Sunday Services in April ~ Grow and Let Go

April 7th – Letting Go – The Gifts and Challenges
Every moment, with every breath we are called to let go – and how we dance and live into this process defines our experience.  Join Rev. DeeAnn as we look at the gifts and opportunities this challenging process provides. Musical Inspiration: Tad Toomay Unity Band.
Vegetarian Potluck to follow
Grow and Let Go Sale to follow

April 14th – Spiritual Archaeology:  Recovering Lost Treasures
Guest Speaker: Pat Sullivan
Musical Inspiration: Loren Chuse and Conrad L’Heureux
Did you know you used to be a genius?  That’s genius in the true meaning of the word:  guiding spirit, personification of all natural appetites, natural inclination, and talent. Come hear how to find your personal Rosetta Stone and learn to decode it so you can re-open the natural wisdom sources of your own life. Discover fun practices to dig deeply and retrieve treasures safely.
Grow and Let Go Sale to follow

April 21st  – Earth Day: The Rhythms of Growth
Musical Inspiration: Bev Barnett & Greg Newlon
This Sunday join Rev DeeAnn as we celebrate Mother Earth and align ourselves to the natural rhythms of creativity and infinite possibilities that are not only all around us, but are us.
Grow and Let Go Sale to follow

April 28th – Super Stellar Intergalactic Send Off!
Musical Inspiration: Special Guests from past & present
This Sunday we will hold a special Celebration of Life for Unity of Berkeley.  Coming together as a community we will honor all that we have been and all that we are.  Join old friends and new as we send off Unity of Berkeley with a gathering of Love, Light and Gratitude.
Vegetarian Potluck to follow

Sunday Services in May ~ Conscious Creation

May 5 – The Call of Conscious Creation
With every breath and every thought we create – whether consciously or unconsciously – at our essence we are all creative beings. Join Rev. DeeAnn for one last talk as we dive into what it means to answer the call of Conscious Creation and explore how a consciousness of gratitude and compassion directly impacts our experience of the world.

May 12 – Mother’s Day Special Service
Join Rev. DeeAnn as we celebrate the Divine Mother both within and without. This special Mother’s Day service will explore what we are each being called to nurture and support within ourselves and in the world. Please bring a sacred “mother” object for the altar. Musical Inspiration: Rosana Schutte

May 19 – Co-Creators in the Evolution of Consciousness
Guest Speaker: Laurie Largent
Does the evolution of consciousness just happen or is it determined by our choices? Is destiny something which is known before we are born or is it created as we go along? Join Laurie Largent as she offers her insights, excerpts from readings she has done and personal life experience. Musical Inspiration: Sam Frank

May 26 – Conscious Creation on a Global Scale
Guest Speaker: Sam Frank
How can we extend our reach and hold compassion, creativity and gratitude for the entire planet? Explore the depths and longevity of your reach. Guest-speaker Samuel Frank is a Master’s in Social Work candidate for 2014 and has been spending the past year integrating Unity Principles into global awareness through micro and macro methods. Musical Inspiration: Friends of Sam Frank
Vegetarian pot luck will follow service

Sunday Services in March ~ Embracing Change, Listening Anew

Sunday Services in February ~ A Season for Nonviolence

10:10am Silent Meditation • 10:30am Celebration Service
Join us for refreshments and fellowship in the Social Hall before and after our Celebration Service.

February 3rd – If Not Now, When?
Musical Inspiration: Rosana Schutte
Every moment, with every breath we are creating – and what we create defines our experience. Join Rev. DeeAnn as we dive into the process of what it means to live from nonviolence and create peace in our lives now.

February 10th –  The Peace Process
Musical Inspiration: Conrad L’Heureux & Loren Chuse
How do we move forward and stand for Peace more fully? Join Rev DeeAnn as we look at our ability to step out beyond what we already know, understand and believe about Peace, ourselves, and the world. Please note there is a Member Meeting after service.

February 17th – Seneca Falls, Selma, Stonewall and Beyond
Musical Inspiration: Bev Barnett & Greg Newlon
What does it mean to be an activist in the 21st century? What is required for us to create lasting and peaceful change in this world? This Sunday join Rev DeeAnn as we look at what is required to move from the Divine idea of Love and Peace to a sustained movement of transformation.

February 24th – Being the Peace We’d Like to See
Guest Speaker and Musical Inspiration:  Dr. Will Tuttle
Dr. Will Tuttle is an award-winning speaker, educator, author, and musician. His music, writings, and presentations focus on creativity, intuition, and compassion. His newest book is The World Peace Diet, and speaks to the foundation of a new society based on the truth of the interconnectedness of all life. Visit www.willtuttle.com for more information. There will be a Community Pot Luck following service.

Sunday Services in January ~ A New Vision

10:10am Silent Meditation

10:30am Celebration Service

January 13th – Now What?
Musical Inspiration: Ellen Hoffman

The New Year has begun, we have set our intentions for the year, and now what?  All too often our enthusiasm and passion for a new beginning will slowly begin to fade away.  We find ourselves, despite our best of intentions living our life much the same way we were before.  Join Rev DeeAnn as we explore the nature of change and what is asked of each of us in order for transformation to flourish as our life.
Please note: There is a Member Meeting after service

January 20th – Giving and Living From Sacred Self Love
Guest Speaker: Christine Arylo
Musical Inspiration: Bev Barnett & Greg Newlon

You know that loving yourself is a good idea, you may even think you love yourself pretty well, but as we step into 2013, how can you open your heart to more love? More love in it’s many forms – compassion, care, pleasure, affection –  and from that fullness of self-love, open your heart to give purely from love, leaving guilt, obligation, and fear in 2012? Make this Sunday a service in service to love, and become an even more powerful force of God consciousness for yourself and the world in 2013.  Join Christine Arylo, best-selling self-love author and transformational speaker for this deepening and heart-opening service.

January 27th – The Transformational Nature of Death
Guest Speaker: Mike Robbins
Musical Inspiration: Unitas Sacred Sounds Choir

Author Mike Robbins discusses the magic, mystery, and transformation of death. Death is something we don’t often talk about or look at in an authentic way, due to the emotional and painful nature of it. Facing death in a conscious way deepens our experience of life, our spiritual journey, and keeps things in perspective in a healthy and real way.

Visioning for Unity of Berkeley will be Friday February 1st from 7-9 in the Garden Room.

There will be a Member Meeting following service on February 10.

Sunday Services in December ~ Fertile Darkness – Radiant Light

10:10am Silent Meditation

10:30am Celebration Service

December 9th – The Servant’s Son
Reverend Joe Sloan will be our guest speaker.  Join us as we explore how service and commitment radiate Light and Love and make this world a better place for ourselves and others.
Musical Inspiration: Conrad L’Heureux

December 16th – Prepare the Way
This time of Chanukah, Solstice and Christmas invites us to prepare ourselves and our inner temple for the coming of the Light. Join Rev. DeeAnn as we look at how we can consciously prepare the way.
Musical Inspiration: Sound Voice Healers

Join us for Unity of Berkeley’s
Triptych of Transformation
A New Vision for 2013

Christmas Eve – Monday, December 24th @ 8pm
Celebrate the birth of the Christ Consciousness and ignite the 12 Spiritual Powers with our special candle lighting ceremony.
Musical Inspiration: Unitas Sacred Sounds Choir

Please note: There is no Sunday Service on December 23

December 30th – Burning Bowl Ceremony & Pot Luck
Delve deep and release the unneeded and unwanted burdens of the past year.  Join us as we let go and old patterns literally go up in smoke.  Receive your 12 Power card this day!
Musical Inspiration: Special Guest Artist TBA

January 6th – White Stone & Letter Writing Ceremony
Claim your name for 2013 that embodies the essence of who you are.  And write a letter to the Divine in  gratitude for all the vision and greatness coming in 2013!
Musical Inspiration: Special Guest Artist TBA

Sunday Services in November ~ Diving Deep

10:10am Silent Meditation

10:30am Celebration Service

November 4th –The Deeper Journey
There are many ways of being in this world.  What does it mean to dive deep?  What is awaiting us when we do?  Join us as we explore the deeper journey that is awaiting each of us.
Musical Inspiration: Bev Barnett & Greg Newlon

November 11th – Water From a Deep Well
We all have a thirst for life.  What does it mean to drink deeply of life and how do we quench our thirst?  Join us as we examine the nature of our thirst and how the deeper the well we draw from, the more refreshing the drink.
Musical Inspiration: Conrad L’Heureux and Guest

November 18th – The Commotion / Motion of The Ocean
Diving deep requires that we navigate the motion and sometime commotion of our inner ocean.   This week we examine how that looks and feels.
Musical Inspiration: Unitas, Sacred Sounds Choir

Thanksgiving Day – Thursday November 22nd  10:30am
Led by Dee Clutts
The holiday season officially begins!  Start your holiday season off anchored in gratitude and Thanksgiving.  Join us for our annual intimate and heartfelt Thanksgiving Day gratitude service.
Musical Inspiration: Rosana Schutte

Please note: There is no Sunday Service on November 25th

 

 

Our First Service in the Chochmat HaLev Sanctuary

Unity of Berkeley began a new era once again on October 21, 2012 as we move from the Chochmat HaLev Community Room to the Sanctuary and its beautiful light and Darrell Hunger’s gorgeous “earth” painting. Thanks to all who contributed!

Sunday Services in October ~ The Art of Sacred Fellowship

10:30am service

October 7th – The Evolutionary Impulse
We are continually being called to expand and grow – to be more and never less than who we truly are.  This week we embrace sacred fellowship and explore how it magnificently supports the evolutionary impulse in both our personal and collective lives.

Oct 14th – The Heart Stuff
Transformation and growth requires that we continually open ourselves to more Love. This week we will look at how sacred fellowship provides a profound container for our deepest healing, allowing us to open our hearts even more.

October 21st – A Community of One
What is required of us when we enter into a spiritual community?  What does it mean to truly stand in Unity?  This week we explore what it means to be a fully authentic individual within a Community of One.

October 28th – Mirror, Mirror
Anchored in Oneness we at Unity know there is no “other”.  What seems outside of us is actually a powerful reflection of ourselves.  This week we will look at the gifts that divine reflection offers us when we are in sacred fellowship.

 

 

Sunday Services in September ~ Rocket of Love

Rev. DeeAnn returns from her month of retreat –
and the Rocket of Love is ready to launch!
Plant new seeds and reinforce love in joyous ways. Become one with opportunity through the source that is love, passionate and perfect.

10:30am service

September 2nd – Love is our Calling
It is through the propulsion of change that we learn and grow.  This week we will explore what it means to live into the Divine Idea of our lives as powerful beacons of Love.
Musical inspiration: Rosana Schutte

September 9th – Launch Pad to Bliss
New Thought teachings are anchored in Universal Spiritual Principles. This week we will look at how Spiritual Principle anchors us in Love and is a powerful launch pad to bliss.
Musical inspiration: Conrad L‘heureux

September 16th –The Path of Blisscipline
Step onto the path of blisscipline and celebrate how truly joyous your spiritual practice can be. Join us as we explore the foundational role spiritual practice plays in our journey as Rockets of Love.
Musical inspiration: Fred Napolina & Barbara Juniper

September 23rd – Up, Up and Away
Sacred study lifts and guides us towards new heights.  Join us as we look at the definitive impact study and classes have on our growth and evolution.
Musical inspiration: Mary Rendente

September 30th – To Infinity and Beyond!
Fueled by Spiritual Principle, Spiritual Practice, and Sacred Study we are ready to launch. This week we will look at how these core values, working together, support our journey to infinity and beyond!
Musical inspiration: Kelly Kay

 

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