All those that work for Peace and Love in the world are invited to share a meal, talk with members of different faiths, and walk for Peace. Participants do not have to be part of an organized religion to participate.

Participants will gain a better understanding of the various faiths represented and taste the special foods prepared by each group. Lunch will be from noon to 1 p.m. followed by spiritual sharing and then the Peace Walk, which will be approximately 1.5 miles along Greenbrier Parkway, culminating in Chesapeake City Park in a Peace Ceremony. Each group will carry banners and signs showing that they are aligned in the common goal of marching for peace.

The 12 faiths represented include: Baha’i, Sam Jones, Christ Unity Oceanside, Rev. Elizabeth Haugen, Guru Nanak Foundation of Tidewater (Sikh), Chesapeake, Dr. Baljit Singh Gill, Hindu Temple & Community Center of Hampton Roads, Chief Priest Shastri Dilip Upadhyay, Islamic Center of Tidewater, Dr. Ahmed Noor, Living Waters, a Progressive Universal Christian Community, Rev. Pamela Bro, Norfolk Catholic Worker, Steve Baggerly, Soka Gakkai International-SGI (Buddhism), Rick Mateo, Swadhyay Parivar, Harish Vaidya, Veterans for Peace, Tom Palumbo, Virginia Beach Friends Meeting (Quakers), Paula Justice, Wicca, Drema Baker.

“We are very excited about hosting this interfaith gathering and walk,” shares Reverend Laura Bennett, senior minister at Unity Renaissance Church. “It’s the closing event for our Season of Peace and Nonviolence and it shows how different faiths can come together in love and spiritual community to work towards a common goal.”

Signs and banners are encouraged – However, use only pro-peace, pro-unity and spiritually-focused messages -- Please! Also, bring a dish to share...if you can't, come anyway!

For more information: Contact Dorene Lake, Unity in the World Peace Team and Interfaith Team Coordinator at 818-271-1487 (cell, preferred) or 757-490-6446.

For the first time in history, a major spiritual film is being combined with a global peace meditation, drawing hundreds of thousands of people together for an experiment that will change the world. For a full weekend, April 4th, 5th and 6th, people from every corner of the globe will initiate the most powerful manifestation tool in the history of the world, The Moses Code, demonstrating the power of a 3,500-year-old process originally used to create some of the greatest miracles in the Bible.

On Saturday, April 5th, over 2,000 showings of the film, “The Moses Code,” will take place in theaters, churches and people's homes, teaching people how to utilize their spiritual manifestation energies. This world-premier film is being shown at Unity Renaissance Church on April 4th and 5th at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. A Sunday, April 6th, showing is at 1:30 p.m. Film admission is $12 at the door.

On Sunday, April 6th, thousands of people from around the world will join in a prayer vigil, directing “The Moses Code” energy toward the Middle East, the target of the experiment. There will be major concerts and events happening in three distinct countries – Iran, Iraq and Israel. These events will form a grid that will focus the prayers of peace from around the world. In short, this will be the most profound and incredible prayer event ever held.

The global peace prayer event will be hosted locally at Unity Renaissance as well. Everyone is welcome to attend the 9 a.m. service. There is no admission fee for this global peace prayer event. Unity Renaissance Church is located at 1120 N. Eden Way, Chesapeake, VA. Call (757) 340-0043 or (757) 420-5280 for more information, or visit www.unityrenaissance.com.

Unity Renaissance Church, 1120 N. Eden Way, in Chesapeake, has a variety of Easter Celebration Events, including:

Palm Sunday services will be held on March 16th at 9 and 10:30 a.m. A labyrinth will be set up after services from March 16th through March 20th for those who would like to walk it and connect to spirit in a contemplative way. All are welcome.

On the evening of March 20, a Maundy Thursday foot-washing service will be held at 7 p.m. The Good Friday service at 7 p.m. offers a message on “The 7 Last Statements of Jesus.”

Easter Services’ message on Sunday, March 23rd at 9 and at 10:30 a.m., is entitled “Invincible Spirit.” A blessing and a flower are selected by congregants at the end of each service. An Easter Egg Hunt for the children follows the 10:30 service.

Whatever it is that gives certain singer-songwriters real promise and broad appeal, Julie Clark has it! It’s her voice that wins you first...surprisingly vulnerable, sincere, and somehow comforting. A captivating sound that leads you willingly into her memorable, acoustic pop/rock songs.

Clark’s award-winning songwriting matches the quality of her voice – clear, direct, and full of emotion. Her lyrics paint vivid images of love and lust, heartbreak and obsession, secret yearnings, and the struggle between temptation and commitment.

A nationally touring folk-pop artist and guitarist, Clark is based in Hampton Roads and appearing at the Unity Renaissance “Acoustic Dreams” concert to benefit Gosnold Apartments, a Hampton Roads facility that provides housing, job counseling, and support for the homeless.

Local favorite and accomplished singer/songwriter/guitarist, Lewis McGehee, has also signed on to favor the audience with his classic style and soothing renditions of songs by Clapton, Dylan, Taylor and Buffet as well as his own originals. Voted top acoustic act for three consecutive years in Portfolio Magazine’s Musician Poll, McGehee has toured nationally with John Prine, Christopher Cross, Bruce Hornsby and other well-known artists.

The concert promises to be a one-of-a-kind in the area, featuring a variety of acoustic music to fit almost everyone’s taste. Janet Kriner, coprincipal cellist with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, will be delighting the audience with the lush sounds of the cello. "Leigheas" (pronounced as lay-huss from the Irish language meaning Medicine and Healing) will play the traditional music of Ireland and Scotland. The aptly named group, which consists of a dentist, a paramedic, a music therapist, a clinical psychologist, research scientists, physicians, and a few Boy Scouts have found a refreshing outlet in their lively music.

There’ll be the toe-tapping bluegrass music of Tidewater Bluegrass & Gospel Band, founded by Leon Best who was instrumental in forming the Tidewater Bluegrass Music Association.

Also on the bill are some of Unity’s own talented performers – The Tabbanor family, Angie Woodard, Eric Vetterick, and Kathy Flynn – all of whom are crowd-pleasers.

Local writer, James Scott (The LOUD Poetry Guy) of Chesapeake, Virginia, has done it again...written a charmingly whimsical play with a twist - and lots of humor on the side.

Seven adults, known collectively as The Seven Depressants, take the stage at Unity Renaissance Church in Chesapeake on Saturday, December 8th at 7 p.m. The play starts out depressing and heads downhill from there with each character being completely miserable during the holiday season. That is, until God arrives, along with a group of scholars who teach these folks about Christmas history and traditions and bring them back to the joy of the holiday season.

Along the way you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll share in some outrageous performance poetry, and you'll find a bit of yourself somewhere in this wonderful cast of characters.

Bring your friends, your family, and your heart, and you'll learn more truth about Christmas in one evening than you've probably learned in your entire life!

On Thursday, September 13, 2007, hundreds of thousands of people across the globe will join Unity churches worldwide and Silent Unity, an international and transdenominational prayer ministry, in a sacred partnership of prayer during the 14th Annual Unity World Day of Prayer. The theme this year is “World Peace.”

This year the special prayer to affirm world peace is, “We are peacemakers, one in the love of God. With hearts united, we establish harmony and peace in our lives and in the world.”

Unity believes World Day of Prayer is an opportunity to transform our global community through prayer and, as part of the event, millions of names are read aloud and prayed for. Open to people of all faiths, the purpose of Unity World Day of Prayer is to unite as many people as possible in prayer for one another.

“The Unity World Day of Prayer is a day filled with spiritual energy,” says Reverend Laura Barrett Bennett, senior minister of Unity Renaissance Church in Chesapeake, Virginia. “Praying together­–centered in God–we open our minds and hearts to the unconditional love of God that heals, inspires, guides, and strengthens us.”

Based at Unity Village, Missouri, near Kansas City, Unity held its first World Day of Prayer in 1994. Over the years, thousands of people worldwide have participated as prayer partners.

Those wishing to submit a prayer list, learn more about World Day of Prayer, download materials in English or Spanish, and/or listen to an audio meditation may visit www.worlddayofprayer.org. (For Spanish speakers, visit www.diadeoracionmundial.org.) A live-streaming video of World Day of Prayer services can also be accessed online at www.worlddayofprayer.org.

Locally, Unity Renaissance Church, 1120 N. Eden Way, Chesapeake, will be hosting a 12-hour prayer vigil from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on September 13, culminating in a 45-minute service. Hampton Roads residents can leave a message during this time requesting special prayers at (757) 420-5280 and are welcome to attend the service.

Unity’s transdenominational prayer ministry, Silent Unity, maintains a 24-hour prayer vigil every day of the year and receives two million letters, telephone calls and internet requests for prayer annually. Anyone in need of prayer support may call (800) NOW-PRAY (669-7729). Prayer support is also available online at www.silentunity.org.