Unity in Buffalo sign and new landscaping- September 2007
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Newsletter
Our May-June 2008 newsletter is available right here on our website!
Please click here for pages 1-8 of our newsletter.
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Special Event of Note
Rev. Don Foster, guest speaker and
Workshop on Diversity --
This and other special events happening at our church are listed on our
Events page.
Who We Are -- Mission, Vision, and More
Our Mission
Unity Church in Buffalo is a teaching, healing ministry which exists to
foster the spiritual growth and transformation of individuals and to raise
human consciousness to the realization of oneness with God.
We practice prayer, meditation, forgiveness, love and spiritual thinking
as ways to express the divine potential within each individual.
Our Vision
We are a diverse spiritual community empowering growth and
transformation.
More About Us
Unity in Buffalo was founded in June of 1944. Our church was incorporated as Unity Center of Practical Christianity, which was amended in 1967 to Unity Church of Practical Christianity.
We offer prayer services (Sunday worship at 10 a.m. and Wednesday Noon Prayer service), prayer support from trained Chaplains, spiritual counseling, regular groups (i.e. A Course In Miracles and Reiki), special events, concerts, an art gallery showcasing local and regional artists, opportunities to share creative expressions, community service (including an active VOICE-Buffalo core team, green space and garden teams), special services (i.e. weddings, holy unions, memorial services, funerals, christenings), a great music program, friends, fun and fellowship - and much more!
We are committed to living from that place of knowing that our prayers have already been answered.
We believe in the innate goodness of all people ("original virtue") and that we all have a great
untapped potential within us waiting to be called upon.
We believe in the power of prayer and the power of our positive thoughts, words and deeds to make a
profound difference in the world.
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What is Unity?
Unity is a worldwide spiritual movement of churches and study centers in every state within the
USA and on every continent in the world. It is a spiritual, educational organization founded
more than 100 years ago in Kansas City, Missouri.
Based on the teachings of Jesus Christ, Unity offers a practical approach to Christianity
that helps people find deeper spiritual meaning in their lives and "live life more abundantly."
We consider ourselves trans-denominational because we honor the many paths to knowing
God in the world.
Through Unity's ministries, people all over the world are provided with positive, spiritual messages of hope, healing, prosperity and peace.
Unity publishes the well-known monthly publication, Daily Word, a magazine of daily
inspirational messages that goes out to millions around the world.
Unity's Basic Teachings
1) There is only One Presence and One Power in the universe and in my life: God the Good,
omnipotent.
For further information, please visit the Association of Unity
Churches web site.
We particularly recommend the AUC's section on
The 20 Questions
Most Often Asked About Unity.
Prayer/Services
Sunday Celebration Service at Unity Buffalo is at 10:00 a.m. followed by a Friendship Hour with light refreshments. For those with children, we have a Youth Education program in our downstairs area during the service.
Four times per year there is a potluck lunch after our service.
All are welcome to attend our services and other activities. Please join us so we
can get
to know you and you can get to know us.
Recent and upcoming Sunday service lesson titles are listed below.
We also offer a Weekly Prayer and Meditation Service each Wednesday at noon.
This service is modeled after Silent Unity's prayer services held at Unity Village, Missouri.
Silent Unity is the international prayer ministry of Unity that was founded in 1890.
Our team of Prayer Chaplains provide one-on-one prayer support after every Sunday service,
wellness calling to church members, and are available during the week by phone.
If you have a prayer request, you may phone us at (716) 882-0391, leave a message on our Prayer Chaplains' voice mailbox (#3) and one of our Chaplains will return your call to hold prayer space with you. When visiting the church, you may leave a prayer request in the Prayer Chest located in our sanctuary.
Silent Unity also accepts prayer requests through its Telephone Prayer Ministry, at: 1-800-NOW-PRAY (669-7729). Phones at Silent Unity are answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
All prayer requests received at our church and at Silent Unity are considered sacred and are held in the strictest confidentiality.
Pastoral visits may be requested of our minister and/or our Chaplains team.
Our Minister
Rev. Mary E. Masters was installed as our minister in February 2003, after having been ordained as a Unity Minister at Unity Village, Missouri during 2002. Rev. Mary holds a Master's degree in Managerial Communications from Northwestern University in Illinois plus a Bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan, where she majored in political science and organizational behavior. Prior to entering the Ministerial Education Program at Unity School for Religious Studies, Rev. Mary worked in the field of collegiate athletics management. She held several positions in the Big Ten Conference in Chicago, Illinois for 18 years. Rev. Mary's roots in Unity go back to the 1980s, when she became a member of Unity in Chicago and was very active in that congregation.
Rev. Mary is available for spiritual counseling, prayer support, and to perform special
services including: weddings, holy union and commitment ceremonies, celebration of life
services (memorials), christenings, house blessings, and other customized rite of passage
ceremonies to meet your needs.
Sunday Services and Lesson Titles
Missed Sunday's service?
You may order a cassette tape or CD copy of any of our Sunday services, for a cost of $5.00 per service. Please call or email us to specify the date of the service for which you would like a tape, and we will joyfully process your order. These recordings usually include the meditation, lesson, and special music. Tapes and CDs are generally available for pick-up in about a week. If you would like to receive your tape or CD via postal mail, please send us the $5.00 per copy plus .58 for postage, along with your postal mailing address.
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Our Board of Trustees for 2007-08
President: Beth Ann Frazer
Vision Statement for Unity Board of Trustees
We are spiritually guided stewards
joyfully fulfilling our mission
with zeal in a manner that honors all.
How to Contact Us
Postal mailing address:
Unity Church of Practical Christianity
Phone: (716) 882-0391
Fax: (716) 882-5020
E-mail: info (at) unitybuffalo (dot) org You may use our
Love Offerings and Tithes
Love offerings and tithes to support the work, growth and vision of our ministry are always greatly appreciated, and may be sent to our mailing address above. We are also able to receive offerings and tithes via our web site.
Please visit our Donations page for more information on making an online donation to our church.
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Related Links
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Sunday, June 29
2) The Spirit of God indwells every person. "Christ in you, the hope of glory." - Col. 1:27
3) We create our experience of the world through the activity of our thinking. Everything in the manifest realm has its beginning in thought.
4) Prayer and meditation are our daily practices for connection with God's loving presence.
5) Understanding these principles is not enough - we seek to live them in every area of our lives.
"Spirit Within" - painted glass window by Judie Pufpaff
Rev. Mary E. Masters
July 6 - Guest speaker: Rev. Claudia Stachowski, Licensed Unity Teacher
July 13 - Guest speaker: Rev. Claudia Stachowski, Licensed Unity Teacher
July 20 - "I Release and I Let Go" – The spiritual principle of lightening up!
July 27 - "Is Tithing for Me?"
(Is tithing just an outworn Old Testament relic or does it actually work?)
August 3 - Blessing Our Gardens, Grounds and Gazebo
** Summer Cookout and Potluck
August 10 - Guest speaker: Rev. Scott Sherman: “Sacred Healing Meditation: Your Experience of Divine Love”
Seminar & Demonstration from Noon – 1:30 p.m. 
Sample a Sunday service online!
Click here for a recent Sunday service (mp3 format)
Vice-President: Margo Downey
Treasurer: Bill Wachob
Secretary: Harriet Gromer-Hicks
Trustee: Sandra C. Bartz
Trustee: Carol Brown
Trustee: Rev. Mary Masters, Minister
1243 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14209
For more than 100 years, Silent Unity has been serving people of all faiths from all parts of the world through prayer. What began as a small group of praying friends has grown into a worldwide prayer ministry with devoted staff prayerfully responding to thousands of requests that pour in each day by telephone, letter, e-mail, or through the Internet ministry.
Unity's Online Store
A Spiritual Resource for Daily Living! Unity publishes spiritually oriented, practical, and uplifting books, audiobooks, cassettes, CDs, and magazines that can be helpful to everyone. Their products are created and designed to offer support, hope, and possibilities for a better life.
Daily Word
Since its inception in 1924, the Daily Word message has continued to reach out to an audience of spiritual seekers thirsty for positive words of Truth and light.
Today, the Daily Word message reaches out to a world of readers in a variety of ways, including the Internet.
Unity.fm Online Radio
Unity.fm is Unity’s listener supported Internet radio network. Its pilot program, The Unity Radio Hour, is now being broadcast live every Wednesday from 3-4 p.m. Eastern Time. Missed an episode? The shows are archived, so you may check them out anytime!
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