Archives for March 2017

. . . . The past three months the pastors and members of Union Church have talked to our Kentulcky legislators encouraging them to consider issues of justice as they make decisions impacting the lives of the least of these. . . . . We host 7 different support groups each month, some meeting weekly… Read more.

Union Church Chancel Choir anthems April 2: Ave Verum, W.A. Mozart April 9: Who Is He? R.E. Schram April 13: Pie Jesu, S. Brightman, P Miles-Kingston April 16: Crown Him Lord of All, J. Rouse April 23: No Choir April 30: A Joyful Song, R. Leaf Union Church Handbell Ensemble April 16: Christ Is Alive!… Read more.

There has been much talk about resistance and persistence, spurred by recent assaults on human rights and dignity, on environmental protections, and on the common decency of speaking factually and accurately. Such is the world of “empire,” and we have been here many times before. The narrative of holy week and Easter is a good… Read more.

What Is Stephen Ministry? Bear one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ (Galatians 6:2, NRSV). Stephen Ministry is the one-to-one lay caring ministry that takes place in congregations that use the Stephen Series system. Last summer, the Nurture and Care Board proposed becoming one of over 12,000 congregations… Read more.

Our Palm Sunday Worship Service recalls Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. In our worship service we include a procession of the faithful carrying palms, representing the the cloaks and small branches of trees the celebrating people scattered in front of Jesus as he rode into Jerusalem. According to the Gospels, Jesus Christ rode a donkey into Jerusalem,… Read more.

Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Fourth Sunday of Lent March 26, 2017          10:30 am  Meditation “There are many things that can only be seen through eyes that have cried.” —Oscar A. Romero From there to Here Welcome & Announcements Welcome to this service of worship!  During the… Read more.

In this Third week of Lent we read in the scriptures of Jesus encounter with a woman in a Samaritan town. He asks for a drink, she wonders why a Jew would take anything from a Samaritan, and he tells her he would gladly give her “living water” and never be thirsty again. She ponders… Read more.

Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Third Sunday of Lent March 19, 2017        10:30 am  Meditation My Lord is the source of Love; I the river’s course. Let God’s love through me. I will not obstruct it. —Wang Weifan (Theologian, Preacher and Leader of the Protestant Church of… Read more.