THIS WEEK AT UNITY, NOVEMBER 29-DECEMBER 2

WEDNESDAY
- 2:00-3:00 p.m. via Zoom – Community Connect moderated by Rev. Dick Everts. This is a one hour, drop in, chatting session for discussing topics of spiritual interest, personal growth, etc. There is a new topic each Wednesday. To take part, send an email request to Rev. Dick at richard.everts@comcast.net.

THURSDAY
- 1:00-2:30 p.m. – Unity’s Elder Council meets in the Garden Room. If you are 60 or older and would like to explore the journey and wisdom of elderhood, please join us. For more information, contact Julia Linebarger-Taylor at jlinebargertaylor@yahoo.com or 541-968-5896. (This group meets on the last Thursday of each month.)

- 5:30-6:45 p.m. – Passage Meditation in the Fillmore Wing. This group practices “Passage Meditation” as taught by Eknath Easwaran. For more information, contact Laurie Cracraft at 541-554-5434.

SATURDAY
- 10:00-11:30 a.m. via Zoom – $1 Gong Bath Relaxation + Free Optional Sharing Time with Sunny & Vicky Hills + Laura, Inge, and other Unity of the Valley Members who attend often. We Welcome You! Register at: https://sunnyhillsmeditation.com/.

THIS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3

- 10:30 a.m. Livestream & In-Person Service – “Celebrate Christmas Every Day.” Children 4 years and up are invited to this special family service. Our youth will join us in sharing Christmas music and a play with puppets. No youth classes. Nursery care for infants to 4 years old available.

- After the service – First-Sunday Potluck. Join us in the Fellowship Hall. Bring a main dish or salad, and invite your friends and family! Unity will provide coffee, tea, and dessert.

- 12:15-1:00 p.m. – Youth Choir meets in the Garden Room. Ages 6 years to young adult. Led by our wonderful Music Director, Laura DuBois.

- 12:15-1:15 p.m. – Healing Prayer Circle meets in the upstairs Fillmore Wing. For more information, contact Julia Linebarger-Taylor at 541-968-5896.

REMINDER: ROAD CONSTRUCTION. EWEB is working on Hilyard from E. 33rd to E. 40th Avenues until summer 2024. Currently, congregants can drive South on Hilyard because they are not "thru traffic" going further than Unity. If this changes, you will need to access Unity taking West Amazon (Dari Mart is on the corner) to 39th Avenue.

NEXT WEEK, DECEMBER 4-9

MONDAY
- 7:00-8:30 p.m. – Choir Practice in the Sanctuary. If you would like to be a part of the choir, contact Mo Robeson at 541-520-8489.

TUESDAY
- 7:00 The December 5th Behind the Lens film is All the King’s Men, directed by Robert Rossen, followed by a Q&A session with Tom Blank. Cost is $30 for series or $5 per time. Be sure to pick up a registration form in the Fellowship Hall.

WEDNESDAY
- 4:00-5:00 p.m. - Unity Grief Support Group co-facilitated by Rev. Inge Tarantola and Nancy Morrow meets in the Garden Room and via Zoom. Confidentiality observed. For more information, contact Rev. Inge Tarantola at 541-968-5540 or ingetarantola@gmail.com.

NEXT SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10

- 10:30 a.m. Livestream & In-Person Service – “Seeking the Light” with Rev. Inge Tarantola.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES/NEEDS

BOARD OF TRUSTEES: We are seeking candidates for our Board of Trustees. We have two open seats. We also have a seat open for someone willing to serve as an alternate (willing to step in if a Trustee doesn’t complete their full term). If you are interested in being of service to our spiritual community in this way, please contact Jon West at jwest97405@gmail.com or Serenee Smith at sereneeheart@yahoo.com.  

POTS OF SOUP: Each Sunday we serve 2-3 pots of soup. We are looking for 1 person who can bring a pot of soup on a Sunday. Please sign up in the Fellowship Hall if you can help out.

CHURCH CLOSER: We are looking for a volunteer who can serve one Sunday a month by assisting the speaker of the day, receive the offering bags, help count the offering, and close down and lock the church. Please sign up in the Fellowship Hall or call Géna at 541-345-9913, ext. 11.

UNITY COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS/OPPORTUNITIES

Our December Bulletin has been posted. You can check it out at http://unityofthevalley.org/pdfs/December2023.pdf.

UNITY FOOD DRIVE – Thank you for helping us to continue filling the barrel in the foyer with shelf-stable food (i.e., canned or no refrigeration needed) for Food For Lane County. Together, We Are Making a Difference!

SUNDAY GATHERING & NEWS FOR YOUTH

NURSERY (INFANT-4 YEARS OLD) Nursery care is offered during the service in the Harmony Room.

UNIKIDS (KINDERGARTEN-5th GRADE) We currently offer fun and inspiration for the kids. There is a puppet show each Sunday for the first 10 minutes. Parents are asked to drop off their children starting at 10:20 a.m.

UNITEENS (GRADES 6-8) meets in the upstairs Treehouse room from 10:25 to 11:25 a.m.

UNITY TEEN GROUP (GRADES 9-12). The Unity Teen Group which normally meets from 10:25 to 11:25 a.m. in the Rainbow Room with guidance from Jim Drews is on hiatus in December.

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Office Hours: Our usual office hours may be somewhat more limited than usual during this time. Our number is 541-345-9913 if you want to check first before coming over.

SUPPORTING UNITY FINANCIALLY
Since we began offering a combination of in-person and live-streamed Sunday services, physical attendance at Unity has averaged between 45 and 60 people compared to over 150 people pre-pandemic.  We therefore rely more than ever on your financial support through online donations, mailed-in checks, or automatic donation through our Simple Giving program.  If you are not already using Simple Giving, please consider continuing your financial support by mailing donations to Unity of the Valley, 3912 Dillard Rd., Eugene OR 97405, or contributing through PayPal on our website at unityofthevalley.org

REMEMBER THE TRUTH OF YOUR INNERMOST BEING
Every challenge in life is an opportunity to expand and deepen our awareness of the One Spirit in all things. Let us remember that with all our precautions, we are in service to that One Light and Love — in truth, we ARE that One Light and Love. And what an amazingly beautiful thing that is!

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