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November/December 2012
News, information and inspiration for members and friends of Unity of London
Appreciating our Choir Our Choir is led by Jake Levesque, a wonderful and capable Music Man, who leads our Choir with such ease and grace. As I look into the face of each member of our Choir as they sing with such joy I can't help but smile. The Choir makes our hearts sing. Lets give a big applause for our wonderful Music Man and our Choir members as they give of their time and talent to uplift our congregation every Sunday. Appreciating our Counters "You Count!" I say this to our wonderful volunteers who give of their time after our Sunday Service to count and keep track of our abundance and prosperity. They provide a wonderful and honorable service and ministry. You truly do count in more ways than one. Thanks for making a difference for all here at Unity. In Appreciation, Mary Hagan Volunteer Ministry Co-ordinator
2 Church Directory, Board members 6 Rosemary Fillmore Rhea 9 Volunteer Ministry Coordinator 3 From the Editors Notebook 7 Prosperity Report - Jack Van Diepen 10 Coming Events 4 Spiritually Speaking - Rev. Lori 8, 9 Personal Transformation profile 11 Spirit Matters Bookstore 12 Unity of London Family Album 5 Presidents Report - Larry Breau
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Inner Spark
Editor Assistant Editor Pat Moauro Dan Thrasher 226-785-9332 519-681-3774 Inner Spark is published six times a year by Unity of London and scheduled for release on the last Sunday of the month before each two-month issue period. Advertisements: (approximately business-card size) are available at $25 single/$50 double (subject to change). If you have any questions or would like to advertise in the Inner Spark, contact Megan at the Church office (Wednesday to Sunday) at: 519-652-9294 for details.
Our Minister Rev. Lori Hisson Church: 519-652-9294; home: 519-686-7245 cell: 519-854-7245; Email: revlori@rogers.com
Rev. Lori is in the office from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday. She is also in on Friday and Saturday; however, please call before coming in. l Submit all photos either as the actual photo or, preferBoard of Directors ably, in JPEG format; President Larry Breau 519-204-1976 l Please keep all unsolicited articles to 300 words or Past President Wilda Thomas 519-472-1065 less in length and submit either in writing or, preferably, using a Word document; Vice-President Bill Tallman 519-349-2252 l Articles and photos will be included only if space Treasurer Jack Van Diepen 519-473-9227 allows. Secretary Lola Hache 519-472-1146 Deadline for submitting articles and advertisements Member at Large Pauline Duncan-Thrasher 519-681-3774 for January/February 2013 issue: December 7 Member at Large Sylvia van der Hoek 519-661-8616 Distributed December 30. Licensed Unity Teacher Pat Moauro, LUT 226-785-9332 Email: patmor123@gmail.com Prayer Chaplains Mary Hagan, Mary Locke, Pat Moauro, Chuck Semple, Wilda Thomas, Connie White, Pauline Duncan-Thrasher, and Sylvia van der Hoek. Contact: Mary Hagan 519-439-2268
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Audio Visual Ken Stubbs 519-690-1786 Kitchen/Hospitality Barb Zarnke, Mary Locke 519-685-0094 Special Events Bookstore Manager Childrens Ministry Mens Group Cleaning Team Sunday Counters Fundraising Marketing Team Gardener Paid Support Staff: Music Director/Choir Office Manager Bookkeeper (Volunteer position available) Victoria Withenshaw 519-685-0471 (Volunteer position available) Ken Stubbs 519-690-1786 Megan Daigneault 519-652-9294 Megan Daigneault 519-652-9294 Jack and Teresa Van Diepen 519-473-9227 (Volunteer position available) Mary Bot 519-660-157777 Jake Levesque Megan Daigneault Jo-Ann Bakker 519-434-7963 519-652-9294 519-652-5582
Our theme for this year is: Discover the Power Within. Unity of London is a member of Unity Canada, Unity World-wide Ministries, and affiliated with Silent Unity and Unity Institute.
Our Vision: Centered in God we co-create a world that works for all.
ascals quotation helps to emphasize the importance of our heart - not only as a physical muscle and organ pumping lifegiving blood non-stop throughout our body - but as a source of our deepest emotions and motivations. Spiritual teachers and mystics for ages have taught that the heart is actually the seat of emotion and influences our behaviour and decisions more than the brain. Love is usually associated with the heart. Unity cofounder Charles Fillmore taught that Love is one of the 12 Powers, or Faculties, found in the body and Love is located in the heart area. Its colour is pink, and is represented by the apostle John. Interestingly, I encountered two individuals recently who spoke about the importance of the heart and love. One was Roger Gustafson, who has been attending Unity of London for the past dozen years. Earlier this year Roger had open heart surgery to repair a clogged artery. His profile and my discussion with him is on page 8.
Dare to be aware, Claim the life you long for! Ria Caro 519-439-8558
Ria, a graduate of the Barbara Brennan School of Healing, is an awareness counsellor, spiritual teacher, holistic nutritionist, and healer.
Our Purpose: We seek to inspire everyone to see and experience God in every face.
Spiritually Speaking
What do we need to become to end starvation, poverty, war and greed? Barbara Marx Hubbard states that we are at a dramatic moment of choice. She invites us to birth: New creativity New co-operation New wisdom New life Join us as we turn our focus to Birth 2012 for the world which can only be born from our own personal rebirth. Unity of Londons vision, creating a world that works for all, and Birth 2012s goal match up beautifully. I invite you to be a part of this focus knowing that together we can help unfold the world we want to live
Read Rev. Loris daily blog. You can access it through her Facebook page. Just click on the posts titled: Random Thoughts.
ts hard to believe that we are on the brink of December and the Christmas celebrations. And this year may look different. The Mayan calendar ends December 21st and Birth 2012 is being marked December 22nd. Some believe it is the end; however, others, such as Unity, see a new beginning. I think we will be growing beyond our traditional birth story of Jesus for the most part and instead focus on how we can use his teachings to create a more enlightened humanity together. After all, his entire earthly journey was about us. He didnt live so that we could adore him. He was a teacher. He modelled his teachings. And He was a rebel who balked against those who took the spirit out of Universal Laws and lived by the letter of the law. Birth 2012, through the Shift Network, is asking us to be a conscious, committed, passionate, agent of change. Doesnt that sound like Jesus message? What would a new world look like?
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Unity of London Board President Larry Breau pays tribute to Rev. Lori Hisson during the September 9 anniversary celebration. Rev. Lori holds flowers presented to her by the Board.
Our Values: Love, Prayer, Compassion, Truth, Joy, Diversity, Integrity, Prosperity, Transformation.
hat a busy late summer and fall we had at Unity of London! Unity celebrated 20 years as a spiritual centre in London and 12 years with Rev. Lori Hisson as our spiritual leader. What an awesome day September 9 when we celebrated all of the spiritiual growth and life changing transformations during the last two decades!
The energy here at our Unity centre September 9 was off the scale and it warmed my heart to see so many of our active members and many of our past members enjoying the festivities. I hope everyone enjoyed the guest speaker Rev. JoAnn Dubrouillet of Unity of Panama City, Florida. I am so blessed to have both Rev. Lori and Rev. JoAnn in my life. Thank you, one more time, to all who helped set up, mixed and grilled the pancakes, wrote and performed the songs and shared Unity history from their personal experience. Jake Levesque and Emilio Zarris performed to their usual excellent standard to help make this special celebration Sunday a memorable occasion. Thanks to Terry Dash and Sylvia Van der Hoek for organizing and
Larry
Our Vision: Centered in God we co-create a world that works for all.
This photo of Rosemary Fillmore Rhea is from a colour portrait hanging in the Education Building at Unity Village, Missouri. The colour photo had to be changed to black and white for this publication. - Photo by Pat Moauro with Unity Temple on the Plaza. In later years she was involved in raising funds to build the Unity Preparatory and Kindergarten School in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Rosemary traveled to Jamaica every year, and her friends there were an integral part of her life. Rosemary was listed in Whos Who of American Women. After a private family service, a celebration of Rosemarys life was held on Sunday, October 21 (Rosemarys birthday) at Unity Inn, Unity Village, MO. (This information on Rosemary Fillmore Rheas life was taken from her obituary published in the Kansas City Star.)
Our Purpose: We seek to inspire everyone to see and experience God in every face.
Prosperity Report
all is here and, hopefully, everyone has enjoyed the wonderful summer we have had. We can now get ready for winter. Inflows August 2012 $ 7,867.49 September 2012 $12,335.72 Year To Date $132,523.25 Operating Fund Balance Reserve Fund
$ 7,828.23 $10,116.11
Jack
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Our Values: Love, Prayer, Compassion, Truth, Joy, Diversity, Integrity, Prosperity, Transformation
Personal Transformation
Roger Gustafson Roger added that 'Welcome home' became a trademark for me. I feel comfortable there. Viewing the Christed one ... I now understood what Deepak Chopra wrote when he said that 'Jesus pointed the way. Jesus came to earth to point to something better a different way.' Before discovering Unity, Roger Gustafson enjoyed a varied life, starting with a distinguished career as a musician and music history teacher at the University of Western Ontario in London (now Western University). Born in Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, in 1939, Roger attended St. Olaf College, a Luthern music school in Minnesota; Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio, where he was a piano performance major. Continued on page 9
Our Vision: Centered in God we co-create a world that works for all
Roger Gustafson
ts a beautiful day in the neighbourhood. Its a beautiful day at Unity of London. What makes Unity beautiful? You do. All our wonderful volunteers who give of their time, talents and treasure make Unity the beautiful and welcoming place that it is. What flows out of beauty is bounty. So how can we make Unity even more bountiful? When I arrive at Unity each Sunday and our volunteers are on duty, there is such a bountiful flow of love and energy. I would love to increase our bountiful flow of love and energy even more here at Unity. I would love to see an abundance of volunteers using their gifts and talents in one of our Volunteer Ministry positions. Come talk to me and together we can find that right and perfect ministry for you to serve in as a volunteer here at Unity. We have some wonderful opportunities for you to serve. Check these out and let me know what feels like a fit for you. We need kitchen help, before-service and after-service help, as well as Childrens Ministry teacher and as-
In his third year at Oberlin, Roger was in a class of 120 that spent a year in Salzburg, Austria, studying classical music. In 1962, in his fourth year at Oberlin, he worked as a graduate assistant, later moving to Kent State in Ohio for two years where he obtained a Masters degree in music. At the University of Wisconsin Roger taught piano and music, later earning another Masters degree in music history. After working as a graduate assistant and a personal assistant to a teacher and mentor, Roger had two job offers one in Wichita, Kansas and one in London, Ontario. He chose London, Ontario. In 1970, he moved here and for the next 13 years taught music history and worked seven of those years on a PhD in music history. Roger left in 1983 when his contract was not renewed. He went into sales, selling Apple computers to school boards, as well as holding other jobs and positions. Married in 1964, Roger has been separated for 13 years. Roger, 73, advised all men and women to have an angiogram at least once a year, especially as they age. He is grateful that as a result of an angiogram his clogged heart artery was discovered in time. While physical health is important, he also stressed that one's spirituality is of prime importance. My life in Unity is experiential Christianity, Roger said. I have been able to experience God's grace a gift of Spirit. I continue to pray that Christ consciousness be implanted (in me) that I may use it for service.
Our Purpose: We seek to inspire everyone to see and experience God in every face
2012
Coming Events
NEW PROGRAM How to Speak Unity in Your Life: starts Jan. 14
If you are seeking a deeper understanding of life and your spirituality, Unity can help. Studying Unity philosophy helps us to look at the world from a different perspective, one that broadens our appreciation of how universal Unity really is. The world is longing for compassion, direction and oneness. Unity offers all of these. After you take part in this program you will have a deeper understanding of How to Speak Unity in your life. Your willingness to speak Unity and to share Unity will help Unity to fulfill
our vision to create a world that works for all. Unitys message is needed globally - as near and far as you can possibly imagine. In a small group, over seven weeks starting the week of January 14, you will study: How to Speak, Live, Share, Discover, Grow, Pray and Be Unity Sign up for a home study group or be a part of the group that meets at Unity during seven Wednesday evenings. We are looking for people to host a group in their home. Pick the day and time that works for you. Facilitator training is available ... a chance to grow and expand your talents. Sign-up sheets are in the Fellowship Room. Thank you for participating as either a facilitator or a participant.
Sunday Soloists
November 4 - Pam Gerrand November 11 - Emilio Zarris December 9 - Emilio Zarris December 23 - Cameron Carver
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Prosperity Banks due last Sunday of each month
Our Canadian pennies will no longer be minted in the New Year. We ask that you collect them and place them in your Prosperity Bank, speak your affirmation and watch your abundance flow! We invite you to bring in your banks or the monies youve collected and empty them into the bucket on the last Sunday of each month. REPEAT and allow the cycle to continue again next month. Thanks so much everybody. So far we have raised over $300 from the Prosperity Banks. We are prosperous! Monies are dedicated to our New Home (Fund) which we envision in a neighborhood, on a bus route and centrally located in London.
s the end of 2012 approaches, are you still afraid? My only fear is that this winter may be brutally cold. So just to be sure when you are feeling the coldness of our Canadian winter, wrap yourself in one of our Afirmawraps to comfort
Events
Join us for a potluck meal following the Sunday service on November 18. You are also invited to stay for our annual Christmas Potluck and talent show following our Christmas service December 16. See Jake Levesque to sign up for the talent show.
Christmas Outreach
WATCH for details of our Outreach for Christmas in coming weeks. We live in an abundant Universe and giving to others is sharing from our abundance. We are always grateful to share and to be of service to the community as we feel called to do so.
2012
In photo above, at left, Mary Hagan poses with Ann Brinkman of London, who attended the 20th anniversary of the revival of Unity of London and the 12th anniversary of Rev. Lori Hisson as minister and spiritual leader on September 9. Ann Brinkmans association with Unity goes back to 1969 when she opened her home to a study group. In photo at upper right, Board President Larry Breau and Blanca Morales pitch into to prepare pancakes for the September 9 celebration breakfast. Below, at left, Rev. JoAnn Dubrouillet, guest speaker for two Sundays; and audience members and four visiting musicians sing during the Posipalooza concert at Unity of London September 29.
Our Purpose: We seek to inspire everyone to see and experience God in every face