Upcoming Events
Prayer Bear Collection Month
throughout February
Bring NEW stuffed bears to the front on the sanctuary throughout February. All bears will be donated to Cook Children's Medical Center for their Prayer Bear Program. Any other stuffed animals will be given to the Fort Worth Police Department.
The Higher Shelf as a selection of bears at 25% off this month.
UCFW Prayer Bear Team also takes snacks to the emergency room personell at Cook's twice a month. Sign up to bring snacks to donate or to help with delivery - in fellowship hall.
fri/feb 3
& sat/feb 4
Peacemaking 1
Conflict! WHOA—In Church?!
Conflict Transformation Skills Workshop
Friday, Feb. 3 – 7-9:30 pm; Saturday, Feb. 4 – 9:30 am-4:30 pm
Facilitator, Rev. Anna Shouse, Ph.D.
Conflict is simply a difference that makes a difference. Differences are not the problem. It’s how we handle differences that can either make or break a church community. Differences handled with a productive attitude and loving skill are the creativity that makes churches blossom. Conflict transformation is key to developing healthy community.
This participatory workshop will:
- Give you a constructive understanding of conflict
- Develop a spiritual consciousness toward conflict transformation
- Develop practical conflict transformation skills
- Bless all of your relationships!
Cost – Love Offering – Includes Conflict Transformation Skills for Churches Manual and snacks (cost to the church is $18 per manual, plus facilitator fees). You can team up with a friend and share a class manual, if you like.
Lunch – Bring your own lunch for Saturday…we will “workshop” while we eat.
Sign-ups – Deadline to register is Sunday, January 22. Register childcare if desired.
About Rev. Anna Shouse, Ph.D.
Rev. Dr. Anna J. Shouse is the founder of Soul Matters-Spirit Works, a consulting ministry that integrates psychology and recovery principles with positive spirituality. This ministry is a professional resource for spiritual communities, people in recovery, and the addiction treatment and counseling fields. Anna Shouse is an ordained Unity minister and holds a Ph.D. in Communication and Human Relations from the University of Kansas and a Masters in Addiction Counseling from the Hazelden Graduate School of Addiction Studies.
Anna Shouse has served three Unity ministries, and is currently the Transitional Senior Minister of Unity of Dallas. She has been active in leadership in a variety of capacities in the Unity movement, currently serving as a member of the Academic Governance Council of Unity Institute. She is a well-respected spiritual leader who has experienced first-hand the power of God to transform lives. Her workshops, classes, and presentations are known for bringing participants into deep understanding of metaphysical principles and the ability to apply them to everyday situations.
Visit the Soul Matters Ministry website at www.soulmatters-spiritworks.org.
Listen to Spirit of Recovery on Tuesday afternoons,
4 pm central on Unity on-line radio at www.unity.fm.
You can listen to archived programs anytime at www.unity.fm/program/spiritofrecovery.
mondays/feb 6 - 27
New Member Classes
Mondays, February 6 - 27, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Fellowship Hall
Interested in becoming a member of Unity Church of Fort Worth? You are invited to the New Member Classes.
New Member Sunday is March 4
Spiritual baptism for new members takes place at the 11:00 am service.
Call 817-423-2965 for further information.
We will be referencing the book The Story of Unity by James Dillet Freeman. Other recommended reading: Discover the Power Within You by Eric Butterworth and Lessons in Truth by Emilie Cady. All of these books are available in the Higher Shelf Bookstore for 20% off for new members.
sun/feb 19
The Message of Messengers
Sunday, February 19, 2:00 pm | Fellowship Hall
Dr. Arnett will also present both sermons
Dr. Arnett will examine the spiritual roots of his book Messengers in his own life, the parallels between the concepts in the book and the teachings of Unity, the importance to world peace of closer ecumenical ties among the world’s religions, and the critical necessity for focusing our thoughts on Love, Mercy, and Compassion, as we have been given not only free will but also the unlimited power of creation itself.
This workshop will include:
- An Overview of Messengers
- The Conflict of Civilizations
- The Failure of Non-Proliferation
- Personal Responsibility for Creation
- Paranormal Experiences
- Love, Mercy, and Compassion
sun/mar 4The Wedgwood Chamber Music Series:
Russia in the 20th Century
Sunday, March 4 | 7:30 pm | Sanctuary
Fee: $15 or $10 for students
 Larissa Cherkasov (piano) |
 Eugene Cherkasov (violin) |
 Andy Crisanti (clarinet) |
 Ivo Ivanov (violin) |
 Sergey Tsoy (viola) |
 Nan Zhang (cello) |
Enjoy the bold music of Arensky, Prokofiev and Shostakovich as perfomed by Larissa Cherkasov (piano), Eugene Cherkasov (violin), Andi Crisanti (clarinet), Ivo Ivonov (violin), Sergey Tsoy (viola) and Nan Zhang (cello).
