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Unity Spiritual Center: A Progressive, Empowering Approach to Christianity

The Unity Spiritual Center, a local chapter of Unity Worldwide Ministries, offers an alternative to the traditional church. Instead of strictly teaching the Bible, Unity also focuses on meditation, education and the importance of fellowship.

With the retirement of Unity’s longtime minister last August, the addition of transitional minister Reverend Terrence Padgett has been a transformational blessing for the center. He has been working tirelessly to get the fellowship back in touch with the pure teachings of Unity and is helping establish a firm identity as a spiritual center. Through his teachings, the membership is being gently brought back to its roots. One of the fundamental beliefs of the Unity Spiritual Center is that if people learn to connect to their divine spark, through prayer and meditation, they can achieve greatness. With an emphasis on action, Unity teaches that it is not enough to simply attend the services; in order to create a truly fulfilling and positive life, one has to be willing to live with the principles in mind.

A representative for the Unity Spiritual Center explains that “humanity’s purpose is to express our divine potential. The more we awaken to our divine nature, the more fully God can express in our lives. Unity sees its job as helping people to awaken to their divinity.” The center has a myriad of classes and workshops to attend, including a weekly Silent Meditation, a Oneness Blessing and a study group that deals with the writings of spiritual author Joel Goldsmith. Excitingly, the center is proudly presenting a 25th Anniversary Celebration on August 9, featuring dinner and a comedy show. Additionally, all are encouraged to attend the Pet Blessing which will be held on September 13. For information and information on all that the center offers, please visit their website.

Location: 453 Bellwood Avenue, Asbury. For more information, call 908-730-8792 or visit UnitySpiritualCenter.org.

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Tick Talk

Spring officially sprung on March 21. We have turned our clocks ahead. We are looking forward to warm winds, sunny skies and the smell of fresh cut grass. The daffodils and tulips have recently bloomed and we are just starting with the yard work that comes with the warmer weather.  Sadly, another season has started ramping up.  Tick season.

•             The best form of protection is prevention. Educating oneself about tick activity and how our behaviors overlap with tick habitats is the first step.

•             According to the NJ DOH, in 2022 Hunterdon County led the state with a Lyme disease incidence rate of 426 cases per 100,000 people. The fact is ticks spend approximately 90% of their lives not on a host but aggressively searching for one, molting to their next stage or over-wintering. This is why a tick remediation program should be implemented on school grounds where NJ DOH deems high risk for tick exposure and subsequent attachment to human hosts.

•             Governor Murphy has signed a bill that mandates tick education in NJ public schools. See this for the details.  Tick education must now be incorporated into K-12 school curriculum. See link:

https://www.nj.gov/education/broadcasts/2023/sept/27/TicksandTick-BorneIllnessEducation.pdf

•             May is a great month to remind the public that tick activity is in full swing. In New Jersey, there are many tickborne diseases that affect residents, including Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, Powassan, and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis.

•             For years, the focus has mainly been about protecting ourselves from Lyme disease. But other tick-borne diseases are on the rise in Central Jersey. An increase of incidence of Babesia and Anaplasma are sidelining people too. These two pathogens are scary because they effect our blood cells. Babesia affects the red blood cells and Anaplasma effects the white blood cells.

•             Ticks can be infected with more than one pathogen. When you contract Lyme it is possible to contract more than just that one disease. This is called a co-infection. It is super important to pay attention to your symptoms. See link.

https://twp.freehold.nj.us/480/Disease-Co-Infection

A good resource from the State:

https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/tickborne.shtml

 

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