Sunday Service
2025-08-10 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-08-24 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-08-31 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-10-19 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Unity Community of Ashland, 185 N. Mountain Ave., Ashland, Oregon, 97520
Due to a glitch in the software, the time showing above is incorrect.Our Sunday Service is 11:00am to 12:30pm.

Join us as Rev. Kathy leads us in prayer, meditation, music, and song.

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Sunday Service
2025-08-17 11:00 - 12:30
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Guest Speaker

Award winning poet, writer, and podcaster Ana Ramana returns as our guest speaker on August 17.

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Sunday Service
2025-09-07 11:00 - 12:15
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Join us as Rev. Kathy leads us in prayer, meditation, music, and song.

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Sunday Service
2025-09-14 11:00 - 12:15
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Guest Speaker

Rev. Lynn Fritz is our guest speaker on September 14.

Rev. Lynn is an ordained minister with Center for Spiritual Living, a Karuk Tribal Descendant, a licensed Marriage and Family therapist, and a Native American spiritual practitioner. Rev. Lynn and Rev. Kathy have been friends for over 30 years and have co-created many Interfaith services together.

It’s an honor to welcome her back to our Unity Community of Ashland!

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Sunday Service
2025-09-21 11:00 - 12:30
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We are incredibly honored to welcome Gangaji as our very special guest speaker!

Gangaji

About Gangaji

Gangaji, born Toni Roberson, grew up in Mississippi. Like many of her contemporaries, she searched for fulfillment through relationships, career, motherhood, subculture experiences, political activism, and spiritual practice.

While she had never planned to go to India, it was on the banks of the Ganges River that her search ended. In 1990, Gangaji met her teacher, Sri H.W.L. Poonja.

Today, as a teacher and author, 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.

Gangaji is the author of several books including:

The Diamond In Your Pocket: Discovering Your True Radiance

Hidden Treasure: Uncovering The Truth In Your Life Story

Freedom and Resolve: The Living Edge of Surrender

You Are That Volume 1 & 11

A Heartfelt Invitation

“It is with great joy I invite you to join us at Unity Community of Ashland this Sunday as we welcome back beloved spiritual teacher Gangaji,” shares Rev. Kathy Zavada. “We are truly lucky and blessed that she once again accepted the invitation to be with our community, and it makes me particularly happy to share this blessing and grace with you, dear community!”“I was invited to come to Gangaji’s silent retreat in Tenaya Lodge in Yosemite back in the early 2000’s and lead an hour of chanting each morning. To be in Gangaji’s presence, to be invited into the stillness of my true nature, was irresistible, and, thus, I experienced her retreats to be some of the most blissful weeks of my life. Her teaching is what I would describe as a deep transmission of stillness, an invitation to go beyond the mind and directly experience pure Being.”

“And, so, I invite you to come on Sunday with a willingness, an openness to rest in this stillness and experience the beauty and bliss of your true nature.”

For more information about Gangaji ‘s programs and events, visit her website by clicking the button below:

gangaji’s website

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Sunday Service
2025-09-28 11:00 - 12:30
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Join us as Rev. Kathy leads us in prayer, meditation, music, and song.

Rev. Kathy’s talk will be on “The Tibetan Book of Living & Dying”.

Workshop

Following Service, Mollie Grace will be offering her SOUL SALON workshop.

Mollie will introduce her “heart to heart deck of contemplative inquiries”.

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Sunday Service
2025-10-05 11:00 - 12:30
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Guest Speaker

We are delighted to welcome Swami Beyondananda as our guest speaker this week. After Service, he will offer a show filled with love and laughter, the best medicine for what we need.

As anyone who follows the news can attest, we are living in serious times. The antidote? Serious laughter. Take it from the Swami himself: “The best way to overcome gravity is with levity.”

Swami’s performance has been described both as “comedy disguised as wisdom,” and “wisdom disguised as comedy.” Which is it? Attend our Service, stay for the afternoon show, and then you decide.

Order Tickets

Tickets to Beyondananda and Beyond – A Two Man One Man Show (Sunday, October 5 @ 1pm) can be ordered directly on the Swami’s website. Just click the button below to get started:

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About The Swami

“Here is the great paradox of Cosmic Comic Consciousness: The world is in serious condition, and yet there is definitely something funny going on.” Swami Beyondananda, whose favorite yoga pose is tongue-in-cheek (and occasionally foot-in-mouth) is bringing his comedy disguised as wisdom—or is it wisdom disguised as comedy—to Unity Community of Ashland.

Seriously and humorously, in these way-too-serious times, this is the perfect opportunity to take humor more seriously and seriousness more humorously. Noted author and presidential candidate Marianne Williamson has called the Swami “the Mark Twain of our times,” and as such Swami has a “one-twack mind”—that’s the laugh twack. And he has one “loco motive”—to keep you laughing till the sacred cows come home.

Now, the Swami is not one of those gurus who expects people to accept his teachings without questioning. If you have an answerable question for the Swami, the Swami will have a questionable answer for you.

As the Swami tells us, there are two kinds of people in the world—the kind who divide people into two kinds and the kind who don’t. If you’re part of the former group, there are two other kinds of people in the world: the ones who love to laugh, and the ones who need to. If you fit either category, come laugh with (or at, he doesn’t care) the Swami. And invite your friends, because when it comes to laughter, the more the merrier.

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Sunday Services
2025-10-12 11:00 - 12:30

Sunday Service
2025-10-26 11:00 - 12:30
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Guest Speakers

Jean Houston is our very special guest this Sunday!

We are delighted to again welcome the amazing Dr. Jean Houston as our very special guest speaker. Jean will be joined by her long-time assistant Peggy Rubin. Together, they will offer an illuminating and uplifting talk on the unrealized possibilities of human potential.

Rev. Kathy Zavada says that she is always learns so much from Jean.

“I must say every time I talk to Jean even briefly, I feel like the seeds of possibility for my own life and its expression are watered,” Rev. Kathy shares. “It seems to me that Jean’s ‘factory setting’ is set on a perennial openness and awareness of the inherent possibility in every human. That twinkle in her eye, seems to be because she knows we have profound untapped capacities and she is going to spend every moment of her extraordinary life encouraging that capacity into full expression!”

Learn more about Jean and her accomplishments by clicking the button below:

about jean houston

Peggy Rubin will join Jean as our other amazing guest speaker!

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Sunday Service
2025-11-02 11:00 - 12:30
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Guest Speaker

Carl Marsak will speak on “The Enneagram: A Symbol of Unity in Diversity”.

This introductory presentation on the Enneagram symbol includes how knowledge of the 9 Personality Types can be used for personal growth and spiritual development.

The Music Team will be with us offering prayer, meditation, music, and song.

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Sunday Service
2025-11-09 11:00 - 12:30
Due to a glitch in the software, the time showing above is incorrect.Our Sunday Service is 11:00am to 12:30pm.

Join us as Rev. Kathy Zavada leads us in prayer, meditation, music, and song.

“I am so very looking forward to sharing with you a talk on a subject so dear to my heart and soul, ‘The Great Mother Goddess’,” shares Rev. Kathy. “In the Rig Veda it says, ‘Truth is One, the sages speak of it by many names.’ In other words, there is a single, ultimate Reality, but it is understood and expressed in many ways. The Great Mother as the ultimate Reality has been worshiped for many, many thousands of years, long before the patriarchal focus of God as Father born out of the monotheistic religions of Judaism, Islam and Christianity.“In our Interfaith tradition, we explore the great Truth that is One, as it is expressed in myriad forms,” Rev. Kathy continues. “There are many forms, many expressions of the great goddess throughout history from Mesopotamia to Egypt to Greece to India and to contemporary figures like Ammachi. Through our communion with the Great Mother, the Great Goddess, we can open to and also embody those divine qualities. This Divine Feminine presence can be a vehicle for our own direct, divine experience. And so we will explore this in depth this Sunday.”

Rev. Kathy is also excited about the music program!

“I have chosen some very special music including Ave Maria featuring Franz Schubert’s beautiful piano arrangement and featuring Lark and her divine soprano. We’ll sing bhajans including Kali Durge, and we’ll shift our mind to open to God as Mother with She’s Got The Whole World In Her Hands. We’ll chant Mother of All Things and invoke Kali, Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Amma, Mother Mary, and the Universal Mother of all.”

Please join us for a most sacred Sunday filled with divine energy and grace!

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Sunday Service
2025-11-16 11:00 - 12:30
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Join us as Rev. Kathy Zavada leads us in prayer, meditation and will give the talk.

Guest Music

We are delighted to welcome the talented Jennifer Berezan as our muscial guest. She will also offer a workshop after service.

About Jennifer Berezan

Jennifer is a visionary artist, activist and producer. Her work expands artistic boundaries, blurring the distinctions between musical styles, politics, and spirituality. She is a maestra of collaboration and makes music that changes how we experience ourselves and the world.

Over the course of ten albums, her music has been shaped by her lifelong involvement in environmental, women’s, and justice movements as well as Buddhist practice. Her approach to music as a transformative experience creates a strong rapport with audiences from small venues to large events throughout the world.

Jennifer teaches at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco in the department of Philosophy and Religion. Her on-going class (since 1997) is entitled “The Healing Ecstasy of Sound” and explores music as a spiritual practice from a wide range of traditional and contemporary perspectives.

Jennifer will perform at Jackson Wellsprings on Saturday, November 15 @ 7:30pm. Tickets are available via her website.

Learn more by visiting Jennifer’s website. Just click the button below:

Jennifer berezan

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Sunday Services
2025-11-23 11:00 - 12:30
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Join us as Rev. Kathy Zavada leads us in prayer, meditation, music, and song.

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Sunday Service
2025-11-30 11:00 - 12:30
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Guest Speaker

Peggy Rubin is our guest speaker on Sunday, November 30.

About Peggy Rubin

Peggy Rubin is founding director of the Center for Sacred Theatre in Ashland, Oregon. She is a Shakespearean actress and leads workshops in Living Life as Sacred Theatre and Sacred Studies of the Divine Feminine. Since 1987, she has also been the principal teaching associate of Dr. Jean Houston.

Working with Jean, Peggy has presented classes, workshops and trainings throughout the United States, and in Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland, Sweden, Greece, Egypt, The Netherlands, India, West Africa, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Jamaica, and on behalf of the United Nations Development Programme, in Albania, St. Lucia, Barbados, Kenya, and the Philippines.

In her book, To Be and How To Be: Transforming Your Life through Sacred Theatre, Peggy highlights the “Nine Powers of Sacred Theatre” to probe the sacred theatre of our lives as a spiritual path of transformation.

Spirituality and Practice summarizes Peggy’s teaching as:

“The metaphor of life as the stage on which we embody our passion and purpose is a rich one…[and]…The important thing to remember is that each of us is the leading character in our life, which means we must do our best to be at our best. It is also essential that we develop the story of our life and put it in sync with the unfolding story of Life on Earth. There is no need to lock ourselves in the past or flee into the future; the present moment offers us ample dramatic opportunities.”

Peggy has studied extensively with Elaine De Beauport, Ed.D., founder of the Mead Institute, leading teacher of humanistic and behavioral applications of current brain/mind research; and with William Emerson, Ph.D., pioneer in the field of pre- and peri-natal psychology, and its importance in understanding human development.

In 2019, Peggy was awarded an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters from Meridian University.

To learn more about Peggy and the Center for Sacred Theatre, just click the button below:

peggy rubin

Guest Music

Joanna De Sa and James Jarvis will lead us in music and song.

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Sunday Service
2025-12-07 11:00 - 12:30
Due to a glitch in the software, the time showing above is incorrect.Our Sunday Service is 11:00am to 12:30pm.

Join us as Rev. Kathy Zavada leads us in prayer, meditation, music, and song.

Guest Music

Daniel Sperry joins Rev. Kathy to create some muscial magic!

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Sunday Service
2025-12-14 11:00 - 12:30
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Online-Only Today

Due to Hannukkah celebrations in The Havura today, we are meeting online only.

Join us as Rev. Kathy Zavada leads us in prayer, meditation, music, and song.

We invite you to attend our Sunday Service online via Zoom in the comfort of your own home.

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Sunday Service
2025-12-21 11:00 - 12:30, 2026-01-04 11:00 - 12:30, 2026-01-11 11:00 - 12:30, 2026-02-01 11:00 - 12:30, 2026-02-08 11:00 - 12:30, 2026-02-15 11:00 - 12:30, 2026-03-01 11:00 - 12:30

Sunday Service
2025-12-28 11:00 - 12:30
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Guest Speaker

Nancy Bloom will be our guest speaker for the last Sunday Servvice in 2025. Her talk is “Living the Spirit and Awakening Joy”.

Guest Music

Joanna De Sa and James Sitter will lead us in music and song.

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Sunday Service
2026-01-18 11:00 - 12:30
Due to a glitch in the software, the time showing above is incorrect.Our Sunday Service is 11:00am to 12:30pm.

Join us as Rev. Kathy Zavada leads us in prayer, meditation, music, and song.

Rev. Kathy will also present a tribute to the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Image Source: THE MIRROR | PHOTOILLUSTRATION BY JERALD CHOONDAKARAN

Music Program

Lark Lovejoy and Katharine Lang will join Rev. Kathy presenting powerful music to honor Dr. King.

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Sunday Service
2026-01-25 11:00 - 12:30
Due to a glitch in the software, the time showing above is incorrect.Our Sunday Service is 11:00am to 12:30pm.

Guest Speaker

Peggy Rubin will be our guest speaker on Sunday, January 25.

About Peggy Rubin

Peggy Rubin is founding director of the Center for Sacred Theatre in Ashland, Oregon. She is a Shakespearean actress and leads workshops in Living Life as Sacred Theatre and Sacred Studies of the Divine Feminine. Since 1987, she has also been the principal teaching associate of Dr. Jean Houston.

Working with Jean, Peggy has presented classes, workshops and trainings throughout the United States, and in Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland, Sweden, Greece, Egypt, The Netherlands, India, West Africa, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Jamaica, and on behalf of the United Nations Development Programme, in Albania, St. Lucia, Barbados, Kenya, and the Philippines.

In her book, To Be and How To Be: Transforming Your Life through Sacred Theatre, Peggy highlights the “Nine Powers of Sacred Theatre” to probe the sacred theatre of our lives as a spiritual path of transformation.

Spirituality and Practice summarizes Peggy’s teaching as:

“The metaphor of life as the stage on which we embody our passion and purpose is a rich one…[and]…The important thing to remember is that each of us is the leading character in our life, which means we must do our best to be at our best. It is also essential that we develop the story of our life and put it in sync with the unfolding story of Life on Earth. There is no need to lock ourselves in the past or flee into the future; the present moment offers us ample dramatic opportunities.”

Peggy has studied extensively with Elaine De Beauport, Ed.D., founder of the Mead Institute, leading teacher of humanistic and behavioral applications of current brain/mind research; and with William Emerson, Ph.D., pioneer in the field of pre- and peri-natal psychology, and its importance in understanding human development.

In 2019, Peggy was awarded an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters from Meridian University.

To learn more about Peggy and the Center for Sacred Theatre, just click the button below:

peggy rubin

Guest Music

Windsong Martin will be our guest musician this Sunday, January 25.

“Windsong has been an inspiration to me since I first heard her sing in 1986. Her voice, her songwriting, and her activism on behalf of Mother Earth have been a soundtrack to my life. I am honored to call her friend and always blessed to hear her sing.”

— Alice Di Micele

“Windsong is an amazing singer/songwriter whose music and lyrics continue to be relevant for these times. Her career has spanned three decades, all the while gracing us with songs that open hearts and minds. Windsong is a devoted presence at the summer music festivals in Southern Oregon, often leading the opening and closing of the festivals with sacred songs and ceremonial water blessings, as well as performing beautiful sets from the stage. It has been a pleasure to listen and dance to her music for over 20 years.”

— Joseph Lian, Co-producer of Inlakesh and Peace Village Festivals.

“Windsong Martin is a wonderful, Spiritual musician from Southern Oregon. She and her husband Ohana live on a Pristine Homestead in the Williams Valley.

“For those interested in Windsong’s music I would say that she is Very Blessed to have a Pristine Voice. She is one of those rare singers whose tone is pitch perfect and conveys the Most Heartfelt Awareness of Spiritual Love. I have seen her in dozens of venues, large and small, and in many different situations over the last 35 years and Her Message of Love for The Spirit, Love of The Mother Earth, and For Peaceful Relations between All The Nations remains as the Constant Hallmark of Her Sacred Legacy. She is always one to offer words of Encouragement, and a Prayerful Stance for Healing and Understanding between All Beings. Her songs are delivered in an Absolutely Clear Soprano Tone, with perfect annunciation.

“There is never any doubt about what you’re Hearing, it is a Voice that Comes Directly from The Spirit and Directly form The Heart Of The Ancient Elders. Her Message is, Compassionate, Uplifting, and Soulful, to such a High Degree, that it is common for people listening her to start crying with the joy and sorrow while Being touched by Her Angelic Presence. There is never any question that She is Speaking For The People, for World peace, and for Personal Healing.

“She is a fantastic Leader of Gatherings and Ceremonies, and most Eloquent Speaker, and Humanitarian of the Highest Level. She leads hundreds or thousands of people in Singing Her Anthems of Love, and She is beloved By All Who Hear Her Voice.”

— Sharanam Anandama, Music Producer, and 35 year friend of Windsong

To learn more about Windsong, visit her website by clicking the button below:

windsong

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Sunday Service
2026-02-22 11:00 - 12:30
Due to a glitch in the software, the time showing above is incorrect.Our Sunday Service is 11:00am to 12:30pm.

Guest Speaker

We are delighted to welcome Rev. Ruth Kirby as our guest speaker!

About Rev. Ruth Kirby

Rev Ruth has been a Centers for Spiritual Living Practitioner for 27 years and a Centers for Spiritual Living Minister for 19 years. She founded a CSL Center and a Teaching Chapter and served as Spiritual Director of both.She is currently a Centers for Spiritual Living educator teaching spiritual development classes online with people from all over the world in attendance. She is also an ICF Certified Life Coach offering individual personal and spiritual coaching to help people deepen and thrive in their lives.In her personal life, she belongs to a performing improv troupe called Improv Alchemy which performs regularly here in Ashland.

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