IMPORTANT INFORMATION AS OF JUNE 19, 2020

Hello Fellow Unitics,

After a long and thought-provoking, honest conversation, the board has determined to remain closed and to consider a proposed re-opening date of August 2, 2020. Four methods were used to help in making this decision: the Ad-Hoc Re-Opening Committee, the re-opening membership survey (results below), the age of our community, and the current uptick in Covid-19 cases throughout the state.

First, the Ad-Hoc Re-Opening Committee - The committee, made up of Dick Larsen, Anne Marie Acacio, Sue Hashley, Fran Tougas, Jon Buth, Karen Donahue, and Dee Babel, took many things into consideration and developed a list of protocols to be put into place prior to arranging any re-opening date.   These same recommended protocols were used as part of the survey sent out to our membership this past weekend. Former Board President, Jon Buth will continue to monitor the CDC requirements alone with the tri-county statistics on cases and what is happening in our area. The committee worked tirelessly and diligently to review and access the necessary guidelines and protocol’s specially for USC.

The survey results as of June 16 were as follows:

     When asked “How likely are you to return with the protocols in place” -

          ·        47% are highly likely to return,

          ·        53% are not likely or will not be returning any time soon.

     When asked “When would you be inclined to come back” the results were –

          ·        33% would return the first opportunity,

          ·        25% said a couple weeks after the re-opening, several months, after a vaccination was available and or when things are back to normal.

          ·        15% said they were not sure when they would be inclined to come back.

For those who are participating in our programs on-line, watching our service on YouTube was the most attended with more than 78%, while the other activities, combined accounted for about 40% with those activities meeting their expectations 62% of the time.

Lastly, the uptick in cases and hospitalizations have risen significantly since the state has re-opened. The following link can answer a few of your questions regarding our state and county (Lake, Marion and Sumter). This site includes a page for determining whether a county is meeting the CDC guidelines for re-opening, number of cases in your zip code and much more. Take a look.

          Florida's Community Coronavirus Dashboard

Although, there are not a lot of cases in Lake and Sumter (subtracting the number of cases reported at the two prisons) the board felt with the protocols, the survey results, the age of our community, and the uptick in cases it is prudent to wait until the end of July to re-evaluate our situation especially with all the re-openings of the large to medium size churches, the bars and restaurants currently opening in and around our area.  The proposed re-opening date of August 2^nd is contingent upon the continued downward numbers of cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state.

We trust you will continue and or reconsider joining us on Zoom and YouTube in our efforts to stay connected, even if only being able to see your face during this time. We will continue to keep our hearts and minds open to the unlimited possibilities with returning to some form of normalcy in the very near future. In the meantime, please remember to contribute to Unity Spiritual Center as your love offerings are our only means to sustainability. Please look for our financial update by Board Treasurer, Stormy Armagost in the next couple of days.

If you want to get on Zoom and or YouTube but have not been able to do so please give the church office a call and someone will get back to you to walk you through the process. The Church office phone number is 352-454-3120.

Thank you for trusting your Board of Directors,

     Joan Peet, Board President

     Renee Romero, Vice President

     Stormy Armagost, Treasurer

     Fran Tougas, Secretary

     Donna Keaton, Member at Large

     Monica Driscoll, Transitional Minister

The Prayer For Protection - https://www.unity.org/resources/articles/prayer-protection

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AS OF MAY 1, 2020

Beginning this Sunday we will no longer have the 7:45AM live feed for the Virtual Sunday Service via Zoom. The service will now be streamlined to have a short meditation and an abbreviated message which will be recorded in our sanctuary on Saturday with Stormy Armagost and Reverend Monica only.

Thank you for all your support these last six weeks for joining us early Sunday morning to be part of our live feed. We trust you will find our Sunday recording more to the point that 'less is more'. The Sunday Message will continue to be available by 10 am on Sundays via our Youtube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsT3r_-GkgYWAwLOUcF3ns A http://unityspiritualcenterfl.org/

Thank you for your continued support. We have many ways to connect with others in our spiritual community - Friday's happy hour, 7:00am Daily Word (M-S), Noon Wednesday Prayer Service, and the Tuesday Class.

See you in the ZOOM rooms.

Be well my friends,

Reverend Monica Driscoll

Transitional Specialist

Unity Spiritual Center, 

Fruitland Park, Florida

ministerunityspiritualcenterfl@gmail.com

352-350-4802 cell

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AS OF APRIL 6, 2020

👀 Zoom Update 👀

     Hello USC Unitics,

As some of you have already encountered, a passcode is now required to enter any of our meetings via Zoom. This is a necessary change put into place on Saturday by Zoom in their effort to lessen the vulnerability of their customers from unwanted guests entering the meeting rooms. Several Unity Churches as well as other institutions have been compromised while doing their services and or conducting business with individuals deliberately causing issues in their meeting rooms. We do not want this to happen to us.

Therefore, before you can enter any Zoom meeting, you will need the passcode assigned to that account. For security reasons, we will not be releasing any passcodes via any electronic methods. This includes, texting, emails or announcement notices. 

Prior to entering a Zoom meeting, please contact the host for the passcode for that meeting. PLEASE DO NOT GIVE THE PASSCODE OUT TO ANYONE YOU ARE NOT CERTAIN SHOULD HAVE IT. WHEN IN DOUBT SIMPLY SAY NO AND INSTRUCT THEM TO CONTACT THE CHURCH DIRECTLY.

The good news is the Zoom account for the Church has only one passcode so once you get the passcode, it will be the same one for all meetings associated with the church account. If you are using some other Zoom account then a different passcode will be needed.

To obtain the passcode for the Church, please contact your Prayer Chaplain, your Spirit Group Host or your PACT Leader. They all have the passcode. If for some reason you do not know any of the aforementioned individuals please email the church office – unityspiritualcenterfl@gmail.com leaving us your name and phone number in your email. Someone will contact you to share with you the passcode.

I know we are all going through experiences right now that are unfamiliar. We are navigating uncharted waters and we all are doing the best we can. Please be patient with us as we too increase our learning curve in an effort to stay connected. We are all in this together and we will go through this together. Things appear uncertain on the outside but within each of us is the certainty of God being with us every step of the way.

I love you. I bless you. And I see only the Christ in you.

God speed.

Blessings,

Rev Mo

Important Links:

              Watch our Sunday Services on YouTube:     You Tube

                Facebook:      Facebook Home

               USC Web site:     Website Home Page

               Daily Word:     DailyWord

               Silent Unity Prayer:     Prayer

          We are primarily supported by the free-will love offerings of those who call Unity their spiritual home.

         We actively practice the principle of generosity by giving our donations to be of service in the world...

               Click Here to Donate

          Tithe.ly Home Page (to get started):     Tithe.ly Home

Email Addresses:

          Church:     Unityspiritualcenterfl@gmail.com 

          Rev Mo:     ministerunityspiritualcenterfl@gmail.com

          eNewsLetter:      enewsusc@gmail.com

Church Address:       Unity Near The Villages

                                  509 County Rd. 468

                                  Fruitland Park, Florida 34731

                                  Phone (352)454-3120

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AS OF MARCH 21, 2020

Hello Everyone,

It is Saturday, March 21, 2020, the first day of Spring. I wanted you to know a few things that are happening within our spiritual community.

1)     We created a short 5-minute video to give you a face and audio of what is going on. Please click this link to                view it:    What's Going On

2)     Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel to further keep up to date. If you know someone who might have               trouble with this process, please give them a call and help them through it. Our YouTube Channel link                         is:    Unity YouTube Site

3)     Please check your subscription to our YouTube channel and confirm your account is set to notify you of any               additional videos being uploaded. This will keep you informed faster than waiting for an email to tell you                   another video was uploaded.

4)     Beginning Sunday at 7 AM until further notice we will be in a Zoom meeting room in silent prayer for 15                     minutes. Practice getting into the room ahead of time. Here is the link to join. Unity Zoom Link                                              Meeting ID: 609 781 5115

        One tap mobile for devices using Zoom

       +16465588656,,6097815115# US (New York)

       +13126266799,,6097815115# US (Chicago)

       Dial by your location without Zoom. You will get audio only (no computer use needed just dial in, but                         remember to enter the Meeting ID: 609 781 5115).

       +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)

       +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)

       +1 301 715 8592 US

       +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)

       +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)

       +1 253 215 8782 US

       Meeting ID: 609 781 5115

5)     We will be sending out an email later next week as our e-mail news will continue with the 2 PM Wednesday              deadline. Be sure Rev Mo is aware of what you want to post in the e-news.

6)     Our Sunday Worship Service will be done via our YouTube channel going forward. It will be an abbreviated                 version with only a meditation and a talk.

         It will post no later than 10 AM on Sundays. Keep connected.

7)     The office although closed we will be responding to emails as appropriate and will be getting to the church                to process the mail etc.

8)     If you know of anyone being hospitalized please contact your chaplain or send an email to the church office              – unityspiritualcenterfl@gmail.com. Know that 1800-praynow is available 24/7 to personally pray with                             you. We are here for you.

That is it for now. Watch for our videos on our YouTube channel and join us each day at 7 AM for 15 minutes of silent pray time.

To donate on line:  Tithe.ly Link

Contact Info:

Unity Spiritual Center | 509 CR 468, Fruitland Park, FL 34731

Phone (352) 454-3120

Office: unityspiritualcenterfl@gmail.com

E news : enewsusc@gmail.com

Rev. Mo : ministerunityspiritualcenterfl@gmail.com