Annual World Healing and Meditation Event

Saturday December 31, at 4:00 a.m.

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.

Bears and Prayers

Every Christmas at Unity of Berkeley we adopt bears to give to children in need. This year we are adopting 50 bears and will give them to children from three local agencies. In addition to the hugs and love we give to these cuddly bears, we also give our prayerful attention to the young children who will receive them. Each bear sits in the pew on Sunday so they can be hugged and loved, then delivered to the children the week before Christmas.

Tad Toomay: Speak Peace

Tad made his transition on November 16 after a two-year journey with cancer. He was a compassionate and loving soul who created the Unity House Band and always finding the divine grace in all situations. Tad will be missed by many.

In this YouTube, Tad and the Unity House Band sing his song “Speak Peace.” Listen to Melissa Heckman’s Meditation for Tad from our November 20 service.

Thank you to Marianne Williamson

Marianne Williamson spoke at Unity of Berkeley on Sunday, November 6th, at 1:00 p.m.

The title of her talk was “The Occupy Wall Street Movement: What’s Love Got to Do With It?”

Marianne was brilliant with salient points of understanding of the spiritual implications of the Occupy Movement. The discussion was alive with possibilities and connections for non-violent ways attend to this movement.

Thursday, September 8 ~ World Day of Prayer

We are channels through which spirit illumines the world. Together we shine.

Every year Unity Village designates a day of prayer. This year, here, at Unity of Berkeley, Janis Eggleston and
Dee Clutts have graciously organized the day. You are invited to join together in the sanctuary for prayer with Dee Clutts, May Rose Ceccanese, Janis Eggleston anytime between 11:30am to 4pm.

Jeanette Monterio will hold a service in the evening at 7:30pm.

for more information about Unity World Day of Prayer go to www.worlddayofprayer.org

Affirmative Prayer Workshop ~ DeeAnn Weir Morency

Sunday, Sept 18 ~ 12:30-2:00 (after service)
20$ in advance, $25 at door
Come and explore Affirmative Prayer, also known as Spiritual Mind Treatment as it is taught by Ernest Holmes and Rev. Michael Bernard Beckwith. Learn the steps that guide you through Affirmative Prayer and gain a deeper understanding of the Spiritual Principles in operation behind this transformational technology.

A Call to Prayer: Deepening into Divine ~ DeeAnn Weir Morency

Thursday, September 22 & Friday, September 23 ~ 7:00-9:00pm
$25 single class
Prayer is a powerful technology that enables us to actively align ourselves with the power and the presence of the Divine. Change follows. Around us, to us and most importantly, through us. Join Rev. DeeAnn Weir Morency for a three week prayer-filled journey of spiritual and personal transformation. Whether you are starting out or a seasoned practitioner come explore, expand, and deepen your personal prayer practice to live a more wholly integrated and embodied prayer life.

Deepening into Inkan Wisdom

w/Jeanette Monterio, Sunday August 7 ~ 1-3pm ~ Love Offering $20
Have you ever found that you have picked up unwanted energy from another or from the environment? What to do? As spiritual beings, we have the power to transform that energy and return it to its rightful place! We are the vessels and the vehicles for the transformation/evolution of this planet. Jeanette studied this process through her initiations in Inka Mysticism (Fourth Level Priestess). Explore how this is aligned with Unity Principles and how to apply this to your life. After the service, join Jeanette for a workshop experience to deepen this practice into your daily life. 

Unity and Buddhism: Our Common Threads

w/TJ Woodward, Sunday August 14 ~ 1-3pm ~ Love Offering $20
TJ will look at the places where Buddhism and Unity are connected and share common bonds that thread through our daily lives. This exploration is a deep look at the teachings of the Buddha and Unity Principles, and will speak to the Buddha nature in each person. How are youconnected? Come and illuminate the answers with TJ!

The Glow within the Flame ~ begins August 4 ~ Dennis Edds

4 Thursdays, August 4-25 ~ 7-8:30pm with Dennis Edds

Love offering (100% benefit to Unity of Berkeley)

This class would do informal staged readings of a play I wrote 3 years ago. The play deals with the intersection of spirituality and politics. While it does not overtly teach or espouse Unity Principles, I think its spirit and message are congruent with them.

The emphasis of the class is on having fun with dramatic art and discussing the implications and possible meanings of the work. It is not about cultivating acting skill or doing anything publicly with the play.

5 people, at the least, needed for class to continue.

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