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News from Unity of Arlington
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Vision:
Knowing we are One, we celebrate peace,
compassion, and equality for all.
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Mission:
We empower people to live thriving spiritual lives.
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UPCOMING SUNDAY SERVICES
New Three-Part Sunday Message Series based on
Finding Yourself in Transition: Using Life’s Changes for Spiritual Awakening by Robert Brumet
Sunday, September 8, 2024
Part 1 ~ “Life 360: Navigating Change”
11am, Rev. Anne Tabor
Sanctuary & Livestream
Sunday, September 15, 2024
Part 2 ~ “The Sacred Passageway”
11am, Rev. Anne Tabor
Sanctuary & Livestream
Sunday, September 22, 2024
Part 3 ~ “Dancing Through Your Life’s Transitions”
11am, Rev. Anne Tabor
Sanctuary & Livestream
*Sunday, September 29, 2024
“Mission Possible”
11am, Rev. Anne Tabor
Sanctuary & Livestream
*Rev. Anne’s Sunday Finale
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My Final Four
Sunday Sermons in September!
Beginning this Sunday, I’m thrilled to start a heartfelt three-part series based on Robert Brumet’s powerful book, Finding Yourself in Transition. Together, we’ll dive into the spiritual beauty of change—how it can strengthen us, stretch us, and, ultimately, uplift us when we embrace it with grace and faith.
These talks will hold special meaning for all of us, as we reflect on the changes ahead—for me, for you, and for our beloved community.
Each week will be flowing with love, laughter, and light as we honor the journey we’ve shared and prepare for the exciting next chapter at Unity of Arlington. I can’t wait to see you there and soak in every special moment together.
Much love,
❤️ Rev. Anne
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Joe Rogers will be performing fifteen minutes of fabulous prelude music on our livestream broadcast this Sunday at 10:45am, CT!
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Sunday, September 8, 2024
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Part 1: “Life 360: Navigating Change"
11am, Rev. Anne Tabor
Sanctuary & Livestream
Change is inevitable, but it offers a pathway to profound personal and spiritual growth. In Finding Yourself in Transition: Using Life’s Changes for Spiritual Awakening, Robert Brumet beautifully blends psychology, Eastern and Western mysticism, and Biblical insights to guide you through life’s most challenging shifts.
In Part 1 of this uplifting three-part Sunday Message Series, we’ll explore how to turn life’s transitions into opportunities for growth, much like the Life360 app helps us stay connected and guided through every turn.
Discover how to trust the process, embrace the void, and step into new beginnings with grace. Join Rev. Anne as she leads us through this transformative time in Unity of Arlington’s history, supporting you in navigating change with clarity and purpose.
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Guest Artist
Abel Baldazo
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Sunday, September 15, 2024
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Part 2: “The Sacred Passageway"
11am, Rev. Anne Tabor
Sanctuary & Livestream
Without endings, there can be no beginnings! But how do we navigate change with grace? After all, change is inevitable.
In part two of this series, Rev. Anne guides us through life’s sacred transitions, inspired by Robert Brumet’s book Finding Yourself in Transition: Using Life's Changes for Spiritual Awakening.
We’ll explore that weird in between space where one door closes and the other one... takes its sweet time. But not to fret, even when life feels “under construction,” something wonderful is unfolding. And sometimes, we just need to remind each other of this Truth!
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Unity of Arlington
2024 Board of Trustees
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YOUR COMMUNITY
Opportunities and Upcoming Events
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Over the years on September 11, there have been many memorial services in the prayer garden just across the parking lot. The first physical memorial in Texas to the 9/11 tragedy is located there, along with the words from the Upanishads, written nearly 3000 years ago:
Lead me from death to life
from falsehood to truth.
Lead me from despair to hope,
from fear to trust.
Lead me from hate to love,
from war to peace.
Let peace fill our heart,
our world, our universe.
Peace, peace, peace.
As we reflect on 9/11, it’s clear we haven’t made the progress we hoped for to create more safety on our planet. When and how can we come to the realization that it is time to take the path of peace? After all these years, we still have not learned that war is not the answer.
As we remember that tragic morning 23 years ago, we can work for better understanding and reconciliation. Honor those lost on 9/11 by working for peace and raising our voice when we see injustice. We can use these events to create a new world, an evolutionary change to the way we show up in the world, a transformation from ME to US.
We can hold in our consciousness the vision of a world without violence, a world where people choose to work out differences by talking and listening, by having empathy and compassion, rather than by bombs and bullets.
Let us reflect on another 9/11 event over 100 years ago; Sept 11, 1906, Gandhi led the first nonviolent protest and forever changed humanity. We can have such a change now as we remember September 11, 2001. We can choose to reconstitute ourselves as members of a community by doing something extraordinary by freeing ourselves from despair and changing our world with nonviolence. Peace begins with me, and you, and us.
At your service,
~Len Ellis
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World Day of Prayer 2024
September 11-12, 2024 to be observed in the UofA Sanctuary and Online
We will celebrate the 31st annual Unity World Day of Prayer on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. The theme this year is "Moving Mountains" and the affirmation is "Fueled by faith, I can move mountains."
As in past years our prayer vigil will be from 12 noon – 6pm, and sign-up sheets will be available for the next two Sundays, September 1st and 8th. Please consider taking some time for quiet contemplation in this very noisy world!
Unity World Headquarters is hosting free online events Sept. 11 and 12; these can be seen at https://www.unity.org/event/world-day-prayer-2024
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SpiritGroups are Unity of Arlington's small group ministry. SpiritGroups can help you grow in your faith and spiritual practice. They provide an opportunity for you to engage in service to the community. Members of the group proactively support and care for each other. SpiritGroups also can help you gain practical insights affecting every area of your life.
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The ONE-DERS
NaOra Horton and Marion Tudor
Mondays: 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Focus- "When the Heart Heals" and Workbook by Sue Monk Kid. In person only.
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The ROCKERS
Dian Pierce and Rebecca Rickey
Tuesdays: 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Focus- “The Universal Christ" by Richard Rohr.
In Person only.
REGISTRATION CLOSED (Group is Full)
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T.E.A.M. (Tuesday Evening Amazing Men)
Truman Thompson
Tuesdays: 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Focus- “Buddhism-It’s Not What You Think” by Steve Hagen. In person and Online.
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UNIDOS (Spanish Speaking)
José Ortiz and Mary Ortiz
Wednesdays: 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Focus- "Si lo crees, lo creas: Elimina tus dudas, cambia tus creencias y suelta el passado para alcanzar todo tu potencial/Believe It to Achieve It” by Brian Tracy (Spanish edition). Online only.
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SPIRITSISTERS
Glenda Thompson
Saturdays: 9:00-10:30 a.m.
Focus- “Somehow: Thoughts on Love" by Anne Lamott.
In person and Online.
REGISTRATION CLOSED (Group is Full)
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Fifty Years Ago...
Marie and Keith Loynachan started a small study group in their home, encouraged by Rev. Dr. Donald Curtis from Unity of Dallas. Little did they know that they were planting the spiritual seeds for what would become Unity of Arlington!
We are infinitely grateful to Marie and Keith for their unwavering love and leadership over the years.
As we begin celebrating our 50th Anniversary, we invite you to be a part of this incredible milestone. Your generosity has always been the foundation of our success.
In honor of our 50th Anniversary, would you consider making a
special $50, $500, or maybe a $5,000 Love Offering?
Every contribution, no matter the size, helps us continue the legacy of our beloved spiritual community that Marie and Keith began.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your continued support and faithful giving. We are profoundly grateful for your loving commitment to our spiritual family.
We've made it easy for you to make a one-time donation
or set up recurring giving.
- Give online by clicking here: Donate
- Text-to-Give through Tithely by texting the word GIVE (with no quotes) to 844-363-7894 and follow the prompts on your phone.
- Give using the Tithely Mobile App, just download the GREEN Tithely app (not the blue one) from your app store.
- USPS: mail your check to 3525 S. Bowen Road, Arlington TX 76016.
Knowing that God is our one true Source, we thank you for allowing Spirit to flow through you in such a loving and meaningful way.
We have SO MUCH for which to be grateful!
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Little Free Library
Please support our connection with our community through our Little Free Library by bringing book donations (adult, teen, fiction, non-fiction, spiritual, self help). Children's books are especially needed. Donation area available Sundays.
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Youth & Family Ministry
We look forward to seeing you!
YFM Director:
Ana Coca: 972-742-0109
For more info about our Youth Program, visit our YFM page:
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Dance Fitness is Back
in September!
After a summer hiatus, this low-impact aerobic exercise class returns with a variety of music including Latin, contemporary and oldies. The 45-minute class is led by Tana Monaco, who has over 10 years of teaching experience in aerobic dancing, Zumba and group fitness. Classes are held Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:00 am in the Garden Lane Center.
Contact Tana at: (505) 690-4332
Email: tana.monaco@gmail.com
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Tuesday Book Study
Tuesdays, 1:30pm - 3pm, Zoom
Join Rev. Gloria Cox's book-study group
to read Hell in the Hallway, Light at the Door: How to Move Gracefully Through Change into Renewed and Abundant Life, by Ellen Debenport, Unity Minister.
Please contact Rev. Gloria with any questions. Reserve your place in the class and get the Zoom link by calling her at: 817-472-5655
Click here to purchase Hell in the Hallway... on Amazon.
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A Course in Miracles - Study Group
Fridays, 10am - 12n, in GLC
Led by June Alexander, the group begins each session with a daily devotional, studies from the text, and then uses the workbook to learn how to put what they have studied into practice.
Contact June at: 817-572-2532
Click here to purchase A Course in Miracles on Amazon.
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FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE
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Last week's Service:
"Expect the Best"
with Rev. Anne Tabor
Sunday, September 1, 2024
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Finding Purpose in Change: A Meditation from Silent Unity
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Reverend Anne Tabor, M.Div., is available by appointment for spiritual counseling sessions at Unity of Arlington in a safe and supportive environment. As an ordained Unity minister, Rev. Anne, offers spiritual counseling to individuals seeking a deeper under-standing of themselves and their divine power within to solve life's challenges. Spiritual counseling can help if there is a need for inspiration, crisis support, or healing in any area of your life. Prayer and meditation are an integral part of Unity's spiritual principles, and an essential practice in realizing the answers we seek. We believe in the transformative power of affirmative prayer. You are a unique expression of God. Spiritual counseling will remind you of that!
Spiritual counseling is offered on a love offering basis. While no specific fee is expected or suggested, we do invite each person to leave a love offering. For more details, please call the church office 817-467-5151.
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CELEBRATE SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS!
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September 07
September 07
September 13
September 15
September 19
September 24
September 26
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Bruce Sullivan
Marion Tudor
Sheran Keyton
Juanita O'Neal
Tana Monaco
Mallie Townsend
Brenda Snay Matthew
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
If you don't see your birthday included, please let us know and we'll add it to our list!
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WE ARE A TITHING SPIRITUAL COMMUNITY
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In July, Unity of Arlington tithed 10% to:
- Unity World Headquarters
- Unity Worldwide Ministries
- Unity South Central Region
- World Central Kitchen (for Ukraine)
- World Central Kitchen (for Mideast:Gaza/Israel)
For more information on Unity World Headquarters, click here.
For more information on Unity Worldwide Ministries, click here.
For more information on Unity South Central Region, click here.
For more information on World Central Kitchen, click here.
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We are so grateful for your loving commitment to our spiritual community.
Here are ways that you can support Unity of Arlington through your tithes, donations, and love offerings. Recurring giving is a great way to donate through PayPal and Tithely!
- Give online by clicking here: Donate
- Text-to-Give through Tithely by texting the word GIVE (with no quotes) to 844-363-7894 and follow the prompts on your phone.
- Give using the Tithely Mobile App, just download the GREEN Tithely app (not the blue one) from your app store.
- USPS: mail your check to 3525 S. Bowen Road, Arlington TX 76016. Please remember to include your first and last name, your mailing address, and your cell phone number so we an allocate your contribution accurately.
Thank you, God!
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