Join Us This Week
Sunday Service
11am to 12:30pm
Rev. Kathy Zavada
returns to lead us in music, song, prayer and meditation.
Beloved friend,
It is with a very heavy heart that I write this news; our dearly beloved Jean Houston has left this earthly realm. Jean exited from her mortal form around 1:30pm on Saturday, May 16. Jean was deeply at peace, surrounded by loved ones in her home. We will miss her so very, very much, and yet we know that life does not end with the bodily form.
I would like to recommend if you feel to, to light a candle, and say a heart-felt prayer for Jean, chant a mantra, sing a love song, share with her in your own words the gratitude you feel in your heart for her. I feel sure she can feel our love, and our gratitude and positive energy is so precious and helpful to her in her present experience. See Jean merging into such an infinite light, so full of peace, bliss and an immensity of love. Take time to be still, with your heart open, mind, calm, and commune with beloved Jean. This will both bless her, and bless you in this precious form of communion that transcends form/formless being.
We send our loving condolences to Jean’s family and closest friends, and hold all who loved Jean close in our hearts at this time. I will let you know as soon as possible about the memorial arrangements for Jean. Let us hold each other closer right now, cherish each moment of each day, and remember our true nature as eternal being, even as we meet our profound grief and loss.
On a personal note, I have been so deeply touched by Jean, I will never be the same. And I am going to be in a deep inner time of communion in support and in reception to all that is possible beyond the limitations of formed and formless being, time and timeless being, the realm of mind, and the realm of the infinite blissful stillness.
With all my heart, I send you comfort and love,
Rev. Kathy
Marianne Williamson
We are incredibly honored to have Marianne join us via Zoom at the end of May. Rev. Kathy will be in-person leading us in music, song, meditation and prayer.
"A Morning with Marianne Williamson"
With the world experiencing a historic phase transition, humanity stands at a crossroads between the fall of Rome and a new world struggling to be born.
How can each of us more powerfully participate in the internal and external changes that will foster a season of global repair? How do we cultivate an integrative, holistic approach to regeneration, employing tools as disparate as meditation and social activism?
Join Marianne Williamson for a 21st Century conversation about where all of us are going now.
Rev. Kathy Zavada
Discover how Rev. Kathy makes our services deeply enriching each week through her talks, music, and meditation.
With the unexpected passing of our dear friend Michael Stillwater on Sunday, February 15 and the profound heartbreak of that news, Rev. Kathy’s talk on The Sacred Work of Grief is particularly meaningful.
May this message be a healing balm for whomever is feeling grief, loss or sorrow.
Watch it below:
We Gather Each Sunday
In-Person & Online
Join Us In-Person
We meet in the beautiful sacred space of The Havurah each Sunday at 11am.
185 N. Mountain Ave.
Ashland, OR 97520
NOTE: Off-street parking is available.
Join Us Online
If you are unable to join us in person in Ashland due to distance or illness, please join us via Zoom. Connect 15 minutes before we begin at 11am on Sunday mornings. Just click the button below to get started.
Wednesday Evening Meditation
Rev. Kathy will guide us, as well as Ana Ramana and other guest meditation facilitators. Join us this Wednesday online! The Zoom room is the same as Sunday service link, it will open at 6:55 pm.
Donations welcome.
Announcements
Marianne Williamson
We are incredibly honored to welcome the former Presidential Candidate as our speaker on Sunday, May 31 via Zoom. Rev. Kathy Zavada will be in the Church leading music, song, prayer and meditation.
Prayer Chaplain Training
If you are considering stepping into a bold new way of being of Sacred Service and of learning a powerful transformative way to pray, being a prayer chaplain may be ideal.
Rev. Lynn E. Fritz
We welcome Lynn, an ordained minister at Centers for Spiritual Living, Licensed Marriage Family Therapist, a Karuk Tribal Descendent, and Native American spiritual practitioner, back to Unity on Sunday, June 7.
Steve Bhaerman
Steve will again be our guest speaker on Sunday, June 14 and will share his witty observations for a Service filled with lots of laughter.
New Member Orientation
Are you interested in becoming a member of UCOA? We will again offer an introduction and orientation for both in-person and online attendees. Becoming a member of UCOA is a step towards taking a deeper commitment to your spiritual life.
Gangaji
We are very honored, humbled, and excited to have Gangaji as our speaker this summer on Sunday, July 19. Gangaji speaks to people from all walks of life inviting them to fully recognize the absolute freedom and unchanging peace that is the truth of one’s being.
Opening Sunday Talk
Making The Most of Each Day
Rev. Kathy Zavada, speaking at the inaugural service of Unity Community of Ashland, describes the importance of sangha in our world today.
In her talk, On Creating Unity Community of Ashland, she shares personal examples of how the mind can get stuck in unhappiness stories and how we can free ourselves of habits that create suffering. And, she examines the importance of gratitude and how we can make the most of each day of our precious human life.
Thank you!
We are overwhelmed with our attendance on January 19 with Gangaji.
In addition to in-person attendees from Oregon, California, and Washington, many connected with us online from New York, New Jersey, Canada, Finland, Germany, Iran, New Zealand, South Africa, and Sweden.
We are deeply inspired by our Unity Community!
Your Support Is
Essential
Your generous giving allows us to serve our growing community — near and far — with weekly Sunday services filled with loving support and nourishing music. With your continued support, we can expand our services and offer additional enriching programs both in-person and online.