NOTICE:  The church is closed until further notice and most gatherings have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.  
  Join us for "Sunday Service" on Zoom, Facebook or YouTube.   SEE BELOW FOR INSTRUCTIONS.

"Sunday Service" on Zoom, Facebook and YouTube
11:00 AM for an hour

  • 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: You can see and hear others if they have camera/microphone capability. If you have camera capability you will be seen by others.  If you have a microphone, you will be able to speak.  
  •   By phone: You will be able to speak and to hear everything.  To see others connect by internet also. 
Announcements:
  We’d like to remind you that Carla Palmer, LUT, holds a "Sacred Community Zoom Meeting" on Tuesday and Thursday nights at 7pm.  Tuesdays for sharing and support. Thursdays is a book group.  You can find a link HERE.
There is no definite plan to open the church on Sundays at this time. 
Sunday at 11:00 am

​Zoom Host: Gabriel Coleman
Scheduler: Phyllis Shepard

Meeting site opens at 10:30 am.
Music performed during some of this opening time.
At 11:00 am the meeting will start 

Order of Service

Introductions
Opening Prayer
Opening Song
Affirmation & Daily Word
   Affirmation: There is only one presence and one power in the universe and in my life; God, the Good, Omnipotent
Music in Preparation for Meditation
Meditation
Special Music
Special Talk
Special Music
Offertory, Blessing & Closing Prayer
   Offertory: Divine Love, expressed through me, blesses and multiplies all that I have, all that I give and all that I receive.  Thank you Father, Mother God.
   Children’s Blessing; Children we love you, we bless you, we appreciate you, and we see you doing wondrous things.  We love you, we love you, we really, really love you.
Congregation: Sing our Peace Song and The Prayer for Protection

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 in any Zoom service - by reading the Daily Word, offering a prayer, leading the Affirmation or some other way - please contact Phyllis Shepard at 
     - Email: Phyllis.shepard@att.net 
     - Phone: 352-371-1171
​and she will get you on the schedule.

Please know that 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
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.)

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 2021

​4/18    Rev. Polly Dozier - Topic: The Next 40 Days Could Change Your Life
  Rev. Polly Dozier has been a passionate spiritual leader and Unity minister for more than 25 years, life coach and EFT Practitioner with unmatched international credentials, having served as a liaison between the Russian Communist government and the Russian Orthodox Church.  Polly, who has a son and granddaughter in Florida, has given great energy to the Unity movement, serving as Regional Director and President of the South Central Unity Association of Churches and as an elected member of the Worldwide Unity Association.

4/25    Rev. David Torres
  Rev. David Torres is a Ministry Consulting Team Member with Unity Worldwide Ministries

Starting in May, Rev. Betty Martin-Lewis begins serving as a part-time minister and will speak on the 2nd and 4th Sunday.  LUT Carla Palmer will continue speaking on the 1st Sunday with lessons on the Power of the month.
5/2     Carla Palmer, Licensed Unity Teacher - "Power"
5/9     Rev. Betty Martin-Lewis
5/16   Rev. Linda McLeod
5/23   Rev. Betty Martin-Lewis

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, is Unity of Gainesville's Adult Education Director.  She 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.

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. She delivers the message there two Sunday's a month. 
Primary Musician:  Cathy DeWitt, singer/songwriter
1. Listen to and purchase her music at:
      http://www.cathydewitt.com/recordings.html
2. Subscribe to her YouTube channel:
       https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClBA3r5W8yZX-obOIU918iA
3. 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