BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260904T163552Z UID:125-1129749@unityofolympia.org DTSTART:20260913T170000Z DTEND:20260913T180000Z CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20260903T124201 DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to welcome Gary Simmons as our guest speaker o n Sunday\, September 13. Gary is a longtime Unity minister\, teacher\, and author whose work in spiritual integration and mission‑centric ministry has shaped communities across the movement.\nGary is shaping his lesson a round “Don’t Worry\, Be Happy\,” offering a heartfelt exploration of worry—and the important difference between worry and concern. His messa ge will be an invitation to stop importing tomorrow’s imagined difficult ies into today’s nervous system\, and to return to the grounded\, presen t‑moment trust that spiritual practice makes possible.\nWe are also thri lled to share that his wife\, Rev. Jane Simmons\, is the creator of the cu rriculum we’ll be using for our upcoming after‑service class\, You Can ’t Sleep Through Your Awakening\, facilitated by Rev. Terry.\nAnd as a j oyful bonus\, the fabulous Christine Ess will return as our guest musician that same Sunday—an uplifting way to welcome the end of summer and step into a new season together.\n LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T124201 LOCATION:201 8th Ave SE\, Olympia\, WA SUMMARY:Guest Speaker Gary Simmons\, TH.D. URL;VALUE=URI:https://unityofolympia.org/events/guest-speaker-gary-simmons- th-d/2026-09-13 ATTACH;FILENAME=gary-simmons.jpeg;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dq5pwpg1q8ru0. cloudfront.net/2026/09/03/15/33/06/11c8f6bd-28e8-4b9f-9369-a491df3bc459/ga ry-simmons.jpeg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR