Archives for October 2016

“Why do we support Union Church?  A significant part of the reason is because of the extent to which the Church historically and under current leadership has pursued the truth of what our founder famously said:  ‘God hath made of one blood all peoples of the earth.’  All people – as they find themselves having… Read more.

Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost Reformation and Consecration Sunday October 230, 201610:30 am   Meditation “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”    —Winston Churchill “I have held many things in my hands, and… Read more.

Ever feel like all you have in this world is a lot of nothing? Emotionally, physically, relationship-wise, materially we can feel entirely less than perfect. It doesn’t help, though, to try to puff ourselves up, or boast about anything that separates us from good relations with each other or with God. In Luke we read… Read more.

“Our spirits have been long fed by the church. Now, as our family grows in leaps and bounds, we give so that our son and all children can have that same nourishment of faith.” ~Rachel & Leslie Small Stokes with Jack!  [maxbutton id=”11″] Union Church is a special place and we’re planning for the future…. Read more.

Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost October 23, 2016 10:30 am   Meditation Poverty, being poor, being rich is about being in or out of  relationship: with God, with the other, with creation. You can have all the money in the world and be… Read more.

Rev. Kent will present photos and show and tell items from his recent trip to the Middle East as part of a One Great Hour of Sharing visit refugee and migrant support partners. His presentation will start at 6:30pm in the Community Room,  but everyone is invited for supper at 5:45pm, as part of our… Read more.

This week we joined thousands of other churches, synagogues, mosques and temples in celebrating International Children’s Sabbath: giving thanks for children and youth, and pledging ourselves to their wellbeing and fair treatment. In Church the children helped Rev. Kent tell the story of the widow who knocked and knocked and knocked on the unjust judge’s… Read more.

Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost October 16, 2016 10:30 am   Meditation “On the Children’s Sabbath weekend and throughout the year and years to come, people of faith and goodwill must put their bodies and souls in motion to curb morally obscene and… Read more.