Unity Spiritual Centre Girard
1226 Naylor Lloyd Rd.  Girard, OH 44420
www.unitycentre.org     Phone:330-539-0122

September 2020
 

Beginning Sunday, September 6th 2020
 

It has been decided that the Centre will reopen for Sunday Services Only, starting September 6, 2020.  Viewing our service online on Facebook and our Website will also continue to be available.  
 
We ask that these guidelines be adhered too for the safety and health of all of our members.  
 
Although these guidelines are restrictive, and prevent us from experiencing the community as we would like, they are important to ensure the health of all of those attending and all those people may contact after they leave.  It also ensures our staffs safety, and those who need to keep the environment clean. 

Air hugs are acceptable during meet-in-greet from a distance; Namaste bows are also acceptable as well as smiling eyes above the masks of protection.  We are ONE, and there are many ways to feel each other without physical touching. Thanks for understanding, I look forward to seeing those who choose to come.  I am so very grateful for the continuing support of this truth ministry.

Love and Blessings,
~Cay

 

MEMBERS:
 

September 6th: The 9th Beautitude - Cay Tomerlin
September 13th: The 10th Beautitude - Cay Tomerlin
September 20th: The 11th Beautitude - Cay Tomerlin
September 27th: To Be Announced - Rev. Rose Houston
 

Request for Pictures!
 

We would like to update your picture on Ministry Tracker so that our new leader, when one arrives, can associate you with your name.  If you have a current picture you can scan and email to Nicole, that would be great!  If not, we will try to take your picture the next time you are at the Centre.

Email your picture to Nicole@unitycentre.org
Thanks!
Cay
 

****If you would like to participate in Unity’s World Day of prayer you can join with them virtually.  All of the information you need can be found at https://www.unity.org/wdop
Standing in Truth, I move from fear to faith.
 
****You may submit your own prayer list to them by going to this site:  https://www.unity.org/wdop/submit
 
****To participate with the virtual events the schedule is below:
All World Day of Prayer events will be livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube. We welcome your participation and comments. Please share events on social media using the hashtag #WDOP20.

Wednesday, September 9
7 p.m.—Opening Ceremony • Rev. Linda Martella-Whitsett, Vice President, Unity Prayer Ministry
• Rev. Ogun Holder, Senior Minister, Unity on the River, Amesbury, Massachusetts
• Rev. DeeAnn Weir Morency, Associate Minister, Unity San Francisco
• Rev. Ana Quintana, Associate Minister, Unity of the Triangle, Raleigh, North Carolina
• Music by Eddie Watkins Jr., Motown and New Thought Musician

Thursday, September 10
8 a.m.—Live music with Eddie Watkins Jr.
11 a.m.—Bilingual prayer service (English and Spanish) • Rev. Patricia Bass, Interim Chief Executive Officer, Unity Worldwide Ministries
• Rev. Juan del Hierro, Associate Minister, Unity on the Bay, Miami, Florida
4 p.m.—Live music with Eddie Watkins Jr.
 
**** To move thru reflection questions for growth goto:  https://www.unity.org/wdop/shareblessing
There will not be anything at our local Spiritual Centre for this event but we encourage each of you to take time in the 24-hour period to create your own prayer list and pray.  You may, also, send me your list electronically caytomerlin@gmail.com and I will include them in my prayers.
 

09/13/20 Mill Creek Park
Meet at 1:15 at Lilly pond parking lot
Old tree trail, lily pond and other trail Approx 4.5 miles

09/17/20 Appalachian Trail Hike Palmerton, PA
Thursday arrive at Evergreen Lake Campgrounds
Friday start hike at Lehigh River Bridge at rt 873 and hike 12.5 miles
Saturday start hike at Smith road and hike 8.1 miles
Sunday pack up and go home

If you want more information or updates, contact Larry at sledge82@aol.com or call the office and we will put you in touch with him. 330-539-0122.

We will be studying third cakra (Manipura) (I use the Sanskrit spelling, pronounced “chuck-ra”) mantas from the Thomas Ashley-Farrand Cakra Mantras book. We have already looked at a hanuman mantra, rama mantra, a tantric Shakti mantra, and twelve sun mantras and their fruits, and moon mantras. This week we will continue third cakra mantras and look at  the mantras corresponding to the planets: Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Mercury, Saturn, Moon’s North Node (Rahu), and Moon’s South Node (Ketu). The planetary mantras correspond to various material results, esoteric results, and physiological associations to our internal glands and physical systems. We may or may not complete the third cakra mantras in one week. After that we will move to study the fourth cakra (Anahata = not hit) mantras. These relate to feminine Shakti powers. I will introduce the mantra and we will read about its use and you will have the opportunity to repeat it and find out which mantra resonate with you (or not). We may choose to do a complete mala (108 beads) chanting one or two mantras for 108 repetitions. We will also have time catch up and share what’s going on at the beginning. Our breath in mantra chanting, as well as other meditative methods, connects us each personally with the Divine.

We meet 6:45-8:15PM Tuesdays via freeconferencecall.com, Meeting ID: info69845. Roger Dale Juntunen, 330-883-0977 mobile, rdjuntunen@gmail.com. OM…

 

From the Desk of Rev. Rose Houston

Dear Friends,

 
I am so often asked how I pray for others and how long is it appropriate to continue praying. It seemed appropriate as we come back to church in September to share a wonderful method that I’ve found helpful as well as powerful through the many years I’ve been praying for people and situations.
 
It’s my practice to continue holding people on our prayer list for at least one week. The reason I do this is not a lack of faith, it’s an act of love to continue to hold a sacred space in which the flow of Spirit is unobstructed by any doubts.
 

READ MORE...
 

Making a Joyful Noise

 

This month’s artist we would like to honor and recognize is Fred Bogert.  Fred’s website is http://www.fredbogert.com/  He was one of the first artist that wrote back giving us permission to use his music during our services.  So Bless you Fred and many thanks!

Fred served as Music Director for a Unity church in Florida for 7 years, then later produced an album of children’s music for the Association of Unity Churches for the Year of the Child in 1993. He currently serves in Louisville, KY at Ridgewood Baptist Church as Minister of Music and Highland Baptist’s Friday Church Coordinator. He is an ordained Baptist Minister.
Fred is a Music Minister, a Composer, A performer, an Arranger and is a Producer and Engineer.  His studio is where Armand and Angelina Record.



Other Artists and music this month-May they be Blessed and have our thanks!
Warm up Song: 
The Beatitudes by Jami Smith http://jamismith.com/
It's a Brand New Day Glen Roethel, Sue Riley, Richard Mekdeci:  https://www.empowerma.com/
Opening Songs: 
               My Heart:  Devotion http://www.devotionsings.com/
               Centered in the Peace of God: by Char Meredith-
               A New Heaven a New Earth: Teri Wilder and Fred Albers http://teriwilder.com/
               In Beauty May I walk: by Karen Drucker  https://www.karendrucker.com/
               If I had no Fear: Jana Stanfield https://www.janastanfield.com/
Congregational/Special Music
               Living in the Heart of God by Jan Garrett & JD Martin https://garrett-martin.com/
The Movers The Shakers Bob Sima  https://www.empowerma.com/
Heaven is in my Heart Richard Mekdic  https://www.empowerma.com/
Walk in Peace by Fred Bogert
Fearless  by Claudia Carawan  https://claudiacarawan.com/
Meditation Songs
               Blessed are the Pure in Heart by The Elora Singers and Hawes
Heave is here in me Leo Brodie  https://www.empowerma.com/
The Circle of Fear Donna Maria Caryhttps://www.empowerma.com/
 
The Lord’s Prayer  Kingdom of Heaven StoweGood https://stowegood.com/
Peace Song:  Be Peace Expressing by Chris Fosterhttps://www.empowerma.com/

Unity Spiritual Centre Girard Now Available on

   

Watch Sunday Messages On-Demand
on your Roku Device or Roku TV.
 
On Your Roku Enabled TV or Roku Device:
 
Open the Roku App, and in the Channel Store search for "Sermon.net".

 

Subscribe to add the Sermon.net app.  Once it appears in your channels, launch the app and search for Unity Spiritual Centre Girard. Scroll to the right until you see our logo.  Click on our logo.  From here you can subscribe to Unity's listing so we will appear whenever you launch Sermon.net. 

For more information or help you can email nicole@unitycentre.org with your phone number.  Nicole will call you and walk you through the set-up.

Board Notes
w/ President Mark Klotz

 

Hello Unity Members:

I can hardly believe it is August already! Some good news as you will soon find out from our Spiritual Leader Cay Tomerlin; we have decided to open the doors to Sunday morning service starting on September 5th. We will be sticking to the Ohio guidelines as to safety procedures and we will also continue to stream at 11:00 am for all those who wish to tune in from home. We want you to be safe and take the precautions that you feel are necessary for you. 

Old Business: covered the sewer/ septic line installation. We are meeting with the plumbing inspector this Thursday and working out the details, then we should be ready to dig. Fingers Crossed!!!

We also are still taking bids on the resurfacing or re-sealing of the parking lot. This has been like chasing cats...these guys are very busy this time of year but we'll get there.

Nicole now has two touch screens monitors to help with production of streaming our service out to the world...by the way did you catch us on ROKU?  If not you need to check it out. Now you can get your Sunday service on the big screen...YEAAAAAH!

The Minister Search Committee has received another possible candidate, there is nothing more to say as of yet as it is still in the early stages of vetting. I only share because I want you to know that your prayers are working and actively bringing forth the perfect Spiritual Leader for the Unity Spiritual Centre of Girard, Ohio. Thank You!

New Business: Nicole will be emailing Membership renewals as well as mailings for those that do not respond. So be on the lookout...everyone counts. 

The Annual meeting date is set for October 18th 2020. The meeting will be live in the sanctuary as well as through Video Conferencing (more on this later) although we will not accept votes by phone. 

At present the New Board Member Nominations are Larry Etheredge and Nina Miller. Because of Covid-19 we may have them address the members prior to the Annual meeting by Video. Of course they still require your vote and in saying that if anyone else wishes to be nominated or nominate someone else please let me know. Because of this Pandemic we are trying to simplify the process for everyone and keep everyone informed and safe.

This has been an unusual year to say the least and we as a board of directors are doing the best we can to keep everyone involved but it is difficult when we do not get to see you every week so if you feel that we are missing anything or can do more.  I want you to feel comfortable to reach out to myself or any of our board members. This is your church, your place of worship and we want it to be of service to you. 

May you have an Awesome and Blessed Day! 🤗

~Mark Klotz

Board President

“The Inexhaustible Resource of Spirit is equal to every demand.  There is no reality in lack. 
Abundance is here and now manifest.”  

~Charles Fillmore