February - Unity Santa Maria

February 2015
Pastoral Word Friends, The 15th of
February marks the
completion of my sixth
year at Unity Chapel of
Light. Time brings
change. One of the big
changes for me recently
is that, as I’m writing
this, my mother made
her transition earlier
Pastor Brian Walker this week. She was unquestionably the person
who had the most impact on my life. Even
though she was 97 years old and under the care
of Hospice, I was still shocked at the time of
her passing. God bless you, mom, your spirit
still lives in my heart.
The February Beacon is the first one that
we’ve done since completing our survey and
we are sending out more digital copies and
fewer hard copies. If you’re reading this and
you aren’t receiving a hard copy, which you’d
like to get, please let us know. Or if you’d prefer to switch to receiving a digital copy, please
let us know that as well. Our goal is to get the
newsletter to everyone who wants one in the
form that you’d prefer. By sending out more
digital copies we are saving significantly.
At this time I also find myself reflecting
on the volunteers in the church who have
stepped up to make our spiritual community
operate effectively and efficiently. There are
so many people who could be identified and
thanked. (And I do thank you all). But this
month I’d like to focus on those who are volunteering in the office and with our on-line activity. Sharon Allen continues to work so hard to
keep our books in order. She also works
closely with Rev Suzan Williams, who is volunteering on Tuesday and is instrumental in
completing the actual financial transactions.
We have several others who volunteer in the
office. Diane Grey comes in for two hours on
Friday. Joe and Jane Furcinite volunteer for a
couple of hours on Monday. Joe also takes
care of our website, calendar, and newsletter (in
addition to now doing the sound on Sunday
morning). What a blessing that each of you
are. Thank you all so much.
I feel so blessed to have been able to be
a part of the Unity Chapel of Light for the past
six years. Thank you all for the amazing love
and support.
One in Spirit,
Pastor Brian
Refreshments and Flowers On Sunday Morning
Are you looking for an easy way to contribute and make a difference in 2015? Sign up in the activity
center to bring refreshments on a Sunday Morning. Just write your name in under a date and also if
you would like to bring a vegetable plate, a fruit selection or a sweet treat. All money earned from refreshments are used to fund Unity’s outreach to the homeless shelter. Thus, you are feeding more
than meets the eye. Also, is there a special date in your life that you would like to remember with
flowers? Sign up to commemorate this date on a Sunday Morning and brighten the sanctuary and spirits with your gift. We can make a difference in small ways every day and here are two ideas that will
truly brighten lives. As always, thank you everyone for your loving generosity.
Monday Night
Book Reading
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805-937-3025
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Mission: To provide a loving and supportive environment, and spiritual opportunities to realize
one’s highest self.
Sunday Talks On-Line
If you miss a Sunday Sermon, or just
want to hear it again you can hear it on our website: www.unitysantamaria.net. Talks are also
available on CD in the book store.
Reiki Share
Feeling stressed, tired or run down? Come to
Community Reiki at Unity on third Tuesday
of the month from 4-6pm. Experience energy
balancing on a mental, physical, emotional
and spiritual level. Certified Reiki
Practitioners will be available for
free treatments.
In the home of Doris Oaks, 7-9 PM
4299 Greentreen Ln, Orcutt CA
805-720-1061
In 1972 Dean Kraft was an average guy, unsure of
what to do with his life--until a string of strange events
occurred, and a new path unfolded before his disbelieving eyes. It began with a series of unexpected and unexplained incidents, culminating in an astonishing
revelation: Dean possessed the power to heal with his
hands. He healed strangers first, acting more out of instinct than conscious decision. He felt compelled to
reach out, to touch, to ease suffering. Word of his incredible ability spread, first to neighbors and friends,
then to doctors and the media. His practice grew, and
in time his list of clients came to include celebrities
such as Yoko Ono, John Lennon, Ethel Merman, and
Frank Zappa. Over the years, Dean has continued to
heal, often bringing life and hope to those who have
exhausted the efforts of contemporary medicine. He
has encountered believers and skeptics alike, at times
struggling with a skepticism of his own. The subject of
numerous scientific studies, time and again he has
demonstrated abilities beyond the scope of scientific
explanation. In the most fascinating study, by Lawrence Livermore Laboratory and repeated by The Science Unlimited Research Foundation, Dean was repeatedly able to kill deadly HeLa cancer cells, sealed in
glass flasks, simply by holding the flasks in his hands.
Authenticated by scientific testing and duplicated by no
one else, these studies and tests led Dean to share his
story and his knowledge with others. A Touch of Hope
chronicles the life of this remarkable man and reveals
his powerful laying-on-of-hands techniques. Included
in the book are the most commonly asked questions
about Dean Kraft's work and other healing methods; a
blue print to help readers heal themselves; and an illustrated series of exercises for those who want to learn
his healing methods.
“Save the date!
March 21, 2015 Animal Communication Workshop Presented by
Heather Green More details soon…..” “Save the date!
March 21, 2015
Prez Release
Fay Bolick
Unity. We will be laying out a grid system of
where our membership lives so that we can learn to
Recently we welcomed perhaps pickup those in need in our respective area
in a wonderful New
and bring them to Church. Please consider providYear. What a joyous
ing a loving ride when someone from the team calls
celebration we had
you.
ringing out 2014 and
inviting 2015 in with
Also, our committee is working on ideas for a
rapturous anticipation method to help those in need with transportation
for what God has in
to medical appointments. If you have ideas, would
store for us.
like to help on the team, or can help with transpor-
FRIENDS,
tation – just call the office.
We are truly Blessed in so many ways. Our schedule for exciting new events already is growing.
Hurray! We have found a qualified person to teach
Unity will provide so many rich rewards for us this Sunday school beginning this Sunday. Bring your
coming year.
children.
The wedding of Sharon Allen and Carol Gates is
coming up right here at Unity on Sunday, February
15th, at 2:30pm. Hope to see you all at the wedding.
Don’t forget that our Annual Congregational Meeting will becoming up on Sunday, March 1st. At
that meeting, 2 seats on the Board need to be filled
by a vote of the general membership. Be sure to
attend and make your vote count.
Our grounds are really looking nice. Our Memorial
Garden is beautiful and being enjoyed by many.
And of course, it continues to be a work in progress. Each season simply brings a fresh new and
different type of beauty to our beloved grounds.
It is time to say, Thank You to all the wonderful
volunteers who have made our Beautiful Chapel
and grounds a perfect place of Love & Worship
throughout 2014. And I know that 2015 is going
to be even better (if possible).
Our Chaplaincy Committee is earnestly working on
a plan to help people without transportation, get to See you next Sunday, Fay Bolick
Café Romantica
Cafe Romantica returns to the Unity of Santa Maria on Sunday, February 8th after church services to
inspire, fulfill and entertain church congregants with great valentines, food, poetry and song.
As people come in they are invited to make valentines or heart decorations. They will be served an Italian pasta lunch, including bread, salad and dessert. After everyone is settled with their food, people will
read original or favorite poems about love. Then we will go to the other room for a session of Karaoke
and group singing.
The Choir will provide the food, but they will be singing that day so Michael Corob
is looking for volunteers to help set up the food. He also needs people who would
like to clean up instead of doing Karaoke. Michael is also inviting people to donate
used valentines so they can be cut up and used again.
The cost of the lunch has yet to be determined, but the proceeds will help the choir
purchase new microphones.
ness.” The focus for prayer and meditation in
Spiritual Healing is not on the condition but on the
Truth of our wholeness. Disease and sickness
In his CD series entitled “The Princi- show up when somehow the natural system within
ples of Spiritual Healing,” Eric Butter- the body to chose health has broken down.
worth tells us our bodies have built
Now here is the realization I truly love. Because
Jane Furcinite
into them a powerful system of heal- God is 100% all present, all the time, so always
ing. Eric says: “You can be healed because you
present all the time is my wholeness, any healing
are whole. God is the wholeness within which you energy I will ever need, everything I will ever need
exist.” You live in the wholeness of God. I love
for my highest good.
this concept. I love knowing that my body knows
When wholeness seems not to be present in my
how to heal, how to be well. The Daily Word for
1/8/15 puts it this way: “My body responds to my body, instead of praying for the situation, I can
pray for the unobstructed flow of divine life in
healing thoughts, and I radiate health.”
me. As I learn about and practice Spiritual healing,
Spiritual healing is not something we try to get God I find that if a situation comes into my life such as
to do for us, not something we beg Him for or
illness or pain, if it comes at all, it is much quicker
somehow earn. Rather it is a movement in our conto depart. Here is an example…
sciousness. Through prayer and Spiritual
Last week I was sitting at my dining room table
“treatment,” we gain an expanded awareness of
wrapping birthday presents for my soon to be
God and the Truth about our wholeness.
eleven year old granddaughter. I started noticing
Eric says that fundamental is the realization that
back pain and as the day went on the pain grew
health is natural. Healing in our bodies is natural. worse until it was quite severe. Although at times
We are designed to heal and to be whole. Not be- like this we may still turn to worldly remedies (I
cause we have won some special favor with God,
did take some over the counter pain medication and
but because healing is a natural force within us.
used an ice pack), Spiritual healing practices can
What force is that? Why GOD of course. That’s
become our main focus and result in a much more
right, the power in you is God and wholeness is
rapid healing. This is what I did…
your birthright.
I began periods of Spiritual “treatment” by putting
On CD #2 Eric speaks of an article that appeared in on a mustard seed bracelet I had been given for
the American Weekly a number of years ago. It
Christmas. I read the scripture on the bracelet, perwas a story about Dr. Richard C. Cabot, a doctor
sonalizing that scripture by saying: “Because I do
who at that time was Dean of the Harvard Medical have faith at least the size of a mustard seed, nothSchool. Dr. Cabot had been involved in an auing is impossible for me.”
topsy on a man who had been killed in an automoNext I lit a single battery operated tea light candle
bile accident. It was said of this man that he had
never been sick a day in his life. They discovered also given to me at Christmas. Looking at the light
I remembered these words from Eric Butterworth’s
in the autopsy that the man had much scar tissue
CD: “This is the light which is you. This is the
within that showed his body had experienced and
had healed itself from all sorts of conditions such light of your wholeness. Reflect on that radiance.
Give thanks for this is the wholeness that is you.
as cancer and various other ills. It showed that at
this very moment he had at least four usually fatal Get to know the light that you are.”
diseases. It showed that his body system had set up Next I held in my hand a “gratitude rock,” a third
some defenses that had rendered the diseases harm- Christmas gift. One side of the rock is marred
less. All of this, and the man had never even
and has numerous imperfections. The other side is
known about it.
perfect, without any flaws. I consciously chose to
Eric teaches: “Spiritual healing is not involved in keep the “whole” side up as an awareness of my
wholeness. After this I meditated on concepts
fighting sickness but rather in realizing wholetaken from Eric’s CDs….concepts such as …
*See yourself in consciousness as pure light.
that has its own power to heal.” (Page 238)
*Get to know yourself as the light that you are.
*Release the wholeness that is you.
*See yourself as only perfect light and wholeness.
The Daily Word
January 2, 2015
“In my daily prayer time, I
align with my divine naMy body knows how to get well. That’s how God
ture. I listen and I trust…
made us. I took this into consciousness and in little
with a clear intention and
over one day, my back was totally healed and all
faith in the Christ within, I
the pain was gone.
achieve my full potential.”
Dean Kraft, in his book “A Touch of Hope”, says:
“All of us are born with the ability to self-heal….
Within each of us is an amazing biological system
Wedding Announcement
Sunday February 15, 2015 - 2:30 PM
Sharon Elizabeth Allen
Carol Annitta Gates
Reception After Ceremony
No Gifts
Everyone is Welcome
Bring Finger Food
Celebrating 45 Years Together in Love
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February 20th 5 to 9+ PM
Please, cards only, no gifts.
Donations to Charlies Angels would be nice.
Please RSVP by Feb. 6th 937-4347 or 934-0999
Come help us celebrate this wonderful occasion for
a truly amazing woman!
5 to 6 PM … Social Hour
5:30 … Sweet Adelines Quartet
6:00 to 7:30 … Dinner
7:30 to 8:30 … Live Band
9:00 … Party Hardy
Special Movie Presentation
Thursday, February 26, 2015, 07:00pm - 09:00pm
“The Rising Tide of Silence” is a reflective portrait of Father Thomas
Keating, one of today's most influential spiritual leaders. Interweaving
historical footage, interviews, and extensive conversations with Father
Thomas, the film traces his spiritual journey from an affluent New York
City childhood, to an austere Trappist monastic life, to his rise through the
Order, and his election as Abbot of St. Joseph's Abbey.
Notice of Annual Membership
The annual meeting of Unity of Santa Maria, (Unity Chapel of Light) will be held
March 1, 2015 immediately following the 11 a.m. service. All members are encouraged to attend and everyone is welcome. We will be electing two members to the
Board of Trustees and passing the 2015 Budget. We have accomplished a great deal
that we can be proud of in 2014 and we have even bigger plans for 2015.
We at Unity are blessed with a high degree of member participation and we look forward to continuing that tradition. See
you on March 1st!
Happy New Year
Fay Bolick, President, Board of Directors
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Movie of the Month —
Feb 8, 1:30 PM
What is time? How does time on earth differ
from time on the “other side”? Do the Akashic
Records, also known as “The Book of Life,”
contain experiences that have not yet occurred in our lifetime? Do we receive insight
on this from our dreams? Do our past lives,
present life, and future lives all occur at the
same time, right now? If so, can you change
your past to make a better future? The answers to these questions on this fascinating
topic are fully explored in a straightforward
and easy-to-understand manner with insight
and humor by Kevin J. Todeschi , A.R.E.’s
CEO, one of our most popular speakers, and
an acknowledged expert on the Cayce readings and the subject of the Akashic Records.