Worship Series Topics
Join us Sunday mornings for worship services
that will deepen your spiritual awareness and
inspire you to trust that, in ALL things, God is your Source!
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May 4 Celebrating Our Success with Rev. Richard Maraj Musical Artist: Unity of Phoenix Choir |
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Kick-Off of New Four-Week Series: “Songs of Life” featuring The Beatles |
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June 15 Absolute Living with Special Guest Speaker Rev. Ellen Debenport Musical Artist: Unity of Phoenix Choir |
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June 22
Out With the Old with Rev. Richard Maraj  Musical Artist: Renee Morgan Brooks |
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Margaret Starbird
Mary Magdalene:
Woman and Archetype
Saturday, May 3 • 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tickets: $35 per person (On sale April 6)
Seating limited to 60.
Who was Mary Magdalene? What do we really know of her? The New Testament suggests that she was a close companion to Jesus. Is there further proof that she was actually his beloved wife?
Legends abound about this “other Mary,” who is mentioned so often in the Gospels: she was healed of seven demons by Jesus, stood at the foot of his cross, then accompanied other mourners to his tomb and was first to return to find him resurrected on Easter. She is the most prominent woman in the Gospels, mentioned first in seven of the eight lists of women who walked with Jesus.
Who was this woman? What became of her? What can we know of her?
Margaret Starbird makes the case that Mary Magdalene and Jesus had a “holy, dynastic marriage.” In fact, Dan Brown specifically cites Margaret Starbird’s work as having been a major influence in forming the story told in The Da Vinci Code. Furthermore, Starbird believes that Mary serves as an archetype for all womankind, and that separating Mary from Jesus represents “a distortion of the most basic model for life on our planet -- the ‘sacred union’ of devoted partners.”
Whether you agree or disagree with her position, you’ll be fascinated by the argument Margaret Starbird makes. Come hear her speak, and gain a greater understanding of the modern fascination with Mary Magdalene and her new mythology.
Join Our Prayer Vigil
Sunday, May 18 • 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Chapel
Join your spiritual community at any time to hold in positive intention the strength and prosperity of our spiritual community and the continued success of our Fundraising Campaign, and to hold in collective consciousness any prayer requests made by our congregants. (Fill out a prayer slip if you have something you would like held in prayer during the Vigil.)
With our glorious gift of FAITH from God, we boldly move forward to fulfill our goal of endless prosperity for our beloved Unity of Phoenix.”
(Supporting Scripture: 1 John 5:4. “Whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world - our faith.)
We listen to our hearts and speak with compassion and wisdom, constantly aware of our needs in all situations. We make prosperity for Unity of Phoenix a priority in our lives daily.
(Supporting Scripture: Proverbs 25:11. A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.)
Rev. Ellen Debenport
Absolute Living
Sunday, June 15
at all Sunday Morning Worship Services
Plenty of people can recite spiritual principles, and they might even believe their lives can be transformed. But what are they actually supposed to DO? In “Absolute Living,” Rev. Ellen Debenport will suggest ways to make each ordinary, daily decision from the highest consciousness. That’s how we co-create the lives we want ... and create the kingdom of heaven on earth.
Rev. Ellen Debenport served as senior minister at Unity Church of Dallas until the end of 2007. Now she writes and speaks fulltime about the innate power of the human spirit. She remains very active in the Unity movement, serving on the board at Unity’s world headquarters in Unity Village, Missouri. She also hosts a radio show called Absolute Living on Unity.FM Internet radio every Monday at 11 a.m. Pacific time.
Thanks and Best Wishes to Christy Grace
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