Archives for April 2013

Peter’s vision of all the unclean animals suddenly being placed ‘on the table’ of what God calls “clean,” opens him to visiting the gentile Cornelius. While there, the Holy Spirit falls on Cornelius and his family just as it had on the Jewish disciples, and Peter asks himself, “who am I to hinder God?” The… Read more.

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Fifth Sunday of Easter          April 28, 2013 Meditation For what’s the use of a utopian dream if we’re stuck with the same old men and women? …Unless we can be changed we’ll dream a Holy City but end with death and… Read more.

In the bible readings appointed for Sunday, we read of the grief of the widows at the death of Tabitha, we also read in Revelation of the care and gratitude of the multitude who had come through “great ordeal.” In a week of much ordeal we realize how much we have to be grateful for… Read more.

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Good Shepherd Sunday April 21, 2013 Meditation ““Living in the power of the resurrection means refusing to accept that anything that is broken will remain broken.”   –Robert Bondi Gathering to Worship Welcome and Announcements    Prelude     Paean on Hyfrydol (Praise to the… Read more.

In the midst of trial and tragedy, we remember these words from Martin Luther King, Jr, on the 50th anniversary of his letter from the Birmingham jail. We remember and we struggle yet for justice and peace. 16 April 1963 My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across… Read more.

As the news of today’s explosions during the Boston Marathon unfold, we offer our prayers for all those affected.  We do not yet know the extent of the tragedy, but we know that lives have been lost and injuries sustained.  No matter the cause, the effect is one of tragedy.   God, in this time… Read more.

This week’s prayer is based on John 21:1-19, in which Jesus appears after the resurrection to this disciples, who are fishing.  He fills their nets with fish, and then charges Peter to go out and to show his love for Jesus by feeding Jesus’ sheep.  Blessings to all of you this week.  — Rev. Rachel… Read more.

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Third Sunday of Easter  April 14, 2013 Meditation To follow the Savior is to participate in salvation; to follow the light is to perceive the light.                               – St. Irenaeus Gathering to Worship Welcome and Announcements    Prelude     Meditation on REPTON        … Read more.