Into the Stillness Meditative Prayer

February 8th – March 18th

Mornings: Tuesday through Friday 7 to 7:35 AM

Join Rev. Angela in a meditative prayer experience of relaxation, contemplation, and stillness.

Let us come together in contemplative prayer, reflection, and stillness to claim personal Wholeness and Empowerment and to be a mindful healing presence to others and the world.  

Please Register by clicking the button below:

Once you have registered you will receive a ZOOM link each week prior to Tuesday.  

New Year’s Eve Chakra Balancing

with Carmela Danna

Friday, December 31, 2021
10 AM

Please join Carmela in this special workshop to balance your chakras and create a more peaceful mind.  She will take you through a journey of the 7 main energy centers in the body and use Bija Mantras to balance your energy. Carmela will include pranayama (breath work) to begin, guide you in meditation and end with healing energy.

Don’t miss out on this special session designed to balance your energy and set your intention for the New Year!

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Carmela completed her Yoga  teacher training in 2006 at Yoga Works in NYC.

She has since become a Reiki Master and enjoys teaching Yoga, Meditation and Reiki.

Dear Friends,

The season of winter is upon us.  Metaphysically, winter represents a time of hunkering down, a time of inner stillness and reflection, and a time of release in preparation for new life in the spring. The Board is doing much preparation to birth new life into our Unity by the Shore physical home.  Mold remediation has been completed, and we are in the process of selecting new flooring and contracting individuals to do the needed renovations inside our building.

Centered in patience, understanding, faith, love, and generosity, let us join together to birth new life into our own lives and into the blessed community of Unity by the Shore.  Your presence matters whether we gather virtually or in person.

How will you lean into the experiences of ”wintertime” to transform yourself from the inside out?  How will we as a community birth new life not only into our physical space, but also by re-imagining what it means to show up as a beloved community?  I ask you to be an active participant rather than a spectator to this journey.

December not only ushers in the official start to winter, but also welcomes the celebrations of  Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa. Although traditions vary in how these holidays are observed,  the one thing they have in common is the symbolism of LIGHT.  As the candles of the Menorah, the Advent Wreath, and the Kinara are lit, many take time to pause, reflect and remember that we do not enter the harshness of our dark and barren times without our INNER LIGHT.  I believe that the light of resiliency, hope, and the promise of new and glorious life is the flame that burns brightly at the Divine Core of us all!

My dear friends, as you participate in your holiday candle lighting this year, I invite you to designate a special candle to light each evening at 8 pm during the next month to symbolize your inner resilience and faith in the promise of new life.  Before lighting your candle affirm, “I am the Light of Divine Resilience, Faith, and New Life.”

Let us also remain connected throughout the holiday season by participating in the virtual special services that are listed below.  I hope you will find comfort from the words penned by Clairel Estevez in the poem, “Frigid” also found below my letter. Together we stand in Truth, Love, and Life to bring Light to the darkness. 

Love,
Rev Angela

Frigid

And suddenly, the woodland has bared its branches

The days now cloth the new season, like a bride.

And though cold and pale, its exquisite beauty
 
Fills my eyes with such incomparable warmth.

I shall carry this grace with me; in my soul.

Until she–frigid, in the last hours;

With my frosted lips, kisses the newly born Spring.

By: Clairel Estevez

Unity by the Shore Presents:

An Aloha Christmas

Virtual Concert with Faith Rivera!

Friday, December 10, 2021
7PM

Zoom link will be emailed to those that purchase a ticket.

We will also be emailing you a link to a recording of the concert after the event.

Ticket Prices:

1 Zoom Session / Screening per household – $25

Unlimited Zoom Sessions / Screenings per household – $30

DEADLINE to Purchase Tickets:
Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 5 PM EST

Can’t attend the concert? Not a problem!

The concert will be recorded and we will email the recording to all those who purchased a ticket. So if you can’t make it, you can still buy a ticket and watch it at a more convenient time.

Join us “in spirit” by making a donation to our beloved community.

Click the “Give Now” button below and select the “An Aloha Christmas” from the drop down menu. THANK YOU in advance for your generosity!

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From the sunny shores of Hawaii, Emmy award-winning singer/songwriter, Faith Rivera, opens hearts & transforms lives around the globe through the power of music.  Her uplifting music is heard on shows like NCIS: Hawaii to Empire & more.  She’s been featured at the Hollywood Bowl to the House of Blues to stages in Tokyo to Rome where audiences of all ages are engaged & energized through upbeat messages, music and dance.  This island girl is a multiple Posi Award winner and a Grace Note Award recipient for her contribution to New Thought Music.  She’s seen in the documentary film As a Man Thinketh with Michael Beckwith, Joe Vitale, and more empowering teachers. 

Hear her newest release, her 11^th album RISE featuring a fiery, call-to-action playlist showcasing a new sound blending pop, EDM, hip-hop & more!  Most recently, Faith has joined UnityOnlineRadio network with weekly show “Voices of Unity” – honest talk on how to walk that spiritual walk. 

When not creating music or hosting upbeat virtual events, she adores spending time with her two kids, her highschool sweetheart & extended ohana on the island of Oahu. For Faith, love is the answer and music is her way to spread that love one song at a time, one heart at a time.  She dares us to be the “everyday superstars” we are born to be!

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Dear Friends,

For the last several years, I have had the sacred honor and privilege of presiding over an annual remembrance service. During this service, we come together to acknowledge the members and friends of Unity by the Shore along with your personal loved ones who have made their transition during that calendar year.

During this year’s “A Time of Remembrance… A Time of Transformation” service, we will recognize and celebrate the beautiful soul Alma Penn, as well as, your dear ones who have journeyed beyond the veil in 2021. If a loved one(s) of yours has made his/her/their transition in 2021, and you would like his/her/their name to be acknowledged in a prayer during the service, please share his/her/their full name and relation to you (sister, friend, dog) with me by completing the form below by November 12th. I realize that our pets are precious, so if a winged or furry family member has made its transition, please share its name with me as well.

The last two years have been filled with many forms of loss, therefore, I thought it would be healing if our ceremonial practices during this year’s special service were also devoted to acknowledging all forms of loss. Lastly, our ceremonial time together will end with reflecting on the Divine qualities you would like to animate in your life and into the lives of others. Let us remember that death in its many forms is a doorway to new life if we are willing to acknowledge, embrace, and allow our grief to open our hearts to a greater capacity to love and be loved.

On the day of the service, I invite you to have handy 2 heart shaped paper cut-outs and 1 star paper cut-out that will be used during the service. These do not have to be anything fancy. Simple hand traced cut out shapes will do. Additionally, If you would like to include in your Zoom virtual space an image(s) of your beloved(s) or a small memento that reminds you of him/her/them please do so.

Let us come together during our “Time of Remembrance… A Time of Transformation” service to hold sacred space for one another, heal, and commit to be transformed and renewed by the healing power of Divine Love and Grace.

Love,
Rev. Angela