Insights from the Minister…
Easter heralds the coming of
Spring. We anticipate with joy this time of renewal after the
bleakness of winter. The flowers will soon be bursting through the
earth faster than we can count them, the trees are poised ready to
bloom, and soon, they will be putting on the buds of fruit. In
Pickerington, we will see our trees move quickly from spindly sticks
to flowering twigs to leaf-filled boughs. Life is asserting itself
again, as it does every spring, and we are once again reminded of the
eternality of the cycles we so often consider transitory in our own
lives.
It is remarkable that our busyness so often renders us blind to
the wondrous lessons about life that each season holds for us? We are
eternal beings, even though our physical shells will surely one day be
discarded. This is part of the cycle everywhere. It happens so that
we might find new and more powerful ways of expressing who and what we
are. As much as we might hold to and embrace the "who and what" of our
outer shell, this is not our truth. We are more, so much more, than
what we see in the mirror or "the who" we present to the world. This
"who" or persona is really a mere shadow of the truth of our being. We
are irrepressible spirits on an eternal journey to more life. This is
the meaning of the resurrection.
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2010 Annual Membership Meeting
Our Annual Membership Meeting is
scheduled for Sunday, March 14, 2010. This is the time when we
re-commit to our vision for Unity East Church. As outlined in our
by-laws, your membership must be renewed annually at or before the
Annual Meeting. We are asking for the re-affirmation of your current
membership to Unity East Church. Membership Renewal Form is available
at the church or by calling the church and we will send it to you.
Please take the time to fill it out and either mail it to the church
office or bring it to the worship service on Sunday. Also, know that
your continued support and prayers is the greatest asset we have.
We will gather after the worship service for the Annual
Membership Meeting from 12 to 1:00 p.m. Childcare will be provided.
We encourage you to attend this important meeting to share in the
love and joy, and to add your consciousness to the process. This is a
time to communicate and explore with your leadership our plans and
vision for the coming year. Also, two positions on the Board of
Trustees will be filled by a vote of the official members.
We have before us a new year to allow Spirit to work the magic of
increased and loving expansion. You are a valued member of this
ministry, and we look forward to growing together in Unity and love.
Together we will continue to be a center of Love, Peace and Fellowship
as we trust in God’s guidance to express the Christ in our community
and world.
With infinite Love and
Blessings,
Rev Rose Houston
The Power for March is Wisdom and the
Power for April is Love
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In fact, we are the expression of Life
Itself seeking the Son-Light of absolute understanding. Each of us is
on a journey that is so much more than this day or this hour, yet
which relies upon every hour and every day to be completed. We are on
a constant march forward toward a future filled with ever-increasing
good. Every time we look back, or turn away from the goal of obtaining
a deeper spiritual understanding, we lengthen the journey and make the
road just a little longer. There is only one direction - just as the
seasons roll along in only one direction, and that is forward.
We are called by the spring of the year to a new growing season,
another time of blossoming and bearing fruit. Let us take this time
to allow an even more fragrant and succulent variety to blossom within
us. The difference between us and the trees and flowers is simple: we
have conscious choice. We can choose not to use the precious moments
we have to full advantage. On the other hand, we can choose to be
conscious, aware, and under-standing of the power of our choices. As
we make each decision in our day wisely, we support our own spiritual
growth and our path toward fulfillment-and life takes on a completely
new level of meaning. We become that rare garden variety of blossom in
God’s garden of life.
With Love and Blessings
Rev Rose
SPRING
FORWARD!!!!!
Sun., March 14 – Day Light Savings
begins -- Remember to set your clocks ahead one hour on Saturday
night, March 13th!
Book Study Class
begins Sunday, March 14
3:00 – 5:00 pm
Class is facilitated by: Vince Lisi -
Book: The New Earth by Eckhart Tolle. This is an
ongoing class that will meet the second Sunday of each month. It is
truly an adventure to take a class with Vince. The book is used as a
focal point to branch into discussing relevant material. Vince is a
professor of philosophy and religious studies at Youngstown State
University, and a chaplain at St Elizabeth Hospital Center. He is
also the founder and president of NOW whose goal is to help people
understand we are extensions of the Universal Life Force. Everyone
welcome at any time. Love Offering.
New
Yoga Class
Begins Sat., Mar. 13th
10:00 a.m.
Connie Bradford will
be teaching Restorative Yoga at Unity East on the 2nd and 4th
Saturday’s of each month beginning Saturday, March 13th and
March 27th at 10:00 AM. The classes will be 2 hours of
gentle, meditative movements that enhance deep relaxation, stress
reduction and breath awareness. If you plan to attend, please bring a
yoga mat and a blanket. All other props will be provided. Recently
published research by a team of endocrinologists at OSU supports
findings that gentle restorative yoga reduced inflammation in the
body; inflammation that contributes to disease. Restorative yoga also
supports a healthy immune system. Love Offering.
Announcing
New 12 Step Meeting
Watch for upcoming dates for a new 12 step meeting. It is primarily
for adult children of alcoholics and co-dependent behavior. This is a
gentle path through the 12 steps helping to bring peace with the past
and to live life fully.
Community Services
A
Food Pantry Collection will begin in March. Details to follow.
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Celtic Grace and
Dreams Concert
Sunday, March 14th – 7 p.m.
We are proud to present an evening of
traditional Irish music by nationally recognized musicians
Colleen-McNally-Harris, soprano and Harper Kirk, harpist. The Ohio
based duo is currently touring the Midwest the week of St. Patrick’s
Day that includes a performance at the national Shrine of St. Patrick
in St. Patrick, Missouri.
Colleen is known as a clear, vibratoless soprano. She is highly
influenced by the sacred music tradition of the Catholic church. She
will be accompanied on pedal harp, Celtic harp and open-tuned guitar
by Harper Kirk. The pair have released several CD’s which will be on
sale after the concert. Love Offering.
UNITY
EAST CHURCH
170 E. Columbus St., P.O. 157
Pickerington, OH 43147-0157
614-920-4442
www.unityeastchurch.org
Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.
Rev. Rose Houston
Licensed Unity Teachers:
Shirley Williams, Elizabeth Betzel
Office Hours begin March 10, 2010
Wednesday 1:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Thursday 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
Saturday 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.
Please call the office to schedule counseling appointments with Rev.
Rose
Prayer Workshop
Sunday, March 21st
12:30 -- 2:30 p.m.
“How to Pray Affirmatively”
Facilitated by Rev. Rose Houston.
Prayer is a sacred activity that
connects us to the Universal Flow of Blessings.
When we are asked to pray, we are entrusted with the divine
opportunity to lift the circumstance or the person to a higher
consciousness and awareness of God.
This prayer workshop is an overview of prayer as taught by Silent
Unity.
Light lunch; childcare upon request. Love Offering.
Maundy Thursday
Seder Meal
Thurs., April 1 – 6:30 pm
This is the meal that Jesus and
His disciples celebrated at the Last Supper. This event is rich with
tradition and the ceremony takes about an hour. Dinner will be served
afterwards at 7:30 p.m. At the seder meal there is nothing served that
contains flour, yeast or dairy. Select recipes will be set out for
anyone wishing to bring a traditional side dish to add to the dinner.
There is limited space for this event and reservations are required
by Sun. March 28th. Love Offering.
DEEP LISTENING
Workshop
Sun., April 11th
12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
by Shirley Williams, LUT.
How do we listen to God, to each other? What do we hear? In
this workshop, we will practice Lectio Divina which is
listening with the “ear” of the heart. Lectio Divina is a
reading, reflecting, responding and resting in the word of God that
helps one grow in relationship with God. It is a way of listening to
the texts of scripture as if we were in conversation with Christ.
It’s a way of letting dialogue with God unfold in its own time and
letting the Holy Spirit take the lead.
Light
lunch provided and childcare upon request. Love Offering.
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