UCM Saturday Morning Book Study
Help UCM Select the next “Chapter” in our Saturday Morning Book Study. Please cast your vote by emailing Jen at unitybooknoon@gmail.com. One vote per person. Votes are required by Saturday May 31, 2025. In the event of a tie Jen will put the names in a hat and pull the winner during the announcements on Sunday June 1, 2025.
The Book of Nature
We live inside a nautilus of prayer – if only we open our senses and perceive what is infused all around. Weaving together the astonishments of science, the profound wisdom and literary gems of thinkers, poets, and observations who have come before us, and her own spiritual practice and gentle observations who have come before us, and her own spiritual practice and gentle observations, Barbara Mahany reintroduces us to The Book of Nature, an experimental framework of the divine.
Eyes to See: Recognizing God's Common Grace in an Unsettled World by Tim Muehlhoff
When we encounter human suffering or personal tragedy, Christians and non-Christians alike utter the same refrain: Where is God? If God exists, then where in the world is he? Why doesn’t he show himself? And how can we tell if God is really working or not?
Tim Muehlhoff gives us insight into recognizing how God is at work in the world. He unpacks the doctrine of common grace to uncover how God works in ways that we don't always realize. If we have a limited idea of what divine action looks like―dramatic answers to prayer, healings with no medical explanation, financial needs being met unexpectedly―then we miss seeing how God acts through common grace in ordinary, everyday ways such as antibiotics, financial planners, and thoughtful friends. Muehlhoff offers dozens of illustrations from contemporary culture to help us understand and communicate how God is present and acting in the world today. Discover how God cares for our troubled world as he gives you the eyes to see.
A New Earthby Eckhart Tolle
Building on the astonishing success of The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle presents readers with an honest look at the current state of humanity: He implores us to see and accept that this state, which is based on an erroneous identification with the egoic mind, is one of dangerous insanity. Tolle tells us there is good news, however. There is an alternative to this potentially dire situation. Humanity now, perhaps more than in any previous time, has an opportunity to create a new, saner, more loving world. This will involve a radical inner leap from the current egoic consciousness to an entirely new one.
In illuminating the nature of this shift in consciousness, Tolle describes in detail how our current ego-based state of consciousness operates. Then gently, and in very practical terms, he leads us into this new consciousness. We will come to experience who we truly are—which is something infinitely greater than anything we currently think we are—and learn to live and breathe freely.
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"Unlock Your Abundant Life"
Thursdays, 7:00am-9:00pmET
April 10th thru May 9th
Are you ready to transform your relationship with abundance and step into a life of financial, emotional, and spiritual prosperity? Join Bob Babine, LUT, for an inspiring class (on zoom) based on the Edwene Gaines' book "The Four Spiritual Laws of Prosperity."
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Please sign up in advance with Bob at
r.babinemw@gmail.com to receive a syllabus & lesson plan needed for the class. Let’s journey together toward a life of prosperity, purpose, and joy!
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via Zoom only email unityccm@gmail.com for the password
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Friday Night
Spiritual Practice
"Night of Healing"
Led by Bob Babine, LUT
First Friday of the Month
7:00 - 8:00pm(ET)
'Night of Healing' is a Friday Night
Spiritual Practice with Bob Babine
on the first Friday of the month.
-The program explores the nature
and development of a healing
consciousness and building it
as a spiritual practice.
via Zoom only
Email unityccm@gmail.com for the password
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UCM Saturday Morning Book Study
Meets Most Saturdays from 9-10:15 EST via Zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/864413411?pwd=Wnd2UG51OVpGYjFkQ3J0WE9Tbk9XQT09
Email Unitybooknook@gmail.com for the Password
Please join us as we start our New Chapter in our book study
We will begin our new book Saturday, October 5, 2024.
All are welcome to drop in at any time, as we read a few paragraphs at a time and discuss the book, share our thoughts and ideas in a safe space. It is encouraged that you have the book, but it is not required. Facilitated by Jen Snay, Unity Book Nook Manager. Books can be purchased from the Unity Book Nook after Sunday service or email unitybooknook@gmail.com. Books will need to be pre-ordered.
The Hidden Ways to Lasting Peace
Walk the contemplative path with Jesus Himself, lovingly guiding you through His mesmerizing words that come to life. Allow His divine messages and conversations with His messenger to completely transform you and illuminate your every step in all aspects of your life. Through Jesus’s profound revelations in this book, you will gain:
- Divine guidance for life’s daily challenges
- The empowering grace of His Divine Love to conquer fear, anxiety, and grief
- The renewing and healing of your habitual thoughts, desires, and past traumas
- Introspection and meditations
- Contemplative steps to unite with God through Christian mysticism, steeped in the rich tradition of the Church fathers, saints, and mystics of the Catholic faith
More Eckhart Tolle
Facilitated by Sky Lloyd
Together we will view one of Eckhart Tolle’s wonderful videos.
Discussion following the video.
Fourth Friday of the Month
7:00- 8:30pm Via Zoom
Check your weekly UCM Constant Contact email for the Zoom password or email unityccm@gmail.com
Love Offerings Appreciated!
Wednesday Night Meditation:
UCM HAS BEEN FEATURING A WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEDITATION ON ZOOM EVER SINCE THE PANDEMIC. THE PRACTICE OF MEDITATION IS CENTRAL NOT ONLY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SPIRITUAL LIFE BUT AS A MEANS OF CALMING ONES MIND AND BODY, CREATING A SENSE OF WELL BEING AND HARMONY AS WE DEAL WITH THE DEMANDS AND STRESSES OF OUR BUSY, BUSY LIVES. IT’S A DOCUMENTED, SCIENTIFIC FACT THAT MEDITATORS LIVE HEALTHIER, LONGER LIVES. THEIR CHRONOLOGICAL AGE IS MUCH YOUNGER, BY YEARS, THAN THEIR BIOLOGICAL AGE. THAT ALONE SHOULD PIQUE YOUR INTEREST.
THERE ARE MANY FORMS AND STYLES OF MEDITATION FROM MINUTES OF FOCUSED ATTENTION AND TOTAL SILENCE, GUIDED IMAGERIES AND SOUNDS, TAILORED TO EVOKE A DEEPER CALLING AND HEIGHTENED AWARENESS OF ONES INNER STRENGTHS AND POWERS.
EACH WEDNESDAY NIGHT FROM 7:00 TO 7:30 PM A DIFFERENT MEMBER OF THE UCM COMMUNITY WILL LEAD THE GROUP THROUGH A MEDITATIVE STYLE. WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US AND SENSE THE HEIGHTENED ENERGY WHEN SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE SYNCHING IN THE SAME VIBRATION.
COMPASSION ARTS is excited to partner on programs for Unity of Central Mass this fall into 2023, when we will be presenting the Creating Peace Reading Circle monthly book discussion group every third Friday starting in September, and A Thousand Ways to Kiss the Ground monthly gratitude workshop that launches on the first Friday of November.
COMPASSION ARTS is an all-volunteer independent arts and education project for cultivating understanding, respect, and compassion for all animals and the Earth we share. Started in 2015, the COMPASSION ARTS initiative has hosted a wide range of inspiring and informative events, exhibits, festivals, and other programs over the years.
The upcoming COMPASSION ARTS programs with UCM will be facilitated by Ellie Sarty and will feature different guest writers, artists, educators, animal advocates and others. Attendance is free but, a “love offering” is welcome. All donations will go to UCM. To learn more visit www.compassionarts.org or email Ellie at info@compassionarts.org