Archives for March 2015

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Palm Sunday March 29, 2015, 10:30 am Meditation If we take care of the means, we are bound to reach the end sooner or later. When once we have grasped this point, final victory is beyond question. Whatever difficulties we encounter,… Read more.

In Jeremiah 31, God speaks of writing a new covenant, not on stone or on paper, but on the hearts of the people. The words of love and relationship will be inside and indelible. As you think about your heart, and perhaps the heart of your work and time this week, here is the prayer… Read more.

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the  Church of Christ, Union Fifth Sunday of Lent March 22, 2015, 10:30 am Meditation God works in hidden spaces: in the inner being, in the secret heart, in the earth. There is work that God needs to do in us in secret; out of sight,… Read more.

Come to the Annual Meeting on Sunday, March 22, 12:15 pm. Share lunch and fellowship first! Click on the link below to visit the page, which includes the 2014 Annual Report. https://union-church.org/reports/annual-meeting-march-22-2015-1215-pm/ Cover art: Render Me Fearless by Jessica Holly    

Today began the first of a week of prayer through writing as we engage our government on behalf of those who have too little.  With Bread for the World, our covenant partner, we wrote letters to our congresspeople advocating for nutrition programs for the one in five children in the U.S.A. who live in poverty… Read more.

This week we are praying with Bread for the World to end childhood hunger. Here is the prayer we offered on Sunday morning reminding us of our common humanity, one shared by Jesus and proclaimed holy by his saving love. We Long for Community O God, the source of our common life, When we are… Read more.

This week in our readings Paul spoke of the foolishness of the Gospel saving those who are perishing and Jesus turned the tables on the money changers in the 2nd chapter of John. Here is the prayer offered by Bill Srsic, our worship leader, as we consider the tables in our lives that need to… Read more.

Harriet “Jenny” Bromley writes very movingly of the critical need for sound judgment and resistance to stereotyping. This short essay from a few weeks ago, is a reminder that every event touches us. Many thanks to Jenny for sharing her thoughts and prayers. The tragedy of the murders to silence the free speech of the… Read more.