Protest happens at many levels. The conscience protests, the body protests, the spirit protests. We are taken over by the event, and sometimes the social body is equally taken over. I’ll explore these themes in their social, psychic and physical matrices.

Tad’s powerful presence and his enduring music urged us to love and peace and celebration. His transition on November 16 struck this community a blow. Please join us as we now lift up into spirit knowing and seeing that Tad’s legacy to us is alive and brilliantly singing through our lives. Knowing that death is not an end but a putting out of the lamp to welcome the dawn.

In this YouTube, Tad and the Unity House Band sing his song “Speak Peace.”

From Christmas Eve to White Stone, Rev. DeeAnn Weir Morency led our community through a Triptych of Transformation. Today she will encourage us to settle into this transformation and claim the change for this brand new year to be present as we move into our own new phase.

Southerners have a quaint idiom, “If it were a snake, it would have bit me.” This translates close to this, “I’ve been looking for something. I found it now, and it was right in front of me all the time.”
The practice of being present is a spiritual discipline that allows us to see, to experience, to be aware of all the people and circumstances in our lives. When we’re not present, there are so many opportunities that could slip by. Let’s examine being present to the opportunities in our lives.

Our Beloved Friend, Barbara made her transition on Friday afternoon, December 23rd. She was at home with her cats, Tux and Jude. Barbara had been cared for and surrounded by her brother Craig and her dear friends for many days prior to her very swift passing. Her cousin Mary from the east coast shared this about her nightly calls to Barbara.

“There’s no question in my mind that Barbara knew her blessings, as I often reminded her that she was surrounded by people caring about her, trying to support her through all that was to come, holding her up as best we could.. There were many times in my working years, when I realized that there are SO many people, who are ALONE…. whether they are surrounded by people, or not… I asked Barbara how many people she could think of, whose cousin would call from clear across the country to do “bed checks” every night! She would laugh, but then turn it to counting her blessings. And, I really feel that she KNEW how to count those blessings, no matter what.”

World Meditation Day is an annual event at Unity of Berkeley and all Unity ministries across the world. The tradition originally began in December 31, 1986 when men, women, and children around the world gathered to participate in the most comprehensive prayer activity in history—a planetary affirmation of peace, love, forgiveness and understanding involving millions of people.

Leading this event for the fourth consecutive year, Melissa Heckman creates a peaceful environment to enjoy the sacred space of “going in,” envisioning world peace and setting your new year’s intentions. Participants will also share selected readings and a candle-lighting ceremony.

Please note: this takes place on the last day of the year at 4:00 a.m.

Please join us to celebrate the holiday season.

There is no Sunday Morning Christmas Day service.

Music: Anjali

Music: Rosana Schutte