Page 4 - 5-19-Issue

To inspire 2401 N. Harbor City Blvd
spiritual Melbourne, FL 32935
growth 321.254.0313
through
conscious SUNDAY Services
living 9:30 and 11:00am
Rev. Sunday school at 11:00am
Valarie A Positive Path For Spiritual Living Child care both services
welcomes
you
Saturday, May 4th 12:00pm – 2:00pm • WORLD LABYRINTH DAY WALK Facilitator: Rev.
Randy Fillmore Celebrate World Labyrinth Day on Saturday, May 4, 2019 and join over 5,000
SATURDAYS May 4th, May 18th, June 8th, people taking steps for peace, 'Walking as One’ in the afternoon. For the 10th Anniversary in
June 22nd Facilitators: The Peace And 2018, there were participants in over 35 countries! If you are new to labyrinths, come and join
Justice Institute Of Valencia College us at Unity of Melbourne to experience the peace, the connection, and the beautiful energy.
$10 At The Door • Join Us 8:15am – 9:00am
For Registration And Light Refreshments! Sunday, May 5th 9:30 and 11:00am
THE COURAGE TO BE ONE Speaker: Rev. Valarie Parson
May 4th, 9:00am – 12:00pm • Waking Up to Our Shared Sunday, May 5th 12:30-1:30pm • EFT TAPPING CIRCLE Facilitator: Julie Jacky, Certified
Humanity Facilitators share stories of their unique paths EFT Practitioner We will uncover our hidden beliefs, thoughts, feelings, and emotions that are
of racial identity development and the powerful changes it keeping us stuck and no longer serving us, then as a group we will tap together and release it.
brought to their lives. Participants are invited to consider how There is great POWER in tapping as a group -- each person will experience shifts and leave
a deep exploration of identity, be it thru the lenses of race and feeling calm and at ease. If you have not tapped before please show up 15 minutes early (at
ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or socio-economic class 12:15 PM) to learn the tapping points and experience the constricted breathing exercise
might transform one’s life. The workshop offers Principles for
How We Treat Each Other, practices of respect and com- Sunday, May 12th 9:30 and 11:00am
munity building that facilitate honest dialogue. The Principles UNCOMFORTABLE GROWTH Speaker: Rev. Valarie Parson
encourage listening deeply, suspending judgment and turning
to wonder, among other practices for self-awareness and com- Monday May 13th 7:00pm • SOUND HEALING Facilitators: Vashti Saint Germain and
munication. The Principles create a setting for deep listening James Trufan Time for Heaven on Earth. Lay back and journey with the hypnotic sounds of
and honest sharing, participants are encouraged to “speak Sacred Grandmother Drum (Rainbow Warrior) and the vibrations of a Paiste Symphonic Gong.
your truth.” Between Father Sky and Mother Earth, we will be transported to a new realm of inner peace.
May 18th, 9:00am – 12:00pm • Conversations in Sunday, May 19th 9:30 and 11:00am
Inclusiveness Participants will be introduced to a set of tools RADICAL INCLUSION Speaker: Rev. Valarie Parson
to help them engage in reflective practice and intercultural
communication in order to create inclusive excellence in their Sunday, May 26th 9:30 and 11:00am • MEMORIAL DAY Speaker: Rev. Rev. Randy Fillmore
community and church environment. Participants will engage Memorial Day, or "Decoration Day" is the time our country pauses to honor those service men
in exercises, dialogue and work with the Principles for How We and women who have given their lives in the service of their country. The day has shifted from
Treat Each Other. They will be introduced to the idea of uncon- visits to cemeteries to lay wreaths on graves, parades with high school marching bands to
scious bias and be given opportunities in a safe setting to listen becoming a benchmark for pre-summer holiday sales and a final countdown for school summer
non-judgmentally to the experiences of others. Participants break. Rev Randy looks back at how Unity has approached Memorial Day and honoring those
will improve their relationships, the environment and develop who have made the ultimate sacrifice.
practices of respect and community building.
ONGOING CLASSES
June 8th, 9:00am – 12:00pm • Conversations on Race
Participants discuss the topic of race and how it affects each Wednesday, May 1st and May 8th 2:00pm – 4:00pm or 6:30pm – 8:30pm (Final 2 Weeks)
of us in our daily lives as we consider action steps to help us SPIRITUAL ECONOMICS Facilitator: Paulette Mason, LUT Are you prosperous? What is
move forward together toward more equitable communities. Is- prosperity really? This class will delve into these questions and reveal how our conscious and
sues of implicit bias, stereotypes, micro-aggressions, privilege, sub-conscious beliefs affect our reality. We will be using the books Spiritual Economics (Eric
oppression (the “isms”), and red-lining frame the learning. Butterworth) along with Prosperity (Charles Fillmore) and The Soul of Money (Lynne Twist).
Knowledge of these are introduced with group experiential
exercises to reinforce the learning. Self-awareness and aware- Tuesday, May 7th and May 14th 10:00am – 11:45am (Final 2 Weeks) SPIRITUAL AS-
ness of others’ diversity dimensions are a key component. SERTIVENESS TRAINING Facilitator: Dr. Christina Gilman Join us as we learn the five-step
As the Principles for How We Treat Each Other create an process in which the students will use prayer, affirmations, meditation, journaling, and practicing
intentional environment for inquiry, participants are given time loving, honest interpersonal interactions in a supportive group. Students will communicate from
for reflective practice, the process of looking inward to explore higher awareness in the role plays that honor themselves and the other person by expressing
aspects of one’s own identity to better understand oneself. their needs, opinions, and beliefs. By demonstrating our perfection, we show God’s works.
June 22nd , 9:00am – 12:00pm • Conversations on Tuesday, May 21st 9:45am – 11:45am or Wednesday May 22nd 6:30pm – 8:30pm (5
Privilege & Bias Participants gain an understanding of what is Weeks)
meant by privilege (unearned advantage) and explore multiple CRUISING WITH THE COSMIC CHRIST: Exploring the Christ in the Bible Facilitator:
areas of privilege, including white privilege. The scholarship of Maggie Rosche, LUT You may come to this class with ideas about both Jesus the Christ,
Dr. Peggy McIntosh will inform our understanding of privilege but be willing to re-examine them as we engage the texts we will study. Using the Bible as a
and privilege systems. The workshop will also provide a better primary text, as well as other literature explore the Christ idea and understand the differences
understanding about how biases impact our decisions in our and similarities between the Christ idea and Jesus Christ. We will use the example of Jesus as
lives, work, and communities. Participants will see how bias a basis for putting on the Christ and seeing the Christ in others.
attitudes or stereotypes shape how we engage other cultures,
beliefs, and people. The personal story of our lives, our lived ONGOING EVENTS
experience, shared openly and honestly with others, gives life Noon Prayer Service Tuesdays and Thursdays
to the theoretical frameworks introduced during the day. Tuesdays – Course In Miracles 7:00pm
Wednesdays – Melbourne LBGT AA 6:30pm
As One, we celebrate a spiritually awakened world www.unityofmelbourne.com