Archives for January 2019

Dear beloved Union Church family, I want to thank you for your prayers, presence, and assistance with crafting and fulfilling my ordination service last month. Getting to that point was a labor of love and it was a delight to be able to celebrate with you. You are all very dear to me and I’m… Read more.

Birthdays! 4  Donna Abner 4  Sandy Bolster 4  Levi Perry 5  Lisa Bosley 6   Joy Frazier 7 Jean Boyce 8   Eric Crowden 8 Henry Basham 9  Sage Jodock 10 Betsy Whaley 11 Cora Livingston 12 Ashley Cochrane 13 Ben Livingston 14 Greg Lakes 14  Jimmie Lewis 17  Grace McKenzie 22  Ramona Culp 23 … Read more.

Do you like snacks? Do you like helping your friends enjoy snacks? If so, you’re in luck. We are looking for two more people to join the Sunday Morning Hospitality Team to set up / clean up the coffee and treats in the parlor. There are openings the first and third Sunday of the month…. Read more.

Dear friends, Many of our children’s parents were sickly, seriously ill and most died from HIV AIDS complications, malaria, maternal death, and other diseases. Some were abandoned by their family members who could not adequately feed them or afford medical care which could take miles of walking to government hospitals. As a result, some often… Read more.

Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Third Sunday after the Epiphany January 27, 2019        10:30 am Meditation “You will know as much of God, and only as much of God,  as you are willing to put into practice.”— Eric Liddell, Olympic gold medal runner; alt…. Read more.

In this week’s scripture reading from Luke, Jesus quotes a passage from Isaiah 61 proclaiming “recovery of sight to the blind.” For our action prayers on Sunday, January 27, we will be collecting any and all used eye glasses. They will be donated to the Lions Club who cleans, sorts, and distributes them around the… Read more.

Members & Friends of the Union Church Congregation, The Pastoral Relations Board is sending this email with an urgent request to complete the Pastoral Evaluation, the link to which is below, by midnight, Tuesday, January 22nd. We apologize for this rush.  Every three years we gather the congregation’s responses to a survey that provides honest… Read more.

Come to Wednesday Nite Live (WNL) tomorrow! The Union Church community gathers for a  simple supper at 5:45 pm, September through May, in the Community Room (basement level, handicap accessible by ramp near the playground).  Dinner is prepared by church members (potluck first Wednesdays of the month). After a few announcements, recognition of birthdays and prayer,… Read more.