Archives for August 2017

Rekindling the Spirit! Faith Development, Mission & Service Opportunities Award-winning documentary From Rev. Rachel News of the Family, Birthdays & Anniversaries, more… Musical Notes Union Church’s Inaugural Team of Stephen Minsters-in-Training Announced! The Eclipse Trip of 2017 First-Year Solar Energy Report – August, 2017 Union Church Joins Vigil for Charlottesville Victims Wedding photos: Rev. Kent… Read more.

So Much Love, So Many Thanks! Diana and I are overwhelmed by the love and support we get every day from our church family but your care for us during these weeks of preparation and wedding have filled our hearts to overflowing. Thanks to all who brought food and drink so there could be celebration…. Read more.

  This energy report is based on data over the first full year since the Union Church 20 kilowatt system of solar panels began generating, from July, 2016 through the end of June, 2017.  The report consists of three observations corresponding to the three main projections made in “A Proposal for Installing a Substantial Number… Read more.

On Sept 21, Rev. Kent & Jeff Hutton (amateur astronomer) led a trip to Hopkinsville, KY, to witness the solar eclipse in its totality! All went well, despite a blow-out and several-hour side trip to a local WalMart on the way home—get that story from a trip-goer!

Your Stephen Leaders are very pleased to introduce to you our very first team of Stephen Ministers, to begin training on August 29 and continuing throughout the fall:  Donna Abner, Delores Carpenter, Carla Gilbert, Paul Jacobs, Jennifer Melton, Ellen Mink, Alison Szewczyk, and Lisa Vaughn. They will complete fifty hours of training and be commissioned… Read more.

Why Do We Wear Choir Robes? If you have been reading our music discussions and news since February, you might have noticed a huge hype in the need for choir robes here at church.  It was voted unanimously by members of the music program, Worship Board, and Church Council that there was a very strong… Read more.

While everyone was a winner at the Quilt and Fiber Extravaganza this summer, there were a few “official” winners! Jo Wernegreen took top honors for Viewer’s Choice of Favorite Quilt! Stephanie Runyan, ceramic artist, has been accepted into the Arts Accelerator Program, Gallery 123. Congratulations to both these talented women! Rev. Kent Gilbert and Rev…. Read more.