Wings of Truth

Celebrating Our 22nd Year of Publication

Volume 24 Number 2 February 2014 Rev. April Kain-Breese, Editor Our Vision and Mission: Cindi Cousineau, Editor Unity of Appleton is a WE HAVE A PARTY GOING ON! welcoming, inclusive, loving spiritual community where we TH HAPPY 30 TO UNITY OF APPLETON! 1984-2014! practice and demonstrate a positive metaphysical approach to spirituality through affirmative We are celebrating all month long, but especially the prayer, healing, inspiration, education, fellowship, and weekend of Feb. 22 and 23 when StoweGood will be service. live in concert at the Atlas Coffee Mill in the Appleton Heritage Room. Be sure to reserve your seat and pay the $15 admission online at unityofappleton.org. Seating is limited and WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF PRAYER you don’t want to miss these amazing women. They performed at a Write or call us about any Unity conference I attended in October and they wowed the house which prayer need and we will pray was full of Unity ministers. We are extremely fortunate to have them with with you. All prayer requests are treated with reverence us for the concert Saturday evening and the service on Sunday morning. and 0ver 2,000 postcards have been mailed to Daily Word recipients in our confidentiality. Or for prayer 24/7, you may region, inviting them to the concert and to our church. Let’s be ready for also contact Silent Unity at some excitement! Please plan to participate in both events! You’ll be so 1-800-669-7729 or go online to www.silentunity.org glad you did! We will have our annual meeting on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 11:15 AM. We will elect new officers to the Board, hear reports on 2013 activities and discuss our intentions for 2014. You are invited to attend and to bring a SUNDAY SERVICE finger food item to share during the meeting. This will not be a full-on & YOUTH MINISTRY potluck because we want to get right to business. The candidates for the 10 am Board are John Polakowski, who would like to serve a second 3 year 4th Sun. Youth in church term, and Colleen Foster, who will be new to the Board. Read more OFFICE HOURS about these two dedicated individuals on the following pages. 9am—2:30 pm T-W-Th We also will be preparing to occupy Suite 300 next door. There will Hours subject to change— probably be a painting party announced soon. Youth ministry will occupy please phone ahead. 920-739-4823 Suite 300 and will finally have the space they deserve. Congratulations all around on this achievement. We see more and more children and their parents coming to Unity and finding a new church home. ADDRESS OR EMAIL CHANGE? I behold the Christ in you shining brightly, To continue to receive the news, please email us at: unitychurch@ unityofappleton.org Or call us at (920) 739-4823 Rev. April

February Birthdays

1—Bedford Hines 9—Elizabeth Kiepert 13—Kathy Montgomery 16—Alex Zenzick Men’s Mastermind Group 18—Emily Ilg Men, please join the Men’s group which now 27—Wenda Winkler meets on the 2nd Saturday morning of the month, at 8:30 A.M. Experience food and fun and mastermind! SEE your dreams coming true as you Happy Birthday to All! help other men hold their dreams! Next meeting February 8. Call John (If we have missed your birthday, please Polakowski at 920-427-7776 for more information. let Cindi know the date so we can celebrate YOU!) National Recording Artists: Karen Taylor Good and Stowe Dailey Shockey In honor of Our 30th Anni- Women’s Mastermind Group versary—are here for a The Women’s Mastermind Group will Concert on Feb. 22nd at be February 13th at 6:30 PM. De- the Atlas Coffee Mill and pending on interest and need, an- presenting at our Sunday other group might be formed at a dif- Morning Service at 10 AM ferent day and time. Janell Dresang on the 23rd. SEE PAGE 5 will coordinate the group. She can be reached at OF THIS NEWSLETTER 751-8876 or [email protected]. FOR MORE INFO. You won’t want to miss this! A limited num- Classes ber of seats are available. Go to our website to order your tickets now! This is the year of Classes! See page 4 for five wonderful offerings that can be taken for Spiritual Enrichment Education Credit with Unity! Winter Retreat 2014 at Ley Chapel

Board of Trustees Colleen Foster Nominees:

John Polakowski

Since finding Unity of Appleton almost 2 years ago, I have enjoyed the fellowship, I was an elementary teacher for 34 years classes, retreats, and words of Truth. and have worked as the Outreach Coordi- They have all provided me with tools to nator at COTS in Appleton for the last two help me grow into someone closer to my years. true self than I knew was possible. I am a member of the prayer team, a prayer Talents/abilities/qualities he brings to chaplain, and a member of the hospitality the Board? I bring enthusiasm, sensitivity, team. I will become more familiar with the compassion, and a positive attitude to the library system as time permits. Member- Board. ship in this community has aided me in my ability to cope with my aging parents Why does he wish to serve on the and ailing family members; both long dis- I want our church community to Board? tance and when I visit. grow and thrive. Serving in this role allows me to make a significant contribution to Unity to show the gratitude that I feel for Talents/abilities/qualities she brings to my spiritual growth here. the Board? I am currently a staff ac- countant, payroll specialist, and HR liai- (This will be John’s second term.) son. I have been a telephone installer, bookkeeper, construction project administrator, plant administrator, and financial Financial Report for December: analyst. I will be many more things as my spirit expands. Unity of Appleton is alive with the energy of Spirit, in the flow of Divine Abundance, Why does she wish to serve on the and radiant with unlimited possibilities. Board? My faith grows as I serve, and I Month Year to Date look forward to serving my spiritual community in what capac- Income $ 13,131 $ 99,933 ity I am able. I truly Expenses $ 10,316 $ 94,836 love this community with its different per- Net $ 2,815 $ 5,097 sonalities, humor, Thank you for your ongoing financial sup- and wisdom. port of this spiritual community. As we give, we receive.

2014 Classes at Unity of Appleton CLASS Descriptions and Required Texts: Upon request, your copy of any book listed below will be available for purchase at church in advance of each class. You may also purchase some of these books from your favorite book- seller. A few may be available for your e-reader. Some are available in our lending library. You will be asked to specify your needs 30 days in advance of each class so that we have the correct number of books on hand. All classes are 5 weeks, 2 hours per class. Most classes meet Wednesdays 6:30-8:30 PM and 9:30-11:30 AM, (depending on enrollment—must have at least 4 participants to offer a section). $50/5 weeks payable at end of first class. Most can be taken for SEE credit.

1. Prosperity Jan 22/23-Feb 19/20. Compare and contrast the teachings of two great Unity leaders, Charles Fillmore and Eric Butterworth. Engage in a real-life prosperity project. Required texts: Prosperity by Charles Fillmore and Spiritual Economics by Eric Butterworth.

2. Speaking from the Heart Mar 26/27-Apr 23/24. This class empowers participants to speak from the heart before groups of any size with ease. Required text: Be Heard Now by Lee Glickstein. Order text from church by Feb. 26, 2014 3. Bible Overview: Hebrew Bible Apr 30/May1-May 28/29. History and development of the Hebrew Scriptures. Introduces the main story lines and historical periods of the Hebrew Scriptures. Required texts: New Interpreter’s Study Bible (Abingdon Press) and Reading the Bible Again for the First Time by Marcus J. Borg. Order texts from church by Mar 30, 2014 4. Metaphysics I, Pt. 1 Sep 3/4-Oct 8/9 5. Background of New Thought Oct. 22/23-Nov 19/20

Painting Party in February—Listen for Announcements!

We are primping the space next door in Suite 300 by March 1st for our children! Come join in the fun! Let April, Alex, or Cindi know if you are interested and we will pass on the dates to you when they are decided.

7:00PM MILL STOWE/GOOD STOWE/GOOD

CONCERT AT AT CONCERT ATLAS COFFEE

9 MinistryPrayer AM 10ChaplainsPrayer AM

8:30 AM Men’s Mastermind 8

Sat 1 22 Fri 21 28 14 15

Prosperity Class 9:30—11:30 AM Prosperity Class 9:30—11:30 AM 6:30PM Board Mtg. 6:30PM Women’s Master- mind Group Prosperity 9:30—11:30 AM Class Thu 6 7 20 27

Prosperity Class 6:30—8:30PM Prosperity Class 6:30—8:30PM Wed Wed 12 13 19 26 Prosperity Class 6:30—8:30PM

Tue Tue 18 25 Mon 17 24

23 10 AM “How Adored You Are!” February 2014

Children in Church 10 AM “CommUNITY” 11:15 AM ANNUAL MEETING 10 AM Is “What It About30?”

Sun 2 3 16 4 23 5 9 10 11 6 10 AM Kindness:“Loving Random and Repetitive” Bedford Hines 6

FEBRUARY AFFIRMATIONS: Inner Peace: I am at peace in this present moment.

Guidance: I fearlessly follow the guidance of Spirit.

Healing: I am healthy, whole, and well.

Prosperity: As I expand my vision, I discover new paths to prosperity.

World Peace: I contribute to peace in the world through my thoughts words, and actions.

LOVE Charles Fillmore Dynamics For Living

LOVE, in Divine Mind, is the idea of universal unity. In expression, love is the power that joins and binds in divine harmony the universe and everything in it. Among the faculties of the mind, love is pivotal. Its center of mentation in the body is the cardiac plexus. The physi- cal representative of love is the heart, the office of which is to equalize the circulation of the blood in the body. As the heart equalizes the life flow in the body, so love harmonizes the thought of the mind.

We connect our soul forces with whatever we center our love upon. If we love the things of sense or materiality, we are joined or attached to them through a fixed law of being. In the divine order of being, the soul, or thinking part, of man is joined to its spiritual ego. If it allows itself to become joined to the outer or sense consciousness, it makes personal images that are limitations. Meditate on Love

One should make it a practice to meditate regularly on the love idea in universal Mind, with the prayer, "Divine love, manifest thyself in me." There should be periods of mental concen- tration on love. Think about love, and all the ideas that go to make up love will be set into motion. This produces a positive love current which, when sent forth with power, will break up opposing thoughts of hate, and render them null and void.

FIVE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF UNITY 1. God is good and everywhere present. 2. The spirit of God lives within each person; therefore, all people are inherently good. 3. We create our life experience through our way of thinking. 4. There is power in affirmative prayer, which we believe increases our connection to God. 5. Knowledge of these principles is not enough. We must live them.

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STOWE/GOOD CONCERT Feb. 22 Atlas Coffee Mill, Appleton

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