Sunday Service begins at 11:00 am.
The church is open for in-person Services.

Mask Update 4-19-2022:  The Board encourages face-masks be worn when inside the church and social distancing be respected.
  Masks and hand sanitizer are still available for those who wish to use them.
We are also on Zoom, and livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube.
  • No registration required.
  • The Zoom platform automatically opens Sunday at 10:30 am.
  • Service to start at 11:00 am.
  • Currently we have a set limit of 100 people.
  • You can connect via internet or telephone, or both.. 
  •   By internet: See and hear others if they have camera amd microphone capability. If you have a camera you will be seen by others.  If you have a microphone, you will be able to speak .  You may also comment on the chat message board.
  •   By phone: You will be able to speak and to hear everything.  To see others connect by internet also. 
Sunday at 11:00 am
​Zoom Host: Gabriel Coleman
Co-host & Scheduler: Phyllis Shepard

Zoom Meeting site opens at 10:30 am.
At 11:00 am the Service will start 
THEME FOR 2022
In this year of Spiritual evolution I BEcome my Spiritual Potential: “Fully Human - Fully Divine”
Order of Service

10:55    Prayer Chaplain prays-in the Sunday Service Team

11:00  Lighting the Sacred Flame: Chaplain of the Day 
  Warm Welcome from the Team (Together)
  Welcome to Unity! Where love is felt, Truth is taught, Lives are transformed
  And All is Well, As we express the Christ within!

Welcome & Announcements - Sunday Service Leader 
Opening Prayer - Speaker                                                                       
  Welcome Newcomers  (in person and online) by Speaker 
  Brief acknowledgement of newcomers. Prayer Chaplain offers them a packet.
Announcements
Reading of the Daily Word - Volunteer 

Congregational Song (4 minutes) - Musician
11:15  Music for Intro to Meditation  (2-3 minutes) - Musician

Meditation (5 minutes or less) - Speaker 
Today’s Lesson (approx. 20 minutes) - Speaker  
11:43  Special Music - Musician  

11:48  Opportunity for Giving 
  At this time, we embrace the principle of giving as a spiritual practice. You
are invited to take your love offering in your hand (or imagine it -- if you have already given).  PAUSE
And now we will bless our gifts, knowing that as we give, our blessings are multiplied:
Offertory: 
  “Divine Love, expressed in me, through me, as me-- blesses and multiplies all that I have, all that I give and all that I receive.”
Prosperity Prayer 
  "Unity of Gainesville, Florida is richly blessed and in the flow of universal abundance. We give thanks that just the right people, with loving hearts and skills to help us grow, are attracted to join us. We accept the good that enriches us and all with whom we have contact. We are prosperous, loving, and healthy, joyfully co-creating an abundant life. And so it is!”

Congregational Song  
Blessing of the Children (approx. 3 minutes)  
Ms. Gwen will now introduce the children and they will show us what they have learned today.
 Children’s Blessing;
  Let’s join together in blessing our children and the children of the world.
  “Children we love you, we bless you, we appreciate you, and we see the Christ Presence within you.   We love you we love you, we really, really love you.”

Closing
Peace Song
 - Let there be peace on Earth and let it begin with me.  Let there be peace on Earth, the peace that was meant to be.  With God our creator, family all are we,
Let us walk with each other in perfect harmony.
Speaking "The Prayer for Protection" by James Dillet Freeman
 - The light of God surrounds us,
    The love of God enfolds us,
    The power of God protects us,
    The presence of God watches over us.
    Wherever we are, God is!

Mail checks to:
​Unity of Gainesville, 8801 N.W. 39th Ave., Gainesville, FL 32606

​Thank you so much for coming! 
​You may stay and share with us if you like.
We welcome your feedback.
Also, you may invite your family and friends to any Service.

If you would like to participate - please contact Phyllis Shepard at 
     - Email: Phyllis.shepard@att.net 
     - Phone: 352-371-1171
​and she will get you on the schedule.

Your love offerings and donations help to support the Unity Ministry, staff, guest speakers and musicians.  
We greatly appreciate your support!
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The church phone is 352-373-1030. Please leave a message; someone will return your call.
   Or email; unitygvl@gmail.com
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INSTRUCTIONS to get on to Zoom:
(PLEASE NOTE: You DO NOT have to open an account to attend the Service. Ignore requests to open an account.)

Sunday Zoom Meeting Link:
 https://us04web.zoom.us/j/494371998?pwd=YjA5NTdtSk1tMWlHV1dTQ0FOVGdHUT09
  Meeting ID:   494 371 998
  Password:   unity1
Phone Number to Call: 1 312 626 6799
  Passcode: 439460 

Sunday Services livestream on Facebook and YouTube.  Also, look up past Services there:
 1.  YouTube Channel  (11/22/2020 onward) 
 2.  Facebook (8/22/2020 onward)
 3. ​ ​'Zoom Meeting Video Files' 
          (from Easter 4/5/2020 to 11/15/2020)

SUNDAY SERVICE SPEAKERS 2022
​ * Rev. Betty Martin-Lewis serves as our Minister of Record (part-time) and will speak twice a month.
 
2022 Schedule:
​5/1 - Guest: Rev. Ann Marie Acacio
   - "Metaphysical Trinity" workshop at 12:30pm
5/8 -  Rev. Betty Martin-Lewis, Minister of Record
5/15 -Carla Palmer, Licensed Unity Teacher
5/22 - Rev. Betty Martin-Lewis, Minister of Record
5/29 - Guest: Hank Lewis, Licensed Unity Teacher

ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS

Rev. Betty Martin-Lewis is "Minister of Record" for Unity of Gainesville (part-time) beginning 5/2021.  She is a certified Ministry Consultant with Unity Worldwide Ministries.   
She was the founding minister of Unity South Shore Spiritual Life Center (Ruskin, FL) and a Licensed Unity Teacher (2005).  She has been teaching Metaphysics in the online Unity Worldwide Spiritual Institute curriculum since 2017.

Carla Palmer, Licensed Unity Teacher, teaches classes and facilitates the Tues./Thurs. "Sacred Community" gatherings on Zoom in addition to speaking. She is a Spiritual Teacher, Leadership Developer, and Breakthrough Specialist. She has been active in teaching spiritual classes for the past 15 years throughout the State of Florida, and serves on various teams and advisory groups for Unity Worldwide Ministries.

Steve Greenough, Licensed Unity Teacher at Unity of Gainesville, is Sexton of the church and groundskeeper.  He serves with dedication and commitment.  In the past, he has been Volunteer Coordinator, Board secretary and president, handyman, minister's assistant, and soundboard operator.

Hank Lewis is a Licensed Unity Teacher at Christ Church Unity in Orlando, Florida. He is also the LUT Representative on the Southeast Region Board of Directors. He is a member of the LUT Ministry Team for Unity Worldwide Ministries and the UWM Education, Continuing Education, and Training Strategy Team.  
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Rev. Marcia McCartney's passion is supporting humanity in rediscovering the part each of us plays in our Divine Oneness. For over 30 years, she has been a spiritual midwife for people who desire to deepen and expand their experience of life with the Infinite Creative Spirit within. As a Unity Minister, She has encouraged the practice of Spiritual Truth taught by the great mystical traditions. She has been honored to serve as senior minister of three Unity ministries in Chicago, Gainesville and Citrus County Florida. 

Rev. Linda McLeod - serves as part time administrator and pastoral care minister at Unity Temple of Truth Church in St. Petersburg, Florida. She handles the date-to-day activities of the church and delivers the message there two Sundays a month. 

Paul Veliyathil - Hospice Chaplain, Author, Mental Health Counselor, Teacher.  Paul is a citizen of India by birth, a citizen of the United States by choice and a citizen of the world at heart.  He holds Master and Doctorate degrees in Theology, and a Master's in Pastoral Counseling. 
Dr. Paul has had a long association with Unity and gave frequent New Thought talks in the south Florida area. He is new to Gainesville and we welcome him and his family
Primary Musician:  Cathy DeWitt, singer/songwriter
Cathy is a professional musician who served as our Music Director for many years.  ​
Cathy invites you to visit her website;
   http://www.cathydewittmusic.com/
Also explore her CD- The Traveler:
   http://www.thetraveler.us/
These songs represent a collaboration across time and space between composer, pianist, and vocalist Cathy DeWitt, and the beloved poet laureate of the Unity movement, James Dillet Freeman

Subscribe to her YouTube channel:
       https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClBA3r5W8yZX-obOIU918iA
Support Cathy's music:
 If you enjoy her live music at the Sunday Zoom Services, consider sending her a donation:
Via PayPal, just send to cathydew@gmail.com
By mail, send to:
Cathy DeWitt, 4104 Alpine Drive, Gainesville FL 32605