Urantia Book Daily Read Through Project Update

Special Friends of the CFU

The First Global Urantia Book Daily Reading Project

From time to time we like to feature the ministry efforts of friends who support The Center For Unity. This month we would like to introduce a young team of dedicated students of The Urantia Book. We think you will be impressed with their new daily reading project and the fascinating story behind it! (It's not too late to be a part of this great project).

Erica Montgomery explained:

The First Global Urantia Book Reading Project launched last month, September 18, 2024. This is a communal, but independent daily reading of The Urantia Book. We will read one section per day, with weekends and some holidays off, and it will take a total of five years and eight and a half months to finish the entire book.

At that time, we will celebrate a very important anniversary for our Universe, the 2000th anniversary of the ascension of Jesus and the sovereignty of Michael of Nebadon. You can participate from anywhere in the world as we will be reading independently but together in spirit, and we will join together for monthly zoom discussions.

About Us/ Origins of Ureadthru:

The Global Urantia Book Daily Reading Project (Ureadthru for short), was created by a team of young adult readers in early 2024. The project is funded through a Second Miler Grant from The Urantia Book Fellowship.

Our inspiration for the Readthru calendar came about in this way: Studying The Urantia Book, it occurred to us that we were in the 2000-year anniversary of the life of Jesus. In our calendar it is the year 2024, but based on when the new dispensation began, 30 AD, we are actually in the year 1994 of the new dispensation. Congratulations, we get to relive the 90s!

When pondering the significance of this event, the 2000-year anniversary of the supremacy of Michael, we then wondered if there might be a way that we Urantians could prepare for this event, which will take place in the year 2030. What better thing to do than to read through the whole Book timed to line up with the second millennial anniversary of the big event. The only thing is, it is a really big book!

So then we thought, what would be the ideal pace to read through the Book as a community? Well, the Revelators broke it down to sections. Each section seems to be a single concept that they are trying to communicate, so it makes sense to read one each day – a pace that is not difficult to keep up with.

But what about life? Things get in the way, and sometimes you can’t do the reading. Okay, we will do one section a day but take the weekends off so people can take a break and reflect or catch up if needed. We also thought it would be good to have a longer break over Christmas.

It all seemed to fit, five days a week, 50 weeks a year, brings us to a little under six years to get through the whole Book. We worked back from the day of the resurrection and came up with September 18, 2024 as the start date.

The urge to do this had been percolating among our members for years, but it wasn’t until we came together as a group, in February of this year, 2024, that we were able to follow through with the project, actually printing the calendars and announcing it at the Urantia Association International conference in Baltimore in March. Since then, our team has grown and we have received invaluable help and support from seen and unseen friends.

The universe is all about partnerships. The Midwayers did their part giving us this book, and now it is time for us to do our part by reading it together. In 2030 there will be a change in Resident Governor General, and we will be ready for whatever is next!

We look forward to reading with you!

Erica Montgomery, Devon Landis, Charles Lehner and other behind the scene helpers.

For more information about the project and our monthly zoom meeting link, please see the details listed below, or visit our website at Ureadthru.com. The reading calendar and the detailed daily schedule are available there. The daily reading (text and audio) can also be found on the symmetryofsoul.com website. We would be thrilled to welcome you at our next monthly zoom meeting hosted by Diane Labrecque and Erica Montgomery. Meetings are scheduled for the first Sunday of every month.

You can use the recurring Zoom link below for every one of our monthly meetings. all the way to the end of the UB Daily Reading Project which will be finalized in 2030. (Invitation by Conrad Lavallee who will be recording this event).

Join the Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88115208762?pwd=VdUhklrDFn5FnHgYFcDAxCp0w2MXWI.1

‍Topic: 5-year UB Daily Reading Worldwide Project
(First-Sunday-of-the-Month Zoom Gathering)

Next Meeting Date:   November 3, 2024

Meeting ID: 881 1520 8762

Passcode:  066719

On November 3rd, this unique and innovative occasion, our special guest will be Gabriel Rymberg, founder of The Center For Unity, known as CFU, who will present the Urantia Book Tutor and how we can use it in our study of The Urantia Book.

This special presentation will allow each one of you to participate in the beta-test of this unique UB tool as a tutor to assist the readers in their in-depth questioning about specific subjects revealed in the Introduction and the 196 Papers.

‍Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kd9TWZYpqa

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We welcome you to this UB Reading Project!

...and we send every one of you Blessings of Brotherly Love,

Diane Labrecque, co-host with Erica Montgomery, Devon Landis, and Charles Lehner.