As we move into November, our final month of weekly trainings with our Stephen Ministers begins. Our Leaders Team continues to be blessed by the commitment and skills that our eight Trainees exhibit each Tuesday evening; it has truly been an experience of learning from each other. We look forward to the Commissioning of the… Read more.
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All Saints Day, November 1
November 1st is an ancient holy day that most people outside of the church have never heard of, although they know about the day before very well. All Saint’s Day, or All Hallow’s Day, has been honored since at least the 4th century, and on November 1st since the 8th century. It is preceded by… Read more.
October 29, 2017, Worship Bulletin, Prayer Concerns, Announcements
Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost October 29, 2017 10:30 am Meditation Thesis 8: All are called to be prophets, which is to interfere with injustice. Thesis 62: The universe does not suffer from a shortage of grace, and no religious institution… Read more.
October 22, 2017 Worship Bulletin, Prayer Concerns, Announcements
Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost October 22, 2017 10:30 am Meditation Thesis 22: Celebration and worship are key to human community and survival and such reminders of joy deserve new forms that speak in the language of the twenty-first century. Thesis… Read more.
October 15, 2017, Worship Bulletin, Prayer Concerns, Announcments
Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost October 15, 2017 10:30 am Meditation Thesis 37: To honor the ancestors and celebrate the communion of saints does not mean putting heroes on pedestals but rather honoring them by living out lives of imagination, courage and… Read more.
In Memoriam: Kevin Burke
Dearest Church Family and Friends, With a heavy, heavy heart I write to share the death of my step-father and beloved Union Church member, Kevin Burke. Kevin died suddenly and unexpectedly at home last night (Friday) from a cardiac arrest or embolism. There was no indication of illness, nor was he having any physical problems…. Read more.
O Lord, How Long? Prayers for Victims of the Las Vegas Shooting
Our hearts break this morning to learn of the deaths and serious injuries from the shooting in Las Vegas. This is now the largest mass killing in modern times in our country and again with anguish we lift our hearts to God and ask for comfort and strength for all who mourn. We pray that… Read more.
October 1, 2017, Worship Bulletin, Prayer Concerns, Announcements
Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union and First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost World Communion Sunday October 1, 2017 10:30 am Meditation For the whole Church which is throughout the whole world possesses one and the same God. —St. Irenaeus From there… Read more.