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Vision: A world powerfully transformed through the growing movement of shared spiritual awakening.
Mission: Advancing the movement of spiritual awakening and transformation
through Unity, a positive path for spiritual living.
Purpose: Develop, equip, and support Unity leaders and communities to grow in innovative, sustainable, and cutting-edge ways.
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December 2, 2021
To: <<First Name>>
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Table of Contents
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Membership Matters
Tidbits You Will Find Handy
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Holiday Office Schedule. This is our last regular issue of The Path for 2021. Our December 16 issue will be our Christmas message. Please note that our offices will be closed for the Christmas break starting on December 22, 2021, through January 3, 2022. We will reopen to serve you on January 4. We hold you and your loved ones in our hearts for a joyous, safe, prosperous, and blessed holiday season!
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Calling Convention Workshop Presenters! The theme of our Unity Convention, held June 13–17, 2022, is People, Get Ready! There are three convention tracks, and your workshop must fit within one of these tracks. We are offering a total time of between two and six hours per workshop in two-hour increments in order to allow an in-depth experience. See the details on the submission form. Please complete the form by Wednesday, December 15, 2021.
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A selection team will review the submissions and make final determinations based on alignment with the requirements. If your workshop is selected, we will request additional information. Contact Rev. Diane Venzera if you have questions.
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Hybrid Annual Summit, January 24–26, 2022. Join us in person or online for the Unity Worldwide Ministries 2022 Annual Summit where you will get time to network directly with UWM board members, staff, and colleagues. These presentations, discussion groups, and workshops are open to all people in Unity. If you like connecting and being a part of creating what comes next for our movement, this is the event for you! We look forward to seeing you on January 24–26, 2022, at Unity of Phoenix, Arizona. Visit the website for more information and to register for the summit and the hotel.
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Thank You for the Loaves & Fishes Fund. Rev. Sandy Boyer and Unity of Hagerstown, Williamsport, Maryland, are grateful for the stability that the Loaves & Fishes Fund monies will provide to their spiritual community. They also appreciate the quick response time in getting the funds. Rev. Lura Lisa Wall and Unity Baton Rouge, Louisiana, are also grateful for the support they received. If your ministry has been impacted by the pandemic, please read the application requirements to see if your situation fits. Our generous fund donors want to help our Unity communities!
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Annual Report Process for 2022. The Central Office has streamlined our annual report form process and you (ministries and credentialed leaders, both active and inactive) will be able to fill it out online. There will be a place on the form to confirm your CEUs completed for 2021. Reports are due by March 31, 2022, and a link to the new online form will be sent out by January 21, 2022, to the main contact email address we have on file in our database. These forms are required from our members and enable us to stay in touch with you so that we can better serve you. Thank you for helping us keep our records updated!
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Education
Educating Unity Leaders in Spiritual Principles
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Integral Ministry Elective Course. During the Unity Worldwide Spiritual Institute winter quarter which starts January 3, 2022, Revs. Drs. Gary and Jane Simmons will be teaching an Introduction to Integral Ministry Practice. This elective course is open to members in the field as well as ministerial students. The course is an introduction to the theoretical context for understanding mission-centric ministry and whole systems strategies for evolving out of minister-centric ministry practices. Learn more here.
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UWSI Enrollment Change. We have an important change to our policies at UWSI! Beginning January 1, 2022, anyone wishing to receive credit for a field course will need to enroll with UWSI. This one-time enrollment form and fee of $35 to take UWSI courses has been in place since 2016. The change being made is to bring all UWSI field course credits under the umbrella of UWSI enrollment and to automate the process. Read more information here.
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Leadership Development
Training Unity Leaders in Effective Leadership
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Webinars and Trainings. Please visit our Trainings webpage for a complete list of offerings, descriptions, deadlines, and registration information. All times listed are Central Time, unless otherwise noted. Most are available for CEUs. Please remember to track your CEUs and confirm them on your annual report.
Upcoming Registration Deadlines
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- Forming a Spiritual Action Team. Date: January 13, 2022, 1-2:30 p.m. Registration closes: January 11, 2022.
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Connect
Providing Resources and Opportunities for Unity Leaders
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Transitions
Rev. Victor “Vic” Jenkins (ordained 1987) made his transition on October 18, 2021. Vic served as minister of Unity of the Valley Spiritual Center, Vacaville, California, for 20 years before retiring in 2008. He had a heart for social justice issues and inspired spiritual growth through the many ways that he served Unity and through his dedication to the Solano Alliance for Justice and Empowerment.
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Tributes can be shared at Vic Jenkins - ForeverMissed.com Online Memorials. His memorial service will be held on January 15, 2022, at 1 p.m. (PT) at Unity of the Valley Spiritual Center. In lieu of flowers, send donations to the ministry at 350 N Orchard Avenue in Vacaville, CA 95688 or to Solano Alliance for Justice and Empowerment, Box 2740, Fairfield, CA 94533.
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Changes
Congratulations to Rev. Brigid Beckman (ordained through One Spirit Interfaith Learning Alliance) on her new position as a senior minister at Unity Church in Albany, New York. She started in December.
Congratulations to Rev. Michael Everett Davis on his new position as the spiritual leader of Unity of Indianapolis, Indiana. His start date was November 15, 2021.
Open Positions
Please view our openings at UnityWorldwideMinistries.org/openings.
Open Position Highlights
Unity of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, is a community of caring and spiritual people embracing their Vision: “Centered in Divine Love, we co-create an enlightened world of harmony and abundance.” With a strong congregation of 36, they envision a minister who is open to exploring new possibilities for their beautiful facility while honoring their core traditions.
Unity of South Sound, Tacoma, Washington, is in a beautiful port city on Washington’s Puget Sound. Their congregation of 100 is a welcoming, awakening group of Spirit-loving people. Their population embraces diversity—all ages, ethnicities, gender expressions, and orientations are welcome. They enjoy learning through inspiring Sunday services, prayer, meditation, music, small groups, classes, and the teaching and practice of Unity and New Thought principles. The ideal candidate will be a spiritually grounded, dynamic speaker, who is open, honest, joyful, and humorous. They are looking for someone who understands the value of and can provide music as a ministry and an expression of joy, but also has administrative and financial management skills as well.
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Celebrations
Rev. Ann Marie Acacio (ordained 1996) recently published her first book, Rise and Shine: Reclaiming Our Rightful Place. Part 1 outlines how the three aspects of our one mind function (conscious, subconscious, and superconscious) and how we can recognize our feedback. Part 2 moves the student deeper into the remembrance of our relationship in the Trinity and offers practices for anchoring our spiritual nature. Diagrams are included for ease in learning and teaching. Questions at the end of each chapter make it an excellent book study.
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 A listing of all current openings for ministers and ministry personnel can be found at UnityWorldwideMinistries.org/openings. No login is needed. Send questions/comments about ministry employment to Christina Highsmith.
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Connect: Events
Opportunities for Unity Leaders to Come Together
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Award Nominations. We are currently accepting your nominations for our annual award winners for the Myrtle Fillmore Award, Charles Fillmore Award, Light of God Expressing in Unity Award, and Light of God Expressing in Society Award. Please send your completed nomination form to Cathy Christy by January 31, 2022. Join us June 13–17, 2022, for our Unity Convention, themed People Get Ready! in Overland Park, Kansas, and online.
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Unity Urban Ministerial School
Focusing on Urban Ministerial Skills
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A Historic Event. You are invited to join Rev. Valorie Kay Gunsch and her congregation at Unity of Richmond, Virginia, for their first Unity Kwanzaa service on December 26, 2021, at 11 a.m. (ET). The service includes gospel music, African drummers, dancers, and an African feast following the service. “We are mightily blessed to have the opportunity to learn from one another’s cultures and share the rich tapestry of our uniqueness,” says Rev. Valorie. The event is livestreamed at unityrva.org/livestream.
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A Watch Night Invitation. Unity of Richmond and Unity of Bon Air, Virginia, invite you to their New Year’s Eve Burning Bowl Watch Night service on December 31, 2021, at 7 p.m. (ET). Watch Night origins come from the New Year’s Eve of the Emancipation Proclamation when enslaved African Americans waited and watched for their freedom. The evening will incorporate Unity traditions and components of a Watch Night service. Please join this livestream event at unityrva.org/livestream.
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Unity World Headquarters
at Unity Village
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The Healing Power of Grief. Can the experience of grief also be a gift? When we choose to be present with the loss of a partner, parent, or loved one, we can find the healing power of grief. Register now to join this online conversation on December 9.
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‘Tis the Season for Giving. This Christmas, share the spirit of Unity with your loved ones with Daily Word® Christmas Greeting Cards. This collection features beautiful messages using the themes of Advent: hope, faith, peace, love, and joy. The cards’ narrative illustrations are original artwork inspired by the holiday magic of children’s picture books.
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