Lesson for Sunday Aug 31: Can You be so Lost?

Lesson for Sunday Aug 31: Can You be so Lost?

Can you be so lost there is no finding your way back??

The discussion group last Sunday after church last week seemed very interested in exploring the interplay between moments when we are in our higher self (in our Christ consciousness) and moments when we or others are in a more burdened state of mind.

The discussion moved to the idea of whether there are times when one of us is so lost we are completely gone, and whether evil exists as a state of being so far gone it is impossible to get back, to find one's Self again.

In Unity, we see evil not having power or reality, so it is sometimes difficult to know how to respond when this idea has prevelance in the world around us. I am interested in trying to lift up the positive side of this.

What about about Satyagraha, which is Gandhi's idea of "Truth-force?" How can we help create and discover more moments that redeem situations and relationships that seem to be completely lost?

Please join us on Sunday, Aug 31 for a fuller exploration!

--Sky

This Week

UKV Visioning Retreat: Saturday, Sept 6, 9:30 am - 4:00pm, MUGC
WIth Rev Stephanie Seigh. Please join us for a day of planning and visioning for UKV future! Rev. Seigh will give the lesson on Sunday. We are meeting at Marshall University, South Charleston Campus (off of Kanawha Turnpike) in the Administration Building, Room 319. Please let Pam know by Sept 3 if you plan to attend: pam@unitywv.org

Help Wanted: We are in need of a child care provider for or pre-school kids on Sunday mornings from 11am - 1pm. This is a paid position. We are looking for a young person over 18 who is responsible, reliable, creative, dedicated, and loving! Please contact Sky if you know of someone who might be interested! sky@unitywv.org

Survey Gridlock Broken!

Thanks for your help taking the survey about lesson ideas and the length of the service (and my lessons). Here are the results:
22% said please go shorter so we can end at noon
61% said the length is just right
17% said please go longer, we have traveled a long distance to get here and want to here more

The breaking of the gridlock (at one point it was dead even between all three choices) is a real relief, as one member observed "This means you can't win, no matter what you do, 2/3's of the members won't like it."

As a result, I am going to recommend that we plan on the service ending by 12:10, and I will try to throw a shorter lesson in from time to time for those who have obligations right after church. Thanks for your feedback and help!

I really appreciate your help and your ideas about lessons you would like to hear! If you would still like to get in on the survey, click here.

UKV Song of the Month: In This Moment

UKV Song of the Month: In This Moment, writen by LaRee Naviaux, sung and played by Jack Kennedy, Heidi Muller, and Ron Sowell. This is a meditation based on the Eckhart Tolle's book, A New Earth. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the experience! Congratulations LaRee, Jack, Ron and Heidi, for an awesome express of creativity and love!
Click here to listen!

UKV Visioneers!

UKV's Visioning Commitee will be holding a one day Visioning Retreat on Saturday, Sept 6at Marshal Universit Graditate College in South Charleston (thanks to member Gloria Sage!). The retreat will be facilitated by Rev. Stephanie Seigh who will be joining us from Pennsyvania.

Any one is welcome to attend this event. We do ask for full commitment from all paricipants. This will be an all day event!

UKV Visioning retreat on Saturday Sept 6

Rev. Stephanie Seigh will be leading us in our all day UKV Visioning retreat on Saturday Sept 6

Rev. Stephanie is a Certified PeaceWorker for the Ministry for PeaceMaking of the Association of Unity Churches and a Certified Coach through the Academy for Coaching Excellence in Sacramento, CA, having studied with Maria Nemeth, author of The Energy of Money and Mastering Life's Energies and is accredited through the International coaching Federation. As a coach, Stephanie specializes in working with and empowering spiritual leaders to reach new levels of clarity and effectiveness in their organization, and to support those leaders in truly enjoying their work. She is an ordained Interfaith Minister, a graduate of The New Seminary, an interfaith seminary in New York City. She obtained a BS in biology at The Pennsylvania State University. She was most recently spiritual leader of Unity of Lehigh Valley in Emmaus, PS and is a regular consultant with various church boards throughout the East Coast. She specializes in church growth and revitalization and in facilitating joyful and effective leadership.

Lauren Mani Weds

UKV founding members John and Jan Mani celebrate the wedding of their daughter, Lauren, to Greg Ogrinz. We wish them a lifetime of happy memories!!!