Colleen Cassidy Painting Class
2023-04-04 09:00 - 16:00, 2023-04-06 09:00 - 16:00, 2023-04-11 09:00 - 16:00, 2023-04-13 09:00 - 16:00, 2023-04-18 09:00 - 16:00, 2023-04-20 09:00 - 16:00, 2023-04-25 09:00 - 16:00, 2023-04-27 09:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) and 1 more date | Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States, Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States
Colleen Cassidy teaches an open class to people interested in watercolor painting. She had her own art school in Sarasota for the past 25 years and is a graduate of Ringling School of Art.
Price is $30 per class. Tuesday and Thursday 9:00am – 4:00pm. Rooms A & B at Unity of Sarasota.
Art Class

Sangha SRQ - Buddhist Oriented Recovery Meeting
2023-04-04 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-04-11 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-04-18 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-04-24 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-05-01 18:00 - 19:00 | Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States, Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States
Refuge Recovery is a practice, a process, a set of tools, a treatment, and a path to healing addiction and the suffering caused by addiction. The main inspiration and guiding philosophy for the Refuge Recovery program are the teachings of Siddhartha (Sid) Gautama, a man who lived in India twenty-five hundred years ago. Sid was a radical psychologist and a spiritual revolutionary. Through his own efforts and practices he came to understand why human beings experience and cause so much suffering. He referred to the root cause of suffering as “uncontrollable thirst or repetitive craving.” This “thirst” tends to arise in relation to pleasure, but it may also arise as a craving for unpleasant experiences to go away, or as an addiction to people, places, things, or experiences. This is the same thirst of the alcoholic, the same craving as the addict, and the same attachment as the codependent.
Eventually, Sid came to understand and experience a way of living that ended all forms of suffering. He did this through a practice and process that includes meditation, wise actions, and compassion. After freeing himself from the suffering caused by craving, he spent the rest of his life teaching others how to live a life of well-being and freedom, a life free from suffering.
Sid became known as the Buddha, and his teachings became known as Buddhism. The Refuge Recovery program has adapted the core teachings of the Buddha as a treatment of addiction.
For more information on this meeting, email: rr-srq@mail.com

HuDost duo Turkey Benefit at Unity of Sarasota w special guests TBA
2023-04-05 19:00 - 20:30
Join us on Wednesday, April 5th for a very special benefit for Turkey concert featuring both HuDost and special guests TBA LIVE at Unity of Sarasota at 7:00 PM.
Presale tickets are available here:
https://hudost.com/product/879109
Love Donation $30 at the door…ALL are WELCOME!
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Electric-Folk, World-Rock ensemble, HuDost, just released a new album on November 19th that reached #4 in the Canadian National Folk/Roots Chart for March, 2022 and #9 in the US Folk Radio Charts. HuDost’s last album received rave reviews and as an independent release reached #24 in the Billboard Sales Charts for Folk/Americana and winning The Independent Music Award for Social Action Song for ‘Rise Together’.
They also received two of the ‘Best of Nashville’ awards and have been fortunate to have incredible performance opportunities throughout the years touring internationally since 2006 collaborating with wild, astonishing, and respected artists, musicians, dancers, and activists. HuDost are committed advocates/activists for ONE (non-profit organization).
“HuDost is quite folk/postmodern; the band offers new takes on ancient words and melodies, cross-cultural hybrid transcendental music with an edge.… This is not fluffy new-age music—it’s serious, complex fare. Sommer’s vocal execution is precisely orchestrated, her voice-opening, hollow-toned vortexes piercing through the tough spots.”
-Chronogram Magazine

Kirtan with Cheryl Chaffee at Unity of Sarasota
2023-04-07 19:00 - 20:30 | Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States, Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States
Kirtan with Cheryl Chaffee will be held once a month at Unity of Sarasota in Fellowship Hall. By donation to benefit Unity of Sarasota – Love Offering

Kirtan is a very different kind of music. Based on ancient chants, it has the ability to quiet the mind if listened to with intention. Everyone experiences kirtan differently, and it doesn’t have to be a religious experience. You can think of it as a sing-along. A kirtan concert is not your typical concert either.
The wallah (leader) sings the mantra, and the audience sings it back. As you sing with each other you experience a deep connection with the musicians, the other audience members and yourself. And when the music stops, your mind is quiet.
Because kirtan has roots in India, many of the songs are sung in Sanskrit. If you’ve ever chanted responses in Latin or Hebrew in your religious tradition, then you know how powerful singing in an ancient, holy language can be. You can be completely immersed in the sound, with no words to distract the mind. The magic of the chants can then carry you within.
Kirtan is non-denominational, the Universal language of Spirit, the song of the Soul.

Sunday Guest Speaker and Workshop
2023-04-09 | Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States, Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States
4/9/23, 10:30am ~ Rev. Diane Scribner
“Celebrate Life” (Easter Message)

Sunday Morning Celebration Service - All Are Welcome Here!
2023-04-09 10:30 - 11:30, 2023-04-16 10:30 - 11:30, 2023-04-23 10:30 - 11:30, 2023-04-30 10:30 - 11:30 | Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States, Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States
The Sunday Morning Celebration Service is one of joy and reverence for the divine spark in all of us. We gather together in-person and virtually to pray, sing, listen, and rejoice in the celebration of life. All are welcome here! Unity of Sarasota is a diverse, inclusive, accepting and welcoming safe space for everyone!
Please remember that we need your support more than ever to keep Unity of Sarasota a Beacon of Light and Love. Click here to donate now

Easter Brunch
2023-04-09 11:45 - 15:00 | Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States, Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States
Join Us in Fellowship Hall on Sunday, April 9th at 11:45 AM (Immediately following our Easter Service)
Enjoy a delicious Easter Sunday Brunch prepared by The Catering Angel $24 per person (pre-event) $28 per person (at the door – based on availability)
Omelet Station Delicious Crepes Spiral Ham Seafood Salads Potatoes Assorted Breads and Desserts Beverages including coffee, juice, Mimosas
To RSVP and prepay, please call the church office at (941) 955-3301.
Seating is limited to the 100 guests.

Pub Theology - Bring a Spiritual Question & We'll Talk
2023-04-10 18:30 - 19:30 | Olive Garden, 4900 S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States
Bring a spiritual question and we’ll talk … the second Monday of every month at 6:30 pm. Location: The Olive Garden, Sarasota Landings Plaza, 4900 S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34231 (941) 923-3136
Note: Reservation required for the Olive Garden ; please call Rev. Amy 941-374-5811

Soul Sisters Group at Unity of Sarasota
2023-04-11 12:30 - 13:30, 2023-04-25 12:30 - 13:30 | Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States, Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States
Soul Sisters is an opportunity to create connections with other women along your spiritual journey. Through meditation, sharing, book discussion, and prayer, we will open our hearts and souls to see and share the beautiful creations we are.
Join Soul Sisters 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 1 – 3 pm at Unity of Sarasota
Soul Sisters Group at Unity of Sarasota

Mantra & Meditation with Cheryl & Tim Chaffee
2023-04-12 19:00 - 20:00 | Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States, Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL, 34231, United States
Enjoy an opportunity to go deeper into a single mantra. In this experience, you’ll learn the meaning and history of one mantra, and practice chanting it out loud together. Then, we’ll slip into a silent meditation for about 15 minutes, where the mantra becomes more subtle and can make a powerful shift in your energy vibration.
At the end, group sharing and discussion will facilitate integration and build community.
Each month will feature a different mantra.

Meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month, 7-8 pm
in the Sanctuary at Unity of Sarasota
3023 Proctor Rd, Sarasota, FL 34231

Suggested Donation: $10-20 (Love Offering)

Tomorrow’s beautification day is “Canceled - please come next month.
2023-04-22

ACIM with Jerry Jordan
2023-04-25 10:00 - 11:30, 2023-05-02 10:00 - 11:30

ACIM with Callie Chappell
2023-04-27 18:00 - 19:30
