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January - February 2014 Newsletter
Uni-Vision
Sanctuary Stained Glass Art
In this issue:
Treasurer’s Report
Armstrong’s Walkers
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Unity Angels
Enlightened Leaders
January - February Messages
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6
A Look Ahead in 2014
Prosperity Plus II
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My dear friends,
As I write this article, snow is
softly falling outside my
window, creating a beautiful
blanket of white. A blanket
that is symbolic of the many
forms of hibernation that take
place during the winter months.
And yet, I know that beneath
the snow, life is being renewed
and regenerated. Life is
preparing for its time to spring
forth into a new season of experiences.
For the ministry, the turn of the calendar page marks a
time of new life as we step into a new year as a
spiritual community. And we are so excited about
what is in store for us in 2014!
Our overall theme as a ministry for 2014 is ‘INSPIRED
& UNSTOPPABLE!’ This theme was inspired by the
book, ‘Inspired & Unstoppable: Wildly Succeeding in Your
Life’s Work’, by Tama Kieves. Throughout the year,
we’ll be exploring many different aspects of our lives
and going deeper into the divine inspiration that resides
within each of us. Each month will have its own
individual focus: Potential, Abundance, Forgiveness,
Service, Nurture, Yes!, Freedom, Strength, Prayer,
Commitment, Gratitude, and Faith. And with God as
our guide, we are indeed ‘Unstoppable’!
L ETTER FROM YOU R MIN ISTER
We also have a lot of fun times planned. Watch for
announcements about Super Bowl Sunday with your
favorite sports jerseys and tailgate fellowship; a Reverse
Tithe; Volunteer Appreciation Day; Hawaiian Shirt Day;
a retreat to Unity Village; and more. Our Community
Service (Outreach) programs will expand as we share
our abundance with our greater community, and we’ll
also continue to sponsor a few fundraisers to benefit
the ministry’s programs.
Your board of trustees and I look forward to sharing
more with you about our accomplishments in 2013 and
the ministry initiatives in 2014 at our annual
membership meeting on Sunday, February 23, 2014.
Although membership is required to vote on business
matters of the ministry during the meeting, everyone is
welcomed and encouraged to attend. It will be a time
for all of us to celebrate as a spiritual community and
prayerfully hold the vision for a year during which we
intend to be INSPIRED & UNSTOPPABLE!
My sincere gratitude to everyone for what was a
fabulous 2013. I offer my blessings to you and all those
you hold dear for a joyous, prosperous, and
transformative 2014.
Abundant blessings,
Rev. Eileen
Unity of Traverse City A positive path for spiritual living.
Happy New Year!
Rev. Eileen Stulak
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A LOOK AHEAD IN 2014
White Stone Ceremony Sunday, January 5, 2014
Setting our intention makes all the difference! Join us for this pow-
erful service where you get the opportunity to declare your 2014
spiritual intention.
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In 2014 we are Inspired and Unstoppable!
In 2014 at Unity of Traverse City, we are all about claiming and
bringing forth our unlimited potential and expressing it into the
world. Each month, we will focus on a divine quality that inspires
us into all that is possible in our lives : Potential, Abundance, For-
giveness, Service, Nurture, Yes!, Freedom, Strength, Prayer, Com-
mitment, Gratitude, and Faith. Join us for a year of being all we
are meant to be!
UTC Sport Jersey Sunday Sunday, February 2, 2014
Wear your favorite team’s sport jersey for Super Bowl Sunday. If
you don't have a jersey or T-Shirt, just come comfortable. After
the service, join us for a tailgate party. Bring your favorite tailgate
food, your family and friends, and enjoy the fun!
Annual Membership Meeting February 23, 2014
We’ll have our Soup Kitchen Sunday, and we ask everyone to support our first Community Service program for 2014 by bring-
ing non-perishable food items to benefit the Father Fred Founda-
tion.
Soup Kitchen Sunday
Annual Membership Meeting
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PROSPERITY PLUS I I ~ HARN ESSING YOU R INVIS IBL E POWER
We are grateful and excited to bring
you a brand new Prosperity Class:
Prosperity Plus II!
This is an ALL NEW prosperity
course and is a follow-up to
Prosperity Plus. As with Prosperity
Plus, the course offers video lectures
by globally renowned spiritual teacher
and best- selling author, Mary
Morrissey. The 10-week course will
be co-facilitated at Unity of Traverse
City by Kim Morse and Evelyne
Verret beginning on Sunday, January
12, 2014.
This program offers a proven path to
increasing prosperity of all kinds in
your life. It will help you to open to
greater experiences of abundance in
many areas of life, including:
relationships, career/business,
Physical and emotional healings
Increased personal
empowerment
Bought or built new homes
Realization of long-held dreams
New cars
If you have already taken Prosperity
Plus, or have taken other Unity-based
prosperity classes (such as 4T, Keys
to the Kingdom, or Sacred
Abundance), this new course will re-
ignite your potential and give you an
upgraded map for living your most
prosperous life now. We are
confident that this next level of
prosperity teaching will open new
doors for you.
We look forward to supporting you
in expanding your experience of
abundance. Classes begin Sunday,
January 12, 2014, so sign up now
(click HERE to sign up or register at
the church) and we will see you
there!
finances, health and spirituality.
Based on a recent nation-wide
survey of 350 ministers who offered
the original Prosperity Plus
program, here are just a few of the
amazing results that students
reported:
Published books
Changed careers to match
passions
Dramatically improved financial
status
More profitable businesses
Completion of unhealthy
relationships
Anxieties and fears melted away
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T R E A S U R E R ’ S R E P O R T by David Ginsberg, Treasurer, Unity Board of Trustees
have a “healthy” net income in
2013. Abundance is in our midst,
and JOY is all around us at Unity!
Reverend Eileen and all of us on the
board are extremely grateful for
your generous and continued
support, and we feel confident 2014
will be another prosperous year in
our community! Our ministry is
gaining momentum, and the love and
pride within Unity of Traverse City
has never been better.
As always, we continue to be in
alignment with the vision and
mission of Unity of Traverse City
and the prosperity teachings of
Unity. “Love Offerings” are up
significantly through this writing
compared to the same time in
2012, and our YTD (January
through November) shows that we
are in good positive cash flow by
$20,334.83. Our final numbers for
2013 will not be available until mid-
January, but it is quite clear we will
2013 has been a terrific year for Unity
of Traverse City. An “environment of
abundance” and “gratitude” continues
to exist in our community, which has
been reflected in our financial growth.
We remain in solid financial shape as
Reverend Eileen and the Board of
Trustees have worked diligently in
providing the appropriate stewardship
for our ministry.
Unity Year-to-Date Financial ~ January – November
2013 2012
Total Love Offering $ 112,176.95 $ 89,933.60
Total Income $ 123,311.77 $ 94,445.41
Total Expenses $ 102,976.94 $ 81,681.19
Net Income $ 20,334.83 $ 12,764.22
Your tithes and contributions are greatly appreciated!
The animals at Cherryland Humane Society appreciate your support and animal ministry at Unity.
The Fur-Ever Friend page highlights
dogs and cats from four rescue
organizations that are ready and
waiting for a good home. Check out
the new Unity Ad, with a photo of
Rev. Eileen and her dog Michelle,
along with Unity's new branding
design in Thursday’s edition of the
Record Eagle. Those interested in
dog walking may talk with Sue
Schwartz or e-mail her at
susanschwartz@chartermi.net for
more details.
The New Year 2014 marks Unity's 8th
year coordinating the dog walking
program and scheduling the daily dog
walkers at the Cherryland Humane
Society. It is a privilege to be in the
presence of all the compassionate dog
walkers, who give their time, love and
talents to these great dogs that are
awaiting adoption. In case you did not
know, through a private donation,
Unity of Traverse City has a weekly
advertisement on the Fur-Ever Friend
page each Thursday in the Record
Eagle.
J O Y - F I L L E D M O M E N T S F R O M A R M S T R O N G ’ S W A L K E R S by Sue Schwartz
David Ginsberg
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U N I T Y A N G E L S
It was a
busy and
fulfilling
Holiday
Season for
the Angels.
It was a
time when
everyone showed they are indeed
Angels. Early in December we were
in contact with the Women’s
Resource Center. They gave us
three Doula families . These are
families with unwed mothers who are
helped to form their families and live
independently. They are given help
with their babies, setting up their
home, finishing school and learning to
run their households. We were
granted three families to provide
estimated total for our giving was a
little over $800.
There are a number of congregants
who have had surgery or are
otherwise incapacitated. We are
making phone calls, visits, and sending
cards to these folks. Please contact
June Neal if you have some time and
would like to participate. She can be
reached at the number below.
The Angel lunch group will meet
again on the third Tuesday of January
at the church. Please join for
fellowship and some planning.
Contact June Neal 231.943.9198 if
you have questions or wish to join.
Christmas help and cheer.
There were 11 people in the three
families altogether ranging in age
from three months to 19 years of
age. The agency asked them to
make a wish list. Susan Hall (our
Angel) got together all the materials
and the Angels made paper
ornaments to go on the Angel tree.
All the ornaments had a name and
wish on them. When Sunday
arrived the congregants took the
ornaments home and brought back
the gifts. We again met as an Angel
group and sorted all the gifts. We
delivered them the week of
December 16th. Our wonderful
congregants were very creative and
generous with their giving. The
by June Neal, Angel Coordinator
E N L I G H T E N E D L E A D E R S - W E D N E S D A Y , J A N U A R Y 8 T H
Wednesday,
January 8th at
6:30pm in the
Fellowship
Hall, please
join us for
another
exciting
Enlightened
Leaders
webinar
“Change You
Can Believe
In, Beliefs
You Can
Change In” with Reverend Ian
Lawton.
One of the keys to growth in a
church is creating a culture of change;
a culture that is open and excited
about new possibilities. This webinar
organizations uncover their seed of
divinity and grow from the inside out.
He is a "Spiritual teacher of inner
wisdom, divine love, deeper
consciousness, oneness, peace, and
abundance."
Ian originates from Australia, where
he worked on Sydney’s inner city
streets and saw the reality of human
suffering first hand. He sought a
spirituality that made a difference in
the reality of life here and now. In
2004, Bishop John Shelby Spong
convinced Ian to come to the United
States to lead an emerging group of
free thinkers in West Michigan.
will offer inspiration and tools to
instill a culture of change in all
aspects of church life.
Benefits of Attendance
Confidence in your ability to
manage change
Positive and proactive ways of
dealing with change
Techniques for learning and
growing through difficult change
Reminder of your essential
divine nature, which flows with
change easily
Skills to make you a more
effective leader and community
member
Rev. Lawton is from Michigan and
has been growing "God Pods" for
over 20 years, helping people and
Rev. Ian Lawton
3600 Five Mile Road
Traverse City, MI 49686
Tel: 231-938-9587
Fax: 231-938-9593
E-mail: info@unity-traverse.org
Web: www.unitytraversecity.org
Blessings To:
2014: ‘Inspired & Unstoppable!’
January – Potential: I am filled with the unlimited potential of God.
5th White Stone Sunday, ‘It Begins With Intention’
12th ‘Inspired & Unstoppable’
19th ‘Your Creativity Is Calling’
26th ‘Imagine That’
February – Abundance: I step into the flow of abundance and prosperity.
2nd ‘The Abundant Life’
9th ‘Success to the Higher Power’
16th ‘In the Flow’
23rd ‘A Tale of Two Tithes’
SUNDAY LESSONS ~ JAN UARY - F EBRUARY 2014
Connect with Unity!
www.unitytraversecity.org
231.938.9587
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