Sundays at Unity ChurchFrom the May 26-September 1, 2019, there is just one service each week at 10:00 a.m.
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 June/July Sunday WorshipJune 2: Coming of Age, Again and Again
Wisdom means growth and a willingness to pay attention to change. We come of age repeatedly as we deepen our understandings of ourselves and our place in the world. Join Hallman Ministerial Intern Kathryn Jay and worship associate Bob Peskin as they explore how we never stop growing into our spiritual and ethical beliefs. Offering recipient: Slow Food Minnesota June 9: Active Joy Aware that activism can often be heartbreaking and draining work, author and activist adriennne marie brown is promoting what she refers to as "pleasure activism." Join worship associate Erika Sanders and Rev. Janne Eller-Isaacs as they seek to find sources of joy and pleasure in the midst of justice and equity efforts. Offering recipient: Unity Church Chalice Camp June 16: Salvation by Character Our historic Bond of Fellowship is taken from a letter William Channing Gannett, an early and powerfully influential minister of the church, wrote when he was asked to consider coming out to Minnesota a few years after the end of the Civil War. It includes these words: As those who believe in religion, as those who believe in freedom, fellowship and character in religion…we join ourselves together name, hand and heart as members of Unity Church. In his final sermon until fall Rev. Rob Eller-Isaacs will wrestle with the many dimensions of the word character. Offering recipient: Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop June 23: On the Wisdom of Eating Lizards Rev. KP Hong and worship associate Rebecca Flood A story about the early church and our capacity to stomach other people's food, culture, and way of life. Offering recipient: Slow Food Minnesota June 30: This Is an Uprising Sometimes received wisdom says change is impossible. And then, boom. All that wisdom is turned upside down. On this fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, join Kathryn Jay and worship associate Jake Rueter as they explore how cultural and institutional norms can be changed when people fight for what they believe in. Offering recipient: Unity Church Chalice Camp July 7: Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Life Lessons I Have Learned to Hate Why do bad things happen to good people? Susan Huehn and Shelly Butler explore this problem without feeling the need to fix it, justify it, or even give a reason. Life is beautiful, life is hard. Suffering is not because of some cosmic conspiracy or because you didn't eat enough kale. Sometimes knowing you aren't alone is enough. Offering recipient: Lower Phalen Creek Project July 14: Writing our Story: Truth or Fiction As we write and live out our own stories, how are we choosing to shape the plot? Are we creating a fictional plot designed to feed our egos and create a story we think others will find impressive, or are we writing a true narrative that can lead us to peace, wisdom, and true self-actualization. Bryan Smith and Suzanne Quinn-McDonald will challenge us to question our choices and motivations in an effort to create our own true stories. A story true to our deepest souls. Offering recipient: Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop July 21: Foraging, Alone? Join Alex Askew and Bob Peskin as they unpack what it means to make our way through the world. In what ways does our Unity Church community support us, and how do connections we make outside the church impact our life trajectory? What does our web of all existence look like? Offering recipient: Frogtown Green July 28: Saying Goodbye as a Spiritual Practice Everything ends, but sometimes it is so hard to let go. Join Kathryn Jay and worship associate Richard Lau as they look at the importance of saying goodbye and how good goodbyes promote spiritual depth and emotional growth. Offering recipient: Lower Phalen Creek Project |
Family and Story Sundays
Family Sundays 2018-19
Family Sundays take place five times each church year:
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.
Coffee and Fellowship HourEveryone 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.
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