September 2012-Reflections

Spiritual Tools For An Abundant Life- “The 12 Powers of Man”

Using the Powers, One Month at a Time

December—Red

The ability to energize, vitalize, enliven, animate and invigorate.

I am filled with life, sweet life.

Awakening Souls, Transforming Lives!

MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD

It is beginning to look like Christmas around Unity Christ Church. The sanctuary is decorated with beautiful Christmas tinsel that glitters, sparkles and glows reflect-ing the Spirit of the Season-The celebration of the birth of The Christ.

The Board of Trustees is truly thankful and grateful all those lovely Christ Elves who snuck into the church and decorated it so beautifully in preparation for this month of celebration.

This month at UCC we will be having a number of opportunities to celebrate the Christ Season. We start out the month of celebration with a Christmas Concert on Sunday December 9, 2018 featuring the River City Pops. This concert will be held at 2:00 P.M.

On December 16, 2018 we will be having our Christmas Candle Lighting Service. You will have the opportunity to share in a sacred service reflective of the Birth of Christ Consciousness as well as receiving a Special Blessing created especially for you. This service is being held on Sunday at 7:00P.M.

New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2018 will be our Burning Bowl Service , where you will have the opportunity to release all concerns from the past and embrace the possibilities of the new that 2019 is brings. This service will be held Monday at 7:00P.M.

This month at Unity Christ Church is filled with a time of joyous celebration and we look forward to your Presence as we experience the wonder and awe that this season brings.

As we together continue to move forward in faith, let us affirm for this Christmas Season:

“I allow The Christ to be born in me”

Have a Very Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year

The Board of Trustees

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DECEMBER AFFIRMATIONS

Psalm 3:4 I call out to the LORD, and he answers me from his holy mountain.

December 2nd John 15:7

If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

December 9th Isaiah 65:24

Before they call I will answer; while they are yet speaking I will hear.

December 16th Mark 11:24

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

December 23rd Matthew 7:7-8

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.

December 30th Jeremiah 33:3

Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.

Reflections is a newsletter published each month by Unity Christ Church. Its purpose is to inform and inspire our spiritual community. Submissions for publication are welcome and should be sent to the church office for review.

UNITY CHRIST CHURCH

33 N. Skinker Blvd.

St. Louis, Missouri 63105

Phone (314) 727-6478

Fax (314) 727-8895

Email officeucc@att.net

Office Manager: Erika Carmichael

Board of Trustees Rudolph Clay

Juankee McKinney Carolyn Perry Leonard Smith

Michael Shelton-Montez

Licensed Unity Teachers Mary Biggs and Mary Holloman

We invite you to join us on Sunday, December 9th, for our Christ Con-

cert with a performance by the River City Pops: A Singing En-semble.

This is not your typical show and there is

never a dull moment in their per-formance. Feel free to join us for our Potluck

fellowship, immediately following our morning service, then for our con-

cert at 2:30pm.

We hope to see you there!

www.unitychriststl.org

What Is Electronic Giving? Easy. Fast. Private

Givelify: Mobile App

Unity Christ Church is pleased to announce a con-venient, new way to make your regular offerings. With our new electronic program, you can easily set up a recurring giving schedule or make one-time contributions. It’s convenient for you and pro-vides much-needed consistency for our church. And when travel, illness or other circumstances prevent you from attending services, our electronic program is capable of receiving your contributions on an uninterrupted basis. To become an electronic giver, download the Givelify mobile app from iTunes or your Google Play store. Sign up as a User, find Unity Christ Church and make your donation. This app is FREE to download, FREE to Sign Up and FREE to use.

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Announcement from the Board

Annual Meeting

Election Results:

Proposal 1—ByLaws—Article V, Section 1—Employment

Passed

Proposal 2—ByLaws—Article V, Section 4—Vacancy

Passed

Proposal 3—Articles of Agreement—Seventh, Page 3

Passed

Election of Officers:

We welcome our new Board members Barbara Harris and Michael Musielak. They will be joining the Board of Trustees in January 2019. When you see these new Board members, please give them a warm Unity Thank You for their willingness to serve Unity Christ Church.

We also want to acknowledge Carolyn Perry who will be leaving the Board of Trustees in January 2019.

We thank her for her years of service. So when you see her, please give her a big ‘Thank You” in our

heartfelt Unity way.

DECEMBER LESSON TITLES & MUSICIANS

December 2, 2018 Guest Speaker: Rev. Leslie Venable

Lesson Title: God Is Our Provider

Guest Musicians: Deborah Sharn & Rocky Tucker

December 9, 2018 Guest Speaker: Mary Biggs, LUT

Lesson Title: TBA

Guest Musicians: Doug Erwin and Katie Kopff

December 16, 2018 Guest Speaker: Rev. Melissa Bennett

Lesson Title: TBA

Guest Musicians: AJSR & Myron Williams

December 23, 2018 Guest Speaker: Dr. Marlene Bricker

Lesson Title: TBA

Guest Musician: Mitzi MacDonald

December 30, 2018 Guest Speaker: Rev. Leslie Venable

Lesson Title: Let Go Of The Past

Guest Musician: Deborah Sharn & Brian Clarke

December Potluck

December 9th

Please join us in the Fellowship Room, after the morning service, for our Friendship Sunday Potluck. If your last name begins with A-H, please bring a dessert or bread

dish; if your last name begins with I-R, please bring a cas-serole or meat dish; if your last name begins with S-Z,

please bring a salad or vegetable. We always have great food and fellowship so please invite your friends and make

plans to join us!!

Church Office Closed

Our church office will be closed the following dates this month:

Monday, December 24th—Christmas Eve

Tuesday, December 25th—Christmas Day

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Thoughts From The Heart (reprint December 2013)

It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas, and as this thought fills my mind, all those memories of past holiday sea-

sons seem to permeate my being and I become filled with great anticipation and joy as I prepare to celebrate this sea-

son of giving. This time of the year always brings back warm memories of decorating Christmas trees with colorful

ornaments, garland and the most magnificent lights. I recall how I truly love shopping for those perfect gifts and

wrapping them in the most colorful Christmas paper, adorned with just the perfect bow. I also recall how excited I

become after placing these fabulously wrapped presents under that brilliantly lighted tree in anticipation of the recipi-

ents’ amazement and wonder regarding what could possibly be contained within. And of course, anticipating the

numerous Holiday parties brings memories of great fun and renewed childlike excitement.

As I prepare to enter into the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, decorating, shopping, planning and attending

those wonderful Christmas parties, I continue to experience fond memories of those holiday seasons long pasted.

However, this season, a strange feeling has begun to stir within my Being and It makes me stop all my busyness and

I begin to contemplate, “What does all this celebrating Truly mean?

While deeply pondering this question, I know that we are celebrating the birth of Jesus the Christ (our Elder Brother

and Way Shower), but, we are also commemorating his ministry and message of Love as we freely give to one an-

other. But more importantly than the idea of giving of gifts, attending holiday dinners and parties of remembrance;

(In Unity), we come to understand that we are celebrating something deeper, something more enlightening and much

more magnificent than most of humanity has ever experienced. We are not only celebrating the Birth of Jesus the

Christ, we are celebrating the Birth of the Christ Within our own consciousness. We are allowing the same mind that

was in Christ Jesus to be born Within our Being.

As I contemplate this profound idea, I begin to wonder, what does it mean, “To allow the Christ to be born Within

Me?” These thoughts draw me back to the words of our Co-founder Charles Fillmore, who states that, “The Indwell-

ing Christ is The Son of God or The Spiritual Nucleus within each person. All thoughts must harmonize with this

Spiritual Center before we can bring into expression the Divine Consciousness. Each man has within him the Christ

Idea, just as Jesus had. Man must look to the Indwelling Christ in order to recognize his Sonship, his Divine Origin

and birth, even as did the Savior,” Mr. Fillmore also explains “That in the birth of the Christ, man is bringing forth

(the birth) of God’s idea of man, the Christ of God. This is done through the quickening power of the word of Truth.

The birth of Christ is the beginning in the Inner Realms of Consciousness of a higher set of faculties, which, when

grown to full stature, will save the whole man from ignorance, sickness and death.” Wow, what an Awesome expla-

nation and Truly a reason for celebration!

What Mr. Fillmore is saying is that as we acknowledge and recognize that we are the Son of God, we begin to call

forth our own Indwelling Christ. It is that Christ Within us that guides our thoughts, feelings and behaviors until we

emerge in the Image and Likeness of God, expressing the Consciousness that was in our Elder Brother and Way

Shower, Jesus the Christ. We are then expressing all of the qualities and attributes of God that we Truly are.

So as we celebrate this Christmas season, celebrating and remembering the birth of Jesus the Christ, let us be mindful

and know that as we joyously celebrate the birth of our Elder Brother, we are also celebrating and expressing the

Birth of the Christ in our Consciousness.

Have a Very Merry Christmas and A Magnificent Birth of the Christ in You.

Let Us Daily Affirm:

“I Allow the Christ to Be Born In Me”

Blessing As You Spiritually Unfold,

Juankee J. McKinney

The Editor

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From the Prayer Ministry

Dear Friends,

This week began the season of Advent (the anticipation of the coming of Christ). It is also the anticipation of

the Christmas holiday time being spent with family and friends. We here in the Prayer Ministry wish you all a

very blessed and joyous Christmas season.

December is the month where we celebrate the faculty of Life. Without the breath of life in us bestowed upon

us by our Creator, we would not be experiencing the consciousness that we are right now in this particular life

time. We celebrate our lives by loving every aspect of it and sharing the Christ (Christmas) within us with all

of our loved ones. This time of year brings a special gift of recognizing all of the love in our lives and in the

lives of our loved ones.

Luke 2 New International Version (NIV)

The Birth of Jesus 2 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while[a] Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to

their own town to register.

4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, be-

cause he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be

married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and

she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was

no guest room available for them.

8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel

of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the

angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This will be a sign

to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven,

and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” USE THIS AS OUR PRAYER

Affirmation: Almighty God made manifest in Jesus showers our lives with love and blessings.

5 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethle-

hem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

Yours in Christ

Mary E. Biggs, LUT

P.S. Recommended book for the month – “Your Faith Is Your Imagination” by Neville Goddard

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CHRISTMAS POINSETTIAS

Help decorate the church for Christmas by ordering a poinsettia in memory of, or

dedicated to, someone special. Each plant is $13.50. You may take your plant(s) home on Sunday, December 23rd, after the morning service. A dedication page

will be in Sunday (December 23rd) morning's bulletin. You can find an order form in your Sunday bulletin, in the lobby, on the information table, or click be-

low to order and pay. Orders must be placed by Wednesday, December 12,

2018.

Online Order Options:

Christmas Poinsettia Order Form

Christmas Poinsettia Order Online

(Or call the office to pay electronically)

Alternatively, you can complete the form below and

mail to the church office.

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