Archives for August 2015

As part of the Berea Celtic Festival, held each year the 3rd weekend in August, Union Church celebrated Celtic spirituality and music in our worship service. We were joined again by Irish harper Jeni Balcom with her daughter Simone Westercamp on fiddle. Many of the songs and prayers were drawn from Christian writers, new and… Read more.

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost August 16, 2015, 10:30 am Meditation Kindle, O Lord, in our hearts, we pray, the flame of love which never ceases, that it may burn in us and give light to others. May we shine forever in… Read more.

We’re raising money to give away! Each year we all come together to offer the community a host of recycled goods and the chance to have their purchases do good around Berea, around the country and around the world. But, it takes all of us! There are lots of ways to help out, from pricing… Read more.

“Color Cascade” Berea Depot Quilters and Friends Quilt Challenge 2015 Inspired by the 3-in-1 Color Tool by Joen Wolfrom with C&T Publishing. Each year, the Depot Quilters of Berea initiate a challenge for exhibit at Quilt Extravaganza. Because the group is small and this year’s challenge needed more participants to display well, an invitation was sent out… Read more.

Self help. A photo posted by SALT (@saltproject) on Aug 4, 2015 at 6:31am PDT

When Jesus proclaims himself to be the “bread of life” in the gospel of John, he sets himself apart from some of the daily fare we encounter. How often do we feed on mistrust, on the fears we so easily manufacture, on the titillation of being voyeurs in a violent world? Rev. Kent in his… Read more.

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost August 9, 2015, 10:30 am Meditation “If the angel deigns to come, it will be because you have convinced her, not by your tears, but by your resolve to make a beginning, to be a beginner.” —Rainer… Read more.