Message From Your Minister J Douglas Bottorff
Pot Too Small?
If you are feeling
restricted, like your
life is void of mean-
ing, it is, in all like-
lihood, because you
have outgrown the
vision you carry of
your life.
This vision undoubt-
edly worked well for you at one time,
but now it no longer does. You may
have become like a root-bound house-
plant. The pot the plant was placed in
once served it well, giving it plenty of
room to grow. Now the roots have filled
the pot and they have no place to go.
You begin to notice a decline in the
health of this plant. It will be no help to
affirm and visualize greater health.
What your plant needs is a larger pot.
We form a positive vision for our life in
our periods of growth. What often hap-
pens is that we intellectualize the ele-
Events at a Glance
Birthday Sunday
April 7
Prosperity Study Group
Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m.
“The Science of Getting
Rich” - Wallace Wattles
Begins: April 10
April Potluck
Sunday, April 14
Bring a dish to share
Unity Friends Activities
Networking List
Sign-up in the foyer
Adventurous Spirits
Hike Liberty Cap Trail
Saturday, April 20th Wildwood Trailhead-9:00
Meditation Service
Wednesdays - 6:30 p.m.
UV Window Protection
In the Foyer
Thank you, to all, who
donated to this project!
City Market Value Card
Sign-up sheet in foyer
Lending Library
Downstairs-Fellowship Hall
PayPal Is Available
Go to Church Web-site
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ments of this vision, pulling it from its
dynamic state.
We develop a codified checklist of ac-
complishments we believe need to be
fulfilled, so we may sign off: vision ac-
complished. We accomplish it and we
still feel dissatisfied. Why?
No vision, no matter how great, is ever
large enough to forever house our ex-
panding consciousness.
If your life feels like it is at a standstill,
become willing to allow that same ex-
pansive impulse that brought you to this
point to carry you on.
Let go of your old vision. Allow the Infi-
nite, ever-expanding Spirit to move you
to new heights, to instruct and guide you
into a larger vision that inspires the joy
of new growth and unprecedented learn-
ing. You are not done.
Your current pot needs to go. Your spirit
is new wine that cannot be tolerated by
the old wineskin of a worn out vision.
You have fulfilled one vision. Now let it
go and allow Spirit to give you another.
Unity Friends Activity Network
Unity Friends Activity Network is a
loosely organized group, who are inter-
ested in attending local community and
cultural events. Which could also consist
of days trips within 100 miles or more,
from Grand Junction.
Activities might include going to festi-
vals, music events, museums, archeologi-
cal features, movies and theatre produc-
tions. It could also include outdoor out-
ings such as biking, snowshoeing, nature
walks and hiking.
(This network would not replace or
compete with the Adventurous Spirits
hiking group). Nothing would be for-
mally organized; you would simply call
a Unity friend on the Activity Network
list and make your own arrangements
for an outing of your choice.
Please sign the sign-up sheet on the ta-
ble in the foyer if you would like to join
our Unity Friends Activity Network list.
Photo copies will be made of the list, as
names are added. For more information,
contact, Doug Sawtelle at 241-8476.
Meditation Service Each Wednesday—6:30 p.m.
A time of meditation is held each
Wednesday, at 6:30 p.m. You are
invited to come and take part in
thirty minutes of quiet prayer.
Rev. Doug leads a wonderful,
guided meditation. Be sure to invite
your family and friends. “I hope you
will join me at the Meditation Ser-
vice; it is a powerful way to open
yourself up to Spirit and to infinite,
possibilities. - Rev. Doug
PayPal Is Available Now you can send gift offerings to
the church through PayPal. Just
click on the home page link in blue
and follow the directions: home
Prosperity Study Group Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m.
The Prosperity Study Group meets
downstairs on Wednesdays. We alter-
nate weekly facilitators. All are wel-
come to attend. Questions? Contact
Denice at 210-7877.
We are taking a three week, Spring
break and then we will begin the
study of “The
Science of
Getting
Rich” by
Wallace D.
Wattles on
Wednesday,
April 10.
This is a free
book and is
available at:
http://
www.soilandhealth.org/03sov/0304sp
iritpsych/030412.Wattle.Getting.Rich.
Birthday Sunday
April 14th
Join us in celebrating our
April Birthdays . . .
Birthday Cake Sign-Up Sign up to donate a cake for Birth-
day Sunday on the sign-up clip-
board on the table in the foyer.
Thank you, to all, who so gener-
ously donate cakes for Birthday
Sunday!
APRIL YOUTH-ED ACTIVITY & NEWS Dennis Buxman
Saturday, April 20, 1:30 to 4:00 p.m.
Hiking Serpent’s Trail—on the Monument
The Youth-Ed Activity, for April, (weather permitting),
is a group hike on Serpent’s Trail, up on the Monu-
ment. We will meet at the church, on Saturday, April
20 at 1:30 p.m. and return to the church by 4:00 p.m.
The church will provide snacks. Please come prepared
with water (bottle), hat, sunscreen, proper shoes and
light jacket, if needed. It will be fun to get out after that
cold winter!
For April, the children will continue to learn Unity Princi-
ples and the older children will continue their study of
positive messages in the Bible stories. This month is about
King David and how he united all the tribes of Israel.
* * * * *
Friday, March 15, for the March Youth Activity Night and
St. Patrick’s Day; we watched the movie ‘The Magical
Legend of Leprechauns’. It was about the magical interac-
tion of leprechauns, fairies, banshees and humans. As a
wonderful lesson for ‘getting along’ with others, it was
also a miniseries for the children in March.
Sunday, March 31, we had our annual Easter Egg
Hunt. That is always a fun adventure for children of
all ages. Channel Five, showed up for the event and
that was great. Thank you, Kelly, for organizing the
fun activity for the youth.
As many of you have already noticed, there is a sign
installed on the lower exterior doors about them be-
ing locked during our Sunday Morning’s Youth Edu-
cation period. There is also a Security Person check-
ing the lower level, during the beginning of classes,
so that we can be assured that our kids are safe and
secure.
A push-bar latch has been installed on the lower
doors to also help keep the children secure during
our Sunday morning’s Youth Education period.
Now everyone can leave by that door for emergen-
cies, but no one will be able to enter without a key.
We are continuing our safety plan for the children
when they are downstairs, by installing cell phones
in each classroom with instructions for 911 emergen-
cies. We would like to Thank, Troy Nuss, for his
good advice and help in implementing our safety
plan for our youth.
THANK YOU!
Denice For up-loading Rev. Doug’s Sunday
Morning talk each Sunday.
Doug’s talks can be downloaded at:
Unity Church Talks
April Potluck
Sunday, April 14 You are invited to the April Potluck
on Sunday, April 14. Please bring a
generous dish or two small side dishes
to share and come enjoy the good
food and fellowship with your friends
at Unity.
Ultra Violet Window
Protection in Foyer
We, now, have ultra violet window
protection on the door and all of our
windows in the foyer. Now our books
will be safe and preserved from the
sun-light’s bleaching rays.
Thank you, to all, who donated to-
wards the UV Window Protection
project, through our Christmas
Cookbook Fundraiser or through
your generous donations!
Who’s Who in Unity . . . . Our Who’s Who interview this
month is with: Dolly Chappell
“I retired
from my day
job with
Centurylink,
previously
known as
Mountain
Bell, in
October
2012, after
35 years. I
am a certified massage therapist,
with additional training from Bar-
bara Brennan School of Healing.
I have been attending Unity, Chris-
tian Science, Science of Mind and
Divine Science churches since
1963. The first Unity church I at-
tended was in Long Beach, where
John’s Dad was stationed in the
Navy.
My mother was instrumental in my
introduction to metaphysics. My
grandmother died when my mother
was three years old and my mother
was then reared by her paternal
grandmother, who was a staunch
southern Baptist. She was drug to
church every Sunday, until she re-
belled and refused to attend at the
age of fourteen. A friend gave
Mama a Daily Word and the book
Science of Mind, by Ernest
Holmes.
We, my sister, brother, and myself,
were allowed to attend any church,
synagogue or temple we desired to
attend. My exposure was quite rich
in experience. Mama always had
the final say, if she felt there was
indoctrination occurring.
She allowed us freedom in our
“sampling”. We would then have
in-depth conversations and discus-
sions on what we had gleaned from
the experience.
I am so grateful to my mother for
her resolve not to burden us with
dogma.
Our questions to her on the exis-
tence of God, the devil and Jesus
were as follows: There is only God,
who is love and who loves us. The
only devil you are going to see is
looking back at you in the mirror.
Jesus was a man who came to teach
about God and love and there are
many teachers throughout all cul-
tures.
I have attended Unity of Grand Junc-
tion since 1978. Rev. Dan Kellerstrass
had asked me to volunteer with the
children’s Sunday School program,
which I did, in 1979 to 1980.
John and I moved from Grand Junc-
tion in 1980 to Pocatello, Idaho for
seven years. The nearest metaphysical
churches were 200 miles away in
Boise or Salt Lake City. I felt that
time was my time in the “desert”.
We returned back to Grand Junction
in 1988. Hoorah!
My family; son, John Bucciarelli and
my grand-daughters, Tori and Tat-
yana Grace, also attend Unity.
Unity resonates withy my beliefs. I
am so grateful for the positive, uplift-
ing energy here, at Unity Church!”
Lending Library
Unity has a great Lending Library
downstairs in Fellowship Hall.
There are wonderful Unity books
and self-help classics. Take a look
and check out a book or two by
signing up on the Lending Library
clipboard located in the bookshelf.
City Market Value Card
The church receives,
quarterly, a percent-
age of the groceries
you purchase at City Market. If you
would like to help the church in this
way, see the sign-up sheet on the
table in the foyer.
U N I T Y C HU RC H 3205 N. 12th Street
Grand Junction, CO 81506
Telephone (970) 243-3550
E-mail:
Church Office Hours:
Monday thru Thursday
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Unity Prayer Line: (970) 256-9251
(recorded weekly by Beth Bottorff)
Sunday Morning Service - 10:30
a.m.
Wednesday Meditation - 6:30 p.m.
Newsletter Editor:
Beth Bottorff
We’re on the web!
http://unitygj.org
Love Dove Release
Easter Sunday, March 31st
Thank You-Paul & Nancy Adams
(pics– Debra Dobbins)
Adventurous Spirits Hike Liberty Cap Trail
Colorado National Monument
Saturday, April 20th
(Third Saturday) Meet at the Wildwood Trailhead (off South Broadway) at 9:00
And then carpool for a drive to the top.
With the weather finally warmer, the Adventurous Spirits will venture a little
farther out for a little longer hike. This month’s hike will be the Liberty Cap
Trail in the Colorado National Monument. The hike will be from the top
(Rim Rock Drive) to the bottom (Wildwood Trailhead) via the Corkscrew
Trail. The trail is about 7 miles, but downhill all the way.
The group will meet at the Wildwood Trailhead (off South Broadway) on
April 20th, at 9:00 and then carpool for a drive to the top. Bring a light lunch
(we won’t get back until 1:00 or 2:00) and then plan on joining us for lunch
at one of the local restaurants after the hike. Please sign up in the foyer or
call Deb @ 270-1472 if you’d like to go.
Next month’s hike will also be on the third Saturday (May 18th) and the
group will be going to Moab to hike Courthouse Wash. See next month’s
newsletter for details.
Sunday Lesson CD’S (available after the service)
Place your CD order at the
sound booth—$5.00 each
Guided Meditation CD’S Available at Sound Booth
Rev. Doug’s guided meditation
CD’s ;( & his 11th Step Meditation)
are available.
Unity Prayer Box Fill out a prayer request slip and
drop it into the Prayer Box. (Prayer box is located on table at the
back of the sanctuary)
Unity Prayer Line: (970) 256-9251 Share it with a friend.
(Recorded weekly)