground level, we’re finally approaching the point where we’ll begin seeing our new church home take shape above the ground. There’s still plenty of work ahead, but this should be a particularly rewarding week for everyone who has been following our progress. Thank you for your continued prayers and encouragement as we watch this long-awaited vision become a reality!
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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 - Your Mask |
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This Sunday, Leddy looks at the masks we wear and the peace that comes from living as our true selves. Drawing on biblical stories from Genesis and Esther and "The Serenity Scream" by Sue Riley, Glen Roethel and Melinda Wood-Allen, she invites us to get centered, listen within, and meet life with a calmer spirit.
Highlights:
Lyrics to "The Serenity Scream" by Sue Riley, Glen Roethel, Melinda Wood-Allen:
I need more Buddha in my life, a little less Genghis Khan. I need a healthy hobby to get centered and unwind. To hear the still small voice inside, I'd have to shut my mouth! I need more Buddha in my life, a little less Genghis Khan.
*Leddy and recently retired math teacher Elizabeth after this past Sunday's service |
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Bring the Kids to Church Every Sunday!! |
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After a long time coming, we’ve started something new—there’s now a kids table set up in the back every Sunday!
For this season, our services are all about being together as a family while we wait for our new building and dedicated kids spaces. It’s simple, but it feels like a really meaningful step forward.
Deanna has graciously stepped up to welcome and care for our kids each week. She’ll have coloring activities available, along with a couple of iPads for them to use. Kids are also welcome to bring a tablet or phone to enjoy quietly during the service.
A big thanks to Deanna for helping make this possible! |
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Last Sunday's Shining Words:
"You shall love your neighbor as yourself" (Lev 19:18; Mt 19:19).
As best I can, my home is a kindness home. |
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| Watch & Listen Sunday service, wherever you are. |
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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!
Cynthia and the group are doing a deep dive of Eric Butterworth's New Thought classic, Discover the Power within You.
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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Mondays
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
Our Wednesday evening half-hours of meditation are presented as a "Spring to Autumn Series" of Unity Prayer Services drawn from The Healing Letters of Myrtle Fillmore (1936) - Cofounder of the Unity Movement - as compiled and shared by our Senior Minister, Leddy Hammock, from extracts of letters written by Myrtle in answer to letters from those who wrote to her for spiritual guidance over decades of her leadership in Silent Unity.
Let Myrtle "speak to you" from her heart as no one else could do. |
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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 In Recess this Week |
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Thursdays (in recess this week)
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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Meditation & Dhamma Talk at Dhamma Wheel
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Sundays
6:30-7:30 PM In Person and on Zoom
Looking to cultivate deep inner peace and clarity for the week ahead? Our friends at the Dhamma Wheel Meditation Society invite you to their weekly Sunday evening gathering.
The session features a guided meditation period followed by a practical Dhamma talk focused on applying Buddhist wisdom to modern daily life. Whether you are a seasoned practitioner or completely new to mindfulness, all are welcome to attend this evening of shared practice and community insight.
To Join: Meeting ID: 867 3280 0873 Passcode: 4SukiHothu
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"Personality applies to the human part of you -- the person, the external. Your personality may be agreeable or disagreeable to others. When you say that you dislike anyone, you mean that you dislike [that] personality -- that exterior something that presents itself from the outside. It is the outer, changeable [person], in contradistinction to the inner or real, [person]. Individuality is the term used to denote the real [person]. The more God comes into visibility through a person, the more individualized [one] becomes.… Remember, God is wisdom, intelligence, love, power. The more pronounced the manner in which any one of these qualities -- or all of them -- comes forth into visibility through a [person], the greater [ones [ individuality…. One's individuality is that part of one that never changes its identity. It is the God self …. Individuality never changes.… A pronounced Individuality simply means more of God come forth into visibility through a person, and … it has power to call forth more of God through you …. The more you learn to act from the 'still small voice' within you, the stronger and more pronounced will be Individuality in you…. Remember this always, and act from the highest within you" (H. Emilie Cady, "Personality and Individuality" in Lessons in Truth, 1894-5). |
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OUR WEEKLY AFFIRMATION:
"BEHIND THE MASK OF PERSONALITY, MY TRUE SELF SHINES."
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