Update, Unity of New Hope, January 29th

NOTE FROM ELLEN

 

       About a month ago I was sitting at my desk at the church and heard a tapping noise.  I opened my door and saw a bird tapping at the glass in the church window visible from the chair in my office.  This was the beginning of a barrage of tapping by various birds at the window for most of the month.

          Dale Yeatts and Linda D'amanda were at the church one Saturday working on the various IRS required financials for the church when the "tap—tap—tap" occurred.  Dale asked me about the tapping noise and I pointed to the bird.  He said that when he and his wife, Linda, moved into their house birds were tapping at their window and they were puzzled by it until they found out that the previous owner would give the birds food after they tapped.  It was a learned behavior on their part.

          I have been thinking about any possible meaning of the birds tapping.  Some people have told me that the birds are seeing themselves in the windows and tapping to get their mirror image to respond.  But… why didn't they do this before now? 

In the Native American culture birds are a symbol of a message from God or the Great Spirit.  In dream symbology birds are a symbol of the ability to soar to higher awareness. 

And, yes, I have heard that birds tap when someone is going to die.

Whatever the reason for the birds doing their "thing", I have enjoyed the diversion.  I will be hard at work on various church projects and the tapping brings me into another awareness of nature.  I invariably stop and think about life and its many mysteries and the wonder of it all.  Maybe that in itself is the message---being aware of the interconnectedness of nature. 

Don't miss the Pancake Breakfast at 10:00 AM this Sunday.  Plus, Sidd Foster will be doing our music and we always enjoy her music.

 

See you soon!

 

Ellen Davis

         

           Enveloped in the healing energy of God's love, the earth and its people are transformed.  Love, peace and abundance fill every heart and mind.  Our planet is healthy, whole, and at peace.

http://www.unityofnewhope.org 
6071 New Hope Road
Krugerville, TX  76225

Sunday Services at 11:00 AM each Sunday
February 1st:  Rev. Ellen Davis, Minister
Importance of Commitment

(From The Four Spiritual Laws of Spirituality by Edwene Gaines)

Kathryn Kalahan, Music Director

Sidd Foster:  Special Music

Sunday Morning Coffee Café—10:00 AM
Coffee and Pastries, Fun and Fellowship!  The Sunday Morning Coffee Cafe opens at 10am each Sunday.  Come and join us for a cup of joe and a bite of something sweet before service.  Bring a crossword puzzle or a topic to share.  Love Offering accepted.

Mugs---At the Coffee Café we will be selling the beautiful Leanin' Tree Mugs from our bookstore for $8.  You can buy one for yourself or for the church to use during the Coffee Café and other special occasions.  $1 from each sale will go towards the Café for coffees and pastries. 

 

HEARTS & CHOCOLATE

Give yourself a Valentine's Treat!

February 21 Kathryn Kalahan Presents:

HEARTS & CHOCOLATE: Essential Love Songs

Featuring: Kathryn's unique styling of –

Jazz, Pop, Country, Gospel, Rock, and Original ballads -

- and a special mystery guest musician!

Admission: Ticket and Chocolate to Share

Tickets in advance $10.00

Tickets at the door $15.00

6:30 PM - Share & Compare Chocolates & enjoy a $1.00 beverage

7:00 PM Concert

Funds raised (after expenses) will support the building of a new

MODULAR MUSIC STAGE designed for the Sanctuary by

Herman Oosterwijk. Herman and Mic Birze plan to built this versatile, movable, inspirational unit as soon as funds are available

Send Sue to Chaplain Training

Thanks to all of you who are generously supporting Sue Greenwood going to Charlotte, North Carolina on March 26-28th for Prayer Chaplain Training.  She now has the miles needed plus $275 of the $380 needed for the tuition costs of the course. 

With Ev Harman-Ahmad in Africa we need a person here who can train new prayer chaplains.  The cost for the actual training is $380 plus expenses to get there and back.  She will try to make arrangements to find someone at the church to stay with or stay in a hotel.  She will provide her own meals and incidentals. We will be collecting money through special events plus there will be a donation box in Fellowship Hall.  All donations will be welcome no matter how large.  Thanks Sue, for your desire in receiving this training and working with our church in this way.

Mark Your Calendar

The Special Events committee met over 2 hours to plan activities for the year.  Lots of fun events are planned throughout the year.  Coming events are below:

 

Sunday, February 1^st:  Pancake breakfast before church ($5 per person)

                                         Pancakes, syrup, butter, coffee, juice

Potlucks 2^nd Sunday of every month

 

Sunday, February 8^th:  Potluck---Volunteer Appreciation Sunday

ARTIST'S WAY

 

 "Unity Church of New Hope has a very active Artist's Way Cluster - The group is studying  "The Artist's Way-A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity"  by Julia Cameron.  They have been meeting since November and are reporting some exciting breakthroughs.

Facilitator Lisa Reed said "Pick up your book at the church bookstore and join us!  The group is a fun and welcoming bunch who invites you to join at 9:30 a.m.on Sundays. Stop by our new blog http://newhopeartistsway.blogspot.com/  to get caught up and feel free to call me if you have any questions."  Lisa can be reached at 925-305-7675 or reedlisa.1@gmail.com

 

Slim Down Now!
If you have decided to get healthier and slim down this year, visit the bookstore and pick up a copy of Slim Down Now.  This "Therapy on a CD" is available now to help you reprogram your beliefs about your ability to be thinner and healthier.  The cost is $35 and since they have been donated, it is 100% profit to the church.  There are five available so get yours right away!

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CHURCH WEBSITE----

We have had our new website up for several months now and while things will continue to evolve and change, it is fully operational.  As a result, we have lots of useful information and features available to you!

You can read the monthly newsletter online.  You can find out about special events, classes and other happenings at the church.  You can learn about various opportunities to server your church.  You can tithe online...  and more!

Would you like to have an email address?  This is available to church members only.  You can get <yourname>@unityofnewhope.org as an email address if you like.  You can have this gather=2 0all your email from existing email address of forward to an existing email.  Get with Lane and he will help you configure it.

Would you like to have an online calendar?  You can share and keep track of events at the church on your personal electronic calendar as well.  Get reminders by email or even to your cell phone.  Again, see Lane if you would like to take advantage of this.  Church members only.

Here are some handy internet addresses you can plug into your web browser;

Web Page: http://www.unitychurchofnewhope.org
Internal Web Page: http://sites.google.com/a/unityofnewhope.org/unityofnewhope-intraweb or http://tinyu rl.com/7gfzcc
Church Calendar: http://tinyurl.com/6vanph
Weekly Update Letter: http://ucnh-weekly.blogspot.com/
IT Admin email: lane@unityofnewhope.org

WEEKLY CLASSES--
 
Sundays beginning November 16th
9:30 AM
Unity Church of New Hope
Participants need to have the book "The Artist's Way" by Julie Cameron
Co-facilitated by Lisa Reed, Diane Lavin and Cindy Baker


Sundays, Spirit Quest
6:00 PM
Email Lance and Mary Oliver for a schedule:   orbhunterx@yahoo.com,
 
YOGA
(each Monday at 6:30 PM)
Sue Greenwood , Registered Yoga Teacher and Yoga Therapist
This class is for all levels, anyone who wants t o explore the breath and create space in the body.For more information or to schedule a private therapy session with Sue please e-mail her at su3f@yahoo.com or check out her website at www.sadhanayoga.org

MEDITATION MONDAYS
(1st and 3rd Monday at 7:30 PM)
Lane Pierce, Facilitator

Meditation is good for the mind, body and soul.  If you have never participated in a group meditation, it is Monday night meditation begins on January 4th and will run on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month.  Check the church calendar for details.  You can access all events on the church calendar at http://tinyurl.com/6vanph.

WEDNESDAY CLASSES

SPIRITUAL DISCUSSION CLASS 
10:30 AM   Ellen Davis Facilitator

HUNA LETTERS------NEW CLASS
7:00 PM
Facilitators:  Michael Longshore, Judy Prouty, Lane Pierce

This class will be conducted over 15 weeks.  The first 3 weeks will be a time for the people to gather and for the group to organize.  A love offering of $10 would be appreciated.  For more information email Michael at:  atasteofalchemy@aol.com


VISIONING CLASS
(each Wednesday 7:30 PM)
Ellen Davis and Lane Pierce Facilitators

The class is currently working on putting=2 0their goals in writing to correlate with the images in their books.
Visioning is all about dreaming, fantasizing, clarifying and energizing your life.  You decide what it is you want in your life and then begin to envision those things. By collecting and organizing images of items or important words you can surround yourself with images of who you want to become, what you want to have, where you want to live, or where you want to vacation, your life changes to match those images and those desires.  Between Ellen's commitment to the system of Visioning and Lane's commitment to goal setting there are many lessons to be learned i n any one night of Visioning class.
This class is supported by love offerings.

A Vision Book is really an inventory of your desires - come stock your shelves.