Jesus taught us to love our enemies. Rev. Eric Butterworth says, “Now this business of loving our enemies is just too much for many of us.” Join us this week to explore the practice of Absolute Acceptance, which will keep you in the flow of love, compassion, and peace.
First Unity Church’s August 2, 2026, Sunday Service is at 10:30 a.m. This week’s message is from Rev. Jan Mourning and is entitled Absolute Acceptance.
You can livestream the service through the following direct link: https://youtube.com/live/CBOfZC1srqE
On Sunday afternoon, the link above will take you to the video recording of the service.
You can also watch the service from one of the links below:
- Our website’s Livestream link
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- Our YouTube channel
Blessings, Love and Light to All!
August 2 Musical Guest – Ashby Laws
Ashby Laws is a born-and-raised St. Louis musician. Since she was five years old, she has studied and performed traditional Irish and classical music. Her primary instruments include piano, accordion, voice, guitar, tin whistle, and bodhrán. She has been to the world competition of traditional Irish music (Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann) three times, coming home with a bronze medal in 2016. She has grown up performing with her mother, Mitzi MacDonald, and her siblings in their band, Keltic Reign. She received a B.S. in music therapy from Maryville University, where she studied piano privately with St. Louis Symphony Orchestra pianist, Dr. Peter Henderson.
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