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 church year,  worship services are held at 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 4:30 p.m., except where noted. From the Sunday before Memorial Day through the Sunday before Labor Day, there is just one service each week at 10:00 a.m. 

The entrance to the Sanctuary is at 733 Portland Avenue and parking is available in the church's lot on the corner of Portland Avenue and St. Albans Street. Map and Directions
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December Sunday Worship
​​9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 4:30 p.m., except where noted.

December 2: Miracles Abound: Science and Wonder
In these days when scientific fact is up for debate by politicians, let us take a moment to remember how scientific inquiry is grounded in the magic of wonder and discovery. Join Rev. Janne Eller-Isaacs and worship associate Kevin Harris as they celebrate the essential role of curiosity and uncover the miracles that abound all around us in the natural world. 
Offering recipient: TU Dance School

December 9: Letting Wonder Have Its Way
We tend to think of spiritual practice as a conscious, focused discipline. But for those of us who need to cultivate humility surrendering to wonder can help us to grow beyond our need to control and judge the world. Rev. Rob Eller-Isaacs and worship associate Maima Fant will offer a service urging us to let wonder guide us as we lean into the winter holy days.
Offering recipient: Face It Foundation

December 16: Cultivating a Practice of Wonder
Wonder is at the core of an open and curious heart. How do we stay open and grounded, especially in the season where we are told over and over again that all we have to do is purchase happiness and it will be ours. Join Rev. Janne Eller-Isaacs and worship associate Lia Rivamonte as they work to cultivate a practice of wonder. 
Offering recipient: Indigenous Roots

December 23: Holy Families
​Services at 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. only
Don’t miss our Christmas Family Sunday service! The service will begin with a carol sing-a-long. Our infamous carol shout will be held during the 11:00 a.m. service. The ministers will preside, old stories will be told, and good cheer will be shared by all.
Offering recipient: Open Hands Midway
On Family Sundays, children experience the entire worship together with their families in the Sanctuary. A children’s message and activity books related to the stories and sermon help children to engage in the experience of worship. Regular religious education programming does not take place on Family Sundays; however, the nursery is open for children under three years of age.

December 30: The Stories We Tell, the Stories We Forget
One service only at 10:00 a.m.
A well-told story can change the world. But what happens to the stories which get forgotten? Hallman Ministerial Intern Kathryn Jay and worship associate Bob Lies will celebrate a famous family who escaped Bethlehem to safety, and wonder how the story changes when we remember the other families left behind to weep for their children.
Offering recipient: Minneapolis Crisis Nursery

Family and Story Sundays

Family Sundays 2018-19
Family Sundays take place five times each church year:
  • Sunday, September 9: Merging of Waters
  • Sunday, November 18: Thanksgiving
  • Sunday, December 23: Carol Sing/Shout
  • Sunday, April 21: Easter
  • Sunday, May 19: Flower Communion
On Family Sundays, children experience the entire worship together with their families in the Sanctuary. A children’s message and activity books related to the stories and sermon help children to engage in the experience of worship. Regular religious education programming does not take place on Family Sundays; however, the nursery is open for children under three years of age.

Story Sundays 2018-19
Story Sundays happen frequently throughout the church year, with children in grades 1-8 beginning in worship with the congregation in the Sanctuary. After the opening hymn, prayers, and children’s message, Workshop Rotation children (grades 1-5) proceed with their Journey Guides to their classrooms for religious education programming while junior high youth (grades 6-8) remain in the sanctuary for the entire worship service.
  • Sunday, October 28
  • Sunday, January 20
  • Sunday, February 24
  • Sunday, March 24

Coffee and Fellowship Hour 

Everyone is invited to the Parish Hall for coffee and fellowship following the morning service. If you or a team you are working with would like to request a table in the Parish Hall as a way to share information with the congregation about a project, class, or other learning opportunity, please CLICK HERE. Parish Hall tables are reserved for programs and groups affiliated with Unity Church.