Archives for December 2018

A Memorial Service in celebration of Ruth Butwell’s life will be held on Saturday, 2 pm. Reception to follow. Special Epiphany Service Next Week. Also called Three Kings’ Day, Epiphany celebrates the revelation of God incarnate as Jesus Christ. The feast commemorates the visit of the Magi to the Christ Child, and thus Jesus’ physical manifestation to the Gentiles. Epiphany… Read more.

Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union First Sunday of Christmas December 30, 2018           10:30 am Meditation Year’s end is neither a beginning nor an end but rather a going on, with all the wisdom experience can instill in us. —Hal Borland An invisible red thread… Read more.

Prelude with Sounds of the Season Divinum Mysterium (Fred Gramann)  Pearl Marshall, Handbells In the Bleak Midwinter (Rosetti/Holst)   Emma White, Soloist He Is Born (French Carol, arr. A. Sherman) Union Church Choir and Handbell Ensemble Beautiful Star of Bethlehem (R. Fischer Boyce) Al, Alice & Ruth Alleluia! The Angels Sing (Dana Mengel) Union Church Choir Ain’t… Read more.

Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Fourth Sunday of Advent December 23, 2018          10:30 am Meditation Advent is the waiting season, hoping to be rediscovered. She is seasoned waiting, wishing wisdom and pregnant with promised life. She is a season conceived each day. —Joseph… Read more.

Longnight Service Friday, 7:00 pm. Those missing loved ones, those whose relationship has ended or is struggling, those who have lost work, or just had a hard, hard year can find it very difficult to be in touch with “merry and bright.” For just that kind of healing, Union Church is again opening our doors… Read more.

Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Third Sunday of Advent December 16, 2018           10:30 am Meditation “I have little patience for the blind joy of those who fail to see the sufferings of the world. I am skeptical of those whose joy seems forced,… Read more.

December 12, 2018 Dear Church Family, On Sunday, December 9 we had significant and detailed discussion of a proposal from the Finance Board to create a Union Church Endowment Fund by adding a by-law to our constitution establishing the fund, defining the accounts, and creating an investments oversight committee. The proposal is endorsed by Church… Read more.

Union Church is considering a by-law addition that would establish a “Union Church Endowment Fund”. Our vote is December 16, 2018. Here are some questions raised at recent meetings, along with helpful definitions and clarifications as you consider this proposal. The text of the proposed changes can be found by clicking here.      … Read more.