Archive for January 2021
New Building: Topping Out Ceremony!
The topping out ceremony is an ancient tradition in construction that is celebrated around the world when the final beam of a building is placed safely on the structure and construction is ready to proceed to the next phase. Some of the earliest records of this tradition are found in pre-Dark Ages Scandinavian cultures that…
Read MoreSeattle Unity February 2021 Newsletter
– IN THIS ISSUE – Upcoming Events & Classes Letter from Rev. Karen Black History in Unity Annual Meeting Building News Updates Youth & Family XYZennials Invite Midday Meditation & Prayer Prayer Support Ways to Give Daily Word Board & Staff Click here to read the full Newsletter.
Read MoreSunday Service Podcast January 24th – Change Agents
“I invite you to embrace your inner misfit, your inner rebel, the one that knows there is a better way, the one that knows there is a way we can create a world that works for all.” Senior Minister Rev. Karen Lindvig explores what it means to be a change agent in the world. Using…
Read MoreSunday Service Podcast January 10th – Reincarnation
“If it’s true, then we come to this earth school – I call it soul-making – to have myriad experiences in order to perfect or to complete this thing called the field of soul.” Guest speaker Michael Bogar returns to discuss the concept of reincarnation, especially the recent work of Ian Stevenson, Andrea Leininger and…
Read MoreSunday Service Podcast January 17th – Words Matter
“We can use our words to create havoc, or we can use our words to increase love and understanding.” Senior Minister Rev. Karen Lindvig returns to discuss the power of the Creative Word. This concept appears in the works of Unity co-founder Charles Fillmore, and resonates especially deeply this week, in the aftermath of an…
Read MoreSunday Service Podcast December 24th – Christmas Eve Candlelighting
“The truth is, that since we’re not so busy, running to parties and doing all the things that we normally do socially, this actually gives us an opportunity to focus on the true meaning of this holiday.” Senior Minister Rev. Karen Lindvig leads a very different version of our Christmas Eve Candlelighting service, but this…
Read MoreSunday Service Podcast January 3rd – Whitestone
“That word white … comes originally from the word leukos, and leukos can also mean bright or brilliant. To me this is the essence of the White Stone ritual. It’s calling out that brilliance in you, that divine quality, that is most needed in this moment, in your life and in the world.” Associate Minister…
Read MoreSunday Service Podcast December 27th – Burning Bowl
“It is when we change ourselves that we then can influence and change the world around us.” This year’s Burning Bowl ritual of releasing is different from other years, in that we’re not doing this together, but independently at our homes, but Rev. Karen speaks the word about this rich practice. 2020 perhaps more than…
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