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- Seattle Unity Sunday Service – The Call of Gaia“Are you having prophetic dreams? And are there synchronicities that are showing up in your life, that you may not have seen or noticed before?”Rev. Karen turns our attention toward Earth Day, and what it means in this very special year. Our stay-home restrictions have created a necessary rest for us, and for nature, too. Karen explains how we can lean into this and discover a kind of re-enchantment, a renewed awe of our natural world.Chava Mirel presents special Worship Arts support.Check out all the ways we can stay connected during this amazing time. And as always, see our Facebook page or our Instagram for more, including quotes from our lesson notes, readings, and more upcoming events.Want to get regular updates?Stay updated with our most recent newsletter here.https://vimeo.com/413883622
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28 min - Sunday Service Easter Podcast April 12th – Planetary Resurrection“There's a quietness that didn't exist before. Have you noticed?”https://vimeo.com/406386164Easter comes in an entirely new way this year, and Rev. Karen leads a virtual tribe into a multi-modal, exuberant, and varied virtual Easter worship experience. She frames this year as a collective shamanic journey, which offers spiritual wisdom that we are collectively poised to receive.To see previous Sunday messages during this time of the statewide stay-at-home order, check out our Facebook livestream. If you're not already on Facebook, now is the perfect time to join up, even if only temporarily, and you can watch these livestreams here.Want to join us for a midweek Zoom call? Email [email protected] and we'll set you up. It's a great way to chat with other church members, and get a mid-week talk from Rev. Karen, including exercises and discussion.And as always, see our Facebook page or our Instagram for more, including quotes from our lesson notes, readings, and more upcoming events.Want to get regular updates?Stay updated with our most recent newsletter here.
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45 min - Seattle Unity – Easter SundaySeattle Unity Easter Sunday Program:9:00 am Sunday Meditation, with Laura Hebert
"Doors" open at 9:00 a.m.
Meditation will begin at 9:15 with a short guided lead-in, followed by silence until 9:45, when we will all join the Easter Sunday Service.
Sunday Meditation Zoom Meeting
Please email the office for the code if you would like to attend.
10:00 am Easter Service, A Planetary Resurrection, with Rev. Karen Lindvig (above)Music & Performance Guests: SU Choir, Leah Mann, Erin McGaughan.
10:45 am Fellowship Reception, hosted by Jen BollesWear your Easter bonnet if you have one, show off your Easter brunch or snack items, and enjoy some fun with your spiritual community!
Fellowship Reception Zoom Meeting
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“Remember the threshold isn’t about figuring things out. When you explore thresholds, it’s about resting into mystery. Learn to live in the liminal space when the old is released but the new hasn’t come into being. See what response emerges for you in this space.”
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45 min - Sunday Service Podcast April 5th – Core Strength“We're kind of in a marathon and we're only in the middle of it.”This week Rev. Karen leads us in celebrating Palm Sunday, but in a different way. The traditional story of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem offers interesting lessons about the Power of Strength, in negotiating the challenges of great spiritual undertakings. Rev. Karen uses this material to help us increase our own awareness of this inner Power, when we especially need it.Now that we are under a statewide stay-at-home order, Rev. Karen is giving her talk as a Facebook livestream. If you're not already on Facebook, now is the perfect time to join up, even if only temporarily, and you can watch these livestreams here.Want to join us for a midweek Zoom call? Email [email protected] and we'll set you up. It's a great way to chat with other church members, and get a mid-week talk from Rev. Karen, including exercises and discussion.And as always, see our Facebook page or our Instagram for more, including quotes from our lesson notes, readings, and more upcoming events.Want to get regular updates?Stay updated with our most recent newsletter here.
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24 min - Sunday Service Podcast March 29th – Invitation to Descent“I think first we have to take a step back and acknowledge that there is a collective grief that is circling the planet right now.”Today, Rev. Karen explores our collective grief, referencing work from founder of grief.com David Kessler, as well as astrologist Laurence Hillman. Grief can be an invitation to explore the dark places within, and sometimes this invitation cannot easily be refused.Now that we are under a statewide stay-at-home order, Rev. Karen is giving her talk as a Facebook livestream. If you're not already on Facbeook, now is the perfect time to join up, even if only temporarily, and you can watch these livestreams here.Want to join us for a midweek Zoom call? Email [email protected] and we'll set you up. It's a great way to chat with other church members, and get a mid-week talk from Rev. Karen, including exercises and discussion.And as always, see our Facebook page or our Instagram for more, including quotes from our lesson notes, readings, and more upcoming events.Want to get regular updates?Stay updated with our most recent newsletter here.
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23 min - Sunday Service Podcast March 22nd – Strange Wonder“We are living in strange times and we are in unknown territory. Right now this is a very strange wonder.”Rev. Karen Lindvig leads the service team in another new experiment in Live Stream service, as we continue to navigate the enormous challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.Karen’s talk begins at 22:30Worship Arts this week features special guest Be Russell.Try our Facebook or our Instagram for more, including quotes from our lesson notes, readings, and upcoming events.Want to get regular updates?Stay updated with our most recent newsletter here.The post Sunday Service Podcast March 22nd – Strange Wonder appeared first on Seattle Unity.
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53 min - Sunday Service Podcast March 15th – Patient Trust“We have never really been in a situation like this before. It really demonstrates how the entire planet is connected, and that what happens to one of us, happens to all of us.”Rev. Karen Lindvig leads the service team in creating a new, virtual version of the Sunday service experience. In the midst of the challenges of coronavirus precautions, Karen encourages us to look for opportunites for a Sabbath experience, to find a sacred, refreshing quiet.The brief meditation begins at 15:44, and is underscored by contemplative guitar from James Howard. Karen’s talk begins at 27:05.Today’s reading is Patient Trust, by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin.Worship Arts this week features special guests Denná Francesca and James Howard. Try our Facebook or our Instagram for more, including quotes from our lesson notes, readings, and upcoming events.Want to get regular updates?Stay updated with our most recent newsletter here.The post Sunday Service Podcast March 15th – Patient Trust appeared first on Seattle Unity.
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52 min - Sunday Service Podcast March 8th – The Greatest Love Affair
“If we’re truly going to believe in our divine principle, that all is God, …then that means all of us, every part of us is divine, even the parts that might annoy us or frustrate us.”
Associate Minister Diane Robertson continues our look at what Buddhism can offer in our growing understanding of Grace. Along the way we re-tell the story of Unity founder Myrtle Fillmore, and apply these teachings to our understanding of healing and compassionate action.
The 4-minute silent meditation begins at 13:04; the minister’s talk begins at 20:40.
Today’s reading is excerpted from Myrtle Fillmore‘s works, circa 1897.
Worship Arts this week features special guest Tiffany Wilson.
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52 min - Sunday Service Podcast March 1st – The Collective Dream
“Pema Chodron said it’s a technique for awakening compassion…’It is a method for overcoming fear of suffering and for dissolving the tightness of our heart.'”
Rev. Karen Lindvig looks at the Buddhist practices of Metta and Tonglen, as well as how compassion shows up in the teachings of Jesus. She leads the congregation through these practices, helping us to nourish the seeds of joy in ourselves and in the greater world.
The 4-minute silent meditation begins at 08:15; the minister’s talk begins at 16:40.
Today’s reading is I Am There, by James Dillet Freeman.
Worship Arts this week features special guest Frederick Hagreen.
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48 min - Sunday Service Podcast February 23rd – God Is
“Emily Cady said that God is the Spirit or creative Energy that is the cause of all visible things. There could be no body or physical part to anything unless there were first Spirit, as creative cause.”
As we move further into our annual theme “Sowing the Seeds of Grace,” Rev. Karen Lindvig digs down into the into the roots of Unity, tapping on the works of Dr. H. Emilie Cady. But more than that, she weaves in elements of her own religious education, using the Vedantic teachings of the Upanishads as well.
The talk starts at 18:55.
Today’s reading from Charlie Manger is a longer excerpt of the Statement of Being by Dr. H. Emilie Cady.
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