Dear Friends in Christ,

With Christmas approaching, I am reminded of our annual CANDLELIGHTING SERVICE with individuals representing the metaphysical messages in the Christmas story as written in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. One of them, the Christ Child, is that which gives birth – just as Spirit created you out of Itself!

We are all unfolding with Faith into the full Christ of our Being. Rejoice in the process of our spiritual understanding which is born in us each day! Let us be willing to be open to this spiritual birth by going within each day in meditation and prayer to BE aware of the Presence of Spirit, the Christ of our Being.

Come and celebrate this Joyous Season together as the Community of God which we are!

Christmas Celebration Service With Children and Santa: Sunday, December 15, 10:30 a.m.
Sunday Service: December 22, 10:30 a.m.
Candlelight Christmas Eve Service: Tuesday, December 24, 7 p.m.
No Service Christmas Day: Wednesday, December 25.
Sunday Service: December 29, 10:30 a.m.
New Year’s Eve Burning Bowl Ceremony: Tuesday, December 31, 7 p.m.

CHURCH MEMBERS – Annual Congregational Meeting at noontime on Sunday, January 26, 2014.

“LET THERE BE PEACE ON EARTH AND LET IT BEGIN WITH ME!”

A very blessed Christmas and NEW Year!
Rev. Joanne M. Murphy

“Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over….For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.”

Dear Friends,

The reason this Spiritual Community continues to keep its doors open is the result of those who give of their time, talents and treasures. I want to honor a congregant who has “given” over and over again in so many ways, over so many years! It is our beloved BARBARA ELY!  Barbara has been responsible for creating and serving in so many areas that have enhanced and grown Unity by the Shore!

One of the many “roles” she plays is that of her production of our “Flying High” Newsletter which she started in 1988. She studied at Brookdale Community College the fundamentals of typesetting, design and layout.

Barbara said, “I have enjoyed working on the Newsletter and I have been blessed in many ways through my work and relationship with the church community. Now, I think it is time for others to receive the great blessings, and for our church to hone fresh and new creative ideas.”

The November-December 2013 “Flying High” is Barbara’s final issue. She would be happy to sit down with anyone who steps up to continue the “Flying High”Newsletter.

And I ask… who will “come up,” who will come up “higher” to know the joy of continuing this blessed service?

Again, Barbara, we honor you and thank you for your years of undertaking in this area and we thank you for all you continue to do in supporting Unity by the Shore!

Abundant Blessings!
Rev. Joanne