World Day of Prayer 2008 Plus. Save the date!!!

Hi!

Our World Day of Prayer is on September 11th this year. We will have our Service on the beach and it will be a great opportunity to have a greater participation from our community.

As the UN World Day of Peace is 11 days later there is an opportunity to expand our prayer efforts throughout those days with other organizations and the theme of 11 days of Global Unity is being spread.

If you have any ideas on how we can have greater participation let us know.

We look forward to seeing you soon and on the Beach Sept. 11th

Peace & Love

John & Suzanne.

unitylongisland(at)gmail.com

What are you willing to stop doing?

During the past week how many times have you seen Lent referred to as

the season of giving up chocolate?

As a season of focusing and getting closer to God

what would you be willing to give up to know God better and

have Spirit or God express through every aspect of your life?

I seem to remember a story about someone selling all they had….

I have been seeing Lent as a period of Sabbath.

A time of doing less to know God more.
In the beginning of the year some of us made out our goals lists,

or maybe a vision or treasure map, for

what we wanted to have or accomplish this year.

I invite you to make a stop doing list

for this time of living with spiritual intensity & intention.

What are you willing to stop doing, to know God more?

Have some fun with it.


Love

John

Sunday Gathering Feb. 17th @ 3pm

Hi
We will be having another Sunday afternoon Gathering next Sunday Feb 17th @ 3pm.

It's a little earlier than usual.

We hope to see you there.

John & Suzanne
1136 Wolf Avenue
North Valley Stream NY 11580
516-238-5461 John's Cell

Ash Wednesday-The Journey Begins

We begin the season of Lent, which is a season of Spiritual Attentiveness.

What will you do to become more attentive to the action of Spirit/God in your life and the world?

Traditionally Christians would fast by having only one full meal on Ash Wednesday. They would also fast during the 40 days of Lent & give their extra food to those who needed it. Fasting was having two small meals and only one regular meal.

I invite you to explore how you can practice this tradition in your life.

Some of us will be going on a water fast where we will only drink water instead of soda etc. & will give the money saved to projects that will bring water to those who don't have clean water where they live.

You could do this for a day, three days a week whatever you think you can do. and each time you drank water instead of something else you can use that time to bring your attention to God in your life.

We'll give you some more ideas as our journey continues.

We behold the Christ in you!

John

Sunday Gathering Feb. 10th 4pm.

Hi

We will be having another Sunday afternoon Gathering next Sunday Feb 10th @ 4pm.

We hope to see you there.

John & Suzanne
1136 Wolf Avenue
North Valley Stream NY 11580
516-238-5461 John's Cell