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  Fifth Sunday of Lent March 13, 2016, 10:30 am     Meditation “In many ways, religion comes from the same place in us that art comes from. The language of the human heart is poetry.” — Krista Tippett, Speaking of Faith         From there to here Welcome & Announcements Welcome to… Read more.

Portuguese proverb: “Haste is the enemy of perfection.” Here’s the updated Annual Report. We’ve fixed several errors made in haste, with apologies, and with thanks to those who caught them. Next year: editing team of 3 or 4 PLUS a considerably earlier deadline. [embeddoc url=”https://union-church.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2015-Annual-Report1.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google”]  

    Fourth Sunday of Lent & Pretzel Sunday   March 6, 2016, 10:30 am         Meditation “No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be… Read more.

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Third Sunday of Lent February 28, 2016 10:30 am         Meditation There is a really deep well inside me. And in it dwells God. Sometimes I am there too. But more often stones and grit block the well and God is buried beneath. Then God must be dug out again. — Etty… Read more.

Lilies for Easter! Easter morning flowers are a glorious way to celebrate the joy of resurrection. Now you can order sanctuary lilies in honor or memory of loved ones for just $15 with a click! Sales will support our Annual Budget, providing loving care in our many ministries. We’ll see that the lilies are delivered… Read more.

Date correction — “Where I’m From” Writing Workshop is NEXT Monday, Feb. 29th, 7pm, Classroom. Ruthie Maslin of the Madison County Library will lead this workshop using our state poet laureate George Ella Lyons’ poem “Where I’m From” as a starting point. This is part of a statewide initiative to celebrate people’s sense of place… Read more.

In today’s reading from Phillipians (3:17-4:1) Paul speaks of our body of humiliation being transformed by and into the Body of Christ, an expression of God’s great grace. Rev. Kent preached on the many humiliations we suffer, and carry, and act out upon, reminding us that there is no shame that God cannot transform: both… Read more.