In the coming weeks and months, this forum is an additional way to keep our spiritual community engaged and informed about the status of the sale of our building and the leasing of our new space.

We are in the stage known as “Due Diligence”, through April 20^th, where the Buyer is given the opportunity to inspect the building, review maintenance records, and “look under the hood”, so they are aware of what they are purchasing.

UOM’s finances consist of income and expenses.  Our expenses are all typical – mortgage, utilities, supplies, insurance, and salaries.  Our income includes revenue (rent from lessors, building use, classes, etc.) and contributions (donations from you).  The rent we collect covers our mortgage. We rely on our contributions/donations to cover the other expenses.

Contributions have dropped significantly and we are running at a deficit that we cannot continue to sustain. We need $15,000 a month, and we average $10,000

Watch Youth-In-Harmony’s Holiday Music Concert at Unity of Melbourne, Sunday, Dec 18, beginning at 10:10am.

Youth in Harmony will be singing throughout the worship service, too.

Watch the concert and service on Facebook Live (https://www.facebook.com/unityofmelbournefl) or YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@unityofmelbournefl)

If the holidays stress you out, consider joining certified yoga instructor Barbara Harris-Fillmore each Wednesday on Nov 30, and Dec 7, 14, 21, and 28th at 1:00pm for chair yoga.
No yoga experience or equipment is necessary, just wearing comfortable clothes that allow movement.
During this 45-minute class, you’ll engage in breathing exercises and practice yoga postures using the chair as a prop for balance.
After the class, stay for connection through coffee, tea, and cookies.
Each class is

Taken from a paper by Reverend Ruth Harders and the book, “A Festival of Lost Meanings” by Alvin B. Kuhn.

At one time Halloween was as important as Christmas and Easter. Now we celebrate Christmas as Jesus birthday and Easter as the day He rose from the dead. But, all of these holidays are symbolic celebrations of something that happens to the soul. The Bible itself is a symbolic journey

So. Thanksgiving.

Hallmark moment holiday…family conflict benchmark…dietary purity challenge…mega shopping opportunity…?

But no!  We can flip the moneychanger’s tables right out of the temple to transform Thanksgiving as usual through a mindful practice of Gratitude.  We can choose to bring the Power of Gratitude as a spiritual Principle to this year’s table…in homes, communities, our country…and on our planet.

Poet Annie Dillard comments on Christianity’s practical ignorance of the divinity

Unity of Melbourne has a number of opportunities to volunteer. There are several Teams that are now forming and others that are looking for volunteers as well as someone to act as a Team Leader. We are actively seeking those interested in volunteering as Sunday greeters (for both in-person and on-line), grounds beautification, someone to change slides for song lyrics and hospitality. We’re also looking for an individual to serve in the position as Volunteer

As President, Unity of Melbourne Board of Trustees, I want to thank you all for showing up and giving your feedback on the ministerial search. I want to extend a special thank you to our Search Committee. (list and recognize if in attendance). When Linda Cobb who ran our search in 2018 and Jenny Battig who was our board president at that time agreed to co chair this process, I did not lose a minute’s

You are invited to join Unity of Melbourne on Wednesday April 13th at 6:30 pm for a Holy Week prayer experience in our sanctuary.
This will be a contemplative Taize style service with candlelight, readings, song, silence, and an interactive ritual to “realize” our commitment to “put on the Christ” in order to Love and heal our world.
Our focus will be on both realizing and activating our Divine identity in the midst of personal, political, and

What makes Unity of Melbourne so special? We think it’s “…how special and welcome visitors feel when they show up.”

It’s time to return to that sense of welcoming everyone who comes through our doors or visits us virtually.

Would you volunteer to sign-up to be a lobby greeter AND a digital greeter, serving one Sunday a month?

The Digital Greeter can volunteer from home or at the church, while the Lobby Greeter would need to be at

Your Board is listening—and responding. Several of our congregants have told us that Unity of Melbourne’s membership process is confusing. We agree, and we are going to do something about it – with your help. Please join co-team leaders Janeen Chiscon and Beth Lambdin to help design and deliver a membership process that is easy to understand and valued by our congregants. While we want everyone’s input, we are especially interested in hearing