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Come praise God with us this Sunday, September 6th, as our guest speaker, Rev Diane Scribner, joins us again from Naples. Florida.

The message, Love Is Alive, will guide us toward celebrating Unity’s World Day of Prayer, later next week. Affirmative Prayer is the Faith-filled cornerstone of Unity; and along this positive, progressive path for Spiritual Living, we all get to shine our Christ Light, individually and collectively! We (and Rev. Diane) look forward to welcoming you this Sunday. Thank You God!

Our music this week is by Bill Stanton and Hampton Kier.

About Rev. Diane Scribner

Rev. Diane Scribner is here with us today, from Naples, Florida. Diane was raised in New Thought and has been an ordained Unity Minister for 29 years. She was the Senior Minister at Unity of Roanoke Valley from 1997-2010. Rev. Diane has led Unity’s non-profit, Pray Attention Ministries, for 16 years (Skip Brown has been President of her Board all these years!). She is a mom; a conscious channel for divine healing; a spiritual life coach; an officiant for special events; an author; a disarming speaker, a retreat presenter; a prayer and meditation enthusiast; a globe-trotter and a Light-finder! Rev. Diane is here today, with a flexible mind, and a loving heart …

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In a world that keeps pushing us to choose sides, how do we remain rooted in love without turning away from truth? Join Blossom Risha this Sunday, August 30th, for an exploration of compassion, discernment, non-judgment, and the sacred spaces where honest connection and transformation become possible. Together, we’ll consider what it means to move beyond division and rediscover the deeper truth that connects us all. Our music this week is by Faye Cooley.

About Blossom Risha

Blossom Risha is the Youth and Family Ministry Director at Unity of Roanoke Valley and a current Unity ministerial student who is passionate about helping people—especially young people—discover their divine nature and live from it fully. She brings a creative and experiential approach to spirituality, weaving together storytelling, metaphysics, science, and everyday life in ways that make big spiritual ideas feel accessible, meaningful, and even a little magical. Blossom is deeply passionate about all forms of creativity, viewing them as sacred pathways for connecting with the Divine. Whether through writing, music, dance, or art, she embraces creative expression as a way for divine intelligence to move through her life and into the world.

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In every hallway of life there comes a moment when the soul reaches for something deeper than its own strength. Prayer becomes the bridge. It is the quiet turning toward the Presence that has never left us, the sacred remembering that we belong to a Love larger than any circumstance we face. In this final lesson of our series, Rev. Luz will explore prayer as communion, courage, and co‑creation: a way of aligning our consciousness with the Infinite and allowing grace to meet us where we are. Join us on August 23rd!

Our music this week is by Kirsten Osborne and Maddie Wurth.

Reminder! Our Community Gathering is THIS Sunday, August 23rd, after the service! Join us for an informative and lively meeting.

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Unity teaches that Peace is the harmony and tranquility derived from the awareness of the Christ Consciousness.

Join guest speaker Rev. Wally White this Sunday, August 16th, as we focus on and expect peace to be ours, putting the power of our Christ Mind into action.

Our music this week is by Rev. Wally White and Janice Cusano, Music Director for URV.

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Congratulations & Bon Voyage!

Join us after the service this Sunday as we celebrate Rev. Wally and send him off with our love and best wishes as he begins his next adventure as the new Director of Silent Unity UK and Daily Word UK!

Bring a card for Rev. Wally and place it in the basket next to the cake in the Fellowship Hall as we gather to celebrate this exciting new chapter with him!

About Rev. Wally White

Rev. Wally White is an ordained Unity minister and has been a truth student for over twenty years, concentrating mostly in Unity teachings, as well as other studies in Religious Science and A Course in Miracles. His teaching centers on discovering our powerful Oneness with God. He began this spiritual journey learning from the amazing Rev. Dr. Della Reese Lett. Her lessons and support changed the trajectory of his life. Rev. Wally’s passion is interpreting the metaphysical lessons from the Bible. “By using metaphysics, (looking for deeper meanings using Unity’s Metaphysical Bible Dictionary) the Bible transitions from a historical book of stories to what Rev. Della called the best How-To book ever written. It helps guide you right now today into living your best life.” Rev. Wally is a speaker, teacher, writer, actor, singer, and most importantly a child of God going about living the very best life he can and helping others to do the same.

Forgiveness is one of the most sacred—and most challenging—tasks we face in the hallway of life.

When a door closes and pain rises, the heart can harden under the weight of anger, regret, or betrayal. Yet healing cannot unfold until we release the stories that bind us to the past. This Sunday, August 9th, Rev. Luz explores forgiveness as a spiritual practice. Through powerful stories of grace, courage, and unexpected compassion, we can discover that forgiveness is not about excusing what happened—it is about reclaiming our wholeness and allowing Divine Love to move through us once again. Join us as we step toward the light that only forgiveness can reveal.

Our music this week is by Janice Cusano, Music Director for URV.

Click here to watch the livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@UnityofRoanokeValley

When life shifts and a door closes, we are ushered into the hallway—a place where emotions rise, questions surface, and the soul begins its quiet work. This Sunday, August 2nd, Rev. Luz will explore the spiritual practices that help us navigate this sacred in‑between space. Through the stories of those who have walked through profound loss and transformation, we discover that even in the darkest hallway, love is present, guidance is near, and a new threshold is already forming. Come be reminded that you are held, supported, and never alone in your unfolding. Our guest musician this week is Bob Grubel.

This Sunday is Friendship Sunday – invite a friend, family member, or co-worker to join you for an uplifting Sunday service at Unity of Roanoke Valley. Stay after the service and enjoy a community potluck where you and your guests can connect with our supportive and loving community.

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Welcome to the Hallway; When Life Closes a Door

A 4-part series.

There are moments in life when a door closes so suddenly—or so quietly—that we find ourselves standing in a strange, in‑between place.

The hallway.

It is the landscape of transition, where the familiar has fallen away and the next chapter has not yet revealed itself. In this first lesson of our August series, we explore the spiritual terrain of the hallway: its discomfort, its invitations, and the inner work that helps us move through it with courage and grace. Whether your hallway is brief or long, personal or collective, there is wisdom waiting in the shadows and a light already forming at the next door. Our music this week is by Janice Cusano, Music Director for URV.

Click here to watch the livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@UnityofRoanokeValley

Life continually invites us into a sacred, choreographed dance between our divinity and our humanity. Each moment offers a step toward remembering the Truth of who we are while honoring the very real emotions, choices, and experiences that shape our human journey. This Sunday, July 19th, Rev. Luz will share spiritual teachings that help us navigate the beautiful rhythm of being both fully human and fully divine. Our special music this week is by the Sessions Band.

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Life is an ever-unfolding adventure that invites us to grow, stretch, and discover who we are in God. Our own life experiences have taught us that the currents of change, challenge, and possibility are always guiding us toward deeper wisdom. This Sunday, July 12th, Rev. Luz will explore how Unity principles and metaphysical teachings illuminate our journey. We are not merely passengers on life’s river but conscious rowers, moving in harmony with the Divine current that carries us forward. Our music this week is by Janice Cusano, Music Director for URV.

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The celebration of two hundred fifty years of our nation’s story reminds us that freedom is always a work in progress. The same is true of our spiritual lives. Join us this Sunday, July 5th—and bring a friend—as Rev. Luz weaves metaphysical insight with lived experience, guiding us into an exploration of the profound connection between the ideals that shaped a nation and the timeless liberty of the Spirit that shapes the soul.

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