UNITY EAST E-LETTER
FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 THROUGH WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2010
This month's disciple is James, Son of Alphaeus; the focus is Order; and the color is Olive Green
Ability to Organize, Balance, Sequence.
UPCOMING EVENT REMINDER: On Thursday, September 9, Unity East and Unity of the Heart will join together to offer two special programs for Unity’s World Day of Prayer. Please read the WDOP paragraph below for details of these important events.
Our speaker this Sunday, September 5, will be Rev. Allen Liles. Rev. Allen will speak on a topic titled “Wisdom for a Lifetime.” Piano will be provided by Grant West, with special musician Aja Darrah Pridgen. See below for a brief paragraph about Ms. Pridgen. This is the first Sunday of the month, Birthday Sunday.
Scheduled activities for this week:
Sunday, September 5– Birthday Sunday service, starting at 10:00 am CDT. The service will be held at the Marcus Theatres, just off Highway 36 on Hadley Avenue in Oakdale. Our speaker will be Rev. Allen Liles, who will be speaking on a topic titled “Wisdom for a Lifetime” The music will be provided by Grant West and Aja Darrah Pridgen.
Hospitality with coffee will be provided after the service.
Monday evening, September 6, at 7:00 pm, Ray Loida will present the Course in Miracles at his home in Maplewood. Ray has a wealth of materials and DVDs to share. The location of his home with driving directions is given below. Remember, you can join at any time - the course has no beginning and no end. See the paragraph below for directions to Ray’s house. Everyone is welcome – bring a friend!
Tuesday morning, September 7, at 10:00 am, Pete Anderson presents the Course in Miracles at the Marcus Theatres location. Remember, you can join at any time - the course has no beginning and no end. Everyone is welcome – bring a friend!
Sunday September 12th will be a POTLUCK! Sign up on this Sunday to let us know what you're bringing!
ATTENDANCE at last Sunday’s service was 32 adults and three children.
MUSICIAN BIO: OUR FEATURED VOCALIST THIS WEEK, AJA DARRAH PRIDGEN, graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal performance. Her degree was in classical music, and she sang with the Minnesota opera for two years. She has also acted with Penumbra Theatre company and Ordway Center for the performing Arts. She currently teaches voice lessons at Walker West Music Academy and does freelance singing throughout the Twin Cities with various jazz groups such as Urban Cadence, and Wenso Ashby jazz band. “She would like to take the opportunity to thank God for the wonderful gift he has given her and the many opportunities that have come with that."
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER: Unity in the Heart in Saint Paul and Unity East in Oakdale have joined together to offer 2 special programs for Unity’s World Day of Prayer on September 9th. The theme, “Living in the Flow,” reminds us that the Divine is within us, ever-present and active.
Will you join us? You can be a part of this sacred day—from wherever you are—in several ways.
The first program offers everyone interested the opportunity to sign up to pray for a half hour on that day. You can pray at any time of your choice from wherever you are. Simply sign up during Sunday services on the form provided.
The second program begins immediately and lasts through the World Day of Prayer. Pick up a card during Sunday service time and print the names of those you would like to see prayed for on the card, then place it in the prayer box. The names will be prayed for during each service and, before September 8th, will then be sent down to the Prayer Vigil Chapel to be prayed for during the World Day of Prayer and continuously for 24 hours a day for the 30 days following by the staff at Silent Unity. Help Silent Unity is celebrate its 120th consecutive year with this special program. THERE IS NO OBLIGATION TO DONATE OR TO ATTEND SERVICES. The signup and prayer forms are available to everyone. Feel free to pick up several and hand them out to friends, neighbors or family. Mailing instructions are also printed on the back of the prayer name cards.
BOOK STUDY STARTS 9/12 – ONE OF OPRAH’S FAVORITE BOOKS. “Discover the Power Within You” begins September 12 at two East Metro Unity Churches. Unity in the Heart Church in St. Paul and Unity East Church in Oakdale will both present a special seven week series entitled “Discover the Power Within You” beginning September 12. The Sunday morning presentations are based on the best-selling book by the same name authored by Unity minister Eric Butterworth.
In addition to the Sunday morning presentations, book study groups will be forming across St. Paul and the east Metro region. More information on these groups will be forthcoming.
Butterworth, a visionary, pioneer and innovator in the New Thought spiritual movement, dedicated his life to helping people awaken to their innate potential. Praise for Butterworth’s spiritual principles as presented in “Discover the Power Within You” has come from such cultural icons as Oprah Winfrey, who said the book had changed her perspective on life and religion. Maya Angelou has written the Foreword in the most recent edition of this book.
In his book, Butterworth shared “The Greatest Discovery of All Time; the ability to see and awaken the Divine in every human being.” He outlined ways in which every individual can release their inner power to gain better health, greater confidence and increased success.
Rev. Laurie Brandt will lead the “Discover the Power” program at Unity in the Heart Church. The church meets at 10:30 a.m. every Sunday at the Triune Masonic Lodge, located at 1898 Iglehart Avenue in St. Paul.
Rev. Allen Liles is the series leader at Unity East Church, whose services are held 10 a.m. each Sunday at the Marcus Theatre on Hadley Avenue off Highway 36 in Oakdale.
Anyone seeking additional information can check out the respective web sites of the two churches at www.unityinthheart.org and www.unityeast.org.
NEED TO REACH THE MINISTER OR A PRAYER CHAPLAIN?: If you want to contact our pastor or a prayer chaplain, just drop an e-mail to the church at unityeast@comcast.net. The e-mails are picked up several times each day, and any request will be transferred to the pastor and/or chaplain immediately. We have several prayer chaplains available, and one of the chaplains specializes in hospital visits. And, of course, Rev. Allen is always available. You can also call our number (651-731-5330) and leave a voicemail message, and that, too, will be forwarded to the pastor and/or chaplains.
ON VACATION? Up at the cabin or just stuck at home? Watch Sunday Service Live or the recording moments after the service. You can also watch the last few Sunday services, all of this by following this link: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/unity-east-st-paul-minnesota. In fact, if you’re as excited as we are about the past few Sunday services, forward this e-newsletter on to your friends and family!
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Directions to the home of Ray Loida in Maplewood:
Address: 2185 Stanich St. N, Maplewood, MN 55109 Phone: 651-426-1400
Coming from the West: Take Hwy 36 to White Bear Ave, go south on White Bear to County Road B (same as South Ave), turn left (east) on Co Rd B and go about 4 blocks to Stanich Street, turn left on Stanich to the 4th house on the left
Coming from the East: Take Hwy 36 west to McKnight Ave, go south on McKnight to South Avenue (same as Co Rd B), turn right (west) on South Ave about 5 blocks to Stanich Street, turn right on Stanich to the 4th house on the left.
WE STILL NEED YOUR HELP!
Unity East is making some progress in meeting our financial goals. Budget cuts have been made and our income has increased recently. However, we still very much need your help to at least reach a break-even point between our income and expenses. Please consider increasing your gifts, tithes and offerings over the next few weeks and months. This is a crucial time in the history of our church. Unity East wants to continue serving the East metro area of the Twin Cities with the Unity message. We invite you to be a part of that effort. Thank you for your gifts, tithes, offerings, and also your prayers.