Unity Newsletter 9/17/2025

Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui – Spirit Group

6 weeks starting September 21st from 12:30 to 2:00 PM with Carol Fox and Pamela Matthews

Are you ready to take action? This group will read and discuss “Clear your Clutter with Feng Shui,” by Karen Kingston, and together we will use these principles to take action and support each other to create space in our lives for the things we want to achieve. Spirit groups are free and open to up to 8 participants.

Declutter Your Mind for more clarity and aliveness – Workshop

Tuesday, September 23rd from 2:00 to 4:00 PM or 5:30 to 7:30 PM with Elaine Cornick

This workshop, facilitated by Elaine Cornick, uses a bio-energetic technology called PSYCH-K® https://psych-k.com/ for changing beliefs that no longer serve you. It lets you simply, directly, and effectively change those beliefs AT THE SUBCONSCIOUS LEVEL of your mind. The results can be subtle or dramatic. Cost is on a sliding scale. Elaine will be offering this workshop on Sept. 23rd as well. See details on our website.

Shining Light on the Shadow; The Journey to Spiritual Wholeness

Beginning Tuesday, September 30th at 6:00 PM for 4 weeks with Rev. Beth Welton-Miller

This class invites us to recognize the shadow not as an obstacle, but as a powerful teacher that holds the keys to authenticity, healing, and wholeness. Through experiential activities, reflection, and practical tools, you will learn to embrace both light and shadow as essential aspects of the spiritual journey.

The Healing Code of Forgiveness: Freedom From Shame And Trauma – Workshop with Ester Nicholson

Sunday, October 5th from 12:30 to 2:30 PM

Are you constantly triggered, overwhelmed, shutting down, or numbing out—while secretly battling the belief that something’s broken inside you? Let me tell you Beloved, you’re not broken, you’re burdened by trauma, by shame by the past that still lives in your nervous system, your body, and your beliefs. Join Ester for this powerful and transformative workshop.

Community Merchandise Design Campaign

Our community is full of fantastic talent, and now’s your chance to shine! We’re launching a design campaign for new merchandise – shirts, mugs, keychains, and more. Selected designs will be featured on items everyone can proudly wear to celebrate our community. Everyone is welcome to enter—let’s bring our best ideas to life! Last month’s topic of creativity encouraged us to step into our happy space. Share your happiness with us. Submit your designs by October 5th.

Harvest Share Table is Up and Running!

A table is now set up on the eastside of the building for all you home gardeners to share your abundance through contributing and receiving to practice the flow of reciprocity. Please bring any extra fruits or vegetables of your labor for exchange anytime during these dates and leave your items on the table and take any produce you’d like.

Sole Support for Parkinsons – Anyone interested in doing this 1k or 5k walk/run as a Unity team?

Saturday, Sept. 27th at 1:30 PM

Member Lorraine Schechter’s business is a sponsor of this event and she’d love to have a group of Unity members walk with her. We’d get Unity t-shirts created for everyone to wear and do the walk in support of Parkinson’s Resources, a non-profit that provides needed resources to those with Parkinson’s at no cost to them. What a fun way to be in community, support a great cause, and get some exercise! If you’re interested please email Lorraine using the link below.

Jai Uttal Mantra Love Concert

Tuesday, October 28th at 6:30 PM

Grammy nominee, Jai Uttal, has been leading Kirtans worldwide for over 50 years, creating a safe environment for people to open their hearts and voices. No previous experience is needed. This is an exploration and expression of the heart and the spirit.

See more details on our website

🎶 Sacred Sound Sundays – A Healing Sound Journey – Sunday from 6:00 PM until 7:15 PM with Shriman

🧘🏽Yoga Tuesday from 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM

🌟Let’s Get Metaphysical Discussion Group Tuesday from 10:30 AM to Noon

👩🏽‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏼 Divine Healers Sessions – Saturday, Sept. 20th from 2:00 to 4:00 PM

Call for Volunteers – Greeters, Kitchen, & Cleaning Teams

We are in need of several volunteers right now. We are looking for 3 for the Kitchen Team, 2 for the Greeters Team and 1 for our Cleaning Team. If you may be able to help either temporarily or long term please reach out to me, Clare Kubota, and I can get you all the details so you can see if it’s a good fit for you. Send me an email using the button below and let me know which team you are interested in learning more about. Our community thanks you!

Do You Need to Make a Trip to Portland?

We have a special guest speaker needing a ride from PDX to Bend on Saturday, October 4th

Guest speaker and performer, Ester Nicholson will be arriving at PDX the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 4th and she’d really appreciate a ride to Bend that same day so she can do our Sunday morning talk and music on the 5th. If you happen to be doing a trip to Portland and are able to give her a ride please let Clare Kubota know.

Feedback & Suggestions Ask

We now have a feedback form on our website and a QR code on flyers in the foyer. If you have positive feedback or constructive suggestions for service, a class, or anything else you’d like to share, we’d love to hear from you.

Are You Facing a Challenge? Unity has a Variety of Ways to Support You

We have created so many ways to support our community through challenges – Pastoral Care, Prayer, and Emailing needs and requests out to our community. Send Clare Kubota an email and she’ll get you connected to the best support.

Member Appreciation

We’d like to do an appreciation send off to Shriman, his wife Tara and baby Mara as they prepare to leave for India next week. Shriman’s yoga teacher has asked him to come run one of the yoga schools for the next 3 months. Shriman has been offering yoga, sound baths, and Sunday service meditations for the past several months. These lovely offerings are his way of showing up for the Unity community that means so much to him. Shriman, Tara, and Mara, we will miss you all and wish you a joyous journey.

*Sound Bath will continue with Donna and Amandine, and yoga will continue with Samantha and others instructors.