Unity Spring Garden Party!

Still looking for something special to do with Mom this coming weekend?  Skip the boring Brunch and come to our Women of Unity Spring Garden Party this Saturday from 1pm - 3 pm on the beautiful Unity of Richmond Grounds where you are encouraged to bring light refreshments to share!

Sunday Schedule

Join us tomorrow, Sunday, March 6th for one of our many services!

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.

A Course in Miracles
10:10 am - 11:00 am
Weekly study with Rev. Richard Bunch: “The Course is a beginning, not an end”… Seeking the guidance of Spirit, we become aware that we live our lives either with love or fear. The choice is ours. In this class we support one another as we discuss ways to release the bondage of fear and allow ourselves to be transformed by the power of love as based on the teachings from A Course In Miracles.

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.

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 am
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
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.

Misconceptions of Codependence

     There are a lot of misconceptions that come with the word "Co-dependence."  It isn't just about romantic relationships or bad relationships, it's about the relationship you have with yourself. Codependency comes in lots of forms, but it always consists of putting others before caring for yourself.  Comedienne Whitney Cummings puts it perfectly in an essay she wrote for Lenny Letter on the subject.  Here is an excerpt from the article:


Whitney Cummings: Miss Codependence

"Hi, my name is Whitney, and I'm really nice.

I'm nervous writing this essay. I'm terrified you may not like it. What if I waste your time? What if you don't think I'm funny? What if you think it's boring, or, God forbid, not as good as the other letters on Lenny? What if you don't "like" it on social media? What if you leave a mean comment?

It's only recently that I've learned to coach myself through this self-abuse: "Whit, you'll survive even if some random stranger thinks this sucks." That coaching of my inner monologue is a daily course correction I do because I have a "disease" called codependence. DOWN BOYS! When my therapist first suggested that I was codependent, I was confounded because I wasn't dating anyone. I thought it meant you were in a bad relationship with someone else, when it really means you're in a bad relationship with yourself. That's how misused the term is, much like "genius," "hilarious," and "starving." A simple definition is that codependents can't tolerate the discomfort of others.

In a 12-step meeting for codependence, I once heard a man say, "In this program, we are pathologically thoughtful and obsess over other people's problems to avoid our own." I got a pit in my stomach because I felt like he had been reading my journal. How did he know that I was obsessed with solving other people's problems while my own life was a scalding-hot mess? I couldn't stop buying people overpriced candles, yet I had not paid my rent. Did he know I was giving people numbers of doctors and therapists I myself wasn't going to? And helping people through breakups while I couldn't make time for myself to floss?change my behavior and dysmorphic perceptions. I had to roll up my sleeves and rewire my brain."


In our Women's Codependency Group, we believe that healing comes from awareness, acceptance and change.  Stop the maddening cycle by coming to our meetings every Thursday at 6:30 where you can talk and share. Start loving yourself!

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

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!

This Week @ Unity of Richmond 11/29 - 12/5

This Sunday we are happy to host Reverend Jesse James as our special guest speaker, followed by her workshop focused on bringing a deeper sense of Being by knowing and remembering just how cherished you are by God.

Sunday 29th

Guest Speaker Rev. Jesse James

9 am — 11 am

Guest Speaker Rev. Jesse James speaks on “Leaning IN” at our services.

Celebration Service

11 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 am— 12:15pm

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.

Workshop with Rev. Jesse James

1:00 pm— 3:30 pm

Suggested Love Offering $20

“Does your heart yearn for this kind of time just for you as part of the busy holiday season that is fast approaching? Does your heart yearn for time to tend and rekindle your sacred flame of Being at a deeper knowing? If your answer is YES to either of those questions, please join Rev. Jesse for this experiential workshop to find time apart to tend and rekindle your flame of knowing/remembering just how cherished you are in the heart of God.

Rev. Jesse says: Preparing for this workshop has changed me at depth. My prayer is that it will be transformative for you, as well.”

Please bring with you:

-An open heart willing to love and be loved in this now moment

-A picture of beautiful you

Rev. Jesse was Senior Minister at Unity of Greater Portland, Portland, Maine for 10 years. Following that, she traveled to Florida to be “Gammy” to her beloved granddaughter, Kylee. During that time, she also was assistant minister at Unity of Port Richey, Florida; sought-after guest speaker; and workshop presenter in Florida.

Monday 30th

Svaroopa Yoga

9 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.

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.

Tuesday, December 1st

Yoga Instructor Training with Ms. Nitya

6:00 pm — 10:00 pm

Ensemble Rehearsal

7 pm— 8:30 pm

Wednesday 2nd

Mid-week Faith Lift Service

6 pm— 6:45 pm

Metaphysical interpretation and discussions on the ministry of Jesus. 

Remembrance Service

7 pm— 9:00 pm

Remembering, Loving, Sharing our Lossess and Healing our Hearts together!

Thursday 3rd

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 4th

Nothing Scheduled

Saturday 5th

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.