Sundays at Unity Church

Sunday worship at Unity Church is a cornerstone of our religious community. It is where we envision and create a new reality for a better world.  It allows us to come together for community and deepen our individual spirit. It is about us coming together as a religious family. It is where we practice being our best selves. It is an encounter with mystery and awe to plumb our spiritual depths.

During the regular church year, Sunday services are held each Sunday at 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 4:30 p.m. Religious Education is available for school-age children and youth.  Nursery care is available for infant or toddler ages 6 months to 3 years in the lower level of the church.
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Sanctuary
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Parish Hall

Coffee Hour

After the 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. services
Everyone is invited to the Parish Hall for refreshments and fellowship. Coffee, tea, and water are served and donuts are available for purchase ($1 each and proceeds benefit Tower Club, Unity's high school group).

Also in the Parish Hall is the Welcome Table. Stop by if you're new of visiting and let us help you get connected.

Fellowship groups and Community Outreach Ministry Teams have tables in the Parish Hall on Sundays too. Members staff the tables and are eager to share information about projects and upcoming events.
 
The Bookstall located in the Parish Hall is open on Sundays and full of titles related to current and past monthly theological themed resources for you to purchase. The Anderson Adult Library and the Whitman Children's Library located on the second level are also open on Sundays.

The Parish Hall Gallery art changes monthly. Read about the featured Parish Hall artists.

Lectio Divina

_10:15-10:45 a.m. • Unity Church, Ames Chapel
Dietrich Bonhoeffer called it “spiritual reading.”  Others following a sixth century Benedictine practice call it “lectio divina” or holy reading. Both names describe a reflective practice of meditating on the written word and listening for “what is found there” by each reader and listener. Weekly Lectio Divina sessions at Unity Church will resume in October between Sunday morning worship services. No experience or registration is necessary. Join us for a quiet, facilitated practice of reflecting on a particular poem on the month’s worship theme. Sessions will be led weekly, 10:15-10:45 a.m., in the Ames Chapel.

Soup Suppers

_After the 4:30 p.m. service
Everyone is invited to the Parish Hall for a soup and bread supper. Donations are gratefully accepted.

February / March 2012
Worship Services

_Sunday services are held at 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 4:30 p.m. except where noted.

February 26
When the Bush is Not Burning — Rachel Lonberg
The holy is easy to sense in burning bushes and epiphanies. Join Hallman Ministerial Intern Rachel Lonberg and worship associate Dutton Foster as we explore how we recognize divine presence in the other 99% of our lives.
Offering recipient: Frogtown’s Tree Frogs

March 4: Brave Enough to Stay — Rob Eller-Isaacs
Human beings suffer. It’s a fact. Some traditions teach that suffering is inherently redemptive. Ours does not. Jesus did not suffer and die to free us from our sin. That work is ours to do. The real question is; how do we remain present and compassionate in the face of suffering? Rob and worship associate Patricia Ohmans will offer the first in a series of services on suffering.
Offering recipient: Amicus

March 11: When Despair for the World Grows in Me
— Janne Eller-Isaacs
There are times when it all falls apart; times when a person can’t stand to suffer anymore. We need to recognize how despair can sometimes rend the fabric of community. Janne and worship associate Jeanne Barker-Nunn will explore what can happen when people succumb to despair.
Offering recipient: Habitat Project, Johnson High School

March 18: The Good But Not the True
— Rob Eller-Isaacs
It’s told that Samuel Taylor Coleridge once accused Emerson of believing in “the good but not the true.” He was referring to liberalism's general discomfort with the existence of evil. So much of human suffering results from injustice and oppression. How can this be less evil hard at work? Rob and worship associate Carol LeBourveau will wrestle with this age-old dilemma.
Offering recipient: Immigration Law Center of Minnesota

March 25: Transforming Suffering
— Janne Eller-Isaacs
One of the key attributes to spiritual maturity is the ability to transform suffering. Suffering is a fact there’s no denying. But we can learn to use it well. It can open our hearts in compassion. It can inspire effective advocacy. It can even help to build community. Janne and worship associate Marg Walker share what they know of this essential spiritual practice.
Offering recipient: Dayton’s Bluff Early Childhood and Family Education Advisory Council