Sunday Schedule and Calendar

Sunday Schedule
Office Hours
Sunday School
Classes
Meetings
Special Events
Community Outreach
Recent Events and News

Sunday Schedule

14 MAR 2010 11:00 AM - "The Wonders of Wanders" -- Guest Speaker: Brian Griffin, Birthday Sunday

21 MAR 2010 11:00 AM - "Challenge: Obstacle or Opportunity," Prayer Pal Sunday

28 MAR 2010 11:00 AM - "The Way of the Christ," Palm Sunday

04 APR 2010 11:00 AM - "He Has Risen," Easter Sunday

11 APR 2010 11:00 AM - "The Week After He Arose"

We have the opportunity to become a "prayer pal" with someone in our church.

Each person will be given a prayer request to fill out. Later everyone will draw a name of a "pal" to pray with for the following month.

We continue to embrace the concepts of Prosperity as taught by Jesus Christ and practiced throughout the Unity movement. Gardner Hunting in his book “Prove Me Now” tells how through an invitation in the Weekly Unity he started using the Prosperity Bank Program. He points out that definitely reaping is for us, but there must be a time of planting and giving.

One of the important factors in living with expectancy is sincerity. We must take prayerful thought not to pretend as the universe is quick to recognize a counterfeit life. Beneficial results are based on affirmative prayer. When we are humble, we are receptive. Sincerity is the price of personal success and prosperity.

Bring in your faith banks so we can bless them. You may pick up another one in the Narthex.

14 MAR 2010 - Beverly Buzinski

21 MAR 2010 - Ed Boner

28 MAR 2010 - Unity Singers

Office Hours

10:00 am to 2:00 pm Monday through Thursday
Office phone - (248) 656-0120
Office Fax - (248) 656-8731

Sunday School

A meeting about the future of the teen section of the youth department is being held on Saturday, March 20th at 11:00 am at the church. If you are interested in the discussion, please attend. Thank you.

On March 28, Palm Sunday, the children will be going upstairs to share their music with the congregation. Please have your child attend several Sundays before to practice the songs. Also on Palm Sunday, we will have our annual Easter egg hunt and party downstairs. All the children get the same number of eggs, so all ages are encouraged to attend. Our older children enjoy helping the little ones find their Easter eggs. The Easter Egg Hunt's date has been changed from that published in the current Wingspan.

The Youth Education department will be hosting an Easter party and games. However, the Easter Egg Hunt will be held the week before.

We are continuing our study of the 12 Powers. Each power helps us to grow spiritually. In March we will be studying “strength” and April is “wisdom”. We will also be studying our lessons about Lent, Jesus’ life, miracles and teachings. Often our children will ask what Easter is all about. These lessons will help children to understand that Lent is our time to “let go” and to “rethink”. Our Easter lessons emphasize “new life

Classes

This is an on-going class, so join us anytime, Each class is complete. Our course of study is always good basic Unity principles.

Every Tuesday at 1:00 PM. Please join us!!

Discussion of the lesson and answers to questions about Unity. Held in the Youth Education room downstairs. Everyone is welcome.

Study a chapter a week at home, at your convenience, using the prayer statements and methods found in those chapters during that week. Faithful, daily study can lead to one of the most prosperous time of our life. Please sign up in the Narthex or return the coupon below (the coupon can be found in the November/December Wingspan).

This book has been one of the "best sellers" on prosperity since it was first written in 1971. Many people have learned to think prosperously through the authors prosperity formula, and it has brought changes for the good into their lives.

In the book Catherine Ponder is sharing her succinct formula for prosperity, which has evolved slowing over the years and which she gives in its complete form. Many success courses and books have been written, but unless you learn how to clear away the psychological blocks about prosperity (chapter 1), unless you learn how to cleanse your mind to make way for prosperity (chapter 2) and unless you follow this up by giving your prosperity a spiritual basis (chapter 4) just creating your prosperity first is not enough.

The author quotes Charles Fillmore "The Father's desire for us is unlimited good, not merely the means of a meager existence. We cannot be very happy if we are poor, and nobody needs to be poor. It is a sin to be poor".

You can open your mind to prosperity when you realize through studying and applying the mental and spiritual laws of prosperity you don't have to ask God to give you anything because the Bible promises "all things are yours".

You can also open your mind to prosperity by following Moses' advice to the Hebrews centuries ago "You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth." The prosperity secret of the ages is that God is the source of your supply. The author reminds us to remember that true prosperity includes peace of mind and health.

In cleansing your mind to make way for prosperity there has to be a release of the old to make room for the new. You can unlock your good by forming a vacuum. Get rid of what you don't want in an outer way, because in doing this you form a vacuum, and your subconscious becomes a believer and it then goes to work in inner ways to manifest greater prosperity for you.

This Bible study group will meet each Wednesday from 7-8:30 pm. If you are interested in what the Bible says to you and about you, bring your Bible and a desire to see yourself as the different characters in the Bible. Please sign up in the Narthex.

Last meeting, we met the prophets Isaiah, Zephaniah, and Micah. They weren't as much fun as slaying Goliath or consorting with Jezebel, but they are leading us forward in consciousness. Don't miss our next exciting adventure!

This class is offered by Annette Richards, a clinical social worker with over 25 years in the field. In 2007 she trained to use EFT. She is a practitioner listed at Gary Craig’s website and one of only four listed in Michigan. Gary Craig is the developer and founder of EFT. His website is www.emofree.com. The EFT manual is a free down load at his website. The minimum fee for this class is $20.00 per person per week; a work book will be developed and provided.

Annette’s Website is www.annetterichardseft.com for more information.

Please sign up in the Narthex.

Meetings

Alcoholics Anonymous Tuesdays 8:00 PM
AA/ALANON Fridays 11:00 AM

There will be a meeting on January 1st, 2010.

Second and Fourth Thursdays of the month from 7 to 9 PM

The Attitudinal Healing Personal Growth (support) Groups are safe places to talk about your human challenges from the perspective of the 12 Attitudinal Healing principles. They are for individuals and families facing everyday challenges relationship issues, or crisis.

The group creates an environment of mutual “teaching and learning” for all, and is facilitated by trained staff.

Special Events

Look in your Sunday program on March 21 and April 18 for a sticker. The person who receives the program with the sticker will make arrangements with Dona to meet for lunch. This gives the person and Dona an opportunity to visit and get to know each other.

Based on the book by Don Miguel Ruiz, this seminar will explore agreements we have made in areas of our lives. You will learn how to break old agreements, letting go of the past. You will learn how to make new agreements, opening yourself to possibility and casting aside limitations. Presented on a love offering basis. Please sign up in the Narthex. Lunch will be served on a love offering basis.

Mark your calendar and bring buckets, rags, rakes and anything you think you might need to help polish pews, wash windows, vacuum drapes, clean up outside, etc. With your church family this will be FUN, and the church will be sparkling for Easter. Soup and more will be provided by your Board of Trustees. Please sign up in the Narthex so we know how many to prepare for.

We invite you to make this a special time for consciousness building concepts of life and living abundantly. We ask you to dedicate this special time as a week of prayer, to gain freedom through forgiving and to feel the power of resurrection. “Keep A True Lent” by Charles Fillmore is a powerful book to study during Lent. This book is available for purchase in the Book Room.

The Men’s Group will again be in the kitchen!! Delicious meal guaranteed!! Please sign up in the Narthex so we know how many to prepare for. Love offering basis.

Begin your Easter Sunday with your church family over breakfast in the Fellowship Room. Please sign up in the Narthex so we know how many to prepare for. A love offering will be accepted.

Our Easter Sunday Service is one of great beauty. A transformation can take place in each of us when we realize all our challenges are opportunities that lead us to new awareness and new dimensions of living.

On each flower that you place in the Life Board, there will be a message lovingly prepared for you. Come and share in the joy of Easter and enjoy our wonderful Unity Singers.

Sunday, April 18 during the service there will be a commitment ceremony for Board Members. Please attend and extend your love and appreciation.

Start saving your gently used items for our annual sale. Proceeds to the Detroit Ronald McDonald House.

Community Outreach

There are no new community outreach projects at this time.

Recent Events and News

Much joy, lots of love and great things were accomplished this past year. A big thank you to everyone that was a part of the onward unfoldment of this Jesus Christ ministry.

Welcome and blessings to our incoming Board of Directors: Theresa Bieniek, Sean Donovan, Sylvia Haikio, Darlene Marks, Rick Swalley and Cheryl Tennyson. We give thanks that you answered in the affirmative to the Spirit of God to serve your church in this special way.

Shield’s Restaurant (at Rochester Rd & Tienken) recently offered to cater a meal for some area businesses in a “getting to know you” effort. Dona decided to use the opportunity to introduce the Board members to Shield’s, while also celebrating Sean Donovan’s birthday. (How many candles Sean?????) It was a surprise to Sean and the Board when Shield’s arrived with the food, putting out a delectable spread.

We had an adventure in time travel back to the 1800’s with our Fillmore dinner that was prepared from recipes from the old Unity Inn, founded by the Fillmores. It was absolutely delicious.

There were also guest appearances by Romeo and Juliet, The Honeymooners, John "Ozzie" and Sharon Osbourne, and Abbott and Costello. Pictures coming Wednesday!

For older events, see our History Page.