Each Wednesday evening, the church community is invited to gather for a night at Unity. This is a time to engage in religious community, a time to cultivate our values and beliefs.

Schedule for the Evening
6:00 p.m.: The evening begins with a hot, nutritious meal and a good conversation. Menus are posted as available both online and in This Week at Unity. The cost for dinner is: $7/adult, $4/child ages 5 to 12, $2/child ages 2 to 4, and $18/family, and can be paid by cash or check. (Children under the age of 24 months are free.) Reservations for dinner are not required. Financial assistance is available to cover the cost of dinners, contact Leon Dunkley by e-mail at leon@unityunitarian.org or by phone at 651-228-1456 x107.

6:45 p.m.: Everyone is invited to a short worship service in the Ames Chapel.

7:10 p.m.: Classes and programs follow worship and begin at approximately 7:10 p.m. Childcare and children's programming is offered at no cost during this time. Families should check their children in on the evening’s sign-in sheet in the Parish Hall before heading to their program. 
If you would like to suggest programming for Wellspring Wednesday, please contact Leon Dunkley by e-mail at leon@unityunitarian.org or by phone at 651-228-1456 x107

February 29 • Dinner: TBA
The Hamlet Seminars: This is a study of Act Two of Shakespeare’s most popular play.
There are two, warring versions of the truth. The official version (which is a comfortable fiction) is told by King Claudius, Queen Gertrude and the kingdom over which they rule. The unofficial version is told by Hamlet and his closest companions. These two versions meet and battle to the death! Who will win? Will truth prevail or will the lie suffice? Join us and find out which is to be or not to be!


March 7 • Dinner: TBA
The Camino Documentary: Walking Spain’s Ancient Pilgrim Path
Get a sneak peak of the PBS film that follows strangers from all over the world on the adventure of their lives: walking Spain’s ancient pilgrimage, the Camino de Santiago. In this exclusive preview, you’ll embark on a life-changing journey across an entire country on foot with only a backpack, a pair of boots and an open heart. Join producer/director Lydia Smith, Ruth Markowitz and Spanish Steps at a Unity Church exclusive presentation.


March 14 • Dinner: Indian buffet!
Curry Chicken (or tofu), dal, cauliflower and chickpeas, raita, flat bread, and dessert

A New Way of Seeing the Cultural World—Part One: The Private Possibility
Opening oneself to the complexity of our world is overwhelming. How does one begin to grapple with the fearsome challenges of war, with anguish and revenge in the aftermath of terrorism and the steady flow of bitterness in the daily news? What are the spiritual tools that help us to find and keep our balance in the complicated world in which we live? Join a courageous team of Unity Church members including Steve Lewis, Angela Newhouse, Carol Bauer, Kevin Roberg-Perez and Leon Dunkley in an exploration of cultural war and peace.

Summit Hill Laughter Club!
Join Unity Member Katy Taylor to explore the art of laughter to invite more joy, play, and wellbeing into your life! Because of the deep pranayamic breathing exercises, this form of practice is also called Laughter Yoga, but it does not include any physical asanas and can be practiced by people of all ages who are willing to be a little bit silly. Children who come with their parents are welcome.


March 21 • Dinner: TBA
A New Way of Seeing the Cultural World—Part Two: Building the House of Peace
Are the spiritual tools that help us to find and keep our balance also the ones that enable us to build the house of peace? If so, what is the nature of this spiritual house of peace? How is this house an expression of our faith? If not, what are the dangers of spiritual homelessness? And what might be the down-home joys of grace. Join us once again in courage and gentle gratitude. New attendees are more than welcome!

The Great College Search
Anyone currently involved in the "college search" is invited to attend this meeting. Contact Craig Allen at library42@msn.com with questions.


March 28 • Dinner: Family Friendly
Fish sticks, tater tots, salad, and dessert.

The Gordon Parks
Shaft and Super Fly: The Inner Meaning of Social Power in Blaxploitation Films
Super Fly is a 1972 film directed by Gordon Parks, Jr. Parks, Jr. was born in 1934 and died in a plane crash in Kenya seven years after his landmark film was released. He was survived by his father, Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks. Gordon Parks, Sr., who lived from 1912 until 2006, was a groundbreaking photographer, a musician, a poet, a novelist, a journalist, an activist and a film director. In 1971, a year before Super Fly, Parks Sr. directed Shaft. Another member of this esteemed family lives here in St. Paul and is a long-time friend to Unity Church. Come and join Russell Ballenger as he reflects on the legacy of these films in a special, behind-the-scenes look at one of the most fascinating and enduring moments in American filmmaking.

Russell Ballenger works at Amicus, a Minnesota not-for-profit organization (and community partner of Unity's Restorative Justice Ministry Team) with over 44 years of experience in improving public safety by helping inmates and ex-offenders through positive relationship-building, restorative justice practices and individualized transition services.