In this Issue:

High-Watch Prayer Group
Music Sounds
Men's Group
Board Update
Planning Analysis

Bookstore $5 Sale
For One Month Only we are clearing books, come in and see more.

No matter how you describe it a mess means trouble....and trouble is something we can do without. It usually means unhappiness, resistance, furrowed brows, tension, impatience, anger.

Trouble, whether it be illness, a record-breaking snow storm, an unexpected drain on our finances, or whatever, is a powerful temptation to respond with some kind of a negative emotion. It is like a huge figure of Frankenstein waving its arms at you and saying, “Come on, get upset, get scared, get angry!”

   You don’t have to respond to that temptation the way Old Man Trouble is tempting you to respond, but you usually do. You usually excuse yourself by saying “Who wouldn’t get angry, is afraid, or unhappy at this situation?” Can you guess where I am going with this? You don’t have to respond the way the trouble, appearance, or condition tempts you to respond.
   There is a saying that goes, “Nothing is improved until it is disturbed.” Take a pearl. continued

Participate by "wearing the colors."

Colors Of Truth starts Sept. 7th

Color — it defines, it enlivens, it stimulates our senses. Color signifies fun. What would the seasons be without it? What would our lives be?

Color coding is often used to help us make sense of instructions, and so starting September 7th, and for the next 12 weeks the Sunday service at Unity North Truth Center will be color coded. Each week will have an assigned color and everyone is encouraged to wear that color. Additionally, each person attending will receive a short piece of ribbon, which will be collected over the 12 weeks.

Then on November 23rd we will celebrate our new bright and colorful understanding of life with a pitch-in gathering. The Unity Men will then take the collection of ribbons and turn them into a personalized bookmark for each person. So this Fall, when the leaves are turning, we too will take on the Colors of Truth. ColorsOfTruth.unity-north.org for details.

Unity North joins World Day of Prayer & Global Unity Sept. 10-11

Unity North is joining Unity and the global community in praying and celebrating World Peace and Healing. Unity Village will host world transformational speakers, events and retreats — click here for more.

• Making Prayer Flags to be flown around the grounds of the Village. We will make flag Sunday Aug. 31 and Sept 7 after the service, or participants can take home material and return their prayer flag by Sept. 7. Prayer flags come from the Buddist tradition offering of prayers gathered by the wind and dispersed throughout the world.
• Sept. 10, 7:50p. Join us as we gather to participate in the Opening service via internet. Rev. Mary Omwake is the keynote speaker.
• Sept. 11, 8:00p-9:00p. We will have a World Day of Prayer Service led by Rev. Bettie Barta.

High-Watch Prayer Group comes to Unity North

Would you like to have a mid-week celebration and reminder of the Truth? Starting September 17 and each Wednesday evening we will meet in a High-Watch Prayer Group at the Center. This group will use the Affirmative Prayer technique taught by Unity and will support one another in realizing our dreams and aspirations.

Affirmative prayer expresses our awareness of God’s presence, and reinforces recognition of our eternal oneness with God. In Mark11:24 we read the word of Jesus as he said: "So I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours" Affirmative prayer is more than words or affirmation it is a way of thinking and creating the life we seek. We affirm what is spiritually true, release the rest, and step out in faith.

The High-Watch group will allow time to open our minds and hearts as we affirm each others divine intentions, and share our experiences of answered prayers. We also will hold the High-Watch for prayer request for ourselves and others.

As your music director, I enjoy the loving consciousness and wonderful support of Unity North people. I am continually blessed and grateful. I am most fulfilled when your heart is touched. There are openings now for soloists, for song leaders, and for persons interested in working with me to create variety in our music. Call me at (317) 577-9057. In addition to my first CD, Listening In, which many of you own, I have several other recording projects in the works. Watch for my new Christmas CD, available soon.

Great Lakes Unity Regional Conference 2008

"A Time of Quantum Transformation"
October 20 - 23
Potawatomi Inn, Angola, IN 46703, 260-833-1077

Barbara Marx Hubbard: Featured Speaker is an author, futurist, social architect, lecturer, and visionary.

Open to all who want to experience the Emergent World View for this time of Quantum Transformation. www.greatlakesunity.com

Rev. Bettie Barta would like to to encourage everyone to attend a Unity retreat or conference. The Great Lakes Conference is close to home and affordable. Please consider joining us for this event.

The Unity North Men’s Group consists of men from Unity North that meet the first and third Tuesday of each month at Le Peep’s Restaurant in Hamilton Crossing at 126th Street and Route 31 in Carmel, at 9:00 AM.The meetings are informal and unstructured. In addition to breakfast, for those who wish, lively discussion prevails. Topics can range from spiritual to technical depending on what ideas or questions come up. We seem to deal with more questions than answers. We invite any men who wish to share in our fellowship to join us.

Coffee! "Unity Coffee and Cookie Purveyors" was the title under the picture of the first group of volunteers who provided coffee and treats to Unity North as it began life in its present location almost five years ago. Those first volunteers included Barbara Wickersham, Ann Elliott, Van Holley, Genny Salge, and Marge Frantzreb. We were a special fellowship - didn't know how many people to prepare for or how much/what kind of coffee to make! So we made quite a fellowship, sharing faith, uncertainty, recipes, and laughter. Each of us chose a special Sunday, which we were able to trade with others as needed.

Today the committee is lead by Marge Frantzreb, who provides our after service cookies the first week of the month, then Barbara Wickersham, Ceil Upchurch, Carol Minner and on the fifth Sunday, Van Holley. Not just women volunteer; Skip Rodeman and Gil Frantzreb assists with clean-up. Can't keep house without them!

Bookstore – $5 Closeout Sale: Hurry and pick up you choice of several Unity House and related books that we have discounted to $5.00. These books have the Truth message by many wonderful authors and should be in the hands of Truth students and not on our shelf. Any book not adopted by the end of September will be otherwise disposed so please hurry in and adopt a book for $5 today. If you would like to pay with a credit card, we can invoice you for your purchase if you have a valid e-mail address through the PayPal online payment system.

Audio News – We have made some improvements on our in-house audio system, which should be showing through to our Sunday lesson CDs and our radio program, Unity Viewpoint, (88.7 FM, Sundays 4:30 p.m.). In addition to the tech gear, we also have a 4 bay CD/DVD duplicator with HD, which translates to being able to offer copies of the Sunday service within a half hour after it ends. Sunday Lesson CDs, offering the entire Sunday service; and CDs of the radio program, which is the Sunday lesson edited with the radio wrap, are both available through the

bookstore for $5.00 each. Please fill out the form and your CD will be delivered in person, or we can mail for an additional $2.00.

Unity’s own internet radio station Unity.fm – If you are looking for re-enforcement of the Truth ideas and how other teachers might present their lessons, then please check out Unity.FM, an internet radio station presented by Unity (aka Unity Village).

Social Networking for Unity Students – If you like to join social networks, then you might want to check out the new UnitySocial.com, a social network for people attending or studying Unity. www.UnitySocial.com.

Unity-North.org web site changing – You should check out our web site over September to watch some of the changes and expansions. For instance, Unity (Village) is producing many internet media programs, online classes, and we have programs of our own that are now all linked through the web site. Most recently we added a link to the Unity interview with Eckert Tolle when he visited the Village. During the World Day of Pray celebration, speakers such as Gregg Braden and Lynn McTaggart, with whom Unity will be providing interviews online. Also check out the link page for sites of interests.

Groups renting our space — We have several new groups that will be renting space from Unity North for their meetings.

• Rev. Louise Dunn will be starting an Advance Course In Miracles class the 2nd and 4th Sunday, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Rev. Louise has been our guest speaker and reader of the “Daily Word” during our Sunday service. See RichesWithin.com.
• Sondra E. Hayes, who many of us know from Unity of Indianapolis, will be extending her Performing Arts Learning Center & International Language Academy by offering classes to kindergartners on Saturday mornings.

Prayer Team – If you would like to make a prayer request for others to hold the Truth with you, please contact Virginia Koehler. We have a group of very dedicated team that will stand with you in knowing that “All is Well.”

"Green" Coffee Service: We are proud to be serving Fair-Trade organic coffee, and organic cane sugar (the caramel colored loose sugar). Recently we started using “green” clear drink cups, which are made from a corn based product easier on the environment (they break down when exposed to sunlight), and recyclable lids and hot Dixie cups.

We are focusing on responding to visitors, making them comfortable and welcome at Unity North Truth Center. We know that the first few moments before and after the service are crucial for guests to feel connected with us. In that spirit, we encourage you to introduce yourself to new people, offer them coffee/cookies and get to know them. It will make a tremendous difference to the guest, you and our Unity family. We want everyone to take responsibility for this important work.

Every quarter UNTC tithe goes to a community or non-profit group which one of our members is involved. Some examples of ways we’ve supported our member’s efforts are tithes to St. Mary’s Child Center (Larry Wickersham), Arts in Education program at John Strange School (Mary Ann King), Gleaners Food Bank, Timmy Foundation. Let one of your board members know what you’re involved in so that we can support your giving.

We continue to appreciate Sally Rodeman Applegate for all she has done to bring our lessons, meditations, and music into perfect alignment. We also support her in her effort to provide new talent to our music program. We encourage you to let Sally know about any one you know who would like to share their musical talent with us at our services.

We are looking for ways to bring our operating income and expenses into balance; currently our expenses are exceeding income.

We appreciate the support of everyone and know that Unity North Truth Center is a vibrant and prosperous community in which we all help each other thrive.

On Behalf of the Board
Jane Harnishfeger, President

Unity North Planning Report

Some members of the Men’s Group reviewed the information from the March Evaluation/ Planning Session attended by members of Unity North. After a through reading the data was broken down into six areas for evaluation. The analysis is available on line.

How can we best accomplish the goals you have outlined as desirable and what can you, the membership do to help achieve them? We need you continued feedback.

See full report on web site.