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Columbine Unity Church
A Christ-centered gathering place, of peace, power, beauty and diversity.
Youth: Nursery available for infants at both services. Childrens Church for all ages during the second service.
The following notebook is intended to help you learn about the many ways in which you can find a place to pursue service as a path to God, meet other people, use your gifts, deepen your spiritual life and make an important contribution to the life of Columbine Unity Church.
Love in Action Handbook (PDF)
-Association of Unity Churches International
The last weekend of March, forty of us participated in our Making Peace with Our Past weekend. This was the third step in our work of Building the Foundation for Our Future. I want to thank everyone that participated. I, for one, was blessed with powerful insight that I would not have gained without the participation of all. Inevitably you will hear about some of our findings in future communications and meetings but I would like to reflect on a question that struck me.
Why are you in community? This was a question that was posed during the weekend. Two things came to my mind and they came to me in this order: Because it meets my needs, followed by, To come together to create something greater than any one of us could create alone. Now I believe that both of these are true, but to create true community, the primary focus has to be on coming together and creating something greater. I believe this means putting our needs in second place to the bigger question of what is best for the community. Considering what is best for the community, therefore, requires that we have some awareness of our own individual needs. Bringing this awareness is actually a powerful spiritual practice. We all have needs and there is nothing wrong with having needs. However, when we are unconscious of those needs, we are unaware of all the ways that we are working to get those needs met and the ways that we expect the world around us to conform to our needs. In this unconsciousness we can join in ccommunity, even be powerful contributors to the community, but our underlying motive will be focused on what we are getting from the community. From this perspective we can act in ways that are actually counter productive, even destructive to the community.
In contrast, as we become aware of our needs we find that we have the capacity to hold our needs and to meet those needs in more conscious and direct ways. When we engage in community we bring ourselves in service to the potential of what can be created when two or more are gathered. Our intention and energy are free to focus on the objectives of the community. Ironically, the resulting manifestation is often deeply satisfying.
What are the signs that we are putting our needs before those of the community? Often its the little things. Here are a few that I witness in our community: bringing tea or coffee into the sanctuary even though we know only water is allowed; an unwillingness to follow directions, instead insisting on doing it our way; on high attendance Sundays, not parking in the overflow lot so that visitors can have access to the Church parking; complaining instead of helping to bring solution.
The great red flag of an unconscious need is reactivity. An unmet need, even the threat of a need not being met, causes anxiety and often brings up some kind of reaction. Furthering the community, then, requires a willingness to investigate our own reactivity. As the underlying needs are revealed, we find that we can hold them without needing to act out of them. The resulting sense of calm and space allows us to focus on the bigger picture and consider what is best for the whole.
By understanding and holding, I do not mean that we suppress our needs. Part of community is that we express whats important to us and what we hope to get out of the experience of being in community. This helps to direct and formulate the community vision. Once we have shared our preferences, we then have the opportunity to focus on the larger good. No community or relationship can meet all of our needs all of the time. But with an understanding of our individual needs, we will be able to assess whether enough of our needs are being met. If not, we can consciously explore options for getting those needs met through other avenues. Our self awareness gives us the ability to make choices about healthy participation in all areas of our lives.
With much appreciation and love,
Previous Minsters' Letters
Our list of stores includes King Soopers, Safeway, Vitamin Cottage and Sunflower Market. The church makes 5% on the amount of the gift card. Someone is at a table in the lobby after every service where you can help the church and purchase your grocery scrip.
| Address | 8900 Arapahoe RD Boulder, CO 80303-1636 |
| Phone | (303) 546-0114 |
| Website | www.columbineunity.org |
Sunday Service Times: 9 and 11 AM.
Services held in our beautiful new chapel located at 8900 Arapahoe Road. Directions.Youth: Nursery available for infants at both services. Childrens Church for all ages during the second service.
Love in Action
Service as a path to God!The following notebook is intended to help you learn about the many ways in which you can find a place to pursue service as a path to God, meet other people, use your gifts, deepen your spiritual life and make an important contribution to the life of Columbine Unity Church.
Love in Action Handbook (PDF)
Upcoming Concert
Our next concert features Something Underground on Saturday, November 20 at 7PM. More concert informationCheck out the new Adventure Ministry Blog
To see what the Adventure Ministry has been up to lately and where we are going on our next adventure, check out our Adventure Ministry Blog.Online Donation Now Available
Columbine Unity has teamed up with Paypal so that you may go online to donate to Columbine Unity. Please visit our online donation page in the Giving section of our site.What is Unity?
Unity is a positive, practical, progressive approach to Christianity based on the teachings of Jesus and the power of prayer. Unity honors the universal truths in all religions and repects each individual's right to choose a spiritual path.-Association of Unity Churches International
Looking for a Beautiful Wedding Location?
The Columbine Unity sanctuary is available for weddings. If you or anyone you know is planning a wedding, please let them know our space is available to them. Interested parties can contact Scott or Carol at 303-546-0114. Check Out Our Wedding InformationMinisters' Letters
Letter from ScottThe last weekend of March, forty of us participated in our Making Peace with Our Past weekend. This was the third step in our work of Building the Foundation for Our Future. I want to thank everyone that participated. I, for one, was blessed with powerful insight that I would not have gained without the participation of all. Inevitably you will hear about some of our findings in future communications and meetings but I would like to reflect on a question that struck me.
Why are you in community? This was a question that was posed during the weekend. Two things came to my mind and they came to me in this order: Because it meets my needs, followed by, To come together to create something greater than any one of us could create alone. Now I believe that both of these are true, but to create true community, the primary focus has to be on coming together and creating something greater. I believe this means putting our needs in second place to the bigger question of what is best for the community. Considering what is best for the community, therefore, requires that we have some awareness of our own individual needs. Bringing this awareness is actually a powerful spiritual practice. We all have needs and there is nothing wrong with having needs. However, when we are unconscious of those needs, we are unaware of all the ways that we are working to get those needs met and the ways that we expect the world around us to conform to our needs. In this unconsciousness we can join in ccommunity, even be powerful contributors to the community, but our underlying motive will be focused on what we are getting from the community. From this perspective we can act in ways that are actually counter productive, even destructive to the community.
In contrast, as we become aware of our needs we find that we have the capacity to hold our needs and to meet those needs in more conscious and direct ways. When we engage in community we bring ourselves in service to the potential of what can be created when two or more are gathered. Our intention and energy are free to focus on the objectives of the community. Ironically, the resulting manifestation is often deeply satisfying.
What are the signs that we are putting our needs before those of the community? Often its the little things. Here are a few that I witness in our community: bringing tea or coffee into the sanctuary even though we know only water is allowed; an unwillingness to follow directions, instead insisting on doing it our way; on high attendance Sundays, not parking in the overflow lot so that visitors can have access to the Church parking; complaining instead of helping to bring solution.
The great red flag of an unconscious need is reactivity. An unmet need, even the threat of a need not being met, causes anxiety and often brings up some kind of reaction. Furthering the community, then, requires a willingness to investigate our own reactivity. As the underlying needs are revealed, we find that we can hold them without needing to act out of them. The resulting sense of calm and space allows us to focus on the bigger picture and consider what is best for the whole.
By understanding and holding, I do not mean that we suppress our needs. Part of community is that we express whats important to us and what we hope to get out of the experience of being in community. This helps to direct and formulate the community vision. Once we have shared our preferences, we then have the opportunity to focus on the larger good. No community or relationship can meet all of our needs all of the time. But with an understanding of our individual needs, we will be able to assess whether enough of our needs are being met. If not, we can consciously explore options for getting those needs met through other avenues. Our self awareness gives us the ability to make choices about healthy participation in all areas of our lives.
With much appreciation and love,
Previous Minsters' Letters
Grocery Scrip
Come by the table on the lower level on Sundays to purchase your grocery scrip. Grocery scrip is an easy way for you to help raise money for the church. You purchase a $50 gift card and it's good for $50 in groceries at the store of your choice. It doesn't cost you any extra money out of your pocket, it just makes the church money!Our list of stores includes King Soopers, Safeway, Vitamin Cottage and Sunflower Market. The church makes 5% on the amount of the gift card. Someone is at a table in the lobby after every service where you can help the church and purchase your grocery scrip.
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