Pastor Working in Prisons Finds Many Prisoners Seek Alternatives to Violence “Many people in prison for life or serving long sentences want to escape the violence they experience there. Many want to move outside the defensive bravado façade that living in a prison engenders. Many want to avoid becoming abusive […]
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Unity Spiritual Center hosted a SpiritGroups “Train the Trainer” event in which the creator, Mendhi Audlin, taught us the ins and outs of SpiritGroups and how to train hosts. A total of 23 of us from ten different Unity and/or spiritual centers from as far away as Maryland and Arizona joined in the […]
A SpiritGroup is a small group of people (up to 8) that gather to connect and explore spiritual practices in a circle of love and support. The five spiritual principles from a Unity perspective – Communion, Connection, Compassion, Community and Challenge – provide people the opportunity to grow in their […]
Unity Spiritual Center will be launching our small-group ministry program, called SpiritGroups, this spring! These small groups will offer a wide variety of gathering options through which it is easy to make friends, deeper connections and loving relationships in our spiritual community. SpiritGroups are about gathering with other like-minded people […]
We wrapped-up our Tree of Sharing, our first ever, for the Christmas holiday. We collected 20 gifts, totally approximately $500. Actually, as our generous members couldn’t help themselves, more was donated. Several of our members said to me that they threw in an extra game, pair of socks, toy, pair […]
Tomorrow, Rev. Jane will be talking with Joan McConnel, coordinator for the Tree of Sharing, and we’re excited about this potential partnership. If you’re a Spokanite, you probably know about the Tree of Sharing, which has been in existence for more than 30 years and serving this area during the holidays. […]
Unity has been ministering to VOA’s Crosswalk teen shelter for more than 20 years. This fall, we wanted to fill the pantry at Crosswalk–and boy did we! Thanks to all the folks at this center who donated to its success, to Linda Tweedy and Diane Bisson for spearheading our September […]
We are so grateful for all the support we received this week in co-creating another wonderful Kids Week! Many thanks to our snack guys Wayne and John; grandparent helpers, Elizabeth and Mary Theresa; Revs. Jackie and Jane; art helpers Jane, Diane, Dana; kid helpers Bob, Marlene and Reese, youth volunteers Aurelia, […]
This is the Crosswalk crew. From left to right: Gary, Bob, Karen, Jane, Diane, Carol and Sophia. This crew cooked and served a nutritious, scratch-made meal to teens (13-17) that are being served by VOA’s Crosswalk. The teenagers seeking emergency shelter and educational assistance at Crosswalk face many life challenges, huge issues […]
Twenty-five people came together to discuss what outreach Unity Spiritual Center Spokane is involved in, where we might also want to go, and the steps to make sure our current forms of service are working robustly before moving forward on any other initiatives. Ongoing Unity outreach partnerships are many. Currently, […]