Message from our Spiritual Leaders (by Stew)

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1 March April 2014 UATL NEWSLETTER Mailing address: P.O. Box South Lake Tahoe, CA Our sanctuary & annex are located at: 1195 Rufus Allen Blvd. South Lake Tahoe, CA NEW OFFICE HOURS: TUESDAYS 11-2 (Hillary) WEDNESDAYS 10-2 (Hillary & Stew alternate weeks) FRIDAYS 11-2 (Hillary) Office phone # (530) We re on the Web! Visit us at: & on facebook: unity at the lake unityatthelake@ sbcglobal.net Message from our Spiritual Leaders (by Stew)

2 Welcome New Members Our New Member Dedication was held on March 2, 2014 (left to right) Tara O'Hara Rebecca Bryson Peter Gochis Balin Usher Ingie Sutton Dave Hagens Jennifer Mieras Mark A. Peck Not pictured: Anne Heimann THANK YOU * THANK YOU * THANK YOU So many of you donated your services to our Eat Pray Bid FunRaiser, sharing the gift of yourself so generously and lovingly. We d also like to thank everyone who made the choice to receive these gifts. The event was successful on every conceivable level, financially and spiritually, as well as the heart to heart connections made. UATL is truly a thriving, diverse spiritual community!

3 Special Spring Events & Happenings Spring Equinox Celebration and Dalai Lama Film: Friday, March 21st. Celebrating the light with an intention to bring more harmony into our lives, from 6-7pm we'll be doing kirtan (call and response chanting with devotion in our hearts) accompanied by a walking labyrinth meditation. Then from 7:15-8:45 we will be showing, "10 Questions for the Dalai Lama." This fascinating documentary blends an interview with the Dalai Lama with a look back at the spiritual leader's history and an exploration of the small city of Dharamsala, where he was exiled over 50 years ago. All are invited...come for either event or both. Love offerings gratefully accepted 2 nd Annual Metaphysical Passover Seder: Monday April 14 th at 6pm. Experience this traditional Jewish ritual (what was celebrated at the Last Supper), practiced similarly by Jewish people throughout the world. The major themes of Passover are freedom, renewal and rebirth (spring), as well as praise and thanksgiving for freedom and for the Power of God. A light meal will be served. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED by March 30 th! Suggested love offering $10-$15 Movie Night: Friday April 18 th, 7pm in the Sanctuary: We will be showing (tentatively) Being There, with Peter Sellers. We ve got the popcorn! Love offering Easter Sunday, April 20 th, a special Celebration with the White Stone Ceremony and OneVoice accompanied by a special Easter choir! Earth Day Prayer Vigil: Tuesday April 22 nd from 9-11am, in the Annex. We invite you to sit in the silence and affirm your own wholeness and then send it out in gratitude and honor of Mother Earth. Come for 5 minutes or the whole time. If you can t make it, please take a moment during that time to sit in prayer wherever you are Hospitality: We bless all of you who bring food to share. Sometimes folks ask if it s OK for anyone to bring food the answer is a resounding yes! Sunday Celebrations 2 nd Annual Spring Clean, tentatively scheduled for Saturday April 26 th 9am-1pm (it may not be wishful thinking we could be covered in snow): Help us make our little corner of the world spic and span, inside and out! The more folks that help, the easier, faster and more fun it will be *** The Vibrational Blessings sound healing with Journey Harasin originally scheduled for March 15 th has been canceled for now April 6th 12 Powers Sunday; Hillary will speak on The Power of Love (wear pink if you d like) Play-shop to follow May 4th 12 Powers Sunday; The Power of Power (wear purple if you d like) Play-shop to follow

4 NEW uatl event Satsang Sunday: the last Sunday of each month, 5-6pm March 30th April 27 th Satsang is Sanskrit for "Gathering for truth." Join Rev. Hillary as we gather for an informal celebration of how special we each are. It consists of a universal spiritual teaching, a meditation to support it, and a question and answer period. Love offerings are gratefully accepted. This month we'll be lightening up with some "laughing yoga." This could be a beautiful addition to your Sunday we also see it as a possible alternative for those who missed the morning or might prefer a less formal experience. You can make donations (for regular tithes, building fund, Minister s Fund and Hands and Hearts) and purchase all of OneVoice s CDs, Stew and Hillary s meditation CD Journeys to the Heart, plus CDs of Sunday celebrations, directly from the website via PayPal or credit card. We can even automatically charge your credit card monthly for tithes if you choose. ongoing uatl events Wednesdays, NOON-12:40: PRAYER/MEDITATION CIRCLE in the Annex. Every Wednesday we sit and meditate on the presence of Love and hold the high watch for ourselves and for everyone on our prayer slips please join us! AWAKENING WEDNESDAYS, 6:30-8pm Annex: Please join us for meditation, book study, heartful sharing and practical tools to bring the Sunday messages to life. We are currently studying Pema Chodron s Start Where you Are. All are welcome even if you haven t read the book. Love Offering Fundraising Opportunities For UATL RECYCLING: We have a recycling tub outside of the Sanctuary for you to drop off your glass, jars and cans. Or just leave your bag on the deck if the tubs aren t out. Especially preferred are glass that is a moneymaker such as beer bottles and soda cans (California CRV). We would appreciate that these are deposited in the bins empty and clean. AMAZON: There is now a link to Amazon.com on our website, (on the left sidebar of each page right under our phone #). We will receive credit for any purchases you make from Amazon when you go through our website first! Tell your friends. ESCRIP: For those of you whose Safeway Club card is set up to benefit UATL, thank you. FYI, their new policy is that credit card payments do NOT count toward the program. All other forms of payment, including debit cards, are acceptable.

5 Our Council We re extremely excited to announce our new Council of Trustees for 2014: Kathleen Harris, President Ken Cross, Vice President Sandy Mathiesen, Treasurer Leonard Smith, Secretary Keith Williams, Trustee-at-large Carol Lehnert, Trustee-at-large Blessings and thanks for your dedication, your love and your support as you hold the high watch for Unity at the Lake, its members and activities. You are truly the light of the world! Faith In Action Please note you can use a credit card to make any kind of Donations and we can automatically charge your credit card monthly if you choose. You can also choose to have your bank send an automatic monthly donation. We joyfully affirmed and celebrated our abundance thru tithing to the following during January - February 2014: *Silent Unity *Liz Broscoe *Association for Global New Thought *Danica McCauley *West Central Region, Unity Worldwide Ministries *Dogs Deployment *Adam Bucko (The Reciprocity Faith Foundation) in action Total of outgoing tithes for this period was $ Thank you, God! As of 3/5/14, our bank balances are as follows: Bank of the West Checking: $ (covers everyday spending and bills) Bank of the West Savings (2013 Hands and Hearts for Christmas fund): $97.66 Everbank Checking (general reserve fund): $ Did you know??? You can listen to each week s lesson on the web? It s typically loaded just hours after Sunday Celebration. The archives go back several years. This is a wonderful way to introduce friends to the UATL message. Just click: Want more than the lesson? Want to hear the prayers, the meditation and the delightful music by OneVoice? For that, You can purchase a $5 CD of each week s celebration. Order forms in the back of the sanctuary. Tell Your Friends!!

6 Our Beloveds, Reverends Stew & Hillary ** OFFICE HOURS ** TUESDAYS 11-2 (Hillary) WEDNESDAYS 10-2 (Hillary & Stew alternate wks) FRIDAYS 11-2 (Hillary) Also, we are very happy to make an appointment and meet with you at a different time and day if our office hours don t work for you. Hillary and Stew are always available for affirmative prayer. They also invite you to call & make an appointment for a spiritual counseling session, love offerings gratefully accepted. Hillary is also available (by appointment) for spiritual healing sessions (with your choice of affirmative prayer, Reiki or Zenith color therapy, all available for L.O. as well.) Sent with love to: March - April 2014 If you no longer wish to receive this hard copy UATL Newsletter, no problem! Just us and let us know! Blessings!! unityatthelake@sbcglobal.net