Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Arun Gandhi - The Gandhi Event, Understand Non-Violence



Dear Richmond Community,

Join the legendary Arun Gandhi, grandson of the great Mahatma Gandhi, for a once in a lifetime opportunity right here in Richmond, Virginia. Hear Arun Gandhi speak on non-violence, his grandfather’s legacy and activism on April 2nd, 2016 at 6 pm. 

“A nonviolent society and nonviolent individual would be one who lives in harmony with all of creation; one that has a lot of love and respect for everybody considers everybody to be equal, learns to share things with other people, and not to be selfish and self-centered."

Unity of Richmond is excited about our opportunity to host Arun Gandhi and Bethany Hegedus as key speakers at The Gandhi Event.  Our desire is to make this a community event. 


Our goal is to fill the Deep Run High School auditorium with 1,100 guests.  Your support will be invaluable.  Our vision is experiencing peace and harmony for the Greater Richmond Metropolitan area.

Thank you for the work you are currently doing to foster a peaceful and loving environment in our communities.

The Gandhi Event will take place at Deep Run High School in Glen Allen, VA on April 2, 2016, at 7:00 pm.

Early Ticket Sales: $20
After February 1:$25

Student Ticket Rate: $15

We are offering partnership and sponsorship opportunities for businesses or organizations that would like to be involved in fostering peace for Richmond, Virginia.  With a variety of benefits based on your gracious donations, we would love to partner with you.  If you are a company or an individual who would like to contribute, please contact Enrique or Caroline at (804) 592-0310.



Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Hosting Arun Gandhi this April!

We have the honor and pleasure of hosting Arun Gandhi this coming April to speak to our community about peace, love and respect for one another.


This Week @ Unity of Richmond 1/10 - 1/16



Sunday 10th
Contemplative Service
9:00 am — 10:15 am
Experience the beauty of the silence, oneness and inner peace on Sunday mornings. Take an hour to escape from the stresses of the week. Center yourself in the presence of love, joy and abundance. Allow the music to stir your soul. Meditate to heal your heart. Listen to the words of inspiration to awaken the Christ Consciousness within you to infinite possibilities. Come and be renewed by the Infinite Spirit of Life — God.

Celebration Service
11:00 am — 12:15 pm
Celebrate Spirit in an inclusive and loving environment. Be inspired by the music presented by our soloists, instrumentalists, and choir. Experience unconditional love, non-resistance, non-attachment and trust in Spirit in a 75-minute worship session, allowing God to flow through you and show you the Way into unlimited possibilities to LIVE LIFE FULLY! Come and feel the joy of Spirit moving and flowing through you.

Youth Education
11:00 am — 12:15 pm
Downstairs for Children and Youth, our Children’s Celebration Center offers Sunday School from Nursery – 5th grade; a Uniteen group for 6th-8th grades; and Youth of Unity (Y.O.U.) for 9th-12th grades.

4T Prosperity Course *NEW*
6:00 pm — 7:30 pm
Sundays, January 3-March 20, 6-7:30 p.m. — This is a course in prosperity transformation and commitment to change. Join us in this transformation! Facilitated by Mike Shelton and Erin Rice.

Financial Peace University *NEW*
6:00 pm — 7:30 pm
Sundays, January 3-February 28, 6-7:30 p.m. — This is a course on how to get out of debt, build wealth, and secure your family’s future. Facilitated by Rob Rust and Amanda Rode.


Monday 11th
Svaroopa Yoga
9:00 am — 10:30 am
Experience easy poses, deep relaxation, and breathing practices that relieve aches and pains. Open to an abiding, steadfast calm and joy that’s part of your essential nature. Deepen your prayer and meditation practice as you embody the Unity principles in your whole being — spirit, mind, and body.  Instructor: Deborah Woodward.

Svaroopa Yoga
6:30 pm — 8:00 pm
Experience easy poses, deep relaxation, and breathing practices that relieve aches and pains. Open to an abiding, steadfast calm and joy that’s part of your essential nature. Deepen your prayer and meditation practice as you embody the Unity principles in your whole being — spirit, mind, and body.  Instructor: Deborah Woodward.

Tuesday 12th
Outreach Team Meeting
6:30 pm — 8:00 pm

Prayer Chaplain Meeting
7:00 pm — 9:00 pm

Choir Rehearsal
7:00 pm — 8:30 pm

Wednesday 13th
Mid-week Faith Lift Service
6 pm— 6:45 pm
Metaphysical interpretation and discussions on the ministry of Jesus. 

The Christ— *NEW*
7:00 pm— 9:00 pm
Wednesdays, January 6 – February 3 — Start out the New Year deepening your understanding and relationship with the Jesus Christ consciousness. Using the Bible as the primary text, this five-week series will explore how the Christ idea came to be. Understand the differences and similarities between the Christ idea and Jesus Christ, and consider taking steps in one’s own spiritual journey to behold the Christ in others. Facilitated by Barbara Hess, Licensed Unity Teacher.

Lessons In Truth— *NEW*
7:00 pm — 9:00 pm
Wednesdays, January 13-27 — Lessons in Truth was written by Harriet Emilie Cady (1848–1941). She was an American homeopathic physician and author of numerous New Thought spiritual writings. Her 1896 book, Lessons in Truth: A Course of Twelve Lessons in Practical Christianity, is now considered the core text on Unity teachings. It is the most widely read book in the Unity movement explaining the nature of God, the nature of Humankind and the Unity Trinity — Divine Mind, Divine Idea and Divine Expression. Facilitated by Revs. Richard and Vicki Bunch.


Thursday 14th
Women’s Codependency Group
6:30 pm— 7:30 pm
Codependence is a disease that deteriorates our souls. It affects our personal lives, our families, children, friends and relatives, our businesses and careers, our health and our spiritual growth. It is debilitating, and, if left untreated, causes us to become more destructive to ourselves and others.

Codependency happens to individuals when they try to obtain love or approval from others without caring for themselves. Healing consists of awareness, acceptance and change.

Friday 15th
Nothing Scheduled

Saturday 16th
Zen Center Meditation Group
9:00 am— 11:00 am
At Zen Center of Richmond we practice in the White Plum lineage as founded by the Venerable Taizan Maezumi Roshi, and the Red Thread Zen Circle of our own teacher, Louis Mitsunen Kyogen Nordstrom Roshi.

The purpose of the Zen Center of Richmond is to make accessible and embody the wisdom and compassion of the Buddha, as expressed in the Soto Zen tradition established by Dogen Zenji in 13th-century Japan and conveyed to us by Louis Mitsunen Nordstrom Roshi and all Buddhist teachers. We offer a nurturing environment where everyone is welcome.

Leadership Prayer Breakfast
9:00am — 11:30 am




Monday, January 4, 2016

Guest Speaker, Rev. Ellen Debenport

This Sunday, January 10, we are welcoming Rev. Ellen Debenport to speak about a subject that is relevant in everyone's lives: transition.  She has put all of her knowledge into her new book Hell in the Hallway, Light at the Door.  She will impart her wisdom and experience about what to do when one door closes, but another hasn't quite opened yet.  Her book will be available for purchase and she will be holding a book signing after both services.  We welcome her message and think it's a blessing that it has come at such a perfect time for transitioning into the new year!



Saturday, January 2, 2016

This Week @ Unity of Richmond 1/3 - 1/9

Sunday 3rd
Contemplative Service
9:00 am — 10:15 am
Experience the beauty of the silence, oneness and inner peace on Sunday mornings. Take an hour to escape from the stresses of the week. Center yourself in the presence of love, joy and abundance. Allow the music to stir your soul. Meditate to heal your heart. Listen to the words of inspiration to awaken the Christ Consciousness within you to infinite possibilities. Come and be renewed by the Infinite Spirit of Life — God.

Green Team
10:15 am — 11:00 am
Mission: To promote stewardship of the environment and an awareness of our oneness with the earth through education, respect for the interdependence of the Universe, sustainable living and the preservation of our natural resources. Meets 10:15-11 a.m. and 12:30-1:15 p.m. on the first Sunday of the month.

Centering Prayer
10:15 am — 10:50 am
Join Barbara Hess, LUT, for a Centering Prayer experience on the first Sunday of each month in the Contemplation Room.

Celebration Service
11:00 am — 12:15 pm
Celebrate Spirit in an inclusive and loving environment. Be inspired by the music presented by our soloists, instrumentalists, and choir. Experience unconditional love, non-resistance, non-attachment and trust in Spirit in a 75-minute worship session, allowing God to flow through you and show you the Way into unlimited possibilities to LIVE LIFE FULLY! Come and feel the joy of Spirit moving and flowing through you.

Youth Education
11:00 am — 12:15 pm
Downstairs for Children and Youth, our Children’s Celebration Center offers Sunday School from Nursery – 5th grade; a Uniteen group for 6th-8th grades; and Youth of Unity (Y.O.U.) for 9th-12th grades.

4T Prosperity Course *NEW*
6:00 pm — 7:30 pm
Sundays, January 3-March 20, 6-7:30 p.m. — This is a course in prosperity transformation and commitment to change. Join us in this transformation! Facilitated by Mike Shelton and Erin Rice.

Financial Peace University *NEW*
6:00 pm — 7:30 pm
Sundays, January 3-February 28, 6-7:30 p.m. — This is a course on how to get out of debt, build wealth, and secure your family’s future. Facilitated by Rob Rust and Amanda Rode.


Monday 4th
Svaroopa Yoga
9:00 am — 10:30 am
Experience easy poses, deep relaxation, and breathing practices that relieve aches and pains. Open to an abiding, steadfast calm and joy that’s part of your essential nature. Deepen your prayer and meditation practice as you embody the Unity principles in your whole being — spirit, mind, and body.  Instructor: Deborah Woodward.

Svaroopa Yoga
6:30 pm — 8:00 pm
Experience easy poses, deep relaxation, and breathing practices that relieve aches and pains. Open to an abiding, steadfast calm and joy that’s part of your essential nature. Deepen your prayer and meditation practice as you embody the Unity principles in your whole being — spirit, mind, and body.  Instructor: Deborah Woodward.

Tuesday 5th
Choir Rehearsal
7:00 pm — 8:30 pm

Wednesday 6th
Mid-week Faith Lift Service
6 pm— 6:45 pm
Metaphysical interpretation and discussions on the ministry of Jesus. 

The Christ— *NEW*
7:00 pm— 9:00 pm
Wednesdays, January 6 – February 3, 7-9 p.m. — Start out the New Year deepening your understanding and relationship with the Jesus Christ consciousness. Using the Bible as the primary text, this five-week series will explore how the Christ idea came to be. Understand the differences and similarities between the Christ idea and Jesus Christ, and consider taking steps in one’s own spiritual journey to behold the Christ in others. Facilitated by Barbara Hess, Licensed Unity Teacher.


Thursday 7th
Women’s Codependency Group
6:30 pm— 7:30 pm
Codependence is a disease that deteriorates our souls. It affects our personal lives, our families, children, friends and relatives, our businesses and careers, our health and our spiritual growth. It is debilitating, and, if left untreated, causes us to become more destructive to ourselves and others.

Codependency happens to individuals when they try to obtain love or approval from others without caring for themselves. Healing consists of awareness, acceptance and change.

Friday 8th
Nothing Scheduled

Saturday 9th
Zen Center Meditation Group
9 am— 11 am
At Zen Center of Richmond we practice in the White Plum lineage as founded by the Venerable Taizan Maezumi Roshi, and the Red Thread Zen Circle of our own teacher, Louis Mitsunen Kyogen Nordstrom Roshi.

The purpose of the Zen Center of Richmond is to make accessible and embody the wisdom and compassion of the Buddha, as expressed in the Soto Zen tradition established by Dogen Zenji in 13th-century Japan and conveyed to us by Louis Mitsunen Nordstrom Roshi and all Buddhist teachers. We offer a nurturing environment where everyone is welcome.