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In this newsletter…

Page 1 Happy New Year

Page 2 From My Perspective

Page 3 Classes, Group Meetings,

Unity Prayer Support

Page 4 Affirmations

Teresa Barnard, President

Roy Pitts, Vice-president

Edie Godby, Secretary

Juanita Burton, Treasurer

Linda Foreman, Minister/CEO

You are invited to attend

Board Meetings held each third

Sunday of the month at 1:30pm

in the Center !

Words are also seeds, and when dropped into the invisible

spiritual substance, they grow and bring forth after their

kind.

—Charles Fillmore

The new year, whether we choose to celebrate it or not, is a time

of change. It becomes a time of reflection on one’s life, often gaug-

ing habits, relationships, and beginnings. When I look at this

quote by Charles Fillmore today, it reminds me of affirmations

and how important they are to me. With affirmations we vibrate

statements of truth, zeal, and compassion out into the cosmos,

morphing our reality to reflect our words.

I have created a few affirmations to help us all begin the new year

and the new decade.

Bountiful am I, Blissful am I, Beautiful am I

Tranquility and Understanding will surround me and

aide me in all decisions and predicaments.

I am vibrating with Love and Light

You can say these affirmations, or one’s that you create at any time of day.

Another way to affirm is to write your affirmations down on a piece of paper

and place it somewhere that you can will see it everyday.

We have the power to change the world, even if just starts with some simple words put

together to create a statement that will become a tangible shift in reality

Why is January the first month of the year?

The name, January, originated from the Roman God, Janus. He is

illustrated as having two faces, one facing the past and one facing the future. Our current calendar is the Julian calendar. Julius Cae-sar reformed the Roman calendar (ten months long) and added two

months, January and February. Janus was one of the original Ro-man Gods. He represented beginnings and endings, transitions,

and war and peace; it was said that Janus held the keys to the gates of heaven. This Roman God opened and closed the doors to heav-

en, he was the original gatekeeper.

In early Roman times, Janus was summoned in regular worships; the beginning of the day and month were sacred to him. Unity teaches us that our thoughts are our prayers. What negative thoughts, feelings or circumstances would you like to close and bring to an end? What loving thoughts and memories would you like to cross into the heaven of your consciousness and keep there? What beginnings do you want to start, no matter how intimidat-ing? What peace would you like to initiate? What war do you need to wage? What transitions would you like to nurture and bring to fruition?

Prayer Support

Prayer is the heart of all we do in Unity. Your Prayer

Ministry Team is available to pray with you, family or friends. You may make

your prayer request in 3 ways: 1) E-mail unitypia@sbcglobal.net

2) Call the office: 682-8554 3) Use the prayer request on our website at www.unitypeoria.org

Prayer requests are confidential.

SILENT UNITY 24/7 Prayer Ministry

Someone is always praying at Silent Unity, at Unity Village. YOU may request prayer at any time, by phone 1-800-669-7729, or at the website: www.silentunity.org

TwelveStepSupportGroups

Meetings are held in the

Center for Creative Living

Al-Anon Wednesday 7:00 pm

Cocaine Anonymous Tuesday 6:30 pm

Narcotics Anonymous Friday 7:00 pm

Overeaters Anonymous Monday 5:30 pm,

Wednesday 10:00 am Thursday 6:00 pm

Friday 5:30 pm Saturday 9:00 am

We continue to receive

CLEAN aluminum beverage

cans (please — NO aluminum

foil or other food containers!)

These cans are sold to recyclers,

with proceeds from this ongoing

fundraiser being applied to the

center mortgage fund.

Please rinse the cans, and crush

them if possible. You may leave

your donations in front of the

Center’s garage door. They are

stored in the garage until there is

a truck load, and are then taken

to the scrap dealer.

SUNDAY MORNING CLASS... 8:00 to 8:45 am, at the Center Join us in the Center for Crea�ve Living, for a discussion of current events that inspire us to engage spiritually,

emo�onally and intellectually to what is happening in our world!

SUNDAYS... 9:15 to 10:15 am, in Fellowship Hall,

“The Prayer Way to Health, Wealth, and Happiness” by Lowell Fillmore

The son of Unity’s co-founders offers a commonsense approach to problem solving through prayer and the activity gener-

ated by listening for answers to our prayers.

Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. Tuesdays 10:00 a.m.

“Living the Questions” a small group dvd-based study of Progressive Christianity.

Featuring leading religious voices of our day including, theologians and biblical scholars.

Wednesdays at 7:00 pm Wednesdays at 7:00 pm Wednesdays at 7:00 pm Wednesdays at 7:00 pm

“Unity and A Course in Miracles” by Paul Hasselbeck

We will be exploring these two courses of study and discuss their likenesses and

differences as spiritual texts.

HELP WANTED

We, at Unity Church of Peoria, are in a state of excited expectancy to

welcome into our faith community a new musician. We are asking,

seeking and knocking for the fulfillment of this expectation. We are

asking you to assist in our seeking and knocking. Please pass this word

and encourage anyone who might be interested to contact the church at

309-682-8554 or unitypia@sbcglobal.net. When they knock we will

open the door for an interview and hopefully an employment agree-

ment. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.

Checklist for Cocreating a Transformative New Year

• I recognize that I am a sparkling gift from the cosmos. It is time to unwrap myself and share

myself with the entire world.

• I sing love songs to my soul. It’s not about carrying a tune; it’s about playing the symphony

that is me.

• I treasure my loved ones, even when they seem unlovable. It is in those toughest moments

they are saying most loudly, “Somebody, please love me.”

• I look each day in the mirror knowing: I am love made visible.

• I am an angel and an ancestor with this planet. My presence makes a difference—and also

leaves an echo of perfection for those who are yet to be born.

• I find adventure in every day. I have courage to do new things, big and small, and know this

inspires others to unwrap themselves for the world too.

• I recognize with every sadness I am blessed to have a heart cracked wide open. One of the

great mysteries in life is that by feeling our suffering we also invite in the possibility of feeling

great joy. Suffering and joy are your partners in wholeness.

• I delight in knowing my light has already illuminated darkened paths. My gaze has lifted bro-

ken spirits. My gentle life has changed the destiny of all I have touched.

• I carry the peace of the world within myself.

The following affirmations were found on Unity.org and written by Rev. Kelly Isola

Affirming this year Unity of Peoria will find a perfect pianist to match our

wonderful congregation